84 AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 



US to assist you, and not to suffer the French to March through our 

 Country to disturb any of your Settlements. 



" In answer, "We assure you We have all these particulars in our Hearts ; 

 they are fresh in our Memory. We shall never forget that You and we 

 have but one Heart, one Head, one Eye, one Ear, and one Hand; We 

 shall have all your Country under our Eye, and take all the care we can 

 to prevent any Enemy from coming into it ; and in proof of our Care, 

 we must inform you that before we came here we told ^Onantio, our 

 Father, as he is called, that neither he nor any of His people should come 

 through our Country to hurt our Brethren the English, or any of the 

 Settlements belonging to them ; there was room enough at Sea to fight ; 

 there he might do what he pleased, but he should not come upon our Land 

 to do any Damage to our Brethren, And you may depend upon our using 

 our utmost care to see this effectually done; and in token of our Sincerity 

 we present you with this Belt of Wampum." 



Which was received with the usual Ceremony. 



After some little time the Interpreter said, Canassatego had forgot 

 something Material, and desired to mend his Speech, and to do so as often 

 as he should omitt any thing of Moment, and thereupon he added: 



"The Six Nations have a great Authority and Influence over sundry 

 Tribes of Indians in Alliance with the French, and particularly over the 

 Praying Indians, formerly a part with ourselves, who stand in the very 

 gates of the French, and to shew our Further care, we have engaged these 

 very Indians, and other Indian Allies of the French, for you. They will 

 not join the French against you. They have agreed with us before we 

 set out. We have put the Spirit of Antipathy against the French in 

 those People. Our Interest is very Considerable with them and many 

 other Nations, and as far as ever it extends we shall use it for your 

 Service." 



The Governor said, Canassatego did well to mend his Speech ; he might 

 always do it when ever his Memory should fail him in any Point of Con- 

 sequence, and he thanked him for the very agreeable Addition. 



"Brother Assaraquoa: 



"You told us Yesterday that all Disputes with you being now at an 

 End, you desired to confirm all former Treaties between Virginia and Us, 

 and to make our Chain of Union as bright as the Sun. 



" We agree very Heartily with you in these Propositions ; we thank 

 your good Inclinations ; we desire you will pay no regard to any Idle 

 Stories that may be told to our Prejudice, and as the Dispute about the 

 Lands is now entirely over, and we perfectly reconciled, we hope for the 

 future we shall not Act towwards each other but as becomes Brethren 

 and Hearty Friends. 



1 Onantio. the Governor of Canada. 



