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between the Indians were such as to disturb the peace 

 of the province. To prevent this, Keith entered into 

 articles of stipulation; returned, determined on, and 

 soon afterwards, visiting the Indians at Conestoga, to 

 have them ratify the treaty, which was in substance; 

 "That the Indians resident on the north and south of the 

 Potomac be confined to their respective sides of the 

 river.'' 



Governor Keith, accompanied by a suit of seventy 

 horsemert^ many of them well armed, repaired to 

 Conestoga.* "He arrived there, July 5th, 1721, at 

 noon, and in the evening went to Captain Civility's 

 cabm, where four deputies of the Five Nations, and 

 some few more of their people, came to see the Go- 

 vernor, who spake to them by an interpreter to this 

 purpose : 



That this being the first time that the Five Nations 

 had thought fit to send any of their chiefs to visit him 

 (the Governor had invited them to Philadelphia; but they 

 refused), he had come a great way from home to bid 

 them welcome ; that he hoped to be better acquainted 

 and hold a further discourse with them before he left the 

 plaice. 



They answered, that they were eome a long way on 

 purpose to see the Governor and speak with him; that 

 they had heard much of him, and would have come 

 here before now, but that the faults or mistakes of their 

 young men had made them ashamed to shew their faces, 

 but now that they had seen the Governor's face, they 

 were well satisfied with their journey, whether any thing 

 else was done or not. 



The Governor told them that to-morrow morning he 

 design«d to speak a few words to his brothers and 



*Proud, II. 129. 



