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Iherefre, like your true friend, open mine yet further to 

 you for your good. 



You see that the English, from a very small people at 

 first, are by peace amongst themselves, become a very 

 gl'eat people amongst you, far exceeding the number of 

 all the Indians that we know of. But while we are at 

 peace, the Indians continue to make war upon one 

 another, and destroy each other, as if they intended that 

 aonc of their people should be left alive; by which 

 means you are, from a great people, become a very 

 small people, and yet you will go on to destroy 

 yourselves. 



The Indians of the south, though they speak a 

 different language, yet they are the same people, and 

 inhabit the same land with those of the north, we there- 

 fore cannot but wonder how you, that are a wise people, 

 should take delight in putting an end to your race : the 

 English, being your true friends, labor to prevent this. — 

 We would have you strong as a part of ourselves ; for 

 gts our strength is your strength, so we would have yours 

 to be as our own. 



I have persuaded all my brethren in these parts to 

 consider what is for your good, and not to go out any 

 more to war ; but your young men, as they come this 

 way, endeavor to force them, and because they incline to 

 follow the counsels of peace and advice of their true 

 friends, your people use them ill and often prevail with 

 them to go out to their own destruction. Thus it was 

 tliat this town of Conestogoe, lost their good King not 

 long ago, and thus many have been lost. Their young 

 children are left without parents, their wives without 

 husbands, the old men, contrary to the course of nature, 

 mourn the death of their young, the people decay and 



