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harvest is over, and then they will speak fully to'him, as 

 their brother and friend, for the Conestogoes, Delawares, 

 Shawanese, and Ganawese will then come to him, and 

 he may look up the Conestogoe road and expect them. 

 That what had happened at John Burt's House, was not 

 done by them, it was done by one of the Menysinicks^ 

 who are of another nation, and therefore, they can say 

 nothing to it.'' 



After this answer of the Indians, some of the gentle-^ 

 man present, moved the Governor that seeing there was 

 now a numerous company of our inhabitants met 

 together, he would be pleased to press the Indians to 

 declare to him if they suffered any grievance or hard- 

 ship from this Government, because several reports had 

 been industriously spread abroad, as if they had some 

 just cause of complaint. And the Governor having 

 ordered the interpreters to acquaint them therewith; 

 they all answered that they had no cause of complaint? 

 that WiUiam Penn and his people had still them treated 

 well, and they had no uneasiness. 



The Governor then told them, that he was well 

 pleased with what they had said unto him, and that 

 since the Indian, who killed the Englishman at Burt's 

 house, is not of their nation, he would demand justice 

 from that nation to which he belonged. 



After giving the Indians a few presents, the Governor 

 took all the Indian chiefs by the hand, and desired them 

 that when they returned home they should acquaint all 

 their people with Avhat had now passed between them and 

 us, that the remembrance thereof might endure forever. 



Note. — Iron Works — " Kurtz, it is supposed, established the 

 first Iron Works in 172G, within the present bounds of Lancaster 

 county. The Grubbs were distinguished for their industry and 

 enterprize : they commenced operations in 1728."— -Haz. Reg. 



