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the latter, three hundred Indians, representations of ten 

 tribes, chiefly from the Susquehanna, (those on the Ohio 

 were not inchided) with their chief, Teedyuscung, at- 

 tended. Before departing from the treaty, they not only 



off, by accident, and shot him dead. He was very mucli 

 grieved, went to the house, and told t^j gentleman's wife what 

 had happened; and said, he was willing to die, and did not 

 choose to live after his friend. She immediately sent for a 

 number of the inhabitants: when they were gathered, some 

 said it was an accident, and could not be helped ; but the 

 greatest number were for hanging him; and he was taken 

 by the sheriff, and carried to Amboy, where he was tried and 

 hanged. 



" There was another misfortune happened : a party of the 

 Shav/anese, who were going to war against their enemies, in 

 their way through Carolina, called at a house, not suspecting 

 any harm, as they were among their friends : a number of the 

 inhabitants rose and took them prisoners, on account of some 

 mischief which was done them about that time; suspecting 

 them to be th3 people who had done the mischief; and carried 

 them to Charlsfjton, and put them in prison, where the chief 

 man, called " The Pride,*' died. 



♦' The relaUons of those people were much exasperated 

 against you, our brothers, the English, on account of tae ill 

 treatment you gave their friends; and have been continually 

 spiriting up their nations to take revenge. 



"Brothers, you desired us to open our hearts, and inform 

 you of every th:.ng we knew that might have given rise to the 

 quarrel between you and our r.ephev.-s and brothers: That, in 

 former times, our fcre-fathers conquered the Delawaras, and 

 put petticoats on theni ; a long time after that, they' lived 

 among you, our brothers: but, upon some difference between 

 you and them, we thought proper to remove them, giving them 

 lands to plant and hunt on, at Wyoming Tend Juniata, ou the 

 Susqu&ha:ina: but you, covetcus of land, made plantations 

 there, and spoiled their hunting grounds ; they then com- 

 plained to us, and v;e looked over these lands, and found their 

 complaints to be true. 



"At this time they carried on a correspondence with the 

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