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eighty dressed deer skins, besides blankets, pow- 

 der^ shot and rum, this being the Indian store 

 house, where the trading goods were kept. Now, 

 the Indian had made his escape, but dropped some 

 of the skins by the way and they tracked his foot- 

 steps, and found him to be an Indian ; then they 

 guessed who it was, because none but that Indian 

 had lately been near the house. Thereupon, the 

 governor sent to the Indian town that he belonged 

 to, which was the Tuskeruros, and acquainted them 

 that if they did not deliver up the Indian, who had 

 committed the robbery, he would take a course with 

 them, that would not be very agreeable. Upon 

 this, the Indians of the town he belonged to, brought 

 him in bound, and delivered him up to the govern- 

 or, who laid him in irons. At the same time, it 

 happened that a robbery was committed amongst 

 themselves, at the Indian town, and this prisoner 

 was one of their conjurers ; so the Indians came 

 down to the governor's house, and acquainted him 

 with what had happened amongst them, and that 

 a great quantity of peak was stolen away out of 

 one of their cabins, and no one could find out the 

 thief, unless he would let the prisoner conjure for 

 it, who was the only man they had at making such 

 discoveries. The governor was content he should 

 try his skill for them, but not to have the prison- 

 er's irons taken off, which was very well approved 

 of. The Indian was brought out in his fetters 

 where were the governor's family, and several otli- 



