THOMAS] ENGLISH POLICY TOWARD THE INDIANS 553 



m"of English and nations of Indians have since upon tbeir request been admitted 

 into the same. Wee say upon these and many other good motives us hereunto moveing 

 have freely and voluntary surrendered delivered up and for ever quit claimed, and 

 by these presents doe for us our beires and successors absolutely surrender, deliver 

 U15 and for ever quit claiiue uuto our great Lord and Master the King of England 

 called by us Coracbkoo and by the Christians William the third and to his beires 

 and successors Kings and Queens of England for ever all the right title and interest 

 and all the clainie and demand whatsoever which wee the said five nations of Indians 

 called the Macjuase. Oneydes, Onnondages, Cayouges and Sinnekes now have or which 

 wee ever bad or that our heirs or successors at any time hereafter maj' or ought to 

 have of, in or to all that vast Tract of land or Colony called Cnnagariarchio beginning 

 on the northwest side of Cadarachqui lake and includes all that vast tract of laud 

 lyeing between the great lake of Ottawawa and the lake called by the natives Cahi- 

 quage aud by the Christians the lake of Swege and runns till it butts upon the 

 Twiclitwichs aud is bounded on the westward by tbe Twichtwichs by a place called 

 Quadoge oonteiuiug in length about eight hundred miles and in breath four hun- 

 dred miles including tbe Country where Beavers and all sorts of wild game keeps 

 and the place called Tjeughsagbrondio alias Fort de tret or Wawyachtenock and so 

 runns round the lake of Swege till you come to a place called Ouiadarundaquat 

 which is al)out twenty miles from the Sinnekes castles including likewise the great 

 falls Oakinagaro, all which [was] formerly posest by seaveu nations of Indians 

 called the Aragaritka whom by a fair warr wee subdued and drove from thence four 

 score years agoe bringing many of them captives to our country and soe became to 

 be the true owners of the same by comiuest which said land is scituate lyeing and 

 being as is above expressed with the whole soyle the lakes the rivers and all things 

 pertaining to the said tract of land or colony with power to erect Forts and castles 

 there, soe that wee the said Five nations nor our beires nor any other person or i>er- 

 sons for us V>y any ways or meanes hereafter have claime challenge and demand of in 

 or to the premises or any parte thereof alwayes provided and it is hereby expected 

 that wee are to have free hunting for us and tbe heires and descendants from us the 

 Five nations for ever and that free of all disturbances expecting to be protected 

 therein by the Crown of England but from all the action right title interest and 

 demand of in or to the premises or every of them shall and will be uterly excluded 

 and debarred for ever by these presents and wee the said Sachims of the Five Nations 

 of Indians called the Maquase, Oneydes, Onnandages, Cayouges and Sinnekes aud our 

 heires the said tract of land or Colony, lakes and rivers and premises and every part 

 and parcell thereof with tlieir and every of their appurtenances uuto our souveraigne 

 Lord the King William the third & bis heires and successors Kings of England to his 

 and their proper use and uses against us our beires and all and every other person 

 lawfully claiming by from <u' under us the said Five nations shall and will warrant 

 and forever defend by these presents — In AVitness whereof wee the Sachims of the 

 Five nations above mentioned in behalf of ourselves and the Five nations have 

 signed and sealed this present Instrument and delivered the same as an Act and deed 

 to the Hon"" John Xanfan Esq' Lieu' CoV^ to our Great King in this province whom 

 wee call Corlaer in the presence of all the Magistrates officers aud other inhabitants 

 of Albany praying our Brother Corlaer to send it over to Carachkoe our dread sou- 

 veraigne Lord and tLiatho would be graciously pleased to accept of the same Actum 

 in Albany in the middle of the high street this nineteenth day of July in the thir- 

 teenth year of His Maj's'" reign Annoi|ue Domini 1701. 



This was confirmed twenty-five years later by a substantial renewal 

 of the deed, but limited in extent and made in the form of a trust, the 

 granting clause being as follows : ' 



We . . . Do hereby Ratify Confirm Submit and Grant and by these Presents do 

 (for our Selves our heirs and Successors and in behalf of the whole nations of 



' New York Colonial Documents, vol. V, p. 800. 



