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The rest were distributed among the friendly Indians to replace 

 deceased relatives. Another small party had equal success, and 

 the alarmed Senecas sent deputies to Johnson, concluding peace 

 with him Ap. 3. They were to deliver up all prisoners, desert- 

 ers. Frenchmen and negroes among them, and the Indians of 

 Canisteo who murdered the traders in 1762. They also ceded the 

 whole carrying place at Niagara to the English, a tract 14 miles 

 long by 4 wide, and the English were to have free passage 

 through the Seneca country. 



Ap. I, 1764, Captain Montour led 140 Iroquois from Oquaga 

 and found Kanhaughton abandoned. It was the nearest hostile 

 town and had 36 good houses of squared logs, with stone chim- 

 neys. They burned this and went up the Cayuga branch, 

 destroying another town of 30 good houses, with four villages. 

 Then they went to Canisteo, where hostilities commenced. It 

 was the largest Delaware town, and they burned 60 good houses, 

 a vast amount of corji, agricultural implements and saddles. 

 Horses and cattle were many but in poor condition. The Dela- 

 wares fled to the Shawnees and were pursued. 



In August Johnson held a council with the western Indians at 

 Niagara, nearly all being represented, with 1700 warriors out of 

 2060 present. Peace was formally made with the hostile Senecas 

 and with the Hurons of Detroit. Pontiac sent to ask peace. The 

 rest said they were friends already. 



Indian education made some progress. The schoolmaster at 

 Canajoharie said the Indians would have their children taught 

 but not chastised by him. The Rev. Mr Wheelock sent David 

 Fowler to settle and teach at Oneida in 1765. The same year the 

 Rev. Samuel Kirkland made a trip to the Seneca town of Kana- 

 desaga at Seneca lake. On the way he stopped at Onondaga, 

 where he had a reception, his guide explaining his mission to 

 Otschiniata, or the Bunt, of whom Kirkland said : 



The venerable old chief replied, and spoke like a Demosthenes 

 for more than half an hour. He then took me by the hand, anc 

 embraced me, kissed one cheek and then the other. I supposec 

 I must return the compliment; I accordingly kissed his rec 



