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  NEW 
  YORK 
  STATE 
  MUSEUM 
  

  

  Johnson 
  opened 
  the 
  council 
  at 
  Fort 
  Stanwix 
  Oct. 
  24, 
  nearly 
  

   3000 
  Indians 
  being 
  present. 
  He 
  settled 
  the 
  boundary 
  question, 
  

   conceding 
  the 
  Six 
  Nations' 
  right 
  to 
  the 
  land 
  south 
  to 
  the 
  Chero- 
  

   kee 
  river, 
  and 
  they 
  ceded 
  this 
  to 
  the 
  king. 
  The 
  Cherokees 
  never 
  

   claimed 
  west 
  of 
  the 
  Great 
  mountains 
  or 
  north 
  of 
  that 
  river; 
  

   but 
  the 
  Six 
  Nations 
  always 
  maintained 
  their 
  claim. 
  The 
  line 
  

   followed 
  the 
  Ohio 
  river 
  up 
  to 
  Kittanning, 
  above 
  Pittsburg; 
  thence 
  

   east 
  to 
  the 
  west 
  branch 
  of 
  the 
  Susquehanna 
  and 
  along 
  this 
  to 
  

   Tiadaghton 
  creek 
  ; 
  thence 
  northeast 
  along 
  Burnett's 
  hills 
  to 
  

   Awandoe 
  creek, 
  and 
  down 
  this 
  to 
  the 
  Susquehanna. 
  It 
  followed 
  

   that 
  river 
  to 
  Owego, 
  and 
  then 
  ran 
  due 
  east 
  to 
  the 
  Delaware, 
  

   ascending 
  that 
  stream 
  to 
  a 
  point 
  due 
  south 
  of 
  Tianderra 
  or 
  Una- 
  

   dilla 
  creek, 
  and 
  thence 
  to 
  that 
  stream. 
  The 
  line 
  ran 
  nearly 
  north 
  

   from 
  that 
  point 
  to 
  Canada 
  creek, 
  an 
  affluent 
  of 
  Wood 
  creek. 
  The 
  

   country 
  north 
  and 
  east 
  still 
  belonged 
  to 
  the 
  Oneidas 
  and 
  Mo- 
  

   hawks 
  and 
  might 
  be 
  bought 
  at 
  any 
  time. 
  The 
  presents 
  cost 
  

   £10,460, 
  7s, 
  3d. 
  

  

  At 
  this 
  time 
  the 
  lines 
  between 
  the 
  Mohawks 
  and 
  Stockbridges 
  

   were 
  mutually 
  adjusted, 
  and 
  the 
  latter 
  went 
  home 
  before 
  the 
  

   council 
  opened. 
  The 
  Mohaw 
  r 
  ks 
  were 
  styled 
  the 
  true 
  old 
  heads 
  

   of 
  the 
  confederacy, 
  and 
  signed 
  the 
  deed 
  first 
  of 
  all. 
  The 
  sig- 
  

   natures 
  and 
  devices 
  are 
  each 
  six 
  in 
  number. 
  Tyorhansere 
  alias 
  

   Abraham 
  made 
  a 
  steel 
  for 
  the 
  Mohawks, 
  Canaghquieson 
  a 
  tree 
  

   for 
  the 
  Oneidas, 
  Sequarusera 
  a 
  cross 
  for 
  the 
  Tuscaroras, 
  Otsin- 
  

   oghiyata 
  alias 
  Bunt 
  a 
  hill 
  for 
  the 
  Onondagas, 
  Tegaaia 
  a 
  pipe 
  for 
  

   the 
  Cayugas, 
  and 
  Guastrax 
  a 
  high 
  hill 
  for 
  the 
  Senecas. 
  

  

  At 
  the 
  opening 
  of 
  the 
  council 
  Johnson 
  performed 
  the 
  usual 
  

   ceremonies. 
  " 
  The 
  nations 
  gave 
  the 
  Yo-hah 
  at 
  the 
  proper 
  places, 
  

   and 
  the 
  ceremony 
  of 
  condolence 
  " 
  ended. 
  Besides 
  New 
  York, 
  

   there 
  were 
  present 
  representatives 
  of 
  Pennsylvania, 
  New 
  Jersey 
  

   and 
  Virginia. 
  Governor 
  Franklin, 
  of 
  New 
  Jersey 
  received 
  the 
  

   name 
  of 
  Sagorighweyoghsta, 
  Great 
  Doer 
  of 
  Justice, 
  because 
  he 
  

   had 
  caused 
  some 
  murderers 
  of 
  Indians 
  to 
  be 
  executed. 
  

  

  Johnson 
  gave 
  the 
  covenant 
  chain 
  belt, 
  with 
  human 
  figures 
  at 
  

   each 
  end. 
  The 
  Rev. 
  Mr 
  Wheelock 
  obstructed 
  but 
  did 
  not 
  pre- 
  

   vent 
  the 
  cession 
  of 
  New 
  York 
  lands. 
  Johnson 
  offered 
  to 
  have 
  

  

  