Sergeant, Brainerd visited the Delaware country in the At Minnisink he encountered the opposition spring of 1744. of the Indians, 2 but established himself at the Forks of the Dela1

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happiness) to instruct them in Christianity. At which he laughed and turned his

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back upon

Stone's

Life of Brant, etc. "I then set out on my journey toward

Delaware; and

met with

on

May loth, (1744),

a number of Indians in a place

called Minnissinks, about a hundred

and

from Kaunaumeek (the place where I spent the last year), and directly in my way to Delaware river. With these Indians I spent sometime, and first forty miles

addressed their king in a friendly manner,

and after some discourse, and attempts to a friendship with him, I told him I had a desire (for his benefit and

me and went away. I then addressed another principal man in the

same manner, who sa;d he was willing to hear me. After some time, I followed the

my

king into his house, and discourse to him : but he

talking,

and

left

renewed

declined the affair to another,

who appeared to be a rational man.

He

and talked very warmly near a quarter of an hour together; he enquired why I desired the Indians to become began