" The examinant (John Morris) says he often heard the Delawares say that the reason of their quarrelling with and killing the English in that part of the country was on account of their lands which the Pennsylvania government cheated them out of, and drove them from their settlement at Shamokin by crowding upon them, and by that means spoiled their hunting, and that the people of Minnisink used to make the Indians always drunk

whenever they traded with them, and then cheated them out of their furs and skins, also wronged them with regard to their lands."

Colonial History , vii, 332.

THE INDIAN TRIBES

as the wilderness of Pennsylvania, were filled with the threatening

protestations of disfranchised proprietors animated by a common determination to hold possession of their ancient homes.

Hitherto their protestations had been without favorable result.

The authorities of Pennsylvania, to provide against evil conse quences, had appealed to the Five Nations to send delegates to a council at Philadelphia, when they had complained of the " " boundaries in 1742. The Iroquois delegates heard walking the complaint, as well as received private presents from the Subsidized by rum and trinkets, they commanded

proprietaries.

the Lenapes to yield possession of the lands.

you ; we made women of you

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conquered

we charge you to remove in we don't give you liberty to think about it we assign

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you two places to go to, either to Wyoming or Shamoking," was their answer, and the debate was closed. The Lenapes had removed as they were bidden, and settled in the valley of Wyoming, but with that removal and settlement