Surrounded by three hundred of his vestigation was had. counselled people by Paxinos, chief of the Shawanoes, and Abrachief the of Mahicans^ and advised by a delegation of ham^ one of whom, Charles Thompson, acted as his clerk, Quakers, ;

Teedyuscung conducted

his

case.

" The land is the cause of

our difference," said he, " and if I can now prevail with you, as

hope I shall, honestly to do what may be consistent with jus tice, then will I with a loud voice speak, and the nations shall

The complaint I made last fall, I yet continue. I think some lands have been bought by the proprietor or his hear me.

agents from Indians who had not a right to sell, and to whom the lands did not belong. I think also when some lands have

been sold to the proprietor by Indians who had a right to sell to a certain place,

whether that purchase was made by miles or

hours' walk, the proprietors have, contrary to agreement or bar gain, taken in more lands than they ought to have done, and I therefore now desire that you lands that belonged to others.

which you hold the land them be read in public and examined, that it may be known from what Indians you bought the lands you hold

will produce the writings and deeds by

and fully

let

What is fairly bought and

and how far your purchase extends.

paid for, I make no further demands about, but if any lands have been bought of Indians to whom they did not belong, and who