At the same conference, in subsequent session, he spoke as follows

:

u Brethren

:

There is an affair about which our hearts tremble

and our minds are deeply concerned ; in

people. it

this

is

the selling of rum

destroys many, both of our old and young request of all the governments here present, that

our castles.

We

It

may be forbidden to carry any of it amongst the Five Nations. " Brethren We are in it may great fears about this rum :

;

cause murder on both sides*

be

sold

We don't want

it

to be forbid to

to us at Albany, but that none may be brought to our

The Cayugas now declare in their own name, that they will not allow any rum to be brought up their river, and those who do so must take the consequences. castles.

" Brethren request

to

:

We, the Mohawks of both castles, have also one

make, which

is,

that

the people

who are settled

round about us, may not be suffered to sell our people rum ; it keeps them all poor, makes them idle and wicked ; if they have

any money or goods they lay it all out in rum ; it destroys vir have a friendly tue and the progress of religion amongst us.

We

request to make to the governor and all the commissioners here

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TIIK

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