@ war against the Sennekes upon Receipt of which I called the Councill @ the letters @

Information were read upon which the Councill thought convenient to give what assistance possibly

we could to our Indians, and to that intent I, Major Brockhells yourself @ other gentlemen went up to Albany where there was

from time to time such orders and Instructions sent @ given to the Indyans as was thought fitt for their security

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The French Pretence for Coming into the King's Territories warring with our Indians is that they war with the further nation of Indyans who lye on the back of Maryland, Virginia, Carolina,

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which is only a feigned pretence for that I have sent sev 11 Letters to Mons r La Bar who was Governor of Canada to signify that if our Indians had done them any injury they should make them all reasonable satisfaction, but that would not satisfy, for he came to Cayonhage where the Indians would

have me build a Fort @ there made a Peace with the Indians so that what the Indians had done be-

fore this

Govm came was concluded and agreed thereby tho they had not done any thing to the

Frenclrbut what was in Pursuance of his own orders

And as to their Warring with the farther Indyans that is more hurtfull to us than the French they being inclined to trade with us rather than them which by their Warring is hindred

@ in my opinion