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

the Christians ought not to meddle with the Indians warring one with another it being the ruin of

themselves And as for this present Governor of Canada Mons de Nonville he has no ground for what

he does, for I have from time to time offered to do him Justice for any ill the Indians should committ and sent a messinger this Spring to him for that purpose to take away all pretence whatsoever @ also sent him word that those five Nations on our side of the Lake had delivered themselves @ their Lands under the subjection of our King @ that I had caused the Kings arms to be sett upon all their ;

Castles

But their reason for this Warr is that the Indyans would not submitt @ joyn themselves to the French who have used all other meanes to effect it @ those failing have caused this attempt so that

we find they have a further design which is by the Ruin of those Indians to engross both the trade