That Penn's people may not settle under the Susquehannah River.

They have putt themselves under the King and give two Deer Skins for the King to write upon them, and put a great read Seale to them, that they put all their lands under His Maty an(j under no other Government then New Yorke.

They desire these proposalls may be sent to the King with a Belt of Wampum peeg and another small Belt for the Duke of York.

And they give Col. Dungan a Beaver to send over this Proposall. And my Lord Effingham is desired to take notice that Penn's agents would have bought the Susquehanna River of them, but they would not, but fastened it to the government of New York. That being a free people uniting themselves to the English, it may be in their power to give their land to what Sachini they please.

PROPOSITION OR ORATION OF THE ONONDAGOES AND CAYOU6ES SACHIMS MADE IN THE TOWN HALL ALBANY BEFORE THE RIGHT H0N ble THE lord HOWARD OF EFFINGHAM, GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA AND COL. THOMAS DUNGAN GOV r OF NEW YORK UPON THE 2 DAY OF AUGUST 1684. tl

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Brother Corlaer

Your Sachim is a great Sachini and we are but a small people, When the English came to Manhattans that is N. York,Aragiske which is now called Virginia,andto Jaquokranogare now called Maryland, they were but a small people and we a great people, and finding they were good people we gave them land and treated them civilly, and now since you are a great people and we but a small, you will protect us from the French, which if you do not, we shall loose all our hunting and Bevers, The French will have all the Bevers, and are angry with us for bringing any to you.