Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I

We have understood your propositions that we are no more Brothers but looked upon as Children of w ch we are gladd. And what concerns the sending the prisoners back againe which the Cayouges and Oneydes have no hand in taking them that concerns the Sinequas r What your Hono r hath said about the Indians that are at Canada we will do our utmost endeauo ch r Hono would write a letter to them, w will have to bring them from thence & do desire that ;

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more influence upon them then our bare words Concerning the Indians going to Cadaracqua that doth not concern us but the Onondagos. What yo' Hono r hath said of the Christian hunters & the traders that may come upon the Susquehafiah River to hunt or trade w tb out your passe that we should take their goods from them & bring

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for a man whose goods is taken from him their persons to Albany, we dare not meddle therewith ch therefor we deliver the seales to y r Hone and warre, trouble or may create will defend himself w ;

againe.

The Maquas stood up and said

We desire that y Hono will order that lande & a priest may be at Saraghtoge r

most Maquas

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that return from

Canada ;

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for they will

be

& for the reasons given your Hono*' by the Cayouges &

Oneydes we allso deliver your Hono r the Seals againe--upon that they gaue a present