To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas we have Ordered a Sum of Money to be Issued for for Presents to the Six Nations of Indians and to direct our Governor of New York to hold an Interview mth them for delivering those Presents, for Burying the Hatchet and for renewing the Covenant Chain, with them and inasmuch as the Attempts that have been made to \vithdraw them from our interest appear to us to make a General interview more Particularly Necessary at this time, and that all our Colonys whose Interest and Security is connected with, and depend upon those Indians should be present at, and join in such Interview

Know Ye therefore That we reposing much trust and Confidence in Ijie Integrity and Ability of the Honourable Theodore Atkinson Esq"", the Hono^''^ Richard Wibird Esq"" two of our Council of our said Province, The Hono^'® Meshech Weare Esq' Speaker of the General Assembly of our said Province, and Henry Scherbourn Jun^ Esq"", also a Member of our said General Assembly, have by and with the advice of our trusty and well beloved Benning Wentworth Esq^. our Governor and Commander in Chief

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of our Province of New Hiinipshire aforesaid, named, made, constituted, and appointed And we by these presents name, make, Constitute and Appoint the said Theodore Atkinson Esq*' Richard Wibird Esq^. Mesech Weare Esq"", and Henry Sherburne Esq^. our true and undoubted Commissioners hereby giving unto them full power and Authority as well as our special Command to repair to our City of Albany, or other place where the said Interview may be helil and carryed on, and there by the whole or the Major part of those of them that shall be pri'sent at the said Interview, for us and in our name together with such other Commissioners as shall be Regularly appointed from our other Colonies and provinces in America to attend at the said Interview to agree upon consult and conclude what may be necessary for Establishing a sincerand lastly Friendship and good Harmony with the said Six Nations of Indians, and if necessary, for us and in our Name to sign everything so agreed upon and concluded, and to do, and transact all matters and things which may appertain to the finishing the abovesaid work, in Testimony whereof we have caused the Seal of our said Province of New Hampshire to be hereunto affixed Witness Benning Wentworth Esqr.