I do therefore by Virtue of an act of the General Assembly of this Colony, authorise impower and Commissionate You the sa^tt Stephen Hopkins and Martin Howard Jun"" forthwith to repair to Albany aforesaid, and there in behalf of this Colony to meet and join with the other Commissioners in Consulting what Methods are proper to be used, to preserve the Friendship of the aforesaid Sbs Nations of Indians and their Attachments to the British Interest in America, and also what else may be necessary to prohibit the French and their Allies the Indians, from encroaching on the Lands within the Dou:inions of his Majesty. And in General as far as the Abilities of this Government will permit, to act in Conjunction with the said Commissioners in every thing necessary, for the good of his Majesties Subjects in those parts, and to Answer as far as we can the Designs of his Majesties Instructions to this Colony communicated to us, by the Earl of Holderness. --

In Testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and cause the Seal of the Colony aforesaid to be hereunto Affixed this Twelfth day of June, One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty four, and in the twenty Seventh Year of the Reign of his most sacred Majesty George the Second by the Grace of God King of Great Britain Scc^

William Greene By his Honours Command Tho Ward Secr'y. -- A true Copy Ex^ by Stephen Hopkins

Martin Howard Jub '

Pennsylvania ss George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the faith and so forth. To our Trusty and wellbeloved John Penn, Richard Peters, Isaac Norris, and Benjamin Franklin of the City of Philadelphia Esquires Greeting.