His Honour being informed by the Indian Interpreter that the lower Castle of the Mohawk Indians now in this City, had some Bussiness to lay before him, and desired to be admitted to an Audience, Appointed them to attend at 4 aClock this Afternoon in Council, and they attending Accordingly were introduced with the Interpreter.

The Governor told them he was very glad to see them. That he was now Met in Council and ready to hear what they had to say

Whereupon Canadagaia theur Speaker Addressing himself to hi* Honour spoke as follow. Brother

We are here this Day by Gods will and your Honours Order to which place you have led us as it were by the hand. Tliis is our Old Meeting place. Where if we have any Grievances We can lay them Open. You are lately come to the Administratioin and we are glad to see you to lay our Complaints before you. We ' take it very kind you have given us this Opportunity to unfold our minds and will now proceed to declare our Grievances.

SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON. 6*70

BllOTHER

We shall now open our Minds, And we beg you will take tiine to consider what we shall ?ay and not give us too heasty an Answer or in two or three Words, and then turn your back upon us. As you are a New Governor We beg you will treat us tenderly and not as the former Governor did, who turned his Back upon us before we kneAV he intended to depart, so that We had no Opportunity to finish our Business with him. The reason we desire you would Treat us in this Tender manner, is because this is the place where we are to expect a Redress of our Grievances and we hope all things will be so Settled that we may part good Friends.