Adjomned to 3 aClock in the Afternoon.

At a meeting as aforesaid on Tuesday

the 2d July 1754. P. M. Pbesent

Thye Lieu* Governor, & the four Gentlepa^ of the Council

of New York and all the Commissioners from the Several

Governm*s above mentioned.

The answer of the Six Nations to the General Speech ipade to

them on Saturday last by his Honour the Lieu* Governor of New

York in his Majesties name and in the presence and behalf of the

Several Governments on the Continent therein named was Read

and is as follows.

Abraham a Sachem of the upper Castle of the Mohawks rose up and said. Bretheren

You the Governor of New York and the Commissioner of the other Governments, are you ready to hear us. They Governor replyed, they were all ready. Then Hendrick Brother to the said Abraham and a Sachem of ^e said Castle, rose up, and spoke in behalf of the Six Nations as follows, Bretheren

Just now you told us you were ready to hear us, hearken to me Brother Corlaer and Brothers of the other Governments.

SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON. 579

Saturday last you told us that you came here by order of the Great King our CoL'iiiOii Father, and in his name to renew the Antient Chain of Friendship, between this and the other Governments on the Continent and us the Six imited Nations ; and you said also that there were then present Commissioners from Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Connecticut Rhode Island, Pensylvania, and Maryland: and that Virginia and Carolina desired to be considered aliso as present.