All the Commissioners for the several Governments. The plan for a Union was further considered but no resolves made thereupon.

The Board receiving a Message from his Honour the Lieu*. Governor of New York that the Indians were seated in order to speak to his Honour and the Commissioners.

The Board adjourned to 9 o'clock to Morrow Morning and waited upon tlie Governor.

At a meeting in the Court House at Albany on Fryday the 5 July 1754 A. M. Present

All the Commissioners from the Several Governments The Rejoinder of the Six nations spoke yesterday afternoon was read to the Board and was ordered to be minuted as follows. (The following speech is chiefly a Rejoinder to the Reply made to the Six nations on the 3'^. Inst) Brother of New York and

Bretheren of the Several Governments. We on our side are equally as much rejoiced as you have expressed yourselves on the renewing and brightening the Antienl Covenant chain between all his Majesties Governments on the Continent and us of the Six united Nations,

As to what • the Governor of New York told us Yesterday relating to the Commissioners of Indian Affairs at Albany -- We are much obliged to him for Ids promise to direct them to take

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due Notice of us for the future -- That he will try them for one year longer, and for giving us leave to acquaint this Government, if they do not treat us as Bretheren