Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II
Bretheren We have told the Governor of New York how Collo Johnson has beheaved to us and our Opinion of him, And the danger we thought ourselves in by his leaving off the Management of Indian Affairs -- if he fail us we die -- however we agree to what the Governor has proposed to us -- he is Master of all to do what he pleases, And we Submit the whole affair to him.
(Gave a Belt) Bretheren
We are very thankfull to the King our Father for ordering Commissioners from so many Governments to meet here, in order to enquire into all matters relating to us and to put every thing upon a right footing. We rejoice that we have opened our Hea'rts to €ach other and we return the Governor and all the Commissioners from the several Governments our thanks for the same. Bretheren
Sometime ago the King our Father sent a present to the Governor of Virginia, who sent a Messenger to the Six Nations that we should come down to Virginia and receive it, but we could not come ; We have since been informed that the present was sent to Ohio, (the Speaker then proceeded to repeat the Substance of what was said to them Yesterday on the part of the Govermn's of Virginia and Pensylvania by their Interpreter M' Weiser.)
We allow that the Road from Pensylvania to Ohio is no new Road but has been travelled these 30 years by the Traders