The Board having ordered the foregoing Rejoinder of the Six Nations to be only so far recorded in their proceedings, the remainder of their rejoinder is supplyed as follows, from the Records of Indian Affairs; that these proceedings of the Congress may compleat all that passed at the publick Conference with the Indians. Bretheren

There is an Affair about which our Hearts tremble and our minds are deeply concerned ; this is the Selling of Rum in our Castles. It destroys many both of our Old and Young people -- We request of all the Governments here present, that it may be forbidden to carry any of it amongst the Five Nations.

Bretheren We are in great Fears about this Rum, it may cause Murder on both sides. We dont want it to be forbid to be Sold us in Albany, but that none may be brought to our Castiles.

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The Cayougas now declare in their own name, that they will not allow any Rum to be brought up their River, and those who do must take the Consequences.

Bretherkn We the Mohawks of both Castles have also one request to make, which is that the people who are settled round about us, may not be Suffered to sell our People Rum ; it keeps them all poor, makes them Idle and Wicked, and if they have any Money or Goods they lay it all out in Rum, it destroys Virtue and the progi-ess of Religion amongst us. (the lower Castle of the Mohawks have a Chapel and an English Missionary belonging to it) We have a friendly request to make to the Governor and all the Commissioners here present -- that they will help us to Build a Church at Cannojohery and that we may have a Bell in it, which together with the putting a stop to the Selling of Rum, w^ill tend to make us Religious and lead better lives than we do now Bretheren