It was thereupon Voted that M^ Franklin be desired to give the thanks of this Board to the said M"" Johnson and M"" Pownall and desire them to Suffer Copies of said Papers to be taken by the Commissioners of each Colony for the Consideration of their Respective Governments. Ordered

That all his Majesties Governments on this Continent may have Liberty from time to time to take Copies of the Proceedings of this Congress or any parts thereof paying for the same, and that no Other Copies be delivered by the Secretary. Ordered

That upon the Secretarys leaving this Province, The Records of these proceedings of the Commissioners of the Several Governments be lodged in the Secretarys Office in the Province of New York.

Mr Chambers and M^^ Peters Reported

That they had Examined these Minutes of the Proceedings of this Congress, and find them right

And then His Honour the Lieu* Governor of New York and

the Commissioners of the Several Governments rose without any

further Adjournment.

New York 21 Sep^ 1754--

A true Copy of the Proceedings of the Congress held at Albany in the Months of June & July.

Compared & Examined by me

Peter Wraxall > Secrecy

618 MANUSCRIPTS OF

CORRESPONDENCE, Stc. The Examination of Coll". William Johnson taken before

a Committee of his Majesty'' s Council for the Province of JYew

York at the City of JVew York the third day of October 3747.

The Examinate Says, He is of Opinion, That some Person wl.o has Influence over the Indians, should be sent to Oswego, ami intrusted with presents to be distributed among some of the Six Nations, and the Far Indians, In order to preserve them in their present good Disposition.