You must imagine I was mxich troubled, when imcdiatcly after my appointment to meet you at Onondaga to renew, and put ui order everry thing relating to your AtFairs, to hear that some of your People were returned with Scalps & Prisonners from the Catabaws, with whom you made so solemn a peace last year in my Presence, w^. pleased all your Bretheren the English upon this Continent, the King Y^, Father also approved of it. Now what an everlasting shame must it be to the Six Nations, if this Bloody affair be not imediately made up, if it be possible, I expect at least that you return the Prisonners if any you have, and commit no further Hostilities on that Nation A Belt

Bretheren of the Six Nations, -- As I proceed to reform everry thing relative to the old Covenant between you, & us, I must remind you on your part to hold fast by that strong Chain of Freindship made by your Forefathers, the Memory of whose Actions you have always regarded. You may depend upon the part in your Hands, that it shall never slip. I congratulate you in the Name of your Brother the Governour on the two additional Links to the Old Chain the Scanihaderadigh'rodnes and Tedarrighroones, who without doubt must increase the strenght of it --

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I take this opertunity to return you the three Belts of Wamp*". Sent by you to the Governour, with a request to hinder the Rum from comeing among you. He was verry glad to gratifie you iii it, and that you had seen the 111 Consequences of that bewitching Liquor, and hopes you will Continue in that Resolution always, The Proclamation forbidding Rum to be Sent, or Sold Any Where among you (Except at Oswego) is already published.