We are sorry to hear our Brother the Governour is sick, and we thank you for giveing us Notice of y®. sudden arrival of a new One, we shall suspend some Matters of Consequence 'till then, some ^f which we shall mention in order, as we proceed to Answer that part of your Speech relative thereto, All of us will chearfully attend when he pleases to call, and are unalterable in our Antient Freindship with our Bretheren the English.

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638 MANUSCRIPTS OF

Brother Warragiiiiyagee

We acknowleelge with equal Conscern with you, that the Road between Us has been obstructed, and ahnost grown up w^h. Weeds that our Fire is scattered ; &. almost extinct, We return you our most hearty thanks for recruiting the Fire with such wood as will burn clear, and not go out, and we promise that we shall with the Utmost Care dress, & keep it up, as we are sensible from what has been said by our Forefathers, that the Neglect of it would be our ruin. A Belt --

Brother Warraghiiyagee --

We know verry well the Use of the White wing you recommended and are determined to use it to sweep out whatever may hinder the Fire from burning with a pure Flame --

A String -- Brother Warraghiiyagee

You may depend upon our Care in defending the Tree which you have replanted from the Inclemency of the high Winds from Canada, we are full of acknowledgements for your Care and Admonition, and be Assured we shall watch everry threatning Cloud from thence, that we may be ready to prop it up.