Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II

I informed Lord Halifax what I knew of these affairs, " and desired they m.ight be fully examined into by Sir William " Johnson at such Place as he shall appoint, and to which the " principal People of the Six Nations and those of the Indians " who pretend any claim or complain of ill Treatment shall agree " to come, and that we will appoint Commissioners to attenct that " Treaty, as a more indifferent Place and Person than our " Province or our Governor woud be more satisfactory to the " Publlck and more to our Honour. I desired they would add to " their Letter a Recommendation to Sir William Johnson to examine " thoroughly into this affair, and make a Report upon it."

In the latter Part of the same Letter of the 12*'' of February the Proprietor says,

" The Letter from the Board of Trade to Sir William Johnson " will not be ready till Tuesday, and therefore I think it cannot go " in the same Packet with this, unless it is kept, that Letters " received yesterday by the Ministers may be answered."

EXTRACT of a Letter of the ll^h March 1757 from Proprietor Thomas Penn Esquire to their agent M^", Richard Peters. " I hope my last Letter by the Packet will get Time enough " for you to prevent your holding a Treaty with Teedyuscung and "the Delaware Indians, .and desire you will inform him that I " have desired, as the charge he makes upon us is of a very high "nature, it may be directed by the King's Ministers here to " be examined into before Sir William Johnson, and a Deputa-