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

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-

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" tion of the Six Nations in an indifferent Place^ that the " Examination may be raobt fairly and equally made, we absolutely " denying the Truth of the Charge, and insisting on full Reparation " for it, esteeming such a Charge a greater Injury by far than the " Endeavour to deprive us of any Land their Ancestors have sold,"

EXTRACT of a Letter of the 12*^ March 1757 from both

Proprietaries Thomas Penn and Richard Penn Esquires to their

Agent Mr, Richard Peters.

" The Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations having " communicated to us an Extract of a Letter from Sir William "Johnson Baronet, relating to Uneasinesses the Indians of the " Six Nations are under on account of the last Indian Purchase at "Albany ; we gave to their Lordships an answer to it in writing. " And in the said Answer having proposed to send Commissioners " to any Place Sir William Johnson shall appoint and summons " the Indians to attend at. We thought it proper to appoint you " &c to be our Commissioners.