" During the Time this Business was under the Consideration " of the Lords of Trade, a copy of the Treaty at Easton between "Governor Denny and Teedyuscung, the Delaware King, with "others of the same Nation arrived, in which we observe, notwilh- " standing neither the Delawares nor any other nation of Indians " ever so much as hinted that they had been induced to commence " Hostilities against Pennsylvania to revenge any Injustice done " them, Teedyuscung did, after being repeatedly called upon to " give a Reason for such a Conduct, assert for the first Time, that " the present Proprietors had forged a Deed and made an Alteration " of the Courses agreed upon to take their Lands from them, and "tho' he did not alledge, that was the Cause of their Incursions, "yet that it was the Foundation of their Uneasiness, We who "are extremely desirous that the Rectitude of all our Proceedings " with the Indians shoud appear in the most publick Light, and " that no Suspicion of contrary Measures on our Part shoud ever " exist, did instantly acquaint the Lords Commissioners for Trade " and Plantations with this new Pretence, and made it our earnest

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" Request to them, that they woud give Directions to Sir William " Johnson at the same Time he met the Indians to settle the " Bounds of the Treaty at Albany, to examine mto the Truth of " this Report and mform them of the Result of such Examination."