" The Proprietors are Pleased to Introduce their Observations " with a Challenge, to Sir William Johnson, and all the World to " shew any one Instance of their Conduct, that has given dissat- " isfaction to the Six Nations, and which they say those Nations " wull readily acknowledge, in any free Conference" --

Tho' the real intent of the above Paragraph, from Sir William Johnson's Letter, was and its obvious meaning is, to Assign a Cause to which he suspected the Indian Hostilities in Pennsylvania,

were in a great measure owing Yet upon Sir William Johnson

saying, he was inclined to believe &ca. The Proprietors are pleased to sound this unprovoked Challenge, which tho' to answer as well as to have given, is departing from the main argument; yet Sir William Johnson begs leave to say somewhat in answer to it --

First -- He will now presume to Assert, that from many Private Conversations he hath had, with severall of the Chiefs of the -SLi Nations, they are not satisfied with the Conduct o^ ':Iic Goven*-

ISO MANUSCRIPTS OF

ment, of Pennsylvania, in General, nor with the afforesaiil Purchase,

in Particular.

Proofs from SECONDLY -- He will adclucc some Facts publick, and

Facts lliiit o _ '■ '

bL^'n 'suu»fi°d upo'^ record, in Support of the above Assertion. rfpLns°iv^tia At the Treaty of Lancaster, in the year 1744, the Si.K Nations complained to Governor Thomas that the Connoye Indians had not been sattisfied for their Lands. The Governor promised redress. In the year 1749. the Six Nations renewed the afforesaid Complaint, to Governor Hamilton.