" Brother -- You desire us to unite, and live together, and " draw all our Allies near us, but we shall have no Land left, either, " for ourselves, or them, for your People, when they buy, a small " Piece of Land of us, by Stealing they make it large. We desire " such things may not be done, and that your People may not "be suffered to buy any more of our Land. Some time it's " bought of Two Men, who' are not the proper owners of it.
SIK WILLIAM JOHNSON. 751
" The Land which reaches down from Oswego to Schahandowana " (Wyoming) we beg may not be settled, by Christians.
" The Governer of Pennsylvania bought a whole Track and only " Paid for half, and desire you will let him know, that we will not " Part with the other half, but keep it. These things makes us " Constantly uneasie in our Minds, and we desire you will take " care that we may keep, our lauds for our selves.
At a meeting between Governor Denny George Croghan Esq^'. Sir William Johnson's Deputy, and sundry Six Nation, & other Indians held at Lancaster, in May 1757, A Copy of the Proceedings of which, lays before the Board of Trade. There is a Speech of the Six Nations bearing date Thursday 19*^. May, from the whole Letter, and Spirit of which, it appears that the Six Nations have been, and are very farr from, that Satisfaction of mind, with the Conduct of the Province, of Pennsylvania, which the Proprietors boast of, and sound their Challenge upon.