As a Confirmation of Sir William Johnson's said Opinion he reifers himself, to the following extract from Margaret Williams's Deposition, who was a Prisoner amongst the Delaware Indians, sworn before him the 8th. day of December 1756--

" The said Margarett says, she often heard the Indians say & " declare most solemnly they never would leave off killing the " English as long as there was an Englishman living on their "Lands -- that they were detirmined to drive them all off their *' Lands, naming Minisink almost to the North River East (in the

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" Provinces of New York & Jersey) also Bethelem & the Lands on " a paralel Line to it West, whida the Enghsh have cheated them « out of."

In further suport to his Opinion, Sir William Johnson refers liimself, to the Treaty Governor Denny, held with Tediuscung the Delaware Chief, at Easton last Autumn, and which is before the Board of Trade.

Sir William Johnson also refers himself to the Extract from a Speech of the Six Nations to Governor Denny & Mr. Croghan (before mentioned in these Remarks page 5 -- ). in answer to their earnest call upon the Six Nations to assign if they knew, the Cause of the Hostilities &. Discontents of the Susquahanah Indians,

The Indian proceedings this Summer which past at Easton, between Governor Denny M^ Croghan and the Sundry Indians therein mentioned, and which Sir William Johnson Transmitts herewith. To the Right Honour^ie. the Lords of Trade, puts beyond dispute, and Demonstrates the truth of what Sir William only gave as his Opinion, in his AfForesaid Letter to the Lords of Trade, and he apprehends it doth very fully. Evidence, the Conclusions of belief, which he then drew from that opinion.