Secondly did not all think it tru I would not write it you -- yesterday an Express arrived from boston who informs of our troops landing safe at Capretoun [Cape Breton] and having taken two of thear strongest batereys with a great many &,c^. too tedius to mention -- I send you a small Bundle which I think will be very Exeptable as it comes I belive from M.^^ Wraxall -- Mama & Mrs Willson with me begs our complem^^ may be Exeptable to you, and the family.

I am Sr yr very Humble Serv*. Albany July y« 6, 1758 Jennet Miller

To Cap*. Peter Wraxal at Fort Johnson.

Since I does the letter I got a waggon to take Mr Wellss Chest.

SPEECH OF A CHEROKEE AMBASSADOR TO SIR W^ JOHNSON.

Fort Johnson 21st July 1758 At a Meeting of the Cherokee Messengers from the Tsyody, and Rocky Mountains. -- Present &«

The Cherokee spoke to the Belt of Wampum addressing himself to S^ W^ and the Belt of Wamp Spoke it out in his own Language.

Bro^ We have received your Messages sent by some of our People who have been with you last Fall, and taken to heart everything you declare to us thereby w*'^ great Joy and Satisfaction, and we assure you that we will take your Advice and do agireeable to your Desire in every Respect you desire us -- Gave 2 Strings.

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Bro" Before vrc left home We had some Reports in our Towns that you likewise were at War w'''' the frenoh, wherefore we took a Resolution to go and find out the Truth of it, and took w^'^ us an old ax most out of Use v/<='' nevertheless proved so good as to destroy two of the Enemy, After which the Messages from you reached us and your War Hatchet was delivered to us in your Name w*^*^ we immediately received & took up w^'' the utmost Readiness, and found it proved to be a sharp one as we immediately killed two others w^h it at Ohio, one of the Scalps we tliought proper to give to the Tsyody Nation, and the other to the Gen^ who is going to Ohio; We then intended to proceed w*'' 800 of our Nation to you in Order to join His Maj^ Forces this way, but as we understood that an army was likewise ordered by our Father the King of England to Ohio ag*' the French, we listened to the propositions and persuasions made Us by the English General that way and joined him with the 800 men, as we thought it equally Service done to our Father the King and we hope you will not take it amiss. 6 Strings of black Warap'"