Tliat the Delawar Indians and other Neighbouring Nations, haAing for some time carried on a cruel War against Your Majesty's Subjects in North America, and having spread Desolation and Terror through Your Majesty's Provinces of Virginia, Maryland, Pensylvania, and New Jersey, and thereby unpeopled a great Part of those Countries, a Treaty was at length set on foot for putting an End to these Devastations, during the Course of which Treaty, several Conferences were held between George Croghan Esquire the Deputy Agent of Sir W^illiam Johnson Bar* (whom Your Majesty had been pleased to appoint Sole Agent for Indian Affairs within the District of these Provinces) and William Denny Esq^ Lieu* Governor of Pennsylvania on the behalf of Thomas and Richard Penn, the Proprietaries; and also on behalf of the said Province, and Teedyuscung Chief of all the Delawar, and many other confederated Indian Nations, who had been properly empowered by them to make their Demands, and conclude a Peace.

That at some of their Conferences, particularly at one holden at Easton in Pensylvania the 13'^ of November 1756. Teedyuscung complained, that the Indians had been unjustly dispossed and defrauded of large Quantitys of Land by Your Majesty's Subjects, particularly of the Lands which are included within the Forks of the River Delawar, and also of other Lands on both Side the said River.

That at another Conference holden at Easton in July 1757, Teedyuscung having earnestly desired that all Differences between the Indians and Your Majesty's Subjects might be referred to Your Majesty's Royal Determination, and that the same might be publish'd throughout all your Majesty's Provinces, It was finally agreed (amongst other things) by the said George Croghan ; The