William Johnson by whom alone the matter could be heard.
This Declaration put an End to all further Proceeding towards an Enquiry into the matter in dispute, Teedyuscung refused to go to S"^. William Johnson for many Reasons, but principally because some of the Indian Nations v/ere there, who had been instrumental to the misunderstanding in selling the Lands in Question. The Deeds however were produced ; and Teedyuscung then proposed to M^ Denny, that Copies of them should be sent to S^. William Johnson to be by him laid before His Majesty, and caused his own Clerk to send Copies of them to the Speaker of the Assembly of Pensylvania requesting that would look into the Matter and transmit Copies to His Majesty by his Ministers.
S"". William Johnson in the Letter with which he transmitted to us Copies of the Conferences held at this Treaty observes, that as Teedyuscung had refused his Mediation and made Choice of the Quakers for his Advocates and Agents he had not thought it adviseable to press his mediation upon these Indians any further. But he complains of the extraordinary Conduct of the Assembly in appointing Members of their own House to interfere, as Provin- .
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cial Commissioners, in Indian Treaties j in providing and giving Presents as from their own Body, distinct from those given by the Governor ; and in procuring by Management their Speaker and themselves to be appointed Agents, to sollicit Indian Complaints before His Majesty and his Ministers.