Before we enter on the Subject of our Complaint we would desire to remind You of the first Agreement, and Friendship, Settled between your Ancestors and ours, which We have ever since closely followed ; and flatter ourselves You can vouch for Us, since your comeing to the Country, and particularly for our conduct in the old french War ; wherein We exerted ourselves, and brought in many Scalps and Prisoners to You. -- On the breaking out of the last War we were again applied to for our Assistance, and told that it was for our Country, which the French wanted to Creep into by different ways, that the War was Commenced ; and, that, should You & We be favor'd so much by the Almighty, as to Lay the French under, We should then be a happy People, and Enjoy our Lands in Peace.

We were in hopes after the Reduction of Canada, of Seeing that happy Time ; but to our great concern, the Western, and other foolish Nations, soon removed that wished for Prospect, by falUng upon our Brethren, their Forts and Settlements ; on which We were again applied to by You, to Rise and help to punish those unthinking People. This appear'd to Us so Reasonable, that We complied (remembering, as We before observ'd, the Engagements our fore Fathers had enter'd into) and fell upon some of Them, and their Settlements, last Winter ; in which we were Successfull ; and now our People are with the Army to Assist in punishing or bringing to Reason, those bad People ; thinking that after those Nations were brought to their Senses, We and our young Men should sit down, & enjoy Peace, agreable to what was told Us. But, Brother, to our very great Concern, We understand from many People, that in a short time, some of our