We now acquaint You that as some of our People lately were on the Hunt, about Kayaderossres Creek and the Lakes in that Quarter, They, to their surprise discovered several Settlements of English there, -- They would not go near them, till they had acquainted Us of it -- We now tell You Brother, that we intend to send some of our Soberst, & most Sensible People, to desire these People to move off of our Lands, which we hope they will without farther trouble, as they have no Right to it.

Then They Ended

Sir William told them. He would send their Request to the Lieut. Governor, who. He did not doubt would do all in his Power to see Justice done to Them : and that as soon as he Received his Answer, would acquaint them therewith : then desired, that they would by no means, have any Dispute with the People living thereon.

A true Copy from the Original A true Copy Witham Marsh

Gw Banyab D Secr^y Secry for Ind^. ilfFairs

SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON. 811

HON: OL: DELAKCEY TO SIR W: JOHNSON.

Deer 20. 17 4

Sir

The Enclos'd Account will shew You the State of the Moniys paid & still to be paid on the Lands I purchased of You as J 1'^ Cosbys Attorney the Tract on the North side of the Moha\/ks River which was expressly sold for 21000 Acres appears by Sur^ ey performed by one Christopher Yates to contain only 18000 wl 'ch makes a Deficiency of 3000 Acres & that calculated at 5s 8| an acre amounts to the sum 856,5,0 and this sum together with 'he Quit Rents due on Each Tract the moneys paid you and the Indians with the Principal and Interest due on the Mortgage to the late Sir Peter Warren including a debt also due to his Estute from Henry Cosby Esq"^ deceased for Rent u-pon a Lease of Turtle Bay, which Debt is Secured and protected by the Morgage, Make the whole sum amoimt to 8016,17,2^ when the moneys to be paid M^^s Cosby for the land is no more than 65001 q^i a Supposition therefore that I am to pay the Quit Rents, Mortgage, Debt on Lease, there will be a Ballance due to me from M'^ Cosby on Account of these Lands amounting to the Sum of ^1516,17,2^ as it will be extreamly hard for me to put up with my proportion of this Loss it will be equally hard and perhaps more so upon my Partners James Jauncey, Peter Remsen and Goldsbrow Banyar who you well Know are equally concerned in the purchase with me I must therefore desire you to write to M^^ Cosby as soon as possible represent to Her the Hardship upon myself and partners and use all the influence in your power to prevail upon her to Settle with Lady Warren and pay off and discharge immediately the Principal and Interest due on the mortgage as also the Debt or Lease for as that debt is secured by the Mortgage it must be also discharged (if insisted upon) whenever the moneys due on the Mortgage are paid.