doubtless favor me or him with directions on that head. In justice I cannot say less of his readiness in the discharge of his Duty and. the reasonableness of his accot^. and I hope you will excuse my freedom in writing you upon a subject which I cannot help viewing in a favorable Light, and which I thought it my duty to recommend to your attention. Gen^. Gage.

Endorsement.

"April S*! 1767. To Gen^. Gage concerning M^^. Croghan's Accdts."

SPEECH OF THE MOHAWKS AND SCOHAREE INDIANS,

TO SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON BARONET &CA5 RELATIVE TO A LATE PURCHASE MADE AT SCHOHAREE.

Abraham Speaker, Brother Gorah Warraghiiyagey

We are come to acquaint you with a very extraordinary Affair which we were Yesterday made acquainted with by some of our Neighbours of Scoharee, and as it concerns, us, We would be glad to hear from You the reason of such doings. It is concerning the Lands we Sold when the Governor was at your House last Fall, for the use of Hannis Lawyer and his Associates, from whom we then received the full consideration for which we agreed, and now we understand that Lawyer and his friends, are to have but one half of it -- To us, such doings appear strange, and I believe You would think hard of us were We to act so. We cannot therefore in Justice to them People (who have been long about that Tract, and at a good deal of Expence besides, the purchase money) allow the Land to be Surveyed for People with whom are not acquainted neither did we ever hear of the least intention they had in purchasing them Lands, and if they had applyed, we could not think of leting them, or any other sett of People have the Land which we had so long ago promised to the purchasers, which you may remember --