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 --

Brother w^e declared to the Governor at the time the Deed lay on your Table ready to be Signed, and gave him our reasons then for it. which together with the carefull manner everything was then

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done, We imagined there never could be any the least squable about it hereafter, but in short Brother, we are sorry to see that tlie white People (who have more sense than we) will for the sake of geting Land wrong one another, since that is the case, what are we Indians to expect from You. Brother

We have no more to say to the Subject but to request you will let us know if you can the reason for such doings, if you cannot. We would then beg of you to enquire of the Governor, who no doubt is acquainted with every thing relative to that affair, as it was transacted in his presence. Ended.

Sir William told them that he was an entire Stranger to the cause of such a division as was now proposed to be made of the Land they mentioned, but would at their request transmit what they now had said on the Subject, to the Governor, whose answer he would communicate to them on receipt thereof.