Indeed the Discontent now amongst them is the more dangerous as it is carried on under disguise and their conferences secret. The want of settling the Boundary Line & the Neglect of establishing many other points of the Plan, as well as redressing Grievances of which agreable to my orders I gave them assurances long since, appears to me to be the principal cause of their jealousy, I have often spoke to them to remove the French family's and M'^' Croghan shall have farther directions on that head, as they do us much harm.

M"* Croghan has full directions Concerning the Trade and is to make enquiry into the complaints Exhibited ag*"* Lt Hay, The traders there as also at y*^ other Posts are I beheve only quiet because the most of those that chose it have gone out without Liberty on this and many other subjects I have now wrote L^ Shelburne and oil'ered my thoughts as he desired towards such a remedy as I judge might be apphed without much Clamour In my last from his Lordship he writes me that he has sent positive orders to the Gov'^' of N. York concerning Lands, and to you, to cooperate & give y assistance in removing tlie South" Intrusions &c the difficulty attending which from the unwillingness of the Col^. to call for military aid I have observed to him.

This moment I have received advice of the death of the chiet all the Senecas, the Messengers dispatched on that occasion being not yet arrived, I know no particulars but I expect that it will occasion some considerable change for the worse am^t these