Fauquiere, but Governor Penn shews the greatest readiness to cooperate with me, and tells me that he shall lay the matter before his Assembly, & recommend it in the strongest manner to them, to concur with him in the most certain expedients for the Removal of all the People settled on the Indian's Lands within the Province, which has been hitherto attempted in vain by Proclamations, and Threats of Military Execution and also in order to enable him effectualy to exert the Powers of Government, to frame such a Law as will be fully sufficient to compel those Intruders to pay due submission to the Civil Authority.

There are hopes therefore that something effectual will be done in this Business, which appears to be one of the main objects of the Indian's disgust, and may be said to be a real Grievance. I am with great Regard Dear Sir,

your most obedient, humble servant,

Sr. W™. Johnson Bar*. Tho^. Gagl.

SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON. 893

SIR W^. JOHNSON TO GEN'L GAGE.

Johnson-hall December 24th. 1767.

Dear Sir,

I have your favors of the G'h and 14^1^ of this Inst, and I am very glad to find that you have wrote in the manner you mention to the Governors which will I hope produce more attention to the Redress of the Grievances complained of.

The main object of the Indians resentment is what they will not probably be so ingenious as to confess. -- But it is obvious to me that the first principle of their discontent arises from the natural apprehensions they have of our growing power, which they cannot view without the utmost jealousy, accompanied by a fear which they will not however acknowledge, under these Circumstances they are doubtless alarmed upon every Occasion How much more must such alarms be increased when so many of those who are now his MajestysSubjects, as well as pthers, find an Interest in contributing to strengthen their Suspicions & render their discontent subservient to their private purposes, when so many of his Majestys natural born Subjects, have been guilty of Murder, fraud, and Intrusion, and when they are not only disappointed of the promised redress, but also of the presents favors and benefits they were told of if we succeeded in our War with France -- Many promises were found necessary to be made by the Government, & by Commanders in Chief &<='^ which they see no prospect of our performing, these together with the Wrongs & Intrusions they continue to meet with are to them a plain manifestation of our dislike & of our intentions to destroy their Libertys -- Thus Excited by Revenge for present Injuries, and alarmed at their Apprehensions of the future their politicks Lead them to make incursions upon us for the Gratification of their darling passion, and to destroy & retard tlie Growth of these Settlements which they fear will finally swallow them up.