One of the principal Causes of this War was the Apparent Change in our behavior to the Indians, the Want of proper Agents with fit Power amongst them, and the Alarming Circumstance of our being the Sole Europeans here by the reduction of Canada, -- Those Numerous Nations to whom we were introduced by the Conquest had their Natural aversions -- aggravated by this circumstance, & our Old Allies began to be much alarmed at it This was one of the Natural consequences of our great Encrease of our advancem* into this Country & of the Enlargement of our connections with them & could only be surmounted by degrees by favors & a seeming Attention to their Interests, establishments for their Affairs, & some summary Method of Obtaining Justice our people are not inclined to do this. They began to think them unworthy attention they Encroached upon them. Insulted, & wronged them, and altho they paid dear for this during the Indian War, yet no sooner was it terminated in 1764, than elated thereby, & by the Conquest of Canada, and seemingly insensible that this Conquest had encreased the Number of our Indian Enemys & rendered the Managing them an Allair of much more difficulty than before they pushed on their Encroachments, & at last began to proceed to Rob & Murder thern wherever they met them the Geni turn & Sentiments of our people will in spight of convict^ Lead them to those Errors, -- ^The plan w^h came over that Year met with Sev^ delays, and thereby time was given to all those whose imediate prospects of advantage might be frustrated by its Establishment to represent' the Necessity of a Gen' Indulgence to Trade where they pleased. The French in the Indian Country were at the bottom of this, they knew that if once they were permitted to bring Goods there they could secure that part of the Trade to themselves by their Politicks, The event has Justified this.