To promote all this, I do now, on behalf of the Great King, and his subjects, renew, strengthen and brighten this Chain, assuring you that it shall be held fast, and kept bright, on the part of the English, and that it shall last for ever, if you do your parts to preserve it. I hoplfe that you have too much sense of its value to expose it to any danger, and that you will Treasure up my advice as essential to your own Happiness.

A large Covenant Chain Belt 13 Rows black, with white Squares. A true Copy from the Records

Examined by M^ R<1 Shuckburgh Secry. for Ind. Affairs.

SPEECH OF DECHARHIOGA CHIEF OF THE CANAJOHAPJES TO SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON.

ON MONDAY THE IItH JULY 1774 A FEW HOURS BEFORE SIR Wm's

decease & in presence of the six nations. Brother

It is with Pain I am under the necessity of Complaining again against that old Rogue, the old Disturber of our village, George Klock. You are long acquainted with his Artifices, and evil Conduct, and you have often assured us you had applied for Redress ; but whatever is the Reason, we never yet Obtained any Satisfaction, and we begin to be doubtful whether the English will afford it to us, for which reason we are driven to the necessity of mentioning our Grievances to you in the Presence of the whole

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