ORIGIN OF THIE



are informed that the Mohawks, Oneydoes,



and Cayu aas,



have buried



the



live remotest off, are come to d
iii the chain the Cahnowas y
therefore that an axe on our
one of Assarigoa's. 0 Corlear,
for laying hold of one end of ti
great Governor of Virginia, no
the axe, but more especially
from your heart. Noxv we hia
and a straight chain that cann
peace is planted so firmly, that
us on both sides hold the cha
what you said of the aieat E
other side of the great water.



nowas wil



come



them not make an



or that
the you
thou ghf
be stror
of the
c astles



the h
keep
our a



I
y



their feet arn
ng men con
we live fart
iger and brib
mischief thc



Df V



ire-nia



eads of your
on the foot ol
rins as friend



1S



hither to o
r excuse thi
e sore. If ti



.ie; we shall
hest off, and
t hter.  We t
it has been
ind MNfarylam
ivers, nor ne
,he mountain
w; we shall n



m already.
o the same, a
rour friends.
)art may be
0 ('orlear! x
ie axe; and v
t only for tb
for your ptu
.ve a new ch
ot be broken
it cannot be



in fast. W4
;achein that
You tell us 1
;trengtihen t
it ti.ey are ol
[Lie old Sacde



not fail to



then
inder
done
1, we



the n(
stand
to th
must



Ononldagas,
Now we that
nd to incluide
  We desire
buried with
ve thank you
ve thank you,
rowilng aside
ttilg all evil
ain, a strong
; the tree of"
removed; let
e understand
lives on the
that the Calh-
he chain ; let
Ad and feeble,
iIn cannot, let
come hither,
exv chain xvill
that because
e people and
not coyne to



ar your plantations, but
S, for there we lay down
ot be trusted for tihe fit-



thre, but lookc
  We agree, h
ly stay away f
tude to Corlea.
suade your grn
past; you are
we shall now
We have now I
or of Virginia,
briaht by him
  "'The other



Cayu



gas



have



d on as rol)bers.
oxvever, to the ptroposition, and shrall whol-
romn Virginia.  And then we do no grati-



r, who has been a
eat Governor of V



wvse
ro a
done
let
and
nati(



I ln giving
, path whif
] speaking t
the chain
we shall d
1ns from th



ea

bc
0h

bE
10 1
le .



t



so great



pains



-iroinia to foro-et
r to Corlear's ad
was never trod
Corlear and the
. forever kept c]
the sarne.
MVohawk's count



to per-
wvhat is
vice, for
before.
govern-
lear and



rv to the



                             -  -- 7  ---
delivered up the Susquehauna River, and



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