NORTH



AMERICAN



INDIANS.



all the country to Corlear's government:
what they have done by giving this belt."
  On another occasion the Senecas replied to
ard at Albany, when messengers had arriv
governor of Canada with complaints against,
lows:
  "We were sent for and are come, and have
you said to us, that Clorlear has great comb



both from Virginia and
from Canada may possi
young men have taken E
dio, the governor of Cai
only permits his people
der, lead, and axes, to
mies, but sends them
which he sends, knock
and our enemies carry
would have brought ou
are soldiers, and could I



Car
ibly
3orn
nad.
to c
the
thitl
our
the
r br,
bear



we confirm

Lord How,
ed from the
them as folb



heard what
dlaint of us,



iada ; what they complain of
be true, that some of our
e of their aoods, but Younien-
t, is the cause of it. He not
arry ammunition, auns, pow-
Ticebticebronoouts, ou r ene-
her on purpose; these guns
'beaver-hunters on the head,



e



bt
th
t l-



some French in their way to o
them, carrying ammunition, +
them. This is aareeable to oi
may therefore openly own it, th
er it be practised by the Christ
  "When the governor of (C
chain, he calls us children. ar
you must hold fast the chain,
will protect you as a father d
protection, to speak thus wit]
timle to knock us on the head
with ammunition ? He alwa
and you are my children; anib
children, for taking these g(
Assariaoa, we must complain
lord, and govern this country



?ave
ren.
is I
mur e
vhic
Lir eI

ians
Lau tdI



r to Canada, that we
  Our beaver-hunters
o longer. They met
nemies, and very near
h our men took from
istom in wars; and we
h we knownot wheth-
in such like cases.
a speaks to us of the



d saith, I amn
and I will do
)th his childr
1 his lips, and
, by assisting <
ss savs I amn



youir father,



the
en.
at i
)Ur
yo1.



same, I
  Is this
[he same
enemies
ir father,



d yet he is angry with his
lods. But 0 Corlear! 0



to youi; you Corlear are a
I; is it just that our father



is going to fight with us for these thirms, or-is it well
done ?  We rejoiced when La Sal was sent over the
great water; and when Perot was removed, becalise they
had furnished our enemies with ammunition; but we



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