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apprehensions of death, however was prevailed with [to make a will, by which has constitutedMr. Delaval his executor, his affairs are in great confusion and he judged to be indebted £300.besides what his engagements may be to you, his Excell: being at Albany. The Councill sealed upthe office in which state it now remains and will continue until His Excell 8 pleasure be knowen.Mr Knight in the mean time does the service of the office. Last night I received a letter from hisExcell; in which aduiseth that the French had assaulted the Senaquaes, and were worsted, report byother hands saying the French had 300 men killed, the certainty wants confirmation, however, itsconsequence is like to be very injurious to us, we having already very little trade, besides are likelyto be ingaged in a bloody warr. whose events is uncertain, we are strangely surprised with the frenchproceedings, not knowing what moves them to invade liis Maj tys dominions, without giving notice,and so soon after the publication of the treaty of Commerce betwixt the two Crowns —P the nextwhich will be Jacob Maurits His Excell: will give you a full account of his resolves, he having sent

a messenger to the French which is not yet returned. Five days agoe, My Lord Effigham.

Sr Robert Parker arryved here from Virginia, he laments the Governours absence otherwise wersatisfied with his entertainments : all your friends are well, my wife kisseth your hands and joinswith me in the request that you would give our duty to our Father, our service to Major Baxter, towhom please to excuse not writing, being strained with time, and accept of the assurance that I am

Sir

Your affectionate friend and most humble servant

Ja Graham

INFORMATION GIVEN BY SEVERALL INDIANS TO THE GOVERNOR. AT ALBANY,

6. AUG. 1687.

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The Gov r of Canada last fall, sent w r ord to the Sachems of all the Five Nations to come and speakwith him at Cadarachqui this spring, which wee acquainted His Excellency withall, but in pursu-ance to his Excell 0 ! 3 commands wee being the King of England subjects, thought ourselfs nowaysobliged to hearken to him, and therefore refused to go, and shortly after we heard by an OnondageIndian that had lived long at Cadarachqui, that the Gov r of Canida had a design to warr upon us, forhee had seen a great deal of amunicion and iron Dubletts brought to Cadarachqui, and that a French-man at Cadarachqui told him, that they would warr with all the Five Nations , About ten days afterwee gott the news, that the Gov r of Canida with his army was seen encampt att the side of the Lakewith many Canoes about halfe way between Onnondage and Cadarachqui: upon which they sent ahundred men to the Lake side to spy; who see a Barke neer Irondequat the landing place a lyeingby and not at anker they sent four men in a Canoe to haile them, their orders from the Sachemsbeing expressly not to doe the French any harme, and when they hailed them, the French answeredin base language: Enustoganhorrio, squa, which is as much in their language as the Devil take you,whereupon they paddled for the shore, and told the rest of their companions, what answer they had,the hundred men went forthwith to the Castles, and told the Sachems, what they had seen, whoforthwith sent twenty men to spy what theire designe was, and they see another Barke come to thefirst, and while they were theire as scouts spied a great many of the Twichtwich Indians come byland, and had almost environed them before they were awarr of them: the twenty men seeing this,