PAPERS RELATING TO THE SUSQUEHANNAH RIVER.

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The Govern 1 desired them to make up the differences amongst themselves about SusquehannaRiver in a civil and peaceable way, that being don to send word to the Governo r , and that then hewill give them fuller orders about it.

At a Council held Aprill 29 th , 1684.

P’sent The Governo'

M r Lucas Santen

J. Spragg. Coll Lewis Morris.

Mr. Will m Welch said Govern' Penn had a desire to treat w‘ h the Indians of Susquehannah River by the consent of the Governo' of New-York .

Mr. Lloyd said that Govern ' Penn complained of y e unkind usages and sinister dealings of thepeople of Albany who caused him to be put to a vast expence in bringing down the Indians and thedesire of Govern' Penn was that hath already bin expended may be valued and som considerationhad to the loss of time and monies.

Governo ' Dongan replyed that as for the charges M r Penn had bin at he had nothing to say to it, ^that they of Albany have suspition it is only to get away their trade and that M r . Penn hath landallready more than he can people these many yeares that the Indians have long since given over theirland to this Govern 1 and advised them to write over to the Duke about it.

Mr Lloy &. M r . Welch desired a letter from the Govemo r to the Indians w oh was not granted.

FATHER LAMBERYILLE TO M. DE LA BARRE.

[Paris Doc. It.]

February 10, 1684.

The man named Oreouak6 of Cayuga told me also that he would go to Montreal to see you. ’Tisbe who caused Father de Carheil to withdraw and who treacherously brought the six Tionnontatesto Cayuga. He is extremely proud. Sorennoa and he are the two most considerable Captains ofCayuga. It was of this Oreouak6 that the English of Albany (formerly Orange) made use to pre-vent Sieur Penn purchasing the Country of the Andastognes who have been conquered by theIroquois and the English of Marilande.

ABSTRACT OF THE PROPOSALLS OF THE ONOUNDAGES AND CAYOUGES SACHEMS AT

NEW YORK , 2. August 1684.

[Loml. Doc. IV.]

That the English will protect them from the French otherwise they shall loose all the Beaver andhunting.

That they have put themselves and their lands under the Protection of the King and have givenSusquehannah River to the Government of New York of which they desire it may be a Branch, andunder which they will shelter themselves from the French .