MANUSCRIPTS OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON.
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sell any of their Lands, the Purchase ought to be made in his Majesty’s Name and at the PublickCharge.
As we find it has been usual upon former Occasions when an Interview has been held with the Indiansfor the other Neighbouring Governments in Alliance with them to send Commissioners to be joined withthose of New York , And as the present weavering Disposition of the Indians equally Effects theother Provinces, We have wrote to the Governor of Virginia, Pensylvania , Maryland , New Hamp-shire, Massachusetts Bay and New Jersey , desiring them to represent to their respective Assemblysthe Utility and necessity of this Measure and to Urge them to make proper provision for it; Andtherefore it will be necessary that when you have Settled the Time and place of Meeting, you shouldgive them early notice of it; And this leads us to recommend one thing more to Your Attention, andthat is to take care that all the Provinces be (if practicable) comprized in one General Treaty tobe made in his Majesties name, it appearing to us that the Practice of each Province making a SeparateTreaty for itself in its own Name is very improper and may be attended with great inconvenience tohis Majesties Service
So we bid you heartily farewell and are
Your very loving Friends & Hum ble Servants
Dunk Halifax
To S r Danvers Osborn Gov r of New York J. Grenville
Albany June 1754 Dupplin
a true Copy of the Original Exam d by Gw. Banyar D. Secrey
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And also were read the following papers from the Commissioners of Indian Affairs at Albany , (viz)
At a Meeting of the Commissioners of Indian Affairs at M r Lutteridges.
Present
Coll 0 Myndert SchuylerRobert Saunders Esq r )Mayor of the City jSyb 4 Van Schaak Recorder
Cap 1 Hubert Marshall Command r ofthe Fort.
Cornelius Cuyler 'i
John Beekmau j
John Renselaer " Esq r3
‘ Jacob Conradt Ten EyckPeter Winne
Peter Wraxall Secretary-
His Honour the Lieu 4 Governor The Honourable James De Lancey Esq r having directed Coll 0Myndert Schuyler to convene the Commissioners of Indian Affairs that they might consult togetherif they had any matters in particular to recommend to his Honour upon the approaching Interviewwith the Six Nations.
In Consequence hereof the Commissioners are of Opinion, that the Six Nations who now live dis-persed & Confused, should in the most earnest manner be exhorted to unite and dwell together intheir respective Castles, And that the Mohawk Nation should live in one Castle only.
That his honour apply to the Onondaga Indians in particular to direct and exhort them to livetogether in one Castle according to their Antient and prudent Custom, and to cause all their friendsand Relations wheresoever dispersed to join them, particularly those who have Separated them-selves ami live at present at Sweegassie where die French have lately Fortified, have a Garrison andwhere a French Missionary constantly resides in order to draw them off from our Alliance. At thisSweegassie the French have lately made a Settlement of Indians belonging to the Six Nations ofwhich the greatest part are from Onondaga & Cayouge.