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Lastly my Brethren, Let my tears be wipd of, for the Death of my Brother Henry, by a letter toGreat King George, wich i beseech you to subscribe in my Behalf, lest i might loose the Fruit of somany years’ toil, trouble and charges. And i assure you, as soon as the Lord shall enable me, youshall not find me ungratefull. And as I have not been unmindfull hitherto, but remembered youat the Throne of Grace, so i shall in Times to come.
The Lord be with you and your Love with me, who amBeloved Brethren your Loving Brother
Servant and Intercessor by God
taatsborough y e 15 |h of January 1756.
(Addressed) To Abraham Petersen, Paulus Petersen,
Niclas and the Rest of the Brethren ofthe Mohawks of the Castle at Canadshohare.
PROPOSED ADDRESS TO THE KING IN FAVOR OF THE REV D M R HARTWICK.
To the Great Sachem of the Brittish Nation George the Second of Great Brittain, France andIreland King, Defender of the pure Christian Faith Nursing Father of the seven IndianNations of America
The humble Address of the Chiefs and others of the Mohawk Indians of Canad SchoharyMay it please Your Majesty !
Whereas We from a long Experience, are convinced, not only of Your Majestys Power and Incli-nation, to defend your subjects from the Insults and Attacks of their Ennemies, but also of yourMajesty’s Faithfullness in Performing your Covenants with your Majesty’s alliance and Protectionbefore that of the French King against all attemts of the latter to intice and move us to the Con-trary and therefore both formerly and now in particular lately, being moved thereunto, by ourBrother General Johnsen have renewed the Covenant Chain subsisting between Your Majesty andthe Six Nations, and increased it, with lincking another Nation to it, by wich means Your MajestysInterest is become ours, wich now, after the famous and glorious Battel and Victory fought andobtained against and over the French Army at Lake George, under the Wise Conduct of our braveBrother General Johnsen, since it costs us a good proportion of our best and noblest Blood , ourCaptain Henry besides more being killd in it, to wich Victory on this occasion w T e take the
opportunity humbly and heartily to congratulate Your Majesty, is become still more so. Hence,and from many considerations more it is morally impossible for us, That we should undertake, door advize any thing, to the Hurt of Your Majesty’s or our Brethren’s Your Faithful Subjects Interest.
And whereas We, who live between Your Majesty’s and the French Kings Territories naturallymust know better, what is conducive to the Defension of the Fronteer of Your Majestys Dominionsin America , than those living remoter can know.
Therefore do we hope, that Your Majesty will graciously indulge us humbly to advize somethingconcerning the Savety of the extreme Parts of Your Majesty’s Dominions.
By long Experience we know, that the Guarding the Provinces of Your Majesty against theIncroachments and Insults of a foreign Enemy, by Means depending on an Assembly the Membersthereof, for the greatest Part live remote from, them, is a very precarious and ineffectual Method,a nd therefore humbly take upon us, to propose another, vizt.
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