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280 they had formerly agreed not to give any credit to any message, sent from the English by Indians; thinking, if the English would have peace with them, they would come themselves; "So soon, therefore, as you came, it was as if the weather changed; and a great cloud passed away, and we could think again on our ancient friendship with our brethren, the English. We have thought since that time, more on the English than ever before, although the French have done all, in their power, to prejudice our young men against the English. Since you now come the second time, we think it is God's work; he pities us, that we should not all die; and if we should not accept of the peace offered to us, we think God would forsake us."

In discourse, they spoke about preaching, and said, "They wished many times to hear the word of God; but they were always afraid the English would take that opportunity to bring them into bondage." They invited me to come and live amongst them; since I had taken so much pains in bringing a peace about between them and the Englijh. I told them, "It might be, that when the peace was firmly established, I would come to proclaim the peace and love of God to them."

In the evening arrived a message, with a string of wampum, to a noted Indian, Ketiuscund, to come to Wenango, to meet the Unami chief, Quitahicung there; he said that a French Mohock had killed a Delaware Indian; and when he was asked why he did it? He said the French bid him do it.

2d.—Early before we set out, I gave 300 wampums to the Cayugas, to buy some corn for their horses; they agreed that I should go before to the general, to acquaint him of their coming. The Beaver creek being very high,