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26 &; 1 of the week no Meeting for Worship nor But little Buisenys Done as to the Treaty, only explaineing a letter the Indians got Rote to Capt Brant in answer to a message he had sent them By the man who Came as an Interpreter But Said the man Could inform Brant of what was Done as they thought he had his stomack full this man Brought a message from the Westeren Indians, To the Six nations wherein they mentioned they had a Great Deal of Trouble of Late &; that the British Stoodby &; Did not help them meaning as I Suppose the battle they had with Gen Wayn and wishd they had Taken there Advice last year But it was not ther fault that Did not, I Suppose they Blamed the British, &; that if the United States would agree to the line made last year when they were together there would be Peace &; wished them to Return as Soon as they Could &; that they Proposed to hold a Treaty next Spring 27 Sagorecy a Tuscarora Chief Calld to See us at our Lodgings &; in Conversation mentioned as other Indians Did that the White People wanted to Push them Quight of the Land I Gave him a Knife which which he appeard much pleasd Thomas Green a white man who hath an Indian wife &; lives amongst them Interpreted for us 28 had a Publick Council in which the Commisinor Informed the Indians the Conditions the Chain of Friendship is to be Brightened. which is that the line Between the United States &; the Seneca Indians Shall be Extended as far as the State of Pennsylvania Westword &; Southward which we understood would Take in 800000 acres