SW_JP1796_096

The Brothertown Indians are under the particular Care of the State of New York; there are three men appointed by Government as Commissioners, or Superintendents of their Lands &;c. Two of whom are friends, viz. Edward Prior and Thomas Eddy, both of New York; the third is Col. Floyd, a repu-table Man, and friend to these People: Four of these In-dians, viz. David Fowler, John Toohie, John Skesuck, and Isaac Wauby, have received Com-missions of the Peace from