The Minutes of the preceding Council being read, Mr. _Logan_, in pursuance of the Board's Direction of Yesterday, reported, on behalf of himself, and the other Gentlemen to whom it was recommended, that they had confer'd with Mr. _Kinsey_, and requested him to consult the other Members of the Assembly concerning the making a Present to the _Indians_; and that Mr. _Kinsey_ having collected the Sentiments of several Members of the Assembly in Town, whom he had confer'd with on that Subject, found them generally of Opinion, that a Present should at this Time be made; but that they had declined nominating any Sum: However, that Mr. _Kinsey_ had given it as his own Opinion, that the Governor and Council might go as far as _three hundred Pounds_.
And accordingly it is refer'd to Mr. _Logan_, Mr. _Preston_, and Mr. _Lawrence_, to consider of, and prepare a proper List of the Goods whereof the Present should be composed, to the Value of _three hundred Pounds_, as aforesaid; advising with the Interpreter as to the Quantity and Quality.
At a C O U N C I L held at the Proprietor's, the 9th of _July_, P. M. 1742.
The Honourable _G E O R G E T H O M A S_, Esq; Lieutenant-Governor.
_James Logan_, } _Samuel Preston_, } Esqrs; _Robert Strettell_, } _Abraham Taylor_, }
The C H I E F S of the _Six Nations_. _S A S S O O N A N_, and the _Delawares_. _N U T I M U S_, and the _Fork-Indians_. _C O N R A D W E I S E R_, Interpreter.
The Governor spoke to the Chiefs of the _Six Nations_, as follows:
'The last Time the Chiefs of the _Six Nations_ were here, they were informed, that your Cousins, a Branch of the _Delawares_, gave this Province some Disturbance about the Lands the Proprietor purchased from them, and for which their Ancestors had received a valuable Consideration above _fifty-five_ Years ago, as appears by a Deed now lying on the Table.--Sometime after this, _Conrad Weiser_ delivered to your Brother _Thomas Penn_ your Letter, wherein you request of him, and _James Logan_, that they would not buy Land, &c.--This has been shewn to them and interpreted; notwithstanding which they have continued their former Disturbances, and have had the Insolence to write Letters to some of the Magistrates of this Government, wherein they have abused your good Brethren, our worthy Proprietaries, and treated them with the utmost Rudeness and Ill-Manners. Being loth, from our Regard to you, to punish them as they deserve, I sent two Messengers to inform them that you were expected here, and should be acquainted with their Behaviour.--As you, on all Occasions, apply to us to remove all white People that are settled on Lands before they are purchased from you, and we do our Endeavours to turn such People off; we now expect from you, that you will cause these _Indians_ to remove from the Lands in the Forks of Delaware, and not give any further Disturbance to the Persons who are now in Possession.'