Papers Relating to an Act of the Assembly of the Province of New-York For encouragement of the Indian trade, &c. and for prohibiting the selling of Indian goods to the French, viz. of Canada

You tell us, that when about Seven Years ago you heard, by our Brother _Onas_, of our Claim to some Lands in your Province, you took no Notice of it, believing, as you say, that...

_T h i s settles the divine Right of Government beyond Exception, and that for two Ends: First to terrify evil Doers; Secondly to cherish those that do well; which gives Governm...

A N D forasmuch as in the Government of so great a Country, sudden Accidents do often happen, whereunto it will be necessary to apply Remedy before the Freeholders of the said P...

T H A T all Elections of Members, or Representatives of the People and Freemen of the Province of _Pensilvania_, to serve in provincial Council or general Assembly to be held wi...

The _Conoy Indians_ have informed us, that they sent you a Message, some Time ago, to advise you, that they were ill used by the white People in the Place where they had lived,...

About ten Days before his Excellency left _Albany_, a Party of upwards of seventy Men, consisting of some of each Nation, went against _Canada_: Some Christians were of the Part...

A N D W H E R E A S, the Proprietary and Governor hath, according to that Charter, issued out Writs to the respective Sheriffs of the _six_ Counties of this Province, to summon...

We have considered what you said concerning your Title to some Lands now in our Province, and also of the Place where they lie. Altho' we cannot admit your Right, yet we are so...

A N D that all the Inhabitants of this Province and Territories thereof, whether Purchasers or others, may have the last worldly Pledge of my good and kind Intentions to them an...

Now I have brought this Account to the Time your Excellency arriv'd; what has happen'd since, your Excellency knows better than I can by any means inform you. From the whole, it...

Brother of _New-York; According to your Exhortation in your Speech to us, we are firmly united together from this Time, to act as having one Heart; the_ Messesagues _are in the...

You told us Yesterday, that since there was now nothing in Controversy between us, and the Affair of the Land was settled to your Satisfaction, you would now brighten the Chain...

_Canassatego_ then proceeded to give an Answer to what was said to them the 2d Instant, relating to _Le Tort_'s Letter: 'That they had, in Council, considered in what Manner the...

After the Governor had concluded, Mr. _Logan_ return'd an Answer to that Part of _Canassatego_'s Speech which related to him, and said, 'That not only upon the Account of his La...

While the Interpreter was at the more distant _Indian_ Castles, Mr. _William Johnson_ was indefatigable among the _Mohawks_; he dressed himself after the _Indian_ Manner, made f...

This is not true, for only carrying Goods to the _French_, which are proper for the _Indian Trade_, is prohibited. The Trade as to other Things, is left in the same State it was...

C o n r a d W e i s e r, C o r n e l i u s S p r i n g, _Interpreters_. And a great Number of the Inhabitants of _Philadelphia_.

The _French_ have, with much Industry, settled small Colonies, and built stockaded Forts at all the considerable Passes between the Lakes, except between _Cataracui Lake_ (calle...

The Humble Petition and Representation of _Samuel Baker, Samuel Storke, John Bayeux, Richard Jeneway, Robert Hackshaw, Joseph Low, Joseph Paice, George Streatfield, William Park...

A N D I do hereby grant, that all the vacant Land within the Bounds and Limits of the said City, shall remain open as a free Common of Pasture, for the Use of the Inhabitants of...