Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I
24 blew coats
24 laced hatts 24 p r shoes with buckles
400 weight of lead
barrell
1000 flints
shirts
grose of tobacco pipes, wood and tinn
22 dozen hose
2 grose of knives
30 gunn barrills and locks
6 pound of vermillion
30 brasse kettles
Prime cost in England of the above goods £200 sterling.
A list of presents added by the government of New Yorke.
piece of duffils
100 hatchetts
2 cask of Swan shott
54£ lbs tobacco in roll 2 grose pipes
7 barrills powder 14 large kettles
Wampum £3. 9.
7 pieces of white hamills for shirts
28 gallons rumm
All which cost in New York money, For provision to the Indians and repairing their arms Cash for Messengers, Indian Scouts for intelligence of the Enemyes motion p d by Mr Dellius, Mr. Barker, Maj r Schuyler
k Major Wessells
From England £200 stg in New York money is
£1695413 130 19
100 00
260 00 In all £660
4 11£
COUNT FKONTENAc's EXPEDITION AGAINST THE ONONDAGAS.
At a Meeting of the Sachems of the Five Nations at Albany the first of October 1696. Present
His Excell. Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, &c. Coll. Nicholas Bayard
William Pinhorne Esq r
Major Peter Schuyler Matth: Clarkson, Esq r Sec*.
The May r Aldermen of Albany &c Sanonguirese a Sachim of the Mohaques was Speaker Brother Cayenquiragoe
We returne you thanks for what you have said the day before yesterday in condoling of our losse, and for the kettles which you gave us to boyle our victuals in the room of those that are lost by the enemy as also for the two Belts of Wampum given us as a token of your sincerity, by which our hearts are mightily rejoiced and lifted up in this our poor condition.