may be sent over and shown to the Great King.

Brother Cayenquiragoe.

We again thank you for the Message you have brought us from the Great King. And we pray you to send again to him for us with all vigour and speed, and to lay before the King what we have here said, faile not in writing, faile not to let the King know it. five Beavers to the man that writes, to pay for paper, penn and ink.

We'give these

Brother Cayenquiragoe

We desire you to acquaint the Great King as before, that we are a small people and he has a great people and many canoes with great gunns, we desire you to write to him to

know whether he will

send them to destroy Canida or not against the next time the trees grow green ; and if he will not send forces to destroy Canada then to send us word thereof that we may make peace for ourselves forever, or for some time.

And we earnestly pray you will desire the Great King to send us an answer by the next time the trees grow green. He laid down a bundle of six beavers.

COUNT FRONTENAc's EXPEDITION AGAINST THE ONONDAGAS.

At a meeting of the Sachims of the Five Nations at Albany Octob. 2 d 1696. Present

His Excell. Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, &c. Coll. Nich. Bayard } > of the Council William Pinhorne Esq.

Major Peter Schuyler, ) Matth Clarkson Esq. Secy. The May Recorder & Aldermen of Albany &c :