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 :

Dackashhata a Sachem of the Sennekes was Speaker Brother Cayenquiragoe

We come to condole the losse you daily receive having daily alarms of skulking partyes of the enemy doing mischiefe. Then laid down a Belt of Wampum. Brother Cayenquiragoe

am come with the whole House to consider what tends to the comon good of the whole

House Brother Cayenquiragoe

We come here to quicken the fire, and renew the Covenant chain. Brother Cayenquiragoe

We come to renew the Covenant chain with all the brethren of New England, Connecticutt, New Yorke, the Jerseys, Pensilvania, Maryland and Virginia that they may partake of the warmth of the fire.

Brother Cayenquiragoe

We recommend to all that are in the Covenant Chain to be vigorous and keep it up. Brother Cayenquiragoe

When all is said I drincke to all yo r healths & then I deliver you the cupp. Brother Cayenquiragoe.

There has been a cloud and we come to remove it, as the Sun in the morning removes the darknesse of the night.