[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] of the Island Manhattan, perpetrated another murder in the house of an old man, a wheelwright, with whom he was acquainted (having been in his son's service); being well received and suppled with food, and pretending a desire to buy something, whilst the old man was talking from the chest the cloth the Indian wanted, the latter took up an axe and cut his head off; moreover, plundering the house, and then ran away. This outrage obliged the Director to demand satisfaction from the Sachem who refused it, saying. That he * Note A. was sorry twenty Christians had not been murdered * and that this Indian had 2i'Aug!"/6«.'°"°'^' only avenged the death of his Uncle who had been slain over one and twenty years previously by the Dutch. Whereupon, the Commonalty were called together by the Director to consider this affair; who all appeared and presently twelve men delegated from tNoteB. among them, t answered the propositions, and resolved at once on war, should resoiution"""daied the murderer be refused; that the attack should be made in the harvest August 29, 1641. ^[^gjj ji^g Indians were hunting; meanwhile, an effort should be again made by kindness to obtain justice, which was accordingly several times sought for but in vain. The time being come, many obstacles arose and operations were postponed until the year 1642, when it was resolved to avenge the perpetrated outrage.