[Edward Manning Ruttenber (1872)] to us, ' you Mohikanders and we Nanti-people 5 we acquaint you herewith, and cokes will be one people and take you whenever you see any of our scattered Mohikanders by the hand as brethren, people passing up the river, you will know and fix you here at Otsiningo, where the they are removing to Otsiningo." — Colo-Six Nations have lighted a council fire nial History, vu, 253. 232 THE INDIAN TRIBES gave to Johnson's jurisdiction. Monakadook,1 the Seneca Half-King, who had been sent to the Ohio Lenapes to invite them to Onondaga, was the bearer of a message from them to the governor. On his arrival he found that Teedyuscung had pre ceded him, and had informed him that he had been empowered by ten nations 2 to conclude a peace, and was prepared to nego tiate. Monakadook could give the governor no information on the subject, and was made the bearer to Johnson of the inquiry : " Who is this Teedyuscung who claims to be king of the Delawares ? " coupled with the declaration that his protestations of a desire for peace must be false, "as the Delaware Indians were still murdering" his people.3 Johnson professed entire ignorance in regard to the commis sion whiqh Teedyuscung claimed he had received, and it is not probable that he had any information on the subject.