+BRITISH QUEEN Ratified treaty # 1: The Great Treaty
of 1722 Between the Five Nations, the Mahicans, and the Colonies of New York,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
Conference between Governor Burnet and
the Indians.
[New-York Papers, Cc., 97–101.]
Propositions made by His Excellency
William Burnet Esqr Captain General & Governor in Chief of the Provinces of
New York, New Jerseys & Territories thereon depending in America & Vice
Admiral of the same &c to the five Nations to wit the Mohogs, Oneydes
Onondages, Cayauges & Sinnekees in Albany 27 day of August 1722
PRESENT — His Excellency William
Burnet Esqre Captn General & Govr in Cheif &c Of His Matys Council of
ye Province of New York
Rip Van Dam
James Alexander
John Barbary
Lewis Morris
Cadwallader Colden
Commissioners of the Indian Affairs
Col Pr Schuijler
John Collins
Johannes Cuyler
Ph: Livingstone
Pr V Brugh
Johs Wendel
Evert Banker
Johs Becker
Interpreted by Lawrence Claese being
first translated into Dutch by Robert Livingstone
Brethren
Our last meeting ended with so happy
an Agreement & such firm assurances and hearty resolutions on both sides,
that if they are faithfully observd we shall always meet with joyful
countenances
You then promised me solemnly not to
have any correspondence with the French, but to depend entirely on the English
& cleave close to them
That you would keep the Path open for
the Farr Indians to come to trade with this Province
That you would never molest Virginia
nor any other of the Kings Provinces for the future & that you allowed it
was in vain to promise any thing unless you resolve to perform [it]
I begin therefore by demanding of you
a solemn assurance that you will continue firm to what you then engaged, that
you will inform me truly of your principal late Transactions &
designs & advice with me upon them
so that I may be convinced that you have an entire confidence in me &
observe an exact Sincerity in your whole Conduct towards me which will be the
strongest Tyes of a lasting Friendship between us — Give a Belt of Wampum
I must now particularly thank the
Brethren, for their refusing to go out a fighting in Company with some French
Indians, who invited them lately to it, this a very promising token of your
good disposition, & makes me hope that you will satisfie me that the
preparations you are making for going out to War are not contrary to your
Promise made last year, give a Belt of Wampum
Because the renewing the Covenant
Chain with you in the name of my great & good Master ye King of Great
Britain & your loving Father in the behalf of all His Matys Provinces in
North America, is the most solemn Act which we have together, I think it proper
that it may be first diligently searched that there may be no spots or stains
left upon it
For that Purpose I have first desired
the Brethren to let me know how clean it has been kept with regard to this
Province, and to the same end the Governors of Virginia & Pensilvania are
come hither at the desire of the Brethren and with the advice and consent of
this Government to treat of some matters on the behalf of their Provinces that
may remove all spotts that may remain on the
Covenant Chain with Relation to them
& as they are one nation and under the same King with us I doubt not but
the Brethren will hear them with great attention and answer them with that
regard which is their due & when these particular Points are firmly
settled, the General Covenant Chain will then be made so clean & bright
that I shall then be able to renew it with the greatest Satisfaction & with
a Strong confidence that it will shine with new Lustre as long as the sun &
moon shall endure
A True Copy, examined
Pr PH LIVINGSTON, Secy
for the Indian Affairs
Answer made by the five Nations of
Indians viz. the Maquase, Oneydes, Onnondages, Cayouges & Sinnekees to His
Excellcy William Burnet Esqre Capn General & Governor in Cheif of the
Provinces of New York, New Jerseys, and Territories thereon depending in
America & Viceadmiral of ye same in Albany ye first day of Septr 1722
PRESENT — His Excellcy William Burnet
Esqre Captn Genl & Govr in Cheif &c
Of His Majestys Council
Rip Van Dam
James Alexander
John Barbery
Coll Lewis Morris Jr
Dr Colden
Commissioners of Indian Affairs
Peter Van Brugh
Philip Livingston
Johannes Cuyler
Johs Wendel
Evert Banker.
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