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our Nations is going to be cheated out of
almost all the Land between the _______
Mohawk and the big River by People
at Albany, to whom they publickly
never made any such Grant, nor
ever received any thing for it. We
spoke to you once before about it, & here
are their Cheifs now, who say that since
they first heard of it, they were promised
Justice by the several Governors at
Albany long ago. They have ________
likewise spoke to you on 12 different
Belts, & begged you would get Justice
for them; but it is not yet done; they
sent a Belt over to the King about it,
but they have not yet had any _________
satisfaction.

Brother,
You see how it is with us, if the
English would be more honest, we
should be more generous, and there
would be peace throughout all the Land'
but it is hard, that one of our own Nations,
who live so near you, and have suffered
so much upon your accounts, should
be so greatly wronged, this makes us ___
apprehensive, that the English will
soon stretch this Arm over our Lands.
We beg then that you will send
our