Land down your Throats as well as
the Land on this Side. We therefore assign you two Places to go, either
to _Wyomen_ or _Shamokin_. You may go to either of these Places, and
then we shall have you more under our Eye, and shall see how you behave.
Don't deliberate; but remove away, and take this Belt of _Wampum_.'

This being interpreted by _Conrad Weiser_ into _English_, and by
_Cornelius Spring_ into the _Delaware_ Language, _Canassateego_ taking a
String of _Wampum_, added further.

'After our just Reproof, and absolute Order to depart from the Land, you
are now to take Notice of what we have further to say to you. This
String of _Wampum_ serves to forbid you, your Children and
Grand-Children, to the latest Posterity for ever, medling in Land
Affairs; neither you nor any who shall descend from you, are ever
hereafter to presume to sell any Land: for which Purpose, you are to
preserve this String, in Memory, of what your Uncles have this Day given
you in Charge.--We have some other Business to transact with our
Brethren, and therefore depart the Council, and consider what has been
said to you.

_Canassateego_ then spoke to the Governor and Council:

'_BRETHREN_,

We called at our old Friend _James Logan's_ in our Way to this City, and
to our Grief we found him hid in the Bushes, and retired, through
Infirmities, from Publick Business. We press'd him to leave his
Retirement, and prevailed with him to assist once more on our Account at
your Councils. We hope, notwithstanding his Age, and the Effects of a
Fit of Sickness, which we understand has hurt his Constitution, that he
may yet continue a long Time to assist this Province with his Councils.
He is a wise Man, and a fast Friend to the _Indians_. And we desire,
when his Soul goes to GOD, you may chuse in his Room just such another
Person, of the same Prudence and Ability in Counselling, and of the same
tender Disposition and Affection for the _Indians_. In Testimony of our
Gratitude for all his Services, and because he was so good as to leave
his Country-House, and follow us to Town, and be at the Trouble, in this
his advanced Age, to attend the Council; we present him with this Bundle
of Skins.

'_BRETHREN_,

It is always our Way, at the Conclusion of a Treaty, to desire you will
use your Endeavours with the Traders, that they may sell their Goods
cheaper, and give us a better Price for our Deer-Skins. Whenever any
particular Sort of _Indian_ Goods is scarc