THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY
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An Abridgment of the Indian Affairs
Wraxall, Peter in: Harvard Historical
Studies, vol. XXI, pp. 55-56, 59.
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. . .Albany 20 July 1708 -- |
My Lord Cornbury present.
Some far or Western Indians settled about Lake Erie or Tughsackrondie come to Albany & accquaint his Excellcy Viz.
We are come here from our own Country to see you tho much against the persuasions of the Govr of Canada who ordered us to the Contrary.
We are not come about any Land or public affairs but only to Trade & Traffick, & there are a great number of our Neighbours & Country Men would come hither to Trade but the Govr of Canada doth hinder them but we are broke thro notwithstand.
We pray you to have pity on us that we may have goods cheap, that our Bretheren may see when we return home what good pennyworths we can buy here & then they will break thro & come here to buy Merchandise cheap as we have done. (page 56) My Lord answered them- That he was glad to see them- and when they come home desired em to tell their Bretheren that they had seen him at Albany & that he would have been glad to have seen more of them & that as often as they come they shall bee civily treated, & in token whereof he gives them a Belt of Wampum.
That all imaginable Care shall be taken that they may have Goods as cheap as possible, but that they are somewhat dearer because the Ships expected from England are not yet arrived, but that they may accquaint their Bretheren when they come home that they will always find Goods cheaper here than at [Alba] Canada. . .
. . .They say, the Nation called Twich Twicks have proposed to the 5 Nations & do the same to this Govt that there may be a free Passage for em thro the 5 Nations to this Town, & that if thro Drunkenness or any inadvertency, misconduct should happen, Matters may be amicably composed,- upon wch Article the 5 Nations present a belt of Wampum thereby proposing that a Conferrence may be held between them & us what answer shall be made to the Twich Twicks-
Also that the Wagenhaws have had their Agents in the Sennecas Country who say a Path was formerly opened for them down to Albany.-
No Answer from the Commissrs follows in the Records to the above very important Articles relating to the Twich Twicks & Wagenhaws.-- . . .
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