An account of the treaty between His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher Captain General and Governour in Chief of the Province of New-York, &c. and the Indians of the Five Nations viz. the Mohaques, Oneydes, Onnondages, Cajonges and Sennekes, at Albany, beginning the 15th of August 1694.

The Answer which his Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, &c. gave to the River Indians at Albany, August the 22th, 1694.

Present,

• His Excellency Benjamín Fletcher, &c.
• Coll. Addrew Hamilton, Governour of the Jarseys.
• ...
  Of Their Majesties Council for the Province of New-York.
  • Coll. Stephen Cortland,
  • Coll. Nicholas Bayard,
  • Coll. William Smith,
  • Chidley Brooke, Esq
  • Major Peter Schuyler,
• The River Indians,

His Excellency,

I Am informed, that one of your People this last Winter was accidentally killed by the Slea of a Christian, which drove over him upon the Ice unàwares. I give this bundle of Wampum to wipe off that Blood.

Children, I have heard a good Character of you, that you have behaved your selves like obedient Children and good Subjects to the great King and Queen of England: I charge you to keep a good VVatch abroad, that you be able to advertise me of any approach of the Enemy;

and if you find any skulking Parties, you are to distroy them. And further, you are to obey such Orders and Commands as you shall receive from time to time from the Commander in chief of this Garrison of Albany, in my absence.

I hear, that when you go a hunting, before you come Home to your Castles, you slip aside into New-England, ànd there get drunk, and squander away all what you have got, then come home poor to your Families, and become a burthen to your Neighbours, let me hear no more of this.

I renew the Covenant Chain with you, and promise you all Protection from this Government, I hope you will behave your selves so as to deserve it, and be good Souldiers, and keep firm to the Covenant Chain. And in the Name of their Majesties of Great Britain, I lay down these Presents.