English miles-which was read and ordered to be recorded in the Book of the patents in the Secretarys office notwithstanding it has been proved or acknowledged as the Ordinarie directs and that it be delivered to Mr Philip Livingston the Secretary of Indians affairs to be filed in his office. The Indian deed above mentioned which follows is Recorded in Book of Entries of deeds begun 1723 ending 1735. To all People to whom this present Instrument of Writing shall come Whereas the Sachims of the five Nations did on the nineteenth day of July one thousand seaven hundred and one in a Conferance held at Albany Between John Nanfan Esq' late Lieutenant Governour of the Province of New York give and render up all their Land where their Beaver hunting is which they won with their swords then Eighty years ago Coorachkoo our great King praying that he might be their protector and Defender therefore for which they desired that their secretary might then draw an Instrument for them to sign and seal that it might be conveyed to the King as by the minutes thereof now in the Custody of the Secretary for Indian Affairs at Albany may more fully and at large appear. We Kanakaughton, Keayakadoroodon and Sadegeluaghtu, Onnondage Sachims of our own accord free and Voluntary will do hereby ratify and confirm Submit and grant and by these presents do (for ourselves our heirs and success. ors and in behalf of the whole nations of Sennekes, Cayouges, and Onnondages) ratifye, confirme submit and grant unto our most sovereign Lord George by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, ffrance, and Ireland Defender of the Faith &c. his heirs successors for ever all the said Land and Beaver hunting to be protected and Defended by his said Majesty his heirs and successors to and for the use of us our heirs and successors and the said three nations and we do also of our own accord free and voluntary will give render submit and grant and by these presents do for ourselves our heirs and successors Lord King George his heirs and successors forever all that Land lying and being sixty miles distant taken directly from the Water into the Country Beginning from a Creek called Canahogue on the Lake Oswego all along the said Lake, and all along the narrow passage from the said Lake to the falls of Oniagora and all along the Lake Catarackquis to the Creek called Sodoms belonging to the Sennekes and from Sodoms to the hill called Tegerhunkserode to the Creek called Cayhunghage belonging to the Onondages all the said Land being of the Breadth of Sixty English miles as aforesaid all the way from the aforesaid Lakes or Rivers directly into the country and thereby including all the Castles of the aforesaid three nations, with all the Rivers Creeks and Lakes within the said Limits to be protected and defended by his said Majesty his heirs and successors and the said three nations In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our marks and affixed our seals in the City of Albany this fourteenth day of September in the thirteenth year of his Majestys Reign Anno Domini 1726. The Mark of The Mark of DEKANISOREE The Mark of OTSOGHKOREE Æ A Sachim of the Onnondage. * KANAKAUGHTON the Sennekes. * The Mark of Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us PHILIP LIVINGSTON PETER VAN BRUGH MYNDERT SCHUYLER [N: 169.] At a Council held at Fort George in New York Nov. 11th 1726. Present His Excellency W" Burnet, Esq Mr Harrison Mr Clarke M: Abra Vanhorne Ordered that the Deputy Clerk of the Council do acquaint the House of Representatives that his Excellency requires their Immediate attendance at the Council Chamber. The Assembly accordingly attending with their Speaker his Excellency gave his assent to the following Bills Enacting the same and ordered them to be enrolled The Act for regulating and securing the Indian Trade to the westward of Albany and for defraying the charge thereof. [N: 170.] At a Council held at Fort George in New York Nov 24th 1726 The following warrant after being read was signed by his Ex. No 517. To Laurence Clausen Indian Interpreter £15 0 0 [N: 171.] At a Council held at Fort George in New York March 2d 1726 7. Present As on the 24th of Nov. with Mr Vanhorne It is the opinion of this Board that a Fort be built at the mouth of the Onondage river and that three hundred pounds given by the late Act of Assembly be employed towards building the said Fort and the buying provisions and necessaries for th[ose] to be posted their. [N: 172.] At a Council held at Fort George in New York April 13th 1727. Present As on the 24 of March 1726 except M: Provoost and Doctor Colden. His Excellency communicated to this Board some letters from the Government of the Massachusetts Bay which were sent to the Coms at Albany to desire their assistance in making a peace with some of the Eastern Indians residing at Canada together with an account of proceedings of the Coms thereon. This Board approves of the proceedings of the Coms at Albany in this affair and desire that his Ex. will direct them to use the best offices to bring it to a happy issue. His Excellency communicated to this Board what intelligence and papers he had received from Albany since the last meeting of this Board. This Board consents to the agreement made by the Com the third instant with the workmen and others towards the building the house at Oswego near the mouth of the Onnondage river. This Board likewise consents that the defraying the charge of such Battoes and provisions his Ex. shall think necessary for the men to be sent into the Indian Country be defrayed out of the monies appropriated by act of Assembly for that purpose. [N: 173.] At a Council held at Fort George in New York April the 27 1727. Present. His Ex. William Burnet. M: Barbarie, Mr Harrison, Mr Alexander Mr Vanhorne and His Excellency acquainted the Board that he had privately got eight Battoes made in this place besides four which were ready at Albany and that he was thereby enabled to send sixty men with their provisions to Oswego which would be a number sufficient to finish the work quickly and defend the work in conjunction with the trades against any that should offer to disturb the building and that he had provisions sufficient ready to send with the detachment for three months, and that he inclined to send this party up the rather because he had intelligence that the ffrench had ordered a party of ninety men from Montreal into the Lake which he apprehended was designed to hinder the building and that he had prepared Instructions for the commanding officer of this party which were read and approved of by the Board as well as the list of necessaries and provisions, which this Board resolves shall be discharged out of the three hundred pounds provided for the securing the Trade at the mouth of Onnondages river. [N: 174.] At a Council held at Fort George in New York May 6th 1727. Present. His Excellency WTM Burnet Esqr Mr Barbarie M: Clarke Mr Alexander His Ex. laid before the Board the last advices that he received from Albany by which the Indians appear to have objected strongly against building any stronger house at Oswego. Upon which it was the opinion of the Board that this Government ought to insist upon their rights of building the said house having had the consent of the Indians thereto long before and since the French have |