Brethren of the Tuscarora: It gives me great satisfaction to find you living in so compact a body and as I well know your attachment to your brethren the English,, I shall be inclined to do anything which may contribute to your safety and welfare, You will be much safer here with a good outwork on the hill than as you now are, wherefore if you incline to have one built there I will order it to be done immediately and give you several guns to mount in it or anything else for your defense; and as you as well as the Onondagas complain of the want of provisions, send some of your young men down to my house and I will sent you a sufficient quantity to serve you until your crops come in.

Brethren, I must strongly recommend unanimity to you in your council, and actions and then you will be ready to join his Majesty's, arms whenever I call upon you, as I have now sharpened your hatchet and given you all necessary complements of war. [And he gave them a wampum belt.]

Brother: We are glad you approve of our situation and way of living. We shall think ourselves much safer with such a house as you propose and hope you will not defer building it as soon as you can, also to send us some swivel guns and ammunition in plenty; then you may depend upon it we will make the, beat defense we can should the French attempt to molest us there. We will also be ready to rise up at your call. We have neglected hunting this great white, watching a call from you so that we am very poor and in want of many necessaries for out families which we hope You will supply us with as our only dependence at these times is on you. (Gave a belt.)

Brethren of Tuscarora: As I understand you are to set off to-morrow I have prepared everything for your people and journey as you desired, viz: Indian corn for the support of your families until your crops are ripe, swivel guns for your fort, clothing for your people and men to build a good block house on the eminence which commands your fort. As your father the King takes care of you and as you so all the nations are turning out some of their young men to war against our common enemy, the French, I now expect by this belt of wampum that you will encourage your young men to turn out also which will induce me to supply further wants. [A belt of wampum given]

Brother: We of the Tuscarora Nation are very thankful to our father the King and you for supplying our wants so far and building a place of security for us. You may be assured we the sachems will acquaint the young men of our Nation with your desire, and encourage them to comply with it. At the same time we must tell you we did not expect you would call upon us till you were ready to move with your army, when we all promised to join yon whenever you went as our hunting is entirely impeded by this quarrel between you and the French, and as none of our Nation ever go to Canada we have no way to supply our families but by applying to you. What you have now given us Is very considerable and satisfactory, yet it is far short of what we really want. [A belt.]

Brother: As we have rejected all be great offers of the French Governor lately made us and of the priest at Swegachie (Oswegachie, now Ogdensburg) and as we have been and are now firm friends of yours, we are now under some apprehensions that the French may attempt destroying us especially when our young men turn out to war against them, wherefore we should be glad you would send some men to our Castle to protect our families and in that cease we beg you may choose a good discreet officer and sober party.

Brethren of Tuscarora: I shall let Lord Loudoun know your desire, arid when I know his pleasure, shall acquaint you with' it.