with them, which we will not forget." They sat by my fire till midnight.
14th.—The people crowded to my house; it was full. We had much talk. Delaware George[1] said, he had not slept all night, so much had he been engaged on account of my coming. The French came, and would speak with me. There were then fifteen of them building houses for the Indians. The captain is gone with fifteen to another town. He can speak the Indian tongue well. The Indians say he is a cunning fox; that they get a great deal of goods from the French; and that the French cloath the Indians every year, men, women and children, and give them as much powder and lead as they want.
15th.—Beaver king was informed, that Teedyuscung
had said he had turned the hatchet against the French,
by advice of the Alleghany Indians; this he blamed, as
they had never sent him such advice. But being informed
it was his own doing, without any persuasion of the
Governor, he was easy on that head. Delaware Daniel
prepared a dinner, to which he invited me, and all the
kings and captains; and when I came, he said, "Brother,
we are as glad to see you among us, as if we dined with
the Governor and people in Philadelphia. We have
thought a great deal since you have been here. We never
thought so much before."[2] I thanked them for their kind
reception; I said, it was something great, that God had
————
- ↑ Delaware George was an important chief of that tribe, who had been a disciple of Post's in his Pennsylvania mission. He maintained friendly relations with the English until after the defeat of Braddock. Although closely associated with King Beaver and Shingas, he seems to have leaned more than they to the English interest.—Ed.
- ↑ That is, we look on your coming as a matter of importance, it engages our attention. [C. T.?]
