nese, Owendatts, and Twightwees; Mr. Andrew Montour, Interpreter for the Province of Pennsylvania; Toanshiscoe, Interpreter for the Six Nations.
George Croghan made the following Speech to the several Nations, when they were met in Council, in the Name of the Honourable James Hamilton, Esquire, Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania:
"Friends and Brethren:—I am sent here by your Brother the Governor of Pennsylvania with this Present of Goods to renew the Friendship so long subsisting between Us, and I present you these four strings of Wampum to clear your Minds and open your Eyes and Ears that you may see the Sun clear, and hear what your Brother is going to say to you."—Gave 4 Strings of Wampum.
A Speech delivered the Delawares—in answer to the Speech they sent by Mr. Weiser three Years ago to his Honour the Governor to acquaint him of the Death of their Chief, King Oulamopess[1]—by George Croghan:
"Brethren the Delawares:—Three years ago
some of the Chiefs of your Nation sent me a Message by
Mr. Weiser to acquaint me of the Death of your King, a
man well beloved by his Brethren the English. You told
Mr. Weiser that you intended to visit me in order to
consult about a new Chief, but you never did it. I have
ever since condoled with you for the Loss of so good a
Man, and considering the lamentable Condition you were
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- ↑ For an account of this chief are Weiser's Journal, ante.—Ed.
of Ephrata. Their tenets were baptism by immersion, a celibate community life, and refusal to bear arms. The Eckerlin brothers sought a solitary wilderness life, and at first were regarded with favor by the Ohio Indians. A massacre, however, demolished their settlement in 1757. Three of the party were captured, and sent as prisoners to Canada, and later to France. For details see Sachse, German Sectarians of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, 1900), ii, pp. 340-359.—Ed.
