HISTORY OF THE FIVE Indian NATIONS OF CA NA DA, Which are dependent On the Province of New-York in AMERICA, A N D Are the Barrier between the ENGLISH and FRENCH in that part of the World. WITH Particular Accounts of their Religion, Manners, Customs, Laws, and Forms of Government; their several Battles and Treaties with the European Nations. Their Wars with the other Indians ; and a true Account of the present State of our Trade with them. In which are thewn, The great Advantage of their Trade and Alliance to the Britisa Nation, and the Intrigues and Attempts of the French to engage them from us ; a Subject nearly concerning all our American Plantations, and highly meriting the Attention of the Britisa Nation at this Juncture. By the Honourable CADWALLADER COLDEN, Esq; One of His Majesty's Gounsel, and Surveyor-General of New-YORK. To which are added, Accounts of the several other Nations of Indians in Norrbo America, their Numbers, Strength, &c. and the Treatics which have been lately made with them. VOL. II. The THIRD EDITION. LONDON: Printed for LOCKYER DAVIS, at Lord Bacon's Head in Fleet-Areet; J. WREN, in Salisbury-court ; and J. WARD, in Gornhill, opposite the Royal-Exchange. MDCCLY. OF THE 'HE TREATY held with the INDIANS of the SIX NATIONS, at Philadelphia, in Treaty held at the Town of Lancaster, in Penn- sylvania, with the INDIANS of the SIX NATIONS, in June and July 1744. 47 Treaty held at Albany, with the Six UNITED INDIAN NATIONS, and other Nations, de- pending on the Province of New York, in Au- 1. The ROYAL CHARTER to William Penn, Esq; II. The First FRAME of GOVERNMENT, granted III. Laws agreed upon in England. IV. Contain CONDITIONS, or CONCESSIONS. 207 V. The Act of SETTLEMEN'r, made at Chester, VI. The second Frame of GOVERNMENT, granted 218 VII. The CHARTER of the City of Philadelphia. 1683 |