count of the wrongs and unfair dealings of my brethren the white
Settlers of different Ranks, with Traders &c, which have, I fear,
taken Place in too many instances, to the great injury of the poor
Indians; I have therefore thought it right to leave some remarks to
posterity, here, and in other parts of my simple notes, of my Senti-
ments which have occured on this subject. ~ It appears that
in years back, some of the Indian Lands in this govern-
ment where I now am, were by them rented to some white-
people who settled thereon: After thus obtaining possession,
it seems those professed Christian white settlers refused to go off their rented lands:
also those who were in stations of government supposing, or
pretending they could not easily remove them, even if the In-
dians were the sufferers; and therefore advised that the lands
be sold to the government; and to promote a Sale, perhaps an
offer was made to the Indians, that an interest tho' much less than their Value or yearly
Income should be paid them in lieu of their Lands: Now to turn
the scale, & look at the treatment they have met with heretofore in
some places; How do we suppose the White people would remove
Indians, if they were to come intruding and settle on the real property of the Whites?
Would it not be likely that the Method of expelling them
by sword and gun would be adopted, without endeavoring to convince
or shew them, that the mild spirit of Christianity leads men to do
justly & strictly, to observe Equity one towards another in every nation
where it prevails. To me it remains a serious cause of real Concern