encouragement we may have to hope, that you will in time become
sober industrious, and frugal, laying up something for yourselves, against sick
ness and old age, Whenever we leave you the improvements we make
on your Lands, will belong to you, but the Cattle and other things we
bring with us for our own use, we shall probably take away.

Sixth Month 25th the

The Indians replied on the 30th in substance as follows.

We find no difficulty in agreeing to your proposals, as to anything but
the place you choose, (see the 5th article) many of our People are against
parting with any of the Common, because we have hardly pasture eno
ugh for our Cattle now, and if we lesson it they will be famish'd, and
break down the Fences to get at our Corn, besides which we are afraid
our Young Men will disturb you there sometimes, when they get in
liquor which we cannot always prevent.
Brothers
We think it right to propose another place to you which we believe
will suit you better will you go and look at it.
Upon this the spot was viewed and being thought likely to suit as well
as the others, it was mutually agreed to as follows, beginning at a Gut
South East of Anthony Shonongleyas House, and running nearly
South by a tree, marked to, a tree, markd