The New Hampshire Gazette

A Letter from NEW-JERSEY, dated Perth Amboy, October 28.

This day his excellency the governor returned from the treaty at Easton, where he had been attending with the governor of Pennsylvania, near three weeks. There were present at the treaty five hundred Indians, about two hundred of which were chiefs and warriors, and of thirteen different nations, namely, the eight confederate Nations, viz. the Mohawks, Onondagas, Senecas, Oneidas, Cayugas, Tuscaroras, Nanticokes, and Conoys, now united into one; and the Tuteloes; and five nations dependent on the confederates, viz. the Delawares, Unamis, Minisinks, Unamis, and Mohicans. There were also present two Indian messengers from the Indians settled on the Ohio, who brought a message in writing signed by fifteen chiefs of the Ohio Indians, expressing their desire to have peace with the English, and their intention to accede to this treaty.

The conferences were carried on with great harmony. The Indians solemnly promised to return all the English prisoners. A message was sent to the Ohio Indians, accompanied by two English officers, a chief of the confederates, and several other Indians, informing them, what had been done at this treaty, and inviting them to accede thereto. And peace was solemnly ratified by a large peace belt, which was delivered by the two governors to the confederate chiefs, and by them handed round to all the Indians present.