[1163] Gentlemen Just now I have received a letter from Onnondage by the hands of my Indian, which letter I presently delivered to Mr. Adam Vrooman, who desired me to translate the same, together with Lawrence the Interpreter, the substance of which is as followeth: -

An Onnondage Indian is arrived from Canada and gives an account about the Belts sent by Coll: Schuyler, vizt that the two Castles Kagnawage and Kanossadage, were willing to accept of the offers sent by the said belts, but that some of them dare not in a case of that moment agree to it, but would rather referr it to their Governor; whereupon the same being sent to their Governor and reced: by him, the Governor thanked them that they had submitted the matter to him and acknowledged him to be their head or master.

[1164] The Governor answered that Corlaer’s lake, or the Lake Rodsio was locked up for them in this matter, as also in regard of merchandize, and that it was ill people that passed that way, but that it was only a path for souldiers and no other; but that the path of peace runn through the Lake of Cadaracqui to Onnondage,

And further that four Kagnawages Indians are gone out to fight against the English, and another number of twenty which this Indian saw go out of Chambly, and sayd that they would go and fight a place called in the Indian language Aorage.

And also that the French this last fall were intended to make an attack somewhere, but it was stopped by the Sachems. As also that an army was preparing with great vigour to make an attack this winter over the ice; but on what place was kept secrett. And lastly this Indian had seen seaven French spyes at the hout Kills by the Little Falls.

Gentlemen.

My Indian had forgot to enter down the date of the month; wherefore I send the letter. I think that it has been about the 30th of the last month of October when the sd Indian came away. Your friend Barnardus Freerman.