Bertie  COUNTY  NC  History - G. Washington to Tuscarora Indians

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George Washington, August 1, 1756, Speech to Tuscarora Indians


TO KING BLUNT, CAPT. JACK, AND THE REST OF THE TUSCARORA CHIEFS --

Brothers, & Friends, This will be Deliverd you by our
Brother Tom, a Warrior of the Nottoways, who, with
others of that Nation, have distinguished themselves
in our service this summer, against our Cruel and
perfidious Enemys--The intent of this, is to Assure
you of our real Friendship and Love--and to confirm &
Strengthen that chain of Friendship, which has
subsisted between us for so many ages past,--a Chain
like ours, founded on Sincere Love, and Friendship,
must be strong and lasting, and will I hope endure
while Sun & Stars give Light --


Brothers, You can be no strangers to the many Murders
& Cruelties--committed on our Country Men, & Friends,
by that False & Faithless people the French, who are
constantly endeavouring to corrupt the minds of our
Friendly Indians--and have Stirr'd up the Shawnese &
Delawares, with severall other nations to take up the
hatchet against us--And at the head of many of these
Native Indians have invaded our Country, laid waste
our lands, plunder'd our plantations, Murdered
defenceless Women & Children, & Burnt & destroy'd
wherever they came--which has enraged our Friends the
Six Nations, Cherokees, Nottoways, Catawbas, and all
our Indian Allies, and prompted them to take up the
Hatchet in our deffence, against these disturbers of
the Common peace --


I hope, Brothers, you will likewise take up the
Hatchet, against the French & their Indians, as our
other Friends have done,--and Send us some of your
Young Men, to protect our Frontiers, and go to War
with us, against our restless and Ambitious Foes--And
to encourage Your brave Warriors, I promise to
furnish them wl. Arms, Amunition, Cloths, provision,
and every necessary for War,--And the Sooner you Send
them to our asistance, the greater mark will you give
us of your Friendship--& the better shall we be
enabled to take our just Revenge of their Cruelties -
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May You Live Long, a happy & prosperous people, and
may we Act with mutual Love & Friendship--While
Rivers run, or Trees grow--is the sincere Wish, of...
Your Friend and Brother --... G In confirmation of
the above & in hopes of your Complyance w'. my
request -- I give you this String of Wampum.


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