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speak to you with a false toungue, nor do Iwish your people
to be treated ill, but on the contrary that they may live in
peace and safety and raise their children in Quietude

Iknow very well, that some of ^the white our people are bad men
and have been guilty of a horrid Crime in killing the red
bird and Will, and Iexpect that when ever they can be
taken they will shall suffer for it, one of them has run away
and the other as yet is not taken; as Itold you in my last
I tell you in this, that the innocent ought not to suffer
for the guilty, neither ought your people to take any
satisfaction until you had first made your complaint
And stated your sufferings. It is impossible for me to know
when damage is done to your people without you inform
me; and your own good sense will point out to you
that a murderer seldom discovers upon himself,
which I suppose is the reason why your people denies
they have done any Mischeife

You say you have been a long Jorney and
while at Philadelphia received very different talks
from that of mine; and say that I say you are best
a handful of people and in consequence of our superiority
in numbers ^suppose we had aright to do as we please - Ideny
saying we had a right to do as we please & on any such a
supposition, neither is there any such a word in my letter