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The Treaty Held with the Indians of the Six Nations at Philadelphia, in July 1742 - To which is Prefix'd an Account of the first Confederacy - of the Six Nations, their present Tributaries, Dependents, - and Allies by Various
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Shawanese _are_ Brethren _to the_ Six Nations, _but are not in the_
Confederacy: _Their Coming from the_ Spanish _Dominions is remember'd by
many now living. The_ Five Nations _gave them Lands on the West Branch
of_ Susquehanna, _and therefore claim a Superiority over them, for which
the_ Shawanese _mortally hate them. The greatest Part of 'em, a few
Years ago, went to settle on the River_ Ohio, _which is a Branch of the_
Missisippi, _and heads with the West Branch of_ Susquehanna. _One Tribe
of them is quite gone down to_ New Spain; _there are a few left still
at_ Wyomink _on the North Branch of_ Susquehanna, _and others have a
large Town on an Island in the West Branch, about 50 Miles above the_
Forks. _They are the most restless and mischievous of all the_ Indians.

Conestogo Indians _have been all destroyed by the_ Five Nations, _except
a few whom the_ Onoyders _adopted: When these had forgot their Language,
they were sent back to_ Conestogo, _where a few are now left, and speak
the_ Onoyder's _Language._

Nantikooks _are in_ Alliance _with the_ Six Nations, _and not_
Tributary; _acknowledging themselves to be shelter'd by their Wings:
They live within the Borders of_ Maryland, _a Few about_ Conestogo, _and
some have settled this_ Spring _at the Mouth of the River_ Skohooniaty
_or_ Jeniaty, _which is a Creek that falls into the_ Susquehanna _from
the West beyond the Mountains._

Tutolo's _originally lived in_ Virginia, _there are but Few of them;
they settled this_ Spring _at_ Shamokin, (_on the East Side of_
Susquehanna, _just below the_ Forks) _and are intirely devoted to the_
Six Nations.

The several Nations of _Indians_ with whom the _Six Nations_
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