“ As some bad People have got a long Lease from a Drunken Indian for the Indian Lands at Wepink, and for which they pay mostly, or all in strong Drink, we beg that they may be removed from that Land, and we hope care will be taken that no loose People settle on our Lands, without buying them. ”

“ We who live on this side Rariton River, will not on any occasion, go to the Northward of Rariton River at Brunswick, and of the great Post Road that leads from Trenton to Brunswick, except in those Town spots, but confine ourselves between the said Post Road and Delaware River, to the Sea Shores of this Province, while the War continues, in which Bounds we hope we shall always have the free Liberty of Hunting, and beg that good care may be taken, that no Traps shall be sett there, which is of late very frequent and is very dangerous both to you and us. ”

“ But a worse evil than that has come to us, which is the Use of strong Liquor, to which the Indians are too much addicted, and by which they are made Weak, Idle, and Quarrelsome, and for strong Drink often sell those Skins, and other Things, which would provide themselves and Families with Cloaths and Bread, and for this some of the English are too much to blame. ”

“ As it is the Misfortune of some of us to be in Debt, and we, for the publick Peace, are willing to deprive ourselves of several advantages we formerly enjoy’d, we pray that care may be taken that our Creditors may not be two pressing, and we promise as soon as we can, we will honestly pay our just Debts. ”

“ We heartily promise our Brethren, that if any strange Indians shall come among us, we will immediately give Notice thereof to the next Justice or Captain, that they may be satisfied for what end they come: And if any Indian should attempt to come among us, to draw us back from our Brethren the English, we will immediately secure them, and deliver them to our Brethren. And as this is our fixed Resolution, which we desire may be made publick, we hope our Brethren will not give Credit to reports of strange Indians being among us, when such Stories are told by ill minded People. ”

“ We grieve for the Sufferings of our Brethren in Pennsylvania, who have sussered much by Indians misled by bad and wicked Peoples Advice, but we hope an end will be soon put to their Murdering your Friends and ours, and beleive [sic] the Indians will by the trouble they will bring themselves into by hearkening to this wicked Advice, be made to repent of their bad Actions. ”

“ They recommend it to the Inhabitants to consider whether any Thing but their Love and Friendship to us, could have prevented their being new among our Enemies, and for this token of their Affection for us, they are intitled to our Friendship. ”

“ As the spreading of reports, without a good Foundation, can only serve to give the Inhabitants uneasiness, they request them carefully to suppress all Idle Stories, as they will tend to destroy their own Quiet and Repose. ”

“ We beg you will take care to put a Stop to this wicked practise, which tho’ it may offend some of our foolish People at first, yet it will at last be best liked, and be more for the Health of Soul and Body. ”

“ We are glad to find you acknowledge that your Fathers have sold the Land we now possess to our Ancestors, and we hope you have received Advantages by the rising of the Price of your Skins, and Furs, and buying what you wanted at a reasonable Rate, equal to the Loss you have suffered by the scarcity of Deer and other Game. ”

“ We have to complain to our Brethren, that ill minded Persons are apt to take Advantage of the Indians when they are Drunk, and buy their Lands for a trifle, and often from the Indians who does not own it. ”

“ We are pleased to hear that you are sensible of the Evils that arise by the too great habit of drinking spirituous Liquors among the Indians, and we shall lay that Matter before the Legislature of this Province, and shall endeavour to get a Provision made against that Evil. ”