Minutes of Conference with Indians at Philadelphia

              On Saturday March 11th: 1758 Teedyuscung with
Eight Indians came to Town. The next Day he rested, and on
Monday March 13th: he sent to let the Governor know that a Messenger
was arrived from the Ohio with News of Importance; he therefore
desired to know when the Governor woould be ready to hear him.
Twelve o'Clock was appointed, whereupon Teedyuscung sent
for Charles Thomson who had before acted as Secretary for him 
and desired he would go with thim to the Governor to take
down the Minutes of what would be said. As C. Thomson
did not care to intrude himself upon the Governor without
previous Notice, especially as the Conference was to be at the
Governor's House; Teedyuscung at eleven o'Clock dispatched
his two Interpreters to Mr. Peters to inform him that as the matters
he had to deliver were of great Importance he intended to bring
his Secretary with him to take down the Minutes of the
Conference. The Messengers after two Hours returned with
this Answer from the Governor, That he was ready to receive
Teedyuscung in the same Manner Our forefathers always
had done. This not being satisfactory to the Chief he immediately
sent back one of the Messengers to acquaint the Governor
that he and his People were now gone to Dinner but if
the Governor was ready to receive him with his Secretary he
would leave that and come directly; but that he was-
determined not to go without his Secretary nor enter upon 
Business without his taking Minutes. To this, answer
was returned, That as the Day was far spent it would be
best to defer the Meeting till tomorrow, and that in the
mean Time the Governor would consider what the King
had said.
On Tuesday March 14th 1758, The Governor about ten 
o'Clock sent to desire Teedyuscung might come to him about 
twelve