Minutes of Conference between the Government of Pennsylvania and Teedyuscung King of the Delaware Indians

              Minutes of Conferences between the Government of Pensilvania & Teedyuscung King of the Delaware Indians
Taken by Chas. Thomson
Secretary for Teedyuscung
On Saturday March 11th: 1758 Teedyuscung with Eight Indians came to Town, the next Day he rested and on Monday March 13th: the 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 would be ready to hear him. Twelve o'Clock was appointed; Whereupon Teedyuscung sent for Charles Thomson who had before acted as Secretary for him & desired he would go with him 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 the Governor's 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 & 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 to Morrow and that in the mean Time the Governor would consider what he had said.
On Tuesday March 14th: 1758, The Governor about Ten o'Clock sent to desire Teedyuscung might come to him about Twelve.
Hereupon