I replied -
Yes, I will give you to the bend of the river above Sugar Point.
That
point I like very much - I cannot part with it - it is for my children.
This satisfied the Earl, and he said further - Fear not: the people I
plant here will not trouble your wild animals - they will merely work the
soil. If they pass beyond the two-miles limit, do not allow them: they
have no right there. At present we cannot conclude the arrangement, for
I have nothing to pay you with. Let us leave the matter as it stands. I
will come back, and then we will close the negociations. I am in a
hurry, and cannot remain longer, but I will be sure to return. I want
to go to the States and get cattle, that we may eat. That is the meat
we eat. Perhaps even you may desire to get some of our
cattle when you see them with the inhabitants here. But before I leave,
I would like to give you something in consideration of the arrangement,
which is to be made when I come back. What would you like to have? I
said - Powder is useful to Indians, and tobacco they like - rum, too,
they would fain have. We got what we asked. When we were done speaking,
the Earl said - I want you to put your names to a paper, to show in
England what we propose to do.
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