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In July, 1702, representatives of the Five Nations located in Central New York appealed to Lord Cornbury, Captain General and Governor in Chief of New York, among other things concerning trade at Albany, and prayed that 'ye Path over ye Carrying Place may be marked upon ye Trees and ye old Trees taken out of ye Creek (Wood) which much injures ye Passage of Canoes, and will much facilitate their coming hither (to Albany).'Synopsis from a still earlier book.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help). First published in 1884; see the book's article, Montcalm and Wolfe, for other editions.