A historical treatise on the causes of the alienation of the Delaware and Shawanese Indian tribes from British interests during the colonial period. The author, Charles Thomson, was a prominent Irish-American patriot and scholar, who was a key figure in the American Revolution. His analysis sheds light on the complex and often tumultuous relationship between European colonizers and the indigenous peoples of the Americas. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.