In 1743 , Governor Gooch paid them the sum of 100 pounds sterling for any settled land in the Valley that was claimed by the Iroquois .
Tensions increased over the next decades , and the Iroquois were on the verge of going to war with the Virginia Colony .
In 1743 , Governor Gooch paid Iroquois the sum of 100 pounds sterling for any settled land in the Valley that was claimed by the Iroquois .
Tensions increased over the next decades , and the Iroquois were on the verge of going to war with the Virginia Colony .