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1794 WD 10 mo 31 6 Four of the Sachems viz. Clear Sky, Redjacket, Saguaresy and another his name not known to us, being a Deputation from the Indian Council came to our lodgeing with Horatio Jones Interpreter, they informed they had something of a secret nature to communicate, & desired us to retire with them to a suitable place, which being complied with Redjacket addresed us nearly as follows. in margin: Indian Speech

 Brothers you see here four of us of the six Nations who are a assembled at this place in the will of the Great Spirit to transact the Business of the Treaty, you have been waiting here a long time, & visited by our Chiefs, & as yet no marks of respect have been shewn you, we understood you told Saguaresy that you should not have come but at our request, that you stood ready to afford us any assistance which lay in your Power. 
Brothers, We hope you will make your minds easy, as we who are now here are but Children, the antients being deceased, we know that you & our forefathers transacted business together, that you look to the great Spirit for his direction & assistance, & take no part in war, 
Brothers, you all know the proposals made by us to Col. Pickering, as well as the offers made by him to us, we are now all in the presence of the great Spirit, and we place more confidence in you than heretofore as you expressed your desires for peace, we now desire your help and assistance, we hope you will not deceive us, if you do, we shall no more place confidence in man kind, we wish if you know the will of Congress, or the extent of the Commissioner's Powers that you will candidly inform us. 
Brothers we wish that what we now communicate may be kept a secret, we are willing to give up the 4 mile path from Johnsons Landing place to Cayuga Creek, the