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of speaking to us together; and we now take you by the hand to lead you to the place appointed for the meeting.”_ | |||
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Cap. Brandt- in continuation._ | Cap. Brandt- in continuation._ | ||
“Brothers—one thing more we have to pay. Yesterday you expressed a wish to be informed of the names of the | “Brothers—one thing more we have to pay. Yesterday you expressed a wish to be informed of the names of the Nations & numbers of Chiefs assembled at Miami. But as they were daily coming in, we cannot give you exact information. You will see for yourselves in a few days. When we left it the following Nations were there—viz:—Five Nations—Wyandots—Shawanoes—Delawares—Munsees—Miamis—Ottawas—Chippewas—Potawatamis—Mingoes—Cherokes—Nautikokees._ | ||
“The principal | “The principal men of all these nations were there.” | ||
Copy of a written message delivered by a Deputation of the Indians. | |||
July 30th 1793. | |||
“To the Commissioners of the U.S. | “To the Commissioners of the U.S. | ||
“Brothers—The Deputies we sent to you did not fully explain our meaning: we have therefore sent others to meet you once more, that you may fully understand the great question we have to ask of you; & to which we expect | “Brothers—The Deputies we sent to you did not fully explain our meaning: we have therefore sent others to meet you once more, that you may fully understand the great question we have to ask of you; & to which we expect an explicit answer in writing._ | ||
“Brothers—You are sent here by the U.S. in order to make peace with us the Confederate Indians._ | “Brothers—You are sent here by the U.S. in order to make peace with us the Confederate Indians._ | ||
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“Brothers—You know very well that the boundary line which was run between the white people & us, at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix was the river Ohio. | “Brothers—You know very well that the boundary line which was run between the white people & us, at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix was the river Ohio. | ||
“Brothers- If you seriously design to make a | “Brothers- If you seriously design to make a firm & lasting peace you will immediately remove all of your people from our side of that river. | ||
“Brothers—We therefore ask you, are you fully authorized by the U.S. to continue & firmly fix on the Ohio | “Brothers—We therefore ask you, are you fully authorized by the U.S. to continue & firmly fix on the Ohio river as the boundary line between your people & ours.”?” | ||
Done in General Council at the foot of the Miamis Rapids, 27th,, July 1703, | Done in General Council at the foot of the Miamis Rapids, 27th,, July 1703, In behalf of ourselves & the whole Confederacy, & agreed to in full Council._ | ||
(Signed/- Wyandots___Bear | (Signed/- Wyandots___Bear | ||
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Chippewas_____ | Chippewas_____ | ||
Minsees_____ | Minsees_____ | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:21, 14 July 2019
2 of speaking to us together; and we now take you by the hand to lead you to the place appointed for the meeting.”_
A white belt of fewer rows.
Cap. Brandt- in continuation._
“Brothers—one thing more we have to pay. Yesterday you expressed a wish to be informed of the names of the Nations & numbers of Chiefs assembled at Miami. But as they were daily coming in, we cannot give you exact information. You will see for yourselves in a few days. When we left it the following Nations were there—viz:—Five Nations—Wyandots—Shawanoes—Delawares—Munsees—Miamis—Ottawas—Chippewas—Potawatamis—Mingoes—Cherokes—Nautikokees._
“The principal men of all these nations were there.”
Copy of a written message delivered by a Deputation of the Indians.
July 30th 1793.
“To the Commissioners of the U.S.
“Brothers—The Deputies we sent to you did not fully explain our meaning: we have therefore sent others to meet you once more, that you may fully understand the great question we have to ask of you; & to which we expect an explicit answer in writing._
“Brothers—You are sent here by the U.S. in order to make peace with us the Confederate Indians._
“Brothers—You know very well that the boundary line which was run between the white people & us, at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix was the river Ohio.
“Brothers- If you seriously design to make a firm & lasting peace you will immediately remove all of your people from our side of that river.
“Brothers—We therefore ask you, are you fully authorized by the U.S. to continue & firmly fix on the Ohio river as the boundary line between your people & ours.”?”
Done in General Council at the foot of the Miamis Rapids, 27th,, July 1703, In behalf of ourselves & the whole Confederacy, & agreed to in full Council._
(Signed/- Wyandots___Bear Delawares___Turtle Shawanoes___Snake Miamis___ Mingoes___Snipe Potawatamis___Fish Ottawas_____ Counoys___ Chippewas_____ Minsees_____
July