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The President named the officers of Government to the Indians. -- The Indians then drank and eat cake -- and after shaking hands around, retired to meet General Knox Monday 12oclock at the State House - Monday June 16,,1794 (Meeting postponed) Tuesday, June 17th, 1794 12oclock. - The Secretary of War - "I have been considering "on the Subject of what you spoke to your father "The President relatively to the 7000 dollars - "The 5000 dollars that the President mentioned "to you is a very great sum, much more than the " value of the land, but as a proof of your father "the Presidents attachment - he consents for this "year, that you shall receive the 7000 dollars. "It will be continued in proportion to your "attachment and peaceable disposition toward "The United States. "The President hopes and believes that your peaceable "inclination the whites who are settled about "you, will make the additional 2000 dollars no "object to him. - "The whole amount of this sum you shall take with "you in such goods and articles as you may agree "upon, by giving in a list of such things as you "may want, besides the list for the whole nation, "a list of things for the use of each family of those now here "Can you propose any means to prevent your "bad young men from stealing and "committing depredations on the frontier? "I know it will be difficult, but without this is "effected all our good talks will be of no "service - fro all that the older and wiser part "of the nation might wish to do, will not avoid "without this can be done. "I am desirous of knowing which way you "wish to return home - whether you will return "by water with Col. Wofford and Capt. McCaleb you know that path best."