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a Country which has been in continual trouble ever since they crossed the Ohio. Divide therefore this large sum of money which you have offered to us, among these people: Give to each also, a proportion of what you say you would give us annually over & above this very large sum of money, and we are persuaded they would most readily accept of it in lieu of the lands you sold to them. If you add also the great sums you must expend in raising & paying Armies, with a view to force us to yield you our Country, you will certainly have more than sufficient for the purposes of repaying these Settlers for all their labour & their improvements. "Brothers - You have talked to us about concessions: It appears strange that you should expect any from us, who have only been defending our just rights against your invasions. We want peace. Restore to us our Country & we shall be enemies no longer. "Brothers - You make one concession to us by offering us your money, & another, by having agreed to do us justice, after having long & injuriously witheld it: We mean in the acknowledgement you have now made, that the King of England never did, now ever had a right to give you our Country by the treaty of peace: And you want to make this act of common justice a great part of your concessions; and seem to expect that because you have at last acknowledged our Independance, we should for such a favor surrender to you our Country. "Brothers - You have talked also a great deal about pre-emption & your exclusive right to purchase Indian lands, as ceded to you by the King at the treaty of peace