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have never taken up the tomahawk - It still remains buried where our Great Father buried it but one has been taken up against us - Now for the fulfilment of the promise of our Great Father - Our Great Father has certainly before this heard of the murders, and learned the names of the Indians who | have never taken up the tomahawk - It still remains buried where our Great Father buried it but one has been taken up against us - Now for the fulfilment of the promise of our Great Father - Our Great Father has certainly before this heard of the murders, and learned the names of the Indians who perpetrate [[?]] them - You father know how many times we have suffered before - our women were killed on an Island in sight of the Fort - others were killed on Turkey River in sight of white settlements - After our women were first murdered - our Great Father sent the pipe to us - several nations were present - peace was made - and our Great Father said whatever nation first broke that peace should be like the ashes from our pipes - scattered to the winds - It has been only ten years since peace was thus made - Gov Dodge was present at the time - murders have been again committed & the Saus Indians should now suffer. Our agent wrote to our great Father about it - he answered - He pitied us much - he expect to hear something more from our great Father today through you | ||
Fort - others were killed on Turkey River in sight of white settlements - After our women were first murdered - our Great Father sent the pipe to us - several nations were present - peace was made - and our Great Father said whatever nation first broke that peace should be like the ashes from our pipes - scattered to the winds - It has been only ten years since peace was thus made - Gov Dodge was present at the time - murders have been again committed & the Saus Indians should now suffer. Our agent wrote to our great Father about it - he answered - He pitied us much - he expect to hear something more from our great Father today through you | |||
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11. have never taken up the tomahawk - It still remains buried where our Great Father buried it but one has been taken up against us - Now for the fulfilment of the promise of our Great Father - Our Great Father has certainly before this heard of the murders, and learned the names of the Indians who perpetrate ? them - You father know how many times we have suffered before - our women were killed on an Island in sight of the Fort - others were killed on Turkey River in sight of white settlements - After our women were first murdered - our Great Father sent the pipe to us - several nations were present - peace was made - and our Great Father said whatever nation first broke that peace should be like the ashes from our pipes - scattered to the winds - It has been only ten years since peace was thus made - Gov Dodge was present at the time - murders have been again committed & the Saus Indians should now suffer. Our agent wrote to our great Father about it - he answered - He pitied us much - he expect to hear something more from our great Father today through you