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A transcription of the speech made by Jimmy Johnson, at the Grand Council of the Confederacy of Iroquois, held at the ____ villiage at Tonaranda, October 1845. This speech is an abridgement of his annual speech, or a ______ , in breif, of their religious _____ presented to have been communicated to them from heaven. Transcribed by Ely ______

The Mohawks, ______, Seneeas, and our children, (the Oncidas ________) have assembled here today, to listen to the scheition of the will of the Great Spirit as comjunited to us thorugh his, Great Prhophet, handsome Lalw, Garngo, di yoh. We would therefore give you all a hearty welcome.

This day is far advanced, and the sun is now going down. I will therefore proceed immediately to the performance of my ___ , Bretheren, turn your minds to the Great Spirit, and listen with good and strict attention. First, I want all young and old to know how long ago it was since the Great Spirit communicated his reliigion to us, 46 years ago He spoke to the Indians through his Great Prophet, and since that time we have attempted to live faithful.

Gar nyo di yoh, told us that he lay sick four years. He says I had resigned myself to the determination of the Great Spirit, thanked the Great Spirit for every ray of light which entered my cabin, preceding? from the daily Rbcns?. In the morning, I thought on the future, I expected not to behold the dusk of evening. I was more faithful, therefore in the discharge of my daily duties. But evening came, and [[I saw [struck out]] through the opening in the roof of my cabin I saw the stars which the Great Spirit had made to serve as ornaments in the heavens. Again I returned my grateful thanks to my Creator, and again resigned myself to Him, expecting not to behold the lights of another morning. In this manner his self? was prolonged. At one time, however, very early in the morning he says he told his daughter to inform his friends