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met us at Niagara. At that meeting you said we did not come to a right | met us at Niagara. At that meeting you said we did not come to a right | ||
understanding: that your Deputies did not fully explain your meaning to us | understanding: that your Deputies did not fully explain your meaning to us | ||
nor we ours to them: that | nor we ours to them: that you desired we might rightly understand each | ||
other: & therefore thought it best that what you had to say should be put into | |||
writing.. Then handing us a paper you Said."Here is the meaning of our hearts." | |||
"Brothers. That Paper is directed to the Commissioners of the U. S. & speaks to them | |||
these words , viz: [Here is repeated their written address as transcribed in the preceeding pages] | |||
Revision as of 21:16, 18 January 2019
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July 31/st At the close of the afternoon the Commissioner delivered the following answer to the Deputation, viz:
The Speech of the Commissioners of the U.S. to the Deputies of the Con=
federated Indian Nations assembled at the rapids of the Miami river-
"Brothers- you yesterday addressed us, mentioning a former deputation who
met us at Niagara. At that meeting you said we did not come to a right understanding: that your Deputies did not fully explain your meaning to us nor we ours to them: that you desired we might rightly understand each other: & therefore thought it best that what you had to say should be put into writing.. Then handing us a paper you Said."Here is the meaning of our hearts." "Brothers. That Paper is directed to the Commissioners of the U. S. & speaks to them these words , viz: [Here is repeated their written address as transcribed in the preceeding pages]