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agreeably to the custom of their friends our Ancestors,& that we were glad to meet with so many of the [[clntients]] & [[unclear]] , Men, as they had come a great way on [[Business?]] of much Importance, no less than the establishing a lasting peace. we wished the [[tomy hawk?]] might be buried so deep as not to rise again, that I apprehended much depended on the Chiefs & great Men conducting wisely, and seting a good example by being temporate; that is would have Influece on the young Men,& tend to promote & [[fornard?]] the great and good Work we had met about; that is would afford us great Satisfaction, & we should have it in our Power to infrom our friends at home, and cause them to be glad also, as well as the people more | agreeably to the custom of their friends our Ancestors,& that we were glad to meet with so many of the [[clntients]] & [[unclear]] , Men, as they had come a great way on [[Business?]] of much Importance, no less than the establishing a lasting peace. we wished the [[tomy hawk?]] might be buried so deep as not to rise again, that I apprehended much depended on the Chiefs & great Men conducting wisely, and seting a good example by being temporate; that is would have Influece on the young Men,& tend to promote & [[fornard?]] the great and good Work we had met about; that is would afford us great Satisfaction, & we should have it in our Power to infrom our friends at home, and cause them to be glad also, as well as the people more generally through the unites states, when they heard the good news that there [[was?]] like to be [[unknown]] to the effusion of Blood, my young fruend added, & treated together when the people call'd quakers came into this country [[unknown]] [[unclear]] 108 years ago, & in consequence of which lived together about 70 years in an uninterupted peace & fellowship, if the Indians desire to [[perpeluate]] the same friendy disposition, we believe the white people are disposed to cherish them, so that a peace of still longer continuance may be the happy consequence of the present treaty, I was cautious [[unclear]] I should branch out too far,& give occasion to the commisioner who had the business of the treat solely commited to his charge, whilst I was speaking to the Indians respecting our peaceable principles, he said there were none but Men of Peace present, which occasioned me to stop shorter than other wise I should have done; After a little Pause good Peter the [[Chida]] chief agreeably to their custom went over & repeated nearly all that has been said,& thanked us for our good advice & Information, and in a low voice said don't you remember when we went to hear this language a great many years ago; Soon after another Chief spoke coinciding with what had been said, & remarked we were now in a free friendly conversation between Brothers, it is not the business of the treaty, we are not at the council [[unclear]], the representatives of the thirteen [[sisters?]] sets by, who has invited us to his table that we might converse together like friends, we thank you for reminding us of old times, when our fore fathers live together in | ||
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agreeably to the custom of their friends our Ancestors,& that we were glad to meet with so many of the clntients & unclear , Men, as they had come a great way on Business? of much Importance, no less than the establishing a lasting peace. we wished the tomy hawk? might be buried so deep as not to rise again, that I apprehended much depended on the Chiefs & great Men conducting wisely, and seting a good example by being temporate; that is would have Influece on the young Men,& tend to promote & fornard? the great and good Work we had met about; that is would afford us great Satisfaction, & we should have it in our Power to infrom our friends at home, and cause them to be glad also, as well as the people more generally through the unites states, when they heard the good news that there was? like to be unknown to the effusion of Blood, my young fruend added, & treated together when the people call'd quakers came into this country unknown unclear 108 years ago, & in consequence of which lived together about 70 years in an uninterupted peace & fellowship, if the Indians desire to perpeluate the same friendy disposition, we believe the white people are disposed to cherish them, so that a peace of still longer continuance may be the happy consequence of the present treaty, I was cautious unclear I should branch out too far,& give occasion to the commisioner who had the business of the treat solely commited to his charge, whilst I was speaking to the Indians respecting our peaceable principles, he said there were none but Men of Peace present, which occasioned me to stop shorter than other wise I should have done; After a little Pause good Peter the Chida chief agreeably to their custom went over & repeated nearly all that has been said,& thanked us for our good advice & Information, and in a low voice said don't you remember when we went to hear this language a great many years ago; Soon after another Chief spoke coinciding with what had been said, & remarked we were now in a free friendly conversation between Brothers, it is not the business of the treaty, we are not at the council unclear, the representatives of the thirteen sisters? sets by, who has invited us to his table that we might converse together like friends, we thank you for reminding us of old times, when our fore fathers live together in