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1794 unclear unclear unclear United States will have the same necessity for a road & on this side; if you should travel it yourselves, you will like to have a house to get a walking staff, you justly observe the United States will want a harbour when they have vessels on the Lakes; but they can derive no benefit from the harbor, unless we have the privilege of building houses and stores?, if this be all the difficulty between us, I trust we shall not be long in coming to a conclusion, when I came from Philadelphia it was not expected I should relinquish one hand's breadth of Land; but finding villages on that part which I have offered to cede back, I freely give it up, I am getting impatient to conclude the Business, & would be glad to know whether you can give me an answer, or take some longer time to consider of it. 32. Conference with unclear Indians about Hopewell Bigtree & several other Indians called at our Lodgeings, being seated, bigtree mentioned that when they were at new york, some time past, some friends requested they would make enquiry who were the Original owners of the Land about Hopewell in Virginia -- They said it appear'd to them that those persons were incorporated with the six Nations, and therefore any presents that might be given would be best applied to be distributed among them at large -- It appears to be the united sense of friends now attending the Treaty, that the mode of distribution as above proposed will be the most eligible in the present situation of things; This day I received for the first time some intelligence from home, by my Brother Isaac & Daughter Sally, the most of which was agreeable