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Father, We will not conceal from you, that the Great Gods and not men has preserved the Corn Plant from the hands of his own nation. For they ask continually, where is the Land on which our children and their children after them are to lie down upon? You told us, say they, that the line drawn from Pennsylvania to Lake Ontario would mark it forever on the east, and the line running from Beaver Creek to Pennsylvania would mark it on the west, and we see that it is not so, first one and then another and take it away by order of that people which you tell us promise to secure to us; he is silent for has nothing to answer. When the sun goes down he opens his heart before God, and earlier than the sun appears again upon the hills , he gives thanks for his protection during the night; for he feels that among men, become desperate by the injuries they sustain, it is God only that can preserve him. He love peace, and all he had in store he has given to those who have been robbed by your people least they should plunder the innocent to repay themselves. The whole season which others have employ'd in providing for their families, he has spent in endeavouring to preserve peace and this moment his wife & children are lying on the ground. in want of food; his heart is in pain for them, but he perceives that the great spirit will try his [[ ]] in doing what is right. Father, The game which The Great Spirit sent unclear our country for us to eat, is going from among us. We thought he intended we should till the ground with the plough, as the white people do and we talk'd to one another about it. But before we speak to you concerning this, we must know how you whether you mean to leave us and our children any to till. Speak plainly to us concerning this great unclear. All the land we been speaking of belonging to the six nations; no part of it ever belonged to the King of England, and he could not give it up to you. The land we live on our fathers received from God and they transmitted it to us for our children and we cannot part with it. Father, We told you that we would open our hearts to you, hear us once more. At Fort Stan[[ ]] we agreed to deliver up those of our people who should do you any wrong,