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1794 WD 11 mo. 5 4 mouths open to take up this Land, if you are a friend to us then disappoint them, & comply with our request, our patience is spent, comply with this & dismiss us, & we'll go home _ The Comr.s in margin: Comr's reply

 Brothers, I wish your attention to a few words, I thought you knew the necessity of the United States had for a road from fort Schlosser to Buffalo Creek, you appear sensible of it now, by refering to the road by Water made by the great Spirit, you may see they can have no benefit of it without a passage by land, you have forgotten what I said the other day, respecting the treaty of Sir William Johnson wherein he obtained a right to pass & repass thro' your Country, I then observed that what was granted to the King was transfered to the United States by our treaty of Peace with the Brittish, now since so small a piece is between us, to convince you that I am not difficult, if you grant us but liberty to pass & repass, I give up the rest, you know there is a path already from Buffalo Creek to Niagara, I only ask liberty to make a better path, to clear the stumps & c. out of the way, I am assured that about so small a matter you can make no difficulty. I'll set down and wait your Answer.
 After about an hours consultation, redjacket spoke.

in margin: Redjackets speach

 General Washington, now listen, we are going to brighten the Chain of friendship, between the 6 nations and the Americans, we thank you for complying with our request, in giving up the particular spot in dispute, you mention you want a road thro' our Country, remember yur old argument, that you want to pass along the Lake by the water, we have made up our minds respecting your request of opening a road, we wish not to put you to that cost, it costs the white people a great deal to make roads, we don't wish you to spend the money for that purpose, we took a right understanding of your request, and have agreed to grant you a road from fort Schlosser to Buffalo Creek, but not from B   up this way at all, we have given you an Answer, if on con