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we in every respect favourable, offering every advantage toward forming Indian Settlements, he next sought for and obtained permission of the Chippewas, who claimed the Land, for us to settle thereon, untill a Peace should take place; and having done this, he advised us, to send a Message out to our Indians, to invite them to come on in which he also assisted us.

Messages were therefore prepared and sent, both to those who were fled to the Sciota, and those on the Miami of the Lake. That in writing, sent by the Commandant, (by a Frenchman) to the first mentioned place, having come to Elliots hands, he did all he could to disuade our Indians from ever joining us again. He added, "that whichever of them, should be so foolish to go there, might rest assured, that the Chippewas would kill him!" The verbal Message to our Indians on Miami, was sent by a Shawanese Indian, who faithfully delivered it, encouraging the Indians to whom the Speech had been directed, to accept the invitation; the effect of which was: that on the second day of July, we had the pleasure of welcoming two families – and shortly after two others, with whom were the venerable National Assistant Abraham, who all erected huts near our dwelling, and were supplied with Provisions out of the Kings Stores.

On the arrival of these Indians, daily Meetings were held, tho for want of a convenient place, these were kept in the open Air: