Copy Duplicate p. 349 A Meeting held at Niagara 22d May 1784 with the Mississaga Indians accompanied by the Chiefs and Warriors of the Six Nations, Delaware, &c. Present Lieut. Colonel Hayes 34th Regt. Capt. Forbes 34th Regt. Lt Col John Butler Dy Agent Indn Affairs Coll. Hamilton 8 Regt Major Potts, Corps Rangers Captain Parke 8th Regiment with many these officers & of the Garrison. Mr. Nicholas Stevens & Mr. William Brown, Inter After the usual Ceremonies and Compliments was made, Pokquan a Mississaga Chief rose and spoke as follows. Father. Some days ago your message with this Belt was received desiring us to assemble at the great Council Fire, Kindled at this place by the King our Father, we accordingly collected our people as soon as possible and are now ready to hear your business with us. Returned the Belt. Lieut Colonel John Butler then spoke. Children. I have have received the Commander in Chiefs order there Sir John Johnson, to purchase some Land the property of you the Mississagas Laying of traverse the Lakes Michigan, Huron, & Erie, for the use of such of your Brethren of the Six Nations as as may wish to plant and Hunt thereon, as well as for an intended Settlement for such of His Majesty’s faithful Subjects who have assisted him during the late War, as wish to settle and improve the same; it would be needless for me to add more at present as I have already explained every Excess [undecipherable] of our present Business as well as forclose intentions in as clear a light to you, the Chiefs, as is my Power to do. Therefore expect your [indecipherable]. A Wett Pokquan Mississaga Speaker Father & Brethren Six Nations } We have considered your request Father- We the Mississagas are not the owners of all that Land [undecipherable] Nation the three Lakes but we have agreed and are willing to transfer our right of soil & [undecipherable] to the King our Father; for the use of His People, and our Brethren the Six Nations from the Heart of the Lake Ontario or the Creek Waghquata is the River Lastranchy[?] thence down that River until South Comersvill [?] striks the the north of Catfish Creek, on Lake Erie, this tract of Land we imagine will be quite sufficient both for the King’s People and our Brethren the Six Nations, who may wish to settle and Hunt thereon. Your request or proposal does not give us that trouble or concern; that you might imagine from the Answers you requested, from some of our people the other day, that difficulty is intirely removed, we are [undecipherable], and consider ourselves and the Six Nations to be one and the same people and agreeable to a former and mutual agreement, we are bound to hale each other Brother, Captain Brant we are happy to hear that you intend to settle at the River Oswego with your people, we hope you will keep your p*g men in food order. as we shall be in our neighbourhood, and to live in, friendship with each other as Brethren ought to do — Colonel Butler Children I have paid strict attendance to your Answers and I now thank your for the Friendly attachment you show to your Brethren the the Six Nations, and I imagine that the Land you now have agreed to dispose of will be sales favourably[?] both to the Commanmander in Cheif and Sir John Johnson, your Brethren the Six Nations will Answer for themselves. Indorsed Copy Duplicate No 6 Proceedings of a Commission at Niagara with the Mississagas the Chiefs and Warriors of the Six Nations, Delawares & on 22d May, 1784