Speech from [undecipherable: probable reading "Piána"] Chief, Upper Miami Town to [undecipherable] Comm[undecipherable] My Brother we have heard the speech you sent to this place, and are glad to hear it — It is good — The [undecipherable] can [undecipherable] it with — I am also glad to hear good talks from my Father and should be very glad to attend at the Treaty if it was in our power, but my circumstances at present that I [am not] having a number of Warriors at my Camp which would certainly be lost on my absence — therefore hope my Father will excuse me — I am very glad to hear of the Steps my Father is taking to keep Guard against bad [undecipherable] — But for my own part I will not keep any thing Secret. I understand that peace has been made with the Nations to the Northward and it is from these The Mischief proceeds which has lately been done — If those Nations would keep Peace there would be no danger of the others — There continually going from the Shawnees to other Nations, and I believe it is in consequence of the bad advice of Alex McKee — As for myself I believe and determined for mischief I disavow this act — That I will about twenty others left our Village that we might live in peace. I take care of our Women & Children. I hope the Comm[undecipherable] will look into this matter when this will find what I say to be true — I my that the Gen^l Clark will excuse me as I am not distant from the rest of my Brothers where I came to live in peace and [undecipherable] to remain so — St Vincents 2[undecipherable]^th [undecipherable] 1795