Speech of the United Indian Nations, at their Confederate Council held near the Mouth of the Detroit River between the 5^th Nov^r and 18^th Dec^r 1786. Present. The Five Nations, the Hurons, Delawares, Shawanese, Ottawas, Chippewas, Puttewatimies, Twigh twees, Cherokees & the Wabash Confederates. To the Congress of the United States of America Brothers of the [undecipherable: Thirteen] United States of America. It is now more than three Years since Peace was made between the King of Great Britain and you, but we the Indians were disappointed finding ourselves not included in that Peace according to our expec- tations, for we thought that its conclusion would have promoted a friendship between the United States & Indians, and that we might enjoy the happiness which formerly subsisted between us and our Elder Brothers — We have received two very agreeable Mes- sages from the Thirteen United States, we also received a Message from the King, whose war we were engaged in, advising us to re- main quiet, which we accord- ingly complied with —