Speech Regarding Land Disputes
Document 1788Butlers speech addressed Indians of North Western territory regarding land disputes and settlement of boundary between the U.S. and the Six Nations. Recounted past treaties. Butler notified the Six Nations that they would have to settle their disputes with the Governor because his term as Superintendent of Indian Affairs expired.
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Brothers
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inform [the?] Commissioners from [undecipherable] the State of [Penn]sylvania [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the U.S. nations with all [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] officials —
Brothers,
We then formed a Treaty with you [undecipherable] in the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Chippewas [undecipherable] Ottawa as I have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for the delivery of the provisions [undecipherable] and [the?] boundary lines in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] included [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the boundary [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by [that?] [undecipherable] the Treaty
Brothers,
I had the pleasure of Congress to [undecipherable] not [undecipherable] aim to [undecipherable] with the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] has [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] come to [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] the Shawnees [undecipherable] [undecipherable] their, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the matter of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] some of [undecipherable] good [undecipherable] [undecipherable] them [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] they [undecipherable] [undecipherable] had [undecipherable] in their [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] invitation and you [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Miami, you [undecipherable] you have confirmed the Treaty you had entered into at [undecipherable] Fort [undecipherable] a [great?] majority [undecipherable] all the [three?] nations mentioned [undecipherable] [undecipherable] nations a large [undecipherable] Commissioner [undecipherable] good [undecipherable] Commissioner to [look?] [after?] [your?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [children?] [undecipherable] gave you so much [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you are [undecipherable] [undecipherable] them [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] moved to accomplish [undecipherable] for that [undecipherable] you had better [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
followers of the [undecipherable] nations whom [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] — the [undecipherable] mentioned [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a handsome [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by his company [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] this [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] claimed upon [undecipherable] [undecipherable] this is [undecipherable] —
Brothers,
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Butlers speech addressed Indians of North Western territory regarding land disputes and settlement of boundary between the U.S. and the Six Nations. Recounted past treaties. Butler notified the Six Nations that they would have to settle their disputes with the Governor because his term as Superintendent of Indian Affairs expired.
Date
12/28/1788
Collection
Document number
1788122890001
Page start
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Notable persons
see below
Richard Butler
Governor, Six Nations
Indians
Indian Nation
Chippewas
Ottawas
Shawnees
Delawares
Wyandots
Miamis
Superintendent
Commissioner
Congress
commissioner
western tribes
hostages
prisoners
Brant
British
Notable locations
north
West
territory
frontier
lands
hunting grounds
settlements
Ohio River
river
Cayuga
Cayahoga
Notable items
Treaty of Fort

