Abstract of the proceedings of Col: Timothy Pickering at the Council-fire held at Tioga, Nov: 25: th 1790- (Speech of Red-Jacket to Col Pickering) Brother.-

Now you begin to hear of the situation

of our lands- Mr. Phelps and Doctor Benton came on to rake open His fire again at Canedefago. After they come there, Mr Phelps passed on to Niagra and went with his dear old friend Colonel Butler, whom he met at [undecipherable] Colonel Butler ask him of his intentions- He said he came to kindle a fire at Canedefago Then Colonel Butler told him that Canedefago was not a fit place at which to kindle a fire and that our old custom was to kindle a fire at our own [undecipherable]. Colonel Butler told him that he thought he must build a fire at Buffaloe-creek, and if he did, that he believed he should attend the treaty. Mr. Phelps expressed his fears, that if he held the treaty there he should meet some difficulty.- Then T. Billy and Gajeagayonh [Heap of dogs] went to Cane= =defago, took Mr Phelps by the hand, and led him to our council-fire at Buffaloe-creek. All those people here know what speech Wm Phelps sent us (then pointing to the Farmers Brother, Billy and others; said)- They went to Candefago what the business was-They all know, and Mr [undecipherable]] that Mr {helps help up a long paper, with a seal as big as my hand. When he opened his mind to us, we took it hard. We wanted to keep a large piece of land; but it was not in our power. Mr. Street (pointing to him on the bench) you know very well a treaty was held all night to fix the bounda ry, and the price of the land. Those men (Mr. Smith, The Farmer’s brother, Meil, Little Billy, Heap of dogs, [undecipherable] place, and were then know very well the proposal was that Mr. Phelps [undecipherable] give us ten thousand dollars for the purchase and five thousand dollars annual rent. That was the agreement made that night. The bargain was not finished till morning and just as we went out of the house the sun arise-Then we sought for persons to draw the writings- the persons chosen were Mr. Kirt, Fund, Colmer, Butler and Cuhta & Bruni. Mr. Street was not hen present. After this, tho the bargain being completed, Mr Street took our papers with him to Niagra. and last summer a year ago, we came to Canadaqui expecting to receive ten thousand dollars, but then we found we have but five thousand to receive-When we discovered the fraud we had a mind to apply to Congress to see if this matter could not be rectified. For when we took the money and shared it, everyone here knows that we had but about a dol- lar a piece. for all that country. Mr Street!-you very well know that all that all that our lands came to was but the price of a few hogs heads of [undeipherable] taken by the men stand by who stand by (looking round [undecipherable]

James Deans

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