[Copy] to Captain Pope and the Chiefs and Warriors of the Delaware Nation. Brothers It gave me great pain when I heard of the Murder of some of your people, who were peaceably selling their Skins at France's Creek, by some bad white people. I assure you Brothers, my heart bleeds for them, and could you see it, you would find nothing but good therein towards the Delawares. Brothers The President of the United States will be very angry at this affair, and the people who committed the Murder, will certainly be brought to Punishment, be assured my Brothers, that it is held by my Government and by all good people in the utmost abhorrence, and that it will be punished in the same manner, as if it had been so many white people that they had killed; and the Governor of Pennsylvania issued a proclamation I send you that you may see how much it is disapproved of has placed a thousand dollars for the taking of any of them that were concerned in it. a String of White Wampum. Brothers. This is a very unfortunate affair and has happened at a very bad time. It was I would that from the misfortunes which had come to the Indian Nations [undecipherable] each, they might have [undecipherable] for there; and that we might have all lived together in this land which God [gave?] us at birth, like Brothers. But you Brothers have hereto- killed & [undecipherable] white people and taken their away prisoners; [undecipherable] the Government and all good people are very sorry that more people there have been killed, they are very sorry [undecipherable], that our people have been killed. a String of Black & White Wampum. Brothers You may say that the mischief that has been done to us, was not done by us, but by some bad Indians, but more troubles me, that you would give no notice when any Indians of said Indians, came to do mischief to our people. Had you done this, the mischief would probably not have happened to [us?], and certainly would not have happened to you; for we should have known that you were our true friends, and no body would have done you any worse, but on the contrary, every body would have been glad to [undecipherable] and treat them well on a [undecipherable]. Brother. We promised each other before that when any mischief was done on either side, we would complain of it, and that the guilty persons should be given up to be punished. Had you made a little complaint, and not have suffered an Indian who murdered [undecipherable] would have received [undecipherable] more [undecipherable] time. However, that you have been managed somehow, it has become more difficult, for I must tell you that there are robbing bad people every one and there are some among us too. When one of them do mischief it is no return certainly for mischief to each other, we can never have peace long; let us both remember the promises we made and do one best to prevent and restrain the bad people on both sides, and when in spite of all we can do, it does happen, let us make a just reasonable satisfaction to each other by bringing the guilty persons to due punishment, as we have solemnly promised. a String of White Wampum. Brothers When the Shawnees & Miamis forced us [undecipherable] to make [war?] upon them, I informed you where we were going to do, & warned you to [keep?] yourselves at a distance from them, for the United States did not wish that any harm should come to the Delawares. This was agreeable to the promise we made you at the treaty of [Muskingum?], and that the United States promises, they will surely perform. Brothers, the United States are again since those Nations on open or peace — if they will [hearken?] to it all men as well out if they will not hearken to it, hear my advice my Brothers which comes from a sincere heart that is good towards you the Delawares, sit still at home and leave those to themselves; they should see [undecipherable] yourselves in their own. Brothers. If the Shawnees and Miamis are for peace, they will send to me at Fort Washington [undecipherable], I am going there a little time to [undecipherable]; for the murder of your people prisoners killed at [France?] Creek, will come to that place in that time, it will settle them for what the bad people served them of; for as I am ordered by the President of the United States. Brothers. With this Wampum I wipe away the tears from your eyes and from our [undecipherable] for the loss of our Brothers. A [undecipherable] tree [undecipherable] the Earth and their [undecipherable] and [earth?] over their blood that neither of us may be troubled at the sight of these matters. Farewell A. St. Clair Governor of the Territory of the United States North West of River Ohio Fort Harmar 30^th April 1791. To the Chiefs & Warriors of the Wyandot Nation. Brother It is now a long time that I have not heard from you. The [undecipherable] we very much [undecipherable]. Brothers and you likewise [undecipherable] the promise, that we [undecipherable] between us at that [undecipherable], that we would live together in peace and harmony and [undecipherable] more, [undecipherable] Brother or otherwise [undecipherable] forward. A Brother. [undecipherable] I will no more a great deal of mischief has been done more than [undecipherable] lives and [undecipherable] time. It is it not true that the Wyandots have [undecipherable] been found in that [undecipherable]