War Depa[rtment] 11^th May, 17[undecipherable] Sir, I had the honor, on [undecipherable] receive your Excellency's favors [undecipherable] being an answer to my Letter of [undecipherable] [same] month — I am sorry that y[our undecipherable] [con]vention of the[undecipherable] [affa]irs. — These [undecipherable] States, yet [undecipherable] commanded [undecipherable] [have] been imp[eded from] omit inviting the[undecipherable] thes, eastward of the Senecas to the mee[ting —] My having seen your letter [to] the[undecipherable] of the United States, relative to Capt[undecipherable] and knowing also from repeated [commu]nications with your Excellency[,] Brant reposed in your cha[racter undecipherable] [con]fidence of your conduct [undecipherable] by the Indians, we[re] on the 12^th [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and after [the] [undecipherable] of B[undecipherable] [the] generosity [undecipherable] [consideration] of, [undecipherable] probability [it] would not be good policy to [undecipherable] [ac]tively at present, with th[e undecipherable] It appears to me, [from undecipherable] [experi]ence, that the United Sta[tes undecipherable] [de]pend on the [Complaints?] [undecipherable] [of] his active exertion[s undecipherable] [to] be doubted, and[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [his] [appointment?] [undecipherable] ex the [primary?] [motive] of [undecipherable] times of his meeting with the Indians I am persuaded that the Presi[dent,] [undecipherable] upon his arrival in the[se undecipherable] [the] beginning of July, would b[e undecipherable] to receive a visit from Captain[undecipherable] [it] may be proper also to su[undecipherable] [any] preliminary [undecipherable] [her] to enter into[undecipherable] the design of peace, upon such [undecipherable] may not hereafter create greater embar[rassment] — This was a point which I subm[it to] your Excellency's decision — I am fully possessed [of the undecipherable] tion of his enmity to the [Coun]try[undecipherable] am of opinion is greatly atta[ched to the] States, upon the solid [convic]tion [being] the only one, by which [undecipherable] [inter]ests shall be secu[red —] the hostile Indians[.] Your Excellency may rem[ember] [Brant's] exertions in the year 1786, [to form] [a] confederation of all the Ind[ians undecipherable] [,] Ohio, the [Six Nations ind]uced[undecipherable] By a late Letter [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [bland,] and which [undecipherable] [sta]te he full[y undecipherable] [find] it practi[cable undecipherable] [not] be for[med —] [undecipherable]