War Depar[undecipherable] 11^th May, 17[undecipherable] Sir, I had the honor on [undecipherable] receive your Excellency's favor [undecipherable] being an answer to my Letter of [undecipherable] [same] month — I am sorry that [undecipherable] Convention of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — These[undecipherable] [undecipherable] States, yet [I] am convinced [undecipherable] [we] have been impelled to omit inviting the[undecipherable] [tri]bes, on forward of the Senekais to the mee[undecipherable] My having seen your letter to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the United States, relative to [undecipherable] and knowing also from repeated [undecipherable]unications with your Excellency [undecipherable] Brant reposed in your cha[undecipherable] [undecipherable]asion of your cordial [undecipherable] [undecipherable]ty the Indians, we[undecipherable] on the 12^th [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with the [undecipherable] purpose of [undecipherable] less general [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of how probably [wo]uld not be good policy to [undecipherable] [undecipherable]clusively at present, with [undecipherable] It appears to me [undecipherable] [undecipherable]ence, that the United Stat[undecipherable] [undecipherable]proceed on the [undecipherable]omplaint [undecipherable] his active, caution[undecipherable] [undecipherable]be doubted, and[undecipherable] [undecipherable] from the [undecipherable] and the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable]times of his meeting with the Indian[undecipherable] [I am] persuaded that the Presi[undecipherable] [undecipherable] upon his arrival, in [undecipherable] beginning of July, would [undecipherable] [undecipherable] receive a visit from [undecipherable] [undecipherable]y be proper also to [undecipherable] [undecipherable]any preliminary [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to enter into[undecipherable] the design of peace, upon such [undecipherable] may not hereafter create greater em[undecipherable] — This was a point which I submit[undecipherable] your Excellency's decision — I am fully possessed [undecipherable] [undecipherable]tion of his enmity to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]nion of opinions is greatly att[undecipherable] [undecipherable]bites, upon the solid [undecipherable] [undecipherable]ng the only one, by which [undecipherable] [undecipherable]nts shall be [undecipherable] the hostile Indian[undecipherable] Your Excellency may re[undecipherable] [undecipherable]its exertions in the year 17[undecipherable] [undecipherable]nd, Confederation of all the [undecipherable] [undecipherable], Ohio, the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a late Letter [undecipherable] [undecipherable]blond, and which [undecipherable] [undecipherable]that he feels [undecipherable] [undecipherable]find it pract[undecipherable] [undecipherable]annot but [undecipherable] I am &c[undecipherable]