[Copy] Buffaloe Creek May 17^th 1791. Colonel Insdn. Sir The 5^th Instant, and immediately on the departure of Colonel Butler from this place, I had the Honor to address a few lines to you, which I put into the hands of Captain William Hunt an Indian to be forwarded, but I presume that the same has miscarried by some neglect. The purport of it was, to be permitted to have a passage in any Vessel to Lake Erie, for Seventeen or more Indians, and to three other persons who bear me company, to any part of the Northwest of the Lake. The Villian Telij am Surpised with, is from the Secretary of War, for the United States, and directed to the Indians now unhappily at war with the Army of the United States, with desire to reclaim them to a Peaceable demeanour, before certain hostilities were taken, which is now I believe over those. To effect this the W. H. at his own expence General Colonel Insdn. have sent him. America needs to secure and deliver and Should the People of the above persons be granted, I shall with much pleasure Satisfy the Commander of such Vessel for the same, and the honor done in this prelim... shall be duly acknowledged by Sir your most humble & Obedient Servant (Signed) Thomas Proctor [docketed: Insdn.] [Endorsed] 35 Telord Rochester to Lord Grenville N. 84 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1791