COPY: Proceedings of Council with Chiefs of the Six Nations
Document 1791Formal speech by Butler given at the negotiations held at Buffalo Creek.
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Proceedings of a Council held with the Chiefs of the Six Nations at Buffaloe Creek 6 Novr 1791.
Present
Lt Coll Wm. Butler, Deputy Agent
Capt Hunnah 21st Ins
H. Sheedgee
William Shanklin Interpreter
The Chiefs of Buffaloe Creek having met, Coll Butler addressed them as follows.
Brothers.
A few days ago I receiv'd a Message from you to attend a Council by your the Coll Gordon to let all those Managers to the Indians Department would accompany him, to the 15th — must was of the that the best Replacement You deed look at our decisions and Adress, I then was ready to hear that Jobs here to say, and I hear You Your Mercy of Resolution —
C. Henry Margoleine
The Keepers of the Peace Spoke
Brothers
the Answer we are d a Attachment we moved here, who has them we read it for the President — way I Washington held a Member to Repose which I cannot lead — his life you have [undecipherable]
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Description
Formal speech by Butler given at the negotiations held at Buffalo Creek.
Date
05/20/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Buffalo Creek
Collection
Document number
1791052090101
Page start
1
Note
document may not have been written by Butler but transcribed by another person. HOWEVER, handwriting suggests it was in Butler's hand.
Notable persons
John Butler
chiefs
Six Nations
Indians
Indian Nation
hostiles
savages
Colonel Gordon
brother
speaker
congress
Notable locations
Buffalo Creek
fort
post
council fire
meeting
Ohio
Ohio River
Northwest
territory

