[Page 1 of this file is a repository notice: "Illegible Text — Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part illegible. We have not been able either to locate a better copy of the document, or to enhance its legibility electronically."] July 10. P.M. Red Jacket Note Commencing. We are now going to speak true with you to hear. We are only going to say one words than you may have a few words To not have any bad thoughts. This is the Case. You told us that the white people were once in the same condition with us & lived hunting [undecipherable] well as we. You told us that [undecipherable] people had to [undecipherable] as the Indian do now. The [undecipherable] of white people you say are now entirely different from [undecipherable] the old rules aside! You told us of many of white people in those days how they [undecipherable] how they get along in the world. [undecipherable: I will repeat — few words] about [undecipherable] Christ [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] on this [undecipherable] writing. [undecipherable] the then Christ [undecipherable] that you [undecipherable] give us few cattle — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] because of [undecipherable] was being us [undecipherable] their men that [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] they new plan. [undecipherable] you to call this [undecipherable] to my [undecipherable] [undecipherable], before [undecipherable] to learn if they were acceptable. ([undecipherable] some, consider their use & they [thought?] it was right — Was this then us.) [undecipherable] you then [undecipherable] [thought?] of Indians in a good [undecipherable] not then as he spoke in behalf of [undecipherable] — When we heard of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] our — [undecipherable] the British [undecipherable] it. And [undecipherable] what on his own — we only repeates a few words [undecipherable] [undecipherable] his papers with Christ I am going to speak at Comment. Now, [undecipherable] you may hear that of [the?] President may hear the voice of the [undecipherable] Indian. When you [undecipherable] speech to it, you spoke in [undecipherable] of all the 6 Nation. [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] spoke [undecipherable], [undecipherable] heard Now we are going to speak. You said you would speak with an open heart — You requested [undecipherable] some of us. You advised us not to speak with our [undecipherable] only but to speak in [sincerity?] — you We [undecipherable]. What are we going to say in this [undecipherable] our [undecipherable] [After?] you told us [undecipherable] spoke, you told us all the advantages which [undecipherable] white people [undecipherable] from their labour [undecipherable] left [undecipherable] their old rules. [undecipherable] / When you laid this whole [undecipherable] before us, we took it into [consideration?] — We saw it was good & were [undecipherable] to accept of it but were unwilling to throw away all our old rules, but were willing those both [undecipherable] live. — It is the opinion [undecipherable] all the 6 nations here that we cannot take all the ways of [undecipherable] white [undecipherable] people at once, but by degrees — the same [undecipherable] add an old rule[.] Now to this day we have [undecipherable] rules of your forefathers in [undecipherable] We cannot [undecipherable] place them this way — [undecipherable] I have [undecipherable] [had?] to my hand [referring to a bill] Now we [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [accept?] it [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] new rules you proposed — that they may live also [undecipherable] their Old rules. Now we have accepted [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] rules, which we think are good by by the [undecipherable] away [undecipherable] and have our [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — Their [undecipherable] will be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] They [undecipherable] on our [undecipherable] people on the other. There are [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] bad people who [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] there is the same [undecipherable] the white people. [undecipherable] but [undecipherable] all our old rules in them. We [undecipherable] people [undecipherable] old rules to [undecipherable] them [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable]. Upon you said, the bad [act?] of [undecipherable] people [undecipherable] to be found [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — Let you mind or [undecipherable] — Have no bad thoughts — be [undecipherable] in the [undecipherable] of old [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] British, these [undecipherable] they [undecipherable] make [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] that happened with the British When you [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] father the British [undecipherable] came, it [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] which [undecipherable] [strangers?] [undecipherable] into the same trouble Now we are for taking hold of [undecipherable] chain of God. I [be?] an independent people. Last fall [undecipherable] treaty. After talked of peace & [undecipherable] the chain of [undecipherable] — In most cases we are always willing to take hold of [undecipherable] chain. Another thing — I told you last fall — there when [Sir?] [W?] [Johnston?] had the [undecipherable], every time he told of peace, we [undecipherable] it, we accepted it. We do the same to [undecipherable] day, but do not give ourselves [undecipherable] up to them. After treaty not [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. We [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] were [undecipherable] at [undecipherable], we told you we were willing to accept [undecipherable] offers you made us. Then you spoke [undecipherable] you Thompson [undecipherable]. We will never do the same — you must not think hard of it. What we said of H[undecipherable] treaty last fall, we here is all come. With you [undecipherable] must have any [undecipherable] of what was there said. See the [undecipherable] — they will speak from [their?] heart. When you [had?] [undecipherable] speech before us. You [undecipherable] us to consider it deeply. We [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. Now it [undecipherable] say any thing not agreeable, have no bad thoughts of it [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] mind [undecipherable] listen to what we say Now we [undecipherable] you and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as [before?] you said before us, were [undecipherable] of the U. States. You must not [undecipherable] us — left us to take hold of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] wrong. Now we are willing [undecipherable] are [undecipherable] for [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] before us came from home, we set off [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] of peace with [different?] Indians. Now you listen to our speech we will show you that we are equally [undecipherable] for peace. We hope the [Great?] [undecipherable] will [appoint?] [undecipherable] to make the [undecipherable] & Delawares the [undecipherable] nations in this country take hold of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] he was [undecipherable] them [undecipherable] on his return, bring back to [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] of peace. Now I expect there are some of our [undecipherable] here in [undecipherable] going on the same business with [undecipherable]. We hope they also will [undecipherable] [Tuesday?] July 14. P.M. Good [undecipherable] Traders [?] [soldiers?] that means — more as dear as formerly. [undecipherable] peace not to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — White peoples [undecipherable] [related?] Indian way of making war Adopted children of prisoners. Some among them yet [undecipherable] thoughts of revenge. 10 Indians killed [by?] whites — [undecipherable] 1 White [man?] killed — Indians did [undecipherable] 2 murders — But [undecipherable] [undecipherable] brothers to bring all these things — if we do not How can we [undecipherable] chain of friendship [undecipherable] — The 6 Nations being with to be at peace — [undecipherable] It is easy to [undecipherable] by this declaration that they wish for peace — [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] every [undecipherable] [undecipherable] we white people have [undecipherable] all this difficulties — & that they [undecipherable] without [undecipherable] & stop of to all those difficulties, that we may never be cheated of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] white people were now [undecipherable] to take [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] our being [undecipherable] There [undecipherable] was [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] happy — but [undecipherable] [undecipherable] inhabitants [undecipherable] of Indians to be cut off. ways of losing our lands — [But?] telling that our lands were only [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] us — [undecipherable] Warriors mind [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — with left [undecipherable] words — [undecipherable] it was good — but his [undecipherable] works [undecipherable] — he cheats us. From among a true [undecipherable] when — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] come to [undecipherable] with a true voice. I expect when a man comes with [undecipherable] voice — we must [undecipherable] to his side — [undecipherable] what is good for his [undecipherable] & hereafter — [undecipherable] shall think him our friend. You told us that we might depend [undecipherable] U.S. were going to take measures to prevent our being cheated — I hope [undecipherable] we [undecipherable] on tell we [undecipherable] You told us no [undecipherable] of land without [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] President [undecipherable]. When we [undecipherable] all this land we did not think we had too much — You now we have but a little — the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] big [undecipherable] — never to fill anywhere — but keep it for our warriors for hunting ground from. 6 nations dwell in different places — [undecipherable] not [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] but they we can make a [undecipherable] — but to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] to make [undecipherable] Now [undecipherable: President?] has been engaged to make our [undecipherable] easy — we only desire they [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] willing to do [undecipherable]. This will make the chain [undecipherable] on both sides — Now I speak for myself — If I meet with my [undecipherable] whites person, I can answer him [undecipherable] — some from any part of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] they will see how [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that they [undecipherable] be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to whites [undecipherable]. When [undecipherable] return, for many [undecipherable] they bring back with them — we will [undecipherable] them of speeches. I [undecipherable] they will accept of them This is the same with white people — when of [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that are [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] country [undecipherable] go to another part of [undecipherable] country, they [undecipherable] their [undecipherable] do the [undecipherable]. Now if you happen to take one of our people prisoner, we hope you will not [undecipherable] him ill — remember [undecipherable] speeches you have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] You have now found us [undecipherable] in [undecipherable]. By [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is very careful [undecipherable] but peace [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] among their own people. We [undecipherable] speak as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the straight as we [undecipherable] — for all you said was right & straight we could find no [fault?] in it — [undecipherable]. When we [undecipherable] we confirm what we say with a belt. a Belt [wampum belt symbol] [endorsement, written perpendicular:] Good [undecipherable] to Note, [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of their Speeches on [undecipherable]