Speech of Good Peter
Document 1791In his speech, Good Peter discusses the peace talks and Indian settlements.
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[undecipherable] July 11, 1795
Brother I will thank you to confide your few in open boardship. You avoid...long speech. I [undecipherable] must have time to consider it.
[undecipherable] You have been a little of what your brother has [undecipherable] you have paid is very good. I am for you. Peace is very great [undecipherable] back the first points of [undecipherable] have been very [undecipherable], with [undecipherable] calls just [undecipherable] families on our minds. But advise you to be careful and not let out such things as will trouble our mind.
[undecipherable] I speak with the warrior. Consider that I am an old warrior. I speak for all the warriors. [undecipherable] for how you be very careful [undecipherable] you can not to say. What you have [undecipherable] was very pleasing to our warriors. Say nothing to change their minds. The great [undecipherable] I hope has forever [undecipherable] other their mind, [undecipherable] not be changed.
[undecipherable] Keep in mind this, to hear what I want to have to say. We have just begun the work of peace. [It is uncertain?] what may happen. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] We [undecipherable] that this never may [undecipherable].
[undecipherable] Now what you have said before us is why. All you have yet to say we hope will be equally pleasing.
[undecipherable] What I have said is in behalf of all the warriors of this [undecipherable] nations from the [undecipherable] to the ball round [undecipherable] settlements are extremely [undecipherable]. At home their minds [undecipherable] returning home, at ease, [undecipherable] other years will be in the future.
[undecipherable] you have said what I have to say [undecipherable] old man, with [undecipherable] me in mind then the you and the warriors feel here a few word from me.
Bunch of people I write things, tied together.
[Good Peter July 14, 1795.]
Type
Draft Document
Description
In his speech, Good Peter discusses the peace talks and Indian settlements.
Date
07/11/1791
Author
Sent from
Cayashota
Repository
Collection
Document number
1791071190001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Good Peter
brothers
warriors of the Six Nations
Great Spirit
old man
Notable locations
Cayashota
Allegheny
Notable items
our settlements are extensively scattered
a few words from me
treaties
nothing to change their minds
the work of peace

