[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] Wednesday July 10. 1799. Red Jacket's Speech. Brothers [undecipherable], [undecipherable] has been since [undecipherable] removed — By the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] What you have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of Speech, which [undecipherable] and considered [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Then after [undecipherable] us [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to us. We told you [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] men with [undecipherable] them — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] many harrasment [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a blow to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the other. One day when we came together, in things as [undecipherable] all the transgressions of [undecipherable] were [undecipherable] it tell [undecipherable] in word [undecipherable] [undecipherable] when you mention [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] British. But we have [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] most that way. We are [undecipherable] the whole nation round were supposed to hear you mention when you did about Slavery, [undecipherable] to the British [undecipherable] thing to you. For we had told you [undecipherable] which had [undecipherable] and when it was [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] women & children in distress. Then we [undecipherable] upon the other way to make peace. Then you asked us why [undecipherable] [undecipherable] it [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] our matters set us [undecipherable] to our [undecipherable] was that the other. Above we told you [undecipherable] that you asked us that [undecipherable] Brawn [undecipherable] has told you that our only way is to be [undecipherable] if not [undecipherable] — to you are trying to put our rules aside. You know there is not [undecipherable] in our nation that being [undecipherable]. Therefore we are obliged to bring on [undecipherable] to the British to [undecipherable] when what the writings are when we occasion them. Now we give you to understand the reason why we were not [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as you have [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] own [undecipherable]. The reason is that we do not [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — to whom [undecipherable] [undecipherable] writings we are obliged to go to our brother the British [undecipherable] to always advise us to what is good, what rules to [undecipherable] & to listen to them when [undecipherable] long when they [undecipherable] there. and whenever they hear any thing in our favour, they let us know, & oblige us to pay attention. Now a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of your [undecipherable] [undecipherable] most attention to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] this [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] with us. [It] is because they give us such good advice that we can depend upon them. They advise us if a treaty is called for peace to attend it, and if presents are given for that purpose to receive them. The advice you want to most [undecipherable] to have us use is most attached to our [undecipherable]. It is not [undecipherable] giving our respect. Always when we consult with the [undecipherable], they advise us to take the advice of the [undecipherable] when [undecipherable] idea is us for peace, and likewise to tell [undecipherable] [undecipherable] father of the US when they advise us & peace. Our [undecipherable] you are having [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — But always tell us we must be independent — Take advice from nobody unless it pleases us. That is the reason in tell you we are — independent. Nations ruled by no body. Brother. Then was mentioned. You told us [undecipherable] [undecipherable] made any one [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] Who [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from there. The [undecipherable] ran directly to the [undecipherable] who [undecipherable] for you — it was quite [undecipherable] [undecipherable] where [undecipherable] looking, that you made use of such. Therefore go to the [undecipherable] to know where it [undecipherable] and Whenever there [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] returns from the [undecipherable] to us, [undecipherable] it is done by [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for this purpose. The reason was [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] because we had no agent appointed to make any thing to the [undecipherable]. As for our parts we are not able to go back to the US [undecipherable]. If we put out we fall [undecipherable] the way for we have no money. Will Do you wish to understand why we insist on affairs with the [undecipherable]? Another thing you mentioned. You thanked us for accepting this [undecipherable] you laid before us — then we found [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] we are [undecipherable] every in it — And you heartily [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for an ugly job. Now we [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] think hard — Not think that we are [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in our minds, because we have given you the [undecipherable] of our [undecipherable]. You know that the day before yesterday we heard every thing that was bad & that was even worst to listen to any [undecipherable] such. [undecipherable] an ugly Story. [undecipherable] Now we are telling you that the [undecipherable] was [undecipherable] instead of writing. If you had told us to fetch the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to you, we had been putting it upon our own [undecipherable], and thrown the pack from before you, then you could have read it all. Now you have heard the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] cannot. When you point [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — And you must not think how We have joined hand with the 13 [undecipherable] states I mean to do as they for what is for peace. 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