Peace Talks of the Six Nations
Document 1791Good Peter discusses the peace talks of the Six Nations.
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Good Peter July 13. 1791.
You have a [hand/heard?] [undecipherable] ...pro[undecipherable] [undecipherable] us [undecipherable] with an open [heart?].
you required us not to have hard [thoughts?] for any thing you had [undecipherable] of [past?]
[misfortunes?].
I [undecipherable: agree?] this with you as with us, that the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] has been [undecipherable]. &
any thing done during [undecipherable] or any [undecipherable] we [undecipherable] [undecipherable] we have on
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [the ch.?] of [undecipherable] we shall [undecipherable] & [straight?] [undecipherable]
of friendship. [undecipherable]
Now Bro. [undecipherable] [undecipherable], you said we [wished?] are we take pity on each
other, & speak with the confidence of [brothers/Mothers?]
We now give you [undecipherable] [thanks?] for [undecipherable] [some?] of [the?]
[misfortunes?] of [y?] [late?] [time?] . that we may never again be
[undecipherable] [undecipherable].
Now Bro. When two [brothers?] [undecipherable] together of giving each other
[advice?] - if it be [undecipherable] they [gather?] it all up, [put?] in the
ground & bury them .
Now you [undecipherable], [undecipherable] suppose have [undecipherable] on both [undecipherable]
to [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] on both [undecipherable].
[undecipherable] somebody [undecipherable] will be telling [undecipherable] with a [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] where this is [undecipherable] [undecipherable], [undecipherable] with
will [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. This is the [undecipherable] with [undecipherable]; [undecipherable] will [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
this, [undecipherable] [undecipherable].) [undecipherable] [undecipherable] we [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
I speak for all the warriors Bro. [undecipherable] have you be [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] of what you have [undecipherable] to say. What you have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] was very
pleasing to our warriors - say nothing to change their minds. The
great [spirit?] I hope has so ordered it [that?] their minds [sh...?] not be
changed.
Bro. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to hear what [undecipherable] have to say.
We have just begun the work of peace. It is [uncertain?]
what may happen [undecipherable] [undecipherable] We [undecipherable], that
[undecipherable] come to trouble us [undecipherable].
Bro. Now what you have laid [before?] [us?] is [undecipherable] good. All you have [yet?]
to say we hope will be equally pleasing
Bro. What I have [undecipherable] is in behalf of all the warriors of [the?]
[undecipherable] nations [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable: from the Allegany?] [undecipherable], [for our?]
[settlements?] are [extensively?] [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] their minds
[undecipherable] will [undecipherable] [home?] at [ease?], [undecipherable] yours will be the [same?].
Bro. you have [heard?] [undecipherable] I have to say [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] that [undecipherable] you and the warriors [undecipherable] have a few
word from me
[Bunch of purple & white Strings
tied together]
Type
Draft Letter
Description
Good Peter discusses the peace talks of the Six Nations.
Date
07/13/1791
Author
Repository
Collection
Document number
1791071390101
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Good Peter
Brothers
warriors of the Six Nations
old man
Notable locations
Allegheny
Notable items
settlements are extensively scattered
a few words from you
misfortunes of the late war
advice
the work of peace
purple and white strings tied together

