Response to Red Jacket
Document 1791This appears to be Pickering's response to Red Jacket's speech.
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July 19, 1791. Post [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the day before yesterday my friend [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] mention your [undecipherable] denomination [undecipherable] an [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and delivered the [undecipherable] day. Me thoughts [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that little has been [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. What [undecipherable] especially [undecipherable] than [undecipherable] the United [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] while you [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in settling; while the British [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] you know all [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] purpose, that I [undecipherable] for a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] land — because the British [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] [undecipherable], while the White [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and then you [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you were obliged to [undecipherable] the British to bear, what [undecipherable] writing contained. Brothers this was [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] but [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. If the British [undecipherable] you by wampum, do they not [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] (speak word, and are not these words [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] delivered to you by an interpreter? If upon [undecipherable] [undecipherable] if [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] would [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
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Type
Draft Fragment
Description
This appears to be Pickering's response to Red Jacket's speech.
Date
07/14/1791
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1791071490201
Page start
1
Note
Largely illegible.
The author is not shown but, based on content, it is presumed to be Timothy Pickering.
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Good Peter
Red Jacket
brother
Indians
British
my friend
Chattering Bird
interpreter
Notable locations
United States
Notable items
delivered to you by an interpreter
made some observations as to improve speech of mine delivered the preceding day
written speech
bound them tight
friendship

