Appointment of an Indian Agent
Document 1791Good Peter discusses the appointment of an Indian agent and the possibility of war.
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Red Jacket. July 25. 1791.
Life Bro. [undecipherable] the 13 [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] W. [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] — let them listen — Now we have [undecipherable]
on [undecipherable: friendship?] & — every thing is done here. [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] what we w[undecipherable] [undecipherable] are [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] on [undecipherable]. of [undecipherable].
You know we said we owe to [undecipherable: appoint?] you
to see justice done a [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. We are [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
now we are going to appoint an agent. may he
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] happen to get a good — & every thing [undecipherable]
fall into his hand. Then let us go on very easy
with our [undecipherable: business?] & consider when we are alone —
if we happen to do wrong, let us put the wrong on
one [undecipherable: side?] & try to do better. So this manner we
will [undecipherable]. We will try him for a few days [undecipherable: first?]
[undecipherable] to see whether he is capable of doing our
[undecipherable: business?] or not. and if he does not do right
we will go on very [undecipherable] with our [undecipherable: business?]. Now
our friendship is going on. You must consider
this is the voice of the whole. We are going to
try him right away — he is the [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] must go to [undecipherable] the many [undecipherable]
from Judge [undecipherable: Phelps?], to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] &
for that justice is done in the [undecipherable] of it.
And you must be very careful to inform Genl.
Washington of this appointment. [undecipherable] we have
done wrong, let the matter be considered amiss
as we told you before, & this is the way to keep
[undecipherable: friendship?]. Directly when Genl. W. comes to
know this, if we have done wrong do not let
mind be [undecipherable] about it. Let us try to make
the [undecipherable] easy & [undecipherable] it as quick as we can.
Now you are binding a few [undecipherable]. Now we are
going to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable], [undecipherable] [undecipherable] here [undecipherable] — receive the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable], the
Now we are going to speak of another thing —
you and [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] of [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] — he was [undecipherable] from [undecipherable: Niagara?] — [undecipherable]
he was [undecipherable] [undecipherable] peace with those people
who [undecipherable] not well [undecipherable]. This is what [undecipherable]
to they and to us that [undecipherable: Capt.?] [undecipherable: Brandt?] has not
been [undecipherable: faithful?] in the [undecipherable: business?] on which he was
[undecipherable] for it says he has got his [undecipherable]
in his [undecipherable: hand?] & [undecipherable] going to [undecipherable] and we hear
that his [undecipherable: company?] is [undecipherable] [undecipherable] & [undecipherable]
he has [undecipherable] [undecipherable: warriors?]. As they have now
[undecipherable] to you [undecipherable] it [undecipherable] be good for the [undecipherable]
to take the [undecipherable] from him — This is
the [undecipherable] letter.
Soon after we left [undecipherable: Buffalo?] Creek [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] this [undecipherable: treaty?] they [undecipherable] came there [undecipherable]
had taken the [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] his hand. As those
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] us to take the [undecipherable] from
him, as soon as we are [undecipherable: convinced?] that he
has taken it, we will use our [undecipherable: endeavors?]
to take it from him. You may depend that
we [undecipherable: shall?] do this. Now [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] & the [undecipherable] — we are [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] of us [undecipherable] together in [undecipherable: friendship?].
[undecipherable] — we must look at nothing [undecipherable]
else. That's all the [undecipherable] have to say
at present. [undecipherable] not worth while to [undecipherable] one
for we now [undecipherable] days [undecipherable] that
Ch[undecipherable] & F[undecipherable].
[undecipherable]. That is all we have to say. [undecipherable]
we [undecipherable] it [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. then if — quite
never [undecipherable] it to be a [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[signature]
[undecipherable] as a [undecipherable] just now [undecipherable] she made a few [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] on our friendship [undecipherable] it a little way & told [undecipherable]
this they can [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] you think it is [undecipherable] —
[undecipherable] that [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for the whole
[undecipherable] nations [undecipherable] to you: As I told you [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
a little way upon our friendship. Now we [undecipherable] you to [undecipherable]
we have [undecipherable] to say. [undecipherable] come through
a particular [undecipherable: chief?] because every one does not know
how to [undecipherable: speak?] — nor still the whole. Now you [undecipherable]
expect [undecipherable]. the [undecipherable] nation is going [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] they
will speak for the whole.
[undecipherable] [undecipherable: Peter?] July 15.
Type
Translation (Contemporary or Modern) of Document
Description
Good Peter discusses the appointment of an Indian agent and the possibility of war.
Date
07/15/1791
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1791071590001
Page start
1
Note
Largely illegible.
Notable persons
Good Peter
Red Jacket
Captain Brant
General Washington
Judge Phipps
Indian agent
Seneca Nation
500 warriors
chiefs
Oneida
Notable locations
Buffalo Creek
Niagara
Notable items
war
this appointment
justice is done
friendship
business

