Choice of an Indian Agent, Etc.
Document 1791Good Peter and Red Jacket discuss the choice of an Indian agent and the potential for peace.
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[undecipherable: Fort Pitt?] July 15
Now [undecipherable] to [undecipherable]. You are [justly?]
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[undecipherable] Brothers [undecipherable]. You [talked?] a long [undecipherable] friend
[undecipherable] who [spoke?] for us! who [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] who always [speaks?] for us [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] do what he [said?]. It [undecipherable]
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[undecipherable] as [undecipherable] we have [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] You must not [expect?] that we
are [going?] [to?] [say?] much about [undecipherable]. Because you
[undecipherable] back on [speech?] [undecipherable]
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on [undecipherable] of what was paid by the [undecipherable], which
[undecipherable] of all the [nation?]. [undecipherable]
[write?] a little [undecipherable] what the [decision?] and [undecipherable]
you and you [had?] every [thing?] they [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] you
[very?] [undecipherable] [thank?] all the [undecipherable] to what
they [had?] [undecipherable], but they [had?] [undecipherable] which was [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]. [You?] [said?] that the [undecipherable] said [undecipherable]
[had?] [undecipherable] from [peace?] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable]
a [peace?] [undecipherable] many [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] could
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[undecipherable] from [peace?] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable]
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this is the [undecipherable] all [your?] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] you were going to [speak?]
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from [undecipherable]. The [meaning?] [undecipherable] [come?]
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[quick?] [undecipherable] the [nation?] [that?] [undecipherable]
The [undecipherable] also [against?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
the [undecipherable] [nation?] which they are [best?] [placed?]
the [undecipherable] we have [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]. What can we do [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] to [encourage?] the [undecipherable] when
we have [just?] [undecipherable] a [undecipherable]. [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] that we cannot do [undecipherable] to [undecipherable]
[then?] [if?] our [determination?]! [We?] are [determined?]
to [undecipherable] them [undecipherable], who have [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] with all [undecipherable] to
[undecipherable] make peace. [nothing?] but peace. [undecipherable] we
the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that [there?] shall [be?]
[undecipherable] of that [language?] which was [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]. [will?] pay no attention to [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]. You have [told?] us [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] in the [last?] [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] we have been [undecipherable]
are [undecipherable] not [undecipherable] not [speaking?]
[undecipherable] you tell us to [give?] [good?] advice to [undecipherable]
[children?] [undecipherable], [women?] who are [undecipherable]
[process?] of the [last?] [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] we have taken your advice
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [our?] [children?] [undecipherable]; [undecipherable]
not to [take?] [notice?] of [undecipherable] when [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]. [undecipherable] we are [undecipherable] that what [happened?]
[last?] [undecipherable] [pushed?] [undecipherable] again [undecipherable] are [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] are [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] we are [undecipherable]
[be?] [constantly?] [begin?] advice to our [young?]
[undecipherable] to [stand?] to [nothing?] [undecipherable] the peace [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] leaders are [undecipherable] to [make?] in this [undecipherable]
Now [undecipherable] we are giving you [undecipherable]
we [continue?] in [undecipherable]. And Brother [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] we [desire?] you to [undecipherable] no [matter?] of
the [worthy?] [undecipherable], but to [take?] [notice?] for [undecipherable]
are [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] you have [undecipherable] as [going?]
[able?] to all the [nations?] - [especially?] to the [long?]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you
[undecipherable] the [last?] [undecipherable] [determined?] the [undecipherable]
[may?] not happen again. [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]. [undecipherable] don't [think?]
the [5?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] to our [undecipherable]. [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] your [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] all the [undecipherable]
the [Onondaga?] [undecipherable] [Cayuga?] [nation?]. He must [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [Buffalo?] Creek [undecipherable]
when all the [Chiefs?] [undecipherable] — [that?] our [mind?]
[undecipherable] [best?] [undecipherable] — This is [all?] of this [matter?]
[undecipherable] and enough about it.
[You?] [undecipherable] we [undecipherable] have a [gun?] for the [enemy?]
[undecipherable] to [send?] [undecipherable] if they [undecipherable] — and
you [said?] [undecipherable] might [undecipherable] [I intercepted
[undecipherable] I did not.]
It [would?] [do?] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] more, for perhaps
we have [been?] too [undecipherable] in [undecipherable]!
(Thomas Reese of Northumberland [town?])
(chosen for their [agent?])
[docketing, rotated:] [Petition?] of the [Five?] [undecipherable]
[Good?] [undecipherable]
[B?] [Jackson?]
July 15, 1791
[Copy?] [found?] up 1[undecipherable]
Type
Translation (Contemporary or Modern) of Document
Description
Good Peter and Red Jacket discuss the choice of an Indian agent and the potential for peace.
Date
07/15/1791
Author
Repository
Collection
Document number
1791071590101
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Good Peter
Red Jacket
Thomas Reese
sons
brothers
Indians
Five Nations
Oneidas
children
13 united states
Onondagas
Cyauga
all the chiefs
Notable locations
Northumberland
Buffalo Creek
Fort Pitt
Notable items
speech
strong peace

