It being agreed at the rapids that we should come and meet the Commissioners in our Father's presence, we return our thanks to the great Spirit for seeing your Excellency well this day. Our intention, and harmony is peaceable, and our intention is to do what is right and just. We are all of one accord and wished your Excellency to be present. A belt of Wampum. His Excellency in reply said. "He was as happy to see them well, and as the Commissioners expected them under *to meet the Indians in his presence he should be glad to hear what they had to say." The belt returned. * The Commissioners expressed no such thing they mainly conceded to this measure because it was the wish of the Indians. See the proceedings of July 5^th. . Note — This copy of the address to, & answer from the Governor was received from his Secretary Major Littlehales. At Niagara 10^th July 1793 The Commissioners wrote the following letters to the President and Secretary of War, and sent them off by Joseph Brant express. Letter to General Knox. Niagara 10^th July 1793. Sir, The enclosed extract from our Journal will account for our being here. We think the [undecipherable] of the deputation from