Council Meeting at Vincennes
Document 1794First day of Council at Vincennes, speech by Captain Pasteur on the protective relationship between the United States and the Indian Nations. Several speeches by warriors who swore to never take up arms against their Father (George Washington).
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Tells nothing. Our French what the one / delivers a string of a wampum — Begin:
I dont speak for myself alone. His speech comes from Miahtoomachine, from the Chippewas and Saunegas, they are all working for good reason.
I am as strange among as we are all one — when I came first I shook hands with you, but I could hardly do it with safety — if you dont [undecipherable] and every do respect it is none. The Chippewa, Tahenew, and Ottawatores are one, are all wishing the good among — I hope you will be easy, and feel every thing right. We have all agreed to draw as near to the British, they lead us to here. He will now listen to the Americans, they take goods and take [undecipherable] in our women and children. The first time I came you, you told me to lay and own a civil [undecipherable], that we might meet, and our women work and supply. It present appears so to you, that a peace, France shall [undecipherable] between us and let us not stir in nothing but the battle. You that was built can keep your children in order, we cannot, we are put on this land all alike. The French was my faith, but now I take you for my father — give us all your Chiefs and Chief Wars, they expect you and give them something, such as you have for yourself. I hope you will not built any villages this side the Ohio nor on the [undecipherable], that we may now be done. If by you will send visiting in, or my brothers and my friends, French to Americans to bring with us. I hope that the Big Man here women and children all our younger brothers parents. When we go away, I hope you will give us some thing to eat, and not a little for, but a big one, it does not eat you much more than a little one. If any one should come and tell you they are over me, they lie, dont believe them, I am master and keep my people in order; Here he shews not to us several chiefs, and delivers a string of wampum.
[Begin again] I sent you all the names of my chiefs if you name it. It is from the young men and women, they beg you to speak to the teacher, to dwell with them freely, they dont want to lay under, tell them their little bottles are too small.
You have told us we might hunt in peace and supply, I believe. I will move my villages on this river, to be in peace. We speak to you as to general Wayne, you are in the states. I hope you will give him a seat if you are writing. All of us beg you will send what we say to our Father, and that you will answer us and hide nothing from us — we will do nothing from you. I cannot say this land is mine, nor can you say it is yours, the Master of
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Description
First day of Council at Vincennes, speech by Captain Pasteur on the protective relationship between the United States and the Indian Nations. Several speeches by warriors who swore to never take up arms against their Father (George Washington).
Date
06/20/1794
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Document number
1794062090201
Page start
50
Notable persons
Captain Pasteur
Indian nations
George Washington
warriors
Notable locations
Council at Vincennes
Notable items
speeches by warriors

