[Page 1] [?] up trust for the [undecipherable], as it is given the British, a pretext or colour for [?] them — [?] into the Americans refused to allow on at their [posts?] any [Frenchmen?] on the British side of that line — only [when?] the [Americans?] should allow them to [?], immediately after they the Americans were [defensible?] in force in the thing — and it was upon the British to [guarantee?] the [decision?] that [needed?] to [be?] made, was to make a [General?] [attack?] upon the [promised?] the same time — But the British [wanted?] to prepare to [attack?] the Americans — [undecipherable] in very [Great?] [?] to [come?] [the?] [Chiefs?] to keep [their?] [from?] being [along?], for [there?] [?] [others?] [who?] take them to [keep?] [?] [force?] [?], his [strong?], for [?] [others?] returns them to the [?] [with?] [his?] [countenance?], [are?] [too?] many [again?] to [?] of [going?] [through?] the [great?] [Army?] [as?] is [?] [which?] [comes?] before [?] of [that?] [which?] continues to [be?] [?] [that?] [?] [can?] [be?] [?] [?] [of?] [their?] — [and?] [?] [he?] [always?] [has?] [employed?] [their?] — [and?] it [would?] [seem?] [as?] [though?] the [British?] [on?] [this?] [hand?] [by?] [it?] [were?] [?] [?] [?] [attacking?] — [undecipherable] their [attachment?] to [Britain?] [is?] [not?] [only?] [?] [well?] [just?] [placed?] [upon?] [them?] [after?] [having?] upon [?] [their?] [allegiance?] [?] — [undecipherable] — to [?] [them?] [in?] [their?] [power?] [?] [Britain?] — [undecipherable] — [or?] [then?] [there?] [were?] [?] [many?] [there?] [and?] [?] [on?] [the?] [side?] [of?] [?] — [undecipherable paragraph] [undecipherable] [the?] British [would?] [keep?] [present?] to [force?] them with [their?] [Merchants?] [and?] [Proprietors?] of [those?] [?] [Manufactures?] [instructing?] the [Army?] of [Nations?] — [undecipherable] — [and?] [once?] [their?] [power?] [is?] [from?] [those?] — [that?] [?] [about?] [the?] [order?] of [these?] [great?] — [undecipherable] — [that?] [Britain?] has [?] [after?] [these?] [themselves?] [is?] [to?] [?] [any?] [?] [something?] [and?] [they?] [have?] [?] a [majority?] to [?] [for?] [coming?] [sure?] [that?] [the?] [Nations?] [?] [they?] do [not?] [?] — [undecipherable paragraphs] [?] [undecipherable] that [the?] Chiefs and Nations are [most?] [?] — one [from?] for [one?] [for?] [him?] — the [Regiment?] of [Sandusky?] is [for?] [?] [years?] — [and?] [his?] [agreement?] upon the [British?] for [provisions?] — The [Government?] [?] is for [their?] — the [Potawatomi?] [?] [?] — [are?] [well?] [some?] [?] [years?] [from?] that [side?] [?] — that [which?] of the [Chiefs?] [?] of [?] [Warriors?] are [inclined?] to [peace?] [and?] [there?] [is?] [not?] [a?] [General?] [?] [present?] [to?] [?] [about?] [keeping?] short [of?] [justice?] [?] the [?] [same?] [purpose?] as they [wish?] to [?] them [down?] [under?] the [Americans?] — [and?] [such?] [?] [British?] [chiefs?] [tell?] [them?] [?] [?] [?] — [undecipherable] [?] [?] — [that?] the [Indians?] is [?] [this?] [great?] [concerns?] — what a [?] [?] [opportunity?] [that?] the [Indians?] [of?] [?] [are?] [now?] [friendly?] [?] those [who?] [?] the [?] [?] [American?] [?] — [undecipherable] — [that?] [?] [?] [there?] [?] [?] [the?] [American?] [?] [?] — perhaps they [?] from the [problem?] of the [Americans?] — [?] a [part?] with the [last?] [?] — [undecipherable] — they [can?] obtain a [majority?] for [peace?] among the [Nations?] [unless?] they do not [?] — --- [Page 2] [Nova Diaries?] Greenville, 4 January 1796 Sir, I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 18^th of November 17[95?] [William?] with the enclosed which fully [communicates?] your further [earnestness?] to promote peace between the United States of America and the hostile tribes of Indians — It [will?] [next?] appear to [have?] [fortunately?] [been?] [effectually?] delayed some progress to [their?] [firm?] [sad?] result in [Order?] to be to the Chief of the [few?] stations mentioned or implied at the [?] but [apprehension?] that the present fall of [snow?] happened that they [are?] from arriving at this place for some days yet. I must request you to explain my [?] [fully?] to all the [Ottawa?] Chiefs and Warriors of Sandusky, and to [their?] Delawares also [at?] in the [?] of [Order?], that they [briefly?] [see?] the Chiefs of the [Regiment?] of [Bellefont?] River, the [?] [Managers?] of [Business?] [urgently?] referred to are very [amiably?] with the present [Speech?], and [long?] [determination?] after they are in [payment?] of [costs?] are [also?] [falls?] for them to [mention?] with the United States any longer — for as [recent?] as [their?] at a great [trial?] after — they [seek?] to [firmly?] [address?] on the [accounts?] of the amazing [strong?] and [numerous?] if they do not embrace the peace now [of/in?] [form?]. Upon [Brother?] Abraham [has?] [given?] [provision?] [place?] of my [friendship?], and [agrees?] for [you?] with [provision?] of other [our?] [further?] [needs?] of [Indian?] [establishing?] a [permanent?] peace between the United States and the [Indian tribes?] [Northwest?] of the [Ohio?] — [perhaps?] you may [find?] the [expediency?] [concerned?] him [prior?] to come forward immediately with the other Chiefs to [Greenville?] — Wishing you a [spring?] [termination?] of our great [terms?] in [form?] [signed] Anthony Wayne [No person or [?] can come to [Greenville?] from Philadelphia that which you have been able to explain with [Indians?]] [M^r Isaac Williams Agent to the Indians of Sandusky]