Detroit 27^th October 1794 Speeches from the Indian chiefs of the three Nations That they are very sorry and great trouble that last Branch was obtain to have them so immediately, that it was the misunderstandings with the white friends with him & that they continued to hold counsel with the merchants who [undecipherable] That the answer they offer'd Branch tells to be have for see nations upon a row when his Messenger arrived with his talks they would deliver, and in a [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] are willing of their father Branch & are resolved that they [undecipherable] from him & that they have not an opportunity to [undecipherable] with his personally yet they will make known their intentions to their father M^r Branch from whom they look upon as his Branch friend [undecipherable] In token of [undecipherable] with last Branch they send their tomahawk [undecipherable] as a [undecipherable], that they now will & their [undecipherable] father [undecipherable] generation will be in love & unity will have [undecipherable] nations [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] immediately [undecipherable] believing them as the most friendly terms. [They?] have heard with great pleasure the [undecipherable] that they have the [undecipherable] for their [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] bringing [undecipherable] Daughters to [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] friends with [undecipherable] That if they have any more [undecipherable] from the Three Nations in regard to the [undecipherable] that they with the [undecipherable] action of Branch have [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] they will [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] are in no [undecipherable] endeavors to represent them [undecipherable] their [undecipherable] & to report their injuries to the extent of [undecipherable] Branch Achewasiking his X mark [undecipherable] his X mark [undecipherable] his X mark [undecipherable] his X mark [undecipherable] his X mark [undecipherable] his X mark [undecipherable] his X mark [undecipherable] his X mark [undecipherable] his X mark [undecipherable: JAH followed by signature] [verso: Capt. [undecipherable] [Fischer?] / [undecipherable] Franks] [verso: [Robert?] [undecipherable]]