Request for Explanation of Wayne Speech to Sachum Indians
Document 1795Due to snow, Wayne believed the arrival of the Sachum Indians would be delayed to their rendez-vous with Williams. Wayne requested Williams fully explain the speech Wayne gave on the first of the month to the Indians and Lord Dorchester; Wayne promised destruction of tribes in the spring and summer if they did not accept the peace agreement.
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[address: To all the Sachems & War Chiefs of Santu]
Brothers
I have receiv'd your letters and send Messag. by Jonas Blum, and a young Moravian Brethren, and thank the Great Spirit for opening your eyes and changing the inclination of your Hearts from War to peace, and which alteration must have terminated in your final extirpation.
The [undecipherable] upon having my visit and his promises made, I find you Brothers more [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Reason to lay down that Hatchet & not to strike nor again at any time to a end.
I will use my part every my Desires and to invite any of your peaceable people, but to renew those bonds of friendship & to treat them as the Friendly, and as a pledge of my peaceable disposition towards you, I give your people coming you a string of white Wampum.
Brothers
You say their may be some foolish young men who as have been and among as enstructed to you for fears of several nation. There may also be some foolish young men among us Who the great men in here may still say and Chiefs have now reason for their conduct. But let you and us give Stuart Shannon & down and not any faithfully endeavour to prevent any mischief from being done, it is therefore by our Chiefs & people, & in our mutual examples to each other, at the treaty held at the house of Washington in the 6th Day of January 1793, as particularly related to it.
[undecipherable] the [undecipherable] Statements to a plan against the United States, or either of them — if the government of the United States, or the proper authorities States, or either of them for the purposes of Delaware and the tribe or nations [undecipherable] of the Indians they authority are [undecipherable] and are charged, & the Governors — or in the Address to the Office commanding the Chiefs of the District held at the nearest posts, are should any villages within British possessions against the United States or either of these settlements in that Country, they will endeavour to prevail there on, and in the meantime for information of such attempt to the said Governors or Commissioners Officers as soon as possible, that all causes of mistrust and suspicion among this administration [undecipherable] from and the United States — So the contrary the United States shall give notice if any nations related if any harm that may be meditated against them, that shall come to their knowledge, and as all in their power to hinder and prevent the same, that the friendship between them may be uninterrupted.
Brothers
It is the duty and interest of all of us to desire the nation invaluable upon all occasions and particularly your. Incessor should you permit the bad Indians to pass through your Country to strike, at any of our traders, or at any of the Settlements, or the State farms or other property from the inhabitants, they
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Due to snow, Wayne believed the arrival of the Sachum Indians would be delayed to their rendez-vous with Williams. Wayne requested Williams fully explain the speech Wayne gave on the first of the month to the Indians and Lord Dorchester; Wayne promised destruction of tribes in the spring and summer if they did not accept the peace agreement.
Date
01/04/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Head Quarters, Greenville
Repository
Collection
Document number
1795010490001
Page start
15
Notable persons
Isaac Williams
Anthony Wayne
warriors of Sandusky
Sachum
Chiefs
Indians
Indian Nation
Lord Dorchester
Notable locations
Head Quarters, Greenville
Ohio River
Philadelphia
Notable items
speech
peace agreement

