Sir I am with respect, and with a Sincere Friendship (Sign'd) J Williams Jun.^r His Excellency Anth.^y Wayne... Maj.^r General & Commander in Chief of the Legion Army of the United States of America Extract of a Letter from Detroit Dated 25^th May 95. Communicated by M.^r J. Williams Jun.^r — We have heard since here, the Posts are for a certainty to be given to the States, June 1796; seemingly an alarming circumstance to the well wishers of Government, &c &c. Mr. Rees leaves this friday the 28^th, for lower Canada to take Col. Campbells place as Deputy for the Department; Elliot supplies Mr. Rees Office here; a very proper Person for the business, altho' every thing appears so very clear to the Indians here that they must fall under the Government of the States, they are [undecipherable: blinely] loa to do believe it, they are dissuaded from a treaty with the Americans, pointing it to them in so dangerous a light that [undecipherable: remains them hintful], I have use all my influence to prevail on them to go with their Brother Nations but seemingly to no purpose — I have gone so far as to offer myself to go with them if they apprehend danger this last Occassion. Agosthaway and the Otter & promises to send representatives, Blue Jacket is doing his endeavor to get them to consent; probably they may change their minds when [strikethrough: distant] from this Hell hole; I have nothing more to acc of Consequence but will embrace every opportunity if any thing worth Notice come to hand. You need not be apprehensive of great Danger.— Message from the Wyandots & Indians of Sandusky Brothers the fifteen United States of America Listen Brothers) We have heard from you through the channel of our Agent; from the Letter you wrote him, brought by a Shawnee Chief and a white man; and— Brothers— We have detained them for four Days, the reason why we are so, was, had they went off immediately the present determination of going to the Treaty, could not have been communicated you— Brothers— You know that it is not easy to assemble our Chiefs & Warriors, we are at some distance from each other— We thought it let all our Brothers (near us) know, the invitation we had from you— Brothers— We have also sent to our Brothers this day, to the Ottawas, Chipawas and Putawawlamies at the River Raision as well as to the Wyandots of Detroit or Big Rock, desiring them to rise upon their feet. We have not heard from the big Rock people this long time— Brothers— If you will expect that we will set off for the Treaty in ten days time, nothing shall unfix our minds we have fixed upon—— Brothers— You must not think long of our coming; (As our business go on slowly— We cannot tell you the Number of our people but as soon as they Assemble all together will be able to know. When we get near you we shall let you know.) His Excellency A. Wayne (Sign'd) J. Williams Agent & Maj.^r General, Commander in Chief &c &c for the Chiefs & Warriors of the Wyandots & others of Sandusky