At a Council held at Vincennes with [certain?] Chiefs and Warriors of the [Pyan- [undecipherable] and [Kickapoos?] Indians, at which attended [several?] Frenchmen & Americans, the [10]^th day of [June?] 1793. The Council was opened by Captain [Parker?] in the words following. My Brothers, Agreeable to your desire, I have now sent you a letter, to tell you what you will see; at the same time let not [undecipherable] go more away you; but let the bad [youngsters?] [who] came here to [us], all to tell from mine — You are under my Father's [protection?] and I am your Guardian — at this post I shall now be attentive to — [undecipherable] [Blackhawk?], great chief of the [Sauks?] and [undecipherable] a speech to the following effect — That he had come to let his father know what to heart to my from his heart; That the heaven was clear and that his speech would be [clear] also; (He, [undecipherable], and he, the [undecipherable] [?]); some time; we will be [clear?] with it; that both [Sauks?] and [undecipherable] had [some?] come to his [village] to invite him to war; but that he had always rejected those [undecipherable]; he had been here before, and was now come again, wishing to see his father when the war-chief (meaning General Washington) had [shown?], that some of his young men having fallen sick, he [should] be compelled to return. [undecipherable] is that chief and yet go to make a speech for [undecipherable], Chief of the [Sac?] nation. He remarked to know whether [Captain?] [undecipherable] had not visited Michigan and there to [undecipherable] him, and was promising, that the answer [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] [Marquise?] but not with [undecipherable] by the Telegraph; he renewed his speech in the [Ottawa?] Tongue — He said he had come a long way with his young men to see his friends; that he had come away old and [back?] from his [village]; that he hoped his brother (meaning Captain [Parker?]) would take pity on him and his young men since they had come so far to see him; that however it was not their intention to proceed further, notwithstanding they had set for the purpose of seeing their father General Washington. That the road they had travelled was made fair and smooth and they had not yet [undecipherable] in its meaning; by this figure they had been invited to come, but that now they were determined to return home; that he would take all such [undecipherable] adding, in his heart, "Here was he, is [Jacima?] great chief of the [Mississippies?], who he tells me as known and will follow." Then addressing himself to Captain [Pierce?] he said "You are my father; you have done always well for me; but as we [undecipherable] and left you, are [undecipherable] to have you gone." [undecipherable] meaning here to Captain [undecipherable], [showed?] that General Washington, and his red light over us [undecipherable] — That they had come from the [Rivers?] to see their brothers the Americans and French, and to have him speak, agreeing that they had found a smooth and fair road [undecipherable] when that [undecipherable] he [undecipherable] to [show?] a piece of [black] and white. [undecipherable] just [concluded?] in returning his letter, meaning to [undecipherable] in, to requesting them to go and see General Washington, [undecipherable] my [undecipherable] [Page 42 XXXIX]