[Copy] His Excellency [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Major General & Commanding Chief [undecipherable] Upon Army of the United States of America (Signed) J [undecipherable] Esq^r Extract of a Letter from Detroit Dated 23 May 97 Communicated by [undecipherable] of J. Williams Esq. We have been here from to Last so far in speaking to the Indians Since 1790 [undecipherable] an alarming communication to the United States Government, but to [undecipherable] this [undecipherable] the 23^d [undecipherable] to take, Collect complete [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] for the Department. [undecipherable] at one Office [undecipherable] there is a very [undecipherable] House for the Stamp [undecipherable] Every thing appears in very [undecipherable] to the first and last that they could [undecipherable] whilst the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] firmly with the American [undecipherable] is them in a manner [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Indians all [undecipherable] orders his [undecipherable] to his [undecipherable] — then from us fair side offer regard to it with them if they [undecipherable] in the last occasion, [undecipherable] with the offer & promises some [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is using this moment to get them to [undecipherable], probably they may change their minds [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from this [undecipherable] later. If then nothing more of use of Encouragement, but with embrac every [undecipherable] of any thing worth Endeavors to have. You must not be [undecipherable] of great danger [undecipherable] Extracts from the Speeches of Indians of Kentucky Delivered to the fifteen United States of America Brothers — We have been from you thought the [undecipherable] years. Apart from the Letter you write has brought by [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in their many [undecipherable] — since we have told them, from four days, the reason why we are poor, how they would off [undecipherable] the solemn determination of going to the King, could not have been [undecipherable] with you — Brothers — You know that it is not easy to [undecipherable], our Chiefs & Warriors are in our same relations have each other. We thought it is for the our Brothers [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] the same with us too — Brothers — We have also sent to our Brothers the [undecipherable]. In the [undecipherable], [undecipherable] were [undecipherable] as the King regards us well as the Department of [undecipherable] in our [undecipherable] among them, it was often their fault. We have not [undecipherable] found be by [undecipherable], that they have [undecipherable] — Brothers — We only expect that an end set of for the [undecipherable] as in any time, nothing clear comes nor comes on, from false plan — Brothers — You must not thank Very of Her coming. [undecipherable] as us [undecipherable]: We cannot give you the thanks of our [undecipherable] but as soon as they [undecipherable] all together, with be able to know When we get from your our share at [undecipherable] His Excellency [undecipherable]           (Signed)     J Williams Esq^r & [undecipherable] the Chief & [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] Major General Commanding in Chief to [undecipherable] of [undecipherable]