Request to Meet with Chiefs of Indian Nations Regarding Loyalty
Document 1795Ironside requested on behalf of messengers from Capt. Brant a meeting per agreement from last council fire. Upcoming decision by Indian nations mentioned.
100%
⇣No human transcription currently available for this document.
This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.
[undecipherable] that this a [undecipherable] cut out [undecipherable] and the [undecipherable], who are [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] followed them — Our [undecipherable] and a [undecipherable] has been [undecipherable] / here he [undecipherable] shook hands with Captain Brant, and Judge [undecipherable], who was present, that he hoped his brother would not take offence at his determination to return home. It was known some of his young men had fallen sick: that he desired Captain Brant [undecipherable] would take pity on him and his company who [undecipherable] to return and also on the women and children [undecipherable] their [undecipherable]: [undecipherable] hoped that good would be given to his young men; for that, they were fond of their brother, [undecipherable] and that such of his young men [undecipherable] as were out of order, his brother would not [undecipherable] to be approved — that he esteemed [undecipherable] as a great Chief: that he and his people were always in terms of friendship with [undecipherable: Darwin?]; and he with them; they were as one: that [undecipherable: Darwin?] invited them and they came accordingly; that now they wished to return, but in their absence any bad birds should [fly?] [undecipherable] through their towns — that his father had told them to declare their minds from their hearts; and he had now exhibited this: that it was a very heavy load that in they were leaving their homes to come hither; several nations [undecipherable] miles than [undecipherable] against it, urging: 'my brother why do you go? some of your young men will be killed, when you are going:' which [undecipherable] concluded they by saying they were the Ohio chosen — He then delivered another string of black and white Wampum —
[undecipherable: Darwin?] now harangued the Indians in a long speech delivered with great [undecipherable] energy; and then shaking [undecipherable] by the hand every person in the room, addressed Captain Brant, in words to the following effect —
'I desire all persons now present, both white and red, to listen with attention, for I am going to speak. My father General Washington [undecipherable], and Col: Jefferson, open your ears and listen to what I shall say. I want [undecipherable] from you. Our half of your children on the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and Detroit are bad. General Washington has [undecipherable] us how to put the bad children in a good way?' Then he shook hands with Captain Brant and [undecipherable] proceeded —
He said that he, [undecipherable: Darwin?], was not to [undecipherable] General Washington, Captain [Brant?], or [undecipherable]; nor would they [undecipherable] his father's children. He hoped they would give with a liberal hand to their children, [undecipherable: whether?] of the Mississippi, or Detroit, such [undecipherable: goods?] as are suitable — [undecipherable: not?] to be stingy — that he was a Husbandman, and he almost [undecipherable] in getting Congress to [undecipherable] this, that [undecipherable] his brother would in him [undecipherable] him: that General [undecipherable]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Ironside requested on behalf of messengers from Capt. Brant a meeting per agreement from last council fire. Upcoming decision by Indian nations mentioned.
Date
06/22/1795
Author
Sent from
Swan Creek
Repository
Collection
Document number
1795062290001
Page start
43
Notable persons
George Ironside
Augoshaway
Indians
Council
Captain Brant
messengers
Notable locations
Swan Creek
Notable items
council fire
decision
meeting

