[Copy] Canandaigua Sept 7^th 1795 Sir, A party of the Cayugas from the reservation come to me with a complaint that the Western Cayugas at the lake had sold their land from under them, & would turn into the lake as they term it. Their complaint in the first place was that Governor Clinton has confin'd the Cayuga reservation to them that relied upon it treaty after treaty, & that Brant has come forward from the same Govern, and purchased the whole of the reservation excepting a small piece, which is much too small to make them comfortable. Secondly they find that their Treaties with the Indians from under the British Government who were not subjects of the State, that those people had taken the sole prerogatives of their lands and confin'd them to a small tract, and that to be held as National property. This they considered to be a grievance and insisted I would make it known to you, and if it would be in your power to help them in the business this would relieve them more at ease. The party consists of their principal Chiefs from the Cayuga reservation & delivered three Speeches four strings of black and white wampum. Capt. Brant informs me in a letter dated July 20^th that he returned from the westward a few days ago and was sorry to say that the affairs of that country were in confusion among the different Indian Nations. He also mentioned he wished to see me extremly at Buffalo Creek, but did not recieve his letter in season, and have determin'd on another meeting thereon, in a short time. The Indians have been Consulting with Governor Simcoe at Fort Erie — the business of the Council I have not been able to learn more than they were Consulting with them in a friendly manner without any particular business. I am Sir with the great Respect & Esteem I Chapin PS A prisoner from Gen^l Wayne Army who was set at liberty at Detroit and come out by Niagara who is with me, gives me the same Accounts as Capt. Brant does — reporting they left Detroit about the same time. IC