Indian Treaty Proceedings, 1795-1797
Document 1797Seems to mostly contain expressions of friendship and fair dealing.
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You are the Commissioners of the United States
We are glad of it We have agreed with Mr
Morris to sell our Land I have opposed this
bargain dont blame me when You see what is
done you will be satisfied you will not blame me
we all join in one [undecipherable] you will not blame us
all has been done orderly nothing he done the
President who you represent is [undecipherable] he
loves us he sent You to see we did not do wrong
I wished our reservations to be larger but make
Your mind easy I am perfectly Satisfied we all
join as one in this bargain
To General [undecipherable: probable reading Steuard] Brother this business has been
Whether referd to the Warriors Chiefs & Women
You will See perfectly what is done make your
Mind easy I am perfectly so
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[Red Jacket Indian Treaty proceedings 1795-97 [undecipherable]]
You are as you say You are Comm[undecipherable]
W[undecipherable] [undecipherable] we are glad of it
to sell our Land
We have agreed I am one [undecipherable] who has agreed
to the bargain. dont You blame us when
You see what we have done we have don[undecipherable]
you will not blame us we now all join in one [undecipherable]
all has been [undecipherable] [undecipherable] nothing or [undecipherable] has been [undecipherable]
the President who [undecipherable] You as [undecipherable]
he loves us he sent You here to see that we did
not do wrong. I had rather our [undecipherable] had [undecipherable] of
[undecipherable] General [undecipherable] You will [undecipherable] I have
agreed to lose - the [undecipherable] of the Warriors
I have not been troublesome - but have [undecipherable] to
to Warriors [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Brother the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] whether referd to
our W[undecipherable] Chiefs & Women You will see perfectly
what is done I W[undecipherable] wished to have our
[undecipherable] larger. make Your Mind easy I
will [undecipherable] let Your Mind be [undecipherable]
I hope you will be perfectly easy the Chiefs
& Warriors & Women are easy [undecipherable] am I —
I mean not the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on this [undecipherable] we can
[undecipherable] and [undecipherable] to do so. he may disgrace our
[undecipherable] I [undecipherable] my Mind easy
Type
Draft Fragment
Description
Seems to mostly contain expressions of friendship and fair dealing.
Date
09/1797
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797099990001
Page start
1
Note
Two versions of this speech were found in Wadsworth's papers. At least one is fragmentary.
Notable persons
Jeremiah Wadsworth
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