Col. Wadsworth's Speech to the Seneca Nation⁵⁵ Brothers Buas as unaware last evening that I could not reply to your Speeches. I am gratified to find you all satisfied with the bargain made for your lands and that you will understand it. I will give you positively happy with the proceeds of the Sales. I shall report to the President what you have said and on the purchase monied before the deed is giving up. I am particularly pleased to find you are all united & happy of I have contributed to Unite you. I will not regret any trouble or fatigue if you continue to be united. The honor of the Sale obliged M^r Morris to pay One hundred thousand Dollars to the Nation in Bank Stock of the U. S. in addition Every year a sum without affecting the principle that the President Congress are as an man could to take then. And as long as the U. S. exists the money is secure to you. Hunting and fishing is secured to you in the tract just sold to them in the Deed you have given. I do not know the contract made with M^r Phelps, but will report to the President what your wishes are. He will use justice done you. Brothers. You complain of wrongs in General terms, but when a wrong is done you complain directly, name the persons who do the wrong to Capt. Chapin he will report it to the President [undecipherable] will right you. I have no power to Inform you that the President will pay the annuity 4500 dollars in Specie Instead of Clothing, but [undecipherable] really make no difference. He will consult your welfare in this respect & help your Interest. I recommend to you more attention to the white People who are among you most of them have bad Characters and mislead you. the United States have passed a Law to prevent encroachments on your possessions, which Law is with Cap^t Chapin, and that it had been twice altered by Congress to accommodate you. report to the superintendent all Evils that arise that they may be presented to Congress remedy if Proper. Avoid any Connection with White People of bad Characters, pay no attention to any men that come amongst you, but such as are recommended by the superintendent, they mention their Situation not as good as the white People, why then do they settle amongst you, to force themselves upon you, beware of them, I mean bad designing men and only let them settle by you agreeable to Law. Advises some of their Head People to set an Example for Agriculture to begin with a Little Cultivation, when they would grow as happy as the White People, & flourish. Like them and live in friendship together, did not wish them to give up their Customs.— repeated his sincerity for the Nation, and thanked them for their attention and kindness to him, was pleased at the thoughtfullness and attention of the Nation on the important business. And happy that the Wicked designs of the bad White People was frustrated on this Occasion by their good judgment, in not yealding to bad advices, And that the Treaty seemed to them more than was Ever before given. Concluded with wishing them Happiness & a fulfillment of his promises gave the Head Sachems Warriors & his hand and parted. [Draft] Col. Wadsworth Speech to the Seneca Nation Brothers [strikethrough: Buas as] [undecipherable] last evening that I could not reply to [strikethrough: your] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to find them [undecipherable] [strikethrough: I am gratified to find you all] satisfied [undecipherable] both the bargain made for [strikethrough: your] lands [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] understand [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] [undecipherable: I shall] Report to the President [undecipherable: what you have said] hand and [undecipherable] upon [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable: laying on the] sale of the lands said on the purchase [undecipherable: monied] before the deed [undecipherable: has giving] up [undecipherable]. I am particularly [undecipherable: pleased] to [undecipherable: find you] [undecipherable] united [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [strikethrough: not] [undecipherable: regret] [undecipherable: trouble] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you continue to be united [undecipherable] [undecipherable: The honor of the] Sale [undecipherable] M^r Morris [undecipherable] to pay [undecipherable: One] hundred thousand Dollars to the [undecipherable: Nation] in Bank Stock of the U. S. [undecipherable] in addition Every year a sum without [undecipherable: affecting the] [undecipherable: principal] that the President Congress [undecipherable: are as an man could to take then]. And as long as the U. S. exists the money is secure to you. Hunting and fishing is secured to you in the tract just sold to them in the Deed you have given. I [undecipherable: do not know] the contract made with M^r [undecipherable] Phelps, but will report to the President what your [undecipherable: wishes are]. He will [undecipherable: use justice] done you. Brothers. [undecipherable: You complain of wrongs in General terms, when any wrong is done] [undecipherable] persons who do the [undecipherable: wrong to] [undecipherable] Capt. Chapin [undecipherable: he will report it to the President] [undecipherable] will right you. I have [undecipherable] no power to [undecipherable] [undecipherable: the President will pay] [undecipherable] dollars [undecipherable] [undecipherable] no more to [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable: The President make] [undecipherable] some [undecipherable: differences He will consult] your welfare [undecipherable: in this] respect [undecipherable] [undecipherable: & help your Interest]. I recommend to you [undecipherable: more] attention to the [undecipherable: white People who are among you, most of them have bad Characters and] mislead you. [undecipherable] Preventing [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable: encroachments on] your Possessions, [undecipherable] which [undecipherable: Law] is with Cap^t Chapin [undecipherable] and that it had been [undecipherable: twice altered] by [undecipherable: Congress to accommodate you]. [undecipherable: report to the] superintendent [undecipherable: all Evils that arise that they may be presented] to Congress [undecipherable: remedy if Proper]. Avoid any Con-nection with [undecipherable: White People of bad] Characters, [undecipherable: pay no attention] to [undecipherable: any men that come] amongst you, but [undecipherable: such as are recommended by] the [undecipherable: superintendent, they mention their Situ-]ation not as good as the [undecipherable: white] People, [undecipherable: why then do they] settle amongst you, to force themselves upon you, [undecipherable: beware] of them, I mean bad designing men and only let them settle by you [undecipherable: agreeable to Law. Advises some of their Head] People to set an Example for Agriculture to begin with a [undecipherable] Little [undecipherable: Cultivation], when they would grow as happy as the [undecipherable: White] People, [undecipherable: and] flourish [undecipherable]. Like them and live in friend-ship together, [undecipherable: did not wish them to give up their Cus-]toms. [undecipherable] repeated his sincerity [undecipherable: for the Nation, and] [undecipherable] thanked them [undecipherable: for their attention and kindness to him], was pleased [undecipherable: at the thoughtfullness] and attention of the Nation, on the important business [undecipherable]. And happy that the Wicked designs of the bad White People was [undecipherable: frus-]trated on this Occasion [undecipherable: by their good judgment, in not] yealding to bad advices, And that [undecipherable: the Treaty] seemed to [undecipherable: them more than was] Ever before given. Concluded [undecipherable] with [undecipherable: wishing them Happiness &] a fulfillment of his promises [undecipherable] gave the Head Sachems Warriors & his hand and parted.