Abstract of a speech to Indian Chiefs
Document 1798Letter, discusses horse theft; discusses Indians & white settlers.
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the 22d of June 1795 at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] to
the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] — I have one [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] over 2.
Yesterday my Ears were [undecipherable] a
[undecipherable] to what you [undecipherable] — you [undecipherable]
talked a good [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
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[undecipherable] President [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
will be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] to [undecipherable] manifold [undecipherable]
Children —
[undecipherable] I have attended to [undecipherable] claims
before [undecipherable] from you, a [undecipherable] to the
circumstances of your bringing in [undecipherable] Horses,
Stolen by the [undecipherable] from the [undecipherable]
Rifle.
Children
[undecipherable] — The bringing in the Boy, Stolen
by the white People, is a good Deed, that
[undecipherable] to our Hearts & will give Pleasure
to our Father — with respect to the Horses,
Stolen from the Indians, if you find Difficulty
— if you discover the persons who stole
[undecipherable] Horses, the should be punished & be made
to pay you for them — or if you can find out
when you [undecipherable] are [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] & returned to your — [undecipherable] you
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] [undecipherable] other
and may have been taken from [undecipherable]
as well as Indian [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
you know the Indians steal from
from one another [undecipherable] to [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Roguery — for example begin
claim the Boys, get it is certain that
the Horses [undecipherable] [undecipherable], had been
before Stolen from a white Man, who
has not had Claim again [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Horses, yet he [undecipherable]
he does not know, whether our [undecipherable]
were taken by the white people or not —
If you can prove that your Horses
have been stolen by White People, you will
be paid for them, but [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
make this proof, you must [undecipherable] your
claims upon [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
your Horses may have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] or they may
have been Stolen by your own People —
Brother Children I [undecipherable] from your [undecipherable]
Horses stolen by the Indians from the White
People, [undecipherable] are now in [undecipherable] possession, two of this
belong to Capt. Hamilton, one to Capt. [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]; & the other to a poor Man who
lives near Fort Hamilton; if [undecipherable] some will
have [undecipherable] taken from the [undecipherable] & brought in
to their own people. [undecipherable]
Children —
Your Father & the President of the
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] his good Children Red
or white, to take such [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] to
their comfort which he can [undecipherable] them
[undecipherable] by as a proof of his Disposition,
he will now order a Horse to be given
to your great [undecipherable] Chief [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] in our front [undecipherable] under [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] will also give another to [undecipherable] that
[undecipherable] Chief has died since he came
[undecipherable] please to attend this Council; and I
[undecipherable] you in his name, that whenever
[undecipherable] can prove, that your Horses were sto[len]
[undecipherable] by White People, you shall be paid
for them, or they shall be returned to [undecipherable]
Type
Document, type undetermined
Description
Letter, discusses horse theft; discusses Indians & white settlers.
Date
06/22/1798
Author
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798062290001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James Wilkinson
Capt. Hamilton
Capt. Harrison
Wilkinson
Notable locations
United States
Notable items
proof of his disposition
children
white people
indians
pay you for them
horses
indians steal horses
white man
talked a good talk
President of the United States

