[Cover wrapper, address:] Arthur St Clair Esq^r Governor of Cincinnaty and Superintendent of the Indian affairs &c &c [Docketing notation, rotated, lower right:] from [undecipherable] Chiefs / at N. Ottawa Towns / 11 July 1799 [Later archival notation, left margin:] Eugene T. [undecipherable: probable reading "Bliss"] found / May 25 1831 Ottawa Towns 11^th July 1799 Our Father the Governor of Cincinnate Father you have told us that the Land was Mean for us the Shawney Nations but are very sory to inform you that the road is Stopped by your friends the Chickesaws when we left you we thought to arrive without being troubled but we was persued by your friends the Chickeshes and at our arriveal found our Woman and Children very much distressed this place, as they had often seen [undecipherable] the Chickesaws, a thing that we did not expect as we thought when we left you, we were at peace with all the World which is our wish Father you have recommended to us very often to keep the peace, but we are soray that it is [undecipherable] your friends the Chickesaws as it certain their design is not good by their keeping constantly near our Village, moreover they have Bragged that [undecipherable] would take a Shawnee [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] them [undecipherable] they went away Father you have often told us that you was fond of us the Shawnie Nation, and if [undecipherable] would behave you liked us as well as your own [undecipherable] which certainly we have done and will doe as long as we live, particularly if we are [undecipherable] by our Father which is in your power, at this time to prevent great Mischief. Father we are all writing here in a [undecipherable] hurry writing you this present Letter, that you may know by the contents [undecipherable] that we wish you to prevent those Peace Breaking people the Chickesaws from any further Mischief and that you may send them out of our Country that we may never here of them hereafter, for you may be well assured of our best friendship to you and all the World. [undecipherable] we do not know why the Chickesaws [undecipherable] come to disturb us, as we are confident we have done nothing to break the Peace, [undecipherable] we thought Peace was between us and all the World. We hope by your [undecipherable] and the great [undecipherable] that all further Mischief will be Stoped Father we hope by the receiving of this that you will take it into consideration and stop any further [undecipherable] as you will have often told us there is only one heart between us, therefore we beg you to stop any further Misery Our Father. We have many Young men in the wood Hunting and we are afraid that they may fall upon them as they know nothing of the bad design of the Chickesaws and is not upon their [undecipherable] we hope therefore you will do your best endeavor to stop any further Mischief as soon as you[r] [undecipherable] this. Father [undecipherable] that this Letter is from the very Bottom of our Hearts to [undecipherable] we beg you to assist us as far as [undecipherable] your power, we are Father Shaking hands with you the Shawnie Nation and wish you Succes and Happiness [Left column of signatures:] [Right column of signatures:] [undecipherable] Esq^r Manempobesau [undecipherable] Shawnee [undecipherable] Witeay [undecipherable] of the Nothewenishke [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Mahalonay has [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Nammaton Natewepaskeau [undecipherable]hishicaw