[page 3] ...that the [undecipherable] act not just and the [undecipherable], who are yet [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] followed them. [He had?] always been peaceable; [then he?] [shook?] hands with Captain Parker, and Judge [undecipherable], who was [present?] that he loved his brother would not take offence at his determination to return home. It was known some of his young men had fallen sick — that his [undecipherable] Captain Parker of [undecipherable] would take pity on him, and his company who [were?] about to return, and also on the women and children — [Their?] [undecipherable]. The hopes that guns would be given to his young men; for that, they were fond of their [undecipherable] guns, and that such of his young men's guns as were not of [undecipherable], his brother would come to be approved — that he esteemed [undecipherable] as a good Chief: that he and his people were always on terms of friendship with [undecipherable], and he with them; they were as one; that [undecipherable] concluded them and they came accordingly, that now they wished to return, but in their absence any bad [undecipherable] should fly through their towns — that his father had told them to declare their minds from their hearts; and he had now concluded his: that it was a very [long?] [undecipherable] that as they were leaving their homes to come hither, several nations [undecipherable] miles them against [undecipherable], saying 'my brother, why do you go? some of your young men will be killed, where you are going?' Which concluded they by saying they were [undecipherable] [undecipherable] chosen — He then delivered another string of black and white Wampum — [undecipherable] now harangued the Indians in a long speech, delivered with great [energy?]; and then [undecipherable] away by the finest many persons in the room, addressed Captain Parker, in words to the following effect — Listen all persons now present, both white and red, to listen with attention, for I am going to speak. My father General Washington [Congress?], and Col. [undecipherable] Jefferson, open your ears and listen to what I shall say. I want [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] from you. One half of your children on the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] are bad. General Washington [can?] [lead?] us how to put the [undecipherable] children in a good way? [He?] should [undecipherable] with Captain Parker and [undecipherable] — He said that he, [undecipherable], was not to inform General Washington, Captain Parker, or Captain [undecipherable], nor would they inform his father's children. He hoped they would give with a liberal hand to their children a letter of the [undecipherable], or [undecipherable], such good as are suitable — not to be stingy — that he was a [Handerbine?: undecipherable], and he almost [undecipherable] in getting Congress to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] his brother would in turn effect him — that General