[Speech to the President].
Item
Type
Manuscript Translation of Document
Title
[Speech to the President].
Description
Speech of the Potawatomi.
short description
Spch of the Potawatomi.
year created
1795
month created
03
day created
12
author
sent from location
Greenville
sent to location
Greenville
in collection
in image
note
The author, Okeia, is a principal chief of the Potawami on the River Huron.
notable person/group
Okeia
Okia
Weytico
Potawatomi
notable location
Greenville
Greenville
River Huron
Greeneville
notable item/thing
acceded to and signed the Preliminary articles which had before been agreed to by the other nations
speech to the Commander in Chief
thank the Great Spirit for bringing us together this day
weather is fine & clear
come to make peace
happy to see you & our women & children are pleased and happy to know that we have come with a determination to take so strong a hold of peace as never to give way
hearts are all as white is this string of whampum
speak in the names of the Ottawas
Chippewas
Putawatimes
Huron Indians
determined to bury the hatchet so deep & so secret that it will never again be found
holding the general treaty
consider a permanent as already made& will go home and spread the joyful tidings
Principal Chiefs of that part of the Putawatimi nation living on the River huron arrived
document number
1795031290001
page start
1
number of pages
1
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | ARA06 (0 pages) | Collection: Berthrong Collection | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Okeia | Greenville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | [unknown] | Greenville | [n/a] |