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Speech of the sirkar Terry of war, to the Chiefs and Warriors of new the Potawatomi, Ottawa, and Chippewa nations. New brothers, new your father, the president of the United States new has heard what you have said with great attention, and materiale deliberated, upon your request. That he caused to be confirmed certain sales of your lands new made by you 2 individuals, previous to the treaty at Greenville, in order that new the purchasers maybe enabled to occupy the lands, and you become entitled new to receive the rents stipulated to be paid. Noon

    you say that you mentioned these grants to general Wayne, cut off word the treaty of Greenville, and that you had assurances from him they would be new provided for, and included in the treaty. The letters from general Wayne new have been illegible particularly the letter he sent with the original treaty, in a new which he says, that he met with many difficulties, and among others, that new certain persons kept the Ottawa, wyandots, and potawatomis, in the vicinity new of Detroit, in a state of intoxication, for many weeks, whilst purchasing new Their lambs, for the most trifling considerations. New