Speech By Joseph Brant Concerning Indian Lands at Grand River: Page #1

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[Endorsed, "Captⁿ Brants speech to Captⁿ Claus Agent of Indⁿ Aff^rs for and on behalf of the Five Nations inhabiting the Grand River. 22^d October 1796]

                                                                                             Niagara 22d October 1796

Brother:

  Hearken to what I am now going to say. I am happy in seeing you at this Council fire in the office you now hold as Agent of Indian affairs. At this Council fire we have ever met the English to transact business. that related to our material interest. I now hope business will again be regularly conducted, as it has been at a stand for some time past, and the affairs of the Indians not so regularly attended [to] as they might have been.