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armies [indecipherable] Fort Knox, on the 18th of June instant, accompanied by Twenty Warriors. [undecipherable] declared to Captain Thomas Pasteur, commandant of that post, in the presence and [indecipherable] of the Subscribers (and which was interpreted by Bernard Dupron, and Lewis Servoir, [indecipherable] interpreters). that about the first day of April last, he received a letter from Captain Abner Prior of the Army, authorising him the said Ducoin, in the name of General Washington, to invite and demand the Sauks, and all the other Indians on whom he could prevail, to meet the said Capt. Prior at Fort Knox, and go with him to Philadelphia, to see their father General Washington. That in consequence, he, Ducoin, procured a certain John Price Jones, to write in his (Ducoin's) name, a letter of invitation to the Sauks, in which it was obvious that he, Ducoin, did not invite them of his own authority, but by the authority of General Washington; and that upon this invitation so given, in the name of General Washington, he the said Ducoin was accordingly joined by the Sauks now with him at Fort Knox; for the purpose of proceeding together to Philadelphia, with Captain Prior.

And we do certify that on this instance 20th June, in open council, and in the presence of Captain Prior, the preceding declaration was read and interpreted, to Ducoin, paragraph by paragraph, and that he affirmed each paragraph to be strictly true.

Certified at Vincennes this 20th day of June 1794 by G. Turner R. Bird R. Buntin

Proceedings of a Council held at Fort Knox by Captain Pasteur with the Putawatmes, & [indecipherable]

The Council, 19thApril 1795. The Speech of a Chief called the Sun, on behalf of the Putawatimes.

My Brother! The day is clear, I have shook hands with you, and I expect it will last forever, the Master of Life helps me. I have come on good business. I will [indecipherable] nothing from you, no more than you would from me. It is [indecipherable] the people that wear Hats are sensible and we are fools; it is because the British gave us [indecipherable] advice, I hope we shall be forgiven. We cover all past injuries, let us forgive [indecipherable] forget -- I will not let go your hand; you know the Indians like the ground