he orders all things and has given us a fine Day for our
council. He has taken his garment from before the
Sun, and caused it to shine with brightness upon us,
our eyes are open that we see clearly, our ears have
been unstoped that we have been able to hear distinctly
the words you have spoken, for all these favours we
thank the great spirit, and him only.

Brother
This council fire was kind led by you, it
was at your request that we came together at this time
we have listned with attention to what you have
said, you requested us to speak our minds freely,
this gives us great Joy, for we now consider that we
stand upright before you, and can speak what we
think, all have heard your voice and all speak to
you now as one Man, our Minds are agreed

Brother,
You say you want an answer to your talk
before you leave this place, it is right you should have
one, as you are a great Distance from home, and
we dont wish to ditain you, but we will first look
back a little, and tell you what our fathers have
told us, and what we have heard from the white people
Brother listen to what we say. There was a time
when our forefathers owned this great Land, their seats
Extended from the rising to the setting sun, the Great
spirit had made it for the use of Indians he had cre
ated the Buffaloe, the Deer, and other animals for
food, he made the Bear & the Beaver, their skins served
us for clothing, he had scattered them over the country
and taught us how to take them, he had caused the
earth to produce corn for bread, all this he had done
for his red children because he loved them; if we had
some disputes about hunting ground they were generally
settled without the shedding of much blood; but an
Evil day came upon us your forefathers crossed the
great watter and landed on this Island; their number were