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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Baltimore Yearly Meeting Indian Committee Minutes

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King of England, who give you presents every year
--the President gives 1000 $ annually, we have a design
to go on the same footing, and give $1000 a year, if
the chiefs our Brothers would accept of it. We tell
you brothers we want to take care of you and give
you good things, the goods we shall give you are
of our own make, they will be good and of more
value than those the President gives, if the chiefs com-
ply with our offer we desire them to come to Balt.


as you know that place; if the chiefs find it too
difficult for them to come to Baltimore, we wish
them to write an answer back to us as soon as
they can and deliver the letter to Zane’s Ville to
William MCulloh, or at Wheeling to Col. Zane
they will take the letters safe for they are Quakers. We
wish the Delaware and Wyandot Nation, and all
the other Nations not to harbor any suspicion, of
our wanting to get any of your land, or receive any
payment in money or any other way, we do it our
of compassion Brothers for you, it has been medi-
tated on ever since the Treaty of Grenville, we have
also got the Presidents permit,--These matters are setled
and we have now got $100 on hand towards building
you a Mill, we will also help you in cultivating
your lands and in building houses—another thing
brothers we wish you to send some of your children
to us, and we will school them and give them learning
as the Wyandots are the only Nation that have no