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Beyond Penn's Treaty

A Mission to the Indians from the Indian Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting to Fort Wayne, in 1804

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opinion, and will be glad when they have heard
what you have said.

Brothers, we take you now by the hand, and
through you we take the people who sent you
here by the hand, and assure you we are pleased
that the Great Spirit has let us see each other,
and converse together upon the subjects which
you have communicated to us.

Brothers, you see there is not a large num-
ber of us here. What you have said to us will
not remain with those who are here alone. It
will be communicated to all your red brethren
in this country. And I again repeat, that I am
convinced they will be glad to hear what you
have said to us, to our women and children.

Brothers, when we saw you with the rest of
our brothers in Baltimore

, upwards of two years
ago, I expect you recollect perfectly the conver-
sation between us at that time and place. I,
there with my brother chiefs, told you that we
were glad to find you so much disposed to assist
us, our women and children. We told you that
your good wished should be made known to all
your red brethren in this country, which has
been done.

Brothers, ever since that time, I, as well as
some others of my brother chiefs, have been en-
deavoring to turn the minds of our people to-
wards the cultivation of the earth, but I am
sorry to say we have not yet been able to effect
any thing.