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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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disposed, with open arms to receive us, and we
hope the Great Spirit will assist you, together
with the Great Chief of the White People, to
whom we are about to apply for help.

Brothers and Friends,- At the Treaty of
Grenville

, which is now a little past six years,
we received some presents by the hand of the
Great War Chief of the Americans (General
Wayne
)-said to be sent to us by our brothers
the Quakers. After this Treaty I was invited
by the Great War Chief of the Americans to
visit them. It is now four years since I visit-
ed them in Philadelphia, whilst the Great Coun-
cil was held in that city. I had there an oppor-
tunity to see our brothers the Quakers, and re-
ceived from their mouths some of their talks:
all these talks I wrapped up in my heart, and
when I returned home to my brothers I told
them all those good things which you had told
us you were desirous to do for us.

Brothers and Friends,-I am happy to say
that these my Red Brothers now present with
me are Chiefs, who in their own country are
equally great with myself; they were rejoiced to
hear your words delivered to them through me
four years ago; and they are equally glad with
myself to hear from the mouths of our brothers
the Quakers the same good words again. If we
understand you right, you wish to add comfort
to our women and children by teaching us and