along Lake Erie

you have been already acquainted that Congress
has sold it to Pennsylvania & we do not suppose the Commisioner's
has power to relinquish it; it is true that the President and his
Counsellors have impowered a Commissioner to treat with you
but we thing the Government had no design to compel you,
you have Men amongst you of Good Understanding &
sufficient penetration to discover what you Just rights
are & if you minds are not easy with the proposals
that have been made, we make no doubt but the Ears
of the president & the great Counsil of the united states
will be open to hear you & to them we conceive you have
a right to appeal. We desire wisdom may conduce
your Councils that whatever is done may tend to promote
harmony & peace.

We then returned the strings of Wampum.

11 Mo 12th 1794

According to the agreements of last evening about 30 or 40 of the
Sachems & Chief warriors met at our Lodgings & delivered
the following speech by Farmers Brother

the chief Sachem

Brothers the people called Quakers.
I wish you would attend to what we who
are now present are about to say we speak as one. ---

Yesterday after receiving your invitation to come and
partake of your presents, we agreed to meet here this morning
to communicate a few words which we will now do. --

Brothers I am glad you have lengthened our your patience
to see the end of the business which is now brought to a close
& thank the Great spirit that he preserved you in health
from the time you left you seat till you arrived here, & has
Continued so to preserve you to this time; we put you under
the protection of the same Great Spirit on your return,