hoping he may conduct you home in
safety & that you may
find your friends & families
well. on your return we
should be very happy to have that
you got safe home
& it would be very acceptable to the
chief Now present to
be informed of it by letter.
We
give hearty thanks to the desendance of Onas
you so willingly arose from your seats to attend this
Counsil fire according to our request. Here are the
articles of the Treaty for you to look over in order to
impress you minds that you may tell them to your
Brethren who are sitting on their seats at home. ---
Brothers You have attended this treaty a long time the
articles which we have now signed. I hope you fully
under
stand now as we have shewn them to you we would
wish
to know you opinion whether we have made a good
Peace
or not as we cannot read. we are liable to be
deceived, as
you have no doubt considered them we wish to
know your
minds whether their be any flaw or catch in
them
which might hereafter occation uneasiness
If you
think that peace is now established on a good
foundation,
we wish you would come forward & sign
the articles, as
you are a people who are desirous of
promoting peace &
these writings are for that purpose
we hope you will have
no objection but all come forward & put your names to them
& this would be a great
Satisfaction.