Brothers,
We take great pains to settle the
proposals you made to us, but we differ
in opinion, and we must take great pains
to have everything complete.

Brothers,
We suppose the reason you came
here was to help poor Indians some way or
other; and you wish the chiefs to tell their
warriors not to go on so bad as they have
done: and you wish us to take up work
like the white people. Now, brothers some of
our sober men will take up work, and do as
you say, and if they do well then will your
young men stay longer: but some others will
not mind what you say.

Brothers,
We can't say a word against you.
It is the best way to call Quakers, brothers,
You never wished our lands, - you never
wished any part of our lands, therefore we
are determined to try to learn your ways:
and those young men may stay here two
years to try; by that time we shall know
whether Robert Morris

will leave us any
land, and whether he will pay us our
money; for last summer we sold our land
and we don't know yet whether we shall