Brothers,
We always attend to what you said from
the beginning, we know you want us to cultivate
the ground, so that we may live comfortably, and
our wishes & desires are to do what you say as far as
we are able, & to learn the farming business, We
the Chiefs are determined to do all that we are
able, but if we dont do all that you would wish,
we hope you wont get discouraged; but continue
to do what ever is in your minds & if we dont im-
prove, then the fault will be our own we cant
blame you.
Brothers,
We will do all that we can about the Black
Smith, & about the farming; we cant force our
young Men; but we will try all round, all of us
will try to get some young Men to learn this trade
& to learn farming.
Brothers,
Now we thank you for the pains you
have taken for poor Indians, & we will have council
amongst ourselves tomorrow, after we have tried
what