Jos. Brant writes McKee of his frustration at having been drawn to a Council fire for what appears to be no reason. After explaining how he has tirelessly laboured to strengthen a unified Indian Confederacy, Brant voices his polite indignation at Six Nations having been excluded from the current talks at Sandusky. He feels that only unified can Indians stand up to their enemies, and that British organization of an event in which Six Nations were deliberately excluded is an attack on that belief. Brant writes "We come here not only to assist with our advice but otherways if just, we come here with arms in our hands. But the unmeritted Slight ofered us is too apparent to be passed over in silence." Brant says that the opinion of Six Nations, of the Ottawas, Pottiwatamies and Chippawas has not been listened to. He understands that at present some principal Chiefs have been given authority to speak on behalf of the entire confederacy, which includes the excluded tribes. Brant says that the land at issue belongs to the confederate nations as a whole, and not particular tracts to particular nations. As evidence, he tells of a moon of wampum placed in the country 100 years ago with four roads leading to the center "for the convenience of the Indians from Different quarters to come and settle or hunt" and that a dish was also so placed, with but one spoon. Brant conclodes stating that b his understanding, the present proceedings are "hurtfull to all the Indian nations and will be so to their Posterity."

In Document: the confederate Indians; Six Nations; Ottawas; Pottiwatamies; Chippawas