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Williams writes to McKee of a matter causing trouble between the Indians and non-Indians at Detroit. A man, woman and child, all prisoners of a Chereckee man escaped and were taken aboard a boat and given to a man named Charles Drullard. Williams suggests that

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The speaker here is the one asking the British to ensure the other nations attend the council fire to be held at Sandusky, noting that "we shall then be able to speak our minds without fear.". This speech is interesting in that the speaker first

This appears to be a list of male names, the first of which appears with the word "Lieutenant." I belive this is a written roll call of the company of Captain Maisonville. There are 87 names on the list.

The speaker asks the King to set aside a tract of land, in perpetuity, for the Six Nations, in recompense for their loyalty and losses. Geopolitical boundaries for the requested tract of land are provided. It is requested that the land be given "for ever

Joseph Brant writes to he unnamed addressee that despite his initial misgivings, the Americans now seem genuinely interested in peace. Insofar as the Americans conduct themselves openly and fairly, he supports that end, and if the Americans do not ocnduct themselves as such, he stands

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This is a sworn affidavit on behalf of Thomas Smith in which Smith swears knowledge to the location of "the upper boundary line of the Indian official Lands and a Reserve made by them for the use of the Crown," which previously had been demarcated

The presents herein listed include mostly clothing, textiles, substance items, and gun and gun-related equipment.

In his reading of the Niagara belts, Assikinawk, speaking as Johnson, refers to the Covenant Chain wampum belt as "the body of my words," which appears to be an unequivocal assertion that the belt is indeed a corporal manifestation of the contract made. He also

Knox writes addressing the various Indian groups to be present at Sandusky council indicating that the Commissioners of the United States will attend the Council at lower Sandusky on June 1st and that initially they had misunderstood he location. Knox writes "it is sincerely to

Here the Confederate Nations say to the Five Nations they feel from the response of the United States that the Five Nations have not properly conveyed the intentions and terms for peace with the United States to be discussed at the Council at Sandusky. The

Elliott writes McKee that he will set out today or tomorrow with the requested presents.

Knox implores the unidentified Indian Chief to convince his peoples (the 6 Nations) to make peace with the United States. He wants relationships with Indians represented in treaties. He believes the "hostile Indians" are labouring under a misapprehension that the United States intends to apprehend

Duggan gives McKee the regular news, but reveals one thing of interest, that the Bar McKee had requested [two documents prior to this one, #189) is a "Bar with Wampum." We also learn that the goods McKee requested are to be sent to Niagara.

England writes to McKee, among various administrative details, that both the provisions and the presents requsitioned for the conference have been approved.

The textual body is confusing for contemporary readers as it presumes familiarity with the situation at Sandusky at the date above. In sum, the Chief exresses grave concern that his brothers, the Six Nations have arrived and "are in a manner starving" for lack of

Banbury indicates that the Commissioners have departed the negotiations.