hv_coatesi_account_1798_034

Brothers,We take great pains to settle theproposals you made to us, but we differin opinion, and we must take great painsto have everything complete. Brothers,We suppose the reason you camehere was to help poor Indians some way orother; and you wish the chiefs to tell theirwarriors not to go on so bad as they have done: and you wish us to take up worklike the white people. Now, brothers some ofour sober men will take up work, and do asyou say, and if they do well then will youryoung men stay longer: but some others willnot 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 neverwished any part of our lands, therefore we are determined to try to learn your ways:and those young men may stay here twoyears to try; by that time we shall knowwhether Robert Morris will leave us anyland, and whether he will pay us ourmoney; for last summer we sold our landand we don't know yet whether we shall