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A Brief Account of the Proceedings of the Committee Appointed by the Yearly Meeting of Friends, Held in Baltimore for Promoting the Improvement and Civilization of the Indian Natives

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visit us; yes, that, even in our tents and cabins,you will take us by the hand. You, brethren,cannot admit a doubt that we should be veryhappy to see you. Brethren, listen:It is but proper to inform you at this time,that when you do come forward to see us, youwill, no doubt, pass by my place of residenceat Sandusky. I will then take you, not onlyby the hand, but by the arm, and will conductyou safely to the grand council-fire of our greatSasteretsey; where all good things are trans-acted, and where nothing bad is permitted toappear. When in the grand council of ourSasteretsey, we will then sit down together, inpeace and friendship, as brethren are accus-tomed to do, after a long absence; and remindeach other, and talk of those things that weredone between our Good Grand-Fathers, whenthey first met upon our lands, upon this greatisland. Brethren,May the Great Spirit, the master of lightand life, so dispose the hearts and minds of allour nations and people, that the calamities ofwar may never more be felt, or known by any