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We have received your speech from ourfriend Wells, with the implements of Husbandry thatyou were so kind as to send us to his care, all in goodorder Brothers!It is our wish that the great spiritwill enable you to render your Red brethren that service which you appear to be so desirous of doing themand their women and children are so much in need of. BrothersWe will try to use the Articles you havesent us and if we should want more we will letyou know it BrothersWe are sorry to say that the minds ofour People are not so much inclined towards thecultivation of the Earth as we could wish them BrothersOur Father the President of the United Stateshas prevented our Traders from selling liquor to ourPeople which is the best thing he could do for his red children BrothersOur people appear dissatisfied because theTraders do not bring them Liquor as usual and webelieve they will request our father to let the Tradersbring them Liquor and if he does your red childrenare all lost forever BrothersYou will see from what we have saidthat our prospects are bad at present, though we hopethe Great Spirit will change the minds of our peopleand tell them that it would be better for them to