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whom we loved, and were disposed to assist as faras our power extended either of them whom wemight find willing to accept of our aid Brothers!After having visited several Indianfamilies of the Wyandot and Delaware Nationsand informed them of our intentions, we receivedabout 7 years ago a speech from our brother Tarhicdelivered at Detroit on behalf of the Wyandotand Delaware Nations in which we were invitedto attend at San Dusky the next summer andtalk together on the subject of assisting you BrothersSeven of us accordingly at the time ap-pointed made a visit to San Dusky and in aCouncil which they then had with Tarhic at hisown house, with two other chiefs and many hun-ters, we told you that it had arrisen in ourhearts, to try and afford you some assistance inteaching you how to cultivate your lands &; makeclothing, in reply our brother Tarhic informed uson behalf of himself and the other chiefs presentthat they could not give us any answer at thattime, but would in a general council of theirchiefs and people consult together and send awritten answer to us as soon as you came to aconclusion amongst yourselves