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the President much money. When your general council meets we shall expect an answerto all we have said &; particularly to theaddress of the committee herewith handed &;deposited with Wm Wells. Our young men on theWabash must have time to raise corn for themselves &; their horses. Whilst at work they havehad a house to raise &; other work to do &; havenot had time hitherto to raise more than wassufficient for their own use &; that the surplusshall always be given to the Indians &; notsold. The object of our young men in coming toyour country was to learn you to work &; not toraise corn for themselves. The young men haveput away as much of the corn only as was sufficient for their own support, the balance willbe delivered to the Indians at any time theywant it. When your Chiefs were at Baltimorethey informed us that they walked in the thornypath and wished to walk after us, We want themto do as we do, to accustom their children to workwhen young &; this is the way to walk in the path which we have walked inafter which the council adjourned