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utmost exertions indeed 4th The history of the indians since the Europeansfirst settled on this Island as well as our ownexperience convinces us that all the differenttribes would decrease until they become extinctas nations, unless they can be prevailed on torelinquish the old rough path which they havebeen following and get into the path whichleads to peace &; happiness 5th My Co-chief and our councellers being impressed with the above sentiments held a generalCouncil on the subject and believed it to betheir duty to appoint me together with three of our counsellors &;five principal young mento visit the above mentioned tribes in order torenew the covenant of friendship which hadsubsisted between our ancestors &; theirs and todeliver to them the best counsel we could give themI believed it to be my duty to comply with therequest of my nation as well as the impressionswhich I often felt on my heart, I therefore withthe eight men of my nation proceeded on ourjourney in Oct 1803- and having renewedour covenant of friendship with the Delawares &; Monseys as also other tribes they desired that I andmy nation should remove and dwell with themon the Land on white river which tract hadbeen granted to this confederacy by the Miamies&; other tribes at their general council near Post Vincennes forty years ago 6th Influenced by the same sentiments my nationagain appointed me, also John Jacobs- Jacob