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A Mission to the Indians from the Indian Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting to Fort Wayne, in 1804

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disposed, with open arms to receive us, and we hope the Great Spirit will assist you, together with the Great Chief of the White People, to whom we are about to apply for help. Brothers and Friends,- At the Treaty of Grenville, which is now a little past six years, we received some presents by the hand of the Great War Chief of the Americans (General Wayne)-said to be sent to us by our brothers the Quakers. After this Treaty I was invited by the Great War Chief of the Americans to visit them. It is now four years since I visit-ed them in Philadelphia, whilst the Great Coun-cil was held in that city. I had there an oppor-tunity to see our brothers the Quakers, and re-ceived from their mouths some of their talks: all these talks I wrapped up in my heart, and when I returned home to my brothers I told them all those good things which you had told us you were desirous to do for us. Brothers and Friends,-I am happy to say that these my Red Brothers now present with me are Chiefs, who in their own country are equally great with myself; they were rejoiced to hear your words delivered to them through me four years ago; and they are equally glad with myself to hear from the mouths of our brothers the Quakers the same good words again. If we understand you right, you wish to add comfort to our women and children by teaching us and