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Friends Intelligencer 44 (1887), 452-4, 468-70, 482-4, 701-3, 514-6, 530-2. Sections labeled I-VI. Followed in FI by sections VII-XII, recording a trip in 1803. Ninth month 24th,[1803.] About 10 o'clock, many ofthe chiefs and others collected and seated themselvesaround a small fire which was kindled in the openyard, and sent us word they were ready, about sixtyin number. We then went and sat with them. Aftera short pause Conudiu rose and congratulated us onour safe arrival in their country, and said they werethankful to the Great Spirit who had preserved us inour long journey to see them, and more which I cannot well recollect, much to the same purport. Corn-planter then said they were ready to hear us. Wethen had our certificate read and interpreted to them,which is as follows: To Cornplanter and other Chiefs of the Seneca Nation ofIndians living on the Allegheny River; Brothers: Our friends who live amongst you inform us they haveconferred with you some time past about removing to set-tle some distance farther up the river, on some of the landyou lately sold to the white people; which we understandthey and some of you think might enable them to be stillmore useful to you than where they now live. "Brothers, we are desirous every movement we makeamongst you may be well considered and so conducted asto always keep the chain of friendship clean and brightbetween us; for which reason we think it right at thistime to send some of our brethren to help to consult and confer on this business, and our friends Isaac Coates, Isaac Bonsal, Thomas Stewardson, and John Shoemaker,feeling their minds clothed with love toward you, are wil-ling to undertake this long journey. We hope you will re-ceive them as brothers, and listen to their words, for theyare true men and sincere friends to your nation. "Brothers, our hearts are made glad to hear from ourfriends amongst you that you are beginning to live morecomfortably on the fruits of your labor, under the blessingof the Good Spirit; and we more especially rejoice to hearthat your chiefs and young men generally refrain fromthe use of strong liquors, which you know have been sodestructive to Indians as well as many white people. Wehope you will be strengthened by the Great Spirit to perse-vere in the good resolution you have taken on this subject. "Brothers, we desire the Good Spirit may be with youand influence you and our friends in your councils, on theweighty subjects which may come before you; that soeverything may be settled and conducted to mutual satis-faction and to the furtherance of our designs of being last-ingly useful to you." We remain your friends and brothers.Philadelphia, 19th of the Eighth mo., 1803.(Signed by) DAVID BACON, JOHN WISTAR, JOHN PARRISH, ELLIS YARNAL, OLIVER PAXSON, NATHAN HARPER, NICHOLAS WALN, JOHN BIDDLE, WILLIAM SAVERY, HALLIDAY JACKSON, SAMUEL CANBY, JOHN MORTON, JR., JOHN PEIRCE, THOMAS WISTAR, ROBERT SMITH, GEORGE WILLIAMS. After the foregoing certificate was read and ex-plained to them, evident marks of assent were dis-coverable, and we having concluded upon and drawnup an address to them on the important contem-plated removal of our young men, it was also read tothem by paragraphs and interpreted as follows: To Cornplanter and the other Chiefs of the Seneca Nation residing on the Allegheny River;Brothers: You have heard the speech which our friends athome have sent to you by us. We now wish you tospeak your minds to us quite plain, and if there isanything which does not feel easy to you, that youwill tell it to us. Brothers, we have seen the speech made by youto our friends who live among you, at one of yourlate councils, by which we understand you leavethem at full liberty to move up the river to settle onland joining to yours. Brothers, since we came here we have beenviewing the land, and think if the Holland Companywill sell us a piece on Tunesasah Creek that it will bea suitable place for our friends to settle upon; theywill then still be among your settlements. Brothers, when our friends first came to settleamong you, we told you the tools they then broughtshould be for your use, to be lent among such of you