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and the rest of the orderly young men, as follows; viz. Brother, Chiefs of the Oneida and Tuscorora’s, I would inform you, that I believe it is not the will of the great Spirit, that we the young warriors should usurp Authority over the our Chiefs; but that it is our Duty to obey our Chiefs, in all their good Counsels, be-cause we know, and have ex-perienced that our Chiefs have more wisdom and Knowledge than we have; and that they have been faithful in promot-ing our Happiness; so that we