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directed his speech to us, expressing his satisfaction in see- -ing us all in good health, then informing, some of his People were gone out a hunting, &; if we had any thing to propose to them they were now ready, being all collected that would come. After a Short time of silence wherein we felt an earnest tra- -vel, we might be renewedly favoured, a suitable introductory speech was made on our part, and then the following con- -clusions of the 22nd were read, and enterpret- -ted To Cornplanter and all our Indian Brothers of the Seneca Nation, now living on the Allegeny River. Brothers, We have now been several days among you, and have had Councils with your Chiefs, and Wise Men, and have had looked about your Country, and agreed upon a place for our Young Men to be- -gin upon, and we are glad and thank -ful to the great Spirit, that every thing we have proposed for your good, has been so agreeable to your Minds, that we seem to agree together like Brothers, having but one mind in every thing that we