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Show 22 APPENDIX TO PAH r I. from amongst ron. Dnt I have found the traders here \tith a ~;rca deal of rum on hancl; I b.tve, thcrdurc, gi,·cn them permi<\sion to sell ,.,hat th ey 11-tvc. that you may forget it by dc~ n::cs , ~tgttinst next yt:ar, when none will be sufl>rcd to con1c in the coumry . [ No.8. J A~S\~' EPS O:F SE\' ERAL INDIAN ClltEFS lllAlH: 1'0 A 'N ADDH ESS rRO\l 1.11-.UTE· ~ANT PIKE, Al' Lt·::ECII LAKE, 16th .FJ·.BHU.\RY, 1806. l.~t . Sucre oJ Rt'd l .ake ( Tf 'isroujl) . MY FATHF.n-1 h tvc hear I antltmdtr:-.tood the words of our great !'ather. lt overjoys me to SCC )'OU 111 ,1k<.· pcaCt' <lll\011~ US. 1 should hwe accompanied yon h.td my f.1111 i ly lH't n p rc'>L'llt, and would have gone to sec my ft~t hcr, the g-reat wa r chic r. This medal I hold in my haud r I'CCcin.>d from the Fnglish chiefs. I willjn p;ly deliver it up to you. \ Ltbaslta's calmllct, with which I am prcs<.:nted, I receive \', it!J all rny heart. Be a~'illl'Cd that I will use my best endeavors to keep my youn~ men quie t. There is my calu1uet, I send it to IllY f.~th r the g r ·.tt w~r chief. 'Vhat docs it signify that 1 should go to sec him. \\'ill not my 1)ipc answer 1 be same purpose? i\h FATHER-You will meet with the Sioux on your rctut·n. You may mahc them smoke in 111) pipe, and tell Litem that 1 have let fall my hatchet. 1\'h FATHER-Tell the Sioux on the upper part of the ril'er St. Peters that they mark trees \\ ith the fi g-lll·e of a calumet; that we of Red htke who may go that way. should \\ e see them, th at we may make peace with them, being as .... ured of their paci fic di;;posi· tion when we shall sec the calumet marked on the trees. c.Jd. The rld~f de la Tt' 1'1'C of Let·c!J lakl' (Obigouittc). MY FATlfEn.-I am glad to hear that we and the Sioux are now brothers, peace being n1adc bttw<'cn us. H I have received a medal from the English traders, it was not as a mark of rank or distinction, as I consirlc1·('(/ it, hut mer ly because I made ~ood hunts and payed my debts. Ilarl the ;-, lll' l'l been ahlc to ~o and see our father, the gt·cat war chicr I should have accompanied hint i but .APPJ NDIX TO PART I. I ~m dctcl·min ·cl to g-o to l\lichilin1· k' 1 . •IC m~c l lC next spt·111 t my bl'others the .Amct'ICaus. g o see M 3d. 'l'lu· 0 l'lldlt' Platte qf L ccc/1 lakr ( R6kibllg1•rk,;rrf.) Y FA Tilt·: n-:\ lj he :.~ t't l)(·at lligh "ith 'oy ''It en 1 you had !ll'l'ircd, and th <~L a ll the nations thro~t'~l't 1 . ·I Ill' lrd thnt h·td ,. ·c . · 1 1 1 o '' llt 1 you pu~scd ' : <:!VI '( dO( lll<l ( e IH.'<ICC lllllOllJ; thCJll. . . You ~1 sk lllC t') accflmpmy } P tl clncf: this 1 wotdt l · · 0 mcc tout· fo~th ct', th< grent \var· ' 1 J LI/ 1!-;'Iy do but c rt· · · · me I h· . • . , L .urJ cut "Ill• 1'<1l10ils (ll'l \ cnt · a' c i>t nt my cahtl ll('t to all th . s about, to HS'>e tn ble to ,. . c ... uJtc' tttx \lito h unt rotllld rOJ 111 a \\ at· jnl't\' . ·I ' I I I I • • s 1( 11111 Je abst nt t1 \1' ICII <ISSCJllb)ccJ, HI II Sll'i( C L! . . J ' l<'y, ';· ~ 'OSC WJli1WlUsll \1Clt ' ) and tnJy kill out· IJrotl>l'l's 1 1 ·t tl ·f. "' ' c fll,\t e pt'. cc.·, . . llll'i ' 1~t·e o t c, rcm,\itl hel'c to • \'Ct it them frotn asscmbli1w· as I f· . tl. I , pte - b ..,, (.!,,, l.tt t H.! I'L: :\I'C 11 1'll1Y \\-I l e~un already to prrparc to mcct me I . . .' IO 1.1\'1.! of my uncle 1 • PI CSl lit you wnh tltc Hlccl.tl . . lt:rt present. He k .• s t·ccli\.ed it ,. I , . cllld~ as a I'CCOlllj)C il ' l ' fot· hi!-> r I I . . ~I Olll llC l ll ~: li::>h medal he, . · · . · gooc hJJJLs. , \ ., lor 111 t' , I ha ,•c 110 Tl · ~c' ll h. at my tellt, alld f will chccrftllly dl' i\'(;t· it J,tt medal 11 a-. f.,IV<'Il me b)· lh . 1,, 1. , 1 . up. . . . . c .... n g bn l J"tt t-r':i lro l , . l .uton of so 111 •thirw 1 It· t I 1 1 1 . ' 1 1 a co.J~t( er- ,_., • ..t t,tt c one . ·md I c· I foul'ths of tJ . 1 ' ' ,,u ~ay Lut the threc-lusc lcrc pn scn t bcloug to me. My FATJlt•;H.-l 1 1'0 1 . . ' . that I will PI c~ . ' t II 'iC ) on, and }' Ui l may coufldc in my wnrd • t' J vc pcac c, th <l t I UUt)' 1 1 · ' should the Siou 1 . Ill} l <~ tc tct; ttlld, t ll, L 1'\ en t·k x COine t ll iC s tnkc me, for the iit'."ll tinJ c I . ' ~ cup my hatchet ; bul should the , . . . . wvu ... not tunc I .11 r y come <~IH! :-;tnke lllc a second ' Wl c tg up my h atch t-t and I'C\Lngc Hlyself. [ No. 9. J i.J..tract of c. l , . l ( ltt'J' )rom Ln; ll 'l'. pI K 1-:, to Jlli·. n ,·c'·ooJz 1 1\., , dated L O"liJ-er ?cd Culm· 'Lake, 26t.'t Feb. 1806. "M1 1· • G rant w·1s · the Fols h . ' .1 1,. cp<. lre< 1 to g-o Oil a lra clin f~ voyag-e amono·st ' otns; but ll ~~ a s v' . t I 1 l . ' < ,_., and I hope 0'1 a tno ' ' la cou t llOt by any means admit of., my l'efus·d . · [I , I mcnt " 1'c/lc.c t't on, yoll WI· 1I admit tiJe justice of ' ' 01 w lat could be ·t ,. . . · .. me to adrnit you t ' ~ ~ c.•tc r piece of 111Jli'Hicc, th<.~n fot· down illto the .. u send ~·oocls, illt·ga/1!1 bl'oug-ht into the country ha ve paid the irs aIm e. C]ll.tt'ter • to ll"'l cI c f ot· t I ' lC Cl'('dits of men who J,e spccts acted ( Utles, l'cp·uhl'ly tal I' r , ' {ell out t c:c n ~es, and jn othe r· con,ormably to la w. Tl . ICY mtg·ht exclaim with jtJs- |