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You have heard what plans they have resolved upon<br /> | You have heard what plans they have resolved upon<br /> | ||
in rendering assistance to the suffering Indians of the<br /> | in rendering assistance to the suffering Indians of the<br /> | ||
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to you in the letter, I think if the Senate of the US can be moved<br /> | to you in the letter, I think if the Senate of the US can be moved<br /> | ||
at all, it will be done by them. In this, you may rest assured<br /> | at all, it will be done by them. In this, you may rest assured<br /> | ||
| − | that they will do what they have | + | that they will do what they have promised, that is they will<br /> |
try<br /> | try<br /> | ||
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should [meet] again the next day for further action<br /> | should [meet] again the next day for further action<br /> | ||
upon the subject.<br /> | upon the subject.<br /> | ||
| + | January 2nd 1846. All the Chiefs present & a number<br /> | ||
| + | of warriors. After consulting among themselves it was<br /> | ||
| + | determined that a letter should be written to L H Morgan<br /> | ||
| + | on behalf of the Seneca Chiefs upon the Tonowanda Reservation.<br /> | ||
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| + | The following sachems & Chiefs also spoke in Council.<br /> | ||
| + | Daniel Spring [Ga no ga ee]<br /> | ||
| + | Benj Jonas [Ga neo di yo] }Sachems<br /> | ||
| + | Samuel Parker [Jo qua ya nee]<br /> | ||
| + | Lewis Poodry [Go gweh]<br /> | ||
| + | Jesse Tiffany<br /> | ||
| + | Isaac [Shanks] [Da ga so deh] }Chiefs<br /> | ||
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You have heard what plans they have resolved upon
in rendering assistance to the suffering Indians of the
Seneca Nations. I think I can testify to the
sincerity & purity of their motives in aiding the suffering
Indians. There are many of them & I am confident
that whatever they resolve to do, will be done if it is
a possible thing. And in this matter, which has been explained
to you in the letter, I think if the Senate of the US can be moved
at all, it will be done by them. In this, you may rest assured
that they will do what they have promised, that is they will
try
Afterwards nearly all the Chiefs spoke expressing
the same opinion as Blacksmith, Johnson & [Spring].
It being late it was finally determined that they
should [meet] again the next day for further action
upon the subject.
January 2nd 1846. All the Chiefs present & a number
of warriors. After consulting among themselves it was
determined that a letter should be written to L H Morgan
on behalf of the Seneca Chiefs upon the Tonowanda Reservation.
The following sachems & Chiefs also spoke in Council.
Daniel Spring [Ga no ga ee]
Benj Jonas [Ga neo di yo] }Sachems
Samuel Parker [Jo qua ya nee]
Lewis Poodry [Go gweh]
Jesse Tiffany
Isaac [Shanks] [Da ga so deh] }Chiefs
