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Then Peter Williams ansd. and charged the chiefs to take care of 

 the people and not do anything contrary to the will of the people 

 and not to trust in their own wisdom because they are elevated not 

 to try to get above them but to promote their benefit and conform 

 to the laws of the Six Nations. 



If it had not been for the wampums which have been preserved 

 it would have been difficult to have filled all these offices, of those 

 which are dead, etc. etc. 



Congratulates them highly and says there is only one thing 

 lacking i. e. we begin to feel hungry — Then sat down but soon 

 after rose. Held a wampum in his hand and made a speech & 

 proceeded to put Peter Wilson i Waowawavaok, a Cayuga chief 

 in place of some old man and also Wm King resigned to him his 

 office. 



2 Jacob G. Seneca was put in his second Ganyahgeodoh. 



3 Joseph Satourette in place of James Young, Gehdaodoh. 

 — and made a speech afterward and presented a wampum but I 

 had no interpreter at hand & could not understand whether 

 another chief was put in or not. 



About this time the provisions were brought in. 



Peter Williams sat down & soon a shout was raised or wail. I 

 do not know what to call it. (Elevated note drawn out & then the 

 low octave followed) & was soon after repeated. After some 

 moments repeated again and drawn out longer than before — 



Then a long interval, while there were more provisions brought 

 in, in which the assembled seemed to get in promiscuous conversa- 

 tion in a low tone and many were going out and coming in as if 

 to relieve themselves after so long a confinement. 



When Hayahdajiwak began to speak and as I supposed returned 

 thanks and compliments & gave some notices etc. and then invited 

 them according to the rule of our forefathers to take the food 

 before they go out that they may be strengthened & then took a 

 wampum and presented it to this side with an exhortation never 

 to flinch from duty nor fail to come when called to a council of 

 this kind. We exhort you and exhort ourselves. 



Then Peter Williams took the same wampum and gave an answer 

 that we were bound together again in fellowship according to the 

 rules of our forefathers. We three brothers on this side of as you 

 on that side and all together and keep the council houses in order. 

 Thus we will all do according to the wishes of our forefathers. 



Then Col. Silversmith sometime and exhorted them to keep the 

 rules and create the new tunes and alluded to the dancing of the 



