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wretchedness, some of the nations immediately de-
sired peace; to which, at present [1784], they
seem universally disposed, and are sending am-
bassadors to General Clarke, at the Falls of the
Ohio, with the minutes of their councils.
  To conclude, I can now say that I have verified
the saying of an old Indian who signed Colonel
Henderson's deed. Taking me by the hand, at
the delivery thereof-" Brother," said he, " we
have given you a fine land, but I believe you will
have much trouble in settling it." My footsteps
have often been marked with blood, and therefore
I can truly subscribe to its original name. Two
darling sons and a brother have I lost by savage
hands, which have also taken from me forty valu-
able horses, and abundance of cattle. Many dark
and sleepless nights have I been a companion for
owls, separated from the cheerful society of men,
scorched by the summer's sun, and pinched by
the winter's cold-an instrument ordained to settle
the wilderness. But now the scene is changed:
peace crowns the sylvan shade.
  What thanks, what ardent and ceaseless thanks
are due to that all-superintending Providence which
has turned a cruel war into peace, brought order
out of confusion, made the fierce savages placid,
and turned away their hostile weapons from our
country! May the same Almighty Goodness ban-
ish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with