Letter from Paicouchaiby and Other Potawatomi, circa 14 August 1843, as Recorded in Clayton, Journal
Source Note
[Paicouchaiby and Other Potawatomi], Letter, [], to JS, , Hancock Co., IL, [ca. 14 Aug. 1843]. Version copied [ca. 28 Aug. 1843] in William Clayton, Journal, 25 Apr.1843–24 Sept. 1844, pp. [104]–[108]; handwriting of ; William Clayton, Journals, 1842–1846, CHL.
Brave fellers in here— Namoweth Manetomenque, Paecouchaiby Tapawisse, we hierd did our father was arive now we begin to se a Lite, then we send our Soldiers two Give the[i]r hand & ours to our father we Like very much you shall chall be our father we think Grate of you we think as longe we are in the Dark our father will give us the Lite, the Last time our soldiers went to sea you we could not understand good but Know we send our Brother Law will understand well & Repeted well what you will tel us, we like veray much to give us some plant (plan) [p. [107]]