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Jenks's Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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On the 2nd of last month, a diplomatic talk was held in Washington with Little Turtle and chiefs of the Miami, Potawatomi, and Wea tribes in the presence of the US President. The chiefs expressed tribal attachment to white people and their wants; the President and Secretary of War responded.
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WASHINGTON, FEB. 12.
ON the 2d ult. a TALK was held with the Little Turtle, and the Chiefs of the Miamies, Pottawattomies and Weas Indians, in the presence of the President of the United States.
The speakers were Pottawattomie and Little Turtle. They expressed the attachment of the tribes for the white People; and suggested their wants and wishes.
The talk being translated, an answer was returned by the President.
The Secretary of War then delivered an address to the Chiefs, which was answered by the Little Turtle.
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Washington
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On The 2d Ult.
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A talk was held with the Little Turtle and the Chiefs of the Miamies, Pottawattomies and Weas Indians in the presence of the President. The speakers Pottawattomie and Little Turtle expressed the attachment of the tribes for the white People and suggested their wants and wishes. The talk was translated and answered by the President. The Secretary of War delivered an address to the Chiefs, answered by the Little Turtle.