colors the wrongs thir tribe <Nation> was suffring from their neigh[b]ors in evry thing horses & cattle stolen & their rights trampld upon in vari[o]us way they had borne it probably a long time & wanted council how they could better their countrey &c.
The propht herd them pati[e]ntly & treati[n]g them polite[l]y but told them he did [not] wish to interfere in their diffcutes [difficulties] as they were under the guid[a]nce of the Gret father (the ) they had better look to him for council & not resort to shedding of blood in rebellion unless absolety compeleld in presonal Afairs,
They had quite a talk & the few red men looked rather disconsolate—
I am credibly informd the indians have freqntly visited this place— & that they have been here serveral times since the Mormans comenenced buldng & have had their dances on the Mound near th centre of the .— [p. [4]]