LAC RG 10 Indian Affairs, (V. 6767, File 452-15 - Part 1)

Six Nations Indians Reserve

Grand River, Kanyengeh Post Office
Brant County, Ont., Canada

January 31st 1917

To His Majesty King George V of England

May it Please your Majesty to listen of our pressing business, to lay it before Your Majesty and it is this.  We the undersigned our Sons a young men, they are not of age, but they enlisted in Your Majesty’s army by the persuasion of other men, therefore send them home.

And our ground of asking Your Majesty see in this letter engraved and inserded a “Wampum belt Treaty,” between Us the Five Nations (now Six) and your’s British Nation’s Government.

And the Wampum belt Treaty is inserded in here.

Having one row and Two men standing, one man at each end of the row, holding the Covenent Silver Chain.  This signifies the Two Nations.

And the first Nation is Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas, holding one end of the covenent Silver Chain, and the British Nation holding the other end of the Covenent Silver Chain.

Thus the two Nations did Covenented themselves together as Allies, to defend one another in case of war.

And if the British is in War and if the British needs help, then the King or Queen will write a letter to the Governor General of Canada to ask the Six Nation Union Lords, now commonly called Chiefs, to ask them to help the British in their War.

Then the Six Nations Union Lords will hold a council and they shall decide in their Council to help the British of their War.  Then the Six Nations Union Lords will address to the Five War Chiefs, to prepare and get ready of their common Warriors to go and help the British in their War.

And the next Wampum belt Treaty of Two rows is here.

This two rows of Wampum belt Treaty Signifies the Two saparate Government shall exist.  Namely; - the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas, and the British Nation’s Government.  So the Two separate Government shall exist and Independently from each other, forever.

And the Six Nations shall not Rule over the British Nation.

And the British Nation shall not Rule over the Six Nations.

And the following names are enlisted in Your Majesty’s army.

Pte. Robert Sky 739597. B. Co. 35th Batt.. West Sandling Camp. London, England

Pte. James Williams, Company A Coy Batt. 35 Regt. 739810

Pte. Hardie Fish Canadian Reserve 35 Battalion C.E.F. B Company, Reg. No. 739941 Army P.O. London, England

Pte. Willie Fish 4th Canadian Reserve, 35th Battalion C.E.F. B. Company Regt No 7.3.9.5.3.6 Army P.O. London England

No 7.3.9.8.2.1. Pte. Josie Bumberry B Coy 4th Canadian Reserve. Bn. West Sandling Camp. Army P.O. London England

Joseph Sky
X his mark

Lucinda Bumberry

Maggie Williams
X her mark

Mrs. Elizbeth Fish