Notices fridly [friendly] & with white men, as gr[ea]t men as ever lived on the river.— on Des Moines— 20 y[ear]s 6 000, small nation— 3 towns— 2 men not over yeteday [yesterday]—— thy also about big spi[r]it we have possession the land Nepope— prinipll [principal] men here with frnshp [friendship] with all men kind— chiefs done wrong— in selling best country Black hawk Brother— Maquishis— Sac nation <​Right​> worshippd on this piece ground,— when His come first inhabited by by french—— Now amercns & english— Maquihis— very frindly— some ye[a]rs Mis & fox, talk great Deel with big spirit—

diffe[re]nt colour = no diffnc [difference] to good men Mis worshippd big spir[i]t— has worshippd on this piece Land English on the river & much people very very fri[en]dly— English people som[e] had goods— drove out a tribe was on the river seen a great deal pleasure on this ground.— best country fathe[r]s had seen.—— father of the 2 old men— preacher wantd Joseph as good a man—— 2 nations Brothr, Joseph talk 2 gr[ea]t big God [2 words illegible] wear Lots, white— people Eng. Frnch Indians all brothrs,— card for any-thing for something to eat [illegible]