At the conclusion of the treaty Blue Jacket rose and said: 

“Elder Brother, and you, my brothers, present:  you see me now present myself as a war-chief to lay down that commission, and place myself in the rear of my village chiefs, who for the future will command me.  Remember, brother’s, you have all buried your war hatchet.  Your brothers, the Shawanoes, now do the same good act.  We must think of war no more.

“Elder Brother:  you see now all the chiefs and warriors around you, have joined in the good work of peace, which is now accomplished.  We now request you to inform our elder brother, general Washington, of it; and of the cheerful unanimity which has marked their determination.  We wish you to enquire of him if it would be agreeable that two chiefs from each nation should pay him a visit, and take him by the hand; for your younger brothers have a strong desire to see that great man and to enjoy the pleasure of conversing with him.”

We are indebted to major Galloway of Xenia, for the following anecdote of this chief: 

“In the spring of 1800, Blue Jacket and another chief, whose name I have forgotten, boarded for several weeks at my father’s, in Green county, at the expense of a company of Kentuckians, who engaged Blue Jacket, for a valuable consideration, to show them a great silver mine, which tradition said was known to the Indians, as existing on Red river, one of the head branches of the Kentucky.  A Mr. Jonathan Flack, agent of this company, had previously spent several months among the Shawanoes, at their towns and hunting camps, in order to induce this chief to show this great treasure.  At the time agreed on, ten or twelve of the company came from Kentucky to meet Blue Jacket at my father’s, where a day or two was spent in settling the terms upon which he would accompany them; the crafty chief taking his own time to deliberate on the offers made him, and rising in his demands in proportion to their growing eagerness to possess the knowledge which was to bring untold wealth to all the company.  At length the bargain was made; horses, goods and money were given as presents, and the two chiefs with their squaws, were escorted in triumph to Kentucky, where they were feasted and caressed in the most flattering manner, and all their wants anticipated and liberally supplied.  In due time and with all possible secrecy, they visited the region where this great mine was said to be emboweled in the earth.  Here the wily Shawanoe spent some time in seclusion, in order to humble himself by fastings, purifications and pow-wowings, with a view to propitiate the Great Spirit; and to get His permission to disclose the grand secret of the mine.  An equivocal answer was all the response that was given to him in his dreams; and, after many days of fruitless toil and careful research, the mine, the great object so devoutly sought and wished for, could not be found.  The cunning Blue Jacket, however, extricated himself