...Maiden, but instead we now see our British father preparing to march out of his garrison. You have the arms and ammunition which our great father sent...away, give them to us, and you may go and welcome. Our lives are in the hands of the Great Spirit. He gave to our ancestors the lands which we possess....

...considered abandoning his garrison, he should leave behind his arms and ammunition for the Indians to use. "Our lives are in the hands of the Great Spirit. We are determined to defend our land, and if it is His will, we wish to leave our bones upon it." i, 261 William Henry Harrison (1813)...