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Pursuant to a notice given, the Past Sachems of Chicasaw Tribe, No. 1, of Newport, Blackhawk Tribe, No. 2, of Covington, and Pocahontas Tribe, No. 3, of Newport, of the Improved Order of Red Men, assembled in Newport on the 9th of Sturgeon Moon, G. S. 5614, for the purpose of organizing a Great Council in the Reservation of Kentucky.

The following named Past Sachems were present:

From Chicasaw Tribe, No. 1—Geo. W. Ford, P. A. C. Kemper, J. H. Barlow, G. D. Allen, Wm. Ostler, D. H. B. Coffin and C. J. Murdock.

From Black Hawk Tribe, No. 2—V. Schinkle, E. Reese, Uriah Schinkle, and A. J. Francis.

From Pocahontas Tribe, No. 3—Geo. W. Schmidt.

It is worthy of note that of the foregoing, 2Geo. W. Ford afterwards became the 9th Great Incohonee of the Great Council of the United States, and 3A. J. Francis the 16th.

The Great Council Fire was kindled in due form by the Worthy Great Incohonee George A. Peter, and the following named chiefs were elected or appointed and raised up:

George W. Ford	Most Worthy Great Sachem
E. Reese	Most Worthy Great Senior Sagamore
Uriah Schinkle	Most Worthy Great Junior Sagamore
P. A. C. Kemper	Most Worthy Great Prophet
A. J. Francis	Most Worthy Great Chief of Records
V. Schinkle	Most Worthy Great Keeper of Wampum
D. H. B. Coffin	Great Sannap
Wm. Ostler	Great Guard of Wigwam
G. W. Schmidt	Great Guard of Forest

It was ordered that Kentucky Tribe, No. 4, be notified of the institution of this Great Council and that it is now under its jurisdiction.

Kentucky Tribe was located in Louisville and it is probable that it did not join in the call for the institution of the Great Council.

It was agreed that the annual sessions of the Great Council be held in the hunting grounds of Newport, and the quarterly sessions in such place as a majority of the members present may determine from time to time.

Various committees were appointed, including one on Constitution and Laws, and the council fire was quenched, to be rekindled on the 19th sleep of Sturgeon Moon, on which date the Great Council met pursuant to adjournment, and the council fire was kindled with due solemnity.

No important business was transacted at this council other than the adoption of a code of Rules and By-Laws, and the council fire was quenched to be rekindled on the 26th sleep of Sturgeon Moon.

At this adjourned council Representatives to the Great Council of the United States were elected as follows: E. Reese, G. W. Ford, and U. Schinkle, and the council fire was quenched to be rekindled on the 2nd sleep of Traveling Moon, but did not meet until the 16th sun, when the council fire was kindled and routine business transacted.

At this session it was ordered that all Tribes in the jurisdiction be requested to surrender the charters they had received from the G. C. U. S., and apply to the Great Council of Kentucky for charters.

The next session was held in Covington, on the 15th of Cold Moon, 5615, when several Past Sachems presented credentials and were admitted.

A petition was received from pale faces residing in Alexandria praying for the institution of Choctaw Tribe, No. 5, in those hunting grounds, and a dispensation was granted to kindle the council fire.

The next session was held in the hunting grounds of Louisville, on the 16th sun of Plant Moon, 5615.

Worthy Great Sachem Geo. W. Ford stated that he had been appointed Vice Great Incohonee for the Southern States, and was soon to visit New Orleans for the purpose of instituting a Tribe there.

It was decided that a Brother elected Prophet of a Tribe at its institution was entitled to the honors of a Past Sachem without passing through the chairs.

The council fire was then quenched in due form.