IN 1854 PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, FRANKLIN PIERCE CONTACTED CHIEF SEALTH (SEATTLE) IN REGARDS TO THE UNITED STATES OFFER TO BUY TWO MILLION ACRES OF NATIVE AMERICAN LAND IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THIS IS CHIEF SEALTH (SEATTLE) REPLY.  THE PICTURE OF THE DWAMISH CHIEF SEALTH (SEATTLE) IS COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.