The Indians say to me that they will treat with an officer of the army (a brave), in all of whom they seem to have confidence, while they despise and suspect civilian agents and citizens, by whom they say they have been deceived and swindled so much that they put no trust in their words.
Dodge highlights the distrust Native Americans have towards civilian agents compared to military officers.
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