John Easton recorded the events of the diplomacy meeting between Metacom and himself, discussing the complaints between the English colonists and the Native Americans. In this report, there are grievances, such as: the steady loss of the Native’s land, growing cattle population and the result of crop destruction, and the Natives being treated with a bias in the English court system. This document was written in the summer of 1675, right before King Philip's War. Even though this document is seen as an attempt of diplomacy between the Natives and the English, it was proved to be completely useless, as one of the bloodiest wars began in North America. This type of document is a report. It is reporting the grievances and other issues the Natives