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1791WD 7mo 6 4 Need of their Assistance, for want of disinterested friends on their

                                behalf being present, some sorrowful Circumstances have happened,
                                the present Commissioner seems well disposed for their Welfare,
                                as will appear by his Speech calculated to inculcate the Necessity of
                               Civilisation, & the Advantage of Agriculture, good Economy &. 
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                              We went through the Indian Camp and distributed some small
                               Articles among them, with which they were highly pleased, & appeared
                               thankful, my Companion then set out to go see Seneca or Connagosago
                               Lake about 20 miles off, I dined with Col; Pickering, the two young Morris
                               Ford] from Jersey, the Interpreters, Red Jacket & several Indians of
                               Note, towards evening there came about 50 Indians & drew up in
                               a Line near the Cols Tent, fired 3 sallutes, & informed that there were
                               as many more on their way as would make 91, he gave them
                               a hearty welcome, & some drink, I returned to my lodging and to
                               take care of my Horse
          8    6                  I was informed that the Indians requested Col: Pickering to give

[[Indians them no more strong Drink till the Treaty was over, which requested no afforded great Satisfaction, especially as he had issued orders strong drink before to the Retailers, not to sell them any, so that I was in hopes to be given]] Business would be dispatched, & we soon ready to return home,

                              Whilst I was at he Col:s, a poor old Woman applyed for a bottle of

[[Application Rum to give to a Conjurer, to chase an evil Spirit away from her for Rum]] grand Daughter, who lay very ill of a Fever & head ach,which the

                              Interpreter said he was to do by forming a little Tent with some
                              Blankets, putting in hot Stones, by which means he was thrown into
                              a violent Sweat, that he drank of the Rum with out being affected,
                              such was the faith of the poor old grand Mother, who had to wait
                              for the Consequence, O that the Knowledge of the Lord may 
                              spread as to remove & do away all such supersticious Notes
             9    7              Nothing material occured to day
            10   1                The Treaty opened under the the Bowry, good Peter began to
                             speak, but a shower of Rain obliged us to go into an adjacent Log
                             House, where the Speech was renewed the purport of which
                             was their old Compaint of the Imposition of the white People
                             encroaching on their Lands, he said when they sold Lands,
                             more was taken than they meant to dispose of, and by
                             extending their Boundaries further than agreed for, we are
                             cheated & complained of several late Murders, he said ten of