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                          to them, but they must convey a part of their Land to such?
                          an extent to the United States, and the remainder should
                          remain for their use, for hunting ground, &c at which the
                          Indians were alarmed, & took the matter into consideration
                          for several days, and gave for Answer, that a
                          number of their Chiefs were not present, & that the
                          land belonged to them, and the King of England
                          could not dispose of them, they said it was a lye,
                          they were not conquered, the white People had never
                          come into their Country & subdued them, and that
                          they looked upon themselves as a free people, & not obliged to
                          part with their Lands, but they fearing in their present
                          situation, if they refused, they should feel the resentment
                          of government, they also fear'd, if they comply'd, they should
                          feel the resentment of their own people and, in this state,
                          thought it best to comply, and convince their own people
                          it was from necessity, contrary to their judgements, they
                          also complained that St. Clair wrote letters to the traders
                          forbidding them to supply the Indians with ammunition
                          and threatening if they did, and were discovered, that they
                          should be hanged without a trial.
                              Simon Gunty an Indian Warrior, possessed some
                          humanity as to use his endeavour to save the lives of
                          some of his inveterate Enemies, when he saw them in
                          distress, & called off his men to give General Sinclair an
                          opportunity to escape.
            15     5       Orasha Jones, a man of understanding & first
                           rate Interpreter, who lived several years among the
                           Indians, and who is now possessed of a considerable
                           estate, says, he never lived so happy as when among
                           them, he then wanted no more than answered the
                           present occasion, which he always got, but now
                           he had obtained a large Estate, he was always under