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8 mo 15 5 anxiety about the superabundance, | 8 mo 15 5 anxiety about the superabundance, It is not to be thought | ||
strange, that the Indians are so reluctant to come into | |||
what is called civilized life, as they see the Customs of | |||
the white people are so corrupt, for it is asserted that the | |||
Traders sell spirituous Liquors to the Indians, to take | |||
advantage of them in trade, and through their insinuations | |||
the young Women are debauched, and I heard it positively | |||
asserted, that one trader of considerable note, had 40 | |||
Children, and near his close, he lamented his condition | |||
and said it was his greatest concern, lest his children | |||
should intermarry with each other. | |||
16 6 Two young men came from the grand Council, and | |||
stood for some time at a distance as if frighten'd, after | |||
some time they went unto the Commissioners, & deliver'd | |||
a letter with some strings of Wampum, containing an | |||
explicit full Answer, that as they could not make the | |||
Ohio the Boundary, they need not come forward, as to | |||
their offers of Money, as a consideration for their Land, they | |||
did not want it, they had their army that did not know | |||
the use of it, and that the Money the Commissioners | |||
proposed, it might be applied to the satisfying their | |||
own people, who have settled & made improvements | |||
on the Indian Lands &c. this Answer was marked | |||
with the signature of the Tribes, with Turkies, Otters & | |||
various kinds of birds, but the 5 nations were not | |||
included, the Speech was long, sensible & well wrote, | |||
and very mortifying to the Commissioners, but they | |||
were obliged to return without an interview in council | |||
with the Indians, & Orders were given to strike the | |||
Tents. | |||
17 7 We all embarked for fort Erie, and got under | |||
way about 4 O'Clock; our Company was large, & | |||
as I and my Companions had endeavour'd faithfully | |||
[[in margin]] too | |||
Ans? from the Indian Council |
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1793 W
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8 mo 15 5 anxiety about the superabundance, It is not to be thought
strange, that the Indians are so reluctant to come into what is called civilized life, as they see the Customs of the white people are so corrupt, for it is asserted that the Traders sell spirituous Liquors to the Indians, to take advantage of them in trade, and through their insinuations the young Women are debauched, and I heard it positively asserted, that one trader of considerable note, had 40 Children, and near his close, he lamented his condition and said it was his greatest concern, lest his children should intermarry with each other. 16 6 Two young men came from the grand Council, and stood for some time at a distance as if frighten'd, after some time they went unto the Commissioners, & deliver'd a letter with some strings of Wampum, containing an explicit full Answer, that as they could not make the Ohio the Boundary, they need not come forward, as to their offers of Money, as a consideration for their Land, they did not want it, they had their army that did not know the use of it, and that the Money the Commissioners proposed, it might be applied to the satisfying their own people, who have settled & made improvements on the Indian Lands &c. this Answer was marked with the signature of the Tribes, with Turkies, Otters & various kinds of birds, but the 5 nations were not included, the Speech was long, sensible & well wrote, and very mortifying to the Commissioners, but they were obliged to return without an interview in council with the Indians, & Orders were given to strike the Tents. 17 7 We all embarked for fort Erie, and got under way about 4 O'Clock; our Company was large, & as I and my Companions had endeavour'd faithfully
in margin too Ans? from the Indian Council