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1793 WD 6 mo 27 5 these unoffending People, and the goodness of their dispositions,

                              made deep impressions on his Mind, the Account he gave of
                              the manner of this Trade, corresponding with others before
                              related, tend to conform me in a belief, that unless our legislative
                              bodies prohibit the trade & prevent the cruelties exercised
                              toward these already here that there is a reason to fear that
                              greater calamities will be suffered to come upon us.
                                 Great is the trade carried onto the N.W, and not with
                              standing the difficulties & perils attending it, a tower of this
                              kind is considered as an accomplishment for the company
                              of those in high life, as much so, as for some of our young
                              men to go into Europe.
        28   6                    A young man came from st. Dusky, and informs that
                              the Indians are preparing a council House to meet the
                              Commissioner in, & that they are pleased to hear there
                              are a number of Quakers likely to meet with them.
                              In the evening John Elliott & myself took a walk to J.
                              Atkins, and left a book for his Daughter's perusal, containing a
                              variety of religious & moral Pieces, which I was in hopes
                              might be useful to her and others of he family.
         29    7                We received a visit from a Wyandot-Chief he appeared
                              to be a man of good understanding, and very desirous
                              that a lasting Peace should be the result of the present

Chiefs Treaty he said he remembered the friendship that subsisted obser- in time past, & that they had a large belt in Possession vation (as I understood him from Pennsylvania ) in confirmation of

                              the Peace then settled, which was intended not only to
                              join them together by the hand (which by a stroke 
                              might separate and cause them to separate) but clasp
                              them together as by the arms, so that the friendship should