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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