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8 mo 20 3 Indians and white People according to our measure,

                              and as far as way opened.
               21    4          The Indians conceive that the World will soon be at
Indian                     an end, as a Judgement on the inhabitants for their Wickedness,
 Sentiments            they do not approve of selling Land, they think it was made for
                              for general use, & the good of mankind, they cannot reconcile
                              it's being anapolised to speculation, as contrary to the order, or
                              intention of the great Spirit, they say it would have been
                              better for them, if the white People had never come among
                              them, and that when they first came, the Indians looked upon
                              them as a superior race of beings, or gods, who by their
                              great guns could make it thunder & lighten, they say the
                              white people gave them strong drink, and told them it
                              was good, & to convinced them, drank themselves, and the
                              Indians followed their example, and got drunk, & other
                              Indians saw them so, and thought them bewitched, but
                              thro' temptation were induced to follow the example of the
                              white people, for an amusement, more than the love of
                              it; but it was the worst thing that ever happened to
                              Indians, they say the good Spirit gave this Island
                              to them, and altho they were at first pleased  
                              with the white people's presents, they are now
                              convinced, that they were happier before the
                              white people came.
                                    A person informed me of the following
                              instance viz In the year 1786 an old Indian Woman
                              named Long Sleeve got intoxicated of the Kiague
                              Tribe, got intoxicated, and was turned out of
                              Doors in a cold Night, and he with others went 
                              to seek for her, and found her froze stiff, her
                              Legs & Arms so stiff, that they could not make
                              a dint by pressing a finger on the flesh, but found