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Dran? of old furniture which belonged to Mr Penn, I introduced it with the history supposing it to be near 100 years old, which accompt? pleased the company the Indians admire it much & handed it round from one to another & each one of them took a whiff & closed with yough? which was often sounded? during our conversations, in the course of which thought an evidence accompanied that I was where I ought to be, and believe I left with the disiples when they met Appeforon, gave thanks and took courage. Col. Pickering's department on this occasion was so prudent, that I thought it right to acknowledge his kindess with gratitude to which he reply's he had done no more than his duty.

6 Visited some of the Indians in their camp.

7 We ascended a high neighbouring mountain to view the bounty, we walked about 5 miles, had a beautiful prospect of distant mountains likewise some fertile good timber land, near at hand, in the afternoon the Indians met; Col. Pickering under the council harbour, the Col. by parrish his interpreter maing