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1791WD 7mo 6 4 Need of their Assistance, for want of disinterested friends on their
behalf being present, some sorrowful Circumstances have happened,
the present Commissioner seems well disposed for their Welfare,
as will appear by his Speech calculated to inculcate the Necessity of
Civilisation, & the Advantage of Agriculture, good Economy &. unclear
We went through the Indian Camp and distributed some small
Articles among them, with which they were highly pleased, & appeared
thankful, my Companion then set out to go see Seneca or Connagosago
Lake about 20 miles off, I dined with Col; Pickering, the two young Morris
Word? from Jersey, the Interpreters, Red Jacket & several Indians of
Note, towards evening there came about 50 Indians & drew up in
a Line near the Cols Tent, fired 3 sallutes, & informed that there were
as many more on their way as would make 91, he gave them
a hearty welcome, & some drink, I returned to my lodging and to
take care of my Horse
8 6 I was informed that the Indians requested Col: Pickering to give
[[Indians them no more strong Drink till the Treaty was over, which requested no afforded great Satisfaction, expecially as he had issued orders strong drink before to the Retailers, not to sell them any, so that I was in hopes to be given]] Business would be dispatched, & we soon ready to return home,
Whilst I was at he Col:s, a poor old Woman applyed for a bottle of
[[Application Rum to give to a Conjurer, to chase an evil Spirit away from her for Rum]] grand Daughter, who lay very ill of a Fever & head ach,which the
Interpreter said he was to do by forming a little Tent with some
Blankets, putting in hot Stones, by which means he was thrown into
a violent Sweat, that he drank of the Rum with out being affected,
such was the faith of the poor old grand Mother, who had to wait
for the Consequence, O that the Knowledge of the Lord may
spread as to remove & do away all suchsupersticiousNotes
9 7 Nothing material occured to day
10 1 The Treaty opened under the the Bowry?, good Peter began to
speak, but a shower of Rain obliged us to go into an adjacent Log
House, where the Speech was renewed the purport of which
was their old Compaint of the Imposition of the whites People
encroaching on their Lands, he said when they sold Lands,
more was taken than they meant to dispose of, and by
extending their Boundaries further than agreed for, we are
cheated & complained of several late Murders, he said the of