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1793 WD 6 mo 17 2 and our arduous Journey in Vain, so that after we have done all we can, there is need of Patience, we have had another Captive Boy to see us, about 9 or10 years of Age, he was taken near Pittsburg years ago, his Situation calls for Sympathy, his Parents know not whether he is alive or not, how would some of us feel, were our Children in the like Situation, I hope these Captives will be further attended to.

18 3 We wrote Letters to Col. McGee at the Indian Council, informing him that we were here, who we were, & of our Concern, and that we daily expected the Commissioners from Niagara, our being detained here is become exercising, altho the People are civil & Courteous to us, we are mostly within the Garrison where we daily hear the Sound of the Drum & see the military Parade, with the Appearance of so much Irreligion & Ungodliness, that it may be said to be a dark Place, and further Preparations are making for continuing the War. 21 6 It being rainy we continued at our Lodgings till toward Evening, John Elliott & Jacob Lindley walked up the River Xerossa? over to the Garrison. 22 7 We returned in the Boat to our old Quarters. Matthew Dolson’s, where we were pleased to see each other, soon after we got to the Town, John Elliott was invited by our Landlord to ride with him in his Colosh, down to the River, John’s Example shines, it was observed by one of the Commissioners, that in his Journey to the Treaty, he was but seldom heard to speak, and the young Cornplanter said, he never see him laugh, that it may be safely said, nothwithstanding his Silence, that he is a loud Preacher, in the evening I called to see Capt. Elliott, am there I saw four venerable looking Chiefs of the Chippawaves, after they heard who I was, & where I came from, I thought they seem’d pleased, after spending some time with the Capt, who is a man of Information, I returned to my Company, he expressed a great desire that Peace might take place, but seemed to doubt it, unless the United States would restore to them their Lands, it is admirable what a great Number of Indians come in Conoes, down the Lakes, some say 1500 Miles, and that 200 of a day has been seen to go past, so that those to the westward of the Ohio at war with the United States, have their Allies from far up the Lakes, and they now seeing Wayn’s Army on the Plains of the Miama, are very jealous, and it retards the