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1793 W
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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