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1794 10 mo. 22 4 belonged, but said she had gone to our meetings and other places, signifying to declare the word of the Lord, told her she could not be insensible that there had been strange reports of her, and as the Apostle said we should give an account of the hope within us, and as it was not not always best to take things by hearsay, I asked her if she had refused to be called by the name her parents had given her, I also informed her that it had been said she was displeased in being called a Woman, which if false I should be glad to have it in my power to contradict the report; but to these things she waved an answer! by saying what signifies by what name we go by, and run into a multiplicity of Words, as if she there by intended to prevent mere being said, I told her I was concerned for those young people with her, who had been members of our society, and that I believed both she and they were under a delusion and after relieveing our Minds in a good degree we parted tolerably friendly.

    23  5  The Council met, and Indians produced a bundle of papers as records and ratifications of former treaties soon after our assembling word came of the decease of an antient Chief of the Onidas, which was expected would retard the Business, but after a short consultation Capt. John of the Onidas said the deceased had been sometime indisposed and his dissolution was not unexpected, it was the will of the great spirit to take him hence, and notwithstanding it was their usual custom to defer business on such occasions, yet as the work of peace was also of the great spirit, he was easy they should proceed, Three Indian Women came in and requested the liberty of speaking which being granted they expatiated on the importance of their sex saying it was they that made the men and were acquainted from time to time with the transactions of treaties but their principal aim

in margin: Women admitted