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4 besides this my Instruction bids me to Logstown, & could not go further without giving offence. Sep. 1. The Indians in Logstown having heard of the message from Caskasky called a council - sent for me to know what I was resolved to do-& told me that the Indians at Caskasky were no more chiefs than themselves. and last spring they had nothing to eat, & expecting they would have nothing at our arrival, ordered the council should be held here-now their corn is ripe they think to remove the council, but they ought to stand by their word-we have kept the Tweechwees here & our bretheren the Shawanos from below on that account--I told them of the message I had sent by Andrew & they were content. The 2. The rain continued. The Indians brought us a good deal of Venison. The 3. Set up the Union Flag on a long pole--treated all the company with a dram of rum--the Kings health was drunk by Indians & Whitemen. Towards night a great many Indians arrived to attend the council. There was great firing on both sides. The strangers first saluted the town at about 1/4 of a mile distance, & at their

• The following was omitted, in its proper place after the words 35 or 40 by last read thus. The Indian council met this evening to shake hands with me, & to show their satisfaction of my safe arrival. I desired of them to send a couple of canoes to fetch down the goods from Chartiers old town; where we had been obliged to leave them because of our horses being all galled on their backs & tired. Gave them a string of wampom to enforce my request.

28. Lay still & etc. ?Paper tear...Logstown, saluted the town as before,& they the Indians fired about 100 guns, & great rejoicing appeared in their countenances from the

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