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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons letterbooks, Vol. 1 1797

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Grand Children
At our arival you wip’d away the tears
from our Eyes which were caused by the filth & dust wh-
ich blew into them in our Long Journey, as also on the
account of the many Losses in our Nation, Likewise
you have cleared out my Ears and throat and set our
hearts uprite, Likewise you have wiped off the mud
from my legs & feet and finding them full of briers
and thorns you reach hither your hand and pluck
them all out and applied to them the healing Oil of
our dead ancesters.

Grand Children
Since your performance of this kind-
ness to your Grandfather, I see you clearly, I see the
Tears running down from your Eyes on the account of
the many Losses in your Nation and the many high
Trees which are fallen.

GrandChildren
Now, in remembrance of our Covena-
nt, I stretch forth my hand & raise your head and obl-
iterate from your eyes and minds all tears and sorrows
and fix your eyes forward that they may not be obstructed
in Looking back on the Trees which are fallen, from looking
forward