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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Some Account of a Visit

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Farms, and have such good Corn and
other things growing, where the Land was
so lately cover'd with trees and Bushes.
We hope you will not be discouraged at
the labour it takes to Clear your land
for your land we believe is very good
and if you farm it well, it will produce
a great deal of Grain and Grass, which will
enable you to keep your stocks of Cattle
much better than you now do, and you
will live more comfortably yourselves --

Brothers
We see you have a great many
Children and we want you to learn
them to work while they are young
for when Children grow up in Idleness
they dont like to go to work afterwards
and so get into Lazy habits --

Brothers,
As we are very desirous to
promote your welfare we have some
things to propose for your consideration.
We think if you would place two of
your boys under the care of our friends
at Tunesassa

to be instructed in the
farming business or learn to manage