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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Notes of a Journey taken by Elisha Tyson and James Gillingham on a Visit to some Indians in the neighbourhood of Fort Wayne

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David Grave's Mare being sick staid at
Dennis's Station intending to come on
first day to the Fort in Company with
John Shaw

21st - Breakfasted this morning with Wells
walked about & Viewed the Plantion which
is a very Good one it & the neighbour-
-hood has been formerly the Great
Village of the Miami Indians the
Elavation of the Corn Hills is quite
Visible also the Indian Graves they have
been buried single in the same manner
that we bury & there is some graves
near Wells's House of Indians that have
been recently buried over one of their
Chiefs stands a pole with a white flag
opposite Wells plantion over the River
St. Joseph we were shewn the Ground
where Genral Harmer was defeated
& where many of his men fell in
Crossing the River it was in a large
Priarie which would make a beautiful
Plantion.