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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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had to say but did not wish to answer
& that they could go home tomorrow & did
not care whether they heard what we have
to say or not. & told Elisha that he
was no Great Chief & therefore did
wrong to tell the Indians that we
would not treat with them if they were drunk
tomorrow when after a little more talk
we separated to meet again tomorrow
-- morning--

25th the morning pleasant & the sun
Shining which has not been a very
common thing [delete] here lately we have
had 2 very severe frosts within these few day
past which has killed many things
even the Potatoes are killed to the very
ground the Beans &c killed fairly we wish
to set out as we begin to fear the flies
The Indians assembled this morning
[delete] there was but few of the Chiefs
present