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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Visit to Oneida and Other Tribes of Indians

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and the rest of the orderly young men, as
follows; viz.

Brother, Chiefs of the Oneida


and Tuscorora’s,

I would inform you, that I believe it is not
the will of the great Spirit,
that we the young warriors
should usurp Authority over
the our Chiefs; but that it is
our Duty to obey our Chiefs,
in all their good Counsels, be-
cause we know, and have ex-
perienced that our Chiefs have
more wisdom and Knowledge
than we have; and that they
have been faithful in promot-
ing our Happiness; so that we