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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Visit to Oneida and Other Tribes of Indians

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Change in their manner of Liv-
ing; and the Advantage that
would arise to them from their
Improving in Industry and
Sobriety: After which obtained
the following Information, viz.
That they consist of about 20
families and 135 Individuals,
have 12800 Acres of very good
Land, secured to them by Law
so than no Individual of them
can either sell or lease to white
people; they have 1250 Dollars
a year coming in from the
State of new York, besides their
share of the Gratuity from
general Government to the