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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Journey into Indian Country

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hesitation we were taken in, where we
found good accommodations. Some discou-
-ragements attended my mind on my way
thither, concerning the business we were
going on, it being in its self important,
to be transacted among a people of
a Strange language, in an unknown
and Wilderness Country, and a great un-
-certainty how we should be able to get
the goods we have in care to our desir-
-ed port; but upon our arrival here,
and being introduced to some for whom
we had letters of Credit; we met with a
very kind reception, and they appear-
-ed hearty in assisting us, and they in-
-formed, that the goods sent from Phila-
-delphia

where safely arrived a few
days ago, and were in the Public Store.
The [drawing of a sun] Deputy Quarter Master informed us
that he would send them up to Cornplan-
-ter's Village
, which was at least 140 miles
by land, and abundantly more by Water.
that it was a very lucky time for them
to go, the River being neither to low nor