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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Journey into Indian Country

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we had opened to them, one of their ques-
-tions was, how they should draw their
Ploughs, seeing they had no Oxen, we
let them know we had seen two Horses run-
-ing about their Town, and that was e
enough to draw one Plough, and that if
they would save some of the Money they
were to get of the White People they might
buy a pair of Oxen, and they would draw
another Plough; and that our young men
would lend them there Horses sometimes,
that we did not expect any great matters from
them at first, and that these would do to make
a beginning, with this answer they appear-
-ed pretty well satisfyed, tho we thought it
was very evident it was not such an one
as the Question was artfully calculated
for. at another time the told us we must
wait with Patience for an answer, for
it was a great thing, and they were all
consulting about it in their Houses. About
five OClock they informed us they were nearly
ready to give us an answer, and wished to know
if it would suit us this evening, we let them
know tha we were waiting their time, but as
the day was far spent, left it with them to
Judge whether this evening would be suitable.
about Six 30 of them met us, the opportunity