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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Journey into Indian Country

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our young men gave it the house a thorough cleaning,
and before dark our scanty furniture was
arranged for House-keeping, and having
supped on our preparations, which admitted
of but little change, we prepared for bed in
our open house, and naked Walls, the Indi-
-an Chief at our request sent us three
deerskins with the hair on, which which
we placed for our Conveniency, and re-
-tired, but we sensibly felt before morn-
-ing the want of a better bed and more Clothes.
the night being cold we were under the
necessity of rising several times to re-
-new our fire. Our house is about 20
feet long, 14 feet wide, and 6 feet high to the
Square, Covered with bark, and a shed over
the door, and finished within as is usual
in Indian buildings, it stands on an ele-
-vated spot within five Pearch of the River,
on its Northwest side, the soil about
it said house is of a light sandy quality, easy to be
tilled; but further from the River is lower
ground, which and appears more fertile.

Our horses since we came among the
Indians has run out, without enclosing: