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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Account of Indian Affairs in Oneida

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to be paid to the woman. Now the condition of
obtaining the above premiums are that the persons applying
shall produce a certificate signed, at least by two of the Chiefs
of his or her particular Tribe Certifying the particular Quan
-tity of grain, Cloth, etc., for which said premiums shall be
demanded and that it was raised or made, in the manner
above particularly specified and also that the applicant
has not to the best of their knowledge been intoxicated
with strong drink at least for the space of one full year
before such application be made, And we further pro
-pose that any man or woman of these two nations by
produceing