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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Journey to Detroit

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felt in seeing so many of the people call'd
Quakers, and said, as the Great Spirit had
been with them, brought them so far -
through the Wilderness, and preserved them
all in good health, so he hoped, he would still
continue to be their rotector through every
danger, and carry them safe home.

being in Company with Nathan
Williams

, a sensible Man who had
formerly been a Trader, and well acquain
acquainted with the Indians - he express'd
his apprehensions on our account,
and openly gave it as his opinion, that
if we attended the Treaty, we should either
be kill'd, or detained as Prisoners.

were informed that the Guns we heard
last Night, were fired at Wolves, by People who
were watching for them, near the Carcases
of several dead Sheep which were kill'd
by them the Night before

30th.

First day - early this morning had a
Visit from the Blind Chief, a head Man among