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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Journey to Detroit

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a very sultry day, - walk'd
about a Mile & a half down the River
Lake to Simon Girty

's, who is an
Indian interpretter in the Brittish
Service, and now attending the
Council at the Miami River - in
the evening it became Cloudy with
distant Thunder, and before morning
we had a very heavy Rain with much
Thunder and Lightning - some of the
company were obliged to quit their Tents
and take shelter in the House.

27th.

This morning an opportunity
presenting, William Savery

and Jos.
Moore
went up to Detroit in Company
with Gotlob Sansemen, a Preacher among
the Moravian Indians who reside on the
River La Trench.

28th.

John Parrish

, Jacob Lindley, and
John Elliott and myself, went over to