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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Journal, Visit to Indians in New York State, v.3

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and hope we will still continue to make
a gradual Advancement.
Brothers We understand you wish us to be bene
fitted by the Example of our Friends who are setled
beside us, and wish our Firnds in Philad.
to know we have rec'd considerable satisfac
tion & advantage from them. We all re
joice that they are setled so near, and it
is our intention to treat them with Kindness
& consider them as our Friends.

The Day before the council we had prepared our
Address to them, touching on various subjects
in which we thought it needful they should im
prove--to which Wyundegohta

replied,

Brothers,
you that are now here have
also told us that on looking over our Corn
fields you find we have not made as much
use of the Plow as you could wish. We
find that your Eye sight is straight. We
acknowledge we have been deficient in
this respect, & the fault is our own.
Brothers--A long time ago we requested
you to send us a sett of Mill Irons, you ac
cordingly sent them as you promised--you