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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons journals, Vol. 1 1796-1797

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and agree together where it Shall be.
7. Brothers you know it is hardly Practicable for all to learn
Together, we will begin with a few, who must Stick to the work
the rest will se how they get forward, and will be ready, to take their
Turn, when it comes round, we want to engage Six or Eight Sob-
er young Men as apprentices, Till next Spring.
8. Brothers We Suppose you will be willing that we Should feed
our Horses, cattle & c. upon the Common, and that you will allow
us Some grass Lots, to provide hay for them in the Winter, To
cut firewood railing, and Timber for Building, in your woods
use your Sawmill and Smith shop, when we have occation for them.
9th Brothers you will understand that our Friends are to Live
Plentifully as their own People do at Home, & their Live Stock is to be
kept upon the Produce of their Labour; In the first place one Eight
part of the remainder is to be reserved, for the relief of your old
and Infirm People, the rest is to be Devided among the young Ind
ian Apprentices, that they may Enjoy the fruits of their Labour,
and have somthing to begin with for themselves, when others are
taken in their stead, Provided they behave well, but in case of con
tinueed Idleness, Drunkenness, Swearing, or Misbehavour, in any
of them our Friends must not keep bad company and we requ
est your, to appoint Three of your Chiefs, to unite, with our three
Friends as Judges, that if four of them agree the person, offending
may