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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons journals, Vol. 1 1796-1797

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may be justly Discharged. 10th Now Brothers. Our Stay
among you will Depend upon Several Sircunstances, and particu
larly, the Encouragement we may have to hope that your Nation
will in time become Sober, Industrous, & Frugal, Laying up Som
ething for yourselves, against Sickness, and old age; will belong
to you, but cattle and other things, that we bring with us, we
Shall consider as our own, Sixt month 25th 1796

The Indians replied on the 30th of the 6th in substance as follows

1rst Brothers. We find no Difficulty, in accepting your Proposals,
as to any thing, but the place you chose (see the 5th article) many of
our People are against parting with any of the common, because
we have hardly Pature anough for our cattle now, and if we Lesson
if, they will be Famished, and break Down our Fences to get at the
Corn, besides, which we are afraid our young Men, will Disturb you
their some times, when they get in Liqour.

2nd Brothers. We think it right to Propose another place to
you, which we think may Suit you better, we will go Shew it to you
Upon this, the Spot was received & mutually, agreed to; as follows,
beginning at the gut South South East of Antony Shonnonlegos
House, and running nearly South by a Tree Marked - to a Tree
marked, Extending Eastward Through the Woods with our Limitation
and Anthony Shonnonlego, being willing to Lease his House, it
was Engaged for the use of the Settlement, it was also agreed
the