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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons journals, Vol. 2 1799

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ing, I told them it was a had Question.
It might be right for some to marry
so, but thought it would not be right
for me. 2nd. Whether Indians and White peo-
ple, went together to the same
place after Death. I told them
there was but two places, a place
for the Good and a place
for the Bad, of all Nations of People & c. 3rd. Whether all would be of one
language, When there, I answer-
ed yes. They seemed satisfied.
They informed me of one of their Wo-
men who had a child by a white Man
who then resided at Pittsburgh, and
never came to see any thing about his Child
they thought the Great Spirit inten-
ded that every man should take
care & maintain his own Children.
I arose (the Interpreter also) and
made