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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons journals, Vol. 2 1799

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pose to tell me something particular whi
ch he did not the day before; as some
of his People did not see & think as
he did, as for his own part he had
a great regard for the Quakers, and
could find no fault with me, or my
companions, but felt happy we
were among them, and had before
several times, expressed a gladness
of my being with him, and he hoped
we might live a long while together.
He also said that when he first saw
us coming to his house, he was glad and thanked
the great Spirit at that time, whom
he thought must have brought us
thither.

He further said there was a number
of Boys, & some Girls, some of whom
were then present, whom they intended
should attend the School steadily, and
would give up the boys into my care
to