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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons journals, Vol. 2 1799

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he came to another building, which had
an uncommon Large Door, Like a Barn
Door, in which a man met him, who
looked very dismal, his Mouth appeared
to move in different shapes, from one
side of his Face to the other, this person
conducted him in, where he beheld num-
bers like Indians who seemed to be Dr-
unken & very noisy, and looked very
Distressed, some of whom he knew,
who had been Dead several years.
Amongst them was one very old white
headed Woman, whom they told
him was dying, and when she went,
the World would go too. there
appeared to be a fire place on the
ground, although he could not
discern anything but smoked &
ashes, of which their hair on
their heads were Covered, He
soon found he could sit and talk
fast