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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons journals, Vol. 2 1799

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engaged round their Wooden
Image or God, in a true circle,
no set number but those who have
a mind to step into the ring, does
so, their faces being towards the
Image. two men were seated flat
on the ground face to face within
the circle, engaged with musical
instruments such as Gourd Shell
and Water Tortal dried with the
entrails out, and Bullets, Shot, or
Corns in the place thereof. which
they beat on a Dear Skin lying
on the ground, which makes a
very great rattle, the men in the
Circle dance and shouts greatly
still moveing a slow pace round
the