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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons journals, Vol. 2 1799

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recovering he told his Brother, he
must go, but not forever, he thought,
as long as he and many more of his
people was not willing to let him
go, and that Man or Spirit was
free to let him return, after go-
ing some distance with him. He
told his brother not to put any more
clothes on him, or move him, if he
did go, soon after said he was now
going, and he expected to return, but
thought he should go so far as to see
his son who had been dead several
years, and his brothers Daughter who
had been dead about seven months.

He then fainted or fell into a Trance
in which posture he remained
about