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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons journals, Vol. 2 1799

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mischief he could amongst the peo-
ple. Guid -- Told him they
often drempt, and some times their
dreams were true from the great
Spirit; but they would not believe
it was from him, but from the
Devil, and when the D.l. have told
them something, they have con-
cluded it was the great Spirit,
and that pleases the D.l. he
being thought the greatest and
most honored, having the most
people on his side.

Further told him, that
White people were come into their
Towns to instruct their Chil-
dren, and that is right if they
can all agree to it, but many of