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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons journals, Vol. 2 1799

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all of one Flesh & Blood made by the
great Spirit; although there appe-
ared no reason in my view why it
should not be true, yet perhaps,
as there was so much of it, the man
might not have recollected so as
to tell it exact as he seen or heard
it. more I said, to the same perport,
and they appeared satisfied.

The afternoon of the same day
they prepared a white Dog to
eat, and burnt his skin to ashes
During which time it was burning
a number of them were Circled
around the Fire, singing shout-
ing & dancing greatly; after
which they all partook of their
Delicious dish of Dogmeat & c.