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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons journals, Vol. 2 1799

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and thought it right for them
to keep it up in remembrance
of their aged Fathers. but
Honestly acknowledged they
had changed it to a more prof-
ligate way & did not hold it
so solemn as their forefathers
used to do. I queried with
them why they were so unwil-
ling to part with some of
their forefathers mode of Life
and had taken so readily to
other some, so very Injurious
to them; that of Strong
drink, and that of decking
& adorning themselves with
such very extravigant su-
perfluous