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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons journals, Vol. 2 1799

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instructing you in better way of
manageing your Land, and pro-
viding for yourselves and your
Cattle, We desire you to speak
freely.

Brothers, It has been some satisfac-
tion to us in riding through your Town
to see marks of Industry taking place,
that you are building better & War-
mer Houses to live in, and that so
much of your clear’d Land is planted
with Corn, Potatoes, Beans, Squashes,
Cucumbers & c. and to see these
articles kept in good order.

Brothers, We observe where
your new houses are building that
the Timber is very much cut off,
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