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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons letterbooks, Vol. 2 1798

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Buffolo 6th mo 15th 1798

Dear Friends,
We arrived at this place in two
days from the time we left you; we had
almost as trying a ride, with regard to
road, the day after we left Genesinguh-
tau
, as we had at any time experienced
on our way there; and about noon had as
heavy a shower of rain, which lasted for
more than an hour, as we could recollect
ever being our in; we came to Catarawguo
river
a little before sunset; our pilot
John made signs to us that the water
would run over our horses backs, and from
its