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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons letterbooks, Vol. 2 1798

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although we wrote to Pittsburg
for it soon after Harvest, and our
Agent there employed a man
at Franklin to procure it for
us, which we were informed was
done: we expect it to come for-
ward in the Spring and answer
to sow next fall.

Several of the young Indians
manifest some inclination to take
up Work, and Last fall we had
one employ’d a while at our Business.

We have kept up a School at Co-
niscotago
in one of the Indians hous-
es this Winter, where from 12
to 25 Children have attended
who appear to make as much
progress in Learning as can
reasonable be expected; and
we have had in contemplation
the