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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons letterbooks, Vol. 2 1798

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there at present are but indifferent,
we think it necessary to carry the
Work into affect pretty early this
Spring. Numbers of them propose
building more comfortable dwellings
for themselves the ensueing Summer,
and request our assistance therein,
and we are not without a hope that
some of them will take up Farm-
ing also, Although the want of Do-
mestic animal is a great impedi-
metn in their way.

Two of us have been mostly
employ’d in Mechanical busi-
ness the late Winter; have
prepar’d Plows and other ne-
cessary Impliments of Hus-
bandry; and also made a good
deal of Cooper Ware, and
other