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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons letterbooks, Vol. 2 1798

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instruct the Children in School learning
has claimed our serious deliberation,
and we are free to suggest that
you rather encourage some of the
Indians to send a few of their
Children to reside near you, in
Winter, perhaps by so doing, the
School will be smaller, but we
hope quite as useful to such as do
attend, and afford you more
comfort and satisfaction; believ-
ing you will strengthen and
encourage each other, and be less
exposed by residing as much to-
gether as may be. We would
not wish to be understood as
disapproving of the trial al-
ready made, but feel a solici-
tude for your preservation,
under