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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons letterbooks, Vol. 2 1798

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you on behalf of your friends the Qua-
kers in Philadelphia. We have
lately been to see our young men at
Genesinguhta, and our brothers the
Indians, who they are endeavoring
to instruct in farming, and were
pleased to find that some of the
Indian men are beginning to help
their Women to Work, and raise
Corn & make fence, We were also
at Cateraugus, & would have been
glad to have seen you, and taken
you by the hand, but understood
your Chiefs were not at home,
we now inform you the saw-
Mill Irons are made, & on the
way