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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Account of a visit paid to the Indians in New York State

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business will become familiar,
and they will not think hard of it.
And as they expressed the white
people were rich and had plenty,
we let them know it was by industry
it was obtained, the men doing their
share of business in the fields & c.
thereby leaving the women more time
to attend to spinning, sewing, dai-
rying & c. in the house. We concluded
with seriously impressing on their minds
the remembrance, that it was from the
good spirit they received every good
thing, and that he could hear every
good word they said, and see every
thing they did, and if they were
good and industrious, this good spirit
would love them, and bless them
with many good things. A few
minutes after we had concluded,