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Beyond Penn's Treaty

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

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it any where in view, she poin-
ted with her hand across a
bottom in so sensible manner,
that it left no remaining doubt,
but she had seen it, in a little
time the boat came safely along
by the side of the town, the
arrival of which was heartily
welcomed both by us & the Indians
many of the latter gathering round
the shore, having never seen such a
boat before most of them being only
acquainted with canoes. The
captain inform’d us he did not leave
Pittsburg until three days later than
he expected, that he had been 15 days
coming & that it was 270 miles to follow
the course of the river; both he & his
men appear’d tired, expressing much
satisfaction they had gotten here,