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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Joshua Sharpless diaries, Vol. 1 1798

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they are not like the white people, the great spirit,
has made them of another language; so that it is
very hard for us to understand one another plainly
as there is no person here that can interpret very well

Brothers. We take great pains to settle the propo-
sals you made to us but we differ in opinions and
we must take great pains to have every thing com-
plete.

Brothers,
We suppose the reason you came here was
to help poor Indians some way or other, and you
wish the chiefs to tell their Warriors not to go on
so bad as they have done, and you wish us to take
up work like the white people, Now Brothers
some of our sober Men will take up work & do as
you say, & if they do well then your young Men
will stay longer; but some others will not mind
what you say.

Brothers,
We cant say a Word against you, it is the best
way to call Quakers Brothers, you never wished our
lands, you never wished our lands, you never wished
any part of our lands, therefore we are determined to
try to learn your ways, & these young Men may
stay