on their way home many of them
called at our House amongst them was
an elderly female Chief with whom
we had considerable conversation, amongst
other things she observed that the Indian
Women had too great a burden to labour under
for the Men would work but little, the Women
had to cut and carry home all the fire wood,
plant & raise all the Corn pound it &
prepare it for eating, and when it was
ready the Men must eat first, and when
the Men killed any Deer the Women had to
carry home the meat and what was worse
than all the Men often got Drunk and
then they would beat and abuse the
Woman and yet they had to bear it all.
I was a little pleased with the old Womans
remark as many of them do not seem
willing their husbands should work.

4 Mo 27th

I set out in company with
two Indians in a Canoe loaded with wheat
intending to go to Oil Creek

Mill about