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22. we had a visset by Jemima Wilksonson David Wagnor Rachel Mellon Elijah &; Enoch Mellon Wm Savery adresed Jemma By here Name which appead to strike her &; her Followers with concern however we Entered into some close conversation with them Respecting her wild Notions &; Conduct which she indeavoured to ward of by her artful way of Evations But we were very Plain with them all which went Down heavily Especily with Rachel Mellon I was glad of the opportunity to cleare my Selfe of them Letting them know I Believed they were under Delutions &;c. we parted friendly to apperence our Landlord who was Present exprest that he was more convinced she was Rong than Ever tho he had But a Light opinion of he Before no Publick Meeting with the Indians to Day the Commr had a Privit Conferrence with the Chiefs the Purport of which we have not yet Learnt 23 In a conferrence with Capt John one of the Onidas he said the white People in Buying land of them took the advantage which maid there Mind very much Troubled &; if they complaned they the white people smoothed it over with Fair words &; a present which Did not make there minds Easey we were at a conferrence with the Comm.d &; Indians Chiefs at Thos Morrises House the Farmers Brother observed to &; Comm.d as he had a woman at the Council when they last met meaning Jemima, he Requested there women might say something Before they went upon Buisenys which was agreed to after some time 3 women came in &; Red Jacket spoke for them to this import that as the woman advised us to Repent we now Advise you