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Land which had Been at a former Treaty Seeded to the United States &; Give them Yearly forever whilst they were friends to the United States 45000 Dollars &; that he Had Ten Thousand Dollers worth of Good, he would give them to Cloath there wifes &; Children 29 no Buiseness we Dined with Call Pickring Silas Marsh a young Lawyer Lives on the North River at Pokipsey who lodged with us was with us at Dinner talks of Comeing here to live 30 no Buisenss the Indians are Deliberating on the Coll Proposals we went to See the Indian Camp it is Admirable to See how soon those People can Build a Toun so as for them to live in Comfortably in there way I Believe in one Day and a half or 2 Day they had near 300 of there houses Built, &; we found the women at worke at Several Branches of Buiseniss Some Makeing Mogasons others Betts &; Shifts &; Baskets &; Coocking Venson Plenty the men mostly gone to Council, Deerskins stretched to Dry 31 no Publick Council, Red Jacket, Sagorecy Clear Sky &; one more whose name not none Calld on us for some Advice after Makeing Some appoligy for theres not Paying more attention to us Sooner are let them know we would take into Consideration whawt they had said to us &; give them an answer, they Introduced what they had to say by agreeing we were in the Presents of the Great Spirit &; that believed we were honest men &; there friends