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Some Account of our Journey to Cannandaigue

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the Treaty being finnished this Day Cornplant Complained that the united states had Deceived the waryers &; if they should Deceive the Sachims it would Be Bad he had Repetance to the Treaty at forte Stanwise when they held up to the Indians that all there Lands were Forfited to the United states &; a large [pesel?] of there land was ceded to them which was he said the Ocation of much Blood Being Spilt 10 no Council to Day Sagorey Capt Prantup Calld on us to know then it would be likely they should Receive any thing for there lands at Hopewell as they thought it now appears they were the original owners we Informed them we would Indeavour to Do what we Could for them in that Buiseness they are of the Tuscorora Tribe 3 or 400 of them the Farmers Brother &; Red Jacket also calld to See us, in of Afternoon WS &; my Self went to see Coll Pickring Several of the Sachim Drunk very Trying indeed to be Detained here by there Sloathfull &; Slow way of Doing Buiseness But they are not to be Hurried 11 the Council meet &; agreed on the articles &; they were SInced By the Indians after which the Indians Chiefs Calld at our lodging we had a seasonable opportunity with them &; Delivered the goods we Took for Them 12 we had an other Conferrence with the Chiefs at there Request last night after which we got Ready &; Set of towards home Rose as fast as Elias Gilbert 10 miles from Condarqua