hv_coatesi_account_1798_065

blessings of this life: and that as their groundwas equally good with with that possessed by whitepeople, it would also be equally productiveif the same industry and method of farmingit were pursued. In a few minutes after we hadconcluded, and informed them so, Cornplanterobserved, now all things are settled and done.We will cover up the council fire. They dined with the chief. About fiveo'clock, we had a loaf of warm Indian breadwith beans in it, baked in a Duch oven, and alittle butter was all that was set before us. Theyinformed us they had no meat. In the evening our young men returned to their