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own house at Genesinguhta, and we (Joshua Sharpless and John Pierce) took boarding withCornplanter, who used us kindly, and as well ashis house will afford, We had teas of diferentkinds, one was made of sassafras root, and wheatbread baked or rather fried in a pan that ate verywell. We inquired of Cornplanter respectingthe routes to return, not liking the way we came,amongst others, for a way to Canadaigua, and howfar. He told us it was 160 miles and not a very diffi-cult road. That he and his son Henry were going therein a few days. We tarried here to settle somematters with him relative to our leaving theseparts, which we wish now to affect as soon as we should see our goods safely arrived, also to be herewhen they came, [as we are looking for them any time now,and they were directed here, but we do not wish themunloaded here since our young men have settled fartherup the river.] Some time after night a messengerarrived, here from the chiefs at Buffalo requestingCornplanters attendance at that place, the sur-veyors &;c being come, in order to run the line of theirrespective reservations, agreeable to a treaty of last sum-mer with Robert Morris. Cornplanter expressed aparticular desire that we should attend their councilon the occasion, at the aforesaid place. We had for some time past felt our minds rather