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hard of theirs for not keeping that days we told them we did not think hard of it, but we mostly kepy that day to wait upon the good Spirit, and about ten o clock that day we expected to sit down in silence for that service, and if any of them had a mind to come and sit with us we would be well satisfied and desired that we might not be interrupted, at the hour appoined we sat down in our appartment and were accompanied by cornplanter and several other Indians who sat pretty still and quiet a part of the time and then all withdrew except cornplanter who conducted himself is a becoming manner throughout the opportunity. 21 of the month made preperations to go about nine miles up the river to see where would be the most eligible place to settle that we might be of the most advantage to the Nation in general this land being cornplanters private property of about 600 acres which was given to him by the state of Pennsylvania, and we thought it not best to settle on his land, accordngly cornplanter, his son Henry, and there other Indians went with