hv_swaynej_diary_1798_036

Brothers We will give you these premiums for Four years from this time if our young Men should stay so long, and upon these conditions, that the person who applies for the premium must produce a Certificate from two of the Chiefs certifying the quantity of Grains, Cloth &;c. for which the premium is demanded and that it was raised or made in the manner above mentioned, and that the person so applying has not been intoxicated with strong Drinks at least for the term of six Months before such ap-plication; And our Friends Henry Simmons Joel Swayne &; Halliday Jackson are hereby au-thorized and desired to pay the above mentioned premiums agreeable to what is herein before expressed- 5 mo 22nd 1798 Joshua Sharpless John Pierce Henry Simmons Joel Swayne Halliday Jackson After the foregoing was read the Indians re-tired into a private apartment in order to con-sult each others minds that they might