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fire, he fortunately had with him a little sugar and Cheese on which he subsisted, we let him have some provisions and informed him his right course homeward 8th of the month Arrived at our House Joseph Ellicott head surveyor for the Holland company, Jasper Parrish States interpreter, Farmers Brother the chief Sachom of the Seneca Indians, and a large company of Surveyors being on their way to Cornplanters in order to have matters agreed on repecting the Indians reservation on this River, the evening being wet they stayed with us all night which gave us an opportunity of a short conference with the Farmers Brother in which we informed him of our motives in coming amongst these Indians, and had our Certificate explained to him by Jasper Parrish, the old Chief appeared to be pretty well satisfied with our proceed-ings and said "he was glad to hear of our coming among these Indians, and was in hopes we would be of use to them, and was glad at this time to see us and have the opportunity of conversing with us,