hv_swaynej_diary_1798_058

Cornplanters Village insomuch that we felt a disposition (or rather a freedom) to have the Indians generally collected that we might endeavour to make them sensible of their misconduct and press upon them the bad affects of that pernicious and destruct-ive article, accordingly a time was agreed on and about 20 of those that were sober attended, where we communicated to them our concern for their wellfare and happiness and also the many bad affectsthat the use of strong drink produced and solicited them to lay out their Money in future for clothing, farming utensils, domestic animals, and such like ne-cessary things: and in a short time they might become farmers and have Milk, meat, and Clothing plenty, instead of the Elk they might knock down the Cow and instead of the Deer they might kill the Sheep, and Swine, which would supply them plentifully with good meat without exposing themselves to so