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been called the North-Western Territory; andwas not long ago the scene of an Indian war; butpeace was established by a treaty at Greenevillein 1795; when a part of the territory was cededto the United States, together with some posts,or trading stations, within the Indian part. Ofthese Fort-Wayne is one. It is in the uncededparts that the experiments have been made,which are recorded in the following pages. Both the Yearly Meetings seem to have lostno time in beginning their work of brotherlykindness to the Indians. The war had beenan obstruction; but we find the date of thepeace, and of the appointment of their com-mittens, to be in the same year, 1795. In the letter which forms the Appendix tothe Pennsylvanian account, an Indian chief, namedLittle Turtle, is spoken of in terms of great ap-probation. It may therefore be particularly ac-ceptable to see a speech of his in this narrative. In the advertisement prefixed to the Penn-sylvanian account, an apology is made for theapparent absence of religious instruction as apart of the plan. The concluding paragraphof this account confirms the apology; but fu-pressed the necessity of repeating it. Probably, a slight geographical description,may render the narrative more interesting tosome readers; and though maps are not always