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Halliday Jackson's Journal, 1806

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always thinking abou the Great spirit and the have no crook in their mind, nor dont follow bad ways -- One thing you told us struck me very deep -- You said if we done well here and pleas'd the Good Spirit we should meet again in a better world -- I want you, when you go home, to tell Jonathan Thomas of the resolution I have taken to do well, because he often told me about these things, &; advis'd me to do better -- Two of us have now agree'd to assist the Chiefs and instruct the other Indians &; I hope we will try more and more to do better for we know we dont all do right about our Wives but we mean to try to do better, and if the Chiefs dont do right we will try to help them, &; if one falls another will help him up ---- Con,nu,di,a (their Prophet so call'd) then arose and spoke to the following effect -- Brothers, We have now told you all we agreed to say, except a few words I will ad - I thank our friends in Philadelphia &; I have it on my mind to do as you