SW_JC1796_031

they would want but little more help from their friends the Counsel pretty soon broke up after this this appear'd to be but an artfull Query to draw from Friends a promise altho it might be but a slender one yet they would hold them bound to their engagements thereby as tho there were or had been the strongest covenants, so the Counsel ended. In the afternoon our friend Joshua had a meeting with them to a pretty good degree of satisfaction, having before at the Counsel mentioned it &; the appointed time— 5th. This morning took a puke of our Indian Doctress’s preparing which pretty soon work'd me, that &; other things seem'd to help me for this being my fit day it ended &; felt nothing of it, the rest of the day was by some of us employ'd in preparing letters to forward to our friends, &; others on concerns to our business. 6th: This day held the last Counsel with the Oneidas got there between 9 &; 10, time enough to receive the Friend with part of our goods, after dinner rec'd the rest in a broken Waggon goods none damaged. Between 2 &; 3 the Counsel met there appearing at first as tho we should be frustrated one of our having return'd from visiting the Interpreter J. Read &; informed us he was so in liquor which set discouraging, a young man was apply'd to who came with restrictions by importunity by some of our company he was one of of their People a very Comely Genteel modest person who it was said could Interpret very well, but had not been accustomed to it, therefore modestly refused after some time the Old Interpreter came altho he appeared a little in