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John Peirce Notes, on a visit to Several Tribes of Indians, 1796

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Man, and he marked out on our Map, what had been pur-chased, and what was still reserved; by which we were fully satisfied with Regard to the Quantity of Land still in possession of the Indians: This Interview was on the Morning of the 8th Instant; and in the Afternoon we concluded to move forward; and accordingly rode to Sche-nectady a Town on the14. Mohawk River 14 Miles from Albany. Here we lodged at a good Inn kept by English people; our