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

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Natives can secure to them-selves their possessions, is to endeavor to improve in Civilization, and in the holy fear of the Lord; becoming gradually a religiously organ-ized Body. Thence up the River about 18 Miles further and dined18. at a place called the German Flats; here we were informed, that these Flats, for Several Miles back of this place, have been settled with white peo-ple for near 80 years, and we observed in the Course of our last stage several old