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

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Country People in Pennsyl-vania. Thence up the River to a little Village called Fort-Schuyler 18 Miles from our last Stage; here we crossed the Riveron a Bridge, and pro-ceeded on to White’s Town 4 Miles further, where we22. lodged. Twelve or fifteen Miles of this last Stage was through a new Settled Country; the Land appears good, &; the Settlements rapid and thriving; the Set-lers mostly from New England, but some from New Jersey: