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

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received this Land, in the first place, with considerable more, by Gift from the Oneidas; who afterwards sold the whole, with other Lands, to the State of New-York; but the State discovering the prior Right of the Brothertown’s, repurchased the greater part of them, and secure the above quantity, in manner aforesaid: They have one Saw mill on their Land, which is private property, and there is a grist-mill belonging to white peo-ple within about two miles of