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

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After Dinner took our Leave of these people, who had generally expressed their Satisfaction and thankfulness, for the brotherly freedom we had manifested amongst them in visiting them in their Houses; then proceeded to our Lodgings at Stockbridge; where we arrived in the evening. 22nd. This Day about noon met at Oneida Town, at John Sho-nandoah’s with our friends who had left us two Days since to go to fort Schuyler; they inform, that they have done the Busi-ness for which they went; but have heard no Tidings of Jacob Taylor: We now concluded it