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

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not necessarily objects of Friends Help at this Time, in the way of Farming Utensils &;c. they being well provided for, by their Super-intendants, out of their Annual Sum aforesaid. The Stockbridge Indians con-sist of about 60 Families, and 300 Individuals, these are not of the Six Nations, but came generally from a place called Stockbridge in New England, in the year 1784: They pos-sess 23040 Acres of Land, of a good Quality, given to them by the Oneida’s, and which they divide into 100 Acre Lots, and every family has one Lot, and every Son is to have a