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In the afternoon of this Day we attended a farewell Council of the Tuscorora’s, which was opened by informing them in what Respects we had considered them in our propositions to the Stockbridge’s, and also that we meant to give them a large Share, in proportion to their numbers, of the Goods which we should have to divide, after which we were favoured renewedly to open before their view the Serious necessity of a Change in their Manner of Life; together with the probability that as they increas- ed in Industry and Sobriety,