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

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done, in Company with Cap. Hendrick; returned in the Evening, together with the afore-said Friend, whom we were all glad to see in this Country. Besides the above acceptable visit, we had also had the Com-pany, a few Days time, of two Commissioners departed by the Board of Presbyterians in Boston, and sent here in order to inspect into the Truth of some Charges exhibit-ed by the Oneida Chiefs against their Minister Kirkland; These Men be-sides attending to their own Business, enquired particu-larly