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

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willingness into the Business: This Council was however not quite so satisfactory as could have been desired, none of their women being present tho’ de-sired by us, and some other Cir-cumstances was not altogether agreeable*: In the Evening returned to our Lodgings at Captain Hendricks, where we made out a List, for the Division of our Articles between the Oneida, Stockbridge, and Tuscorora’s, retaining a suf-ficient part for the use of our Friends who stay here. *The Interpreter being in Liquor