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

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with us; and leaving the Door and windows open, the Indians came and looked at us in with silent Admiration, behav behaving in a good Degree Solid, and making no Disturbance. After this Sitting Joshua Evans expressed a Desire to have an Oppertunity with the Indians, many of whom, both of men &; women, were now collected together, under an Expectation of the Goods being divided, and some of us also haveing a like Desire, not being fully relieved by the Opportunity of yesterday; it was at length proposed