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

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within sight of the Road, being either in Grain, or Timothy and Clover; some of the latter es-pecially exceeding any Grass that I have ever seen in the most fertile Marshes of Pennsylvania; dined at Asa Danfords, on Onanda-go Creek; from where we lodged18. about 18 miles. In the Afternoon attend-ed a small Council of the Onandago’s, at their Settlement about two miles up the Creek. There are but a small Body of them here, some of their Tribe being removed to