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

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thinly settled; where there are farms they appear flourishing. Thence to Henry Moors where we dined, 16 miles: Thence leaving the Genesee Road, and travailing mostly through the woods for about 6 Miles to Frederick Gerard’s, within about 2 ½ miles of the Indian settlement, on the Cayuga Lake: Thence in Company with the 34. him to the Indian Town; where we arrived in the Evening; but finding se-veral of their Number were gone out a fishing and this