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

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of the white Inhabitants; which we attended; as well as about 20 of the Neighbour-ing white people; who be-haved in a good Degree solid. In the Afternoon Accom-panied our aforesaid Friend to the Cayuga Settlement of Indians, where he had also appointed to have a Meet-ing with the Natives, to begin at three OClock: we waited ‘till after four, and not one them came to the place ap-pointed, and even the In-terpreter, John Jourdan, at whose Cabbin we met,