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principal Indians, of men and women, came together: They opened the Council by producing our Letter of last Spring, and informing that they had answered it by Let-ter to Cap. Chapin: After which we opened the Nature of our Concern in general, having the Aforesaid John Jourdan, for our Interpreter, who was a very poor one, and then informed them how far we had proceeded in it; particularly towards their Brothers the Oneidas; and that our Regard was equally