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

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herself some satisfaction from his Company and Conversation; and that she had now asked him a civil Question; and that he had answered her three Several Times in a Language that she did not understand; and as she knew he could speak English, she could not account for such treat-ment: To which Brant re-plied, with an Interrogation if she did not understand what he said to her; To which she again answered, No; I do not understand your Indian Lan-guages: - To which Very well Madam, replied Brant, then you are not the person you