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

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to keep together, and return homewards. After this Conclusion we had another Conference with Cap. Chapin; informed him what we had done at Oneida, and other places where we had been; read to him most of our material Entries on Business; and informed him of our present prospect of returning home-wards; and, with his advice, wrote the following Letter to Cap. Abeel, alias Cornplan-ter. viz. Conandarque 7th. mo 18th. 1796 To Captain Abeel, and the differ-ent Seneca Villages, who answer