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particularly pointed out our business, also General Wilkinson’s Letter, with which he appeared satisfied, his son Henry who has had an English Education in and about Philadelphia, enterpretted for us, for his Father can neither speak nor understand English, Henry was our enterpretter on all occations whilst a- -mongst them, he was not ready, and we believe the business we went on suffer- -ed some for want of one better qualifyed about 12 O’clock between 30 and 40 of their principal men met in council, which Council Cornplanter open -ed by a short speech, expressing his satisfaction on seeing us coming riding through the bushes, and that it was the good spirit which preserv- -ed us in our long journey, for which they were very glad. He then informed us of their Poverty, the poorness of their houses which were covered with bark, and their inability to make good ones, we thought the latter part of this speech was calculat- -ed to draw our Charity. he then let us know that they were all met that who were were likely to attend, that their Women could not come, but the Men would let them know what we said to them: we had having particularly requested their Women might at- -tend. We then opened our business by letting