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at their not keeping the first day as the white do, for they could not read and Write, that they were poor and had to work on that day, and that they were often out a hunting and had to attend to their Game, we let him know, that we intended about 10 OClock to sit down together in stillness to wait on the great spirit, and if he or any of his sober people would come and set with us it would be acceptable. near the time appointed Cornplanter with seve- -ral other came into our appartment, he sat very still until the opportunity closed, they others sat quiet a while and then withdrew, our door was being open during the Opportunity, they Indians as the passed by looked at us, but shewed no lightness 21 got up soon this morning to bake some bread, that we might be in readiness by 7 OClock, to go up the River about 10 miles with some of the Chiefs, to see were it would be most suitable to make a settlement, we found it a trying Circumstance rightly to Judge what was best to do on the Occa- -tion. Jeneocatego the Town where we now are, being the place of Cornplanters re-