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Joshua Sharpless's Journal Into Indian Country, 1798

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having a small quantity of Bears Oyl put into the oven with it, and when part baked the loaf was turned over with a fresh supply of Oyl, we t this was all we had set before us; they informed us they had no meat, and we had heretofo shewn our dislike to bread diped in Oyl; however with a good Appatite it went down very well, but before we had fully done a little butter was set before us on the Table that they had obtained some -where in the Village. -- We now got half a £ of flour of Cornplanter for which he made no charge, and four Quarts of bears Oyl of his wife, which she claiming as her property charged us half a dollar a Quart, these our Young men took up this evening with them to Genesinguhta, together with what Chocolate we had, this evening; leaving John Pierce and myself here to wait the arrival of our goods 29 In the council yesterday we informed the Indians that John Pierce and myself expected in a few days to be at liberty in a few days to leave them, and return to our families and Friends; and since the concluding