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Joshua Sharpless's Journal Into Indian Country, 1798

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here, in about one hour after, a friend from the Short Hills, came in, particularly requsting that Jeremiah More and John Hill would come up to their Assistance, a difficulty having taken place respecting a Meeting house they were building, so that the Work was stoped, the friend was much concerned about it, as was Jeremiah when he heard the information, and they express- -ed a great desire that we would go with them, hoping that our assistance to accommo- -date matters would be very usefull; we had no prospect of going so far, and our the time for our returning to Buffaloe, fix- -ed, we felt cautious in any hasty result, but let the friends know we would consider it the request, and go in the morning with them to John Hills, which was six miles on the way, and where we had intened to have gone. 24 miles 12 Set of early to John Hills where we took breakfast and on weighing their request felt an engagement to go with them, and it was agreed to meet all such as could be could be notifyed who were concerned in building the