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Joshua Sharpless's Journal Into Indian Country, 1798

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business between him and Captain Cha- -pin relating to a Mill, we thought when he and the Captain conferred to -gather on the Subject, we might be ful- -ly informed of their result by letter. he then informed us he was become per- -fectly reconciled to our going, and as the Council was expected every day to meet, he could not go with us to Canandargue, as he had proposed, but that John, who had hitherto been with us, would go through to the Che- -nesee River, and that he wished the good Spirit who had hitherto pre- -served us, would safely keep us on our Journey, until we arrived at our own homes, he further desired we would make ourselves, perfectly easy about our Young Men, who were left a- mong his People, for he would take the necessary care of them, and that they and that would be entirely safe.