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after individually shook hands with us and bade us farewell, some of them saying to us that they were very sorry Rachel was taken away but en- couraged us to bear the trial patiently for such things must happen to the white people as well as the Indians. Cornplanter lived down the river about 12 miles and he came in a few days to see us. his countenance mani- fested him to be a true sympathizer. he said he was very sorry for what had happened among us and hoped we would not be discourage for this was the first since the settlement was made among them and that such tryals would be the lot of white folks as well as Indians. he took leave of us with tears in his eyes.