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present. After a considerable timeof conferrence between themselvesthe following is part of the substanceof a speech delivered by one of theChiefs Brothers Deweista (meaning Quakers) We return thanks to the greatspirit to see you all well, and thatthe great spirit has preserved yourwomen on so long a journey, andthat they arrived safe in our countrywe are all glad to see them, and are pleased much pleased to find they are go--ing to stay amongst us to instructour women. we return thanks tothe great spirit that he has putthis into their minds, we wish youtherefore to make your mindseasy; they also seemed pleased atHallidays epistle, signifying theywere at a loss for an answer, foras two of the heads of their womenwere not there. After sitting near3 hours in counsil (exceedingly