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Some Account of Rachel Coope (Journal B)

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at Peter Sniders Saunders, a White Man, his Wifewas taken Captive by the Indians whenshe was about three years Old, and hadlived among them ever since, shecannot talk any English, we gotsome Milk of them to eat with ourBread, then proceeded, and by 5 OClock got to Tunesassah, weremy dear Benjamin was burningbrush, and William at Work withthe Planes, they were all glad to seeus, as we were to get home and seethem, 40 miles 7 th of the Mo 6th day we got to washing some of our dirty Clothes, a greatmany of the natives came to see usthrough the coarse of this day, amamong our Visitters, was Corn-Planters sister, who said she wasglad the good spirit had brought ussafe through our long Journey, whichraised something so endearing toga-ther, with such comfortable sensations