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if his other daughter marries a prudent respectable young man, he will give her two bushels of dollars for her portion. The Genessee turnpike road passes through a large tract of land belonging to this Indian; and has so much raised the value of it, that he has sold some small lots near the road, as high as 6l. sterling per acre, which is a great price in such a remote situation. As I sat in John Denny's house, I was told by an intelligent person of the family, that build- ing so good a house, and making such improve-ments had nearly cost him his life, by raising the envy and indignation of the neighbouring chiefs. Under the influence of these unworthy passions, they had called him before one of their council fires, and informed him that they had taken his proceedings into consideration, and were deter- mined that he should have the improvements he had made, and remove into some other part of the country; that they had observed he was become proud, like the white people; that the house he had built was very unbecoming an Indian; and that he must quit it without further delay. In reply, he told them that he was ready to comply with the orders of the chief of his nation, provided they would make him satisfaction for the great expense he had been at; but not otherwise. The