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Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 edition. Excerpt: ... FRIE3TPS' MISCELLANY. No. 7. SECOND MONTH, 1835. Vol. VI. JOSEPH MOORE'S JOURNAL Of a tour to Detroit, in order to attend a Treaty, proposed to be held with the Indians at Sandusky. In the second volume of Friends' Miscellany, was published, Jacob Lindley's Account of a Journey to attend this Treaty, with preliminary remarks and a brief history of the circumstances which led to this measure. The following Journal, while it corroborates Jacob Lindley's account, presents a view of divers interesting incidents and occurrences, not noted in that narrative. Joseph Moore was a valuable friend and minister belonging to Kingwood monthly meeting, New Jersey. The place of his residence was near Flemington On the 17th of 4th mo. 1793,1 set out for Philadelphia, and attended the meeting for sufferings, where were divers Friends who had given up to attend the Indian treaty proposed to be held at Sandusky, on the waters of Lake Erie--having previously obtained certificates from our several monthly meetings for that purpose. The commissioners appointed by government are, general Lincoln, colonel Pickering, and Beverly Randolph. Lincoln goes by water to Albany, &c.; William Savery, Jacob Lindley, and William Hartshorne, go with him: and John Parrish, John Elliott, and myself, with Timothy Pickering and Beverly Randolph, go through the country by land. I have some days past, been very poorly with the ague; but am now bravely. 30th. In the afternoon set out in company with Vol. VL--25 Beverly Randolph, John Parrish, John Elliott, and Henry Cornplanter, or Obeal--got that evening to Norristown, where colonel Pickering met us. Next day we proceeded to Reading--thence to Harrisburgh and over the Broad Mountain, Mackinoy, and Tuscarora, to Sunbury--thence...
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