in the other – a piece of fat meat as Emblems of Peace, of social intercourse, and of Plenty[.] In the course of our progress, which was very slow, many small ceremonies were observed[.] At length two Shayanns met us from the Camp[.] The Chief presented the Pipe of Peace to them[.] They took three whiffs each – Then laid their hands upon their breasts a sign their hearts were glad[.] By and By the great Chief followed by two hundred horsemen appeared[.] The suite passed on to our rear[.] The Chief who was on a fine white Horse stopped at our Chief Stripped naked – dressed the other in his Robes, and mounted him in his place aupon the White horse, which he led by the Bridle holding the pipe of peace, and singing a Solemn air[.] In this manner we entered the Camp[.] I observed that all the Strangers kept their Eyes continually upon me – and I found them otherwise extremely Civil and attentive[.] The Camp was situated upon an eminence near the banks of a beautiful River[.] It consisted of two hundred and twenty leather Tents as white as Snow forming a circle enclosing a

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