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William Patterson to Israel Pemberton, June 10, 1771 - 1
12018-05-22T01:01:34-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a72005(annotation)plain2018-05-23T17:39:21-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aJuniata the 10th June 1771
Sir
At the request of Niewoleega [Neolegan?] Delaware Chief, I am to inform you that he intends leave this Province soon in order to settle at [Kuskuskey?] a town situate on a Branch of the Ohio River. But thinks it his duty first to acquaint his friends in Philad to prevent any wrong apprehention that probibily might happen to arrive on Acct of him & other Indians moving from their present settlement at the Grate Island on Susquehana River—
His reasons for moving are, that his nation have no Right to Lands on Susquehanna River that it's discouraging to work the Land of Others and a Nation called Wandots [Wyandots] have made [unreadable] present of Land to his nation on the Ohio He says he wou'd go to Philadl—but dreads the Consequence of his family’s taking the smallpox He says he will go to Reading Town in abot three Weeks where he will wait some time in hopes you will Take pity on him & family & meet him Pray, Excuse me in troubling you with this letter the poor man is very desirous in seeing you.—
I am your [unreadable] Wm Petterson
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12017-01-21T09:29:01-08:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aWilliam Patterson to Israel Pemberton, June 10, 1771 - 11William Patterson's letter to Israel Pemberton2017-01-21T09:29:01-08:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a
