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Having discovered that bequests to the Universal Friend would be invalid, and not recognizing the name of Jemima Wilkinson, she caused devises to be made by the dying to Sarah Richards, in the first instance. Sarah Richards, however died, and her heir at law claimed the property thus bequeathed ; litigation ensued, and after the con- troversy had gone from court to court, it was finally decided in Jemima's favor, it ap- pearing, that Sarah Richards had held the property in trust for her. After the death of Sarah Richards, devises were made in favor of Rachel Malin ; but Rachel took it into her head to marry, and her husband claimed in behalf of his wife, the property thus devised to her. Among Jemima's followers, was an artful, cunning, and iutelli- gent man, by the name of Elijah Parker; she dubbed him a prophet, and called him
* Purchase money in part. Mr. Phelps' use of the term "rent "must have been dic- tated by the consideration that the Indians had been talked to so much about rent, by the Lessees, that they would better understand him, than they would if he spoke of instalments of purchase money.
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the Prophet Elijah. He would, before prophesying, wear around the lower part of his waist, a bandage or girdle, tied very tight, and when it had caused the upper part of his stomach to swell, he would pretend to be filled with the prophetic visions, which he would impart to the community. But after some time, Jemima and her Prophet quar- relled, and he then denounced her as an impostor, declared that she had imposed on his credulity, and that he had never been a prophet. After having divested himself of his prophetic character, he became a justice of the peace, and in that capacity issued a warrant against Jemima, charging her with blasphemy. She was accordingly brought to Canandaigua, by virtue of this warrant, and at a circuit court held there in 1796, by the late Governor Lewis, Judge of the Supreme Court of the State, a bill of indictment prepared by Judge Howell, of Canandaigua, then District Attorney, was laid before the Grand Jury. Judge Lewis having told the Grand Jury, that by the laws and constitution of this State, blasphemy was not an indictable offence, no bill was found. Judge Howell has informed me that a similar question having been brought before a full bench of the Supreme Court, that Judge Lewis' opinion was overruled by all the other Judges, and that blasphemy was decided to be an indietable offence. These litigations however, had considerably lessened the number of her fol- lowers, but she, as I am informed, retained until her death, her influence over a con- siderable portion of them.
Prior to these occurrences, Jemima had been attacked with a violent disease, and she expected to die. Under this conviction, she caused her disciples to be assembled in her sick chamber, when she told them that her Heavenly Father, finding that the wickedness of the world was so great, that there was no prospeet in her succeeding in reclaiming it, had determined that she should soon quit it, and rejoin him in heaven. Having unexpectedly recovered, she again assembled them, when she announced to them that her Heavenly Father had again commanded her to remain on earth, and make one more trial.
When I first saw Jemima, she was a fine looking woman, of a good height; and though not corpulent, inclined to en bon point. Her hair was jet black, short, and curled on her shoulders ; she had fine eyes and good teeth, and complexion. Her dress consisted of a silk purple robe, open in front ; her under dress was of the finest white cambrie or muslin. Round her throat, she wore a large eravat, bordered with fine lace. She was very ignorant, but possessed an uncommon memory ; though she could neither read nor write, it was said that she knew the Bible by heart, from its having been read to her. The sermon I heard her preach, was bad in point of language, and almost unintelligible ; aware of her deficiencies in this respect, she caused one of her followers to tell me, that in her discourses, she did not aim at expressing herself in fine language, preferring to adopt her style to the capacity of the most illiterate of her hearers.
[NO. 8.]
In 1803, the only Post Office in all the Genesee country west of Geneva, was a+ Canandaigua. To show the reader how wide a region of new settlements was em- braced in its circle of delivery, the author extracts from its list of advertised letters, a few names and their localities : -
" Mr. Garbut, near Geneva ; " "Gen. Mountjoy Bailey, Geneva ; " "Wm. Bates, Gov. House, head of Lake Ontario ;" Samuel Brasin, (Avor " "Mathew Clark,
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Sodus ;" "Dr. Prescott, Phelpstown ;" "Samuel Cobwell, Friends' Settlement ; " " Alexander M'Donald, Caledonia ;" "Nathan Fisk, Northfield ; " " Widow Rebecca Reed, Pittstown ;" "Wm. White, Palmyra;" "Elisha Sylvester, Lyons ; " "John Smith, Williamsburg ; " "James O. Shennett, Potter's Town ; " " Henry Tower, Hope- ton ; " "Solomon Hull, Jerusalem ; " "David Nash, Big Trec ;" "Joseph Poudry, Tonawanda; " "Eliakim Crosby, Fort Erie ; " " Peter Anderson, Big Springs."
[NO. 9.]
The following is an abstract of the census roll of Gen. Amos Hall, a deputy marshal under the U. S. census law of 1790. The author presumes that the enumeration was made in July and August of that year. It embraces the names of all who were head- of families, in all the region west of the old Massachusetts pre-emption line : *
No. 9, 7th R.
No. 10, 3d. R.
William Wadsworth,
Phineas Bates,
John Fellows, Joseph Smith, James D. Fisk,
No. 9, 4th R. James Goodwin, William Goodwin, Nathaniel Fisher,
Daniel Ross,
Henry Brown,
ยท Israel Chapin, John Clark,
Ephraim Rew,
Nicholas Rosecrantz,
Martin Dudley,
Lot Rew,
David Robb,
Phineas Bates,
Matthew Hubble,
Nahum Fairbanks. No. 1. 2nd R.
Judah Colt,
Oliver Chapin,
Eleazer Lindley Esq. - Daniels,
Daniel Brainard,
John Adams,
Samuel Lindley,
James Brocklebank,
John Seely,
Lemuel Castle,
Ezekiel Mumford,
Benjamin Wells,
Eleazer Lindley, Jr., No. 2, 2d. R.
John Freeman,
Arthur Erwine,
No. 11, 3d. R. Abraham Lapham,
Henry Culp,
Isaac Hathaway,
William Anchor,
Nathan Harrington,
No. 9, 5th R.
Gideon Pitts.
No. 3 & 4, 5th & 6th R'sa
Elijah Smith, John Paine,
No. 10, 5th R. Peregrine Gardner,
William Baker,
Jacob Smith,
Amos Ilall,
Jedediah Stevens,
John Russell,
Benj. Gardner,
Uriah Stevens, .
Nathan Comstock, Israel Reed,
Samuel Miller,
John Stephens,
Reuben Allen. No. 12, 3d. R.
Sylvanus Thayer.
Solomon Bennett,
Webb Harwood,
Andrew Bennett,
David White,
Darius Comstock,
Simon Stone,
Israel Farr,
Thomas Cleland,
Gamaliel Wilder,
Silas Nye,
Nathaniel Gorham, Jr.
Ephraim Wilder, Aaron Rice,
Josiah Giminson, Alexander Dunn,
Nathaniel Sanborn,
Aaron Spencer.
David Davis,
* Geneva and the Friends Settlement on Seneca Lake, is of course not included
No. 11, 4th R. Seymour Boughton, Jared Boughton, Zebulon Norton, Elijah Taylor.
Martin Young, Peter Gardner,
John M'Cumber,
Joshua Harrington,
Peck Sears,
Uriah Stephens, Jr.,
John Alger,
Richard Crosby,
No. 12,5th R. Jared Stone,
John Jameson. No. 11, 2d. R. - Sweet, Ezra Phelps. No, 10, 3d. R.
Jerome Smith. No. 8, 4th R.
No. 10, 4th R.
Enoch Noble,
Caleb Walker,
John Barnes,
Abner Barlow,
Nathaniel Norton,
Seth Holcomb,
Michael Rodgers,
Allen Sage,
James Headley,
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No. 11, 5th R.
No. 9, 1st R.
No. 10, 2d R.
Jonathan Ball,
David Smith,
Daniel Gates,
William Moores.
Phineas Pierce,
Thomas Warren, Israel Chapin,
No. 13, 5th R. John Lusk,
Thomas Smith,
-- Platt,
-- Day.
Jacob Walker.
Gilbert R. Berry,
No. 10, 6th R.
Seth Reed,
Darling Havens,
John Minor,
Thaddeus Oaks,
David Bailey,
Asahel Burchard,
Jonathan Whitney,
William Rice,
Abner Miles, - Davison.
Jonathan Oaks,
Hill Carney,
No. 11, 6th R.
John Whiteomb,
William Desha,
John Ganson,
Phineas Stevens,
Horatio Jones,
Philemon Winship,
Benjamin Tuttle,
William Ewing,
Elijah Morgan,
John D. Robinson,
Jeremiah Gregory,
Solomon Hovey,
Nicholas Philips,
John Morgan,
Pierce Granger. No. 8, 2d R.
Jacob Philips,
William Webber,
Franeis Briggs,
Nathan Chapman,
Abraham Devans.
Michael Pierce,
Nicholas Miller,
No. 7, 7th R. Niel. No. 9, 1st R.
Henry Lovell,
Peter Shaeffer,
John Walford,
Ebenezer Allan,
James Latta,
Arnold Potter.
Zephaniah Hough,
Samuel Wheaton,
No. 10, 2d. R.
Edward Harp,
- Riee,
-- Sweet,
Joseph Skinner.
Males, 728 ; Females, 340; Free Blaeks, 7; Slaves, 9 :- Total population, 1,084.
[No. 10.]
MURDER OF MAJOR TRUEMAN. [STATEMENT OF WILLIAM SMELLIE, OBTAINED BY CHARLES WILLIAMSON.]
About the 20th of May last, [1793] I left Fort Washington, in company with Majors Hardin and Trueman. After bearing us company 7 days, Major Hardin and his atten- dants took the route for Sandusky, while Major Trueman, with whom I continued, took the route for Au Glaize. About sunset we fell in with two Indians and a little boy, who appeared friendly and asked to eneamp with us, saying they would be our pilots to Au Glaize, then about 30 miles distant.
After having made fires, taken our supper and smoked, Major Trueman had laid down aud fallen to sleep. The oldest Indian asked me to ask the Major if he would have me or the Major's servant tied to him as otherwise the Indian boys would be afraid to sleep. The Major consented that his servant might be tied to him, which was done. After which the Major covered himself all over with his blanket to keep off the musquetoes, and seemed to fall asleep. The Indians sat up against a log and smoked. The oldest Indian desired me to lay down on a bear skin near him, which I did. Taking up his gun, he said, ' look, what a bad gun I have got,' and taking advantage of my head being turned the other way, fired, killing Major Trueman, the ball entering his left breast .- The Major threw himself over on his left side, groaned and died immediately. I ran to a tree ; the Major's servant disengaged himself, ran, but was overtaken and brought
Chauneey Hyde, Timothy Allen,
Harry Smith,
Thomas Barden. No. 10, 1st R.
Solomon Warner,
Gershom Smith,
Joseph Kilbourne,
Morgan Desha,
Abel Wilsey,
No. 11, 1st R.
Nathan Fowler,
Caleb Forsyth,
William Markham,
Benjamin Tibbits,
Asa Utley,
William Hall,
Christopher Dugan,
David Benton,
Esther Forsyth,
WEST OF GENESEE RIVER.
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back. One of the Indians watched me to shoot me, but I covered myself with the tree, and reasoned with him to save my life. The Indian who had the Major's servant called to the one who had the gun to shoot as he could not hold him. He turned and shot him through the heart.
When all this was done they callod me to come to the fire, which I did after they had promised to save my life. Next morning they carried me to Au Glaize where I met some of iny adopted relatives* and was well used. At this time there seemed to be & suspension of hostilities on account of Brant's going to Philadelphia. They were wai- ting for his answer. While I was at Bois de Bou, a great council was held to hear Brant's answer, whom they heard was returning ; but on his being taken sick one Mr. Gill brought his papers, which were opened before a great council. But as Congress they said, had not agreed to give up the land on the further side of the Ohio, the voice for war was unanimous, and a party of 600 warriors marched immediately after to attack Fort Jefferson.
Mr. Williamson added that Smellie informed him that the Indians were busily employed in concentrating their forces, and that they expected to have not less than 7 or 8000 warriors the next year ; and that they were liberally supplied by the British with provisions, arms and ammunition.
[No. 11.] THE PULTENEY TITLE.
Not as much as the reader will have been led to anticipate by the reference in the body of the work, will be given. In proceeding to the task, the author found that a connected historical and legal deduction of title would involve the use of too much space, at a stage of the work in which condensation, and the omission of much matter already prepared, had become necessary. So far as the validity and soundness of the title is concerned, now after the lapse of over half a century, when the acts of our legis- lature and the decrees of our courts have frequently confirmed them, and no less than three Attorney Generals of state have investigated and made reports coinciding ; the whole must be deemed now a settled question. Certainly, a careful perusal of the whole chain of title, induces the conclusion that there are few less broken and imper- feet ; few instances in which through so many changes, and a long succession of years, a title has been so carefully guarded.
In the body of the work, the Pulteney estate is left vested in Henrietta Laura Pulte- ney, the daughter of Sir William Pulteney. She died in July, 1808, leaving a cousin, Sir John Lowther Johnson, her sole heir. He died in December, 1811; previous to which he had exceuted a will devising all of his real estate in America, in trust, (to be sold and the proceeds specifically appropriated, ) to Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumber- land, Charles Herbert Pierrepoint, David Catheart and Masterton Ure. In these trus- tees, and their successors, the title now remains, in trust for two sons of George Frede- riek Johnstone, who was an only son of Sir James Lowther Johnstonc. The heirs are twins, born after the death of their father, and are now minors, being but 11 years of age. They reside in Scotland.
The portion of the original estate of the London Associates, which in the division, fell to Gov. William Hornby, is owned by his grand-children who reside in London.
*Smellie had been an Indian captive.
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[NO. 12.] RED JACKET - FARMER'S BROTHER - INDIAN WAR DANCE. [FROM MAKUSCRIPTS OF THOMAS MORRIS. ]
It may not be amiss to mention here, an anecdote that was told, and which was generally believed to be correct, as to the means resorted to by Red Jacket to become a Sachem. The Sachemship is derived from birth, and the descent is in the female line, because they say the offspring of the mother is always known to be legitimate ; the War-Chiefs only, are selected for bravery and merit. Red Jacket, though of obscure birth, was determined to become a Sachem. To effect his purpose, he announ- ced to the Indians, that the Great Spirit had made known to him in a dream, that their Nation would never prosper, until they made of him a Sachem. For some time, very little attention was paid to this pretended revelation ; but the dreamer artfully availed himself of every calamity that befel the Nation - such as an unusually sickly season, the small pox spreading among them, and attributed all the misfortunes of the Nation to their not complying with the will of the Great Spirit. He is said to have persevered in this course until he was made a Sachem.
The Farmer's Brother was a tall, powerful man, much older than Red Jacket, per- fectly honest, and possessing, and deserving to possess, the confidence of the Nation. He was dignified and fluent in his public speaking : and although not gifted with the brilliancy of Red Jacket, he possessed good common sense and was esteemed both by the white people and the Indians.
It may not be improper here to describe a religious ceremony to which I had been invited, and joined in, during this treaty. It being full moon ; the ceremony was in honor of that luminary. There were present probably 1500 Indians; we were all seated on the ground forming a large circle, excepting that part of it, where a fire was burning, and not far from which was a pillar or post, representing the stake to which criminals are tied when tortured, after having been taken in battle. A very old Cayuga Chief, much distinguished for his bravery, and called the Fish Carrier, rose, and address- ed the Moon in a speech of about a half an hour in length, occasionally, throwing in the fire a handful of tobacco, as an offering. After this speech, we all stretched our- selves full length upon the ground, the head of one, touching the feet of another ; and at one end of the circle commenced the utterance of a guttural sound which was repeated, one after the other, by every person present. Then followed the War-dances, performed by young warriors, naked to the waist band, with bodies painted with streaks of red, down their backs representing streams of blood. Occasionally one of the dancers would strike the post, representing the tortured prisoner, and into whose body he was supposed to thrust the end of a burning stick of wood. He would then brag of the number of scalps he had taken from those of his tribe or nation. After the rum drank during this ceremony, had began to produce its effect, an Oneida warrior struck the post, and imprudently began to boast of the number of Indian scalps he had taken during the War of the Revolution, when the Oneidas alone had sided with the Americans, and the Senecas, Cayugas, Onondagas, and Chippewas with the British,- This boast excited the anger of the others, knives were drawn, and there would have been bloody work, had not old Fish Carrier, (who was venerated both on account of his age and his bravery,) interposed. He arose, and addressing himself to the young war- riors, told them that when any of them had attained his age, and had taken as many scalps as he had, it would be time for them to boast of what they had done; but until then
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it better became them to be silent. He then struck the post and kicked it over, and caused the fire to be put out, and they dispersed peaceably.
It was at this ceremony that I received the Indian name, by which I was thereafter called by them. That name was O-tes-si-aw-ne, which was translated to be " always ready." Red Jacket told me that it was his name, when he was a young man ; but when he became a Sachem, he was called Sa-go-ye-wa-ta.
And in this connection the author will add an unpublished reminiscence of Red Jack- et, that he had from John Dixson, Esq., of Bloomfield, who gave Jasper Parrish as his authority.
The Chief, it is well known, was no renowned warrior. The author, in his boyhood, knew hini well, has often seen him in his wigwam upon the Seneca Reservation, and in his frequent journeyings between his own village and the homes of his people upon the Genesee River. He was never popular with his own race ; his influence was acquired alone by the force of his superior talents ; he would govern by his determined will and strong intellectual powers : not by commanding the love or esteem of those he govern- ed. It was common to hear him called a coward ; indeed such was his general reputa- tion among his own people. But, to the reminiscence :- When the Indians retreated before Sullivan, and had crossed the Canandaigua outlet, reaching the commanding bluff, on the west side of the Lake, Farmer's Brother insisted upon a stand, and a resis- tance of the invasion, but Red Jacket opposed him and insisted upon a continued flight. Again, at the old Indian orchard, a little south west of Canandaigua, Farmer's Broth- er was for standing and giving battle, but met with the same opposition. Turning in a spirit of indignation to the squaw of Red Jacket, he told her not to bear sons of which he was the father, for they would be the inheritors of his cowardice.
[NO. 13.] SHAY'S REBELLION.
[FOUND AMONG THE PAPERS OF GEN. ISRAEL CHAPIN.]
NORTHAMPTON, 5th December, 1796.
General Orders for the Militia of the 4th Division.
Whereas, the Legislature, composed of the Representatives of the good people of this Commonwealth, have, at their late meeting for that purpose, carefully and attentively examined our political circumstances, and the various causes, and even pretended causes of complaint among us of late ; and have, as far as is consistent with the interest and happiness of the State, complied with the wishes of every of its citizens ; and have among other things, prepared and published an accurate statement of all taxes that have been granted, and the sums paid ; also the sums that have arisen from the Impost and Excise, and the application of all monies within the State. Also the whole amount of our foreign and domestic federal debt, and the particular debt of this State. And have enumerated resources competent to the payment of the whole, accompanied with agreements convincing to all honest and well disposed members of society ; and finally have even indemnified all concerned in any irregular or riotous proceedings in any part of the State that none who had acted from mistaken notions of propriety and civil duty, might be precluded from returning to the same.
Notwithstanding which, there are still some persons (so restless and abandoned to all sense of social obligations and tranquility and not improbably influenced by the clandestine instigations of our avowed and most implacable enemies) again embodying
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under arms to obstruct the course of law and justice, and perhaps by one bold stroke overturn the very foundation of our Government and Constitution, and on their ruins exert the unprincipled and lawless domination of one man. The General, therefore, from a sense of duty, and desirous to ward off impending evils, no less than in compliance with orders from his excellency, the Governor, once more entreats and even conjures the militia of his division, both Train Band and Alarm List, and indeed every class of citizens, as they prize their lives, their liberties, their prosperity, and their country, unitedly to exert themselves to prevent those ills which must otherwise inure. And all officers commanding Regiments, are hereby requested and commanded immediately to march with all the effective men of their several regiments to Brookfield, in the county of Worcester, and to wait farther orders ; the commanders of regiments will take care that the men are furnished with arms, ammunition and accoutrements, well elad, and with fifteen day's provisions. The General begs that no little personal or private considerations may take place of the very near regard we all owe our country, but that we may with one mind contribute in our several conditions to reclaim the de- luded, bring all high handed offenders to the punishment they so justly deserve, and give not only the present but future generations proof that the peace and dignity of Massachusetts is not to be attacked with impunity.
WM. SHEPARD, Maj. General.
[NO. 14.]
LORD DORCHESTER'S SPEECH TO THE INDIANS.
"CHILDREN : I was in expectation of hearing from the people of the United States, what was required by them ; I hoped that I should have been able to bring you together, and make you friends.
"CHILDREN : I have waited long, and listened with great attention, but I have not heard one word from them.
" CHILDREN : I flattered myself with the hope that the line proposed in the year eighty-three, to separate us from the United States, which was immediately brcken by themselves as soon as peace was signed, would have been mended, or a new one drawn, in an amicable manner. Here, also, I have been disappointed.
"CHILDREN : Since my return, I find no appearance of a line remains; and from the manner in which the people of the United States rush on, and act, and talk, on this side ; and from what I learn of their conduct toward the sea, I shall not be surprised if we are at war with them in the course of the present year ; and if so, a line must then be drawn by the warriors.
" CHILDREN : You talk of selling your lands to the State of New York .* I have told you that there is no line between them and us; I shall acknowledge no lands to be their's which have been encroached on by them since the year 1783. They then broke the peace, and as they kept it not on their part, it doth not bind on ours.
"CHILDDEN : They then destroyed their right of pre-emption. Therefore all their approaches toward us since that time, and all the purchases made by them, I consider as an infringement on the King's riglits. And when a line is drawn between us, be
* The Caughnawaga Indians, residing near Montreal, were about this time in treaty with Governor George Clinton, for the sale of some of their lands lying within the bonndaries of the State of New York. The late Egbert Benson was a Commissioner on the part of the State.
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it in peace or war, they must loose all their improvements, and houses on one side of it, those people must all be gone who do not obtain leave to become the King's sub- jects. What belongs to the Indians will of course, be secured and confirmed to them. "CHILDREN : What farther can I say to you ? You are witnesses that on our parts we have acted in the most peaceable manner, and borne the language and conduct of the people of the United States with patience. But I believe our patience is almost exhausted."*
[NO. 15.] WILLIAM EWING'S LETTER TO GEN. CHAPIN - WAYNE'S VICTORY.
GENESEO, Sept. 17th, 1794.
ISRAEL CHAPIN, Esq., Sir : - Agreeable to your request, the 26th ultimo I left this place to go and see Capt. Brant, and bring him forward to Canandaigua if possible. As I passed through Buffalo Creek settlement, I was told by Red Jacket, one of the Seneca chiefs, that the Indians at that place, and the Six Nations in different parts of the country around, had not yet determined, whether they would attend the treaty at Canandaigua or not ; that they were waiting for Capt. O'Bail (Cornplanter,) and other chiefs to come in, whose arrival was hourly expected, when they should determine what answer to send to your invitation, though himself and many others, from the first, was determined to attend your council fire. I was also told by young Jemison, a Seneca Indian, that Col. Butler left that place a few hours before I arrived, who had been in council with the Indians some days past, and that he was of an opinion that Butler was trying to stop the Indians, and he did not think they would go to Canandaigua. I from this place crossed the river to the British side, and proceeded down the. river to Niagara Fort. I found the British had been much alarmed at Gen. Wayne's advancing into the Indian country. The news was that Wayne had an en-
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