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. .. EARL Y HISTOR .... OF ST. CLAIR UOU:STY, WI T!! .!10M": Ol" Il'o "I)IASS. ", ... CONe..:, JO II S RI T.E\ A.'ll) .IIIOTIiEM ROOf) AND OUt:lOIO. CH IEF'." 1"1\0,. OIUOISAI. . " " ..... n. C. ponT IIl "IIO" •• n"", .. s II .... l_n ouy .Ddt'",, · O., in U,,· p ........ ,;o .. of Ihi ••• tiet .. , not 10 ....... ,..".,"'''\ Ihe' ... hieh b .... ,_ ..... it".,,,, hut to fro", obli .. ,on f..ele and ;" "Ideate in U ... ",emory of til.,.., "0'" T h.,.., remi .. ;"""",· ... toRy ro vo&1 to th.--, who 0001. ..fter .. 10 .. id e. of the h ...... labl ., .. &"d .,f pi"" ..... Ii' ., en d Ip. ... l to .. <.1 M;." , .. hOllor tho "'''mory or Ill"".. ..-ho ,,, .. 1.. I' ...... ibl. Ib" d"n,IOlln'enl aDd .. ti .. " of tb. , ......... d",y _ 0 .. the 6 .. , yoy.ge "I' Ih .. beautiful at. CI.i. ''' ' er Fether H Oll"e,.i .. ;. repo r led to b ..... to h.. r"llow '- o"alPr, fA Salle, .. Th.- .. ho will b ..... t'" IJ'O'>'I fortn",", to I'" '" th_ b<! .,t ir,,1 a.,.) f .. rtila la .. d. will ........ d.< ....... y 01.>Iill"a1i"". 10 Ua .. ho haw. cl_roo Ih. wa,. ." .. o oenturi.. h .......... _ 1 oi ,, _ .. ... r. ult.,r-ed, ..... till)" nO'" living ... 100 holpod .. 1'110. I .... ",,. _ 110.- _10.- pa ...... ta Hod for .... r .. ... III, th e ir fo " ,ili_, 1.0 H,,, At Uetroit, fu. f ca. of IU ...... C .... by II,,, _vau" l lldi .. "a, .. ' ho "'noe n...... r wi "", I "di" ... _m<ld to be the I,rol.deto"" of th" .oil. wh"" Ih.y ...,., ,, ,,,1 Ow" it r..- .. tlo .. air and ... tl..- ... Ih ... 011 ... hi eh H_led th.i • .,.. .. oe. l ,'or Ihe pur_ of bringlll$( 10 mi"d the ,;o,,,li\lo,, of thi. loeality , at the cl ..... of II", I .. t _nwry I will ..... r ... to 0 cholt.1 1I. 0 rlll""&t' .... d. I thh So:t ... I., 1789. the year of Ih'l ",Ioption of ""n.tit,,"on of th. U .. it",1 1:\1.,- h .... dal ... I, "D'll"";!, l >row i n" of Q"."""." 'l'be " •• tl_ w ..... " 'VIOl. 'r ho ... 0' the r;ve. Sm"l .. i,." .n" " 11 ... . ldr" ... k l 'ark of D otroit aforeeai. I." 'I'h'l ,'At.:1 "' IlOn"t1., .hillinva ",,, I )">e n Ol!, New y ..,.k e';;-" .. e y. AI .o 10 .. d-t ". eco.ded in l.. "d otlle. in Dotroit, 131h ;r a n "a.y .1 700 or la nd on tho .iye. 8i""lair, f ro.., AI .." • .,d •• H .rrolle, Eeq ., 10

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... EARLY HISTOR .... OF ST. C L A I R UOU:STY,

WIT!! .!10M": A(..'COU~T Ol" TH~; Il'o"I)IASS. OIH;~I 08. ", ... CONe..:, JO II S R I T.E\ A.'ll) .IIIOTIiEM ROOf) AND OUt:lOIO.

C H IEF'." 1"1\0,. OIUOISAI. ROURC~ .

• " " ..... n. C . I'''"~''~''. O~ ponT IIl"IIO" •• n"", .. s

L ~ II .... l_n ouy .Ddt'",,·O., in U,,· p ........ ,;o .. of Ihi ••• tiet .. , not 10 .......,..".,"'''\ Ihe' ... hieh b .... ,_ ..... it".,,,, hut to I)~r'·. fro", obli .. ,on f..ele and ;" "Ideate in U ... ",emory of til.,.., "0'" H~lnlJ.

T h.,.., remi .. ;"""",· ... toRy rovo&1 to th.--, who 0001. ..fter .. 10 .. "'.~ ide. of the h ...... labl ., .. &"d priv.tio,,~ .,f pi"" ..... Ii'., end Ip. ... l to ..

<.1 M;." , .. hOllor tho "'''mory or Ill"".. ..-ho ,,, .. 1.. I' ...... ibl. Ib" d"n,IOlln'enl aDd ciYili~ .. t i .. " of tb. , ......... d",y _

0 .. the 6 .. , yoy.ge "I' Ih .. beautiful at. CI.i. ''''er Fether H Oll"e,.i .. ;. repor led to b ..... o~~ed to h.. r"llow ' -o"alPr, fA Salle, .. Th.-.. ho will b ..... t'" IJ'O'>'I fortn",", to I'" '" th_ b<! • .,tir,,1 a.,.) f .. rtila la .. d. will ........ d.< ....... y 01.>Iill"a1i"". 10 Ua .. ho haw. cl_roo Ih. wa,.."

'1~I'<>"(I'h ~ .. o oenturi.. h .......... _ 1 oi ,,_ Ib~ .. "'ol'tl~ ... r. ult.,r-ed, ~I,. r ..... till)" nO'" living ... 100 holpod .. 1'110. I .... ",,._ 110.- _10.-pa ...... ta Hod for .... r .. ~y ... III, the ir fo " ,ili_, 1.0 H,,, ror~ At Uetroit, fu. fca. of IU ...... C .... by II,,, _vau" l lldi .. "a, ~h_ .. ' ho "'noen ...... r wi"", ~he I "di" ... _m<ld to be the I,rol.deto"" of th" .oil. wh"" Ih.y ...,.,,, ,,,1 Ow" it r..- .. tlo .. air and ... tl..- ... Ih ... ;~er 011 ... hie h H_led th.i • .,.. .. oe.

l ,'or Ihe pur_ of bringlll$( 10 mi"d the ,;o,,,li\lo,, of thi. loeality , at the cl ..... of II", I .. t _nwry I will ..... r ... to 0 cholt.1 1I.0 rlll""&t' .... d. I thh So:t ... I., 1789. the year of Ih'l ",Ioption of Ib~ ""n.tit,,"on of th. U .. it",1 1:\1.,- h .... dal ... I, "D'll"";!, l >rowin" of Q"."""." 'l'be " •• tl_ w ..... " 'VIOl. 'r ho ... 0' the r;ve. Sm"l .. i,." .n" " 11 .... ldr" ... k l 'ark o f D otroit aforeeai.I." 'I'h'l ~".o"nt ,'At.:1 "' IlOn"t1., .hillinva ",,, I )">en Ol!, New y ..,.k e';;-" .. e y.

AI.o 10 .. d-t " . eco.ded in l .. "d otlle. i n Dotroit, 131h ;ra n "a.y • .1 700 or la nd on tho .iye. 8i""lair, fro.., AI .. " • .,d •• H .rrolle, Eeq., 10

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Jam ... Cutwright-, yeo",a". ~onu.;" i"ll" "i~ .,,"" in fr'Out., and forty ..,."'" in iI~pth . and that the.., ...... d .. li,~,....1 " pi..,. o f ..,il. on the ... i,1 I' ...... ,i ..... i " the "a",e of the whol .. tlo ....... ,r· .. t<>. Con.ider,,!ion ..t'lOO, 1\ ..... Y o r );: eo.r.""y. ,nd a 1>"1 .... i. fo""d .t"ted Sept,. 180'1. 11,~iDg " ..... Wi ... l liot <of tax,hl .. property i " d'e 1'1,. ( ·I.ir lo,,·n.hip. By this ti.~ .... 1"". " th. r ~i~ry.foor l"'rIOna ......... A.......-d for 9:1 I>or_ and 2lG -CO"", ( ,," ..,..1 ~~.ate) "a , .. ". rotu", of tanhl .. Vl"Up"rty" aigned ··Loui& (Jampau:' " "'-.... rd in" 10 a ,'roclamal, on ,;""",,1 Jan. 10. 1902, by IV",. H e n .y Har"; ... " , O o ... ,,,or of I nd i .. "a lertilo ry. a"d ....... i .... l ..... b I I , 180'1. t he \ow,,_hip .t thu ti,,, .. mu.t haw' ~11 ind"de<! il> Iii" ,..,uD11 of Wayne, in th .. " url .... ul .rO .,.rt of th" terr ilo ry of 1",li." • .

Of th.,... tim"" n., •. O. (~. Thom.,.,,,, ."" Hon. A " •• I' 1'1, .... ,., h"v ... ritten full ...,.,..""t •• nd of the • • rly ",ul .. ,.., which h",'" 1....,,, .1 .....,' y pubt.ahed in th" pio" .... , ooll.elion ..

E uly in th,. """ t n ry then' w". li,.I"8" on th .. la"d .. 0 '" k .. o~' u "" th. :)", 1 .. ,1",,,1 pi"",," Oil th" Ca" ... I" aid" o f S t . <:'I " ir rh'er one W ", . Il ro .. 'u, ... ho ...... boro in Det",i! iu 1 78~ H ilo wir .... \hrtb~ Thorn, ~ y .... r youn¥"c than h i ... ""lf. w &ll [ru," ,..h.1 i. nOW Cotl,..,II,·iII~ aDd a d."lI'ht,'. of the l>Arty to Ihe mo.III'''l!:~ ... fHr.<i to abo"... ' I'hoy we, .. mani",1 in lSOll ami '"~ lhi. quiet how.· th"y tra,l .. rl with lb •• urround . ;ng 1 ... li~ ,,~, h.";,,-,, bought th"i .. laud hum th"m , H e,. .. " ....... born , . thelll th"i. o ld .... t e hlldren. S~"ey. nOw M ..... 1' ... ". 10'. B rakem." of AI .,y,"i1I", a nrl ,I" ... ", D . Brown. Ii "inll' near Ma,.",p City T h i. W"" Hro"'., i, t h .. ""m" wbo eon ,.eyed a numbe. uf f.1 .,a tll~ a"d other . ,'ppliu to ,i, .. ata,ving ..,1<.Ii ....... t " '1. GratiOI in th ...... of 1812. T h. «>mmi .... y at 'I) .. I.o lt had mnch l ronU!n to /lnd a .... , .. "ou~o'y. a. a .hort ti",,, .... r" ... " U. S. Lleute ... n ' wil h a .qund of Iron.,. ...... altacked 0 11 t .... riv .. c .. nd 110 .. olli.,.r loet hia lif.,. Oro ... " w~nt fro.o D&troit 10 P t. Au~ T,..,,,,bl .. 'lop fiTllt o;,(:l>t, ... d th" n .. ~t nigM d.li" ...... 1 the aup"li.,. fI t "'I. Orallol .• d •• t.""" o f 60 mile •.

Wh." tbn .B ri l i.b <'011.",.",1 •• , 0." . P roctor. , .. "ed hi. " ",d.",,,Unn .-..q nlring "all ..,ttl~ .. to tal,· th .. oalh of "1I"t:""""" 10 O ..... t O,.ita;II," AI c. Brown And hi. f.mily ,..,m"",..' to De,...,i t, a .. d with .. i. broth ..... w nclte<! in Ih. """.t,~,c li oll of th ... toc:k~l. fort. Aft<l. it ....... co"" pl .. !.>d ), .. , .movad 1<> M I, Cl.!rueua ( IIn w ,'.lIai1) .",1 .h~ nut y"a" , ewoved to" pni nt on the ti"cr .. mil" ..... 10 ... M .. cin~ City .• "d bou,(:bt I"nd fo. bi. fa.m, being about t he fiTII' ..,ttl". in that vieinity, Th .. y romain .. d ;n thi. I')" .... a",1 e"lhv.te<! Ioia farm. """'" ,,( III .. lim~ Iteep,nj{ hOlel. "util hi. <l~"lh in 1874 , at 00 ye~ .. 01<1.

r e...,.. ...... d"dar.d In IlU G. 'fb .. f.lIlili.,. UII th~ rive. owning { ........ . t hrou!:b t h" ;"~,",, ... ioD of ~·.Iher Ricbard ... ith Oen .. al C .... , "'Ore

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turnlah.-d wilh •• t io"... M ... ~ of the t i n,., ,, ".i og the w ... th"y co .. ld ."btoi.t in no oll ... ~ way. (0. ( .. a. ot lh .. I .. di .... , who .hoy .. olf lh.i. C.l~)" "nd co" " " lu<'d .1I.), ...... I" l io"., ..... m . ... n. o f reve " " ... I,.,,, ... ,, .. tho !ite r ,., ,,011_ .... uf lhe r"",mea we ... in tb. Ame .i .. " .. " ""'y. W ore it not tor I h i, fe •• they wouM ha"a h .. d .b"" ...... " ..... \V ild m"at w.­"I .. " ty , w ith .,., ...... ""I "e.:,,'ah)8 and whit .. r._h n ,,1 lea wu .1 " 1'0 ..... 1, !'Jou . ':..'0 .. bar ..... I. )>o.k ,..5 a"d m .... I. ' 1 .... ch

h w .. "'nc h tro"I>I .. to gN th .. i .. Con' Ij:roU Il ,J, Th ...... "e,. .. but two mil t. with , ,, . " ",.). . 0 .... a .",all w i"" RIll] U tbe m o" th of CIi .. _ '0 .. ri"" •. aDd .. nolhar 00 Ih .. Can",l ... id .. l el n m il ... " " Ihe T ha m o. n"a.. O o' ''g 10 mi ll otten 00<:",,; ... 1 a,ghl or Ie ... lay~ \V ith .o.".round_ i " p lik" th_ ~h .. childhood d"y. o f tho B ro ... ". w ..... paaaod. M •. J ... me. D . B rown .... "'o"'be ... t he It .. t atoamboa l that w • • on Ihe d""" .00 .. -.,11 " .... 00 .. W ... lk i" tha 'V.le r_" 11", ",_I .... no~ ..... ch like 'h" ........ flyo .. 01' ,"" "..-nl t i", ..

'1' 10. Ii .. t ""hool"' .... ' • • 0 11 tho river ...... J.o.cob O. lStreet. f. t h .. r_l .. l.w 01 Folk"rt (J. Folkert., of A I"", ,, .. , M ich. C.pt .. J uhn .... d A. lbert S' .. w,orl, M r. Al'rAh",,, S ... ith , o f Algo.,a", ."d .i.t ..... ~ ,,,I M •. An."" Smith o f M ilw."k_, .11 .. 11 .. ,,<1 ... 1 thi. ",,\.ooJ. C"I,t P , ......... 1.0 • pupil_

I" 1826 .nd 18'.17 M r. P"'er 1". O .. kem ... t."tI'ht ""boo\ • ., A.lCO" "'-; tb .. , ...... the .. no .ch<X.Il 100"", no .:10001 ,I;......,to., ~.o ...,10001 1 ...... , 00 "'!rool bool.: .. M r. 1),.1.: .............. of O .. r " "", tI...::ent. 10 1. 6r ... ",ljl.""" • ........ ' i .. 1o\' t rom 11 ........ O ... r ...... dl . .... d III U!1l .1' .... of "'If", 10 .. .,., .. ld .peak 00 E.,.li.h. H ....... cI .. rk in II, .. fI .... toro o)X'ned in AlSOn .... • nd I" •• "ed ~lr" I"di." la"Ir""C" ' rio. lod1 .... both 10" ... 1 .... 1 r ... red h.ur . Ln IS'I2 h. m ... . r, ~ ... J ;\I i ... N .. ,,<,y B row n, olde .. ~ d""lJht .. r of W,,,, Bro .. ·" I ... ro., '''''Moo"ed, w),u .. till ... rviv"," .. ~.u •• l vlO"e..1 "Ir"- 1'",, _ _ lor .. .,")It rot" .. li,· .. memo.y ... d [ .. n,ili .. r i" h.r yOnth .. ill, ,,,,, •• ). th.t ' .. ".pireo .. t \.hat ""Tly day, ... d h ... i" g becoo .... &C.I".r .. t .... .. ilh th .. Llld, .... " i ... hf'l r fdendly .. i"it., .. ",I th .. i. , ... d ..... it h h.r f .. , ha . ..... " 10 .. "1.>11 ,,,1 . 1\1 .... B rAk"", .. n i~ 101.>1. '0 00<1 1. ,1.>111.0 " ",ch from 10 ...... i"b . to .... ur ", .. mo.y. F rom _,, "'- Brak.", .. " lind )"" d ... g l, 'o .... M i ..... A ......... ,,\ H ."" .. h B r.k"." .... , h .. boN n & .. 110 ....... 1 ... m. or 110. " ... teri .. 1 to. th .. "'-"'OW ''''.,yint: _hort "11. .. ,,,10_ uf l .,di" ..... ell known to .1 1 e.rly .... ttl ... iu lSt_ CI.ir ........ D.y.

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eI.i .. r of th .. l'ott ..... II . mio.. H"ed at lS ... " "'/'ell. or s.lt .in.r .... h .... for "'."y Y" .... I, .. " .. pt hot .. 1 .ntl t ... II",,1 H ie Ceth"r. M...,.."""" Or Cum.k"",_a_ .. " ... w .. e1,i .. t of ,h .. Iri'- On ,h .. """"",.1,,,,, . .. d w_

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au.cb bfolo .. .d. H ,e nod .... iII for the lr',- But lhi ....... o f <:o ........ "d"'l1 ... m po ...... w ... • hi_If h.1d b,. • g ..... te. po ....... lh .. t of th. white h'''''', whiek,.. .And", it c ..... 10 r- tbu 0 0 . ,ov"DI"g .ft.. drlnk 'n ,. w·.y treel,.. h .. hu.rit'd d o wn 10 tb ..... 1 .... nd jumping in committed ,u;"od~. "I, ... p ,d lread h.d .It ..... led Ib ... It."llo .. o f AI .... Slockk", and ).l ..... ('I .. ", .. " , .... d lh .. ,. h(!.rd th ... pl ... h iD Ih .. "' .. ""r. H •• ~,. ...... r"""d th. " .. ~t d.y ,,,,,I w.. """1',_\ i n bl,,~ broaddoth. bound '~II .. r 0' el ... ~1 witb eil,-•• brooch ..... hi, h .. t orn.",.nted with banda of ""\ ...... alrin" o f ,.;;11 .... " ,iI,..,. c..-. .. ,," .nd . r ... I .... d<!<'O.,ted h i. b ... "y .• nd b" _a. burit'd i" Ih. o,..,h • ..-' or Joh .. T".k.r. i n th" """Ih~_~ 1)A.t o f C hoat,...!io,''' , 'I' hi~ w •• iu 18111, .. uti Fra"eoi" thfoD """'a .... chi"r .".1 lived h"n. tm lsao, w"~" h ....... o .. tId 10 K.n ... with _I of h'" tribe. .. h.,,, h. di .... but • I .... l" ...... a(fO.

"' .... M .con ... •• bOUMk""pi,,)( ..... q "it .......... k.bl •. 7 be 1 .... y ..... t ...... D.troit 0" th .. i . w.y to Ibe ",,,, ,, t,. ",.t .Iop pood 0 " I"" .... y .... d r--l .. Djaht .. t Ib" "'.<V........ Th.... ....... jnd~ W ilb " ... I1. S ib14y ."d W hipp'" .nd Ch ........ lln. O·g""t ... Thfo,. 1 ... ,...,1"", On ho,· .... l>aek. M .... M ..,.."oe 01.--1 like ... hi •• wow .. " end ..... n .. ~ .nd .i<l.1 in ........ .. ... d in 100' hOUOlllk" ,)ing. 1."",OOi.""ly On th" • • ri ... 1 of 'h. 1 ...... 1 .... Ih .. y ,.. ...... ro!.d,. ror. ",_I. M .... M e. ,,"ould be _" ...... hilll( hor 1,.,,01 .. ' • ...,,,. ... '0..,. '0 ", .. kin.- t b •• borl~.I.. .... "d f..,.",. Ih. ,," .. i ....... All "'''.10 .... 1 Ibe m,.,,1 thue P"',)A....u ... d pm"u .. "eed it " .... 1 J .. lt .. rioua "lid .ppell~i"j(, The "",,I •• 1", ... " ..... roe .... 01 "' .. An . .. d th .. 101."1. . ... 0' 110 .. p " .... , . d .... " .. t .... hil... Ne:<l "'orn iug th"y """ .. med 1I,,, jUllrney,' ."d lb. n.u nisht ..... ra-I .t B.lly S ..... ,, ·. ROO ..... het ,. IIOW' M.ri .. " Cily. Ch .. " ..... Uor O' .. ..., f ....... I ... y .... ry ..... 11 d..-d ..... d one Digh t hOI r, ..... , ............... to h .. ,· .. beeo",,, ... I,il.rio" ••• to h.~ .. <I""" ... ",Ih hi •• ilk .'"",ki".r- f .. JI" .. do ... " ov", I.i •• lip"" ... ",,,,,10 10 tb ... "'''''''''t'"t of ,h. ehil.1 .. " 01 d", f .... U,..

T"" 1i ... 1 .. if .. of .\I .~ .... ,,~ .. ...... ...,o, .. rk .. l>l. for III" ~uty o f h ... 1"."d._ IIo"y ... (! ... h ... d&o",ely fu r",..,1 .. "d _fl ... 110.- <>I "'.nll .... tolk -... 1 .... infurmed I.>y JII,l ... .., Alboort M illor of B"y Cily, At .. ·h ..... hou .... • b. "topped .. itb he. h".L.toncl. th .. chi.' .t Ih .. I;,,,. o f Ih .. _1 .. of the 8.,-i"" ... 1."d. Thfoy 110" .... ·."1 0 .. ,n London, Ont •• io, ... h ..... "". died. A ... t-. of M...,.,,,,, ....... th., wit. of e hi,.f \'I"' .... n ... h d Sa.nia, ... 10 .... deeeend.nl ...... nO ... ,>II th ..... ~ ..... &llon e,,<1 wany of IIo"UI. .n) highl,. ..du eeto<!. AlACOnoe ....... ):' ...... M....,,,,, H " d ..... 1 in K .... , ...... hith .. r h .... "'0 ... «1 ... ith ...... , o f I,i ••• ibe in l sao.

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, . bold aud dari ug "'arno,", lie ...... ill I",ro"", " .... by and .hort, W&8 full of lir .... " d arnbitiou, "uti ,.."" buried in loni .. CO"D~y. D ccombor 6, 1868, and ....... not 1 ...... th'''' "n" hundred Y'''''''' old. 0 " 0"" OCC .... 'OD. "" hi~ ..... y to S .. rn; .. for the purpose of obt .. in ins hi~ .. u""i~y. he, with hi. w if., And chi ldren st..y .... l o,.~r night .. t .1\1 ,.". Bnh.m .. "· ... H i8 w if., at the time 'VM very ill with '·on~nmpt,;on, ",.ri ]", ""u,if"Rt"d to .... rd her much sympathy .. n<l kind"" .... himsoJ( dressing h'" (~t lind wlliting UPOll ho,.. much lik~ "" tltlent;"" wh it .. hU8hl1.od, lind carried h~r ill hi ~ 'Hm~ tu til., ,,,,,,,,.,, in which they w~r .. to clX>l<>l th,. SI. Cl"i, "'-Or. ",Vhe" "ear th .. middle of th" ~t'·e .. Ul he hoi.t.ed the B riti.h fiag. but he did not rece;,-" tl,,, p .. yme"t" for w hich he lllade tho trip. H o Ij&id 1.0 had """,h trouble; hi" w it" d;O<1 0" Ibe way, .. "d h" r"tumOO to bu,'y h",·, IRkillt: h"r body to t.he ni ley ~ .. Uleme"t, and "fu,r .... "ro went fi""",, t<> 1\hld"" to ~!.Tllighu,n ont the ""nnit.y bl1s;l1~u

H o .,.. he ~"cce<><led I do not kno w , ItS hi! had g;v .. ";,, hi " Illleb";an"i! to th e Uniu;.;l StRtefI, "fu,r the bRUle of S .. ndu"ky, in w hich he wu enJ(aged, ""d w hich w .... Ih" great ",·"nt of hi. hf .. , hRv ing be"" left Oil the b Mt.tJ"fl.,lU ,,~ d""d. for two or t1o'· .... <l"y~,

lIo with "tber l"di.,,~ h ad e"l;~""d "uder the lldti6h fI"t: a",l h .. d formed a ""outing party Co" .... merica" ""a ll'''' H i8 story M told by him~ .. lf i. alre .. dy ,"""orded i" the couoty hi8torio. of SllginA" and of I$t. ClAir .• "d 1 will not uo'" repe.t. After hi~ reco'· ... y from hi • .... o''''d. h" ."w h" w". 0 .. th .. w rong . ide .. .,d took the o .. th or fe.lty ·to the U nited State" whic h h .. faithfully ob8<lrved. But 1 hav" uot .ali. fled mY"elf of hia "utire honeaty in c la iming the protect ion 01 \he B ritish Oal( in 1 8 14. r"rhsp. his VO",;rty kne .,.. no la .,... At. th ,; ~im,..

or thi~ "i~it or Ok"mo~ at M r. lh .. Ir.~",a,,·~, which WH .. D "". 21, 184-1 , tl,,,y "("I n'·" .... e.1 to~ether in l "di .. n th" .. d ,ol" ," .. "ni,,;.::. O k.,,,,,,,, .1"t",1 h" """. well k""",,, in X PI'il"nti, A"" Aroo,·. Dexter, ,[""k&on ""d Pon _ tloo(), and pull"d hi. " h'ct nl> O"er hi. be .. d " nd ShOWM th" '>CMe of th" f"".(u\ ,,"ound .. ","d" oy the torr".hawh .. "d th .. i .. dent .. (.;o". of the b nllet .. in t lw h.U.I,. of S"n,ln.ky.

A pic~'tre of him w" .. tRken ju .. t lIefore his death "'hleh i n 1881 w ..... in VO ....... ioll of O . A , Jeni&on, of L~"8 i".o:.·

H i" lo(~ ", w~ .. th .. !Jell'.

olle of the 1 .. ",l ing epidb .. mons: the l ndi,m., w ... .. " O Jib .... y ehie f ""d for mAUy ye .. r8 ",.ided ou the """ulh . id" of »1=11. rh'er, P ort

• n,. ,'<I ... (ob"'.,..,..vb) , • • 0 .. ,~ •• ""-",,, ...... .. "'.r ...... '0 ..... :<1 H' ... " ... , _lot,. .." ~.""'" .. ,,, t, ....... "." • • _0' .... " ,~ ,r ......... , .•• ~ " ..., .. ....... '. , ....... , .. ,. ,_ ,. , •• s ....... ''''" 0 , 1/.0 .. 0_, _ .

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H u.on (now ., .. 11 .... 1). "ear ,he C<)r,,~ • ..,r th" I>r",.~ .. t !u i1itHy aud , V.tor .......... 8 H ,. ~ .... ~ h,,11 b,_1. .. "'IOU or ~o",,,, .. ,,d;nf;: .. I>l' .... ,.,,~~, <\,,1" ~O\"lIy ill ", .. ""r r, with ''''Y ~QO<I f .. t",,,.. .1 ... 0.' whit .. , .. .,,, .. i<h,,,,hl), .,""".ted. and .poke t: .. gliah ,'",y .... n. H ....... h" .... in 18 13, and ... . y h .. ,-. b<>en ... dier, The..., ....... <>nl)' "'I" "11.,,. I ......... , tba, o( tin, F .... "d"" .... . An""lm 1'.,It.. Tho r .. ther of nyl~y ""M .1 .... , .... V .... 81,l'''k Ityl"),, in.·"r,,~,'; I J Ili"r" 10) 8"11" ;,, ..... <>onn.,. hlatory. """ of I 'hilip, bo T!' October a, 10G I. and 11"".1 ,) .. ,,,, .. ,,. 8, 1848, "u-i m; J . H'L ",olb(tr'. lIame i. ",.",ioned tb ..... tim .... in 'he ....... 1.,. ... f Nog ...... ·, lSI !>, ).I .. " ...

.... ", .... S' .. , ,, ..... Ct."'I"'''. '""""'.". and bl. b..o'h ...... P et ...... <1 .I .. n ... . ~rt. a. '1' ...... )' of .... ai .... "-. "Til ........ h .. ll b<I ...,...,,,'«1 • • •• For

t.1o .. u"" of .Iohn Ril ey·· •• ox 1\""d, .... 1 ,,,,,I '''''y "U'_ of lond. I.,!!!';"",,,!!!' . t tl ... h .. d of til .. Ii .. , mu,.h .bov~ tl,~ "",,,II, uf L\,@ aa". 'D' ... · ri,.~, ... n th.,. .,._, .i,l .. 11 •• "",f." Aloo , ....... "'., uu.nb<.r of ...... " ..... ~ti,·"ly '0 Pele •• ,,01 .I .. m .. ~ of _"'" ,,,otll .. .

8'K,,,,.1 by I",,,,,i. C ..... ft"d by .h" .. h'"f~ "".I ."'''uno of .h .... Chip_ I ......... "",i"" of I"di."., Rnpt@mbor 2'1, 181!!.

' I'be 1"",,';01) of .)"1,,, ltil@y'. I."d i. "Ow [Jay Ci.y, "''''ooJ,: th .. .. 1 ... _ .. t al"uin". I "o,k" .h .. n'"'''' or .I ... ,~ ... D. 8 . BiI.y_

h ... I .. ' ..... juOll ........ h·.<I from I....., D . 'r oll. 011" "f II, .. vi .. .., p ... 1 .. ..,,, .. of II .. , ,\l ir hilS"" P i"" .... , And H i.'ori ..... 1 ~i"ly. he ... ,i ...... "'/'11 .. Ryley. by hel'it.&ge ~ .. ",e f,'o'n ." "~",,Jl .. ut .tock,'· ,,0,1 .. 110 •• "t.,. th .. t h .. h.d ..... · .. , .. 1 , ..... 1''' .. """~,,,"ina .!ll"g~ .) .. ,,, ... I! yl"y •• 1.., one <:o n .:erning ,,,, .. .,, the Ril .. ". (.Joh .. '''''), ''1'*). aul,I",g 0 .... t ; .... , .! "dH' Mot .. " "",I otb ..... in .... , .. lIi,,!!!' """, lI. l ndi"na in ."b",bo. o f Del",, ! in 1111'1- A",I of n iley· •• hootlng .. h""til" ' "di ... in Ih. *<lvonee .

•• ' I 'h~ ' HI .. y. w ...... of Ir'e .. ~ hoi" to ". in tll~ ....... "f 1812, .ioJi ,,1'( "'·"'y,,"h~, ... ... it.!, loy.1 fhl~lity." So "-'<>'0 .'"dge W ithe",l!. · " Io~ r .. tll .. r w ... .. m""t f .... ,I_ "'." ..,f J,:.~.t .( .... ngt! ..... d ...... I"tiou.

M ,. 'rull ... .; ..... h.t he knew th" , .. ther ... M,·I,,,,,,,,,,I .. ly, N .... York . H ,. 1:', .... <1",,,,h,,.·. h.lf bro,h", •• nd J -,.d¥" Tllon.,,""D th .. ,.th .. , of Ih" I ..... D """"" "o:..I ... in '1"1101"1_" of I'or< H uro .... 1", knew hi m ..... I_t. m •• I", .t. t1o.t pi.....,. J"liHe 'VItI.",rll ""ill "" , .. ,," wu ""0 .... hono,od .. "d .... ~I""· ..... I, .,ul .... 1.ln an ;""hlc nt wh"" nyley ..... 1",,11 •. 011 hi. ''''.aDce lo to D .. h .... it r~!"-' '0 "'0'11. on the Kink'. h iah .... y ..... o"'"nod, a,,<1 .he ...,Idi ....... .,re d , ...... "" .... "Of!: h i ... , b"t Hyley dared them to <I" it, and, llhjn, Antrim n' tile Ihi,i.h ... noy ..... ..., dned by h i. H "...,,,l ... ,, mo"l<1 .. ",I o'<>1I,ag" th., h" lot hi m 1Ol0. Th .. "" .. ;~l .. " c~ Ih .. nn~y. I, .. d bee .. AI.>I .. to g;,'" I .. d,,· U"lt .... l Sial .. Oo""nt",,, ,,t ....... II ... "uub, th .. can .... 1 th" lr" " er'OlI' ... ""rvalio"o of 1"".1 tor their 1,,<I;";d .. ,,1 ...... in thr Saki ...... treaty of 18 19. Jam"" It ilry'. g'.'" w ••

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.. h ..... EMt 8.,gin" .. n ow at..,,<ho. aOO P eter' ..... on tlo. .... _ a d .. of Ill .. .. h .. r .

In 1886 tho father ..... i.sited Dot""it and m .. t J o h n Ih...... ..hom he ..;l.vieed to ..,Ii h is laDd. fo r a .. 11m n ot 1_ th.... t:lO,ooo.. Thoy ....... OO"8ht by A nd ...... T . M oRoy"olda and F . R . 8 ...... 0"" ..... 0 .... !.o th .. 10 .. ".1. o f th .. othor R iley ..

John Ilil"y liv.,d n ..... th .. month of BI..ak r iv ... in " bloek h"" .... ", t ... " room.. TI, ... fn"' t .. "d I ... go ....... '" w .. u~ by \ho I n<li"n8 of hi. ba"d. of whom 11, ........ " ... .. ot 1_ than t .... el,.....:...ofto .. tw ioo that nwn. bel' .1 .... pinS on th .. "001' in tllioir Llank .. W; Ih .. I. oooldng .... dono o .. wld o In th .. open .. i.. '1' he d .i .. r, and bis wlf ... occu pied !.he .maner. and rnar room. T hey hlOd ,. hedt.lead in 0 ... <>0."" .. ; bu t ..,y informaol. M .... Col. Dey;'" _7a ... "liUI .. sirl.h<o of .... .-ked ; .. 10-tb .. _ and th .. bed ........ nolthe r ni"" nor cleAn 1"" .. lnS'

T he n il"7 1>o."d of India_ aottlod th .. lo ... n of B il .. y, .. hich .....,.,i-...c! ; ... " .. me f ,om 0, .. cl, i .. f. H , {lDSfaged in trlOd .. Ihe ... And had .. fine .to .... th,. to .. " . ~I>I .. ",.k;lIK "p&ei.1 m .. "llon of hie good q u"liti .... Ono m ornins It .. vi.;W th. J,,,,,_ of M I1J. E u .. l1n~n of Momphl • • . eho .. d d....-I hi'" in I ncH" .. ,,, I lon.jou.," and ..... mueh .urprl-t .. h.n .. h • ...,.,.'ved a m08' 00 • ...." .... lnlAtion "Good mo,u;"1I, W.w......I... H .. ...... nol. .,,-rul ,.. a me...,h .. n!., lrueted th .. Indi ...... too ..,,,cu, and fail.d h> ,n ..... 0011""'"10.... Afto. th o ... 1. of lhe land. i n n il"y, in ls;m, r hay. oot. pu .... ed DIy In_iptiona, DJ:DOPt 10 I ..... n th .. ~ h .. d i .. d U Ah",ci .. T " ..... , 0 .. th. T ha ...... riv.r, Canada. And ... ,.. h oried in H14:! by It.., .... U . P. Ch_

POlO" Ril.y m ..... i"" IOn ",1""",\..<1 ........ el, ........... ' 11 ....... 1 O elllO ... n d lived at Bollo R'v"r. Af .... r hi. ' I .... th _he ", .. r . i .. d MI'. Ad'~ 11 no....n • .

N .... oy RUe y, a 8;"1" . of l'ote ., J .. m"" "nd John. "' ..... i"'l "" I,,<I, .... ... ",..d Sr,Kw_ .. e." ...... cob.. ...... y, ",ho "' .... the g .and f .. th .. , o f ,lame. !:;Iage 1.1 •• in ..... I''''Iool. fo. the govorn"'o"t and fo. tho mleeion.ri..... N .. "cy·" dangh .... r .. I .... III ... ru.d an lnd!.. " .... hoe<> name ..... P o-n ... h ........... q "om, ... ho "i''''n ", ..... th" d .... U. "f h", n .... t wit .. DUl.ried Katioho, the eooond daughter of old Moth .... lI.odtl. 'l"1o .. y lo y...! at S .... n C ...... ...

At !.h. a8(\ of t ... enly, Nanoy ltil .. y· .. d .. ughu-r. M .... P ....... .-h ........ q .. om, wov. birth to he,. Ii,...t ehild ,.lId died. H". fun ... al .. _ .. it.. .. -1 hy the Drow" ehlld...,n. 'r hei . fAther lAid to \.be ... , "See th .. \. y<>ll .it .. \.i11, J''''' ",,,,,I not act had when the eld m.... tal1,.... Th" ,. _t n ...... by 1"'''Uy hid<l~" in the b".h.

A long p~in" o f """"- c .. w .. up \.h .. ,Iv". r.-.. ,I Il"" the trib<> .. nd the d<l6d body of the yo""g wo ." .. o, Nancy ti,. lITandmoth" r. with the 110 .. ·00 ... BOn in h er arm ..... . " p .,.,.J. in bl .. n ~ "1 .. , ..... 1..t.."k.L

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'l'h ... mti, .. comp""y w itb f "'l" markw. On brow .. ",I "heek .. ith char· ., .... 1, "U clothed ""ith thoi. old""t j;".m",,1-0 and hl .. " k"t.o. " oo"y lookinG ''''''' I'''''Y. in aack cloth ."d ,..bH, with not " ~inll:l .. ornam."t. 'rb .. y ."r .... "mloo th .. 0POIl srav" ."d b<>for.. th. body wu 10 .... ""..:1, Ih .. r.th •• ",,,,I,, .. e l""",h_ 'I'he .""""h mAdo freq" • .,t uu o f th .. '"'''''' of God, .. hich th .. "hild..., ,, co uld ""'I .... I .. "d.

'1'1.. S •• v ....... in D"vid CoUr.lI'. o...,baM. .s.ucy, u.. 8 •• "dmoth • •• took ,h. bat... ,,0<1 p"t it to he. b ....... t And thou .. " for t ... ,,\y Y"''' tb .. {ou,,\.Rln h .. d 1_" dry it uo .. {u.n i.hed no"ri.hme"t and .... Ut".n.,. for tho grand"".. . U e g .... ,.. to ", .. "1,,,,,,1 . ...... ed""" ted i.ty tho mi •• ion · . riN .. nd give " by th .. m th .. ""RI" "f J .. w .... Sag ....... d "''''ed ... i.D1 .. rp ... tor for th. I .. d i .. " cbi.,f at Sa." ia, O .. tario.

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I n Ih .. SUo .... L ih rary at 1A".i ng, i. hunG. portrait m"'l~ "' oil, of th i. Imli"" ..,.,"uoo .... i..... It i. a g,h o f lb. lat .. R on O. U H ar,ina: · 10",,, , .... " ",. .iCfl-pr .... id .. ut of Ib .. ~tata l 'ion"'r Sod .. t)', .nd you. -=",. \.Rry b .. ;"y;u"l tn .. 10 i:;OO KI",e de..,ri plion of tlti. qU.;D! e hATacl.olr . .... 10nK _" " ...... " I.h~ " I,..,.,ta of Ihe to ... n. Iyiol'l: "pOD Ib., b.nh 01 th 81.. Cla lr . lhr lIa"." ...... by ",any Ihoulrbt 10 ba,·. befln d .. dveci from the JO"8 ataft" or ..... 1 Kb .. a l ... ay& bad .. itb h .. r in be r 1 ..... 1., aDd "'auy .n ;mp<trUn"DI o r i"""I~,,\ boy h .... fett i ... po ... ",..i •• I"''''''', by " g<>ntl .. blo w "pon h i~ 1o~ ... 1 ur ,urn. M otlo .. r Hodd ... "" of full Indian 1iD~aIl:Q, l)nl I .... ill tr .. .,., it " "ly 10 her &,a"dfathor, M. .. y . r,h •. k ...... b o r FallinG Sno... U .. h.d f"". lIOn... Wi",~k ... 0. '.l'b"Ddftr ; Muck . , .... ",oo.h u., o r Black K .,..,hief : Ch ..... ki" ... . bielt. o. s..rpont and P ... taueh· o ... nonk Or Runni n g B.ook, lh .. YO"" U~.1 "Dd f.,lh". of Mothe. R ood. Uc. b".l><o nd, A l .. "ande. Ilodd, "'U .. 1o .. lt.bend, p .. rt l ;' ... ucl<, " "d hi. Ind' .... """'0 ........ Sl< ..... b ... .,.. ....... or I. iltl" D uck H " loet hi. tife n", .. bat;' now P O"" 9 "1'00, 8e~ ... 1 l "d' ... 'a,uili,"" .. a ... encamPfld about li oo mile. up U auvl .... d"l"d ... or Il\ .. ~k ri."", 10. the I,n .. _ of ", .. ki.'1l: '''"pI" . u K"'" On~ day R odcl ... ,'nt, out from th .. c"mp for. [.unt and ahot .. d .... r, b ..... ldo ... it. I"",. Th~ ""~I tI."y It ........ Dt 0 .. 1 i .. .... ,..,b o f it, 10 brito/( it il> 10 CAmp, takillK .. itlt I .. " ... ,,,,,,.i« of Moth ... Rodd, n ...... ed .\I ......... D ___ k ... ~ h ick, In,,M\ Clm"!.. .. 0011 ut h .. r " .. eI .. Se'I>""t. Wapoo .... , W aw"IIo.h alld two othe r I"di,,,,., h •• 01 t..1 ... d tb .. m .. tt ... oo .. r .. "d d ""ided to k in Ro<ld, .,,<1 "" ...... on tit .. l""kull~ for "'Ill. on ... hot him i" the .id ... 0 .... i n tbe baek. .. "d 0... in 0, .. It<>&<l, th .. I .. t kill'"i: him. A Sunia lod '.D .. id Dot 10D8 -.go tb .. ~ it ..... a s..l:"'" .... l"di .. " " .. ",ed Sh .. h.n......,h .... p"."_ Or 0 ...... B ird, wlto .0"" t .... ,,, ,,rue<e.. '1'h .. y hu ri.d him .. h" ... h .. lell. H i. 00.1 .. nd gil"

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....... brought to M". h ... R oooJ , Ih~ coo.t h.,t .. bulltl! hoi .. in the boc k . • 'rom th". ,.,,'" the ,>oor w""''',, d"'p,_1 Ih .... bol .. l.iM of ~i ...... Indi""". Altor thi. "h ..... t ... ;~~ mo,r;",I, h ut "' &.0 .. I .... y. know n by til .. n .. ,,, .. R",]d. H ~r .<.>(.,w ... "" Ill" /IIrllc. An'"n"" h~r '''''' ..... ;0'' • ..... ... obloll,," woode .. di . h, ", .. I. 10 ... p.--,,1 " turtle. 11"""" 10 b". by .. rti .. "d, who ",,,d. It, "" I",li." (,"'" Wal,JO I .. 1.1 .. ".1. Upon Ih. eor"~r "r h~r whit .. Lla"k ... , which .he wrKpped .,o,""d hAc in eohl ....... 11" •• could of ton boo _II 'h~ tiS" .... or .. o", .. ll I"rll~ worked .ith rood ya<l>.

~tri cLly ["Jllut in .. II her ,lealin ...... h. ,,'U "I.., 1 ."I,, ~trioll. "",I did her work "'011 I" •• broom., ....... kM . .. "d rn"',, .... ,'" .. I ... )" ..... ll ru.d@. 8h .. OI".,\1ld of, .. n ...... ltl .. bout the laq Indi.n ..... yilll': it ... ·u lh .. i. ""'0 rHull, if \hey " ·e .... l><>or .,,,1 h""S'Y'

1n tho w lnt .... ah. " 'o"hl ,>a"'I' ill the ,,'.-15. ",,,I in tlou ,,''''mer 0" th .. I .. "k of th ... i,· .. r. HI ..... 0~1.t Ib~n S .. th ... boo .. ; ..... "tI ucli.,,1t" tI,,,,,, fo. " rovi.io". of .. hich .b" al ... ys h •• l " f"ll .""1'1, fo. h .. ....:.lf ."d youug ... t d."Sh'~T. "'h" ... :m~i""d with h".. Whon .h .. ,....tdl ... l .h,. ,.."" <lr_1 ill he. beet "",I h",1 her I", .. i ... t .. " brlKht ,i" p"il. ..... ,iull: .h.. ",,,J,, " ""0 ....... dy ""I .. for tb .. m by II<> ""iu". She mad .. good mA I.l •• "gA' .",1 w(mld w"ld it inln cake. I<> gi,'" 10 th .. <'l. nd." .. of h~. 'ri .. nd •• • 1 ..... y. ul"",ting ""H." p .... _ n t In .... 1.U.11. 8b ......... " 11<><><1 <loclreM. "."'g b ... boo and 1'O<>la. A ,_ .. Ii .. "pplicalion of h,.r .kill I .. ill gi~" lUI " .... " ",,1 by Mi .. Anna U,.kern."

"I ...,,,,ew ber ..,b"n I " .... qui"" yom'g tloKI O,~" ..... ". "n Indinn. " aOn of M .... Obooi<llg •• nd • 1I:" ... d_" of 8orPf'nl, Wd .... go.h~_zh,..lf"t by '''''''~ ... h" ... 1tbo .. (l:h h .. h.d • w,f ... I.ad f"n.,n in 10"" with" yoon" 8<1""'" .. "d wi.h.J to h"v", 10M for ~ ;. wir" Mother Ro<1d ,tt Ih .. ~ tim. h.d h"r " a Wl' "" II ... b&ct. "r "'y r"th ... ·• ra.w, .. bout ODP mll~ ... nth "r Mi lil"., .t..,,,1 hrid~. Port IinTOn,.nd h .. l! a mil" .. ·.,.1 " f "'''''re tI'''I''n. 11,,1 ;. "'uildi"S _\Iy .i&I.Pr .utl u.y..,lf vi.iled be. C."'I' .".1 lonnd U, .. 1,,, l i,, .. .I .... , .. ,,,",,tio .. ,,d ""dargoing 1 .... "lo .. "'t. In, l i.", [".hi<>o, tor deooirin.l( \0 1«,'. hi. wif... Ih look ... l '·~ry _ber .• ittiDJ:: On lbe ground ,n bar le"t. •• if ill " fit of .ickn_ .A pe,,*>n "".eq,,,,;o"'<l .. ith tbe "'rc,,"'.I."~"" wo,d<! h",·o '''1'1>0'1'''' hi'" "~.y ill. II i. he"'cl ... ,.. .... nt ov"r .n old f ... hion",1 I rying '''''' contain ing "'ate., .,,,1 • 1,,'1r" .\0 ..... h ..... I"'-' ....... 1'1..; .... i" it \0 prod""e ... t .... "'_ .A 1,,'1f"I Mack i .. .., b l .. "k"t. "' .. pl""ed "ro""d hi", 10 1< .... 1> in Lh ... t ...... , In tbi ..... y .10 .. ..... ....... ting th .. ~vll. <or ,1",.iI, out of him. '1'h .. t.ealmMt wu .o",-_ful ..... h .. conlin ...... living wilh hi. wir .. ""Iii loU. d .... th which 0«:"'''''''' afur .bont Iwo y .........

Ddo ... . 10 .. t-:",,,~ ~ ohl and infirm Mother R ",.<1" Y"ady vi.it.

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t.o ber i ndian friende On W"lpole i.I",,<I, .1 ... )'~ Ir .... l;" .. II> h"r can_ .. " d p..udlina: it l,o ..... Ir. Rio" would the ... ~.lve \arg<o I"· ..... nt. of COr". "l .... y~ of th~ whit., lIint vuie.y, .. hich ie much tho bt>ot for huWnll' p, ... _. and .h .. hull",,<1 i~ botl> for "'''P ."d for hominy. 1~.""tli,,!I' it in " mortAr 101&<\00 loy hollow;,,!! out til. ImDI; or " 11" ... 1,..00<1 tree "boo,\ 110...,.· f...,t iong ... "inK" ... ood .. " PMIlo.

Sit ........ 1 ... ye .... ry fond of th .. An,.,r;,;.n., 1m. h"r h"", ....... on tho Sn,,,;,, 1'.,." .. · .. \;011, And her d,;I,h,'" ,,·oi,l.,.j Ihere. Sit", .. 100, "'liru)"riy , ....... ;,."'] ." """"ity '''''lot the lldllllo go,-ernmo,,'.

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