Shomoco Monday Jan. 4. 1747 [1748] Dear Brother Cammerhoff kept with us the Sacra- Ments; were quickened and much Blest thereby 05. Parted with our Dear Brothers and Sisters With many Tears, Powell accompanied them To Eva Creek Felt in our Evening little meeting our Hearts Lo and melted. Commended to our Dear Lamb Our Whole Circumstances laying on his Tender Heart the Condition of the Poor Indians, prayed him for this part of the World which till now has been govern’d By Satan, lying under the powers of Darkness. Felt our Hearts getrost – and our Lord’s promise True. He Heers in the midst whear three Meet in his Name. 06 came Mrs Harris wth three Traders. one of which asked Bro. Powell if we’d employ him to split Rales to which he replied friend, it may be good first for us rightly to view the matter then u know splitting Rales is hard work, said he but I’de reather do it, being Obliged by Trading to llive so Wicked a life. 7.8 Bro. Powell continued splitting Rales. Bro. Antone Had many visits from Indians. brought Much work. Paid in Skins. Have hear so many Languages we Find it very Difficult to learn anything. Then its rare to hear two Indians talking In one language Pray our Lamb to help us and and his will might Be dun in us/// Januar 9. Sabbath enjoyed our Love Feast with Innig Satisfacttion, tho many Blessings We had enjoyed in the Dear Church ware Us by this opportunity erInnerlich thanked Our Dear Saviour for allowing us this privilidg hear visited us three Tootlers, wonder’d we kept two Sundays, never said they knew why the white people kep more than one In the Evening sang part of the Wounden Littany 10 [Sunday] Visited Shikellame, being Snoe Weather Could not well go further, invited him to Sup with us. 11.12.13 Came many from hunting, visited us, sum employed Bro. Antone, ware all very friendly and glad to see us 14.15 Bro. Powel widened our fence made a Field abt. two Acres. 16 ware Chearful and Happy together by our Sabbath Lovefeaste. Our Neighbour the Moheconterin came With an other woman to visit Sister, she wept and tould the other woman it trubled her that she could not understand and speake with Sister Smith more. 17 Read a letter from Snake an Indian Up the River to whom we are Somthing In Debt. Said he’ed come down soon- Invited Shekellame to Dinner/// 18 Monday came from Waquallepank Three Delawares with thar Guns to Be mended. Powel knew one of them By name, John Watson, having three Year agoe seen him in Bethlehem. All behaved with Bescheidenheit Paid us and returned the 3rd Day following. 19.20.21.22 ware well, thought oft on the Sinners and prayed our Lord to help and bless our Dear Brothers and Sisters thear and on the Roade. Believed they thought on us And love us (tho worth but little) as thare Flesh and bone. 23 Sabbath had us as usuall at 10 in the [morning] Our married quarter of an Ower. Felt the Peace of our Lamb thearby. Had a Sweet undisturbed Day. Enjoyed Our love feast. Love and understand each Other. Felt true fellowship A little past midnight was a Earth Quake, which so shook our House and Beds that sum of us awaked. 24 Bro. Powel visited some fammeleys Found all well. Invited Shekellame To Dinner. 25 Intertained and lodged a man of nd Maggee Who came in exceeding wet having waded The Creek. Powel and he being of one Relligion spoke freely with each other From real Christian principels and how a Man should and wood act to have a Clear/// Conscience and perticuler in Dealing with the Indians--- At going to sleep had our Usual quarter of an ower. 26 in the Morning brought him in a Cannoo over the River with Difficulty Being full of Ice. Was very thankful Behaving with greate Respect. We observed that the Traders can with Eagerness go thro the greatest hardships And Difficulties for sake of Gaine. 27 hard by a Trader that Mr. Magee was exceedingly trubled having heard by two Indians that Bro. Cammerhoff and Powel ware Drownded the Day we left his House. 28 came two Indians from the War with the Cattobats. Being all that are escaped from A number that went out last Spring. We hear that the Day they were killed they Two that are escaped left the other and Came behind a towne of the Cattobats expecting to kill som as they Came out a little before went Out of the Town about 30 men verry Swift on foot--- they took the others And having scalped them cut their flesh All over thare boddyes to the bone While they ware yet alive./// 29 Shekelleme made us a pressant of Half a Dear. Gave it hartily. 30 had a still sweet Sabbath felt in perr- ticular our Lamb’s peace, offered him our worthless poor Hearts, beg’d him to take and keep them as Reward of His paine. In the Evening two Dellawares Desir’d Room for a Bundle of Skins. We refused It fearing others should Demand them to Whom they did not belong— 31 Bro. And Sister Smith went a visiting Found verry few at home. Shekellame asked Powell if he’d Make him a long fence. Said he’ed Pay in Skins. Tould him Powel had Not time. Feb. 1 came two Traders down the river Cal’d of Shikellame but came not to Us. We see that tho we behave frien- Dly towards the Traders yet when one Happens to com in our hous he’es as a Fish out of water. Thank our Lord That they trouble us so little. 2.3 had severall visitts from Indians we had not before seen. Sum have no corn at all and cannot by with Skins but are obliged first to change them for Brandy and with that by Corn/// Feb 4 came in the Evening to James Logan A Dellaware by name Pet Cutfinger Had two wives, he and his Company In the Night were verry Drunk with Licker they brought. 5 came early to see us two of our next neighbours puerly that we might see thay ware sober— Logen prepared to go to Wyomack To by Corn but was prevented by the Excessive couldness of the weather. 6 Sabbath was to us a Day of Rest Sang by our Love Feast—this virs Whear three in love do live with Blood Baptis’d A Church is seen tho little not Dispised 7 [Sunday] ware much trubeled with a Drunken Delaware Shekellime being not at home— 8 Sister Smith had a Could fit of feavour Attended with excessive paine in the Back. 9 the Indians continued verry Drunken women and Children oft made our Hous there thar Refuge 10 Sister had againe the feavour seemly hard Attended with much paine as before— -came from Yomack a Moheconterin had a pritty Child, was by hir Husband drove away he having besides hir three Wives 11 Shekelleme and his Eldest son John Returned From hunting, being so excessive could that Thay could not hunt. Ware Oblig’d in about A week to Return without flesh—invited Him to dinner, had a hunter’s appetite./// 12 Samuel Danyals a Dellaware came for his Gun. Bro. Antone had mended, but Refused To pay. Shekelleme being by was Displeased With him wood have had us a kept the Gun by fors till he paid, but it was not so In our hearts being unwilling to make him Our Enemey—he came afterwards and paid --we supposed Shekelleme had spoke with him about it. 13 had a netlich Love feast Sister Smith gave being hir Birth Day 14 in the Evening Bro. Powell had the feavour was unwilling to be sick, prayed our Dear Lamb to keep and Restore his health and it was So. 15 came foure Dellawares, Bro. Antone mended thare Guns. They behaved modestly—and in the Evening Returned to the Trader over the water— 16 Sister Smith got could the which was attended With great horseness in the throat, Suppose She got after a swet she took for the feavour 17.18 ware all well prayed our Lord to keep our Hearts in Simplicity closely connected with Him and his people in health and Sickness 19 Indians ware most all Drunk, except Shekelleme and his Eldest Sone, he being tierd With the nise he must continually hear In his own House, came to us Dined with Us, was Displeas’d tho knew not how to Prevent the greatest Disorder thay after Made in his owne House./// We hear severall Nations will joyne to Take a Town of the french call’d Teockhansoutehan 20 Sabbath—felt our Hearts in union with our Saviours flock, (without was nothing but tumult and nise) we had peace ware shut up secure and free as Sheep who know those Sheppard watcheth and slumbereth not. 21 visited us an Old Dellawar. Said when he Dyed he Shu’d go to Hell and he thought it wood be soon. Perhaps tomorrow being verry Old. Asked him how he came to belive so, said he I have liv’d with white People (who can reed and know many things From God) and they all Say so. 22 Sister Smith has the feavour 23 -- the Indians continued very Drunken one woman Burnt hir Back exceedingly for which reson we hear she’d continu’d Drinking that therby of the Smart She Might be Uncensible Came a little before Midnight to our door Swaring Bitterly She using hir best Endevours To break it Down, but Bro. Antone prevented It with a Bar of Iron but the hinges she Beat almost of 24 hard Neighbour Maggee lay Exceeding Ill/// 25 Mrs Harris Sent Desiring we’ed immediately Both come over, understanding by the Messenger that her Man William had beat Hir and wanted to rob hir of hir Skins We refus’d to go telling him to speak About it to Shekellimi Shekellami and two of his Sons went. We Roth to hir thus: Dr. Mrs Harris. We are willing if Possible To Serve and help you, but in and with such a Matter we cannot meddle, then we are People of Peace and love living alone for Our Dear Lord in this World Smith and Powell Shees a Woman we Respect and wish well Have far less hope of a Self Righteous person Than of hir. 26 Shekellame sent his Son John to visit Mr Maggee hear by him that he is something better most of the Dellawares are gon we hear some intend to return at planting time. 27 Sabbath supposed the Sacrament to be In Bethlehem. Thanked our Saviour for The sweet fellowship we felt./// Feb. 28 Sunday. Shekelleme brought us to Read a Treaty held with the Indians of the Six Nations in Philla. this year. and also A Letter of Recommendation Rote and given Him by the Governer, which we read To him. Was much pleased. Breakfasted With us. Mar. 1 Mrs. Harris sent us Milk. The which we Excepted. Returning hir thanks. 2.3 ware all well. The Daly expectation of hearing from Bethlehem gave us Muth. 4 had no flesh. Confired with each other how to get a little. In the evening a Delaware Woman brought and gave Fine flesh pice hir husband being just Comin from hunting. 5 Sabbath—Sister had the feavour seemly Hard. A Mingo desired to sleep with us told Us Shekellame had no room. We Admitted him. 6 an old Shawaneno brought work to Bro. Antone. Tould us he came wide thro the Bush. Said he had been many Days verry Hungry. But every Day thought I can just Get to the Smith I shall get Bread We gave him some. His name is Neshanokeow. This is the Man who tould Shekellamo in Sister Mack hearing the first time she// Was hear that we ware like Piggons If he suffered a paire hear to reside they Draw to them whole Troops, and take from Him all his Land. 7 Shekelleme brought us Flesh his sone John being just come from hunting Both din’ed with us. Shikellimi tould us that he and his three Sones wood visit the KirkaDunde after as the other two sons returned from Yomack. 8 Sister Smith had the feavour 9 Shikelleme asked againe if we’ed fence a large field, tould him we shoudl hardly grub the get this of our owne neads before planting time. To which he replied the KirkaDunde Should send hear more Brothers 10 ware all well and well employed. Antone in his Shop, Powel and Catherine Grubing and Burning Grubs lov’d each other felt the peace of God in our Midst 11 ware very still most of the Indians being from home 12. Enjoyed our Sabbath in Stillness and Inward Satisfaction 13 Shekellemo Dined with us Inquired if the Kirka Dundes house was in Bethlehem and How wi’d from Tulpehocken// 14.15 Severall Indians brought Bundells And Bushells of all what they had. Beg’d we’d Give them room till they returned. 16 Andrew Smith a Trader slept with us was exact in behaviour and thankful tould us Cunnorrrad Viser was on his journey to Allegenea with the intent to prosicute the Traders thear that sould Liquer to the uttermost Severity of a new Act made Febr. last had in the Evening our little quarter of an Ower as usual— 17.18 had many visits from Travilling Indians who ware Hear detained by the Exceeding highness of Water. Our Towne At present is an Island being incompassed With water about 8 foot Deep--- 19 ware well in Boddy and Spirit with our hearts resting on the Merritts of our Bleeding Lover 20 [Sunday] the Indians that ware hear Detained got verry Drunken, but were not to us troublesome furder then the nise they made the whole night. One woman had a Child which we in the Night hard Cry Bitterly. We suppoed hir to have throw’d it in the fier.— 21.22 [Mar] It Being snow and bad weather to work Out made sum alterations in our House, made our room Door in the South End, being before inconveniant having Happened that Indians came in and up Stares Without comming in our Dwelling room. Bilt also a large foar Hous on the South End the widness of the house. 23 Mrs Harris made us a present of sum milk 24 a Young Delaware woman Desir’d to hide by us a kegg of Brandy. We refus’d it telling hir shee was not unsensible how the Indians abused and beate thare poor Wives when Drunk. If she’d take our advise she’ed immediately thro it in the Susquahanna being the justest way for hir to be set free from so poor a way of living. 25 Widened our fence nearer Shekellame Planted beffore our House 14 pritty Larg Peach and Appell Trees. Shekelleme Desired we’ed rite by him To the Kirk a Dunde. Said he inted in the Morning with his Eldest Son to set Out for Bethlehem. Was Displeased His other Sons stay’d so long at Yomock [Wyomick] Intending to have had them with him/// Mar 26 Sabbath we helped them with thare Horses and to pack up. Gave them Bread to Eat on the Road. Rote to Bro Joseph Gave them a Direction from Dulpeh- Ocke to Bethlehem. Rote in English and Dutch— 27 came two Mingoes brought work to Bro. Antone. Let one of them Blood Having bad Eyes and paine in arms and Side 28 was not one Indian man on this side the River and only one woman and a few Children. 29 Shikelleme Sons returned from Yomack. Sister Smith had a hot feavour— 30.31 came home sum fammilyes of Tootlers We think they are the worst sort under All the Indians; are by all opportunities Stealing and begging and yet thereby Self-Righteous April 1 came two Delawares one was Brother to Godleabs Wife. Ware friendly tould us Godleab lived with them 15 miles up the River— 2 Mrs Harris visited us brought us Milk Tould us Godleabs Brother in Law was with Hir, and spoke many evill things of the Brethren. Said the Indians tould him in Knaden Hitten the Brethren wanted to Make them to Slaves and that they oust Pald of sum Indian Corn Colbs of Thare owne planting and a Brother/// Met them and took it from them and Beate them. Tould us also that Zackheus’s wife Complained exceedingly to hir of hir Husband Said he used hir exceeding ill And wept bitterly. 3 Shekelemes two Sons and Wives Went with the Tootlers down the River A Trader not wide from the Mill Sent the Tootler Nation word that he Had for them a Long Sack of Flower And a Barrill of Brandy. We hear his intention is by this opportunity To Deale with them. 4 Came down the River in a Bark Cannoe 8 Warriors, Bro. Antone made them What they Wanted, they behaved exceeding Well, in the Evening Drumed and Danced after the Warriors Methode With Drawn Swords and other Weppons In thare hands, each had a brown Coat trimmed with Lace which appeared Like Gold. 5 in the morning took thare Leave intended to go to Harrises Ferry and from thence to the Cattobats by land 6.7 Powel and Sister Smith Plowed and it went Much better than we expected/// April 8 Came home sum of the Dellawares Brought us flesh Lent Mrs Harris an Inglish Song book. She having oft asked to See one. 9 Sabbath—ware woll. Ware continually Looking and Expecting to See Brothers and Sisters, this being oft our Meditation Both by Day and Night to hear from Our Dear Congregation Could with many tears thank our Lamb for the peace and unity hee letts Us seek and enjoy this makes each burden As a feather light. 10 [Sunday] Had som visits from strangers we had Not before seen 11 Mrs Harris brought hear severall Indians who came about 50 miles Down the North Branch had much Work for the Smith 12 came 4 Warriors being part of an armey that went last Spring. The other part returned an other road. Had one scalp the head or Captaine visited us several times, behav’d with greatest sevillity we find the warriors in generall men worthy of Respect./// 13 the Captaine Desiring a little Meale; we gave him som, we could Speake but little with them, but to Sho thare love they came and made Us Musick and took thare leave. 14.15 finnished plowing but could make no Gardens for want of Seed. Could get none thats of any use Bro Antone had the feavour Verry Strong. 16 Sabbath. Ware all well committed our whole Circumstances to the keeping and car of our Dear Lamb looking to his loving Brest letting him do whats Best 17 Bro. Antone had a second fitt 18 came our Dear Martin and David ware by them unspeakably Refreshed ware assham’d with harts bow’d for our dear Lamb for all his care and faithfulness to us his Sinners. enjoyed our Love Feast with Innig Satisfacttion, tho many Blassings We had enjoyed in the Dear Church ware Us by this opportunity erInnerlich thanked Our Dear Saviour for allowing us this privilidg hear visited us three Tootlers, wonder’d we kept two Sundays, never said they knew why the white people kep more than one In the Evening sang part of the Wounden Littany 10 [Sunday] Visited Shikellame, being Snoe Weather Could not well go further, invited him to Sup with us. 11.12.13 Came many from hunting, visited us, sum employed Bro. Antone, ware all very friendly and glad to see us 14.15 Bro. Powel widened our fence made a Field abt. two Acres. 16 ware Chearful and Happy together by our Sabbath Lovefeaste. Our Neighbour the Moheconterin came With an other woman to visit Sister, she wept and tould the other woman it trubled her that she could not understand and speake with Sister Smith more. 17 Read a letter from Snake an Indian Up the River to whom we are Somthing In Debt. Said he’ed come down soon- Invited Shekellame to Dinner/// 18 Monday came from Waquallepank Three Delawares with thar Guns to Be mended. Powel knew one of them By name, John Watson, having three Year agoe seen him in Bethlehem. All behaved with Bescheidenheit Paid us and returned the 3rd Day following. 19.20.21.22 ware well, thought oft on the Sinners and prayed our Lord to help and bless our Dear Brothers and Sisters thear and on the Roade. Believed they thought on us And love us (tho worth but little) as thare Flesh and bone. 23 Sabbath had us as usuall at 10 in the [morning] Our married quarter of an Ower. Felt the Peace of our Lamb thearby. Had a Sweet undisturbed Day. Enjoyed Our love feast. Love and understand each Other. Felt true fellowship A little past midnight was a Earth Quake, which so shook our House and Beds that sum of us awaked. 24 Bro. Powel visited some fammeleys Found all well. Invited Shekellame To Dinner. 25 Intertained and lodged a man of nd Maggee Who came in exceeding wet having waded The Creek. Powel and he being of one Relligion spoke freely with each other From real Christian principels and how a Man should and wood act to have a Clear/// Conscience and perticuler in Dealing with the Indians--- At going to sleep had our Usual quarter of an ower. 26 in the Morning brought him in a Cannoo over the River with Difficulty Being full of Ice. Was very thankful Behaving with greate Respect. We observed that the Traders can with Eagerness go thro the greatest hardships And Difficulties for sake of Gaine. 27 hard by a Trader that Mr. Magee was exceedingly trubled having heard by two Indians that Bro. Cammerhoff and Powel ware Drownded the Day we left his House. 28 came two Indians from the War with the Cattobats. Being all that are escaped from A number that went out last Spring. We hear that the Day they were killed they Two that are escaped left the other and Came behind a towne of the Cattobats expecting to kill som as they Came out a little before went Out of the Town about 30 men verry Swift on foot--- they took the others And having scalped them cut their flesh All over thare boddyes to the bone While they ware yet alive./// 29 Shekelleme made us a pressant of Half a Dear. Gave it hartily. 30 had a still sweet Sabbath felt in perr- ticular our Lamb’s peace, offered him our worthless poor Hearts, beg’d him to take and keep them as Reward of His paine. In the Evening two Dellawares Desir’d Room for a Bundle of Skins. We refused It fearing others should Demand them to Whom they did not belong— 31 Bro. And Sister Smith went a visiting Found verry few at home. Shekellame asked Powell if he’d Make him a long fence. Said he’ed Pay in Skins. Tould him Powel had Not time.