<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:identifier>doi:10.7916/e8wj-wz24</dc:identifier><dc:title>Document, 1779 November 10</dc:title><dc:format>correspondence</dc:format><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:subject>United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783</dc:subject><dc:subject>Jay, John, 1745-1829</dc:subject><dc:description>Has met with tribes, who remain loyal to the United States although their
            affections begin to waiver. They tell of plans for a British expedition from Canada the
            coming winter. Most of the Indians will winter at Machias. Needs food and clothing to
            assist them. Illegal trade continues.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>