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New Stockbridge 6th Mo 21th 1790 My dear Friends, Little has occurred since my last beside the customary disappointment of long expected contingencies, no Jacob Taylor having yet been heard of, and the usual tediousness and procrastination of Indian Councils, extraordinarily lengthened out by the novelty of our proposals, apparently no less unexpected, than the reply of Her Rules to the staff'd Waggoners. "Set thy shoulders to the wheel, and I will help thee" We staid at Whitestown a day or two, and waited upon Judge White, and several other persons to whom we were recommended; and had the satisfaction to find them all, as well as the Neighborhood in general, favorably disposed toward our undertakings; and willing to render us any assistance we may be likely to want from them. Here also we introduced ourselves to Jeremiah Belknap, Author of the History of New Hampshire, and Jedediah Morse, who wrote the Geography of the Uni ted States; they being on their way to the Oneidal Reservation, as Commissioners from the board of Trustees in Boston; for an enquiry into the conduct of Missionary Kirkland, of which complaint had been made (principally for remissness of duty) to the Scotch Society for propogating the Gospels by whom these missions are supported. They seem pleased to see us in favour of our errands, of which they expressed a hearty approbation, as the only means of effectually introducing christianity among the