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Some account of my journey to the Seneca Nation of Indians and residence amongst that People After passing through various exercises on this occasion and witnessing a full submision to the Divine will in regard to giving up all to follow him where ever he might be pleased to lead me; and obtaining the aprobation of our Monthly Meeting at Londongrove and a Certificate from thence to the Committee on Indian affairs at Philadelphia which was accepted and, I left at liberty to proceed in company with Henry Simmons and Halliday Jackson who also had prospects of going to reside sometime amongst the Seneca Indians; Accordingly on the 30th of 4 mo. 1798 I left the place of my abode in East Marlborough and rode about three miles to a friends house where according to appointment I met with Halliday Jackson, and the night following we