hv_swaynej_diary_1798_033

Brothers you know the place we have chosen for our young Men to settle on up at Genesinguhta and we hope some of your sober young Men will settle by ours and fence off lots for themselves as they see our young Men fence of theirs, and our young Men will be willing to instruct and assist them a little about working their lots, now Brothers we think our young Friends will not be able to reuse anymore grain this year on their lot than what they will want to live upon; but we are in hopes another year they will have a little to spare and we are willing they should give to your old People that cannot work for themselves one Bushall out of four of all the grain &;c. they have to spare, the rest they must have to buy Salt and other things which they cannot raise off the ground- Brothers, In order to encourage you still more to take up work and follow those good ways which we pointed out to you; we will agree to help you a little more- Brothers We will send you a Smiths