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things that they might find their families and people well when they got home We are now settled and got to work at the old and almost deserted Village Genesinguhta which is so overgrown with rubbish &; bushes as to cause a great deal of labour to prepare it for the Plaugh which we started a few Days ago and have plan-ted a small piece of Corn and also some Vine and garden Seeds, The Indians are dayly flocking about us and manifest much kindness and respect after bringing us Vennison &; fish of an excelent quality, to the Women we often impart small presents which came for that purpose from friends in Philadelphia for which they returned many thanks The dress of the Indian men in warm wea- ther consists of a short Calico shirt or frock which comes a little below the waist over which the ware a fine broad Cloth coat of a lively coulor mostly Blue or green instead of pantaloons they wear a piece of fine cloth, their leggens are mostly blue or green, and some times superfluously decorated with small beads and curious straps about their legs, their moccasons are curiously wrought with ribbands