hv_swaynej_diary_1798_050

24th of the month Henry Obeal and several Indians called at our house with whom we had some conversation, respecting their going to work and geting a living by their industry, one of them said that some birds had lately come about and told them that we intended to go home next Summer and some others were coming to take our place. We told them we had not yet concluded how long we would stay amongst them, but when we went away we would let them know our reasons for going, and that it was likely some others would come that would be of as much benefit to them as ourselves - and that they must not believe all that these fires told them. -- But still they seemed uneasy with their information and said you have told us what to do and if you go away and some others comes they will tell us another story, then how shall we know which is right: we reply that the Quakers would all tell them the same story and that they need not be uneasy in that respect.