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Brothers, If you will take into consi-deration to favour us according to our desire and send such Men as you think fit to instruct us they shall have House and Land to make themselves comfortable, and shall not be molested by friend nor foe, but be protected according to the best of our abilities- and Brothers If you conclude to assist us in this time of need and necessity we desire you would help to a set of Saw mill Irons- We are your friends Ta con on gee Wain tau guh taugh Tenianore &; others In this Year of our Lord 1799 10th of 5th month About this time a number of Indians arrived from Pittsburgh where they had been to dispose of their Skins furs &;c. and brought in return a great quantity of Whisky which they sold to other Indians at home which soon caused much confusion and intoxication amongst the Indians at