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suffered all the miseries of extreme poverty; in acountry, which, from its great fertility, would,with but little cultivation, abundantly supplythem with all the necessaries of life. These friends had an opportunity with someof they chiefs and hunters of the Wyandot, andDelaware nations, in which they informed themof the concern of Friends relative to them; andendeavoured to impress on their minds, the ad-vantages they would derive, from permitting aknowledge of agriculture, and some of the mostuseful mechanic arts, to be introduced amongsttheir people. The Indians appeared to give closeattention to the communication, and promisedto lay the matter before their grand council, andinform us of their conclusion upon the subject. No way opened during the year 1798, toproceed in carrying the concern of the YearlyMeeting into effect; except that the committeefurnished a few implements of husbandry, andother assistance to some Indian families, whichwere situated upon the branches of the Tus-karawas river. In the Second Month, 1799, the committeereceived a speech, and a belt of the Wampum, fromTarhie, the principal chief of the Wyandot nation,