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Brothers,Having been encouraged by the opportu-nity which we then had, we sent to the care ofthe agent for Indian affairs, some ploughs, har-ness for horses, axes, hoes, and other imple-ments of husbandry, which were made for theuse of our Red Brethren; and desired that theymight be distributed amongst them, as tokensof our friendship. Brothers,We received last fall, through the handsof the agent for Indian affairs, a talk from theLittle Turtle, the Five Medals, and others, in-forming us that they had received the imple-ments of husbandry; and requesting that theirbrothers of Baltimore would send some of theirpeople into the country of their Red Brethren;for the purpose of seeing their situation, andshewing them how to make use of the tools:saying, they did not know how to begin. Brothers,It is for these purposes, that we have nowcome; and we again repeat, that we rejoice wehave this opportunity of seeing you, and oftaking you by the hand.