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the year; together with the dissatisfied and unset-tled situation of the Indians at the time, on ac-count of a sale of land made by some of the tribesto the United States*; *The uneasiness, which this circumstance occasionedamongst the Indians has since been entirely removed. thought it might, for thepresent season, be best to write to the agent,and request him, to procure for us, the mostsuitable character in his power; who, under hisdirection, should plough the land which PhilipDennis cultivated the last season, and plant itwith corn: in the performance of which it washoped he would be assisted by the Indians.We also observed, that after their corn wasplanted, we were willing to believe they wouldbe able to manage it themselves. Should asecond ploughing however be necessary, wedirected this also to be done. This person wasalso desired to prepare for them a garden of themost useful vegetables, which they might after-wards easily manage. The committee have since received his answerto this letter, in which he says, he will lose notime in complying with their request, and thathe will at all times be ready to put the benevo-lent concern of Friends, towards the Indians, inexecution. He also says, that at this time, aspirit of industry exists among the Indiansgenerally; and that, as several of the tribes,had requested of Government, to have a part