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embittered against the white people. The Committeehave used some endeavours to excite in the minds of ourRulers a due sense of this envimity desiring they woulddevise means for restraining or prohibiting the iniquitousTraffic. The plea offered by some attempted on the part ofthe United States it would avail but little in remedy-ing the evil while the British Traders from Canada deal so largely with the Indians in this article.We nevertheless hope that a representation to theBritish Government &; this shewing the gross iniquityof this reproachful trade, may have a Tendency at leastto check it inpart, if not fully. As in our attention to this concern any thingshall arrise that may be deemed useful &; properto communicate we mean to impart the samedesiring like care may rest with you, that whatmay occur as useful herein may be intimated toyour loving friends ToJohn Brown Elias Ellicott Johm Mckim &; others Members of the Committeeof the yearly Meeting ofMaryland on the IndianConcern etc John Parrish Henry Drinker Benjamin Swett Warner Mifflin Thomas Harrisson William Savery John Hunt John Peirce John Biddle Joseph Sansom John Ellicott