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Evan Thomas John Wilson Balt. 10 Mo 13 1796 N.B. The Stock in our treasurer’s hans in $514 90/100 Then adjourned At a meeting of the Committee on Indian concernsHeld in Baltimore the 15 of the 10 Mo 1796 It appears by a minute of the Yearly Meetingnow produced that the following Friends are added to theCommittee viz. Reese Cadwalader Thomas Farquhar Joel Wright James Mendenhall George Ellicott James M Grew and desired to proceed in obtaining the necessary information &;c Joel Wright is appointed Clerk On a deliberate and weighty attention to the subjectof our appointment we are unitedly of the Judgementthat the present state of the friend is inadequate tofulfil the benevolent intention of the Yearly Meetingand feel ourselves streitned?? in proceeding in the businessuntil it is increased and are therefore induced torequest the necessary attention of friends in eachmeeting in forwarding toElias Ellicott our Treasurerthe sums already subscribed and endeavor to promotean increase of the number of Subscriptions in order that