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men say to him, the white people want fornothing we wish them to show us how to pro-cure the many good things we see amongstthem if it is their wish to instruct us Indians intheir way of living as they tell us it is wewish them to make haste and do it for we areold and must die soon, but we wish to seeour women and children in that Path whichwill lead them to happyness before we die We have examined the Treasurers Acct. &;find a balance in his hands of $1219 70/100 Signed on behalf of the CommitteeEvan ThomasJoel WrightJa. Mendenhall P.S.As several years have elapsed sincethe apointment of this committee, some of itsfirst number are deceased and others from theirdistant situation &; other causes do not find itconvenient to attend to the Apointment, we arefree to observe that we apprehend a bennefit mightarrise from the present committee being discountinuedan another appointed Evan Thomas Joel Wright Ja. Mendenhall Finis