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Information having been received by the committeethat Tarhie the principal chief of the Wyandot nationof Indians had some time since forwarded Speech&; Belt of Wampum to us and that he not havingsince received any answer to it was become very uneasyand extremely anxious to hear from us. The followingfriends are therefore appointed to prepare an address tohim on the subject and produce it to a future sitingof the committee to wit George Ellicott &; Philip E. ThomasAdjourned to the 7th hour, tomorrow evening 10 Mo 18 1804 The committee again met pursuant to adjournment The clerk informed that the Minutes andproceedings of the former committee under appoint-ment of the yearly meeting on Indian concerns, whichhad come into his hands were in such a disordered statethat he found it impossible to arrange them &; requestedan appointment of some friends to assist him thereinthe following friends are therefore nominated &; requestedto furnish him the necessary aid to wit Isaac Tyson&; John Ellicott &; directed to report to a futuremeeting of the committee The friends appointed to prepare an address toTarhie produced the following which was approved &;