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would assist them in ploughing &;c and accord-ingly we addressed the following letter to him Baltimore 3 Mo 10 1805William WellsEsteemed Friend As members of a committeeon Indian concerns appointed by the Society ofFriends we address thee, and inform that our desireto promote the civilization, and add to the happinessof the Indians has not abated, and inasmuch aswe made some progress in this interesting under-taking by cultivating for them a field of Corn&;c the last year we are desirous not yet to abandonit. It has been our wish to send a person totake the place of Philip Dennis in aiding theIndians the present season but the information wehave received of the unsetled and dissatisfied situation ofthe Indians added to the difficulty of finding a suitablecharacter willing at this time to engage in theservice, has been such that from the already advancedperiod in the Spring, we have no hope of succeeding, andafter a full conference on the subject we have cometo the conclusion to ask of thee (in addition to themany kindness we have to acknowledge we havereceived) the favour of interesting thyself to procurefor us the most suitable character in thy power whounder thy direction will plough the land whichPhilip Dennis cultivated the last season and plantit in Corn, in the performance of which, we hope he