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if you send on in the spring and are still de-termined to help us, we shall then have mattersregulated and will accept your offer Brothers!We have both been under the same diffi-culty it is five years since the brethren were hereand I have heard no word, and finally concludedthat they had given up doing any thing, untilthis letter came into my hands—we all thankyou heartily for not giving it up altogether. Inregard to the letter now before us, the chiefs atBrown’s Town are pleased and accept the offer, wenow leave it with our brethren if they conclude tohelp us either to send us another letter, and giveus notice or send the things they propose, we wishfour pair of plow Irons at this place Brethren!If you see fit to send a letter this fallor early in the spring, or to send on your things di-rectly, we leave the matter with yourselves. Inregard to schools Brethren, by that time some ofour people will determine on the children, theywill send to school and what they shall study The chiefs return you thanks that you havenot given over helping them and are now willing toaccept your offer, the ground of our accepting your offer