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succeeding, as we shall if you are not likely to obtainone on the other side of the mountains exert ourselves here, it would however be very desirable that you could succeed there on account of thesaving of expence in traveling out It will no doubt occur to you that a persona little advanced in life would be prefered by thecommittee if such a one could be found andas an encouragment to those who may fell drawnto engage in this service, we may inform that WmKirk proposes to make our station his principal residence Should there not appear any prospect of asuitable person offering in the neighbourhood ofRed Stone, we suggest the propriety of you forwardingthis letter to the Miami settlement, perhas Jonathan Wright or some other friend might beinduced to engage for a few months- You probablyare informed that we have two Horses and thenecessary farming utensils at the station We are affectionately your frds To Jonas Cattell David Grave Henry Mills Jonas Cadwalader Horten Howard Jona Wright Evan Thomas Elisha Tyson Geo. Ellicott G.T. Hopkins P.E. Thomas They also informed that they had