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that Meeting informing that friends of Great Britain having benevolently raised and placedin their care a sum of money to be appliedin the aid of the exertions of friends in Americatowards the civilization of the Indian nationsthey had allotted $8000 of the amount neededto the use of our committee, for whichthey authorised us to draw on HenryDrinker Treasurer of their Yearly Meeting- Elias Ellicott our Treasurer was accordingly directed to draw for that sum-Adjourned Balto. 8 mo 3 1807 At a Meeting of the committee onIndian concerns present 14 Members The Treasurer informed that he hadas directed at last Meeting drawn on Henry Drinker Treasurer of the Monthly Meeting ofPhilad. for $8000 which sum he has recd. andnow holds in his hands. And the committee having taken into consideration the letter and minutes received from Friendsof London on the subject of the money