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last year the young men you sent raised a finecrop of corn. We were glad when we were goinghome to hear them say it should be dividedamong us, this was very pleasing to us Ithanked you in my heart for the aid youhad intended to our people. some days afterthis we were informed that our Brothers intended to gather the corn and put it up in a crib, wethen understood that the corn would be put up&; reserved for us until spring when it would beof more use, That our brothers would returnand divide it among us this When John Shawarrived he told us that when our people werein need of corn to come down &; get it. I toldJ Shaw that the Indians considered the corn asgiven to them last fall &; that they would notbe so well satisfied as if the Indians wereassembled &; it was given to them all at onceI then told him not to divide it in the wayhe proposed but to let it remain until the arrivalof Wm Wells. Shaw observed that what I said wastrue but that he thought a number might sufferfor want of it during the absence of Wm Wells &; thatthe said Wm Wells had requested him to lend himsome of the corn, When Friends &; Wm Wells came &; went