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12 Mo 23 1808 At a Meeting of the Committee on Indianconcerns present 11 Members The committee appointed to enquire into thesituation &; disposition of that portion of the DelawareTribe of Indians, residing on the waters of MohickenJohn, reported that they had ascertained the Titleof the these Indians, to the 13 sections of Land reservedfor their use by a law of Congress, was good, so longas they may continue to occupy &;cultivate thesame; They further reported, that part of their number had had a conference with some of them, &;that their suffering situation claims our sympathy.It appeared they were desirous to receive aid formFriends, and disposed to cultivate their Lands; thewhite people having began to form settlementsbeyond them, they will in a little time be precludedfrom obtaining a living as heretofore by Hunting,in which case, they must either have recourse toagriculture for a subsistence, or abandon theirLands, should they come to the latter determination, their title to them will be forfeited.The subject after consideration was refered to a futuremeeting of the committee A letter was rec. from J. Johnson dated 10mo 19last which being read was satisfactory. John Shaw attended and on behalf of himselfand Isaace Griffith reported, that they had gone outto the Station on the Wabash, early in the last springand remained there until about the middle oflast month, during which time they had raised acrop of good corn, of between 5&;600 Bushels, which