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Baltimore Yearly Meeting Indian Committee Minutes, 1795-1815

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in our prospects, and if at any time, any becomedissatisfied with us, we desire that they wouldfreely commuicate to us their dissatisfaction, yettho' we are sensible our motives are pure, havingno prospect of reaping any advantages to ourselves,in the prosecution of this concern, but thatpeace of mind, which will ever be the attendantupon every act of benevolence, our red brothersmust no doubt see, that after having had ourminds exercised on their accounts, and seenengaged in endeavours to promote their benefitso long in their past of the continent, it wouldbe a disagreeable circumstance to us, to seperateourselves from them; but if they are dissatisfied,and wish us to withdraw, from them, we shallturn our attention to some other quarter of the country, in which our red brothers reside. Asthe concern has arisen from pure love in ourhearts, flowing towards the red people, it does notappear, that we can give over our exertions, wenif discouragements are thrown in our way, but ifwe are rejected in one place we shall turn tothose who are willing to receive us, we now thereforewish our brothers to use that freedom, which onebrother ought to use to another, in communiting without reserve their sentiments to us To which the Turtle replyed My brothers the Quakers! In rising to salute you, Ifeel happy, &; thank the great spirit who has put itinto our power, to take each other by the handonce more. All that you have said to us is pleasing