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Then adjourned until tomorrow at the 2nd hourin the afternoon when the committee again metpresent 13 membersThe friends appointed at the last meeting ofthe committee, to consider of the propriety of ourobtaining a permanent settlement in the Indiancountry, for the purpose of carrying on our futureoperations, towards promoting their civilization&; improvement, produced the following report, whichwas united with, &; the following friends appointedto pay such further attention to the subject as mayappearnecessary to wit, Evan Thomas Elisha Tyson&; George Ellicott who were directed to report toa future meeting of the committee, viz. In conformity to our appointment, we havetaken into consideration the prospect of the committee, to become possessed of a tract of Landcontiguous to the Indians, in order to form apermanent settlement from whence, our aid canbe more conveniently and advantageously directedto them; after the best view we have been capableof taking of the subject, we are united in sentiment, that the time has come, in which sucha measure is expedient. we propose that the committee endeavourto obtain a tract of Land suitable for a Farmnear Fort Wayne, and in order that full informationmay be obtained, we propose that a deputationfrom the committee wait upon the proper publicofficer, ascertain the practicability of procuring