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and hoe on a farm. they left home with mewell cloathed but before I came away theywere nearly naked but in order to encourage&; make them as comfortable as I could whileI am absent from them I had on 50 dolsworth of cloath from Johnston for them to&; should be remembered that we raised nothing but corn last summer in that countryand we wish to be diligent at our workyet we cannot work hard without substantialfood now if the men should be obliged toHunt for food or Cloath they must of necessity neglect the farming business, and if I cannot obtain some supplies of provisionbefore the crops come on they will suffer &;indeed if they could not hear some encouragement I fear my young men will abandonthis object &; return to their own homes-I therefore earnestly hope my friends willtake this into their serious considerationAnd I do firmly believe that by the blessingof the great good Spirit we may do muchgood for these poor Indians- my hopes &;expectations for their future advancementsare greatly strengthened from various circumstances among other things. The delawaresand the other Indians at the white riverin a general council held by the Chiefs &; head warriors, with the young men at thatplace last August they passed a law bygeneral consent that if any person should bring