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consequence of the decrease of some of the first members of the Indian Committee (their names, however, not given,) and a distant situation and other causes preventing the attendance of many, it was believed a benefit might arise from the discontinuance of the present Committee, and the appointment of another. Their report was read, and their request for a new Committee considered at Baltimore Yearly Meeting, held by adjournments from the 10th day of 10th month, to the 14th of the same in-clusive, 1803; and at the next meeting of the members of the Committee, on the 14th of 10th month, 1803, a minute of the Yearly Meeting informed them of the appointment of the follow-ing Friends to constitute a Committee on Indian Affairs; they were desired by the minute of their appointment, to pay such attention to the interesting concern as they may be enabled to render, to wit: Evan Thomas, Isaac Tyson, Joel Wright, Israel Wilson, Elisha Tyson, Henry Mills, Edward Stabler, Jonas Cattell, George Ellicott, David Greave, Jonathan Wright, Elias Ellicott, Gerard T. Hopkins, Jonathan Ellicott, John Ellicott, Benjamin Ellicott, Asa Moore, Philip E. Thomas, Caleb Bently, Thomas Moore, William Kirk, Samuel Snowden, Wm. Stabler. of Sandy Spring.