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We may also inform you we are hard set to keep enough of the falling axes at home for our own use if a few more was sent the would be acceptable The Cattle and some of these articles we expect by your order may be procured at Pittsburgh and altho’ some of them may not be immediately wanted here we think it will be the best economy to send them altogether as it is difficult and expensive getting things conveyed to us—The Sythes that were sent last Spring were not suitable for the purpose, and the drawing knives were too short and Slim If a Smith or other well qualified Person should offer we hope He will be encourageed to come forward, as there is a probability of one of us being profitably stationed at the lower Village, to superintend the School and other wise endeavor to promote the desirable work of Civilization—and Henry Simmons now expressing a prospect of being releas'd from this place the latter end of next