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desire our Friends to take it in consideration, we desire to get the knowledge of Farming from our Friends, as one god made us both, we have advanced ourselves but still think fit to embrace opportu-nity offer'd us by our Friends if we have any Gift, that we may have our eyes opened—We first lay our matter before you our friends as you have come forward and offer'd to assist in our undertakings, as their is 381 Souls in this Village that have agreed to receive instructions from you, in all the various Branches of learning, letters, pen and till-ing the Field, as we have seen Great benefit by Captain Obeals learning, we desire to be instructed in the same Rules— Brothers if you will take into consideration to Favor us according to our desire, and send such men as you think fit to instruct us, they shall have houses and Lands to make themselves comfortable and shall not be molested by friend, nor foe—but be protected according to the best of our abilities.