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we have 8 or 9 Acres of our Wilderness bottom Clear'd, have got 4 Acres of Corn in the Ground, 5 Bushels of Oates sow'd, and 8 Bushels of Potatoes Planted this Spring have also plow'd several small lots for the Indians near us and divers of the men have assisted in the Labor of the Field. One has fenc'd in a farm near us and more are about doing it – We have erected a commodious Schoolhouse at Conishadago which the Indians assisted us in doing, and also found materials for it Altho’ we find sufficient encouragement to persevere in the work, we cannot but lament the evil effects produced by an intemperate use of Spirituous Liquors amongst those poor people – The procured much of it this Spring when out in the Frontier Settlements disposing of their Skins, Furrs, &;c., which has caused us some renewed engagement of mind to bear a Testimony