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are free to suggest that you rather encourage some of the Indians to second a few of their Chil-dren to reside near you in winter – perhaps by so doing the school will be smaller, but we hope quite as useful to such as do attend and afford you more comfort and satisfaction, believeing you will strengthen and encourage one another and be less exposed by resideing as much together as may be – we would not wish to be understood as disapproveing of the trial already made but feel a solici-tude for your preservation under the safe direction of pure unerring wisdom Enclosed is Invoice of such of the Articles you wrote for, as was by the Committee concluded to forward – except the three Barrels of Flower, and Flax seed, which it is expected Abner &; Jesse Barker will forward with the other articles from Pittsburgh – We remain your affectionate friends – Signd on behalf of the committee To H.J. J.s. H Simmons Tho. Wistar Clerk