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on Indian affairs which informd us that the two Young Men - (Jacob Taylor and Jonathan Thomas) who had been residenters at the Onieda settlement did not appear releast from further service among the Indians and that there was some expec- tation of them comeing to spend some time at our settlement which was encourageing and comfortable intelligence to me as I had for several months past had a prospect of being releast from the present engagement the ensuing summer, haveing inform'd the Committee on Indian affairs thereof accordingly -- 5th month the 4th Receivd a letter from my Father in which he express much desire for my return before the ensuing Harvest if the way should open for it, men tioning his bodily infirmities were much encreased so as to render him incapable of takeing the necessary care of his concerns which created a little anxiety in my mind on his account as the prospect of my get- ting away that soon was somewhat uncertain no certain accounts haveing yet arived of others comeing forward to keep up the settlement at this place --