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one Cow to give us milk, and that it was hard we had not plenty of Milk that we might go and buy ourselves another good Cow, and insisted upon us takeing the money, which as it was given as a present from the Indians we accepted though with much reluctance, but concluded to give them the value of it in something else that would be of as much use to them -- The 25th of this month in the morning arived our friends Jacob Taylor and Jonathan Thomas whom we had some expectation of for several weeks past -- Their arival to me was glad tideings of much Joy, as I had since receiving the last letter from my father some expect Anxiety to hear of some comeing forward to unite in endeavouring to promote the welfare of the Natives in this Quarter - but now the Addition of two valuable experienced friends caused those anxieties to subside and the way appeard to open with considerable Clearness for me to look towards my native land with gladening Sensations which appear'd to mingle with the expectations and desires of some of my relations and concern'd friend who visited me with several acceptable letters by the late oppertunity --