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there upon other occasions, and wanted victuals, it would take our women most of their time, that they would have no time to instruct the Indians in useful things -- You also know there are some of your people, does not like work very well - these might go &; stay several days liveing on our friends, &; and this would be unreasonable -- You say it is a common thing for you to entertain one another - this is very good - you may also understand it is a common thing among your friends the Quakers to entertain one another when ever the go to see each other, and stand in need of victuals, and if any of you will visit us in our settlements we will entertain you freely - but we dont wish you to give our friends at Tunesassa any trouble about giveing you victuals - for if the fed all the Indians that wanted victuals from them they would not be able to raise a supply, and by that means might be forc'd to break up the settlement