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professing to be Baptists should desire the Presbyterians to furnish them with a Preacher. 27th: Made ready for the Oneidas Counsel in the morning whilst at Breakfast a few lines was brought to us from a Chief of the Tuscaroras informing that we the Quakers must not go to the Oneidas to counsel but that the Oneidas would come to them at Stockbridge that he was desired so to do by them, so we waited with considerable degree of patience having experienced it an article very necessary in transacting business with these People as they seldom appear in a hurry and in an especial manner their Counsels, but this day almost exhausted all our store for the day ended &; we heard no tidings from them — 28th: This morning somewhat wet or else we had concluded to have all went but after some time concluded to send to know the reason of their disappointing Us, was accordingly sent and after some time return'd with a salmon Fish in his bag, and an answer to Us that they had gone to Fort Stanwix to receive a part of their annual pay from Government &; that it was not likely we could not have an opportunity before the day after tomorrow, which afresh discovers our necessity of multiplying our patience on this