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their own endeavors, to maintain the truths of the Gospel, in a Pious Godly Life, by this they might become bright shining lights in this place, and be as Salt having a good savor among the People. It appear'd a time of deep thoughtfulness to many minds, that and cannot but believe there are a considerable number who are under concern on account of their dangerous situation who are well concern'd friends. After noon return'd to Canadarkway to meet our Company likewise met with them at Israel Chapin’s where we took Tea and after some further information from him respecting our Business further West, returned to the Tavern where we yesterday put up Dudly’s to~ There seems a doubt in some of our minds whether there’s necessity of going further west or returning homewards, not having received answers to the Queries, to the different tribes last spring that they have that they are desirous we should assist them in the way propos'd in the Queries, except Cornplanter who with a few others who incline to his counsel is we are inform'd requests Friends’ assistance, this circumstance turning up as we so that we postpone the resulting untill some future time bearing the subject weighing it in our minds until, we may be nearly ready for a move forward, in there being need of two or three days detention in this place on several accounts~ Fifteenth, this day chiefly taken up in getting our Horses shoes examined &; shod for which we had to pay fourteen shilling for shoeing a Horse Round, towards evening J. Pierce and I. Rowland went to their former home toward at Mud Creek, Jacob Smith’s, having a mind to be at the