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towards them all; but that we could not begin with all at once; and therefore our par-ticular Business, at this Time, with them, and all the other Tribes westward of the Oneida’s, was, to enquire into their par-ticular Circumstances, and take word to our Friends, in Order that they might con-sider how they might be most useful to them against another Season; but withal informed them, that as their Number was so small, it was not likely that we could settle any of our Friends amongst them; but that we thought Friends would be