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To Cornplanter and the Village Chiefs of the Seneca Nation. Friends and Brothers The Bearer one of our beloved Men a- -mong the People called Quakers, visits you with several good Men from the Same Society, who intend to sit down amongst you, in order to instruct our red Brethren in works of usefulness and to point out to them the path of Virtue, which leads to the blissful mansions of the great Spirit, the father of Light, &; Life. Brothers, I charge you to take this our be- -loved Man and his companions by the hand, and to treat them with kindness &; Sincerity. Open Your Ears and listen to What they say, Open Your Eyes and follow “their footsteps, then will your Old Men, Your Wives, Your Children, and Childrens Children live in security, and enjoy the com -forts of Life, and the red people, and the White People on this great Island will soon be- come as one. — Brethren &; Children, let this admonition sink deep into Your