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men expressed a willingness to reside some time amongst the natives (to wit) Jacob Taylor, Enoch Walter, and Henry Simmon with three of the committee namely John Pierce, Joseph Sansom and James Cooper to accompany them and open a settlement in some part of the Oneida reservation, (one which lived a the Oneidas, Muheconick and a few Tuscororas) Also to visit seve-ral other Nations and inform them* what the design of Friends was in coming forward in this way, the above named friends came on horseback except Jacob Taylor who came by wa-ter to convey some articles for the use of the settlement and a few presents for the Indians, they arrived about the beginning middle of the 6th Mo. of this year amongst them, after see page 21 this book