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obliged to work more than they think necessary nor to be alto-gether among you as they are to go sometimes to Tuscarora Stock-bridge and Brothertown, we earnestly desire that none of you may discourage them by swearing, idleness, drunkenness or misbehavior; for these things are very disagreeable to us, as you know they are to the good spirit; Brothers, you know we must have some land to work upon and we should like to be begin upon that part of the common that lies west of the path from Skanandoahs to Stockbridge, south of the road to onondago; East of the bounda-ry of the old fort and north of skanandoah creek excepting any part thereof now occupied by your families Brothers