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of our fireplace in good health, and that we are allowed to see each others’ faces this day -- Friend we are sensible that all the kindness you have done, you do purely out of love to us, for which we with our Women heartily thank you -- We hope we shall never forget your Kindness -- Respecting the Kind talk which you brought us from our friends, we wish to send a few words to them in writing. therefore we desire you to stay with us all the day, and to night, that we may have time to write to our friends, and that you may take a little more rest Joseph Shawquithquirt 3rd New Stockbridge 10 mo. 14, 1801 Brothers attend Our friend and brother J. Clark safely arri- ved here by the side of our fire place on the 13th of the 10 Month with our 3 young women, who have been under your benevo- lent care for a considerable time, whom he conducted through along journey, and delivered you Kind talk the next day Brothers Our satisfaction is very great in finding that the Friends have taken great pains to instruct these Girls in sober and steady conduct, and in these good Customs and useful Me thods, which are necessary for living happily and comfortably and that they have been taught to read and write and read the English Language, for which kindness we heartily thank you -- We hope that the advantage they had will be a be- nefit to them as well as to us, we will endeavorer to encou- rage them to improve their acquirements Brothers We are sensible that it is out of love and pity you have exercised many kindnesses towards us, ever since friend ship has been established between you and us, -- not only in good words, but we have experienced your properties, that we poor Indians might Know how to help ourselves, that by