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10th done a great deal for us, out of Love to the great good spirit and your fellow creatures--that we poor natives might as it were rise up and walk and follow the good path which you follow, by which I always feel thankful and hope you will not lose your reward in heaven. I feel our obligations are increased as our advantages are increased to serve God in sincerity and in truth. The Religion is somewhat low amongst us but Christians seem to keep on still. there has been but a few careless ones stirred up for soul concern since your young men left us who at Oneida-- but others seem still to remain in the bondage of spiritual Pharaoh. But God is able to turn their hearts and make them willing to walk towards Concern-- I have no time to express as I feel, but to conclude with your prayers that the great good Spirit may pour down his blessing upon us--that religion may again revive among us. Catharine Solomon To Elizabeth TownsendDaughter of J Clark9th New Stockbridge 14 10 Month. 1801. Dear Sister I take this opportunity to inform you that we have received your kind letter which gladden our hearts. We are all well - and the great good spirit has blessed the labours of our Lands the summer past with good crops of grain -We are happy to see our good friend Jos. Clark, also our young women who were put under the care of our friends -I often thought of you since you left our Country -I wish all the women in the world as well as men become such as you are, followers of the Great good Spirit _ then it would