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observed there appears to be a number of religiously inclined women who manifested much satisfaction with the company of Friends. The Oneidas compasing that division of the Tribe called the Pagan Party &; residing in the south part of the settlement were particularly noticed by the Committee they being generally considered as sober persons, mostly abstaining from the use of strong drink : they appeared very desirous of our furnishing them with a School Master and we gave them some encouragement that we would look out for one, and bear a reasonable proportion of the expence with which they appeared satisfied; we have attended thereto but have not yet succeeded in procuring a friend for that purpose, and are thence induced to offer the subject to the consideration of Friends at large, with a view that it may lead to the attainment of this desirable object: This Tribe had been solicited to accept of a School master from some other Society, but refused, assigning as a reason that they preferred a friend to any other. There is a School at Brothertown, conducted by Thomas Dean, son of the