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At a Meeting of the Committee 27th of the 5 mo The Committee being informed by some friends named to that service at last sitting that they have had an interview with the Friend, who had mentioned a prospect of going to reside in the Oneida Tribe, with the view of teaching their Children &; promoting the object of the concern, &; after a conference with him, they think it right to propose to the Committee that he be left at liberty to go with the Friends separated to make the Indians a visit, &; if it should appear to them suitable, they they be authorized to encourage his remaining in that situation; which after deliberate consideration the Committee unites with. The attention of the Committee was turned to consider of the situation of the Indian Natives on the Eastern part of Long Island, and resulted in appointing a Committee to make them a visit &; inspect into their situation &; to this service the following friends are appointed, Thomas Willis, Samuel Parsons, Matthew Franklin, Anne Willis, Catherine Murray &; Elizabeth Bowne. Adjourned to meet at Purchase Meeting House at 3'o'clock in the afternoon of the 8th of 11 mo next