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tolerable repair &; hold Meetings; they are professors with the Presbyterians. We also visited a few families farther westward; they are settled on a small tract of land called Poas-paddock, near Col. Floyd's; they occupy the land for tillage, but we did not find they had any right to pasture or get fire wood upon it. They are generally wanting in industry and economy, and many of them too much addicted to strong drink, yet we were in hopes there was a little improvement amongst them. At each place they appeared glad of our visit &; expressed gratitude for the attention of Friends towards them. and upon the whole we had a good degree of satisfaction in performing the service. Signed on behalf of the Committee Gideon Seaman Elizabeth Bowne The care &; attention of the Committee in performing the visit was satisfactory &; as they informed that they had distributed some articles amongst the Indians,