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Minutes of the Committee on Indian Concern No 1

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10th of 12 mo the Committee met Information was communicated to the Committee that several women of the Stockbridge Tribe were desirous of opening a Spinning School under the care of Mary Doxtady late Peters, and wanted some wheels and flax for that purpose; on consideration it was concluded to furnish them on loan with four small wheels and one large wheel some wool cards, some wool, flax and flaxseed, to the amount altogether of 30 to 40 Dolls; the Clerk is directed to furnish a copy of this minute to Joseph Frost, and request him to procure the above on behalf of the Committee, and draw on the Treasurer for the amount. It being stated in the report of the Committee who lately visited the Indians that a tract of land