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Minutes of the Committee on Indian Concern No 1

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have not been able to effect the desired end; and they now informing that said land is not likely to be sold till some time hence, they are desired to give such further attention thereto as the nation of the case may require The Committee to furnish the Onondago Tribe with Oxen, farming utensils &; report attention; but owing to the miscarriage of letters they have been unable to obtain an account of the particular expenditures they are continued The Committee to engage a Friend as a Farmer to reside amongst the Oneida Tribe report attention, and that they have not had opportunity to engage one as a permanent resident, but that they have agreed with Charles Willetts who offers to devote some time amongst the Oneida and Onondaga Tribes alternately and to give his attention to instructing them