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spun it, and most of it was better done, than we had a right to expect Their women are much pleased with the prospect of their daughter being taught to make them clothing, and some of the men seem encouraged to turn their attention to raise sheep as well as flax for the purpose. But too many here as well as at Brothertown give way to excessive drinking, by which means very little improvement of the farms of these appears The Oneidas have of latter time made greater improvement in agriculture than the Stockbridge nation, they raise wheat as well as plenty of Corn, we were informed they last year sowed about 100 bushels of wheat, but not quite so much this year, they have 15 yoke of Oxen of their own &; a number of Cows &; horses And a number of the girls &; women have been taught by Ruth Hatfield to spin, with which this nation also seem much pleased. We find Absalom Hatfield health is such as to render him incapable of