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Minutes of the Committee on Indian Concern No 1

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The School is continued at Brothertown, and one was taught for some time in the summer at Oneida, by a young friend of the neighbourhood but has since been discontinued. Satisfactory improvement continues to be made by the Stockbridge and Oneida women in spinning in each of these Tribes a School for their improvement therein has been kept, and the Committee have rendered them assistance in makeing compensation to the Teachers, and in furnishing additional quantities of wool and flax &; a number of spinning wheels The Onondago Tribe was not visited on account of the absence of their Interpreter &; in consequence of the small pox having been introduced from the army &; being very