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prevalent amongst them when the Committee was in that neighbourhood. There being reason to apprehend that it would spread in the Oneida &; Stockbridge Tribes, the Committee judged it would comport with the benevolent views of Friends to endeavor to preserve them from the ravages of this malady &; concluded to have them inoculated with the Kine Pock, which after considerable difficulty occasioned by their prejudice against it was effected, &; about a thousand individuals were vaccinated. The Onondagoes were by some other means inoculated with small pox The Committee are very desirous that a friend with a family, or if such cannot be found, a suitable single man may be induced to reside amongst the Oneidas for the purpose