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Reports of the Indian Committee to New York Yearly Meeting, 1795-1806

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New York 27th. The Meeting assembled according to adjournment We find by the Minutes of our Meeting for Sufferings that the concern of this Meeting relative to the Indians in the Western parts of this State had been attended to by that Meeting in Company with divers Friends appointed last Year to unite with that Meeting on this Subject that their care and attention thereto had induced an appointment to visset that People to inform themselves of their situation and circumstances that the report of the Committee so appointed claimed the attention of that Meeting and impress’d a concern for that People that led to aprospect of some further steps on their behalf and in an especial manner for the discouragement of the Spirituous liqueres being introduced amongst them but in attending to the prospect way did not open to proceed therein for the presant – The care and labour of that Meeting with the Friends who were united with them therein appear to have been great and manifests their regard to the concern and recommendation of this Meeting and it is satisfactory to find by the information now before us that many amongst that People have become sensible of the sorrowful effects of the use of ardent Spirits, and their openness to advice and council, and a renewed weight attending the Subject at this time, our deliberations result in the appoint- ment of a Committee to the solid Consideration &; attention to the concern of this Meeting on the Subject and that they move forwards with care and caution as way may open and thereto the following Friends are appointed viz Joseph Cooper, James Mott, Sam Bowne James Parsons Trip Mosher Edmund Prior Thomas Wilber Sam Titus Refine Weeks John Murray Thomas Eddy Cornelius Duel Isaac Thorne Browning Wilbur Peter Lossing Elias Hicks Richrd Mott Garret Burlis John Barrow Walter Farrington Willis Seaman Fideman Hull Joseph Griffin Robert Bowne Abraham Underhill &; Gideon Seaman Hugh Judge Joseph Pearsall Sam Learing Isaac Underhill Willm Odel Silas Downing &; George Embrie and the Meeting for Sufferings is desired to give their advice and assistance of the Committee should see occasion to call for it and to call on our Treasurer for Money in their favour if the Meeting for Suffergs should see it advisable – Adjourned to the 4th hour afternoon –