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New York 27th of the month friends met agreeable to adjournment The committee on the conern, relative to the Indian Natives, produced a report in writing, it obtain'd the deliberate attention of the Meeting, and is satisfactory, - by this report it appears, that the prospect of friends being useful to those people, is encourageing, as by the informa -tion of two friends of the committee, that have made a visit to several of the tribes, since last year, they appear, progressing in the knowledge of agriculture, and a disposition ot civilisation; the committees conti -nued attention to the subject, is requested, and they encouraged to step forward, in a way, that may appear most likely to answer the views of this Meeting, in promoting the welfare of that people In the attention given to this concern, the meeting was led to consider, that in friends endeavouring to be useful to them, some necessa- ry expenses are attendant; and a prospect was open'd and united with of recommending to the Quarterly Meetings, the opening subscriptions to raise a fund for the promotion of so desireable a purpose, and it is requested, that the Money raised by voluntary contributions, in the Quarters, be by them placed in the hands of the Treasurer to the Com- -mittee, and the amount reported next year