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Onondagas Dear Friend Sam. A. Parsons I should have written to thee before but I concluded that Charles Willetts would inform thee all I had to Communicate Respecting our first viset to our friendly People of the Onondaga tribe--I last Evening Returned from a second visit (John Dean acompaneyed me) I think their Conduct and apereance are a Confermation that the Concern of Friends for the good of the Indians are a Cooperation of that Sperit which prouceth that life which breates peace on Earth good will to all men their very Countenances and gestures ware explanative of their joy and thankfullness for another opportunity of taking us by the hand--with all acknowledging the kind Care of the Great Spirit in our preservation. The oxen and Tools which we precured for them (it appears) they have improved agreable to Friends Desire--they Continue as in their letter to Request a famely to come among them; a Blacksmith and a Schoolmaster as they think would suit them best I beleave a Door is opened to Do them Good; I allso beleave that It requires a Great Deal of Caution, to attend to best Wisdom; so that time and money may be wrightly applyed. Ephrain Webster the Interpreter apears to be a sensible man; a man to be Depended on, a reail Friend to the Indians; apears to have good Unity with Friends in helping &; teaching the Indians apears to be willing to do all he can to Cary our Designs into effect for their good these Indians are really Before Friends in the practice of benevolence, acording to ability, it is a common practice among them to to Care for the Sick &; lame Old men and widdows--as to plant a piece of corn for them; all the young men turn out hoe and harvest it