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New York Yearly Meeting Committee on Indian Concerns Scrapbook

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then day they all can have Bread of there own, they have a piece of land now prepared to sow to wheat for the same Benovelent use it apears they will have a comfortable suply of Corn for their Bread, they are most Defishant for forage for their Cattle Absalom Hatfield remains very unwell tho Better then he has Ben he is able to walk a little, the oneidans seem to improve in aggriculture it is Calculated they will have one thousand bushel of wheat this yeare and a good suply of corn; but they do not seem to be so friendly to each other as the Onandagas are; I beleave it would be usefull if a Suitable Number of the committy ware to vistet the Oneidas and Onondagas about the first of 10th Mo. and try to find the best metherd to presue for their good, for it apears to me that something more aught to be Done. The onondagas seem to be thankful for what Friends have dun for them they say that when we ware there before we Desired them to speak freely as to Brothers and now we tel you freely some of our wants which are Many, but we do not wish you to do any more for us then you feel willing and able to do--nor any more then what you see and beleave will be for our good their wants are sumed up, to be helpd to the means and taught the arts of Husbandry &; house keeping Newhartford: 1st of 9th Mo. 1811 from thy Friend Joseph Frostthy Prudance will excuse the unintended erows as I have not time to take a Coppy