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Dear Friend Samuel Parsons We attended to the Concern of Friends Respecting the gore of Land lately sold by the Christian Party to the State lying near the heart of the south or Pagon Settlement, at the Oneida, in Counsel we meet with Joseph &; Sarah Tolkiott &; Phebe Field, which was very agreable to us We found them very Desireous to make an exchange of land, so We proseeded and surveyed it, found it had ben surveyed into lots, and found Famelys on them, which was Disagreable to the Indians it appeared also to us that it would prove very Injurous to them unless an exchange could be made--they have signd a memorial prepared as Directed, they ware well pleased and united--gave it up entirely into the Care of Friends and Desired they would do the best they could for them--Joseph Tolkiott takes charge of the memorial and survey, the Spining and Weaving presents a pleasing Prospect think well of its being encouraged--we allso feel Desireous of having the same promoted at Onondaga 5th Mo. 10th 1812 Newhartford, from thy Friend Joseph Frost N.B. there has ben Deliverd to the school at the Oneida 5 foot wheels 1 great wheel 2 reals 1 Hatchet and about 87lb of flax