Friends have talked of assisting the Oneidas to exchange for lands laying further back from their settlement those people are often inquiring of us about it wishing to know if Friends have or can arange it any way for their Benifet, it seems they will be very much disoppointed unless this exchange can be made we have understood the Land was to be disposed of this winter from thy affectionate Friends John Dean Joseph Frost NB Thomas Dean has made provision for Brothertown to supply them with Bread so that it is hoped they will not suffer much in Consequence of the general scarceity