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affect in the minds of the Indians of other Tribes and prejudices them against receiving the Gospel They say that they are better off without it than we are with it while we are all confusion among us they remain in peace Father We consider ourselves an independant Nation and when we get ready to imigrate we will take measures among ourselves to secure a Country where we think best, We dont want a man to come from some other Tribe to persuade and compel us to go where he says is best, we wish to choose for ourselves we have the right and no man shall take it from us and we consider it an insult for any man to attempt such a thing. We think we have used Mr. Williams in every respect well, We have furnished him with Grain hay and wood besides presents in Meat &;c eversince he has lived here He has also drawn his share in our annuities every year and we have given him 150 Acres of Land valued at 1500 Doll. and besides all this he receives annualy seventy Dollars which is the rent of Lands we have let out in Westmoreland which was appropriated by the Nation for the suport of the Mission at this place The Oneida Nation has always stood like a great Tree firmly rooted and with great branches which is not to be removed and has always been considered so by the General Government, Mr. Williams has complained much that he could not live unless we should give him more Dollars that the Bishop gave him but little But we think if he had been a true chrisian he would have been contented Mr. Wlliams told us before he started his journey that the Bishop had