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object can be attained we cannot expect our labours will be successful This tribe numbers some upwards of Twelve hundred of whom two hundred are said to be children. It is very certain that with our limited means we cannot occupy successfully the field of labour which this tribe presents; and while we are engaged with them they will suffer no others to come in. If therefore you see it right to come to our aid in this Christian work it will be cordial to our feelings, and when explained to the Indians acceptable no doubt to them. So far as our knowledge extends the Neighbouring Tribes are generally under the care of other Religious Societies. It will be acceptable to us to hear from you at any time on this interesting subject. Signed on behalf of the Committee of Ohio Yearly Meeting engaged in Indian Civilization held 9th mo 6th 1838Jonah Hole Clerk Mahlon Day New York PS. please address Jonah Hole Flushing Belmont County Ohio Near Canton Washington County Indiana 1st Month 6th 1839 Much Esteemed Friend Samuel Parsons Our Meeting for Sufferings having preposed on address to the people of the United States &; more perticularly to our Members in Congress on the Subject of Indian Civilisetion and rongs done them by the citizens of the United States, which the yearly Meeting approved of and directed 25000 copys to be printed and refered the distribution of them to Meeting for Sufferings (except one copy for each family belonging to our yearly meeting) and that refered the distribution to send five thousand to Washington citty to be distributed by the members of congress one thousand in each of the states of Elinois, Mosouria, Indiana &; Ohio and one thousand to each of the Meeting for Sufferings of Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York &; New England. And I have directed them that one slated for your Meeting for Sufferings to be sent to thy care. Thou will please be so kind as to hand them to the meeting and inform it that they are sent to friends to be disposed of as they may think best. The civiliseation of the Indians is a Subject in which friends of our yearly meeting feel a deep Interest our residence being nearer the main boddy of them than friends of any other yearly meeting and being better informed about the rongs done them by the Whites than those living more remote and I am firmly of oppinion that the mistreatment of the whites is the greatest obstickle in their way against imbracing the christian religion. tho they are verry supersticious and much attached to their old customs and religion. But as our yearly meeting has appointed a committee to corrispond with a like committee of yours on that subject I need not say much about it I intend to send thee a copy of our minutes as soon as I receive them and then those