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Letter from Ohio Committee to New York Com. 1839 Near Wilmington Ohio, 3rd Mo. 16th 1839 Mahlan Day Dear friend I herewith forward thee the minutes of our late yearly Meeting, by which thou will see on page 26 that the meeting appointed a Com- mittee to Correspond with like Committies of other yearly meetings on the Subject of Indian Civilization, in accordance with the propositions made in the Epistles from New York &; New England Yearly Meetings, and that our yearly meeting will expect a report next yearly Meeting. By direction &; on behalf of our Committee aforesaid, I hasten to inform thee (as we understand thou art Clerk to the Committee of your Yearly Meeting) that we are ready to receive any communication you may please to make to us, and shall look with anxiety for the views you have on the subject of your appointment, as in our opin- ion the subject of Indian Civilization is our in which friends aught to manifest in spirit of libirality and more enlarged views than has somtimes been manifested in this very interesting subject. By reading our Indian report in the minutes the Memmorial to Congress, and the address on behalf of the Indians, to all of which the Committee of your Y. M. is refered, you will find that we are still labouring for the Indians as way opens--by recent accounts from our Estab- lishment the school appears to be in operation &; the Indians doing well. Please direct litters to Henry Harvey Wilmington Clinton County Ohio. In love we are your friends On behalf of the Com. Henry Harvey