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Meeting of Indian Com. of N. England &; M. Day on behalf of New York. John D. Lang, &;c. 2 mo 1842 Letter from S. Taylor Jr. at Fort Madisons. Iowa. on way to Indian Ter.. 10 mo 1842 At a meeting of the Committee of New England Yearly Meeting on the concern of the Indians located west of the Mississippi held at Providence 2nd Mo. 3rd 1842. We have at this meeting the acceptable company of our friend Mahlon Day on behalf of the Committee of New York Yearly Meeting. Our friends John D. Lang and Samuel Taylor jun. being now present, the subject of their engaging in carrying out the concern before us has again claimed our solid and deliberate consideration, and our dear friends manifesting a willingness to yield themselves to this service, there was a united and full expression of unity with their therein. And it appearing to there view that it might be right for them to enter upon the work early in the autumn of this year, they were encouraged to attend to the prospect in taking such preparatory steps so may seem to them proper. Extracted from the Minutes of the aforesaid Committee Samuel Boyd Tobey Clerk