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spread all about, and have now no chiefs; some few are settled round here--some are mixed with the Stockbridge's--some with the Shawnee's, and some are yet living at Green Bay. But the Munsees have all forsook thier heathen customs, and practices of thier forefathers, and now live in the customs and practices of the Christians. Some of these that live round here are Moravians, and some that live in other places are Methodist and some Episcopalians. But they are Munsees let them live where they will, and all live as the Christian people do, and do not follow the heathen practices of thier fathers. Brothers, I do not live in heathen prac- tices but believe in the one true God and Jesus Christ--me a poor Indian; me feel very poor, but me feel religion in me though very poor. poor Indian believe that God sent his son into this world, and that he died for all poor Indian as well as white people; and I believe He is now with God in Heaven, and that He comes into our hearts by his spirit, even poor Indian's and will be there forever. Now me think what Christ say to his followers I am going away to leave you, but I will come again in Spirit into your hearts that I may be with you forever, be where you will and now me feel him re- newedly in my heart at this time. Brothers, I speak these things not from the tongue, but I feel what I say in my heart, tho, Indian a very poor creature, and like little child in these things, yet me feel the Spirit of Christ with me this morning and feel glad to see you and to hear the good advice you have given us, and I feel my spiritual strength renewed. Brothers, Your fathers William Penn and other of your old men, and our old men the Mun- sees lived in peace like brothers, and made the Treaty under the Elm Tree, and the Quakers and munseeind have always been friends; and my heart is glad you still think about your poor Indian brethern and come and see them, for it makes poor Indians heart glad when they see thier Qua- ker brothers. Brothers, that is all I have to say now. An account of the Kansas. This Tribe number about sixteen hundred souls; the country they claim as thier own is situated on both sides of the Kansas river, commencing sixty miles west of its nouth in latitude about 38 [degrees] north, and is thirty miles wide. The soil is fruitful and well watered; but sparingly timbered; it is well adapted to agric- ulture, and the climate is healthy. The Kansas spend a part of thier time in hunting, a part in idleness, and a part in planting and cultivating small crops at home. They are irregular in thier manner of living; and though not inclined to eat unwholesome food, yet from ne- cessity they eat such as causes sickness amongst them. They use ardent spirits less than many other tribes, yet they are degraded and improvident to some ex- tent by this poison--some few of them have become reformed; they are more ready to receive instruction than they were formerly, but most of them are strongly inclined to hold to thier savage habits and superstitious worship. The main difficulties in teaching these Indians, are their wandering habits, and thier fondness for war with other Tribes--they are at home only about four months in the year--they have a Smith and a teacher of agriculture furnished them by Treaty who are to continue with them five years and then all thier stipulations with the Government will end. At the time of our visit the greater part of this Tribe were gone on thier Fall hunt, and therefore we had an opportunity of seeing but few of them. After we had completed our visit to the Delawares, Munsees, Stockbridge's and Kickapoos, and had seen some of the Kansas Tribe, and collected such information as we deemed useful; we returned again to Friend's school in the Shawnee Nation to prepare for our visit to the more southern Tribes. The Indians understanding that we were about leaving this part of the Country, numbers of them came to make known to us thier grievances