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therein are careful to dwell near the Divine direction they will be preserved; and may at a future day have to view their labours with satisfaction. 11 Month 30th In answer to her brother JS who desired to be informed of the customs &; man- -ners of the natives-- says Since the young men resided here, the natives had a great image cut out of a Pine tree and made after the figure of a man, and painted, so as to look frightful, which they call'd the Great Spirit. They had set times of worshiping and dancing before it. But as their minds became more enlighten'd some of them grew uneasy with this image, and they had many confer- ences what should be done with it; but they were fearful of destroying it, lest some evil should befall them.- At length one of their chiefs proposed taking it into the woods and puting some beans and corn by it, to shew their good will