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hoping that, as you have begun and entered in thisgood path, you may stiil continue to persevere there-in ; and although we shall be absent some time inbody, our hearts shall still be present with you. It is evident, that many true philanthropists were feelingly alive to the state of the Indians. The Se-cretary of State for the United States, at that timethe Honourable Timothy Pickering, was deeply en-gaged for the welfare of the children of the forest.He was a sagacious politician, of great hardihood of character, and was always governed more by thedictates of his understanding than the feelings of hisheart. He, as it will be seen by the foregoing letters, from his own hand, did all in his power to aid andabet the Society of Friends, in their benevolent effortsfor the Indians. Certificate. The subscriber certifies, that the following commu-nications were written by him, in short hand, asthey were delivered, at two conferences held in thecity of Baltimore, on the 26th and 27th of 12th month, 1801, between several Indian chiefs, residing on thewaters of the Wabash, Lake Erie, and Lake Michigan, and the committee for Indian affairs, appointed bythe yearly meeting of the Society of Friends, held inBaltimore, at which were also present many othersof the Society of Friends, and people of different religious persuasions; and that it is acknowledgedby those who were present, that the communicationsare taken down with accuracy. GERARD T. HOPKINS. I have perused the following speeches, written inshort hand by Gerard T. Hopkins, as they were delivered in the city of Baltimore, by the Indian