years since your brothers of Baltimore

had an oppor-
tunity of becoming acquainted with their brothers
the Five Medals, Little Turtle, Tuthinepee and some other
chiefs, they were glad of that opportunity of having a
talk with them and of enquiring after the situation
of their red brethren

Brothers
Your brothers of Baltimore

had for
some time entertained apprehensions that the many
changes which were taking place in circumstances
must greatly alter the situation of their red brethren
and that the time was fast approaching in which is
would be necessary for them to change there mode
of living

Brothers
After the talk with the chiefs whom
we have just mentioned we were fully convinced that
the time was come in which our red brethren ought
to begin to cultivate their lands, that they ought to
raise Corn and other grain, Cows, Sheep, Hogs, & other
Annimals, we then proposed to afford them some assis-
tance, they appeared to be glad of the proposal and
informed us that many of their people were disposed to
turn their attention to the cultivation of the Earth
--they also expressed a desire to be assisted by their
brothers of Baltimore

Brothers
Having been encouraged by the opportu-
nity which we then had with our red brothers, we sent
to the care of William Wells

some plows, harness for Horses
axes hoes and other implements of Husbandry, which were