12 Mo 23 1808

At a Meeting of the Committee on Indian
concerns present 11 Members

The committee appointed to enquire into the
situation & disposition of that portion of the Delaware

Tribe of Indians, residing on the waters of Mohicken
John, reported that they had ascertained the Title
of the these Indians, to the 13 sections of Land reserved
for their use by a law of Congress, was good, so long
as they may continue to occupy &cultivate the
same; They further reported, that part of their num
ber had had a conference with some of them, &
that their suffering situation claims our sympathy.
It appeared they were desirous to receive aid form
Friends, and disposed to cultivate their Lands; the
white people having began to form settlements
beyond them, they will in a little time be precluded
from obtaining a living as heretofore by Hunting,
in which case, they must either have recourse to
agriculture for a subsistence, or abandon their
Lands, should they come to the latter determi
nation, their title to them will be forfeited.
The subject after consideration was refered to a future
meeting of the committee

A letter was rec. from J. Johnson

dated 10mo 19
last which being read was satisfactory.

John Shaw

attended and on behalf of himself
and Isaace Griffith reported, that they had gone out
to the Station on the Wabash, early in the last spring
and remained there until about the middle of
last month, during which time they had raised a
crop of good corn, of between 5&600 Bushels, which