where the mortality was such that three Sisters
were seen carried at one time in one Cart to their
Graves—The City of New York

was visited at
the same time in a similar manner tho’ not
I believe to so great a degree

Things being thus afflictingly circumstances
amongst us, there was no meeting of the Committee
on Indian Affairs

from the 18th of the 8th mo
untill the 17th of this, when a number of us
being in unmerritted mercy favourd with ability
to attend at the usual time & Place, a meeting
was held, and we should have been pleased
to have heard from you which has been the case
but once in an official way since Joshua Sharples
& John Pierce left You; for notwithstanding
our minds have been exercised with the awful
Scenes about us, yet I believe you have often
been brought into remembrance, & to have
have heard at the last meeting of your welfare
etc. would have afforded satisfaction to all then
present-

The desire I feel that you should from time to time