6th Letter to the Committee 6th mo. 16st 1799 Dear Friends,

Since we wrote to you last
we received your very acceptable letter of the
2nd mo. 19th last, which is the first we have
receiv'd from you jointly since our settling here
– Some weeks since we received a few
lines from Thomas Wistar

& Thomas -
Howardson, desiring one of us to go to the
kozy Town for a Yoke of Oxen, which accord-
ingly was done, and explor'd the settlements
as far as Fort Franklin in quest of a Cow
but could find none for Sale. The price
General Wilkins had fix'd on the Oxen was
one hundred Dollars, but we are now of the
Judgment 80 Dollars is their full value.
They are nearly Old enough to turn off

We know of no opportunity at present
of getting a Cow but we hope to avail our
selves of one by some means in the
course of this Summer – We think