Indians, I attended also. This was in consequence of Friends concern
for their benefit & advancement in civilized life, and a desire to aff-
ord them some assistance by giving them impliments such as axes, howes,
&c. This conference was not so satisfactory as we could desire; these In-
dians then shewing rather a coveting disposition, or looking for larger
gifts from friends than was proper to expect, or for them to be supplied
with so hastily: perhaps their expectations had been by some means
imprudently raised before our coming to see them. --- Before we
parted from this Council, so called, the Indians were informed that at
two hours from that time, I proposed to have a meeting at the same place
where we now met them. --- In consequensce of which notice a large
Number of them, men and women came together; It proved to be an
exercising Season, life was much wanting; many of them were ignorant
in our language, so that an interpreter was made use of, and I felt my
self poor at parting. -- I understand that the Portion of Land wch
these Stockbridge Indians

possess, is said to be 23,000, Acres, and their
number is about three hundred: Also that their yearly income from
the Government is 600 dollars; which might yield them more benefit
if a considerable part of it went not, or was not spent in Strong
drink, which I suppose has manifestly been too often the Case.

5th.

Passing thro' the Town of the Tuscarora Tribe

(who are but few or about 60 in num-
ber) we went to the settlement of Oneida Indians, where was held a
Council so called. Things here were not very pleasant, The Indians seem