know, that our Design was more
to try to prevail with them to help
themselves, and to make the best
use of what they had, as well as
to help them a little in the
Beginning; rather than to
make them large presents, or
to hire men to come there to do
their work from them, whilst they
themselves lived in Idleness, &
spent their own Money foolishly,
[which seems to be much their Idea
of our Intention].

Upon proposing to them the
propriety of their buying Oxen &
Cows with their Annual Income,
instead of laying it out for Rum,
&c. they answered, that they had
concluded to buy a pair of Oxen
with