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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Minutes of the Committee on Indian Concern No 1

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attention to the subject is referred to our next Meeting;
&c. the Committee informing that they have handed out some
articles to the Indians amounting to Four pounds 12
the Treasurer is directed to pay that sum to Thomas
Willis

Adjourned to 6'oclock in the evening preceding the
Meeting for Sufferings in the second Month next,
at the Pearl Street

House, New York

At a Special Meeting of the Committee on the Indian
Concern in New York7th of 1 mo 1809

Present 14 members

By a letter dated 26 Ulto. from Henry Drinker,

Thomas
Morris
& Thomas Stewardson, on behalf of the Meeting
for Sufferings in Philadelphia, it appears that the said
Meeting has authorized this Committee to draw on Henry
Drinker
for a further sum of Two Thousand Dollars
of the benevolent donation of our friends in England for
the promotion of the civilization of the Indian Natives
John Murray & Robert Bowne are appointed to receive
& place it out at interest on good security.