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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Minutes of the Committee on Indian Concern No 1

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some limits should be fixed to the assistance to be extended
by him to that Indians in the present season of
suffering from scarcity, conclude that Absalom

may
expend the sum of Fifty Dollars for that purpose
during the present year; and he is farther authorized
to procure for them as much seed Corn, Potatoes &c.
as he may judge necessary; and endeavor to have it
returned by them when opportunity shall present,
but on his failure therein he is to be reimbursed by
the Committee.

At a Meeting of the Committee on the Indian Concern, held in New York26th of 5 mo 1810

Present 23 Members

The Committee to place out at interest the
Two Thousand Dollars of the donation of