spun it, and most of it was better done, than we had a
right to expect Their women are much pleased with
the prospect of their daughter being taught to make them
clothing, and some of the men seem encouraged to turn
their attention to raise sheep as well as flax for the
purpose. But too many here as well as at Brothertown

give way to excessive drinking, by which means very
little improvement of the farms of these appears

The Oneidas

have of latter time made greater
improvement in agriculture than the Stockbridge nation,
they raise wheat as well as plenty of Corn, we were
informed they last year sowed about 100 bushels of wheat,
but not quite so much this year, they have 15 yoke of
Oxen of their own & a number of Cows & horses
And a number of the girls & women have been taught
by Ruth Hatfield to spin, with which this nation
also seem much pleased. We find Absalom Hatfield
health is such as to render him incapable of