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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Minutes of the Committee on Indian Concern No 1

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It is believed that the Brothertown

Indians have
made a considerable improvement in building good
barns & comfortable houses, & in cultivating their
lands in some parts of the Town, but in other
parts there is but little or no improvement either
in their morals or husbandry, though it is
hoped that the spirit for war has very much
subsided, and those who volunteered their service
in the army are returning to their homes & business.

The School in the winter season was encouraging
but this summer it is small as usual.

Tripp Mosher
Phebe Howes
Ruth Spencer

The attention of the sub committee was satisfactory
and the subjects referred by it to the meeting were
considered. The arrangement respecting a School at
Oneida

was approved; but information was now