Respected Friend
John Murry Jun.

I have ben expecting some further
Direction Respecting the school for spining among the Natives
or some arangments made by the Commitee for the Cotinueing
and further prosecuting the said art among them--which they
seem desireous of and I beleave would be useful to them

James Mott

and I viseted the Oneidas and Absalom & Ruth
found Absalom quite unwell and unable to move after consulting
with them and considering of the subject--seeing they had some grain
on the ground and if Absalom had ben well enough to move they had no
land to go to nor house but must hire; we felt a sympathy for them
and concluded for them to stay and occupy the Farm and tools and take
care of themselves in the best manner they could, and leave the Care and
not fortague themselves in their situation with the concerns of the Indians
untill Absalom should be better or they hear from the Committee

the Indians seemed desireous to have friend continue to help
and instruct them they wanted to have their tools repared which we
gave orders to be done, Bred Corn they said was very scarse among them
and they had no seed Desired Friends to think of them--we gave them
incouragement, they seemed impateciant to know about their land
whether an exchange with the Governor could be mad or not

it appears there is two yoke of oxen wanted one for Oneida

and one for Onondaga--besides some tools

John Jacobs

(a peace maker) with some others from Newstockbridge
have call'd on me gave their approbation for what they saw in the spining
school desired to have it continued wished Friends to think of them poor
men and see if they did not want help and instruction to; said they
ware quite tired of their Missionary.

It has ben very sickly among the Oneidas

about 80 have died within a year
(as they informed us) above 30 in the South or Pagan