Acors Rathbone

Person Information

5 mo 11. 1816

Dear friends

I Receved a few
Lines from you some time Past and
it bing atime of sickness in my
family the letter was Lost or mis Lade
so that I am not able to answer it so per-
ticular as I should wish
I have not been able to find stiddy
master my son stay at the shool at the
Oneida

while it was time for him to be
gin work at Clothing business his school
gradual deminished before he left it to one
or two some of the indians say that they are
afraid it will make there Children as bad as white
folks if they send them to school but some
are willing to send and want ther Chil
dren should have Learning but mos of those
are the grateer part of there time out at work
in Different parts of the country

the women seem to be spirited in Learning to
make Cloth and thank friends for there in
coragement and there are upwards of 20
that have sowed and are Preparing to sow
flax I have Procure the Looms other
articles as the sub Commitee Directed and
Shall send my account in the faul or