after a pause, they began their speech, after this manner
that they remembered what the Quakers said to them
Last summer, and what I had said too them now Corri-
sponded, so that they thought they perfectly underst-
ood what our intention was, and they now felt thank-
ful for our help and assistance.

They said the Oneidas had a double previledg to
what they had, as many of them had Learning & could conv-
erse with the white People & Learn their ways of Living
but they had no Learning but what nature had Lea-
rnt them. but yet they where willing to take hold
and do what they could, but that of Drinking Rum
& getting Drink, they Said they thought they could
not keep from it, because it was running all round
them, that they now lived on an Island, and the wh-
ite People would give them Drams & then they cra-
ved more, So that they thought it was impossi-
ble to leave it off; as they had so long been accustom-
ed to it; but they where in hopes the young Peo-
ple