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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons letterbooks, Vol. 1 1797

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From a Committee of Chester Quarterly Meeting
of Women Friends in Delaware County; the Neig-
hbourhood of Philadelphia; To our Friends
the Indian Women of the Oneida Nation, and
those to whom this may come.

Sisters, It is in sisterly sympathy with you, we
have become desirous of your improvement in things
spiritual and Temporal, in which we have been
stired up by that good spirit which Leads to do good, and
communicate to send you some of the Bounty which
Providence hath bestowed upon us through our industry
and care, particularly for our aged and infirm Sisters
and your Children who are not able to provide for them
selves, and we wish you to imitate this industry, so that you
amay procure yourselves raiment against these things
are worn out, seeing the good Spirit hath put it into
the Hearts of our Brethern to take your Nation, and
others, a little while by the Hand, till you can learn to sta-
nd, being desirous to lead you forward in the knowledg
of Religion, and things useful in Temporal Life; and
we wish your Brethern may wisely improve the opp-
ortunity; and then when they raise Flax and Wool it
will