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Beyond Penn's Treaty

Henry Simmons letterbooks, Vol. 1 1797

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will be the Duty of Women industriously to work it into
Garments, thus are we made Mutual helps one to another
the Men doing their Portion of Service out of Doors, and
the Women filling up their alotments in the Houses

Sisters Christianity hath tought our Brethern to
be tender towards their Women and not to oppress them
but they are willing to do their part of the business; wher-
efore we think it would tend greatly to the Happiness of
your Nation; to Learn Christianity, for which end we
are concerned to encourage you in striving to have your
Children tought to read, by which they can come to know
the Scriptures and to learn the Lessons of Christianity;
Wherefore we are willing to send you a little help in your
first seting out, Our Brethern having procured a
young Man to teach them, whom the Good Spirit ha-
th made willing to leave his conections and dwell
among you awile for that purpose, We hope there-
fore the Children may be tought obedience to him, that
they may learn fast, and some of them be made able to tea-
ch others when he comes away, and that they may not
be hindered through the cold weather from steadily
attending the School. We send a stove to keep the
House