should have staid longer but at leng
th gave it up; and in our parting
conference feelingly expressed, that
he hoped we would make our minds
perfectly easy about our young Men,
for altho’ he could not answer for
sickness, or even Death, or such things
but as to any thing elce, he should
look upon it his duty always to be their
friend, and that no harm would
happen them from his People; he con-
cluded with desiring the Great Spirit
might preserve us on our Journey,
and that he might so order things that
we might find our families and
people well when returned .
I