Dear Friends,
The occasion of our Writing
to you at this time is, on account of the
enclose’d Letter which we received from
the Caturaugus Indians a few days ago
and after due deliberation on the Subject
we forward it to your consideration, be-
lieveing there is a favourable opening
for help profitably to be administered
to the Indians at that Village; and as they
are a part of the Seneka Nation, to whom
our Certificate was addressed, they have
an Idea they ought to be partakers of
the Instruction & assistance our sosiety
have proposed affording that people.

Their present situation is favour-
able for the promotion of Civilization
amongst them, haveing a reservation
of