lings, and exposed ourselves to the hardships
and difficulties of a perilous journey, with no other
view than for their improvement. We then
read the epistle or instrument of writing the
committee sent which particularly opened
the design and cause of our coming among
them. It was read by paragraphs and
intrepreted with some dificulty: We next
read General Wilkingson’s letter then dropt
some advice wishing them when they took
our proposals into considerations, they would
guard agains discouragements that might present
in their looking forward towards a change
in their manner of living, for we did not
doubt but their might be many difficulties
in their way and their progress might be
slow yet there are accounts in writings
amongst the white people of a people that
lived beyond the great waters, in another
island who many years ago lived like
they