New Stockbridge 6th Mo 21th 1790 My dear Friends,

Little has occurred since my last beside the cus
tomary disappointment of long expected contingencies, no Jacob Taylor

having yet been heard of, and the usual tediousness and procrastina
tion of Indian Councils, extraordinarily lengthened out by the novelty
of our proposals, apparently no less unexpected, than the reply of Her
Rules to the staff'd Waggoners. "Set thy shoulders to the wheel, and I will
help thee" We staid at Whitestown a day or two, and waited upon
Judge White, and several other persons to whom we were recommended; and
had the satisfaction to find them all, as well as the Neighborhood in gene
ral, favorably disposed toward our undertakings; and willing to render
us any assistance we may be likely to want from them. Here also we
introduced ourselves to Jeremiah Belknap, Author of the History of New
Hampshire, and Jedediah Morse, who wrote the Geography of the Uni
ted States; they being on their way to the Oneidal Reservation, as Commis
sioners from the board of Trustees in Boston; for an enquiry into the conduct
of Missionary Kirkland, of which complaint had been made (principally
for remissness of duty) to the Scotch Society for propogating the Gospels
by whom these missions are supported. They seem pleased to
see us in favour of our errands, of which they expressed a hearty approba
tion, as the only means of effectually introducing christianity among the