This Day we
have met with our brothers as opportu-
nity to
return thanks to our Maker for
opportunity to proceed, Our business
is to
desire our friends to take into consideration
we desire
to get the knowledge of farming
from our friends as one God made
us
both, we have advanced ourselves but
still think fit to
imbrace opportunity, this offer'd
us by our friends if we have any
gift
that we may have our Eyes opened-
We first lay our matter
before you our
friends, as you have come forward and off-
ered
to assist in our undertaking, as there
is three Hundred and sixty
one souls in this
Village that have agreed to receive
instruc-
tion from you, as we desire to be instruced
in all the
various branches of learning
letters, pen, and tilling the field;
as we have
seen great benefit by Captain
Obeals
same rules