In June, 1761, he accompanied Sampson Occom to the Oneidas and returned in August with three Indian youths. He was approved as an Indian teacher in March, 1765, and set out accordingly for the Oneida Nation on*the 29th of April. He shortly after wrote Dr. Wheelock the following letter from his new residence :--

'«Kanayarohare, in Oneida, June 15, 1765. '« Honored and Rey. Sir

"This is the twelfth day since I began my school ; and eight of my scholars

are now in the third page of their spelling book. I never saw children exceed

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one of the school masters before mentioned, I now send to keep school among you, to teach your children, if you will receive him.

He is a rational, sprightly, active young man ; and I believe you will find him to be very honest and faithful. He comes only to do you good. His friends at Montauk have sent to me, éarnestly desiring that he might come there and teach their children; but I have often heard that you desired greatly to be, taught, and I hope he will do more good among you, and therefore I send him to you. I hope you will be kind to him as one of your-own people, and help him to live among you. I hope you will help him to get a house, and let him have some of your land to plant and sow; and he will, besides teaching your children, help and instruct you in managing husbandry ; which you must learn if you expect God will increase your number, and build you up, and make you his people.