And when your game is gone, you will not have occasion to remove to another place, or to go a great way to catch wild creatures to live upon as Indians have been forced to do; but you will live as well without them as with them, by the produce of your own farms. And then you will be under circumstances to have ministers and schoo] masters settled among you ; and will be able to support them according to the laws of Christ, to. teach you and your children the great things that concern your peace with God, and the eternal salvation of your precious souls ; and so you may soon become a learned and knowing people. And then you will be in no danger of being imposed upon and cheated, as you have been by bad men, who care not what becomes of Indians, if they can only get your lands, and cheat and wrong you in other things. I pity you greatly on these accounts ; and I wish you would mind what I say to you. I greatly desire you may become a great, and good, and very happy people.

David Fowler can tell] you how God has dealt with Indians in New England, and how they now begin to see their-error, and amend their doings.

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I thank you for the kindness, which some of you have shewn to my dear M' Kirkland, whom I sent into your country last fall. His heart is bent todo good to the Indians. He denies himself all the pleasure and honors which he might have here among his friends, only to do you good. JI hope you will continue your kindness to him, and treat him as my child. I hope God will make him an instrument of great good to the Indians.