Yours of
July 31. I received
yesterday and I am
very glad to understand that the
Indians
intend to
cultivate their Lands, and that they desire
to have mills and to be
helped in setting
up husbandry. but am Sorry to hear of your disap
pointment, and of the misunderstanding that occas
ioned it. — which was by means of an unskillful
Interpreter — I understood by
Joseph Woolley that
the reason why he had no more Boys to teach
last winter was because the chief man did not
favour it
[illegible: and]
thought it not best to teach them Eng
lish
and I had understood before that
the
Indians
did not
seem to be much disposed
to
practice
husbandry. —
and when I represented
to Peter and David the great importance
of it to the
Indians
if they would I told them I would do all I could to
help them and that I did not Doubt but the English would
assist them in Building Mills, getting Tools, and
teach the
Indians to use them and also
set up a blacksmith Among them etc. I See
they liked it well but I did not know that
the rest of the
Indians would. And I expected
they would Send me word before I did any
thing
about it for that I have waited forever since — I
sent for the Men as soon as I received
your
letter
[illegible: [guess: whom]] I had thoughts of employing
they came this morning to see me but the master
workman who is a very good man is
got into a
poor state of
health, and not likely to be well enough very soon
and also his Son is not well and is just going to sea for his
health. If I had known what I now hear
from you 4 months ago they
would likely have been with you about the
[illegible] before now.
however
the chief workman
desires
Mr. Smith
and
Mr.
Gunn would
look out
a Suitable place for the mills and See
if they can
find suitable
Stones for a grist mill and Send
me word. Whether they can find a good Place
how far, they must go for the stones
etc. and
also where the Irons may be had whether nearer to you than
Albany And they both will be
ready to come to you as Soon
as the season and their Family State will
allow of it. provided that
Mr. Smith and
Mr.
Gunn
shall write me that which is encouraging, respecting the Place that
the
Indians
still desire it. —
#If you like him
for your School master
and will build him a House and fence him a lot of
Lands so that he may keep a cow or two which may
give milk in the Spring,
that will help these men to
live while they are about your work.
—
#
Joseph Woolley is accounted a very honest Young man, and
is well accomplished to teach Young Children I hope
the
Indians will be very kind to him —
I am Glad to hear
of your kind Reception of
Mr. Smith I hope the
Indians will Love him
much
and treat
him as Gods messenger to you.