Onohooquauge
Nov.[illegible][guess: rr] 12 1764.
Dear Kind Brothers.
We are alive yet, and well, for which we thank God. We return our
sincere Thanks for sending such pleasant News to us; which we have for a long Time
desired to hear. We wrote last Fall to some of our Brothers, but have had no Return, 'till now. The hearing this joyful News, appears to us, as thus we saw you face
to face. We again return our most [illegible][guess: hearty] hearty Thanks. We are Constantly
labouring in the Word of God, as you are. We can't but again return you our best
Thanks, yt you are so mindfull of us, as to be still making Provision for ye Welfare of our Souls. The Labour of ye Gospel is very heavy in this Wilderneſs, we rejoice to see one. who will join hands with us; it se^e^ms to make the bur[illegible][guess: th]den much lighter, & we go on with greater alacrity.— We are thankful to hear we are not
alone in ye great work of God, but that there are others, who labour for, & rejoice with us in ye Welfare of Souls.— "The folloing
Peter's." I am very glad to hear you are still
desirous that we should be acquainted with ye whole word of God, &
^of^
ye Invitation to your School.— I wou'd immediately embrace your kind offer, did not the present Situation of our
Affairs forbid my coming. Our Men are all abroad,— Many Things are committed to
my Charge.— we suppose our Enemies below, are at this present juncture
engaged. we know not what will be ye event. perhaps in my Absence our Women may be all killed, & our houses burnt down. But as soon as Peace &
Quietneſs are proclaim'd in these our Borders, I shall gladly comply with your Desire.— our
Boys are all out— we dont yet know who will come.— We wish you all
well in the Lord.
We give our Love to you, and all our Brothers. Farewell.
iſaac
dakaye^nenſe ^re^^
gwedethes Akwirondongwas
P.S. Interpreted by John Harper, wrote by
your obede.t unworthy
hume Servt
Saml Kirtland.
To
the Rev.d
M.r Wheelock
&c.
Iſaac
Takayenerſere
&
Gwedethes
Akwirondongwas two poor Indian Miniſters
at
Onohooquauge their
Letter
Novr 12th 1764 —
To The Rev.d
Mr
Eleazer Wheelock — New-England