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My Dear Sir,

                 Yours of March 13th was duly

unclear. I thank you much for the contents of it, especially the information with regard to my dear sons. I hope they have unclear this learned some wisdom, and sobriety. I know they will receive good advice from yourself and other friends and I hope they will have discretion enough to follow it.

   I write now to suggest to you what has occurred to 

me within a few days. Could not a Voluntary unclear be organized in our country for the exprefs purpose of inquiring into the past, present, and prospective condition, feelings unclear of our Western and Southern Indians Tribes? Could not an extensive Enquireing Afromation of this unclear be organized, no as to embrace influential men of all political parties? Could it not have its seat in New York or Philadelphia, and have members on corresponding members through-out the Country? its main object being to arcertain, no far as posible, the advances the several tibes have made in civilization and christianity and their encouraging and discouraging unclear; and the obstacles in the way to their civilization unclear unclear And let this society employ a periodical to circulate the information obtained through the country and the world. You know Sir, that voluntary afociatives?