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 Thursday 19th. — In the morning I called upon J. B Clench, Esq., who treated me with his usual politeness. Sir John Colborne appeared very glad to see me in order to make several enquiries about the Indians, and to communicate to me his plans of operation for civilizing the natives. He manifested much zeal for the prosperity of the poor Indians.

Friday 20th. — This day glided away without my doing any good, or being particularly engaged in any business. Oh my unprofitableness! My unprofitableness!

Monday 23rd. — In the afternoon, according to a previous notice, the Indian sisters assembled in the chapel, in order to form a Dorcas Society, the object of which was to raise a fund towards aiding in spreading the Gospel among our poor unconverted native brethren.

Wednesday 25th. — In the morning made preparations for a tour to the Grand River, &c., in order to visit a tribe of Chippeways, who are hunting in the rear of Waterloo township, at the Grand River. These Indians, we are informed, are the same we saw last July at the River Saugeen, on the south shores of Lake Huron, who from that time became a praying people, and have come thus far on purpose for us to visit them, and give them further instruction.

Thursday 26th. — Started in the morning on my journey. Met on the road three men, one woman and a girl, all of the Soux nation. They were trimmed off in their native costume. I had a short conversation with them in the Chippeway tongue.

Tuesday, December 8th.— From Hamilton I rode to the Credit. During my absence, old Jackson departed this life; we trust in the faith of the Gospel of Christ. Previous to his conversion to Christianity, he was noted for his savage and bloodthirsty disposition, but when he embraced the meek and pacific