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 sight to see natives of the forest leave their fathers and mothers, and go to other tribes for the purpose of assisting in the instruction of the poor Indians. Sister Barnes expects to be gone about six weeks. I purpose to return in eight or ten days. In the afternoon we all set off; Brother Case accompanied us to York. Before leaving the Credit we also made arrangements for having native labourers to go to the Munceytown Mission, and visit the Saugeen Indians,

Wednesday 13th. — In the forenoon I wrote a note to the Attorney General Boulton, to let him know that I had laid out his donation of five dollars in books for the Indian schools.

Thursday 14th. — Went with a number of the brethren to the mouth of the river to make a few hauls with the seine for salmon. We caught about 140.

Saturday 16th. — Brother John Sunday and John Paul arrived at this place, from their tour to Mackinaw and elsewhere. They brought cheering news from that quarter.

Tuesday 19th. — Worked at the office, assisted by Brother Sunday. In the evening I continued to write down the particulars of the two brothers' tour to the west, and sat up till 2 in the morning before we got through. It occupied seven large seven sheets of paper. From the report it appears that there were eight or ten Chippeway Indians converted in the vicinity of Detroit, and about twenty of the same nation residing near Mackinaw, and that the prospects of doing good to the Indians at the west were very encouraging.

Saturday 30th. — White washed the office room. Our Indian saw mill at this place was put in operation this day. It went with considerable speed.

Tuesday, November 2nd. — My brother John and myself began this day to renew the business of translating the Scriptures. John continues on the Gospel of St. John, and I on