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send my children, as there was no school or place 

 of instruction near us. I told him that when they 

 sent the minister and teacher, I would give him an 

 answer. In about two weeks the teacher arrived. 

 He was from Virginia, and his name was Samuel 

 Oldham, lie was accompanied by his wife. They 

 were both pious people and members of the Presby- 

 terian Church. A man by tlie name of George 

 Ililderbrand came with them as interpreter. lie 

 had lived for several years among the Indians on 

 the Allegany, and understood the language. After 

 the teacher had been here about two days, a man by 

 the name of Walter Seaman and myself went to see 

 him and Cornplanter about sending our children to 

 their school. Cornplanter said he did not know as 

 they would be willing to teach our children without 

 pn} r , but he would be willing on his part as he 

 thought it would be an assistance in teaching their 

 children to speak the English language. He said 

 that the minister was expected to arrive the next 

 Saturday evening, and preach to them on the next 

 Sabbath, and they could then asceitain whether we 

 would be permitted to send our children to their 

 school. I asked of Cornplanter the reason why the 

 Quakers left them about four years previous. He 

 said the Quakers did not keep the Sabbath, and he 

 thought that was very wrong; and they taught the 

 children that he was no wiser or better than any 

 other man, and ought not to be considered so. This 

 ciFpleaped him very much, as he wished to be con 

 pidor^d the wisest and be?t of his tribe, and he told 



