start as soon afterwards as possible. These brethren who go north will instruct the Indians concerning the object we wish to accomplish, and the relationship we sustain to them. Those who go South to the cherokees and camanches, will go to find out their feelings towards us, and whether they will admit us among them. When the brethren all meet together again, if they can find a suitable location, on this side the , where we can be safe & have a suitable place to locate our families, and find that we shall be received by the Indians, and be permitted to settle among them where we can instruct them, that is all we ask at present. wants to go over the mountains to see his uncle and if they think proper let one or two go with him, and let them go to [p. [274]]