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Friends & Brothers

The bearer of this letter is the Reverand [sic]
M^r. Lyman Potter; a person distinguished for
his piety, sobriety, & moral conduct. His business
into your nation is to enquire of you head
men and warriors, whether or not, you
would wish to engage a suitable person to
instruct and teach your young people in the
useful branches of Education, Religion, and ^the
sciences finer arts; M^r. Potters designs and intentions
appear to be composed of a laudable and
and Christian like intention, Virtues, and
should you incline to have your nation
instructed in the usefull [sic] and necessary branches
I have mentioned to you, I beg you to believe
that you will not find a more suitable
person then M^r. Potter ^either to instr give instruction himself, or send furnish you with proper
characters to do it- I rejoice to see
such an offer made by so emminent a character
of his services to your people, and hope it may
be attended with the utmost success, and blessings