[Copy] Philadelphia, March 13 1793 Most Worthy Sir— The inhabitants of Brotherston are one hundred and thirteen who are already up there and those who are gone and those that are going 37 perhaps there will be near fourty — and they are in general from some of those families who are up to Brotherston who have no Children begin to live considerable comfortable but the rest are from not moving up so far and not very hard for many of us and some of us were drove off from our plantations and lost all — during late War. This is another reason why we are so poor — This general poverty obliges us to ask the assistance of the United States in supporting a School for the education of our Children in like manner as the Stockbridge Indians our Neighbours have been assisted. We are nine Miles distant from them — The Subscriber and his Son have been travelling this New England among the remnants of the tribes of Indians dwelling to whom with at Brotherston the land called Brotherston was given some years ago by the Oneidas in order to make an application to the Legislature of New York, to remove the white Intruders — This has put us to some expense and we shall be thankful for a small sum of Money to enable us to travel home as soon as we shall be favored with an answer. This is from Your humble Serv^t David Fowler To the Honorable the Secretary of War. Copy.