AtthistimeaprofessedlyfriéndlyIndtoldmenha$hiscountrymenhadbeenholdingacoEulneil&hadasterminedtadriveallthewhites£30mthepumehasedtémriboxythattheyweregoing£0killallcuraéntle&ifwewerestillherewhenthayhadkilled&eatenthemnhey[woulalkillusgMéantimetheywereinsistentintheexitemetheydiénotintendtoenterourhousewithouttheirdrawnknives0rwaralubsinnheirhands&snillcentinuednebagforfood.
Seymour says a Native told him that they were planning on driving the white people out of the land
nhattheyhadanindisputableclaimheourpity,
Seymour thinks that the Natives think that they have a right to Christian pity
eyshot,stabbed,soalpeditd0.AChiefandhisbandfromMillsLac,2or5daysmarchfromP.requestedMrS.thatifheleftP.theMissionarieswould"stepovertotheirh
Mr. Seymour is threatened at Millie Lac
ThetimehasnowcomeIthinkforourMissionstodeclarethem—selvesindipendentoftheh.M.F.Compan
Seymour suggests to Greene that the missions severe connection to the American Fur Company
erhapstheywillnotjustifytheexponceI'havc’imrggdymade.IsometimestremolowhenIthinkofitbutnruamiiihavc‘errcdyouwillpardontheerror&be-lievemestil
Seymour is worried he spent more of the Board's money than he should have
TheypassedaresolutionwhiletogetheratPokegomsthatonmyvisittotheStatesImakeitaspecialobjecttohiresor4piousyoungmenforthetermoz3.4or5yearstolaborforareasonablecompensationatthevariousstationsinthatregi
Seymour left to Connecticut and Ohio, was ill, and also looked for 3 - 4 pious people to work at the missions
avidGreenetoJohnSymour,Boston,9Octob
the Board releases Seymour, but suggests that he not study divinity
havedevotednotimeexcetontheSabbath,toimpartingreligiousinstruction&nonetoschoolteaching0thestudyofthelanguage,exceptthreemonthsofmynrstyearatMackina
Seymour has been so busy doing manual labor at Pokegoma that he hasn't taught any religious instruction or school
couldmarryanIndianwifebutsuchastepIampersuadedwouldcontributelittletomyinnuenceamongtheIndians—destroyforeveramongmyfriends—breaktheheartofanaffectionatemother&bringthegrayhairsofabelovedfatherwithsorrowtothegrav
Seymour is unaffective among the Ojibwe because he is unmarried (want to get married because of his "sense of duty"), but he feels that marrying an Ojibwe women would ruin his reputation
erequestthatHrSeymourorElymaybesenttoouraidnextspring"iftheLordwil
Mr. Ayer requests Mr. Ely or Mr. Seymour