the heads of those who had faith. You must have a oneness of heart in all things, You shall be satisfied one way or the other with us before you have done with us.— <there are a> great many old huts here <but they> are all new. our city is not 6 or 700 years <old> as <those> you come from, it is only a 4 year old not <a> 4 year oldnot <but> 3 year old. <we> comncd [commenced] building 3 years last fall. <there> few old setlers— I got away fro[m] my keepers <in > & ran & came on these shore[s], & found 4 or 500 families & <I> went to work to get meat & flour folks were not afraid to trust. me. I went to work & bought all this region of country:— <& I cried> Lord what will thou have me to do? <& the answr was> build up a city [p. [126]]