To John Jay Esq. Governor of the State of Newyork [New York] The Superintendants of the affairs of the Brothertown Indians, Respectfully Report That they have received the Governors Letter dated 1st [unclear] acknowledging the receipt of the report made by them on the 24th of last Month, The Superintendants are fully convinced of the propriety of forwarding a report and their accounts about the time the annuity becomes due, and they ought then be preapred to recommend and specify the manner in which the money might be laid out most beneficial to the Indians. Impressed with a solicitude to promote the humane designs of the Legislature, the Superintendants hope in future to pay frequent and earnest attention to their duties, yet such have been the circumstances in the late season as have prevented or indeed put it out of their power to comply with their duty in such a manner as it required and was their earnest wish to do, but they were in part prevented by such circumstances as was not in their power to command - They however would probably have made a report at the time the annuity became due, but owing to the intention of one of them to visit the Indians that Season who was prevented by indisposition, and very soon afterwards the general sickness in the city took place, which occasioned such general derangement as put it wholly out of their power - The Superintendants in the last report mentioned things in more general terms, with a view of spreading the several subjects before the Governor, and having now received his answer, will by more particular relative to the wants of the Indians, and the supplies necessary to procure for them, By late information every individual had still by him the proportion of live stock he had received, except one or two, who had lost their cows by accident, this supply gave to each family a milch cow which was of great service to them - The Indians have requested a further supply of live stock, and we are of opinion it would be of great use to furnish it to them, There is no grist Mill in Brothertown, and altho' there are Mills about five Miles from the heart of the settlement yet they suffer an inconvenience by going to those Mills, and