their paying the cost, and acknowledging
their error, in consequence of which, by direction from him,
after he had perused said letters, I accordingly discharged
both suits, the bail of said Thomas and Ayres paying the
costs, which amounted to fifty dollars.

I further certify, that during my acquaintance with said Apes,
which commenced as I think, in March last, I have seen nothing
in his character or conduct, to justify the reports spread
about him, by said Thomas and Ayres; but on the contrary, he
has appeared to me to be an honest and well disposed man.

HENRY W. KINSMAN, No. 33, Court Street. _Boston, November 30,
1833_.

I, the subscriber, fully concur in the above statement.
JAMES D. YATES, Elder of the Methodist Protestant Church.

The original confession of Reynolds being lost, I trust that the
following certificate will satisfy the reader that it has actually had
existence.

_To whom it may concern_.

This is to certify that I have repeatedly seen, and in one
instance, copied a paper of confession and _retraction_
of Slanders, which the writer stated he had uttered, and
published in papers of the day, against William Apes, the
preacher to the Marshpee tribe of Indians, signed, John
Reynolds, and countersigned as witness, by William Parker,
Esq. The copy taken of the above mentioned confession by the
subscriber, was sent to the Rev. T.R. Witsil, Albany, N.Y.

THOMAS F. NORRIS, President of the Protestant Methodist
Conference, Mass.
Attest,
JAMES D. YATES.
_Boston, May 7, 1835_.

Nevertheless, lest this should not be sufficient, I am prepared to
defend myself by written certificates of my character and standing
among the whites and natives, (the Pequod tribe,) in Groton. They are
as follows:

We the undersigned, native Indians of the Pequod tribe, having
employed Rev. William Apes as our Agent, to assist us, and to
collect subscriptions and monies towards erecting a house to
worship in, do hereby certify, that we are satisfied with
his agency; and that we anticipated that he would deduct
therefrom, all necessary expenses, for himself and family,
during the time he was employed in the agency, as we had no
means of making him any other remuneration.

By permission, FREDERICK X[Note: sideways X] TOBY,