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PAPERS RELATING TO THE SIX NATIONS.
your Excellency, whose direction and advice I esteem infinitely preferable to my own; also for whoseformer undeserved kindness and condesention, I desire to renew most humble thanks.
That Success & Prosperity may crown all your Excellency’s undertakings, is y e sincere wish ofhim.—who is with greatest esteem
Your Excellencys most obedient &
obliged humble servant
His Excellency S r W m Johnson. S. Kirtland.
P. S. I shall go down by water, with one or two Indians who have invited me to go with themfor sake of learning y e Language.
I have not, nor shall I acquaint them y‘ I have any thoughts of getting Provision up here.
REV D M R WHEELOCK TO SIR W“ JOHNSON.
Sir, May it please your Excellency.
The Bearer a Narraganset Indian with a number of that Tribe desire me to write you in theirFavour. I am not acquainted with their Case only by common Fame and it has.been often saidthat a number of that Tribe appear more spirited to cultivate their Lands, and live by the Produceof them, than heretofore they have been, but that they are like to be prevented therein by a drunkenSachem who has got in Debt, and is selling their Lands fast to the English , Your Excellency nodoubt knows their Case much better than I do, and will be ready to prevent the Evil they fear if itbe in your power.
Sir. I am ordered by the Board of Corrispondents in the Colony of Connecticut to return yourExcellency their grateful acknowledgment of your favourable recommendation of this Indian School&c. and for all the Expressions of your Favour and Friendship towards the Important Designof Inlarging & advancing the kingdom of the Redeemer among the Savages, and to Express theirbest Wishes for your temporal and eternal Felicity. We rely upon your Friendship, and wouldby no means justly merit the Contrary.
I am obliged to write in utmost Hurry & Confusion or not embrace this Favourable opportunityof Conveyance which your Goodness will readily enough consider as an Excuse for what is sounfashionably offered by Hon d Sir.
Your Excellency’s much obliged and most Obed 1 Humble Servant
SIR W. JOHNSON TO REV. THOMAS BARTON.
Johnson Hall Nov r 7 th , 1765.
Sir I have had the favor of yours, and I am much obliged to you for the trouble you have givenyourself about the Electrical Aparatus &c and for your polite & friendly offers of Service of whichI may now & then avail myself.
The Interest I have in the Welfare of the Indians, & my sincere regard for their happiness hasinduced me at all times to give proper Introductions & Assistance to the Missionarys sent amongst