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PAPERS RELATING TO THE SIX NATIONS.
' REV» SAMUEL KIRTLAND TO SIR W M JOHNSON.
Sir. I wrote your Honour sometime past by Onuhsoclctea & ye two white men from Niagara,. w chI hope lias come safe to hand.—We have no news of consequence stiring among us at present. I’veheard by some of y e Indians y l your Honour has had a very easy happy time thro’ the winter—NoVisiters no Company excepting Cap Monteur, no Letters from abroad. Nothing to do but to setdown & enjoy y® Comforts of Life. w ch news I tell them is too good to be true. I rather fear y®contrary. Ive lately spoke to the Indians here, something farther concerning my design &c. I havehad an agreable encouraging answer—of w ch I shall acquaint your Honour by y e next opportunityhaving but a moment to write at present, & y e Bearer now waiting. I beg leave being desir’d toinsert a short speech for Tekanondo, as he is my special friend & main suppurt here. I mentiononly y e Substance.
“I return you many thanks for your friendly encouraging words last fall—they buried almostall my sorrow, & gave me as it were new life. I keep y m continually in my mind. I again returnmost hearty thanks for your Remembrance of me. I desire you wou’d consider y e present disposition& intention of my warriors to visit y e old Enemies y® Cherokee, you are well acquainted w th ourancient Customs & Traditions, y* y e late Breach in my family cant be fully made up in any otherway. I know not w‘ your present stores are, nor how you are disposed towards these things. I askonly this y l you woud take it into consideration. You are doubtless sensible it is hard for me tosee all my Notes pass me on this Business, & I being alone, perhaps shall set down & weep w thmy miserable Condition. But if my Warreours go I’ll be contented to tarry your encouraging word& strict charge last fall shall support me & be continually in my mind.
In much hast your Honours most obed 1 & ever hum e Serv 1
*' S. ICirtland.
Kaunaudasage Feby 18,1766, if I dont mistake.
I beg y e favour of an Almanack if your Honou r has a supply. I fear I shall forget y e Sabbaths &perhaps new moons, & become a Savage indeed.
The Hon bl Si r W m Johnson.
M E WEYMAN, PRINTER, TO SIR W M JOHNSON.
ON THE SUBJECT OF THE INDIAN PRAYER BOOK.
Sir, The Indian Common Prayer Book stil lies dead ;—I should be glad to be informed how Iam. to proceed. I have been at much Expence for what is done, and assure myself of yourconsideration of y® Affair. I shall wait your Motion with Pleasure ;—No doubt occurrences pre-vented its farther Progress with you. The Reverend M r Ogilvie, who is now Curate here, will nodoubt undertake its Correction, if you doubt my Carefulness from sticking close to a legible Copy;and, I think, Sir, he will readily assist on Application, which, if you please, I will undertake toaddress for, should you incline to continue its Publication.
I am, Your Excellency’s obliged, and Obedient H ble Servant,
W a Weyman.