PAPERS RELATING TO THE SIX NATIONS.

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REV. M R BROWN TO SIR JOHNSON.

Albany Sep 13m 1766.

S'- I have the Honour of y rs of the 10 th Instant p r master Peter, wherein I find no particularInstructions in Kegard to his schooling, conclude therefore that you leave him to me on that Head.Depend on it I shall take the same care of him in every Respect as my own Child. I shall be pre-pared to meet his Excellency y'self & the rest of the Fraternity on the earliest notice. My Dis-course to my Indian Children shall be short, but how sweet I must leave to y r better Judgment. Ishall obey y r other commands by inviting four or five the most decent of our Brethren to meet hisExcellency on that Solemn occasion.

I remain S r with the utmost Respect y r most obliged Hum Serv<

S r W ra Johnson. T. Brown.

REY D M R CHAMBERLAIN TO THE REY. M R BROWN.

Onowadagegh Oct. 10 A. D. 1766.

Rev d Sir Though my being a Stranger to you might free me from many offices which might beexpected from a youth bound to you by many acts of your kindness yet I cant neglect writing to youon a late occurrence without violating the Bonds of simple Humanity which bind equally the mostremote Acquaintance and the most intimate Friends. A Report has been lately handed about herethat you Rev d Sir at the late Meeting at Johnson Hall christend serveral children in the Presenceof his Honour the Governor the honourable Sir W ,n Johnson many other Gentlemen and a Numberof Indians of several Tribes who had been before christened by Missionaries of tire presbyterianorder. I acknowledge Rev d Sir that the Fact mention’d in their Report is too notoriously conteraryto the Practices of Christians of every Denomination to gain Credit amongst any but Indians andthe most ignorant and crudilous Part of the white People, confident therefore that this Report isintirely Groundless I have thought it imprudent to apply to any Gentleman to have it refuted but toyourself who will I doubt not readily give so full and ample Refutations of it from under your ownHand that I may for the Futer be able to put to shame all who would thereby asperse your character°r bring into Contempt and Neglect amongst these ignorant Heathen the whole Christian system.It tvas my advice from several presbiterian Ministers and from all whom I convers d with on thesubject that twas best as much as possible to keep from the minds of the Indians every Notion ofa uy Difference or Distinction amongst prodestant Christians. To this I have always been despos d andLave therefore been ever ready to stand by a silent Spectator and Auditor of what ever any Gentle-man of the standing church chlergey have desired to act or speak in any of the Places where mycommission under the hon ble Scots Society has impowered me to officiate. The Prudence of thisMeasure the Advantage it gives to the common cause of Christianety and its utility to the Nations ° far as we consider the natinal Interest as connected with the scheme christinising the Heathenln these Parts must appear to every considerate Person upon the least Reflection but if the foremen-fiond Report obtains we are obviously under a Necessity either to leave the Indians intirely or elseto give a satisfactory Reason for such a Piece of unheard of Conduct. The first of these Sir you mayreadily suppose we shall not do before we see the Indians all suppli d with Ministers of someVol. iv. 30