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will go safe to Hand, as also the Votes to the 18th Instant, since which none have been printed, andshall continue the-latter regularly by every Post.

Bayles General Dictionary is not to be had in this Place, but shall send to London for them as

soon as we are permitted to import any Goods from that Part of the World. And am, Sir, in themean Time

Your Obliged humble Servant

New-YorkApril 22, 1769.

H. Gaine.

JAMES ADAIR ESQ. TO SIR WM. JOHNSON.

Great Sire Tho’ Pm just on y e point of returning southwardly, by y e way of Philadelphia ; yetmy gratitude & intense affection incite me to send you these lines in return for y r kindness to meat y 1 ' hospitable Hall; And for y r kindly patronage of my weak & honest productions, on y e Originof y e Indian Americans. All ranks of y e learned, here, have subscribed to their being publish’din London, a half year, hence; And y e two volumes, Octavo , w h they consist of, Ido myself yeparticular honour, from an innate generous principle, to dedicate to you & Sir Henry Moore; For tho’he has not seen y e manuscripts, yet, on y e strong recommendations of y e Learned, he has patronisedme, both here, and in y e Islands, and every where else, that his good nature & philosophic tempercou’d think of. My great Hybernian Meccenas as yo’ve approved of my Indian performance, from y rown knowledge and accurate observations, I’m fully perswaded, that, upon my sollicitation, you’lltake some convenient opportunity to recommend me to y e notice of Lord Hillsborough, y r friendsin Ireland , &c. For, You know, I came from y e Southward, on purpose to apply to y r friendlymediation, of which General Gage has taken notice, on the account, as I’m informed by the Clergy,of certain (supposed) Stuart’s principles. Opposition makes honest men, only, the more intent •and ther’s a certain time for every thing; As y e two letters I did myself y e pleasure to write toyou, from y s place, sufficiently indicate, according to my opinion.

Please to excuse y s hurry’d-olf scroll and to give my sincere & lasting respects to y r lion bextensive family, one by one ; and to accept the same, from,

Great Sire y r obliged, & very devoted H ble Serv 4

N. York April 30 th ann 1769.

James Adair .

JAMES ADAIR ESQ R TO SIR W M JOHNSON.

Sire, About a month ago, I did myself y® pleasure of writing to you, both in complyance to y rkindly request, and my own ardent inclination. And, now, I re-assume it, returning you my mosthearty thanks, for your civilities and favours of each kind.

In a great measure, I ascribe to you my Maecenas , that y e Rev d Mess rs Inglis and Ogilvie,y e Profes-sors of y e College, and a good many of y e Learned, here, including, in a very particular manner, thegood-lnimourd, the sensible, the gay, y e witty, & polite, Sir Henry Moore, have taken me into theirpatronage ; Tho’ I’m sorry to say, that Gen 1 ' 1 Gage paid so little regard to y r friendly letter in mybehalf, as not to order his Aid de Camp to introduce me when I called to wait of him. Indeed he