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I thought it best to Lay the matter before you, who may have it in your power to make necessaryenquirys concerning him, & who can best Judge whether he deserves encouragement under theseCircumstances, as my acquaintance with him, or his conduct will not enable me to be more particular.
I am just finishing my post Letters so can only add at present that I am always with truth andregard, Dear Sir &c
The Rev d D Auchmuty.
REVD. MR. HANNA’S TESTIMONIALS.
To all whom it may Concern, the Bearer W m Hannah lived several Years under my Inspection& read the Latin & Greek Classicks under my Tuition : has taught the Latin for the Space of a Yearpast & began to teach the Greek Classicks to the good acceptance of his Imployers; & as he has wellacquited himself in the Former, I doubt not his Capacity to teach the Later upon Due Preelection towhich I expect he will be naturally Inclined he is Sober & Regular as to his moral Charactercertified at Nottingham Octo 2 d 1756 by S. Finley.
That the Bearer hereof William Hanna assisted me in teaching Greek & Latin more than a yearconducted inoffensively & Soberly, w r as faithful in his Business & behaved to the good acceptanceboth of Employers & Scholars and I doubt not if he is employed in teaching again but he willdeserve the same Character is certified at Pequea February 19 1757.
p r Robt Smith Y. D. M.
Philad il March 10 1759.
This is to certify that the Bearer M r William Hannah was regularly admitted unto the JerseyCollege at Prince-Town behaved himself soberly while in it, & applyed himself diligently to hisStudies and had passed one Examination for a Degree with the approbation of the Trustees & wouldhave been admitted to the Honours of the College had he attended at the Commencement last; For heleft the College only for a Season by Permission of the authority of it, & was as well Qualified tostand a second Examination as any one of his Class who ivere all admitted without Exception.So that the only reason of his not geting a Degree was his absence he was free of all CollegeCensure Certified per John Ewing.
New' York May 8 1759.
This is to Certify that M r John Ewing w r as Tutor of the Jersey College at Princetown last year Ithe Subscriber being his Pupil. Peter Rt Livingston 1
This may certify that M r William Hannah is a member of the church of Christ in Salisbury in fullCommunion & in Regular Standing & as such is recommended to Occasional or stated communion inthe Church of Christ wherever Providence may call him Testes Jonathan Lee Pastor of saidChurch May 24th 1760.
1 Col. Peter R. Livingston, son of Robert third proprietor of the Manor ol Livingston, was born May 8th 1737, andmarried Margaret, daughter of James Livingston, merchant of Now-York. He was elected to represent the Manor in theProvincial Assembly in 1761, 1768, and again in 1774. At the breaking out of the Revolution lie adhered, with other mem.bers of the family, to the side of American liberty, and in 1776 was chosen president of the Provincial Convention as well aschairman of the committee of safety, and was employed in other departments of the publie service. Ha died 15th Novr ,1794, aged 57 years. His sister Mary married Hon. James Huane.—E d.