PAPERS RELATING TO THE SIX NATIONS.
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REVD HARRY MUNRO TO SIR W M. JOHNSON.
Honourable Sir, [As] M r Mosely is in a hurry to leave Town, I have just time to Salute you &family in the most cordial & respectful manner; assuring you at the same time, that no Distanceof time or [place] Shall ever efface those Sentiments of Friendship & Gratitude I [shall] alwaysretain for you. I have been lately in New York , where I collected one hundred Pounds amongfriends & Connections, for our poor Church at Albany , which now makes a decentappearance; The old windows being taken down, & new Sashes put in their place. The insidealso is [altered] for the Better; & peace & harmony generally prevails amongst us; Notwithstanding[the] malicious Efforts of a certain Cabal [to] disturb our Tranquility, S l Peter’s [ChurchJ maintainsher ground, & increases [in] numbers.
I have sent [you] an Abstract for the present year [where] you will find an excellent Sermonpreached by D r Moss. The Clergy at New York desire their respectful Comp' s to you. The Fundfor Clergymens widows goes on Successfully ; having [lately] received a present of Two hundred[pounds] Sterling from Barbadoes . I sincerely congratulate you on the appointment of your newChaplin & [Missionary,] with my most hearty wishes that he may answer your purpose, & [in all]respects promote your good and [pious] Design.
The Rev d D r B[urton] is to resign, & one D r Hide is to [be] appointed Sectary next Christmass.The Propriety & Expediency of sending Bishops to America is now the general Topic of Conver-sation in England.
Our Governor has been extremely ill, but is now recovered, & gone to Philad a .
That the Almighty may long preserve your Life in [health] & happiness, as a Blessing to [your]family, & to this Country in general are the ardent wishes and hearty prayer of
Hon bl « Sir your most obliged
most obedient & most humble Servant
REV. MR. GRAVES TO SIR WM JOHNSON.
Hon le Sir Permit me to embrace this Opportunity of congratulating you& all y e Friends of ourestablished Religion upon ye Arrival & Settlement of ye worthy M r Mosely, who, tlio’ despis’d byy e pious Novanglians, will, I doubt not, be respected by y e humble, & sincere Johnstonians. Iheartily wish a lasting Unanimity may prevail betweenn him & his Audience, & y* he will fullyanswer y e Designs of his Venerable Patrons. As he is a stranger, I have presum’d to give him myAdvice & Directions.
I am sorry y e Society have been ill advis’d by a certain Lawyer in these Parts about 40 Acres ofLand, given by y e Indians of Narraganset to y e Society for encouraging our Religion among themin y e very words following— u I Geo. Niuegret Chief & Prince of y e Narreganset Indians &c forsecuring & setting y e Service & worship of y e church of England among them have given &c to y eUse of y e Society for propagating y e Gospel in foreign Parts for evermore 40 Acres (& whereony e church of England now stands) butted &c.” An attested Copy of y e Deed I sent to y e Society ,