I shall for the present quit a Subject which must be disagreable to us both, Assuring you that it will give me great pleasure to hear from you not meerly on the foregoing but on any other that occurs, and for which doubtless you will have Sufficient materials, as I believe you w^ill all be busy enough at the Capital in a little time on which occasion I sincerely wish you and your Friends, success in any of their undertakings, being with true regard.

Dear Sir,

The Honble

Oliver De Lancey Esq^'.

P. S. Having been much hurried whilst writing y^ foregoing, & forgot to Ask whether you wrote to Lady Warren for my Bonds as you were pleased to promise you would, also about that piece of Land w^i. was Milns, & now Joins to some of mine, w^. is y^. reason I would willingly purchase it.

SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON TO LOUD HILLSBOROUGH.

Johnson hall Feby 18th 1771

My Lord,

Since 1 had the honor to receive your Lordships Letters N°s 14. and 15. The last of which came to my hands a few days Since I waited to receive such Informations as I had reason to Expect from the Southward in order to Communicate the same thro' your Lordship to his Majesty.

The Advices I have now received enable me to acquaint you that the Great Council lately held at the plains of Sioto is ended. That the designs and endeavors of the Indians in that quarter,

SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON. 081