I have been so long wandering from one subject to another, that I had ahnost forgot to give you my thoughts of M"" Muirson, whom my Lord of London has sent to this parish. He has been here about tlire^ months, in which time he hath by mucli outdone my expectation, having very fully retrieved all that unfortunate gentleman, M"" Pritchard lost ; And if he continues so fiutliful in the discharge of his trust, of which. I have not the least doubt

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but he will, he'll be able to give as large account of his services as any that has been sent over to this Province. And I must do him the justice to own that he is deserving of the Society's favors. For as some of liis Parishioners told me, and wliich I knew in a great measure to be true, that although they have had a great many ^Ministers amongst them since the settlement of their town, yet AP" ]\Iuirsoii did more good amongst them the first six weeks after liis coming than all tliey ever had before. And I question not but when 30U have the parti(;ulars of his proceedings transmitted, you Avill find what I have said of liim to be true.

As for ]\P' Brooks whom the Society have sent to the Jerseys, he has an uncommon good Character given him from those parts j and it is reported of him that he makes wonderful advances for the service of the Church, and I question not but Col: Morris "will be very particular concerning him, that being properly his watch. For though that Province is not above 50 miles from my house, and Slaten Island about 40, yet by reason of the difficulty of water passages, I have never been at either of them above twice since my coming to America.