Whereas nine parts in ten of ours will add no great credit to whatsoever Chm-ch they are of, nor can it be well expected otherwise for as New England excepting some families was the scum of the old so the greatest part of the English in this province was the scum of the new, who brought as many opinions almost as persons but neither Religion or Virtue and have acquired a very little since It is with the rising Generation the work is to be done k Schools will be one great means of doing it but of that I shall give you my thoughts by another conveyance having I fear too much tired you with the length of this I thought it my duty to do the Governor Justice and speak what I know to be true of him had he proved an enemy instead of a friend to the Church I should not have scrupled to have wrote the truth of him with the same freedom I did of his predecessor --

Since the writing of the above the Governor wrote to M'^ Poyer a copy of whose letter is enclosed N" ( ) to which M^" Poyer made the answer N" ( ) In it he confesses the offer the Gov' made him of his purse there was two or tliree days consultation between Vesey Henderson & Poyer to form tliat letter in which (agreable to their otlier conduct) they have taken care to set the several parts at variance one with another I have made some observes on it which follow --