Care of our Brother Johnson hath been joined with us and linek to the Covenant Chain in particular we pray That Your Majesty would be pleased to provide for us, to the Glory of God and our Souls Wellfare a Church and a Minister residing among us; that we may more fully enjoy the Light of the Gospel, wich hath begun to dawn upon us; That we delivered from the Power of Darkness may walk in it--and Your Majestys Petitioners shall ever pray May it please Your Majesty

Your Majesty's * most humble and obedient Servants

REV MR. OGILVIE TO SIR WM JOHNSON. Albany May 14% 1756 Dear Sir--I hope before this you have received the Lines | sent to the care of M® Peterson of Schenectady I inclose a Letter I just now rec? and was in Hopes toe have sent you the public

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Papers but none come to Hand. This Morning arrived an Express from Virginia, the contents have not yet transpired: I imagine the Indians and French have penetrated far into that Province by some hints-I have heard.

I plainly foresee, unless we act with more Vigour & uanimity, we shall become a Byword among the Heathen, and the Enemy will Laugh us to scorn. Y heard Geni Shirley say that he would order _ Montrosure to plan a Defensible Fort which he intended to send to you, as a Model for the Forts among the Indians, and that he would order them immediately to be built as he looked upon it the only Measure left to secure the Alliance of the five Nations : For my part I thought Mr Shirley's Zeal for the public would not have left this Measure to be executed at this Time, espeéially as we were told in the public Papers, that the six Nations were effectually secured by his Activity the last Summer: Iam very apprehensive, from what I hear, that the Delawares will obstruct our building a Fort at Onogquaga, and I fear yowll meet with Difficulty in procuring Workmen for that Service.