I hope you have not acquainted the Indians of my Design of coming, or if you have, shall esteem it as a Favour if you will let the Interpritor acquaint y™ of my Reason for Not coming. Major Rogers who favour's me with this, will acquaint you of all the News stiring, shall therefore to avoid giving you farther Trouble beg

leave to subscribe myself Yt most obedient

Hum: Servant Albany Friday. March 27th T: Brown.

T received the enclos'd of Mr Corry, & was in hopes of deli: vering it info y" own Hands.

*,* Rey. Tiros. Brown, of whom there are some few particulars.in Doc. His, fii, § xxi, was Deputy Chaplain to H. M. 60th Reg't of Foot, or Royal Americans, according to his own petition, and not to the 27th regiment, as already erroneously stated. He supplied the Rey. Mr. Ogilvie's place at Albany from 21 Dec. 1760 to Nov. 1761, when he also was ordered on an expedition. At the desire of St. Peter's Congregation he was, on his return, appointed Mr. Ogilvie's successor, and continued to have charge of that church until 1767, when he was succeeded by Rey. Harry Munro. (Abstract Soc. Prop. Gosp.) For his subsequent career, the reader is referred to the 3d vol. of this work.

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SIR W. JOHNSON TO THE REV. ELEAZER WHEELOCK.

Fort Johnson, Nov" 17th 1761 Reverand Sir,

Yours of the 24 Inst I had a few days ago The pleasure of receiveing by y® hands of Kirtland,' I am pleased to find ye Lads I sent have meritted your good opinion of them. I expect they will return, and hope will make such progress in the English Language, & their Learning, as may prove to your Satisfaction, & the Benifit of the Indians, who are realy much to be Pittied-- my absence these four month, has prevented my design of encourageing some more Lads going to you, and since my return (which is but Lately) I have not had an opportunity of seeing either Old or Young, bing all on their Hunt, when they come back, I shall talk with, & advise their Parents to Embrace this favourable opertunity of havin their Children instructed, and doubt not of their readiness to Lay hold of so kind & charitable an offer.