Commissioners of the State of the Case, and by a Letter from the Reverend Dr. Cuauncy, Chairman of their Committee, in the Name of the rest, was desired to let them have in their Pay and under their Direction these two who came last with Joseph, which I consented to, provided they would remit the necessary Charges which I had been at in procuring and cloathing them, and give me as I afterwards charged them for their Support and Tuition, upon which Conditions they took them. I immediately sent to Sir Wm. Jonnson for other six to partake of Sir Perur Warren's Legacy. These three, viz. Joseph, Moses and Johannes, continued with me in the Pay of the Commissioners till May 27,

1762." 1 Rev, Matthew Graves, Episcopal minister of New London, Conn. .

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in everij Castle by choosing uijt two jung boijs for to be send in nieu engelland to be instructed there and them should instruct the others in proper learning. now learning is good en is most necessarij amongs the haddens that cannot be contradicted but ij want to know to what design as it is to introduce their own Presbijteren Church than can it not be allowed, en as it prejudice our Church en Church ceremonies, en is not a greable en conform to them than it must not be allowed en as so is itis against them - but as het design is with that pourpose than ij have nothing to saij en be content en must be content withit. now Sir ij letit to your Sirs weisse consideratie en he shall to best know de what is in these matters, en let my be ignorant in that matter. but ij think it shall not be taken in a rang sense that ij reit these things to your Honour then ij noem freely mine beste friend that ij have here en can trust ij want your presence en to tak freely to you but yesterday en now is not occasie for it, for to hear your meaning in that matter as it is for the prejudice en rung the Church ij cannot Consent to it. en ij must mantaine en will mantain the Church of our Church, so lang ij can en wath is in mine little power ij shall doe, en will doe, allways ij remain in hast your ; friend en well wisher with all respect