St Pray pardon me for being to tedious if your honour Pleaseth to send: if you Pleas to send it by the bearer Isaac or his father and one line to let me know what and How much Sr Powder is very scears and Provision not very Pleanty if you Pleas to answer this S« I rest Myself your humble Servant

Epwarp JoHnson

St The Scholers are Gone to hunting and I am Gowing to Isaacs hous at Connosomothdian where I believe I shall stay till he Comes back a Gain.

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ISAAC THE INDIAN TO SIR WM JOHNSON.

Tuscarora Castle Avril y® 10th 1'762, Worthy Sr :

this Day Isaac spoake to me to write To your honour Concern ing the Christian religion As he himself told you: and as you told him : when He was last at your house Brother: Sais he: I am now in the very same mind that I was when you Saw me Last and I Do intend to keep this same rode as Long as God shall Give me life and breath that is with his assistance: Brother Just before the Minister Came here the last Sumer I was moued off from this town Something more than half way to Connoquaga to a Place Called Connosomothdian Where I have remaind til] now. and some few Days a Gow the Came tome from Each Castle and Desired me. that I should Either Come back or Els Gow fororards to Hither of these two Castles on the Count of Settleing of affars. but knowing the Disposion of both In short I Dont like Either the told me by a belt of Wampom the town and people was mine To Doas I thought proper and I think It would be best for them both to Come to me as there is good land Every thing Pleanty there and nothing is Plenty where the now are but rum and the all know that I have Done with that with the help of God.