Wheelock, of your forwardness to encourage the Indian School, under his care emboldens me to trouble your Honr with a Line, or two, in Favor of that truly noble, & charitable Design--and as I am perswaded, you will rejoice at an opportunity to do good to your fellow-men, advance the Interest of Christs Kingdom among the Heathen Nations, and more firmly attach them to the Crown of great Brittain; and as I am somewhat concerned, in the Important affair of s4 school, so I wo'd now earnestly bespeak your Patronage of it ; not Dow ting but that you will be able, in various ways to subserve the truely generous Design. M' Wheelock, having acted hitherto very much alone, in the - Important Business, and his true character not very universally known ; It appears reasonable, those who encourage him in it, sho'd have some proper testimonials of his qualification for it, I therefore now take the freedom to transmit to you Inclosed in this; a Coppy of a Letter of Recommendation, sent to Mr.

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Debert, Merchant In London ; The perusal, whereof may possibly give you all the satisfaction, at present necessary, and excuse from troubling you any further, Him, who is, with the utmost Respect : Your Honour's most sincere, most obedient, and very Hum!e sernt ; Bensamin Pomroy. To Sir William Johnson Baronet. *,* Rey. Dr. Pomroy, brother-in-law of the Rev.Eleazer Wheelock, graduated at Yale in 1733, and was ordained in 1735. He served as a Chaplain in the French