The present Excursion is designed only for a few months, after which He can return again to this School, so that I imagine if its of no Advantage, it can be but of little disadvantage to Him. but if there shoud be farther occasion for Him and it shoud %e agreable to You" to have Him continued in such a Service, T trust that I shall do Honourably by Him.

If Your Honour woud be pleased to acquaint me with Your Sentiments relative hereto, it woud be received as a Favour, And acknowledged with Gratitude by Him, who, relying on Your Candour to excuse the Prolixity, and pardon the Inaccuracies of this Letter, begs Leave in the most Respectful Manner to Subscribe Himself

Your Honours most Obedient Humble Servant Cuartes Jerrry Smirn. Sir William Johnson

CWT:

MR. WEYMAN, PRINTER, TO THE REV. DR. BARCLAY.

CONCERNING THE INDIAN PRAYER BOOK, Rev Sir I crave your Pardon for not answering you sooner relating to the Prayer Book:--The Government Work Jaid heavy on my Hands at the Time you sent it; but having now dispateh'd it,

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can begin upon the Book as soon as Sir William thinks proper to engage at the Prices and form mentioned.

I am, Sir, Your obliged, Humble Servant, N. York, April.2¢ 1763. Wm. Weyman.!

To D: Barclay.

1 Wittiam Weyman was son of the rector of the Episcopal church at Oxford, Philadelphia Co., Pa. He served his time to Wm. Bradford in Philadelphia, and in Jan. 1753 became a partner of John Parker of New York. Weyman managed the concerns of this firm which published a newspaper called the N. Y. Gazette or Weekly Post Boy, and several books. <A piece entitled '' Observations on the Circumstances and Conduct of the people in the counties of Ulster and Orange in the Prov'ce of New York," from the pen of the Rev.