REV. MR. WHEELOCK TO SIR WM. JOHNSON.

Hartford May 16th 1'763 Sir, May it please your Honour,

Ireceived last Evening a Paper with your Seal inclosing a Letter to Joseph from his Sister 3' wrote, I suppose in the Mohawk Language ; and by which he informs me, he is ordered to come directly home; that the Indians are displeased with his being here at School, that they don't like the People &c, which has

1 Molly Brant, Sir W. Johnson's " housekeeper."" Ep.

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occasioned no small Exercise to my Mind, and many Turnings of Thoughts what should be the Occasion or meaning of it.

In my last to you, I informed you of the truly noble, and charitable Design of Mt Charles Jeffry Smith (who has been Joseph's Tutor last winter), his Purpose to come with Joseph to you as soon as he could get ready for the Business of his proposed Mission, and that I designed to take Joseph with me to Boston & Portsmouth &c, and that you might expect him in June &¢ but whether you have received that Letter with others from M* Smith and Joseph I don't learn, but suppose it likely you ha'n't yet received them. And inasmuch as there was nothing wrote to me manifesting your Pleasure in the Affair, I presume your Honour did not know the Contents of the Inclosed though it came under your Seal ; and how to conduct in the Affair Iam at a great Loss--Mr Smith is now gone to New York &c to prepare for his Mission ; I expect him back soon, and if he comes & finds Joseph gone, whom he depends upon for a Pilot & Companion he will be greatly disappointed, and I fear will think himself very ungratefully treated.