Sir As the Congregation of the Church of England have come to a Resolution to petition his Excellency the Governor to grant them a Charter to Secure their Rights and privileges in the Church built here, they beg leave to lay their petition before you for your approbation, and likewise beseech you Sir to Honour them with an Acceptance of beeing one of the Trustees in the Charter if one can be Obtained, as we then can have no doubt if a Gentleman of your known Merit and Charecter will Espouse our Cause it will prevent for the future the presbyterians from makeing any unjust attemps on the priviledges in the Church we hope you will graciously, Honour us _ With an answer as soon as your Leisure will permit which will confere the most Gratefull Obligation on our Congregation, and in a perticular manner on your Honors Most Obedient humble servants J W Brown MarttHew Lyne » Ricup Cunyiw JONATHN OGDEN

REVD SAMUEL KIRTLAND TO SIR W™ JOHNSON.

Sir.

I wrote your Honour sometime past by Onuhsocktea & yetwo white men from Niagara,. weh I hope has come safe to hand.-- We have no news of consequence stiring among us at present. I've heard by some of ye Indians yt your Honour has had a very easy happy time thro' the winter--No Visiters no Company excepting Cap Monteur, no Letters from abroad. Nothing to do but to set down & enjoy ye Comforts of Life. wet news I tell them is too good to be true. I rather fear ye contrary. Ive