I desire you wou'd consider ye present disposition & intention of my warriors to visit ye old Enemies yé Cherokee. you are well acquainted wth our ancient Customs & Traditions, yt ye late Breach in my family cant be fully made up in any other way. I know not wt your present stores are, nor how you are disposed towards these things. I ask only this yt you woud take it into consideration. You are doubtless sensible it is hard for me to see all my Notes pass me on this Business, & I being alone, perhaps shall set down & weep wth my miserable Condition. But if my Warreours go Ill be contented to tarry your encouraging word & strict charge last fall shall support me & be continually in my mind.

In much hast your Honours most obedt & ever humé Seryt S. Kirrnanp.

Kaunaudasage Feby 18, 1766, if I dont mistake.

I beg y® favour of an Almanack if your Honour has a supply. I fear I shall forget y® Sabbaths & perhaps new moons, & become a Savage indeed.

The Hon! Sir W™ Johnson.

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M8 WEYMAN, PRINTER, TO SIR W™ JOHNSON

ON THE SUBJECT OF THE INDIAN PRAYER BOOK.

New York, March 25, 1766. Sir,

The Indian Common Prayer Book stil lies dead ;--I should be glad to be informed how I am to proceed. I have been at much Expence for what is done, and assure myself of your consideration of ye Affair. I shall wait your Motion with Pleasure ;--No doubt occurrences prevented its farther Progress with you. The Reverend M* Ogilvie, who is now Curate here, will no doubt undertake its Correction, if you doubt my Carefulness from sticking close to a legible Copy ; and, I think, Sir, he will readily assist on Application, which, if you please, I will undertake to address for, should you incline to continue its Publication. :