I mentiond the Presence of his Exelency the Govenor, the Honle Sir William Johnson and other Gentlemen and the Indians with no other view than to give the Report the airs with which I several Times heard it told not suspecting that the Letter would be proposed to any one as what was designed to fault the conduct of my Rulers, for to this I dont give myself.a License in any case but especially should not with your Honour to whom I am so much indebted must therefore may it please your Honour. beg the continuance of your Honours favours to be without which will be itself a mark of ungratfull and will soon render me intirrely useless. In hopes to obtain this I conclud and beg Leave to subscribe myself May it Please your Honour your Hon'* most obediant humble servant THEOPHLUS CHAMBERLAIN.

THE SIX NATIONS. 373

REV. MR. BROWN TO SIR WM. JOHNSON.

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The Bearers hereof are going up the Mohawk River to try to collect money to finish off a Church at Great-Barrington, where they have suffer'd every Hardship from the Presbaterian Party ; And designing to call at yf' House I have taken the Liberty of requesting yt advice. They beg of me to return with them to Barrington for a Sunday, but as my Duty call's me to the

- Mohawks cannot think of going without your consent. A Line from yon will Determine the Case. I hope you will not let yr Foridness for master Peter keep him too long from his Studies as a misapplication of his Time will make him forget what he has learnt. Jam S* with Respect - | y« most obedient Servant 3 T: Brown.