As T had often visited Mt Gaine abt the Inda Prayer Books I was w'h him this Day, he says all that he has to do wth them

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will be finishd in a few Days then will send them to the Binders so that in less than a fortnight you may have some of them up. I have made bold to tell him not to let any go out of his hands till you have the whole that you want, for he spoke as if Mr Ogilive would Expect some to send to his friends in England. M® Gaine desir'd me to inform you that those that you woud have bound in Moroco Leather had better be sent in Sheet to England & bound there as 'twill be difficult to get that sort of Leather, Expensive, & the work not so neatly done as in England. y? Letter to Lord Hillsborough I gave to Mt Adams as I understood he had Liberty of sending y* Dispatches by a private Ship if none of ye kings Pacquets were here: there is a new Pacquet for y* kings us Comanded by Cap' Goodridge advertis'd this Day to go in December. Gen! Gage not yet returnd tis said he is by the Way on the Land Richardsis arriy'd in ten Weeks no material news can I gather from home or here. Iam wth due Respect to you & family y' most obligd & very hble Servt R4 Spuckgureg.

MR. BROWN TO SIR WM. JOHNSON.