JOHNSON TO THE REVD. WM. SMITH.

. Johnson Hall Jany 34 1769. ir The return of M* McClay affords me a good opportunity of answering your favor of last month on the subjects you mention on some of which M? Peters & I have conversed, and to whom I have wrote fully the other day as well concerning M* Murray, as of the Two Young men you mention for Orders your Sentiments on which I greatly approve. /

'I long since informed the Society that if his Majestys permission was obt¢ I would use my Interest to get a valuable Tract of Land for the Church but have never since received any thing concerned it, I however lately secured a purchase made by myself for these purposes, & if the Society will use their Interest to obtain the Royal Grant, I will still endeavor to get a large purchase to the Northward where the Line is not yet Closed.

Mr. Barton and yourself may be well assured of my friendly 'regards, and of my inclination to do you any good office in my power, I am likewise Sensible of your care of my Son,and your good inclinations towards him, and wish I could obtain the Tract you require in a Convenient place. The Line as I before observed is not closed to the Northward so that Lands there must lye till his Majestys pleasure is known, and for the rest it is Ceded to the King by the late Treaty, so that it is hard to know what will be the Channell for Patents in future, and the fees here. are Extremely high--at the late Treaty nothing was done with regard to Lands but what related to the boundary, or had been before determined on, should any Tract answer that may be had on a reasonable lay, worthy your attention, I shall