B. from Yale College, and in 1767 received that of Master of Arts from the King's College, New York. His mother, it is said, was Deborah Avery, afterwards wife of John Gardiner, of Gardiner's Island, and subsequently married to Major Gen. Putnam. Mr. Avery succeeded Mr, Punderson as minister of Rye in 1765, and continued in charge of that church until the Revolution, when he became so obnoxious to the whigs that his horses were seized, his cattle driven off and his property plundered. Ne died 5 November 1776. General Putnam's wife died in 1777, at Head quarters in the Highlands, and was interred in Beverly Robinson's family vanlt.--Boxron. ;

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{am sorry that my unexpected Journey did put it out of my Power to wait on the Indians at Easter, as I intended, but my Business was so urgent, that 1 am persuaded you will readily excuse me. J shall be much obliged to you. Sir, if you will acquaint the Indians, that 1 am now ready to wait on them ; on Trinity Sunday, being the Twenty first of May. If that Day will not Suit, I will, wait Upon them on the Seventh of May, being the fe next before Whitsunday. You will please inform me by first opportunity, what time will be most Agreeable to you, & I will endeavour to come up accordingly ; but whitsunday you know, is a particular festival on which I must administer the Sacrement to my Congregation at Albany. very little News at New York; The Packet was not arrived. Mr Cruger is chosen Speaker in the Assembly, to the no Small mortification of a certain Party, who have lost Ground not only in New York, but in Philad* likewise have lately received a mortal wound. |