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. |

Doctor Chandler has received several Letters from the Bishops

other dignified Clergy, approving of his appeal; He desires

'to present his best Respects to Sir William Johnson. He is

w publishing a Vindication of the appeal, and is to Send Sir

illiam a Copy.

Please to accept my best Respects, and am with great Regard

Honourable Sir, Your most Obedient Servant Harry Munro. Albany 12 April ? 1769. '

P.S. My best Regards, if you please, to Sir John, Col! J ohn

son, Co]! Claus, M*. Grace, & M* Dailey. adieu.

*,* The Rev. Harry Munro was born in 1729. He was the son of Dr. Robert Mubro of Dingwall whose father was Alexander, Munro, Laird of Killichoan, in Rosshire, grandson of Sir Robert Munro 3d baronet, and 24th baron of Fowlis in Inverness. His mother was Ann Munro of Peaceen a distant cousin of her husband. Being the second son of the Laird of Killichoan his father was bred a surgeon and in that capacity joined Lord Loudon's army in 1745, and died the next year from injuries received in that campaign, leaving two sons, Harry and Alexander Munro. Harry was then a lad of 16, & shortly after his father' s death entered the University of St Andrews.