We have still to beg, that the discouragements you have met with, may not slacken your generous Ardor ; or provoke you to cease your applitation at Home in our favor--i e. for the preservation of the present happy establishment in Church and State, which ought to be as firmly settled here, as in Great Britain. we most ardently wish you every Temporal and Spiritual Blessings; & beg leave to assure you that we retain a grateful sense of the honor you have done us, in becoming our Friend & Patron.

This will be delivered to you, by my worthy Brothers, Cooper

& Inglis. The latter travels for Health, the former because he . has too much. I almost envy them their happiness.

, T have received a Letter from M* Stuart, who is now J imagine plouging the Ocean. He got your Letter a few days after it came to my hands.

Ihave not had any late Letters from the Secretary of the Society. I wish that good Body would adopt the Salutary advice you have given them; which would enable them to be further useful.

I hope you will pardon "this long Epistle; and, be assured that I am, worthy Sir, with great sencerity & truth

Your much obliged & most obt Servt Sir William Johnson. Samur, Avcoumury.

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SIR WM JOHNSON TO THE REVD DR. AUCHMUTY.

Johnson hall May 27' 1770. Sir,

I thank you most kindly for your Letter of the 20t) by our Friends Dt Cooper & M° Inglis whom I very highly Esteem & in whose Society I have spent many agreable hours during which we have Conversed much on the affairs of the Church, Their ~ Speedy return prevents me from Saying much to you by this opportunity. I cannot however avoid agreeing with you in the truth of your Remarks on the present unhappy state of affairs, which greatly contribute to check the growth &:prevent the Success of the National Church, I hope the Government will at last discover the Importance of giving it all possible Countenance, & that whenever party shall so far Subside as to enable them to act without the apprehension of giving offence to others its Enemies, that they will afford it the required support.