We have taken the liberty to inserf them, with this explanation, in order to furnish to the reader all Sir Wm. Johnson's observations on this interesting subject.

1 Graduated at Philadelphia Coll. and was sent to Canajoharie to learn the Indian language, '' that he may be qualified to be Catechist and Schoolmaster in that place untill such time as he shall be able to come over to take orders and be appointed amissionary."--4bstract for 1771 His Salary was £40. He remain. ed there only a year.

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yet small but zealous, & likely to Increase. The only mission in this Quarter as yet unsupplied is mine at Johns Town, the Church at which being small & very ill built I am preparing Stone & Jnaterials for Erecting one much stronger and larger, that will'aecomdate near 1000 Souls.

I am sorry you did not see my Letter to Dt Smith I do assure you that, I thought seriously of your desire respecting a piece of Land, but as there was none to be had in such a situation as to make it imediately of any value, & as the Patent fees & Quit rent is so very high here I Judged it imprudent to engage you in what must be Imediately attended with a good deal of Ex- _ pense, and might lye as a dead Charge on you for 'many Years, because so many large Tracts are Patented which the owners do not know what to do with and which: affords Choice to settlers at very low rates. I hope by this time that the Connecticutians are pretty easy and that you are reinstated in your places in the New Purchase, but whether, or not I am in nowise apprehensive that you want Philosophy enough to support Losses, you could not give such a Chearful Description of your agreable Homestead unless you were superior to Disappointments, I hope you will allways Continue so, but Iam much more inclined to Wish wnat you may never Experience any in future, for I can with Great Truth affirm that no one wishes for your happiness with greater Cordiallity than Dear Sir