[ deferr'd answering your favor of April the 4t, in hopes of having some Letters from the Society concerning your generous offer, or other business of consequence, to communicate to you. I have at length received two, one from the Bishop of London,

1 Col. Jonn McCrxa was the brother of the celebrated, though unfortunate Jane McCrea, He removed in 1773 to the town of Northumberland, Saratoga Co.

2 This gentleman removed afterwards to Vermont.

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and one from Dr. Burton, both relating to one subject only ; which shows the low state of their Finances, and effectually shuts the Door against future applications. The Dr in his letter says,

"Tt would give the Society a very sincere pleasure, if they. were able to return a satisfactory answer to. the several recommendations which they receive, and make a suitable allowance to the persons recommended: But having already gone to the very utmost of our abilities, and even beyond them, we are now under the necessity of giving refusals in several instances: For as I have said in other letters, if we go on to establish new missions, we shall soon uave nothing left to. suvvort our old ones."

His Lordship of London is rather more explicit, on the subject, for he says that "the State of the Society will not allow us to establish any new missions: The Expences increase daily, & far exceed our annual Income: It is hoped therefore that no persons will be sent over upon the presumption of new appointments, which cannot possibly be comply'd with in our present circumstances."