has been encouraged to expect by the Gentleman whom I impowered.

If therefore this should prevent me from gratifying your * Wishes, I can only say that Iam hopefull it will be no material disappointment to you but that the slenderness of your present Mission may be made up by the Success of your Academy, and the great use which I am persuaded you ean be of in your present situation will encourage you to persevere in your pious endeavors at Schenectady.

I am allways, with Esteem,

The Rev4 Mt W™ Andrews. Sir &c

MR. WM. HANNA TO SIR WM. JOHNSON.

London July 20th 1772 Dear Sir.

Both Gratitude & Inclination induce me to imbrace the first Opportunity to inform you of my Success, by Virtue of your recommendatory Letter to Co! Sharpe who received me with much Friendship & Hospitality : & kindly asked after the Health & Prosperity of his Good old Friend Sir William Johnson. At the same Time let me know, that at Present, there was nota vacant Parish in Maryland, butif I inclined to persue my Design, he would recommend me to his Friends in Virginia where I could have a Title to a vacant Parish; & if any became vacant in Maryland ; he would use his Influence for my Interest ; and thought it premature to apply to Governor Eden, for a Living till I was in holy Orders : accordingly I received from Co! Sharpe & his Friends Letters to Lord Fairfax, Col George Fairfax Co! Washington & others ; whereby I readily obtained a Title to a vacant Parish : & Letters to his Lordship the Bishop of London by whom I was ordained Deacon the tenth & Priest the fourteenth Ultimo.