THE SIX NATIONS. 481

SIR WM JOHNSON TO THE REVD DR. BURTON,

RESPECTING THE REV. MR. MOSELEY.

Johnson hall Oct? 24 1772. Sir,

It is now a considerable time since I had the pleasure of writing to, ur of hearing from you, and the venerable Society ; a Variety of business, together with my bad state of health, & the want of any thing very material, was the occasion of this omission of my part. -

I have now to acquaint you that finding no prospect of getting the Mission at Johnstown near this place supplied from Europe, an English Gentleman Mr? Rich? Mosely! In Orders, who lately came to this Continent in a Man of War, & was nominated to a Mission in New England has been strongly recommended to me for this place, he appears to me to be a Good kind of Man & I have accordingly accepted of, and Signified to him what I can contribute in addition to the Societys Allowance, with which he has accorded, & is to enter upon his Duties imediately. I must therefore beg Leave to recommend him to the approbation of the Society ; upon this occasion I ought to observe that the Missions established at £40 Ster p Ann, are found by Experience in this Country inadequate in the present age, Some of these in the old Settlements, near the Sea, where the Circumstances & Inclinations of the People are more favorable, may enable a Missionary to live tolerably well, but here where the People who are not of the