The Rev¢ Dt B[urton] is to resign, & one Dr Hide is to [be] appointed Sectary next Christmass. The Propriety & Expediency of sending Bishops to America is now the general Topic | of Conversation in England.

Our Governor his been extremely ill, but is now recovered, & gone to Philad.

That the Almighty may long preserve your Life in [health] & happiness, as a Blessing to [your] family, & to this Country in general are the ardent wishes and hearty prayer of

Honble Sir your most obliged most obedient & most humble Servant Harry Monro. Albany 12t Nov? 1772. To Sir William [Johnson. ]

REV. MR. GRAVES TO SIR WM JOHNSON.

Hon!? Sir | ; Permit me to embrace this Opportunity of congratulating you& all ye Friends of our established Religion upon ye Arrival & Settlement of ye worthy Mt Mosely, who, tho' despis'd by ye - pious Novanglians, will, I doubt not, be respected by ye humble, -& sincere Johnstonians. I heartily wish a lasting Unanimity may prevail betweenn him & his Audience, & y* he will fully answer y¢ Designs of his Venerable Patrons. As he isa stranger, I have: presum'd to give him my Advice & Directions.

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I am sorry ye Society have been ill advis'd by a certain Lawyer in these Parts about 40 Acres of Land, given by ye Indians of Narraganset to y® Society for encouraging our Religion among them in ye very words following--"I Geo. 'Ninegret Chief & Prince of y° Narreganset Indians &¢ for securing & setling ye Service & worship of ye church of England among them have given &c to ye Use of ye Society for propagating ye Gospel in foreign Parts for evermore 40 Acres (& whereon ye church of England now stands) butted &c." An attested Copy of ye Deed I sent to ye Society, who having consulted Mt Honeyman of Rode Island, were told, ye Land was given fora resident Minister, (tho' there's no such word in y® Deed) & so have dropt this right, & y® Land is & has been occupied by one Coll Champlain, who has thrown down ye church & built a Tavern wit.