TO THE READER

In the year 1770, the Rev. Charles Inglis, then assistant minister of Trinity Church, New-York, paid a visit to Sir Wm. Johnson. His interest in the spiritual and moral wants of the Six Nations was, it would seem, then awakened, and the result was, the present '¢ Memorial concerning the Iroquois." which having been '' copied out fair in a good Hand, and in a quarto size, and having a Marble cover, with Col. Johnson's accurate and neat Map prefixed, made a handsome looking Pamphlet," (Ante, 468.) and was sent in 1771, to Lord Hillsborough, then Secretary of State, with recommendations from Gov. Tryon and Sir Wm. Johnson. The history of the recovery of these interesting documents is a matter of interest in a literary point of view. About three years ago, the late Mr. Rich, of London, presented a collection of Maps ' and Charts to the New-York State Libraty. Among them was found the Guy Johnson Map, in MS. Sometime afterwards, in arranging Sir William John. son's MQS. for the Library, a correspondence was discovered between him and the Rev. Mr. Inglis, from which it appeared that this Map was prepared to accompany a '' Memorial," drawn up by the latter on the subject of christianizing the Five Nations. This correspondence is included in section XII of this Volume. In the hope of obtaining some clue to this paper, the Regents of the University caused enquiry to be made on the subject among the descendants of Dr. Inglis, who, it will be recollected, removed, at the close of the Revolution, to Nova Scotia, of which province he was the first bishop. This enquiry has been most succcessful, and to the Hon. Mr. Fairbanks, member of the Legislative Council of N.S., isthe State indebted for the present copy of Dr.