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utmost of my power, and Communicate to you any material
article which may occur upon that Subject.
I am
Gentlemen, your very humble servant
Messrs. Smith & Rutherfoord
REV. MR WHEELOCK TO SIR WM JOHNSON.
Lebanon March 28d 1765
Sir
Your Excellency's Favour of February 19th by David and
Peter came safe to Hand. I thank your Excellency most heartily
for all your Condescension, and repeated Favours shown me;
and particularly, for your love for, and kindness to, my dear Mr
Kirtland. I have been concerned, lest, through the Zeal and
Vigour of his youth, the natural Sprightliness of his Genius, and
Unacquaintedness with the Business he was sent upon, he would
be surprized into some indecent and imprudent Sallies. But my
principal confidence, under God, has been in that paternal care
for such, which I take to be a Native in your Excellency's Breast.
I pray your Excellency to continue your paternal Kindness
towards him. and whatever Supplies he shall stand in Need of
please to provide him with the same, and charge them to my
Account. I have inclosed to him an Address to the Chiefs of
the Nations, to be convened by your orders this Month, and have
desired him to submit the same to your Excellency's censures,
which I hope you will not at all spare, out of Favour to me.
I am well pleased with Peter and David. They both seem
honestly desirous to be instructed.
We expect to have Opportunity to recommend to your Excellency's favourable Notice, two likely young Gentlemen, in the
capacity of Missionaries, this spring; and three young Indians
of this School, in the capacity of school masters. I purpose
also, that all your five first Boys shall come home this Spring, or
by some Time in June, to visit their Friends, and return to me
in the Fall. It is proposed that they shall keep Schools under
the conduct of the Missionaries.