The Documentary history of the state of New-York; arranged under direction of the Hon. Christopher Morgan, secretary of State. By E. B. O'Callaghan ...

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yet small but zealous, & likely to Increase. The only mission
in this Quarter as yet unsupplied is mine at Johns Town, the
Church at which being small & very ill built I am preparing
Stone & materials for Erecting one much stronger and larger,
that will accomdate near 1000 Souls.
I am sorry you did not see my Letter to Dr Smith I do assure
you that, I thought seriously of your desire respecting a piece
of Land, but as there was none to be had in such a situation as
to make it imediately of any value, & as the Patent fees & Quit
rent is so very high here I Judged it imprudent to engage you
in what must be Imediately attended with a good deal of Expense, and might lye as a dead Charge on you for many Years,
because so many large Tracts are Patented which the owners do
not know what to do with and which affords Choice to settlers
at very low rates. I hope by this time that the Connecticutians
are pretty easy and that you are reinstated in your places in the
New Purchase, but whether, or not I am in nowise apprehensive
that you want Philosophy enough to support Losses, you could
not give such a Chearful Description of your agreable Homestead unless you were superior to Disappointments, I hope you
will allways Continue so, but I am much more inclined to Wish
that you may never Experience any in future, for I can with
Great Truth affirm that no one wishes for your happiness with
greater Cordiallity than Dear Sir
Your most affectte
& very humble Servt.
The Revd Mr Barton
Sir John. Col Johnson &c desire to be particularly remembered
to you.-I need not repeat my desire to hear from you, whenever it suits with your Conveniency.