Under and since the beginning of these tryalls I have received several charitable assistances, particularly several hundred pounds from Col. John Phillips, Esq., of Exeter, and 500 dollars two years ago from the Hon'ble Continental Congress to assist me in supporting missions to Canada. And I may take this opportunity to express my gratitude to your Honor for an additional expression of your friendship in rcommending my necessity to the charitable consideration of said Congress through the influence of which they kindly sent me 500 dollars, which assistances are the chief I have had by charities from abroad, and though I have been often urged to disburden myself by sending the boys home etc. and turn my attention wholly to my own private interests till our public troubles which crowd so distinguishingly hard upon me shall end, yet apprehending the continuance of these boys here to be of such consequence to the public, I cannot yet be persuaded to that step for relief.

But though I thought proper to let your Honor know my present state and some of the necessities of it (a more full and particular account you may have from the Bearer) yet none of these things discourage me. I hope in that same fountain of goodness which has supported this Institution hitherto that it will yet live and prosper through all storms and against all the devices of enemies to overthrow it.

But the considerations which have prevailed upon me to seek a new settlement for it, and if it may be at Mount Johnson which was Sir William Johnson's seat, and I understand originally granted to him by the Crown to encourage and accomodate him to serve God and his country as superintendent of Indian Affairs, but I understand his successor and all his lawful heirs have forfeited all rightful claim thereto and will likely be judged by your State to have so done (if God shall determine the present controversy in favor of the United Colonies) by joining with the ministerial party and drawing their own sword and inducing the Savages to draw theirs against their Country, etc.

If your State shall think favorable of this proposal the same object will be still kept in view, and it seems will be such a kind of retaliation for the malice of the grand adversary and his instruments against the redeemer and his cause and people in the land, as will inspire something agreeable to the minds of good men and occasion the thanksgivings to God of many to the latest posterity.

And I flatter myself that besides all the great religious motives in the Case your State may see such political reasons as may abundantly justify a very generous grant of that interest to introduce and incourage a Seminary so amply endowed by the Royal Favor (as you may see by a copy of the Charter) and which has already obtained such respect on both sides the water, as will naturally and justly raise the esteem and value of all your possessions and interests especially in that quarter of your State, and may be esteemed by all the United States as a proper expedient not only to christainize the Savages but attach and conciliate their friendship and prevent trouble and mischief from them. in future times.

The present situation of this Seminary has been judged to be good by its Patrons in England, and a School or Academy may be continued here equal to the fund which has been or may be provided for its support without any disadvantage to the first object, on account of such a removal of the College, and another School may be collected for the same purpose where the College shall be fix't, and I apprehend from all accounts there is no part of our Country more inviting, which consideration was first and principal in engaging my attention since I heard of the forfeiture made of it, and I apprehend it may likely be much more agreeable to the Indians to have their children in the place and among the people of their acquaintance than at a greater distance and among strangers. And here we shall always be so far from any sea-port as will render the expense of transport

ing necessary stores nearly equal to the cost of them at the sea shore, and you know so much of mankind that you would not think it strange in a Government so new as New Hampshire has always been that there is not such a general esteem for learning or disposition to encourage it as may be expected in the State of New York, but as to particulars on this head I must refer you to the Bearers.

I suppose the same incorporation may be continued by an act of your general Assembly or at least of the Continental Congress authenticating the same with another set of Trustees in your State.

The expense of removing must be considerable, in which I must have assistance or it cannot be done, which I suppose may be easily effected if the proposal shall be agreeable to your State, and would not the Continental Congress, should they be well informed in the matter, upon political as well as religious reasons, cheerfully recommend the raising a perpetual fund for support of the President and all necessary Professors and officers in the College and School, and also erecting any such buildings as shall be necessary for the same.

My Honored and dear Sir I repose entire confidence in your friendship, ability, honor and prudence and give you full power to make just such uses and improvement of what I have wrote as you shall think fit.

I imagine that neither you nor the other Gentlemen will think it prudent to come to any such conclusion and determination in a matter of such nature and importance as may be expedient, preparatory to a practice thereon, till we shall see the end of our national dispute, yet as I hope that happy Event may be near and in favor of the United States, I thought it might be prudent to communicate the same to your Assembly, and if you should think fit, to the Continental Congress and know their minds and disposition towards it, that I might know, at least in some respects, how to dis

pose of such affairs as may be influenced only by probability.

I doubt not but you will afford the gentlemen I have sent any assistance they shall desire within your power. And who knows but the design may happily be effected before another winter.

I am much Honored and respected Sir

Your Honor's

Most obedient

most humble Servant

The Honorable General Schuyler.

ELEAZAR WHEELOCK.

(To be continued.)

THE EXPANSION OF THE OLD SOUTHWEST.'

BY S. B. WEEKS.

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Virginia has been called the mother of States and of statesmen. Those who use the expression have mainly in mind the fact that the five States of the old northwest territory were carved out of lands that were claimed by Virginia. But in another sense that Commonwealth is more eminently the mother of States. Virginia was the Mecca to which came nearly all of the 17th century immigrants who settled in the South. From Virginia they spread in the closing years of the 17th and the first half of the 18th into North Carolina; from the time of the Revolution to the Civil War they went by thousands to the old Northwest and the old Southwest. The same story is substantially true of the movement of population in North Carolina. No statistics. are of course available but the writer is convinced that not

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