I am
^directed^
desired by the
Board of Correſpondents lately
formd in the Coloney by the Comiſsion of the
Honle Society in Scotland for propagating chriſtian knowledge, to inform
you, that, in Conſideration of
the many Advantages, which said
Correſpondents apprehend there may be to the Furtherence of the
gen.
l
Deſign of propagating the Gospel among the Indians, by
taking
M.r Occom into the Same Plan with other Miſsionaries
and School Maſters, who are now prepared to be Sent forth, they
have voted to take said
Occom into their Service, as Soon as a door
Shall open for his being improved therein, provided you will conſent
to
releaſe
^diſcharge^ him
^him ^
from
^from his engagements to you^
[illegible] Which they deſire you would
^pleaſe to^ take into
Conſideration
, and conſent.
^And I would also inform
you^ it is,
^[illegible]^ what
Mr. Occom
chuſes, con
ſidering that his Dwelling when he is not on the Buſineſs of his Miſsion
will be with, and near them and
therefore his Circumſtances more easily
and fully known, and where he and his Family may eaſily apply
to our for
Relief, Direction &c as there shall be occaſion, and he be
employed as
^profitably employed^ when he is not on the Buſineſs of his Miſsions abroad,
profitably
^as he now is^, and
so as not to interfere with your Miſsion in this Government. —
And he also chooſes it, as those Miſsion.
rs.
^&
School Maſter^ designed to be Sent from us are
all of them his Intitmate Friends &
Acquaintents, and one of them his Bro
ther in Law, Who being joyn'd with him in the Same Plan, may naturally
improve and comfort, Strengthen &
aſiſt
oneanother in their reſpective
Buſineſs
And As
M.r Occom was much in Debt when you took him into your
Pay, and
more so now, and we have
^yet^ no Fund,
as yet, for his Releif,
Said Corriſpondents pray you to take it also into your conſideration
&
[illegible][guess: continue]grant to
Mr Occom, at leaſt for the preſent year, the £30 which
you voted
^last Feby^ towards his annual Support and also that you would grant
as much Aſsiſtance as your
can
^wisdom shall direct, towards paying ^
towards diſcharging his
preſent debts which
by the best Acco.
t we have
^yet^ been able to get,
[illegible]
^amount to^ not leſs than £60 New York
^currancy^
pleaſe to favr with your Anſwer.as Soon as may be him who is
is with much Esteem & Duty Hond
ſirs. And
we
^the Comiſs.rs^ have also agreed to
use
ourtheir Endeavors
for his Relief amongs
t their own
[guess: pp.], tho with little
Hope of
succeſs. much Succeſs on
^acco.t of the great scarſity of money in ye country ^
pleaſe
Hon
d Sirs, to favour w
th your
anſwer as soon as may be
[illegible] him who is with much
Duty &
Eſteem