On ſight of
M.r Keen's order by, &
inFav.
r of
M.r Occom, I drew on Meſs
rs Lathrops
[illegible]in
[illegible]
Fav.
r for the
Money before I had been informed that he had received of
the
Truſt in England an Allowance for the Support of his Fami‐
‐ly in his Abſence, the greateſt part of which had been at the
Expence of
the School — Soon after
D.r Whitaker arrived, &
had inform'd me of the true State of the Affair I Sent
Mr Woodward my Bookkeeper to Settle the Acco.
t with him, and
receive what was due to
the
School. But,
[illegible]M.r Woodward
ſays
he treated him with an air of Slight & Contempt, Said he would
Settle y.
e
acco.
t with none but with me — that he laid out all
the money in
England which he received of
the Truſt as an Allow
‐ance for Support of his Family.
And that He had paid away the
greateſt part of what he had rec.
d of Meſs
rs Lathrops by virtue
of my order; and had occaſion for the reſt to lay out in
Labour upon his Farm &c. and that, though it was reaſonable
the money Should be refunded to
the
School, it
[illegible]Muſt wait till
he could get it Some Other way — On
M.r Woodwards Enqui
‐ry how it came to paſs that the Allowance made him in
England was so Soon Spent? he aſsigned this as one Reaſon
that he bought a conſiderable Collection of Books for
the School but after wards for fear of Blame he took them to him
‐ſelf and charged them to his own Acco.
t — upon which
M.r Woodward proposed taking those Books for
the School, as he wanted to
Sell them, but he would not conſent to it without a cuſtomary
Advance. Neither (as appeard upon Trial) with Such Advance.
but would have the Money in Hand or not part
with the
Books. —
M.r Woodward finally deſired him to viſit me
Soon and Settle the Affair otherwiſe an acco.
t of it muſt
be tranſmitted to
England. this he promiſed to do in a few
Days, Since which Six Weeks have elapsed and I have
heard
nothing from him — After
[illegible]this I
was informd that half
the Order he had on Meſs
rs Lathrops remained unpaid; on which
M.r Woodward wrote
M.r Occom in my Name, informing him
that I had heard of it. and
expected that he would order Meſs
rs
Lathrops to pay it to
the School, upon the
Receipt of which
Letter
^[left]This Letter was never Sent.^
Letter he immediately Applyed to them for the Money and
could not by them be prevaild upon to conſent that
the School Should have it. —
I adviſed him ſoon after he came Home to dispose of his
Family & Affairs agreably to make himſelf a Settlement in the
Wilderneſs, where he may have an Advantage which no Engliſhman
can have. viz. as much of the beſt of their Lands as he could
reaſonably
deſire. I proposed that he Should take
his Wife
and
two of his Children with him. viz. his
Eldeſt Son and fix him in a
School under his Guidance and Inſpection, and his Youngeſt Child to
live with him, and I would take all the reſt of his Children into
my School
'till his Circumſtances Should invite to take them with him,
but he Seemd
diſinclind to it — and I hear is imploying a Number
of Labourers about his Houſe and Farm and I but little expect
either to get the Ballance of
the School's acco.
t which is about
₤75. Sterling, or that he will ever Settle in Such a Miſsion —
I fear his Tour to
England, and the great Reſpect
Shewn him
there will have the Sad Effect to make him aſpire after Grandure
&
Eaſe, and prevent his
[illegible]future usefulneſs, at leaſt in a great
Meaſure. I hant Yet Seen him to diſcourſe the Affair with
him. Nor can I flatter my Self with any great Benefit by it, if
I Should, Since I can offer no more
forcible Arguments than
M.r Woodward urged without Suceeſs.
I have Confidence in Your Prudence and have Obſerved
[illegible]with
Pleaſure, the Expreſsions of Your Eſteem
&
Friendſhip towards
him, or I Should not have dar'd to expreſs
myſelf with So much
freedom as I have done upon this Head.
I have, Since I tranſmitted my laſt
acco
ts, beſides the ₤100.
to pay
M.r Occom, drawn on You for the following Sums viz.
₤100. Sterl
.g in Fav.
r of Meſs
rs Lathrops.
June 20th ₤100— in Fav.
r of
M.r John Baker Brimmer
June 20.
₤39.5.— in Fav.
r of
M.r George Green
June 25.
₤100. — in Fav
r of Meſs
rs Lathrops
Aug.t 12.
I have drawn for no more than has been Neceſsary; and
have used the greateſt
[illegible]economy & Prudence I have been
Maſter of in all my layings out.
I conclude You will See what I write my
Hon.d Patrons to which I muſt refer you for Intelligence in the great Affair.
And Subſcribe with much Affection &
Eſteem.