Upon my return from
Boſton
abo.
t 4
^[left]weeks ago^ I met yours, with
Miriam at My House. I am well
pleaſed with
[illegible][guess: Miriam]the Girl, ſhe is in good Health, & well
contented, ſhe has a kind Miſtreſs who ſays She learns
well ſo far as ſhe has had Opportunity to ſee
& know
Amie
y.
e other India
[illegible]n Girl
^13.
years old^ who is Mated with
Miriam
and boards about
[illegible][guess: 10][illegible][guess: 20] Rods from her (So y.
t
y.
a Lodge togeth
r)
has made ſurprizing proficiency in learning ſince
ſhe
came laſt Spring. ſhe then ſcarſely knew her Letters.
(and indeed is more backward in reading than in
other
parts of her Learning) will now write
a good hand
^conſiderably well^
ſhe kept House for her Miſs. while ſhe was gone on a viſit
^near a fortnit^ and did it well, underſtands tending a Dary, and has
lately
[illegible] her a Pocket
& done it well. &c. You may
tell the Parents of
Miriam
there ſhall nothing be wanting
for her within my Power.
Joseph is well fitted for College
and I have this Year Entred
ſeveral not better fitted
than
Hezekiah. I deſigned they ſhould have made
a viſit to their Friends
[illegible] this fall and the week
for their
going was appointed but for ſeveral
^Reaſons^
years I have
made them willing to defferr it till
ſpring. it had
got to be ſomething late in y
e fall & no Opport
[gap: worn_edge][guess: uny] of a Paſsage by water preſented. &c but principally
^[left]been^ that
Hezekiah after I
[illegible]was almoſt
got quite
diſcourag
d with him has been under Convictions
^for several
Months^ and is ſo
ſtill
which has made a ſurprizing Change in him, and I
feard
y.
t
ſo long a Diverſion would
^prove^
be unfriendly to it.
Joseph
&
Hezekiah have now y
e
beſt Opportunity to learn
the Mohawke Language of these
Mohawke Boys I have
[illegible][guess: ſet]
them about
^moved them to.^ it. I hope, as it is to be learnt without
Book it wont greatly hinder
them in their other ſtudies.
I have ſent my poor weekley Son
Radulphus to your
College
in
[illegible][guess: Ho]ping y
t he may profit ſomething by living
[gap: worn_edge][guess: there] and I
ſend him with
[illegible][guess: a] Hopes y.
t
ye
Honle
Com̅iſs.rs will take
Joseph as they Did
Jacob under their Patronage and
ſtill continue him with me and let my ſon have his
ſupport. the weight upon me is great, and I dont well
know how to get along without
Such an advantage.
will you think favourably of it
^Dear Sir^
and use your Intreſt
in my Favour?