With much humility, I undertake to Write to your
worthy Person. and I
would Enform you that I ever have a gratefull Sense of your favours in time
past. for which I deſire at this time renewedly to expreſs my thanks. if I was an Englishman, &
was thus Reſpected by you. I should be very thankfull. but much more doth it now, become me
being an Indian, to be humble. & very thankfull in very
[illegible][guess: deed] Me thinks the more I am Reſp
ected the more humble it makes me. but to conclude this my Indian introduction let me
aſsure you. that a law of gratitude is wrote as it were upon the table of my Once
savage
heart. for all your Remarkable favours in times Past. & I
[illegible][guess: ever] think of your worthy
perſon with love,
^& Reverence^ in my heart. But whot I would more perticularly
enform
^you^ of this time
is what may follow. Rev
d Sir. by leave of kind Providence. I purpoſe to
[illegible]leave
this Place next monday
being the time appointed that I .& the reſt of the Choſen
men. should go into the Wilderneſs. to vizit our savage Brethren. and to Con
verſe with them Concerning our Propoſals. &c: and as the time is drawing nigh.
I find I am Obliged to solicit your
favour this once more. for which I am very sorry.
I am Sorry to try your good Nature
so soon. But still I would humbly. &
Earneſtly solicit
your favour at this time. I was Conſiderably
disoppointed down Country, not seing
Mr. Occom whose note I have with me still.
[illegible][guess: alſo] 2 English friends added Diſoppo
intments to me. not leting me have my Reaſonable due their Plea was this
that they Did not expect I ſhould return till next Winter or in spring. so
they thought it best to lay out the money.
intending to allow for uſe.
but not to be further tedious. my Earneſt
deſir is that you would help
me to some Money. I know not who elſe Can. I am a stranger. but as for
my Indian friends. if I lean upon them at preſent they are like a broken
[illegible]staff.
but I
have nothing again my Brethren. they have a will. had they but ability
and if you pleaſe to pity. & to help me at this time you have no reaſon to fear but that
you shall have your own. again in due time. if I return
well. perhaps. I shall
[illegible][guess: rcieve], money from down Country by last of October. then I will pay you your
reaſonable due. but if any Accident happen. to me so as that I ſhall never return. still
you need not fear. as doubt leſs you know. that my reward from
Boſton will
Come into your hands. so you then can take your Money
again. Pleaſe