SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON PAPERS FROM GOLDSBROW BANYAR A. L. S. January 3d. 1763 DEAR SIR William> This Post puts me in your Debt <for two> Letters. As to the Mistake in the Comm. I beg <they may be sent down in order to be altered. The Hearing of the Connajohary Affair comes on the 12 Insta<nt.> I am at a Loss what opinion to give you on <this> subject. It appears to me that part of the Land <was intended to be sold by the Indians: Tis absurd <to> think they would sell their Castles & a convenient> District about: the Patentees I think should release> the latter without condition of reverting to them <or> their Heirs in Case the Indians should abandon <it> or become extinct: and the Patentees should <keep &> enjoy the former Part: If there is no Difference> about the Quantum, I should imagine <the> affair would be easily compromised. But I <take it> the Part which ought to be reserved or released to the> Indians, is not only considerable in Quantity, but> in point of Quality is greatly superior to the rest: Captain Rutherfurd hath either purchased or> agreed for Fonda's part. so he is become a party> I did not mean to be understood that your presence was necessary here, but that no examination ought to be taken but in your <presence. I> shall give you a detail of what <passes>. Tis probable I <shall be a means of sending you some Neighbours. The Partners in Magins' have> offered the People 1 See Calendar of Land Papers, p. 292, and Calendar of Council Minutes, p. 401. |