I should have acknowledged the receipt of your obliging & acceptable Letter of the 28th of Feby.1 earlier, but for the great & unremitting attention I have been obliged to pay to my Gazetteer2 wh[ic]h is in the press.

The plan of a History of our Revolution wh[ic]h you, Sir, have suggested, is certainly natural, plain, concise, comprehensive & judicious— & your directions, as to the objects of enquiry, in order to complete the plan, are as excellent as the plan itself.— I feel my self much obliged, assisted & encouraged in the undertaking by the whole of your excellent Letter.— As my leisure & opportunities permit, I shall be assiduous in collecting & arranging materials, preparatory to the execution of the general plan.— Any aid from you, Sir, either by advise, or documents printed or MS. would be gratefully received.

When I was last in N. York, on my return from Oneida, in conversation with Mr Jones3 on the subject of Indian affairs, he suggested to me that such was the concern of the Commissioners for Indian affairs, for the welfare of the Indians under their care, & their ability, (in consequence of the sale of a part of their ^(the Indians)^ lands,) to support missionaries, or Ministers among them, that if the Society of Scotch Commissioners in Boston would find & recommend proper persons for the Mission, they would be cheerfully supported & paid by the State of New York— Such, as nearly as I can recollect, were his ideas suggested to me on the subject — They struck me forcibly & very agreeably— I thought a plan of the kind would might be of essential service to the Indians, If the Society in Scotland could have be informed that the Missions wh[ic]h they have supported hitherto, would be continued by the State of N York, they would direct their funds, wh[ic]h hitherto ^have^ been appropriated to this purpose, to some other use.— The Society in Scotland, by their last Letters, have dissolved their connexion with Mr Kirkland, & his mission, of course ceases. Mr Sarjeant is still held in esteem by the Society as an honest, & faithful man— & if N. York shd. not support him, it is probable the Society will, as his mission is considered of use & importance to the Stockbridge Indians. Dr. Thacher ^our Secretary^ by order of the board, has written you, Sir, on this Subject—4 & before we communicate any thing decisive on the Subject of these Missions, we should to the Society in Scotland, we shall wait your answer.— Should you, Sir, & your Commissioners for Indian affairs, think it expedient to continue the Missions among these Indians, & conclude to support them, the Society here would use their best endeavours, if desired, to find out, & recommend suitable persons for the purpose.5 With great & real esteem, I am, Sir, very respectfully your most obdt. Servt