_To Mr. D――――n, &c._
_New-York, January 12, 1764._
_My very dear Friends_,
CAPTAIN _Bolitho_ is returned, and not one line from _Bethesda_! Surely you were not informed of his sailing, or you expected to see me with Mr. _H――――m_. That which lets will surely by and by be taken out of the way. Blessed be GOD, the cold braces me up a little. I am enabled to preach twice or thrice a week. Congregations continue very large, and I trust saving impressions are made upon many. Some students also in _Philadelphia_ and _New Jersey_ colleges, I hear are much awakened. O for a blessed gale of divine influences when we meet at _Bethesda_! From thence, or _Charles-Town_, I purpose to embark for _England_. But future things belong to Him, who (whatever may be our thoughts) always orders all things well. To his never-failing guidance and most tender mercy do I commit you all, as being, for his great name’s sake, my very dear friends,
Yours, &c. &c.