Governour Trumbull to Rev. Eleazer Wheelock

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Lebanon, April 17,1775.

REVEREND SIR: On the 7th instant, I received your letters, of the 16th and 22d of March last, and return my thanks for your intelligence. The ability and influence of Mr˙ Dean, to attach all the Six Nations to the interest of these Colonies, is justly to be considered as an instance of Divine favour for us, and proper authority and encouragement to him will undoubtedly be easily obtained for that purpose. When he returns, it will be very acceptable to me to hear the intelligence he brings.

If the Indian scholars are called from you in a manner that shews a design of hostilities, please to give the earliest intelligence of it. You may depend on my care to do nothing that may tend to injure you or your cause. Our safety consists in the blessing of Heaven, a firm adherence to our constitutional rights, and an union in religion and virtue; in the pursuit and practice of these, we may hope for the relief of our distresses and redress of grievances. It is the prayer of good men that the Spirit of grace, as to its converting influences, may be poured out upon the people of this land. The late awful restraints of the Spirit are a terrible token of God' s, righteous judgments.

I am, with much esteem and respect, reverend Sir, your obedient humble servant,

JONATHAN TRUMBULL.

Reverend ELEAZER WHEELOCK.