COMMUNICATION OF J. FKANCIS FISHEK. 153 



PHILADEL*, Nov 6, 1768. 

 Dear Sir, 



It is with pain I recollect that the agreeable corre- 

 spondence with which you were pleased to honour me 

 has been so long broken off. Conscious of the purity 

 of my intentions and uprightness of my conduct, I 

 waited for the pleasure of seeing you, and rested fully 

 satisfyed that, in whatever light I may have been 

 represented by some who of late have taken it into 

 their heads to be dissatisfyed with me, I should be 

 found to have acted not unworthy the notice or friend- 

 ship with which you have honoured me. 



I longed for your arrival on another account, that 

 I might have your advice and assistance in the execu- 

 tion of a plan which I flattered myself might be useful 

 to our Country. 



You remember the Society to which I belonged, 

 which was begun in the year 1750. By the death and 

 removal of some of it 's members, it dwindled for some 

 time to that degree that I was apprehensive of its 

 dissolution. 



From some conversation I had with you, some few of 

 us exerted ourselves to revive it again. New members 

 were elected and our meetings became more regular. 

 As our views were enlarged with our years, 5 we be- 

 came desirous of altering and enlarging the plan of 

 our Society, and if possible, rendering it useful to the 

 Publick. For this end the enclosed Proposals were 



5 One might infer from this the members were young men. 



