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390 by the said Petitioners, or their Agents here," were, the Arch- bishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, Henley, the Arch- bishop of York, Earl Granville, President of the Council, the Earl of Egremont, one of the Secretaries of State, the Earl of Bute, the Earl of Halifax, the Bishops of London, of Durham, of Winchester, and of St. David's, Lord Sandys, Sir Charles Hardy, Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Proprietors of Penn- sylvania, Joseph Hudson and George Clark, Esquires, Doctor Samuel Chandler, Doctor William Smith, Doctor James Jay, Daniel Moore, Robert Charles, and Lynford Lardner, Esquires, Barlow Trecothick and William Neate, Merchants, Thomas Stevenson and John Stevenson, Gentlemen. Endorsed on the Brief was " the clause in the Act of Par- liament made in the 4th and 5th of Queen Anne, against farm- ing of Briefs," and reciting the Penalty " N. B. The penalty on Ministers, Church Wardens and others neglecting any Thing required in this Act, is Twenty Pounds." But before this point was reached, he found that King's College was already in the field. His stay in New York early in February and conferences with Dr. Johnson on his plans had now borne fruit in the latter proposing to his Governors to solicit funds in England in like manner, and as Dr. James Jay, was about proceeding to England on private business he was corn- missioned to seek the contributions of those at Home for the College. He had sailed from New York I June, 1762, bearing letters to the Archbishop of Canterbury and "To all Patrons of Learning and Knowledge, and Friends of the British Empire in America, The Governors of the Province of New York in the City of New York in America, Greeting," bearing date 14 May, 1 762, which were of the authorship of Dr. Johnson. His instruc- tions were signed by J. T. Kempe, Henry Barclay, Samuel Auchmuty, Samuel Johnson and James Duane. As it is impossible in a Transaction of this Nature to be very particular, and as the Corporation place great confidence in the Doctor's Prudence, we submit the general Conduct of this Affair to him ; and we therefore only request he will correspond with the Committee as often as opportunity will admit and acquaint us with the Progress he has made and the further