should you, for reasons that do not occur to me,
think a more remote situation more eligible (which I wish may not be),
I then, sir, will make an offer, to forward the charity. But though I
have already fixed on the proposals I intend to make, I must yet
declare that those that I am told the city intends to offer appear to
me to have the advantage in point of fulfilling the intentions of the
gentlemen at home, but perhaps it may be thought otherwise, and I be
mistaken.

"Whenever, sir, this or your other affairs may call you into this
county, I shall be extremely glad to show you any civilities in my
power, and beg you will make my house your home, where I try to keep
up to the good old adage, 'to welcome the coming and to speed the
going guest.'

"I am, with much respect, reverend sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
"To the Rev. Mr. Wheelock. Ph. Schuyler."

* * * * *

"February 10, 1770.

"Reverend Sir: As I understand that Colonel Alexander Phelps, Esquire,
has been on business of importance relative to your College, to wit,
the consulting the honorable trustees, at Portsmouth, concerning the
place where it will be best to set the said College, and as there is
great engagedness and large subscriptions making by the Proprietors
and others of the towns of Plainfield, Hartford, Harford, Lebanon,
Norwich, Hanover, and some other back towns, for the said School, if
said School should be set in Hanover, in the Province of New
Hampshire, now, sir, I suppose that Colonel Phelps never heard of this
subscription, and I apprehend he has not laid this donation, with the
circumstances of the place, before the Board at Portsmouth.

"Trusting in your wisdom and willingness to hear everything of
consequence to said School, I would therefore pray that the place for
the said College may not be fixed on till the donations may be
gathered and the circumstances of the place be properly laid before
their Honors.

"P. S. I suppose there can be as much or more said in favor of its
going to the said town of Hanover than any town on the river, which
will be laid before their Honors in writing, if desired.

"From their humble servant and well-wisher to said School,
James Murch."

In a later letter he says:

"Now, sir, we all hope you will view the place yourself, and the
people well all be satisfied that the College will be set in the best
place for its benefit; o