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CH.l/l/;~2. CHUnCIIOF S(;OrJ.M!D. General, Assembly. Minutes and Acts,170$-1711.

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Unnurrberod 17D. V:>y 23.pagea, llct ,IIICrtt !3turlcr~t~ (nnn others) going nbr-oad from the

Church of Scotl -uid rt'IC\ tn.kiltg upon tlmmsel"es t.o pr-eacht,h~ COSf'~' thon:~11ci Lhe r deponed for sC"',l"\cblsor n('v~rr.".'IiTlt; .v~on 1ic('nsed. For th» f'utur-o , th9y ""lst hovesuf'I'Lc Lont, tl')ctimoni-:J.s, and this 1.01.. is to be advertised'1bro::d.

!'Iote (1\ prennm,.,rl 1Tn 1,.,tt0r ·tl"~ rf'tition from J'\mQr.Cou t.Ls nnd membernof ::t Pr'e aby t·'rl".tl CO!).:;,·".;·'tl~nin, and o. c ongregat.Lon u"ar, NeH-c"'st) e , J'n,.; ve rs not I'ound in thin vo.lum« oJ: ,rinntpq, thouChoxpec t=d, Del')Cf!.1/2/.~~//... Pre eumuhly the rpt1tior:s'1,!ld. lotter'''re ntlll horn ill t'le Lr ro sut L, '111d wcre nev= r br'Ylght to the'l.ttention to the Gone rnl, Assombly i1:!. its 'lnTIunl s~3sion.)

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CIItJRCHOF SCOTL1\i-lD. Gencrnl. Aasembly. Minutes and Aots,1712-1715 •

171.;' 11"'~'17.Col.Lect.i.on to h~ t'ti(en to a.ssi:>t th~ Presbyterians in

tlC\-'c'l1t:.l", ~'r. n'lvld L"\-lis, minister, to holp them build'I mOf'tlrc,; h'J'.t ...o "nd btlJ' ,. burif'lJ. pJ.acc. Refers to n reccorll-m'~n(btlntl of the A83cmhly in 17_ (blank), concerning thecol' "'cti 011. (ThIs 9ntry rrobably rel'ltes to Newcastle inEnc1mld, from ,,!hich "n nppe::rl had come in 17('$, e.nd not to£JI3I!castlc, P',., I'hose minil'lter \...~~c:. ..Tohn\,/lison in 1705/6.)

CIl.l/1/2,). CIIUHC!IOF f)COTLAj~D. r.en~rl:lJ.Assembly. t1inutes and Acts,172')..1725.

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1724 th~'16.P~titlon of Dr. John Nichol on behalf of the Presbyterian

congr"c"til)n i'1 the cit:,r of 1'1"\-1 York who n"-:>dapsistanc~in ~Tf>ctlr.e '1 Ch111'c11in the city \oJherc the Church of Ennlond,the Dutch, tho FT'<'>nch,J.uthf1r:.ms, J\nn.baptists, '.luakers, and.Te'IIs 1lJ h'w'" ::'.rlace of ruhlic Horship, but not the Preshy-teri,'llls. :'~ct of th~ Ge!l~rD1 Assemhly :,mthori~in3 fl col1ecti<;nto ho t'IK"ltl tilrou,"rhont Scotl!'ItlO for th~ relief of the Nm.rYork concrr·'(Y"tion" fJ"i.\'es som'" history of the cOl.1I'TrnC"ationt> u· - U 0

(\.rho h'w" :'..Scots minister, J311l'3SAnderson, orn'lined to themh:,' thl') Prnshyt"'I"J of Long Inland) a.nd their church-buD dingeffort.

1725 I·b~r17.L~tt(~r of th:lnk9 l'I:'ceivBd from the Scots Prashyt.p.rie.n

cOIlGrlC'g3t.i(·nin !I"'H York. Further coll"'ctions on th'?irhehtt1f orr1eI'Pd to be nent to "Ir. ,John Hurtine of Airies,CoUJ'ctor fol' ttJ" flP1d, 'lS S'>O!1 :1S po~c;ihllJ.

CH, 1/1/31. cqmlcl: 0: SC0'T'L:IJ.!)). ~"'ner!.ll Assembly. N:irntcs and Act'),1726-1'/19.

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•1729 ~1'~ 16.

R~rort 'lbOllt r~'rnqr:s DJJd.tho co11f'ctiol"\ for tIm,! York n.Pl'1'ovf'(l.TIlClllriC.!!1 thn t"'.xt 0(' tpp r"I.'Ol't" th~ orieinil. of \Jhlch is illCIf.J/2/5? h.". COl' '-lit al>str:)ct:.).

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~ (An E'ntry <It p3';~ (In-608, rncom' cnnation from th(> Committee fornov i.Si11~ till> Co'mllin~ion Hook th'\t tho J\ sS9mbJy renew i t!J reaoln-mendutinn 1,.0 I'T"~d!Yt"'ries to de~l with deficient pnrit'hes \thohuve not hrolleht in th~ir coUp-ctions, IS UOTBEHK} COPIED.)

CIJ.l!J!35. CHUHCIIOF SCO'J'L!I!lD.General Assembly. Minutes and Acts,1735-1738.

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CIIUHCH(IF !iGOTL;dlD. fJeneroJ. AR!:embJy. Minutes and Acts,173f)...17J/~•

1731 1'1'1.: f.?Rpport 011the eol.) "ction to build II Presby te rf an church

in NeHYork. Cites l~ttp.rs from: John J~ichol (30 June 1730)"r\'~ I'ro'n Ebenn 'er femberton enclosing n deed vesting thetleHYork prop"rt-J in Scottish tnlgte~s. C03t of church,£9C}C::!I.!/~~, p.Y. cur-rency, Th'e deed is rehenr-sed on p.158-166.173J ll"~'12.

(FrOOlth~ repor-t of the Committ.ee Upon the Comlni~sio" Book i )

S\lmrn~ryof a d~crt;!et ag'lil1.st Dr. }\.lexander Ml1rtin, aon of..Tohn H,\rti.n, d9ce ....sed, l'\te col.Loc t.or- of various ch-vr-i,t"lhlef'und s of tl0 Church of Scotlcnd. Includnl'l f'\ finrliltlJ th~tth0 est" t.~ of thrtin o':l~S £/~C;/12!8! ste nl.. 1;.0 the "ccoulltfor er~cti.",; '.l Pr(>::hyt'~riCU1church in Lhe city of r~"'\-IYork.l1ncr~')t obt'litlCd Crom th" O~iJJ_ien or J~dinbureh (procunablyill tIl" hnr[;h c 011"'1.,) , "rlj'ldic·l.t~d h.)' thf> Lords of t;ouncil :.ndSession (i .. e., iF! the Cour-t, of Se!?sion) on 6 Df'C17)2, andth~ ~bb~vLt~ r-ic ordcd jp the BilJ. Chamber 3 Jan 1733.SL'1ce Dr. John lIichol had to payoff the bnl.nncs of thobu.i'ldina costs in !'eH York, nn effort. "D) be made to bringr.1~ficient col 1_,.,ct.or~ to !!ccount so tlt~t the ontsts.nningmonies con tribu t~d crm b~ brollght to~ether and rami tted to rim.

(S'lMO 30dcnmt.) Orrler of the Genp.r'll ASrlembly to con'lE'ythe NOH York property in trust to the congregation therp-.Jncludl):"; t}lfl t8xt of the deed.

1735 t+~ 19.fioceirt of n. lett('r from Casp!lr Stover, t1ichael Smith,

~.nrl Hich1lel Hold on heh'llf of the German Lutheran congre[;9.tionin Or:!ll~ County (formerly SpottSYlvania), Virgini~. Thecongreg~tif)n of ~b~lt 200 has been settled on the ve~ bordersof t.he MOI.mt'1inran3e as 0. huffer 'lg..~.inst the Indians since1717. THO ,YP'trs "::;0 th9Y finllly got ~ Gernan Lutheran minister,bnt I'M ton I'oor to ::ilJl'l,ort the mini~ter :md bu:ild n church,3cllof)l, 'Ulri r'l'msc. F'tcts ott eoted by Lt. Gov. Gooch of Virgir.i".Tre Gpnprql Aq~embly reconmends n charitrb1p coUp-ction forth01n thrOl.lt.:hout Scot.lc.nd.1735 M'W 2().

Rp.~eiI't of ll?t.t.p.r from J onathun Dickson, moriprator ofthr:- rr,?/3bytr>~ or 11m" Jersey (rnbrio R1yS NewYork) crevingUI'lt Dr. Ui.chol M'W bo reimhur~p.d for hi~ p'tYfIlents on thebuUoinU of thp frlJslJ'Jtprian church in NewYork.1736 r'hy 1.9.

Act of the r.~n"r"l.l Assembly of the Church of Scotlnndr(\com'~lIdiog a col.l.ecti_on be taken for thp. ')SrCK on hehal1'of eotlcatin,3 ::\V'lst Multituoe of poor "'chol'!.rs and thp. con-v~rsion of th~ r·~or IInatr.en m.tion on the borders of Ne\.JEn~lanr1. [·lotic~s trn.t thp. SSrCK hr..s th~e mi&sionaries toth'=! Indi::..tJs, awl ., fourt.h to "th", natives of I}~or&i:l" Hho ru.r10has care of t.b~ ~OU15 of the Highl!l.nders in th!lt col0l'\Y.

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Note (1Ul entry of 21 H\y 1736 at page 253 noticing that, money c ol.Lec tedfor the Pr'o Lr-n t.ant, coloqy in Vireinia. m'W be paid over toAlexander Arbuthnot, of Knox, TI1P.rcll1.ntin Edinburgh (penrUne thecomp'L=tdon of th~ col l pction ann its delivery to repreaentat.Lve sof the Lut.he r-vn congr=g-rtd on, of course), IS NOTBRIf-n COPJED.)

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1737 j-by 18.Hecelpt of l.,tt,"r from Ebeneze r Pp.mbprton, minist.er of

the fle\-, York congrr'f.".tinn, 'lcl<nol-!leneing th" gene reus charityof the Church of Scotland, 'lnd asking that Dr. Nichol bereirnhl.lr':'eo. Reft?rT~o to Committee on Public Accounts,1737 M'V 2ih

llepor-L on tb,.. 9 I:.~ndillg of thr> c ol.Lec t.i.on for HerTYork,not i ng tInt nome nXI ense s of buildina the PresbyteriAn churcht}'t?Tf>w""rr>born» hy Dr. [Hcho1 who II is thereby much out ofPocket. II

1738 H"Y 23.(Thp Cor'llTlitl,r.>eon Public Accounts report) letter from

Dr, Fichol rropl')~in[; that th~ ~cottich holders of the deedfor thr> Hev, York rrl)perty make it b-ick over to him. Sincehe is obviO\l_~~rnot Going to be reimbursed out of the monoyc'·11.,-,cted for bllilding that church, he coul.d recover "'Ihn.tis due him 1"-y :;;nll.ine sent s or pe..1S in the church. Considera-tion of c onveying n right in the seat.a and pews, but deed isnot to Iv- mide over to Nichol.

The sum of t21/5/6 sterl. collect~d for the Lutherans inVireilli'\ h'l~ neve r b=en called for. The conunitv.!o recommendsthe monoy bp. Given to Lhe SSPCK.

GII.l/l/lrO. CHIJHCHOF :,COTLi\l:D. General Assembly. Hinutes and Acts,173')-17/r2.

r.~1)p.123-126.

1739 fillY 17.Nel-!York con:Jrpgo.tion agrees to conform to the recommenda-

til')n of the (h"ner'1l o\ssemb1y of the Church of Scotland inmeans to rein:bur'39 Dr. lJichol for his expenditures on thechnrch.

173CJH~. ~2.Rerort I')n lle\-1York by the Committee of Public Accounts.

nt!lt9~l1t of 1727 s=o/s0..66/3/6 sterl. collpcted in Scotlarrl;£401/2/6 rami tt"d 1:.0 Dr. Nichol i a balance of £49/12/8 (one-thim in sterling). ~Jhen seals \.Jere broken on 18 Apr 1727aftAr thrtln' S op.!ll:.h, smother £15/8/3~' found and paid overto Nichol Sl'e'1ce, ncent to thp Church of Scotlnnd, receiptfor ...thich 1./.1 in CU:3 I:.odj'of the TO\mClerk of Edinbureh.Sui t bro\l~h I., by llichol Spence to !'Pcover the 0..9/12/8, etc.,sometime Df~r ...!hich £139/15/2 Scots (£lJ/12/1 IJ/12ths ster1.)were delivpr~d to Srenc~, 19 H~\)'1738. Nichol Spence hl}$ paidout '1.1) fund!,! of thp collection received by him C1.S directed bythe orop.rs of Dr. John Nichol. Order that fl1\Y rutstanding funr'lsbe10ngin~ to th~ collection be got in.17,...0 l'h~'19.

An overturf! :lbollt rrobationers, 6Rthp.ring togeother nlJ EI.ctsof the G'?n~r1.1Ar.sel"lbly concerning trillS, ~xaminQ.tionR, Mld1icens:i n..; of prohationers to pre'lch, panged between 1638 p.nd1736. (jJot~: Hepptition at P.5/1~-551), 17 Ii'\}' 17/,2, IS IJOTH!EJIIGCOrn.D.)

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p.272-273. 1740 Hny 19 (cint~ from r.255) .From thp. reuor-t of the Comrnit.t ee on Public Accounts •

The lC'.tf!st cor~espOnrience on the NewYork property. Also,Nichol Sp~nce has received an order in London for the moneycolJect~d for the Vireinia Lutherans; it was paid over tothe SSPCK,nnd it should be retrieved and sent on to Virginia.

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CIIUIlClICF SCOTI.hhD.General Assembly. Minut~s and Acts,17/16-17/~9.

(No entries rnl~ting to Amer-i.e a W'9renoted in the volume ofminutes and ac t.s for 1743-1745, CH.l/l/L~3.)

1747 '·h_y 18.nccommendution for a CoJlection by the SSPCK,cB11ine

att.entirtl to its var-Lous Horks, .inc.Iud Lng 136 schools (inthe Hiehlru1cls and Islnnds) ""ith 5600 echolara, 2 missionaryministers ~d Rn int~rpreter to the Indians on the border~of Ne"l York, New,rersey, and Pennsylvania, etc.

CH.l/l/I*8. CHUHCHOF Sr;OTLA1JD.General Assembly. Minutes and Acts,1750-1753.

p.37)p.375-376.

p.380p. 38'~-389.

1".39811.400.

p.4lJ~p. It 1.2.

1752 Mf1.~' 21.Report of Committ~~ for Bills on the petition of David

Thompson, minister of the Enelish Reformed Church at Amsterdamin hp.half' of' bho Germon Protp.:1tont Churches settled inPennsy Lvani.o nnd Horth America praying a c o'l.Lectd.on hel'.uthori7.ed to the end that clergy and schoolmasters may besupplied them.1752 N£W 22.

flct on behrtLf of the 30,000 members of the '~6GermanProtestants scut Lered throughout the British colonies inAmerica (namp.s of colonies in which located, not specified).Honey collected on their behalf to be paid over to JamesMnnsfield und William Hogg, merchants in Edinburgh.1752 ~1ny23.

Cornmi, ttee to dr'lft replies to the letters from the Deputiesof th~ Provincin1 Synod of HoI]and, the Presbytery of Amsterd~m,and the Consistorv of the EntTlish Church at Amstp.rdamonbeh'uf of the Ger~~lnProtest~nts in North America.1752 Hny 25.

Potd tion from thp. CollAGo of NewJers~ received in GeneralJ\R:>emblyand re f'err-ed to the Commissionprs of the Church.1753 Jun /1.

Orner that mflnil"!Rcollectp.d in Scotland for Pennsylvaniabe transmittp.d to the Rev, Hr. Chandler in London, A.ctingfor the SOCiety of 'I'rus'te=s for the Hl'Inagementof the Charityfor the l'rotegt':J.nt~ in Pennsylvania.

CH.l/J/2l. CmmCHOF SCOTLAI·l]).Genernl, Assembly. Minutes and Acts,175/1-1757.

175/~t1:-.y27.Peti tions for Col] "!a(' of Ne'vl .rerp,ey from governors of

Nf;?14 Jer~ey nnn Fennqylvania, RRsociated pastors in Ne,.,rEneland,and Synod of He,,,York, Rsking for a collection of money.

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1751.. H!'tj' 30 •Report from the Committ~e to Correspond td th Dr. Ch1tndler

et Rl in London concerning the money for the Germnn Protest:mt~in Pennsylvonia. (£11,,0/9/lJ. sterl. colJ ecbed in Scotland).Lett~r~ to bp nr~ft~d to the Synod of South Hol Land andCID.Rr.iaof Amsterdnm.

Proposed rul.e s for the Li.censfng of prob'\tioners, andministers 1icen!)Po in England and in foreign parts.

efl.1/1/51t- CflllHCII(W:;COTLAltD. Generru. Assemb~r. Minutes and Acts,l753-17f)1.

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p.57-65

1'.65p.67-71

p. ?)I..p.239.

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p.319p.31..0.

•p.171)p.171-17J.

p.297p.298-?99

p.32?1'.357- )61.

p.396p. J99-1rI..7.

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175/ .. Ufo..}' J1.Act for 'l l!pnr.r:1.l collection to r'lisp. an endowment, for

the Co11 (>e~ of Hot.] J e rney,1755 ,TU~l 2.

H!lc"il)t of (\ pub.l.Lcn t.Lon entitled History of the Ch~ritt\bleSch"OIe for Ius truc tin q- poor Gf'rmruls in Pennsyl venin printedby ordo r- of th(' t.nHltfl"s for the fund,

Coll"cti'ms for Eymolltb, NewJerpey, and Pennsylvnniaorde r=d to be br-ought, in.1756 tt.,~r 29.

I.cti cr of bh-urks received from the truatees of ths Col.Ieneof rJet.J ,T ersey •

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1759 Hit,}' 29.R~pOlt of Mr. Thvi.c1 Thompnon on hie m'!atine with the

deput.Les of the Synod of South And North Ho'LLand con~enl1.ngscbonl s 'llld clprBY for nenna.n Protnstants in the Britishcolonie') in North Amo r'Loa,1760 t""'y 21.

Corrmi.ttee for Bills rnpor-b on a represen btion fromHr. Chllrl'?s BP.n~ty, minister at Ni.shamf.ny, Pennsylvnni(l,\.:ith n r"rr~gent'ltion by the Corporation for the Relip.fof r)j_str~~sed PrcRbytp.riM tlinisters, their ~1idO\.IS & Orphl\llsin thp Provinc0 of Penrll3ylvWlia, and NeHcast1e &. Sussex onn"'lt1I"ltr~, pnyin;:: for fJ. nAtional coll action in Scotlandfor their r"'li'O"f. It'" f'?rred to a commit tAe.1760 thy 26.

ilct for 't co] lee t.inll for t.he rpli~f of Presbyterifll1flin Pennflylv'l1lj,\ 'lilt] Del{'.l.rare, rp.he'lrsing the petition fromthc>re tll'lt r~f~r') to th'3ir sllffer:i.ng at the hands of theIndians.

1761 SP.p J.Hp.port of thp. Visi tor.:, of the Highlands, &ca. Authori?f'd

so I1S to ill form the;) Chnrch of ScotllJnd on conditions in thatnre'\ of th~ country ,h"'r", the Church "".18 t-!p.nkest, the rnportdeccribef1 th" p'Irish0s in th~ HighlIJnrl8 nnd Islands so as tor"n~ct th<:> 11umbl".!rof r:trishionprs, ('xtent of the parish,rr'?nenc,) of p"rint:-, rrngre'l"l of t~E\chi.IIGEnglish to Gnel icspe~ersJ ?nd so fortr. •

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p.572p.590-62R,

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CHUnG" OJ-' S{:O'lLi,IW. (;"'nt'r::l.l AascmhIy , Ninutes and Acts,1762-1765•

1762 !hy 31.!\ct foT' c011pcttn~ n. fund II for Spreading the Knowll!!cige

of th~ Cro::>pe1l\m1mf_! the Horth Am~ric·~.nIndi ans;"

1761~Jun 1.Le t.t.or of th"tlks from the Corporu td.on of Phj1Il.or>lphirt,

d rt.ed 1n Feb 176), 'lcrnO'.-!ledgine receipt of £J2~.//,/11 stp.rl.rfl.i3E'ci in Scot.Lnnd for Pre!lbytpr Lans ' re1i"!f in Amerd.c-r,

1761~Jun 2.Pptiti.oll of t,hP ,}SPGKnsking that steps be t'lken to ge t

in tht> r"~t of thp collection a.uthorized for the conversionof thp Am"ric'1!l Lrdf.ann,1765 f.1"'y 7.

Dr. \·Jalker';. TIe.port Goncf'nlillC thp Hi.ghlands &c. Reportson those He:;tern '1re13.S not included in the 1761 rpport vhi.chdeolt chirfJy v'itl-} tho nor-thr-rn and nor-thwes te rn Highl'1nds:Kintyre, Is1"y, Jur" &. Col.onsay, and 90 forth •

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cnmcn OF ~C01'1 Aim. General Assembly. Hirnttes and Acts,176(~1768.

1766 N"", 3f).14111"1or1-.1.from tho Presbyt"'rian Church in Nnw York (cir:ttnn

IFl Hllr 17M» ",skinc; th(' Gp.npr"l As:'\embly to US'3 itn innucncf'at COl.1rt to obt'lin "Ill 1nst.I'lction to th~ Govpmor and Councilof NC'w York to i!'lnul'>" ohllrtnr to tho r~AW York church. Sf'tnforth thf' ("'Tly hi" tory of the church thrr'3, t.hp. crimi nAlrro~ecutton "G'1 inst t1cKemi~, nnd opinion!'; on thn effect ofHritil'lh l,\,.·!S in Americ:l touching rp.1i&ion. Referred to 8.committre.

1766 Mny 31.Committ~p. r"'port in f'1vor of gr'mting the Ne'" York petitiC'n.

Act n.l'!,ointiIlG 1\ committr.;>eto put into pffect the inter-vention ...t C()llrt th'lt h~9 been re1uest~d from New York •

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1770 H',y ;>9.Lp.tter frn," the modp.r'1.tor of the Synod of Ne\o!York

de"crihi'1:; p1''Hf' of the SynoO of No\"York Md P~nnsy1"Etni!l.to oren " Europe')n corrnspondence for the benefit of thechlJrchf'og in J~e", York, He\-!,Tersoy, PennClylvnnil\, Mnry1and,Vireini'1., flnrl thn r,'lrn1in[lR (-lll of Hhich presum'\bly nre\ofi thin t.h,.. Syn~ of' Uf'WYork !:\ndPennsyl vn.'1ia. which is s"lidtn cnl)·'i"l. of 1fJ prC'shyterios .,nd 127 ministors '-'part fromabout ?f)n ""r;:'.nc;ps) "nd setti.nG fort.h tht> erpt>t need forScnl.ti..,h cni.tlintt>r·r.tr, cnm~ to 1\mf'rtca. 1\ct to erect I\.

st1.nd.i.tlg cO'OI·titt"o of corr'?sponr.1ence.1770 ,Tun I~.

Anflwer to thp '~ttnr frorn th~ .synoo of Np\ot York AndPh;1'l.rlplrhi9.. A~1(8 for !'lpecific il1forcn<ltion pbout thev'~c<lOcif'!'1t,h...t en',l rt h9 filJ ("d rr.r youna Soottish minister~ •

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CH.l/UQ3. CHUnCIl {'l" ;'COTL!\'lD. r,onerul iI.!'lsombly. t·1inutps and Acts,17'12-1775.

p.l06-108. 1772 "1"'~1 2.8.Let te r from crt'=! Synod of Ne\" York and Philadelphia

(dutf'd ~1 f1n] 17'11) c1'lriIyinc th!lt the need in Americais for vol.unt-vry emigration of c1~rcy from Scotland ratherbhnn 'lsBie"'fTlr?nt~ of yonna ministers sight unseen toAm"!ric:>n vec-mc ies , nef~rrf'd to the st'lnding committee.

1772 t~7 ?'J.Dr. .r ohn \hJ leI" r' ~ rf'port llrdntine the 1761 and 1765

reports of i.h'3 Visitors of t'1~ Hichlsmds and Islands Lns of'-vrM> thl>~r CO'1Cr>MC"c1the west~rn Hieh1·l11ds. The eIJ.r1ipr repor'taTf?vc")_f'fl thp si. t11"tion, extent -md state of the pnrishes andth", numbo r- of inh'lhiLnnt9 in t.I-tAnt. This urciflt~ c once rnsi t"elf ,,,Uh V)I" st'lte of rol ieion 'lnd thf' distr.i button of+,}I() noy·.l ROll111;/ for Ro fonni.nG th" IILeh1.'\IJ(l~. No c ogni.z ...ncr-i~ t"l<~n of "miGr·'tinn f'r'cm the Hiehlnnd::lj to the c ont.r-iry ,Dr. \-/:llk"r "'1:. I t~n tktt ho h-id not I'oun-l m- tprial '\.ltf'rotionsneeded to b·, m'lne in thp popul, "'-tinn, etc , , 111'1 reported in1765.

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1776 "":I 28.}\r\or'1ss t:) thl" kin~, expressinG the Assembly' fJ devotion

to thr> II0llS!" of lhnov"r (from "'hom their protestll.nt blessingsflc\,,) I '1l1n '\l'l'roving of JiM's mn'1.8UreS for nenling with the"prest)nt d'mg(')ro1.ls and ulln:lturl1~ Rebellion" in North Amp-ricH.1777 tI·,y ;>6.

AorlroG~ to the king on th/? present sitll!1tion of affairsin North J\mr>ric.,\. Th0 conduct of !-IN's subjects in theco1onil'!' nstf'lninhc3 thQ <lencr.'ll Asspmbly of the Chllreh ofScotl"\nd, IlIT thl"y off"r their conGrlltul(ltions on thp,Sllc~"n""~ of IfN' n "rmion nnd ne~ta. The Church of Scotlp.nclHill CO!lfirm Scotsmen "in Sentim0nts of Loyalty to theirSovercien. "

Tit.J.€" r: ,'':''' for th('> minutes of 1778 with n drawing of thesp.ul '\nOr t:.0d VIII t, ye·~r.

1778 f1"'~' ~).Ad,] rn:>s to t.he kinl'" on the "unn"lturt1l nnd unprovokp.d

neb"!1) ion sti'), :1llbGi~tinG in North America."

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1779 t1"": ;~2.Addrc~~ to th,., king coneratu1:lting him on tho birth of

''nothr>r prince ....wi l'r~lyinr. th'\t r.oci wil] eo forth \-lith Ht-flsfleet'l "nd '1rn i"''' and h~ll' thp,m defe~t "the nebe11ious Coloni<:!sit! tlorth Americ'l" f1Ild thpir nl1il"ls, .. the N~turel Rivals andEn"!mip.$ or Gre·'t nrltflil1."

17$1 ~'1"'.f 25.'ric1r<?":t to thn Yi Ole; congr-9. t,lll '\t i.na !lim on the birth of

anot:lcr rrL:1Cf' {u'c1 ricplnring t:'lf? role of HoI l.::md in tl-tc\o!Qr \oJ i t"J '\ml3ric:.'•

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1782 ).1'", 23.Not.i.·-m to UdnI"'~33 tile ki "1t:, and recommendataon that the

mini:> c0rs vho 1.r~ to pr'\y nt t.h(' Di~t tomorrow "be purt.i.cularin th'1ir Th'1nksf;i Vi11(~ to Alm.eht-/ God for the 1 atp, Signnl$IlCCP,S1l he h'l::; be-n pIel'sp.d to nr-tn t. his N~\jp,sty 's arms ,"l7R2 1/"y 25.

Adnrn!,'1 t.o thr. ki!1t; hOl'.i.nG th" t th,... Br i t.i3h victory inth ... \':C'1C It),li,..:; ',li,1 I h"v~ '1. ::;:'lllt'1.ry eff"ctj "thp. dp.nir,tl!) of¥ollr Combine'l EIl""ni"3 A""ti:lst aome of onr mO!11;. v,ult'1.blo,s" Lt.10ln(>nt·: h't"'_: b"cn i~ ure"t mcasurr- d""feut~n." Prnynth'le "th" CJ'!)\.rn In'lV' I~"":jccnn ,.,rith nnrlimini-;h,..d Spll"nnol.lr,t.hr-o ! yo t1' ill .... ~,1'i."H' F·uni.1.J I to the l'ltcot r,~tlf)r"tl()lln,1ITh""r(> ·l.rc t\10 ve rn.i.ona of the Udd~~I3G, one npprov/~ci und theochI' r noe.1783 t h~r ~~/...

lvldresG t~ tI,,... kirlc; em ~I(\ pe:lC~ comine "nt the end of' a\'br los!'! !JtJCCP.3Df'11 th·,-') former wars huve been."

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CH.1f2/21.LJ,/2. CHUhGHOF SCOTLilND. General Assembly. Papers. 1704.f.llOa, lila. 170,._i\pr 12. Let.Le r, ConGrec~til)n vt WandoRiver, S.C.,

to Robert S'\ndfllands, H1 at Eddnbu rgh (presumably for the Presby teryof Edinburgh), f>skin:! th~t '1 minister be sent to them in SouthCe r-ol.Lna, Sian"'o by Johnson and Thos. Lynch; /\br., Joseph andAndw. ~/llrf}llCk;Thoa Kingj and Thos. Moody.

f.1128. & b. (170ft?) Drnf't, r=pIy (of Preshytery of Edf nburgh} to there'lunst f'or '\ m.i'lis ter from the Prcsbytl"rian o ongr-egatd on ntHando Hiver, S.G•

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of EdL1'lbureh, rpferr'; ng to his last of l>lt\rch1702/3 by the handsof J I-lrnesKi.nl.och-m, vhich setn forth the wil3hl:)sof a "Body ofpeopLe in 11 corne r of this provinoe o'll. Id Kinhigh very desirousof h:l.ving " rresbyt~ri."n minister rq,thcr from Scotland than fl.l'\Ywh~rc else t}wt th9y m'\Y be under the Irispec td on of that Church."Rene1.,shis endorsement of their request. Ob se rve s tha.t part ofhis congreG'ltinn Li.ve s "in the c ourrt.rey to thc Sutherd parts"and his hwin:; to divine his time betveen town and country exposesboth con~ret;i.,Li"lls 1:,') bej nt;i IIgdvcn up to tho erroneous priTlcil'lesof /I nebap ti!'Jm~,'hich h 'lth b=en endeavord too too (n ic) much tot1.ke I'oot i.n« itl this pl:;ce." Mentions the S.C. veat rv A.Ctofu. _oJ

necember 17Of, (Sll.:rill~ th·tt the S.C. Assembly is "commonly calldth~ r"rli'"ncnt") 'tun di!'cu3ses the implications of the act forhis ministry in S.O.

f.226-227b. 1705 Sep 10. Ltr, Arch. Stobo, Charleston, S.C., to thePreshyt'1ry of l~rlinbureh (per via Jllmaica), noticine that the Kenhieh1,e01'lo hud \"ri tlcn to the Presbytery for 0 minister without Stobl) ,SknO\.!lcdge. r:cntiollS divisions in the Charleston congregation andthe> nverthro~1 of Stobo's plnn to brinu the church in S.C. withinth~ rule of the Church of !3cotland. Observes that the Kenhighl'eol'le hnve no\,' \-Iritt~n to Ireland for a m:inister, and now thepllrt of Stobo Is congregation to the South,,,ard want to maintain aminister of their 0\"11, sgying that they arE' as able as the Kenhighpeople to oupport one. Hr. Boone, fUl Independent who is now inLonrion, hILs \.,rritten to his \.,rife in Chnrleston to sD\:! he will brine11 minister from Lon(ion for the South'''aro congr€'gation if they willcontribut~ to hi!) maint<>n"lnce. Stobo flSSum(>S Boone "/ould bringback FInJndcI'ennont minister, \oIhich "/ould meSJnthe loss of thatheretofore Prosbyt<>ri"ln congregation-("a. peOple which will be takenup \dth pvpr;_.J1,..-i.n!t~of (Joctrine, some taking exceptions agt. meuron eccot. of c~lntrie, others s~ing that it is an affront totheir 0l.fl1 n'ttion for to sono for ministers to Scotland •.• ").Stobu, his wife, 'l.nd two children q,re in poor health, but hupesthe cure of his Ol·.rn conntry will restore him.

CH.l/::>/27/J. CHURCHOF !lCOTJ.AfJD.General Assembly. Papers, 1708.

f.?26a & b. 1707/8 Feb 4. Ltr, Archib~d Stobo, Tubedoo, S.C., to thePrf'sbytery of Edi nbllreh, acKnowledgi.ng receipt of the PreRbytp.1YIS

letter of If) July 17()6. Of the three congreg!ltions ~ettlcd byStobo, two Are fllrlJishcd by h/o Irish young men of Scots educationflent from the I"illi~t~rs of London. He is no,·!\mitill~ for threethings beforu returnill~ to Scotland: "pe!1ce, f\ supply to IJtf people,'lIld ability to tr'1.n!Jport lTC' family."

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CH.l/2/2~1A. CHUnCHor' SCOTL/lJ'IlD,nencl'nJ. Assembl,y, Papers, 1709.f.38&\ & b. 1705/6 Fr-b 11. Pptition of 20 persons (most of whomvo re

"boTT!onn educ-rt-xt ill Irpl"lnd unde r the ministry of Mr. \·/HJ iamTr"D~, n Prpsbyt"riq,n minister formerly 'it J.isforcill) settlpd "tand about. NevcaabLe, Pennsylvania. unde r the care of John Wilson,~. Scotsman, Ilsking for advice on how to secure for themselves11 miru.s+e r 1111d ~ meot.:inchouse, they being unnbl.e on their own tosecure either. Endor-sarl in the Committee for Bills of the GeneralAo semb'Iy of thp. Church of Scotland on 19 Apr 1707.

f.389a & b. l7cn (Endorsed). Petition, 20 persons as represento.tivesof the P're sby t"ri'ln con:;rt>g·\tion in the town of Ne",co.stle, Penn-syl van.in, 11clrh'f's'1ento the GeneI'$\].Assembly of the Church ofScot.Land asking for as~ir.tf\nce in completing the buildine of t:beirchurch nnd in tll~ fTI'lintnn'lnce of a minister,

f.39001-3?11\. (17'.:97). ],r>ttf!r, .Tnrrl~s Cou t t.s , to Right Reverend Sir,reinforcing the pr(lyer of thp petition from the congregation inNpHcltStle, 1''1.., of Hl·ich Coutts is a member, and reminding theNidres~ee of his promiqp to Coutts, when h~ vas in Edinburgh withtit,:, petition, to lI"P his innu~nce on thpir behalf,

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CH,l!2/30!2...__CHUnClJOF SCOTLANDtGeneral Assembly. Papers. 1710.

f .1)4n & b, 1710 Al1lJ 11... Letter, J ohn Henry, Nary-land, to IIDeo r Cousin."F.ndor·1I3dwith 'l p"'tit.iC'n from John Henry and John Hampt.on toHobE'rt 81'lir or Hr. GAr~tares, Prpsbytery of Edinburgh, complainingof In.mns Fu'l l e r-t.on who stf\tp.s that he was ordained by th~ Presby-teny of EdinburCh. The \oIritel'S doubt that this was the case, endmako C'n'luirif's.

CIl,1/2/31. CHUIICH OF SCOTLidID, General Assembly. PtlPers, 1711.

f.500e-501b. 1711 JFlll ~5. Drf\ft of a Le tter, Presbytery of Edinburghto (John Henry rmd John Hampbon, Maryland), respondine to theirenqua ry nbout, J flln()S Fullerton. ~1r. fuJ lerton had intimated tothe Pr~sbytplY of F:rii.nhureh on lit Mar 1701 his design to go abroad,am he was at thn..t time eiven a reoommendation liS a privateChrit::ti '\n, He npi ther l';olJght nor obtained, however, a warrantto pre·.lch thE' Gospn1.

• CII,l/212?Lh CIIUHCIIOf SCOTLlliJD. General AGsemhly, Pllperfl, 1712,

f.5311\ & b. 1712 Sep (). COrY, Lpttp.r, Jonth. Drake, Jon. Hearne, Tho.\/nsbury J /lno J os, Cl~rp, S. C~lrol; nil, To the Revrend WhoMayBxc~rt of tId!; Ollr C1tll, An open letter nolici ting a ministerfor an UWll\mNjS. C. conerp.tr'tion, noting thnt the signers havem3de npplic!ltion to the Presbytery of Edinburgh.

f.532Jl & b- 1712 SE'P16. .r onth. Droke et al, to the Presbytery of533. Edinburgh (by thn h1.nds of Thomas Soott, merchl)Ilt in London,

brother to Hm. Scott, ono of the regents of the College ofEelinbl1reh). Not~s th"lt the three minist~rs in South CIlrolin8,Archibald Stono, J olm Pol] uck, f\.OdHill inm Livingston, were alleducntp'G in Scotl'tnd. Th~y CfU\l1.0tserve the whole province.Tho writp.rs s,lsk for flirt in spourinc a ministp.r who will 00 Ordainedfor thpir Utl"1"m9nconrorr>O'.\tion

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f.5J4~, 5J5. 1712 Allg 'V.. (I\rchihpld Btobo), South CRrolina, to thePr~~hyt~ry of Erl.i.nhureh, pndorsing a. call from M utlnnmed conero-eo.t10n. (Part of thp letler is torn a\.JBy; copy at f,538 belo\OI.)

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f. 536. 171~ Sep 16. Inh'\hit:l.Ilts of .Tl\mp.sIs] 0.00, S. C., to ReverendSir (John S'lHire) f.i.LLed in the Appropriate blank in the body),soliciting him us 11 minister for their o cngrega'td on, (The 19SiL,'ll!ltories include Jonth. Drake, Jon. Hearne, Tho. Wasbury,and J as. Clare.)

f.537. (I'll?). Inh'lhit'mts of Jnmes LsLand (S.C.), an open cnlJ forn mi nister ~iCtlf"d hy thn nineteen signers of the 16 Sep 1712 letter.

f.5J~~ &. h. 1712 Sep 9. coPY. Archibnld Stobo, S. Cl\rolJua, to thePr=sby te ry of Eoinhuq;h. F.;ndorses the cal.L for "a Serious Soberyouna mnn'' HS n minis te r for a congregatd.on in S.C.

f.539, 5/10. 171;> f\Ue 19•. Forrth, Drake and four others, (.JRmes Isl~nd),to th~ Prprby Lory of Ed in bur-gh, Duplica tP. of the lettP.r of16 Sep I'll? 'It r.53? above,

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Den r-ly Ao1ovf'c]in our Lord Jesus. (Endor-sed at Love r left finn= rnsed, 1I~lrote to Hr. Stoboll but with Il ,...rapper endorsed"Copied '\lld DiI"f?~tpd to .Iohn DM.k~, John Hearne, ThomasW~sbury,-I oaeph Cl'7..re}, other-s C'lU.P.rs of Hr. John S'luyre to he minister--South Carnlill'l.") Aunounco s the ordination of John S'ltlYre tobe ministP.r to th~ln.

f.289. 1713 ""~ 2~. Prp.~bytf'ry of Ed Inbu rgh to Archihnld Stoboin S.C., l\l1nO'lOcilll! th'lt Hr. Blackmore hna rot'uaed but Mr. Sqtzy'reres I.lccf"pted It ccl.J. to !~outh CHrolJ nne

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CH.l/2/35. CI!UUGHOf SCOTLJilW,General Assembly. PDpp.rst 1715.f.1899.-190a. 1715 Apr /,. .J ohn S'luyre, Charleston, S. C., to the Presby-

tery of Edinbnreh, Givl"o 'U1 account of his vqyage from Edinburghvhich took ten \.'e<:?ks}mo~t of which was filled with tempesttlOU9\.'~!lther. The ship put in nt Bermuda. to be refitted, ,,,hich took5 mor~ ,.reeks. From B"!nTnldaS'ltwre WIlSoblieed to sail to Virzi,nh.,thencp tQ M,q~rl f1l1r'1, nnn 011 to Pennsylvania where h~ was abl~ tot:tke passt'S~ for Gh!'rlpstQn. Arrived at CharlestQn on 18 ~TunF~1714,'lnd fOlP\d thp. rrosh-.ftoritm ministers in S.C. divided--one camefrom Englanrl, Ill'. Stoho h'.1.sbeen at law \.lith his congregation, etc.

f.191.n. 171.5 SPY'1?. 1\ rehd. Stobo} Roston, NewF:nelancl, to the Presby-telY Qf F:dinhnrah} (11H'101U1Cingth~ t. hp. (1nd hi~ f~mily, Mr. TraiJ J J

I'nd Nr. f,'ll\yrp h"vp l"ft S.C, for BO!'3ton!ncnusp. of a b~.rbaro..sTnrlinn Wflr thrat hrnk'" Qut ; n April flIld which has n.p.pOPll.lf1.t~nthf" count.ry. Hj:) ~pttl "',"<'.liltth~re has b<:!"Jnhurnt and destrc;y~cihy thp tndinn~} I" te.

f.192:\ /?, b. 171.5 .Tun 15. .Tohn S luyre, nboo.rd the M·lr:p.ret off the bc.r"t S. C., to tIl" Pr~'1hytpry of Eninburgh. The Indians launched a~lIrrri7.f" f\ tt3CY f)n th0 coloni.:1ts on 15 April. He is on his wayto Boston in ord"!r to t"k~ p,,~sagp. to Scotland.

f.193-19li-. 1715 Sep lR. .John S'l'lYI'P., RostOIl, N.E., to the Presbytexyof EdinbnrCh, ~!.I.y i.n£; h~ \,/"15 of no use to the r~nrle in S.C., ~venhad the InriiJ;lrl \.I:1.rnot hrnl(r:m onto GivP.s some c'lP.:1cription ofTf'ltii 'UI tort~lrp':l} 'md opi tll"S th~.t tile war \.I(~S visi tf?d on the Englishcolon.i..,tq by ';o-! i.n orcil"r t.o vindi.c'lte His honor by "some SiCnr:tlJ u(l~ern~nt on thr>r.p J)bQmin',ble Hrr>tches."

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to the C:C'llcr'\l A'~omhly of the Church of Scotland, prayingfinnncilll (l"'ni!]t.:U1ceto cmigrat<3 to the British plantations,and nskine that th~ Pr~"'bytpry of Ayr ordain him for preachingthere.

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CH.l/2/1.9. CHUHCHOF SCOTLAilf).Genf"ral A:~sembly. Papers, 17211;.f./au f< b. l7?/~ .Iunr- 30 (Ennorsed). Petition of John Nicholl from the

Scots Pre!'lhyt~ri'\n Con.;r":;'ltion in the Citv' of NewYork to ther;f"ller"J A5!3f>lIlblyof thp. Church of' Scotland, prving the Aflsemblywi] 1. look ",i Lh r'.lvor on thp. momor-LaLh,.,inr; l\resentPd for 1\

col.Lr-ctLon to h"" rlir't;lrl ill nid of the N~hr York congrr-gntd.on,S.?ys th'Jt hn h'l'1 !)lre·~t\)' got the recommr'l'ld'\tion of executiveComml ttee nnd of the synods of Dl.lmbries, Glnsljo\" and Ayr, Herse"lld T~viotchl0, :1IJc1 Lobh i.nn nnd Tweeddule. (PJ'.RTIALLOSSOFTEXT JlJ OI!E EJlJX)HSI~I,m;JT.)

'1/1 a, (172/~). Hemornndumfor Nr. Nichol Spence to "Sir," askingfor thp. intercf>!1sion of the addressee at II the throne of O'rnceboth upon the 'ICCOunt of the r~fonnp.d Church- s of Christ inmi::lerflhlc Amenc'1.,. and al.s o upon ITlYo-m acc ounb;" Asks "th1:ltyou would he p1""scd to put, Nr. John Martine in mind of ournrCtl.ir from tim~ to time." (~ee tUsO GD,95/2/7, p, .501-503,'lnn GD.95/')./8, r.l,-5, tlin1.ltes of Committee Mp.etings of theSSJ'CJ';,6 Apr 1758 "net 9 Feb 1759 for references to a missiontn thf> Cheroke~ I'nd Lnna by John H[lrtine, SSPCKmi.sad.onary, )Also fll'lks for the corrosponnp.nce of the addrossee in the futu~to Nicholl in London or in HewYork.

/~5a & b. 17'?l~thr 11 :md l? PHTlll'ED. "The C,se of the PresbyterianConUrr>G'ltlon 'lt lJe\,r York, hllmhly l'tid b!:!for~ the charitableChristiruls in Scotl:mrl." A printpct circular to be sent tocongreG'ltions in ScotJrtnd in aid of a collection authorized byth,., Gener!ll l\:3spr.lbly of the Church of Scotlnnd. IncludesNicholl's plea I.lll't arguments on behlllf of the Presbyt~riancont:t'''e~ti'm in the city of NewYork and the act of the GeneralAssembly :,utllOrhil1t! the coll~cti.on to a.id 1.'1 building a churchin Ue",York. (UichnUrlencrihcs himself as a native of LivingstonPnrish, educnted 'tt \~P:3tC3.1l'ierand the Coll~ge of Edinburgh,und 'l physic btl \.,thohno Ii-ved and practised in America for 12 years.)

f.52a-53b. 1724 lug /~. John lJich01, London, to Nichol Spence, Agent.for t.hp Church of Scotlnnci, Snys the dissenting clergy in J..oTl<lo'lis too divi.lc,l to b'1 of ruch u9:>ist'lnce to 11ewYork. The charterfor the illcorpor'ltio'l of t"lP.NewYork congr"?g(ltion is being entrtlstedto 'J.n attorm'y, Hr, i3f1mf·lAld,also ueent for r~ewYork. Desirestt) kilO'" \-,'tnt. ~ncces:; thnr~ has be'\!.tlut Edinburgh in making thecollection for the He\oJYork PI'P,sbyt~riuns.

f.54:]. p, b. 172) Nov 18. Thn Humble Ad(lr~ss of the Preshyt~IY of Lone131'md in thf' Prov lnce of NeH York in America concerning the npedof t~lf~HewYork ci ty ct)ncr·~e·\tion for a church, a minister havinrr

• ubeem ordul.neti to them hy thn Presbytp ry of Long Inland about sixYf'Sclr!l n~o. COlllpl'\ln!l tl1Ut thoueh n. church bllilning was commenc~dit w"\s ci"'3"'rt"c! npon thp o'lthr~nk of purty wUllin the conereg<'1tion,~tc., no'" p.xacerbat~d hy the Connt!>cticut ministArs who Ilre senciinl~in mission'lries ",ho urp Tlliniflg the Presbyt~rian in~re3t in New 0

York. Siened by thf> m()~"'r:ttor Hnd the cIl:'rk of the presbyt"?r,f,SfllmJ"'lrumry "nd Uohnrt Cross.

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f.55a & b. 1723 ~Jov18. The Bl.lInbl'3 AnoIYlsSand Supplication of thp.Hi.lli~t~t' and r8preGcnb.t.Lves of thp. Prer.hyterian Congregat.ionin N'.?H York to the r:enernl AS!"lemblyof the Church of SCOtJ.9.nrt.Conce rns t.ilE>Lr rlifCicllltie!3 in erf'lctine 11 church in the city,and anI:::; for :.'ts!)lsbncc. Signed hy JIlInCSAnderson} VDNj JohnRl.I1.k.:P.;J on, teci.del j n.nd 'I'honas Inglis •

f.57a-58b. (J.721.). "1·'F:mor"Lnl.Ghe,.,rincrthe BogLnni.ng, Inc reaac, andprene nt. di!3tr<>:~;,f>risbt,~ or the Scots Pre3hytflrian church annCr)Y)[.!r~G{ILi.f)t1in Lho City or Hc,.,rYork in America" preaerrt-sd hy,T ohn Nichol tl) th ....r,'m0rIl1. A~sembJ.yof thl'! Church of Scot.l'lnrl.(This tp.xt. ei""s til,...mp.:H;urerncnt~of the lund in NewYork tobe built UPOll.)

•CTI.l/2/51. cmmcii OF 39()TLA~ID.Gel1erfll Assembl,y. Pl1pers,~.

f.99a ~ b. (17~5?). H'1I~::lOnsof John SI1'.ly-re(upon his return to ScotJJmdfr:)10 Boscon) for Lerv Lng his ministr.f at Jnm~s Island, S.C.,reduced to a memoranrhlmof minute by SI11Jyre for l-1r. Sr,.mcp., clerkt.') thp Prf.'!'bJ-t"IY of Ed i.....bur-gh, Sets forth the unHillinfJl1essof bhe peol'ln to br- crrtoch.Ized, their failurp. to attend worship,S1t1yre Isst·'). Lp.of heal th, etc. .

CII.lLY.:5..2. CHUnCIIOf SCOTT-AHD,Generr.U Assembly. Pnpers. 1729.f.2Lt-~5b. 1729 N"y 16. Rp.port. iln~nt t.hp. Collections for Durness and

].Tn •." York in ArnAricH. TncLud ing thp. 8ent~n0f3 of fll'provA..l by. thf3f}~n'?rrQ l\.$~~'nbly of thlJ Church of Scot.1.t1.nn. Reports ab<ru~£/~60stp.rl. coll~cted to builn A. Presbyterian church in thP. c;i:\ty ofNP.H York. Discll:1~3P.DDr. Nichol's strulIs1e to prevent part of themoney bei.ng diw~rtert for minis terial snlar.f, and the defeat ofhis propoSll to vest titl.p. in the N.Y. church in the Presbyt~.ryof }<;rlinbnreh. Scot.t.ish trustees for the prorerty recommendedby the r,en~r:.tJ. A:::scrnbly. N:lchol is identified (\s belongine tothe "Conl.!regn.tional Pr~sbyt<~IY of the bounds and Synod of Phil a-rtelphia. " L8t.ters to Nichol and Phi.ladelphia are mentioned as,.,rell as one to th~ late minister at Ne\oJYork (Anderson), "alsoto the foread Congrpe'1tion of Ne\oJYork, Presbytery of LongislandAl1Q Synori of Phil(\oelphie in order to compose -911 ci.ifferences,nnd to Use th~ir ennp.ev~~rs to preserve ~lat Church to the Presby-terislns in that pl=tce." (LOSSOF TEXTIN GUTTER)

~H.laL22_,____Q_f!!Il9.LOFSCOTLAf;D,General Assembly. PApers, 1732.f.133b. l7~9 .Jun ~6. I.tr, Archn. Stobo, ChHrlp.ston, S. C., to the

Pre3hytAry of 8rii.nbllrgh, p.xrlaining th'lt something in Hr. MI:l.JC1oJ911.IS

delivory un'1cc('pt'lbl~ to h.i.s S. C. coner~eat.Lon is the rP.a.son hehat'l not hnd sui ttl.ble cnCOtlrngement from thp.m, but Maxwell is orB. just Cln(llrtud:J.ble char:lctr:?r.

f.13ltb Be 1'1•• 1732 Nov? Archrl. Stobo and.T. \Jith~rspoon, Willtown (S.C.),to the Preshy t.P.ry of Eni.nh·.trgh, p.nquirine a.bont .~,call of somoyears nGo for ~ minist~r to he furn.ished for the congr8e,<1.tiol1onPonpon Hiver, find an()ther call of about I? months ago for a ministerfor Edist0 Islf1nn. Sets forth the setUements tn be made forrn;.Yli.st~rs hy t.he t\W congr"'e~l.tinns. Thp.y nre not asking forpS3ist!lnce--only for mi.nistp.rs from Scotland to be ordained tothem.

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f.136n & b. 17J2 Allg JO, ,T~s. tJi.sbet, Hoder'\tor, Edinburgh, to th<:!Pr~sbyte:ry of Penpont , ~nc10sing a cnll am tHO 1ettors from S.C.,exp'l 'lint "le th'\t thp Preshy teIjr of Eni.nhllrCh cannot fill thp M.1.1,but, I1skinf! \·/hp.thflr thny con ord-rin thp bearer, Penponb ' s licf'ntiClt",.JHml'3 Brown for Ponpon flivlo>r, South Car-al.Lnn;

f.137rl p< h. 17J? S"r 6, In. Rro·.m, ~lini'\wp, to .John W"lk~r, W~ inC'lnllOne'~tA(Erlinhllrah), rnt'lrnlne pnpe'rs meant, for thp attentIonof the Prosbyt"!T'".fof ppnpnnt. He has hnarrl vP.ry discollrlleinethl"l{js nbout, South G'lroli'1'l from Mr. M'\xwell, and is no loneorwi11 i"C to ~~o. Th» p"pl"rn ahoul rt be not1lrned to the Presbytery()f I~ninbllf'~h.

f.138.-". /l, b. 1733 J"n 31. (Dr...rt of f\ If'tter f'r-omthn PresbytAry ofF;rlinbureh bo Sn'tth C'lrn1ir)I\). R<:!~pond~to a S.C. letter ann call.for f\ mini.qt~r for r,~rtj_stnInll'lnd naterl 5 Oct 1731. JAmes Moore(i.F3., Hoir) WIlS rpP'!ittor'l to the Pr~sbytp.r.f of Dllnblanp. for histr L'llfl !1M (\rdim tion. Upon th~ comr1p.tion of th~m, he rlir'l not,,,,,.L t for tllp Pr'?shy t."!IYof ~-:rtinbllrghto ordain hi.m for J;;distoIs1.'\nrl, hut tOl)k Ghi;, dir~ct1y for S. C. from Lonr'lon (the Concord;Robp.rtson, m'13tor) h'lvi.n~ rpceived lettp.rs froM Professor Jlamil toY'}(no\-.ldp:>d). The cnnrtifbte m~unt for Ponron River has resiled,8nrl a repl·'cp.mpnt i.~ beina Rought. -

f.139o.. 1733 J:ln 19. "/i.l. Simson, Dunb1ane, to John Gowdie (rorthp. P~sb.r tory of Ertinh'lq~h), nnnouncin:; th!\t JA.~s Hoir Wl'\9ordnined for Edisto, S.C., by th~ Prf3sbytery of DunbJ.ane on11 ,Tu~ 1732 "nd Ipft for America immedia~~ly.

f.lI,o'l, 1729 H!lr 29. Archn. Stobo, South Cllrol ina, to the Presbytp.ry1I,lb. of Edinbureh, f'oI"H'lnHng (l cnll for a mil1i.ster for a ne,., Presby-

teriAn congrngati.on (not mmed) whpre there is wlU1teda. man flbleto hold his own in (lispute with sectaries without having to fallbtlck on note~, but "who is affablp in his temper and curteouain his conv~rs:.it Lon to\.,aros nll men."

f .11.211 & b. 1733 AnC22. Pr~s~·tory of Edinburgh to J o. Witherspoon andArchei. Stobo, Pre9hytory of South Cnrolinll. Acknow1edees receiptof '\ Iptter of nec 31 wi.tIl 1\ cflll for a minisw.r for the Preshy-tpri~n conf.f'·'lP+.jrm in Prlncp Georee's Parish, S.C., 'lnri a 19tterfrom Htther::apoon tl) Professor H1.milton (nOl.,def1d) for anoth~rmjniqt~r. S'lmup..lHunter, remitt<:!d to thP. Presbytery of Ponpontfor tr-Lals I\nd 1i~~nsing hilS be~n ordai.ned by thnt presbyteryfor S.C. r:nhburgh h~s ;ns"rted his nam"]in the blank left inthp. call for Princ~ ~eoren' s P:lrish. They ~.ro Atil1 trying togf! t !t mIni.stnr for Pnnpon Ri.v~r. L9.st June thpy remit tAd Aul£\yCl1m'1ronto th" Prl"r:hytery of r,ln~~O\., for trill.1.s, licensing andordj n~\tion. He j') '''illine to go to Ponpon River, but he has notcomplpterl his trilll.'3.

f.lI,)'\ & b. 1731 Dnc ?J.• Prf'!3hytnry of South C:lroli.nll, Archerovp, S.C.,to the Prel'\tr.ft.~ry of r~riinhlJreh, enc1osi.ne a clll from the Presby-u:>ri~n conerpgll ticm on HIllck Rivpr, Prince George I s Parish, S. C. ,Spttine forth p~lrti.Cl1l1.rs of support intended for the minister,(lnrl thp. p.xpectlltinns of the conereg'ltion in a mj'lister.

f.1It4a & b. 1731 nf3c31. Jo. Hitherspoon, JsmP.s Is1ano, S.C., to Willie.mHnmilton, Prof. of Divj ntty in the Uni.v. or Edinhurgh, Rsking forhis support i.n eetting mini.!ltp.rs for Ponpon Riv~r, Edisto, andPrincp G<:!oref3'!1 Prtrish. Ch"r·....cterl7.es th~ earl i".r ministprs ofPrinc~ Georgp's Pnrish (or Hi1\"A.'''): first '·11'. Porter, n mnn of h'\drrincirlr~s 'lOclno cood lif0j Nr. Pnul, Il m'm hA.1.t'cr~?,;"'d; thenHr. C"l.mpb"llJ 1 rn'm not orrt:.linerl, pho "'''\s n pedlAr once, and of nogoOtl life, fc hns blrnci to his 01=) trade. Th::l.tpnrt of the colo'\{ isfilling rnridly, Il.nn they cm soon expect congregllti.ons at BJ.!lcknivorJ Peedee, 1'I1ldS'\nt~e--un(l not one minister among them.

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f.1I+5a &. b, 1731 Oct 5. Jo. \,Jitherspoon, Jf\me~ Tal.nnd, S.C., to Professorl/+6b. lIf\mUton, UnLv, of r:dinburgh (to be comrmmicuted to 'the Presbytery),

trnn$mittLng t\ cnll fot' a miniflter from the coneregation on ErlistoI~lpnd. Di~cunses nbility to live eentp.ely on sRlRri~s offeredto Pre sby to r i.an mlnistp.rs in South Carol Ina, Includine

1732 ~hr 2/h Receipt by J runes Moir from tho clerk of thePro':lhyl.t!ry 'If Erli"htlrt:h of thr> 1':'111 1.0 lii1i!1i.n ln1'lrYl •

.Qll..UU76,._ CHlJHCHOF flCOTLt\IJD.GenerflJ. AsnembJy. Papers. 1738.f.477a & b. 1738 t-hy 1. Pet l t l on of poor Joseph GrtJY, tailor in

Erli.nburgh, vhose f'a bher' w~s a gentleman of subabance in EcUnburgh'"ho heLd :t comnins ion undor King Cha r'l ee , But his father t S 7.el\lCor th,., es t',bl i.nhnn church and hi!! oppos it ion to the IIM::tliennntl"lrtil)lI in orxlo r- to protect the Church of Scotland, forced h imto lJ.fly th.i~ Cf)IU1Lt'Py and to re tire to Cnr-rol.fnn vhe re he dyed. II(Includes testimnni.nls of Gray's distressed condition.)

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CH.V2/79. CI"IDHCHOF SCOTl..I\IW.General AssemblY. Papers, 1741.

f.~78a, 479b. 174~/1~ Fpb 7. Lettp,r, (Adam) Anderson, London, toCornl'littee of Dd r=c bor-s of the SSPCK, Edinburgh. Remarks onneoreill' '1 hope to t.ranspor-t, 40 highlanders to Georgia to supplyth~ place of tho:Je lost at tho late seIge of st. Augustine;thinks it m''Yb" hrm) t.o find 1,0 willine to eo. Notes that hI'!hnn written to J·Yc:l.l?ocl in neoT{~iH. r~imltes transmitted by thislp.tt~r nre NOT PRE.'3EHT. A mn.rei.m.\lnote (I.O:)TIN THEGUTTft~R):"!lomp.of tho Sr>rrnonsmontd on td in our Himlt,es Shull be Sent tothe Comrntttp.c of Dirpctors very Soon."

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CH,I/2/95. CmmCHOF SCOTLJ\!W.Cienerru. Assembly, Papers, 1752.f.3970. &. b, 1750 Apr 20, El.de r-s and Trustees of the Presbyterian Congre-398b gation, Chnrleston, S.C., to the Presbytp.ty of Edinburgh, thanking

the rrBS~'tcry for sending the Rev, Charles Lorimer as a ministerto them. (LOSS OF TEXTIN MAltGIN)

f.399a & b. 1750 Oct 28. Bonn from three of the principal members ofthl'! PI'P,sbyteri~n congrogat.Ion at Will TO\m, S.C., to the Presby-tP.ry of Sonth Cnrol ina, binciine the congrpel\tion to support It'1Yminister for three yp..'lrs who may be ordained to them.

f.400a p~ b. 1750 Spr ?;., l3l'\nk c ....ll from the congregation at Will. Town,S.C., for n mini.nter lito come ov"'r nnn t.l\ke charge of our Souls,"the ReV. \.Jilliflm Short, their minister, h.l\vlng died.

f,/~OlA.- 1750 noc). Ch',r1cn Lori11lf1r,Chnrleston, S.C., to the Preshy-I+02b. u-ry of Enlnhllrgh, trl\n~mittine the call ann bond from Will Town.

(LOSSor Tr.:XTIN GUTI'ERS)

f.lr031l &. b, 1750 Apr 10. S'unuel Huntp.r, South Carolinll (for the Presby-4'Y+b tAry of S. C.) to the PrP.shytcry of F.dinhllrgh, thankinu them for

their lp.ttpr of 17 Oct 1749, and i.nformin~ them of Lorimer'sinstftilment ut Charleston. (Lo...:;SOF TEXT)

f.L..05a & hi 1750 Arr 16. Chfl.rles Lorimpr, CharleRton, S.C., to the1/)6b. Prp.sbytery of Eciinhnrf!h, introollcinC John RnttrflY, Es'l., who hIlS

r.Oll1l' to Scn1.11l1llt t.o :l('('k " rf'plllcr>lll"t1t rnr till' ] '1 ~,r> t·lr. SYIO,mini~ter to thp, congrf'81l.tion on John's Island. (LOS~ OF 1'EXT)

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f.407n. 8, b. 1749/50 l'hr lJ~. PreAbyterlsJn Congregat.Lon, Johns Isll\Tld,s.C., to tll" Presbytnry of EdLnbur'gh, enclosing a blank cpll for1\ minister who they hope can be furnished to them. (LOSSOF TEXT)

f.4080, 1~09a &. b. 1751 Nar 27 • .Tohn HF.tttray, Ed.inburgh, to the Presby-tP.ry of Edinburgh, f'orve rdLng th~ S. C. correspondence and rec om-mendi.ng they ordai n Thomas Hurray, now on his trials, as ministerof JOhn'R 181fl.))ll, S.C. (LOSSOF TEXT)

f.4].On. 17/ ..9/50 ~lnr lit. .I os , St'U'\Yl\rllf~, Jos. Gibbons, am vIm. \/ass'by,Johns IB1"\nd (S.C.), to Nt'. John Hnttray, cover-Lng a bond am a.cn.Ll, for H mininter. (LOSS OF TF.XT)

f./~55, 456. 175~ AUf;5. .Tllmcs Ilurrte r-, ltuntlPy, to the Preshyte.ry ofr~r1i.nhllq~h, r~c,)m"l"rvlil1l!\,JiJli"lm F'ornyth, iti..nf'rant prcncho r inGlF!rum.Ii.cl<,who w.Ll.L IIcht>'lrfull.y eo to Carolina" if the presbyterywill choose him.

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for the nf'l i'3f of poor & d Lstresned Preshyterinn Ministers inth~ Province of PATUlrtflvania &c." The "P<c" comprehends thecounties of JJPHC:lAtlP, K~nt, and Sussex upon Delaware; the distressis occo s i.oned hy Lnd inn attacks in which "Seve raf, of their Con-gregntiono wAre entirply broken up & numbers of their pe~)le ledinto captivity.1I (1'1IlnCHTlALLOSSOF TEXT)

CH,l/?/105. ClIUHCIIOf SCUTLAIJD.Genernl Assembly, Pnpers, 176ft•

f.301n & h. 1763 Feb 10. Th.. Address 01' the Corporntion in the Cizy ofPh ilruic1phin for the Helief of poor Ilnd distressed PresbyterinnI'Li.nisters unci of their \/ido\o,s and Children, to the General Assemblyof the Church of ScotllUlti. Acknowledges receipt of £1281./4/11r'1i5en by thp. AS3embly, lU'ldexpresses thanks for their kindness.£500 of it h'\8 been used to redeem captives from the In:lians and"n considp.r'lble sum" hl1.s been used for the relief of ChristianIndians.

CH.l!2!ll). ClnmCHOF SCOTLJ\lID, General A~sembly. Papers, 1771.

f.268(\ & b. 1771 Dec 6. Don. '.hc'llleen, Cilchrist, to the Committee forH'lO"eine th,., nOY'l.l Bounty, rncomrnenciing n. new cgtR.chist for thepl rish of KilrmIir (in !l~,." tho burinl pl'lce of Flora Mn(...tionnld),whf're c()nditinn~ nr" rlisord~rAd b"'clluse of p("ople moving fromone f~nn to nnothAr "ftar "\ ne\oIset" and others bussyed About anEmigration to AmAricu.."

f. 379- 380a. 1771 MI\)' 27. Hi 11iam Rrunsay, Modera.tor of the Synod ofNewYork nnd l'hU:vi~lphi 9, to the GenerAl Assembly of the Churchof Scot1anO. Thanks th" A!l3emhly for its Ip.ttf'r of 4 Junp 1770,I\nO informs tJ1Pmth'lt th~ conareentinns in the American synodcontinue yeflrl_y to incroase in number. The Coll~ee of Ue\-l J orsey,nnti the mfll1Ynchools !In<1 smn11er seminaries in Am~rica. connotfurni.sh thp requisite- numbp.r oC clerey for the congreg1\tions.for prl'\cticnl re:ls'mSJ thp Hritf'r c~nno+' furnish a list. of v!'lc:\ncip~in Americ'l to be rf"'t'lrnf"'Oto Scotlnnd with thp hope of filling th~mfrolO there. VoJnntary cmil1r~tion 'oftth a specific cull is thp. onlypracticftl nnll1tion. TI1~nks the I\Gsomhly for h'1.ving erp.cted ('c ommi ttp.e of corrCRllonclnnce to work 'of j th thp. Synod of New York 'lnOPh.i.lllde1phi..A.• •

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171).',~\rr J •ppti. ~il')n for ,J ohn l<il8enni:13 on h"h'.\.lf of sev'~rf\.l pcr'sona

band.nhed to EUst ,Ter<J~Jr f'r-om Scotlpnd "in the 10.te times ofrnr'3')cutil')n)" nski"e to be sucp1ien \-lith "l. minister, isrl)f~rr~o to thC'!~ynod of '.J1llsgoH and Ayr for their ac t.i.on,(r"ti.t.i?n r"f~rr"d Cr')!nthe G"nprnl J\nnemhly on 31 thr 1701..,b'l'" r~rl)r -nc» 1-1'13 not I'ound in those minutes.)

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!-1r>fTlori.,lof \rchib".ld Stobo concerning his (ond otherminis t~rs t) 10!J!::es i'1 s tipcnd 9J1d expense s, he beIng oneof thp. mltli3tf)rs t'Cl"}t out to Dlirien. It is acknowledgedth'l,t "tho Conml.nsi on hnd D chief hand in send'ing thesebrpthren th l tIler," r-nrl u commit tAc is num=d to find outHh:Jt 'lrre'\rs 'lr<;?still ow ing to the Darien Jninist~rs •(The en try CiV0!l no LrY.licati')n of thf> pl'lce of origi.n ofthe memori-il. f'r-om Stobo, but it p re sumahly came from SouthC3T01inn '-litit tli') l~tt~r from Stobo f'cund in CH.1/2/27/3.)17CJl ..T 'HI )0.

Report of th~ cornmitt'3~ to wait on the Afrioan Complll'\Y~lOdth,.. J'l'rli'ltn"ntnrJ oornrnit.tCEIoonoornina nrrears owin/.!to Arch ih"ld Stobo NtO the other J}lri.en ministers. Stat~sth'tt their Hrr~'lrs figure in the debts of the COmpfU1yand\"il1 be pllid.

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CtnlRCIIOF SCCl'l'JAIJD.Rp.gistP.rs of Acts of the Conuni.ssionof the Church of Scotland, 1716-1720.

1716 AU3 9.Reoeipt of pntition of some Scots in Boston in NewEngland

\.rho '\1''' resolved to hllve a minister on the principles" ofth~ir Nothpr Chllrch," '1.ski.'1g for hplp in building a CUO!)chqrch. r,nr)sinpr'ltL0n dpll\Yed until anothp.r d~. (Thes11bject "pr!lrpntl.y not tnk')n up ftg'lin, however.)

1719 st"t'1S.Ov~rb\"'n C~PC"rrting Kirk Sessions !3.ndPresbytp-rip$,

inclnoing ~. t·,ble ~h(lHbe the synorls of the Chnrch of Scotl'md,with the p!,p,!)b:,-tcrips i.n P!lch synoo, and the churches in eachrrp.!'lbyt~Tj' (p.J5()-)70), ·'U1n discussion of the Po\·lCUS anndutieR of the .,C' ...~ i.')Il[;l ann the p"'esl:r.rterips. Sets forthroli ty prol'osnn for ndoption in 1719.

ClllmCII OF SCOTJ.lU·!D.Reeisters of Acts of the Corruni:'lsionof th'2 Church of Scotl~md, 1721-1725.

1723 Nov 15.l1f>muer!:lof th~ Pre:::byter.f of Edinbllreh wish thP. d lrection

of th~ C01"1I1i.!'vlio'1 of th'1 Church of Scotlnnn in the proprip.tyof ApprotlchinG JnMp.s John"lton, D G~elic speaking sbJrlent ofdi"init~ irr the Coll "!!~ of Edinburgh ("Jho haR not h1\d there'}uireo six ye·,r<; of divinity I'ltlldiPIl) Ahouc eoing ~)S a.ministr-r to t; r')l i '11\. Th~ Cnmmis:3ion er'lnt con~ent for therre!1b~rt'~lJ' to no Il!> it ~"ill in the mntter •

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17V" t-l'1r ll •n1". l"Iichol of "No", York in t.he Host Indies" wishes to

make 1. propo~'ll to the Commi.set.on,

1721+ Nr.l.r 12 (morning).Dr. tJichol £,rf>:J~nts his add re sa from the Pre9byt~ry of

Long I:)I'mn (18 Nov 172J) on beh1u.f of the congregnt.Lonin Nel·'York, "no (l !311l'l,lic'ltion from thl) c ongrega td onnsking for ano i e- bncf' t.n bui I dint; It church. A larGO ml?mori?l~ho','ine the bneintli"1!;, Lnc r-ss so , lind pr"''''cnt ~tl'tP. of th'1tconcrog" ti'm W'W rrn!lontr>d. Pnper-a tr!ln8mittf:!d to tile(1" ncr-·J. j\'" "~I"lb)'y in -mnual, session.172/1 Ihr l? ("fternoon).

John ThroLl ton, ,.,,'rch'lOt !lcnt I'r-om South C·.rolirlA to seekfor mi.nist"rn thi th~r h-rs foum tHO, \/i l1.inm l1:lxwell AIld.lohn Do+ns , 1'h~ t,,,o n("~d hell' in gettl!1g pasnuge to SouthC'l rol l"'l. Al tholle}1 the Cormri ss Lon is not "luthorized toDI1Qnd1I'\0I\il"8b~lon~in'l to thp Cinnerul A!'Jsembly, it willH:lrr,'l1t thl" p rocur-vt or; in IIsuch ''.n Ext.rnord.inary Cnse,"to 'lllol" thl1 tMO m i.nisters £5 ster1. eD-ch, and. if theq"'opr'll A~s~mb'Y nool) not concur, the Commissionl1rs willP?Y the mon"'~'b:~ck to the procurAtor.1724 t.hr 28.

Orrier,"d tll"lt th(' Cl)ll('cUo" for Ne\o'York ~ brought in,f\nd to br> ace ounted for vi th Mr. John M9nine.172/1 HAy 29.

Sllll\Jll"lryof orrler~ to eet in various colloctiona, incll1tiinethe one for NI')\.,York. THIS ENTRY mT HICnOFD,HED.

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l72/~ An~ U.f-1r. th rt l!1~ rpportirls th~ co11ec tion for Np.,o/York IIcoming

bllt, slQ1..!)yin, II presbytP.ries a.rp to be askpd to hURtendofi~isnt pnri~hf's in turni "lg in their money.

CIIIJHCHOF SCOTl.ftIJD. n'~gist~rs of Acts of the Corrrnissionof th~ Church of Scotlanrl, 1726-1732.

1'127 r''''r 8.Lf'tter r"cP.ivpn from the rrSynod of Philadelphia in NeH

Engll\nn, Coml'lt'llnif"le of Dr. John Nichol his m9.nage~nt ofthllt ColJ '"'etLon" for th~ Pre8byt~rif1.n coogreg'~.tion in NewYork. S~rs :li.CllOl rp,f'llsos to retire old bonns, chargesexorbit""t inter~nt 01'} money due hims~lf, th1.t he hJ!\sdisCOllr'1z('n th" Hev. Hr. Ancierson (ministf!r in NewYork),Ilnd th'lt hl1 rl"fl181"s to lV his comi'l"intB bpfore his preshy-tl?!j' (th'? Prn3hyt~I"J of LonG I~l~nd). Lett-er of vindicationr9ceiv'~(1 frfJln ,)1". r1ichol. LettDrs '\re to be ,.,rritten to:II tlv~ !3Ylll)dof Pll'i1'lr.1~11,hiain NewF.;ncland,rr th" PrpsbytP.r.fof 1.one 1:'1)'mn, th~ C(llwistoT',{ of thl3 Pr~qb-Jterian congreGI:l-ticn in 11~..., v ork, '1nn to Dr. tJiohol.172A r·hy ;>.1••

P~l1bytprlo!'l nrC'!tl) be ....rritten ·')bout opficiencies inv"lriC)ltS Cr11'_,..ctionn, incl'lCiins the oo"! for building 11 churchin tIp,,, York.

1729 '·hr 1J.Spnci'll r"'rort orrif'rl"d on thp. op.fi.r.-lpnt co11p.ctions,

including th" onl" for tJ,.,\o/York.

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1731 tl"r 11.Lptters ....hout the Ne\.'York church from Dr. John Nichol

(cbt(>o 30 June 173n) '1110 Eb~n(>7.erPember-ton (dated 1 JuJ.y 173n).173? ~hr 8.

Report tJl,'t thp. rJe\~York cnl1c;rpe'lttl)n has not yet retn!11pdto Scot1 "'11d thn need to the rrojip.rty in Nel.,York.1732 1\IlJ 9.

L"ttt:>rs from NI"wYork are rf'fArred to n co'nmitt,~e.173? flov 8.

Repor t on th~ tlP,\.f York church proper ty ,

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cmmell OF SGOr('AlJD. Registers of ActR of the Commt ssd onof th'1 Church of Scotland, 17/~8-1757.

175? lIov 22.LI"tt<>r to thf! Connistory nt AmsterdAm on the sllbjp.ct of

r01i",f for t.he (G~m'U1) Pr'cbe s tanba in Pennsy Lvani.a expressingth~ int"" ti.on of the Church of ScobLnnd to come to their E1.idby rflising Iunds in 11 gene ral, collection •1753 Nov 22.

Arlverti!3prnellt to be put in the Edinburgh nevspope rsrlJoluiring c ol.Jnc bor-s of the morley for the German Pr'o tes tnn bnin P"'tlt1n~'lv·Uli.n. Lo sur-render- the money to William Hogg(no t.itl(! '\8 1\ bnnke r to tile Church of ScoUnnd).175/~ .TIlII I~.

Corrun1Lt,·,., to c1r'li't 1n tters to the Synod of SOIlth HolllU1d"\oct thp Cl "\')sis of Amst~rdrun 1\I'e to 1~ their drnf't.s beforeth':? COTTDni.'3!1 ion upon the risinG of the Aaaemb'ly,

flOTE: 1-1-1t.Lors in th.l s j ournal, follo\J closely on the heelsof t.hIJ secession of the Relief Chnrch from the Churchof .sCotl'lml. From thp errbry for 4 June 175/" untU3 June 1755, the Commi.aai.onnever had a quorum, nndno busaness WlS attended to. Thpre is no furtherTf'!ferpnce to the Dutch correspondence in subsequerrtminutes. I!0TE ALSOthnt the consideration of theGoll f'[!e of IJ~\" Jerspy mutter, referred to the Commi.sadonh.y the Gel11"rn.l.AS3embly of 1752., does not nppear inthis volnmo of minutes •

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CH.2/l90/2. CHUHCHor SCOTLI\.ND. Presbytery of Jnve raray, Minut~s,1715-17/,,5.

173'1 Feb 27.Compcarnd Duncan Campbe.Ll. of Klld.1Skl!ll1d &. Dugal.d

tlcTJlvi:'lh 'Cr. of Dunard ry & presented a paper Intitled,Petition (f'r-om) the Argyle Coll.ony to the Presbyt~ry ofInver'1rl,}', and mother desig(at)ed Call (from) the ArgyleCol.Lony to the lteverend Hr. Robert Fullerton Hinistp.r ofGl9.srie} as a.Lso a Lett'3r Subscribed by other Gentlemenf1mnbers of the said Collony Suppor'b.l.ng the said Petit Lonnnd Cllll k Likowise Lns truc ting Klldusklrmd to prosecuteth~ Intp.r'~st of the above Specified Papers. AJ.l whichpaper-s being reid over .'?c over again, and the Presb'.ftcuy.huving nov sitten Lute about their ot.her Business, and anregard the purport. of them is a very Singu.lar Case, and'lppears to deserve serious and matllI'P. deliber'itionjTher9fore the Presby te ry did and hereby do referr furtherreasoning on the suid papers and ccna Ide rat.Lon of them}till next sede runb they have adjourned till nine ofthe Clock to Norrow.

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The Petit Lon of the Argyll Colo'W going to North Carolina.Signed by Kildusklanrl & Dunu rdry the Younger, 27 Feb 1739.

To thp. Right Reve rend the Noderntor & Remnant Membersof the Pr'e sb.i.bary of Inv~rar~ to Sitt at Kilmichael inGl!lsrie February 27th 1739

The Petitlon of the Argyle Collo~ &0Seeing it ha s been the LaudahLa practice of the Church

of SCOtll\l'ld upon good 8{ weighty Reasons to loose a Hinisterfrom one Charge, & fix him in another, we hope tJle ReverendPresl:r,ft-er.f Shall concur with the Call which is herewithp roducad before them, to the Reverend Hr. Robert FullertonHinister of the Gospel in Glasrie, inviting and Entreatinghim to bke upon him the Office of a Pastor among us. TheParish in \"hich he serves is both so exbsnsdve & populousthat he CUIUlOtby Course of Uature be long in a Conditionto Serve in it ~s he has done hithert.o. It being butref.lsonubl~ to Suppose thl\t the Vast fatieue of it, willrender him tendar .& infirm in his Consti tutiOll, & of Coursehe wil Daily be the more Discouraged, the more unequal. hewill. find himself for Such a Charge _

It was i.ndeed expected at his Settlement t.hat anotherl!;rec tion might out'lin in the Parish of Glasrie, which wouldrAnuer his work en.sy; but as tJlat HattAr has all this timebeen put off, tJlere is renson to expect that. Us no moreforward th'm it was at tJle time of his Settl~ment; It islikAwise mor~ t.h.s.nprobable, that tho' he has all alongwa.nt~d a lianse, he cannot now obtain it, nor <uv-thing inLiew of it, unless he enter on a Law Suit with his Parish,R thing neither desiro.blA in it Self, nor in the Consequences.As we and other Gent.lemen beside the Subscribers to thiRCall (who will. 1.lpperlr either in person or by Proxie againstnext Presby t9ry) U~ now fulzy Determined to Settle thisYear ir,l sorne part of the Continent of America, and Curryinga Cons~derabl~ Humber of people there, We would fain hopethn.t we are enti.tuled to all these favours which a Parishthat makes up a npw i';Mcti'1l1 c'm Expp.ct, It is not rightto discourage them tho' they desire to have one already fixedin another Charge to be their minister. Allow we are to be

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p, )1..7-349. ~~-!:l!uedat n Ureat Distance from our Native Countrey, we shtQl neve rbe 11l11n lndf'ul, of it, nor of the Church of Scotland whoseSons we shal.L always be•

Tis well known how muchmore parts of America need tohave the ;os1'el Preached & pr-cpagabad among them, few of theNabLvea have yet been converted to our Holy Religion. Thothe Hembers of the CollOl\y cannot promise much for themselves,they never-the'Less hope thro' Gods Gr"ice to endeavour betterthings than they rnigh t have done in time past.

At the last General Heoting of the Argyle Collony theywere all So unun.imous for having Hr. Fullerton to be theirNinist.:>r', most, of thern from their OIm Experience of him,beLng perswaded that he is vell qun.I Lf'Lad for being Hinis tarto I). Young Co'lLony, thnt is to Sett up in our way, in alhrbarous & dis btlt plirt of the Worlrl, that if the Presby t~ryShould refuse to concur r with their Call to him, it is muchto be feared we cannot now make another Choice, & So Sett out~/ithout My to preach among us. The Consequences of which \-lillbe (it is to be fenred) that we will Soon grm~ Cool in Mattersof HeliGion, nt last be easy whether the Gospel be preached'unongus or not, & of Course become very backward in givingaI\Y Encouragp.ment for having Gospel Ordinances amongus.

Wherel.lsif the Rever-end Presbytery Shall loose Mr. Fullerton Isrel!iti~n to the Pur-i.sh of Glllsrie, in order to Serve as ourPnat or-, we shull give him all due Encoura.goment and the sameHight to it, us the Ninisters of the Church of Scotland hnveto their Stipends for which we will give in our Obligationsor SecllrLty ill his favours to the Presbytery as well as tohimself for the Surne; And likewise bind us ull in our Co'l.Lcnyto give him Rll the Hegurd due to a Pastor.

t1u,y It therr~.rore plt'1uoe your Wisdoms to take the premisesunder your most Serious Conafderatd on & grant our Desire,which is So Jus t & Reasonable, & your Petitioners shall everpray , DunC'U1 Campbell. Dug.al.d McTavish.

p, )49- 350. To Duncan Campbell of Kllduskland EsqFSir

In conserlU(mc~of your & our Hesolution of going toth~ Continent of America in Summernext and fixing a CoUonythere, & our Design of huving a Clergyman that can Speak theHighlllnd Language Since from that Countrey all our Servantsare to be, Many of which cannot Speak any other Language& that we are not of ourSelves able to give that Encourage-ment to a C'Lergyman as ml\Yenable him to go along with us,Notvdthstundillg our Sincere Intention of having the worshipof '}od ~hintJl.ined amongus, & not Degenerating into thatSlothfullness (to sny no more) which we are grieved to hearour Countreymen in thos~ parts are fallen. Wherefore we beggyou to go to Edinburgh & Petition the Hambers of the Socie'tQrfor prOpa&'lti.ng Christim knowledge, & the Commission ofthe Kirk to meet there in Hareh next, and Endeavour to getan Aid from them to Support our Clergyman. the re 's no timeto be lost in prosecu Ung this. we doubt not your Diligence,~ their as!3ist'l.!Jc"Jto so laudable a Design. Wewish you allSuccess and we are, Sir, your most humble Servants.Dugald I1cTavish, Danl. t·lcNeill, Arch. Campbell, J~s HcLachlan.

P.S. As we have unanlmously made choice of Mr. Fullertonto be our Clergyman we begg you use all the Necessary Stepsfor Transporti.ng him from the Parish of Glasrie.

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WeDuncanCampbell of Kilduskland and Dugald t1cTavishYounGerof Dunerd ry for our Selves and in name of the othermember-s of the Argyle Collony design'd to Settle this year atCape fair or Somepurt of North Carol.i.na ill Amerioa, beingdesirous to Carry a fixt Pastor alongst with us, and beingvery well assured by good information & our ownExperienceof the 11:illisterial Abilities, Pi,=ty, Literature & otherGifts of you Hr. Robert Fullerton Hinister of the Gospel atKilmichael in GI'lsrie, have agreed with thA advice & Consentof the Mernbersof the Co'Ll.ony foresaid, to Invi te Call &Entreat Like as we by thir (sic) presents heartn_y InviteCuI and Entreat you to undertake th~ office of a Pastoramong us and the Charge of our Souls. And further upon yourAcceptLng this our Cull p romiee you all Dutiful RespectEnoourugemenb and obedience in the Lord. In \"itness vhe re ofwe have Subscribed thir presents (written be (sic) Donal.dCampbell NerchlIDt in Kilmichael the t\o/enty Seventh Day ofFebruury one Thousand Seven hundred & thirtvr nine Yearabefore these witnesses Al.exande r McKellar of Daill & thesain Donald Campbell. s/(witnesses, and) DuncanCampbell;Dugald HcTuvi.sh.

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p.351-352. 1739 Feb 27 (sic; Feb 28?).Ann they (L. e , , the Presbytery of Invera.rfl\Y)having hea.rd

DuncanCampbsLl, of Kilduskland & Dugald HcTavish of Dunardryviva voce & at full length concerning the In~ntion of sa.idsPapers, & likewise th"!y having conversd Hr. Robert Fullertonupon the s-une Subj ec t, and taken the whole as the Case novlip.B before them to Serious & matur~ Consideration, theyfound, that hovever they might huve cnuae to demur upon theGrounds of SomeSinguJ.rlri ties in the wO¥of tlibling thisAffair before them, Such us the unusual, manner-of theCommi.ssLon and th., Cal.U a being upon plain paper & Subscribedonly by the t\~OPetitioners, which the Presbyt~ry have therath!3r dbpensed \lith for the time, that it was representedby the Petitioners, that the Hembers of the Intended Collonylive nt Such distances that the la.t~ Storrrnrweather did notadmitt that their Subscriptions Could be fully had to theSaid COlrrnissionand Call, & Especially that the Petitionershave Judiciully obliged themselves to Supply the abovementioned Defects against the next t-1eetLng, and that thereappears to be 11 very cordial Invit&tion & Encouragement fromthe Gentl~rn"'nprincipally concerned in the Intended Collony••• (the remrinder of the entry has to do with the justice ofthe grievances about Nr. Fullerton's present parochiall'Situlltion Ilnd a resolution that the heritors shall be givenan opportunity to reply to them. It observes that "the timefor the said Collouie' s Trllnsportati-::m is limited to Mlzynext.")

1739 llpr 3.Unrlert:lking to support Hr. Fullerton in NortJl C9.rolina

(not transcribed into the minutes) is tendered by the ArgyllCOI01:t)'to [LC. Presbytery of InverarlW agree to \lrite tothe other presbyteries in tJle Synod of Argyll for thp.iropinions re allowing a minister to be trWlsported outsidethe bounrls of the Synod, they hnving no rule or sufficientpreoedent to follow.

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p.355-358. 1739 tlpr 24.The heritors of Glassary successfully prevent the trAnS-

porting of Nr. Fullerton from their pt>.rish by the Argyll Colony.

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1740 Feb 21.Pet.ltion of Hr. Fullerton for an act of trwlsportability

from the p re sby te ry, the he rLbor-a of Glassazy having notfulfilled their promises, de) Ezyed for consideration untilthe next meeting of the Presqytezy of Inverarc\y.

1740 Apr 15.Act of transporta.bility granted to Hr. Fullerton by the

presbytery, of which he is in subsequent years moderator.ftACeipt of 11 letter from James Campbell of Ormeary inti-

muting thut seve ruk \oIithin th~ bounds of the Presby eery ofIny~rar'\Y who Lrrbend to transport themselves to Americawit.h n minister to go with them.

17/..l Jun 16.Heceipt by Presbytezy of Inve raray of a letter from

Hr. Hclntosh, Clerk of the SSPCI( relative to a missionaryfor the Argyll Col ony in America. Presbytery decide townit unt,U they can learn that the co101'\}' has been a success.

1741 Jul 20.Presbytezy of Enve rarny put off until next meeting the

r'ec omnendat.Lon of the SSPCK that they seek out a missionaryfor the llrgyll Col.ony ,

1741 Sep 28.R(>ceipt by the moderator of the Presbytery of Tnve ra ray

of u letter from Kilduskland intimnting that he would beat their next meeting, nnd requesting thot they wait untilthen before deciding their reply to the SSPCK regarding umisBionar,y f:or the Argyll Colon;y.

1741 Nov J.Representation to the Presbytezy of Inveraray from Duncan

Campbell of Kilduskland for himself and the Argyll Col.onysettled Itt Cupe Fear in Nor-th Carolina "where there is aconsiderable number from our Bounds alreaqy Settled, & aprospect of a great number of the poorer sort to follow,ann who are in Deplorable Circumstances for want of GospelOrdinances," etc. Presbytezy agree to write to the SSPCKon their account.

17/tl Nov 18.thrmte of a l~tter on behalf of the Argyll Colorv in

North Carolina sent by the Presby te ry of Inveraray to theSSPCK.

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'..CIl.2/1l5J/J. GliUHCIIUF SCOl'LAilD. Presbytery of Kintyre. ~linut;e9,

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~: T.i1.ere is an hiatus in the mirrutes; none are reported for ru~rmeetings occurring after July 1737 and prior to February 1742.

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17/t8 J ~UI M..Thor0 was tnulsrnittcd to the Presbytery a letter from

tit.. Scots ":;0101\)' in ';I)pe Fea r in Nor-th Carolina, be:}ringtheir de s I:.ittl Le c ond i,tion for w"nt of Gospel ord Lnance sdillpcns"d 'llnon.; th~m and be.'{ginr, th It th" Pr'eeby tr-ry woul.dlook out for It p r-oper person well skilled in the Irishlrlnl:ru.·ir,r>& to :U thoriz~ him to be th".ir minister, \I.'ith aJlromise of 1.:50 s t.er'L, ye.rrLy stipend, \-lith 11 m-insa t< 320 aoresof land for h i s enco\lr'l~(>ment ns the said Le tter vhi.ch iskept in ret~lltes more ful\y bear-s &c.

The Presby~ry . PI oints n letter to be wr i t ten to themthe Contents of~. hich f'ol.i.owa, viz

Yours of the ~8th Sept. c me to our hmda am it ga.vesus no smlul ,leisure to find you ret~in so much of theChr Lst Lnn Educ st i.on you h id in your native Country as toexpress such <l s t.ron.; Lnc l.Lnat.Lon to have an establishedGospel ministry nmo116st you us you do in your letter.(Joes on to explain \.,l\)'" th~ Pre3bytery can I t do arvthingfor theln jus t now, gLves them hint.s ubout the proper fonnfor a ca.lL, expl.·tins chnt a guaranty bond for the clergymn.n IS

st.ipend is ll~Cl3nSllry, I1nd thrlt £50 is too litel" to offer.)"You 1R1\y reln~lnbAr, th lt with us, Calls to ministers arosub!'lcrib~d not only by Elders, but also by Heritors, andwe sUl pose til lt the most p.lrt of your Golorzy ure U"ritors;therr>forr~ th,..y un well us thn Elders should subscribe thecall &. aJ..no the U')nd." The presbytery is sending to NorthCnrolina a cOlY of a call ll11da bond to be signed "by allthe heads of families in your Colorzy'. II