| Title: | Letters of Francis Makemie |
|---|---|
| ID | 6740 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | makemie, francis/5 |
| Year | 1707 |
| Sender | Makemie, Francis |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | clergyman |
| Sender Religion | Protestant |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Destination | Boston, New England (today's Mass., USA) |
| Recipient | Rev. Benjamin Colman |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | colleagues |
| Source | American Presbyterianism: Its Origin and Early History. pp. XIV- 1 |
| Archive | Centre For Migration Studies |
| Doc. No. | 201113 |
| Date | |
| Partial Date | 28/03/1707 |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, Td by Maxine Green, 07:01:02 |
| Word Count | 311 |
| Genre | |
| Note | |
| Transcript | (5) PHILADELPHIA, March 28, 1707. Mr. Benjamin Colman. Rd Brother. Since our imprisonment we have commenced a correspondence with our Rd [Reverend?] Brethren of the Ministry at Boston, which we hope, according to our intention, has been communicated to you all, whose Sympathising concurrence, l cannot doubt of, in our expensive Struggle, for asserting our liberty, against the powerful invasion of Ld Cornbury, which is not yet over. l need not tell you, of a pickd [picked?] Jury, and the penall [penal?] laws are invading our American Sanctuary, without the least regard to the Toleration, which should justly alarm us all. l hope Mr Campbell, to whom l direct this for the more safe Conveyance, has shown or informed you, what l wrote last. We are so far, upon our return home; tho' [though?] l must return for a finall [final?] Tryall [trial?] which will be very troublesome and expensive. And we only had liberty, to attend a Meeting of Ministers we had formely appointed here; and were only seven in number, at first, but expect a growing number: Our design is to meet yearly, and oftener, if necessary, to consult the most proper measures, for advancing religion, propagating Christianity, in our Various Stations, and to mentain [maintain?] Such a Correspondence as may conduce to the improvement of our Ministeriall [Ministerial?] ability by prescribing Texts [texts] to be preached on by two of our number at every meeting, which performance is Subjected to the censure of our Brethren; our subject is Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews, l and another began and performed our parts on vs. I,2, and the 3 is presribed to Mr Andrews and another. If any friends write, direct to Mr. Jn [Junior] Bud at Philadelphia, to be directed to me in Virginia. Pardon Sr [Sir?] this diversion from Your humble Servant, and Brother in the worke [work?] of the ffrancis [Francis] Makemie. |
