We are willing with much submission to represent to the Honourable Society, how that excellent design of theirs in supplying us with a Catechist might have their pious endeavors better served, if instead of the pious and deserving M^ Ehas Neau, who was brouglit up a Merchant and in good business, the Worthy and ingenious M^" Muirson, who is now going for England in the hopes of being admitted into Holy Orders, were appointed for that purpose. M' William Yesey might be assisted

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Dj him, and for his encouragement has promised him Thirty pounds per annum at his arrival, being sensible how much this place abounds with Indian Slaves and Negroes. This is the State of the Church in the City of New- York.

Will : Vesey, Rector of New York.

LONG ISLAND.

In Long Island in the Province of New York, are three Counties, viz. King's, Queens and Suffolk coimty. Kings County, consisting of four Dutch Congregations supphed formerly by one Dutch Minister, but now without any by the death of the late Incumbent they are sometimes supplied by the Ilev*^ M'^ Vesey where he finds all the Enghsh and some of tlie Dutch weU affected to the Church of England.

A minister sent by the society to that County with some encouragement for a maintenance to preach and be a schoolmaster would be a great instrument of bringing the youth & others to the Church

W™ Tesey

In Queens County consisting of five towns divided into two parishes and endowed with j£GO, of Ne w- York money per annum, each parish paid "by a tax levied on ail the Inhabitants in the County by Act of General Assembly.