As to the officers m Queens County Coll Hunter hath offerea to Coll Morris & me tliat if he would advise Mm to it and really believed it Avould be of service to the Church he would again alter the Commission and put in the very same he had displaced but as they are not many of 'em personally known to us so we durst not adventure to give liim tliat advice lest some of them being of M Cardell's recommending should be like Mm in temper and are rather of. opinion since M^ Poyer & Ms frienas will not tell the Government who they really believe to be good and sober men and truly fit to be in office that some sober & well tempered Gentlemen be sought out who are weU acquainted in that County and be desired to get a list of such as are of the fairest characters and best reputations as to their parts temper & lives and estates and that without any regard of who are or have been in place or not a new Commission be issued out consisting of the best and most fitting of the people and if any thing of that kind will do service to or recover the credit of the Church there it must in my opinion be after this manner.

24-1 PAPERS RELATING TO CHURCHES IN QUEENS COUNTY.

*COL. MORKIS

TO TlIE SECRETARY OF TIIH SOCIETY FOR PROP. THE GOSPEL.

New York 20th Feby 1711.

* * * * * " I am told these men [the Clerg-y j arraign the Governor's conduct with respect to M^' Poyer and tlie Churcli at Jamaica tlie Stiite of that affair I'll lay before 3 ou as fully as I can & 'tis thus : --