I Jiave (by the blessing of God) arrived safe in America and in obedience to the Honb'e Society's commands delivered tlieii- letter to his Excellency Gover"" Hunter and communicated tlie other U) as many of my Brethern the Clergy as conveniently I could it being now the Winter season, they are truly sensible of the Honble Society's favour and zeal to encourage the Church & Clergy in these parts & will as soon as the Season permits them meet together and return their hearty thanks for the favourable reception their Memorial had from that Venerable Eody : In the meantime M"^ Poyer tells me and desires me to inform the Honble Society that the Justices of peace and other persons with whom the administration of Justice is lodged at Jamaica on Long

2C8 PAPERS RELATING TO CHURCHES IN QUEENS eOVin-Y.

Island have been lately changed twice and that in a very short space, those that are at present in Commission are friends to the Church and it would be a seasonable Juncture to him to commence a suit at law for the recovery of his Parsonage House Glebe and arrears of Salary if he w^ere certain of their continuance in Commission, But there was so sudden an alteration before and that so soon after the otiier change that he is of opinion it is safest to wait for the answ^er Her Majesty will most graciously please to give to the Honorable Society's representation for should he enter a suit at Law and the Commissions be changed again before her Majesty vouchsafe that explication of lier instructions to the Governor in relation to the appeal that tlie Honb^*^ Society have petitioned for the case would be the very same that is set forth by the Clergy's Memorial he is under great concern for the issue & event of this affair he says should a matter of such consequence miscarry under his conduct, he says it would be the greatest affliction that possibly he could meet with & tlierefore he's resolved to wait with patience the further directions of his patrons at home. ******