* * * * I have in a former letter acquainted the Society that the Congregations of this Mission had raised the sum of .£800 New York currency by Lottery which they intend to lay out for a Glebe for the use of tlie Missionary residing at tliis place as soon as a convenient one could be procured -- Agreeable to this design we have purchased a Farm of Seventy Acres of Arable Land a Deed for which is given to the Vestry & Church

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Wardens of the Church at Jamaica agreeable to the Charter- The biiildhigs on tlie place are but indifferent & our present situation, there being no communication between us k those parts where proper materials may be had, render it impossible to improve them, but as soon as t;ie commotions in tliis Country shall cease we intend to make sucli improvements as shall render the place comfortable &. convenient & as the land is in general good it will always be a considerable support for the Missionary There has been little change in our situation since my last the blessings of peace appears to be distant as every overture of accommodation from the Parent State is rejected by tlie Leaders of Eebellion -- Persecution still mges tlirougliout these Colonies & loyalty is punished as the most atrocious crime -- The Churches in most parts to the Eastward of Philadelphia continue shut & indeed our aflairs both civil and religious for a long time past have wore but a gloomy aspect --