S"" the Society for Propogation of the Gospel In forcing Parts have Been So Charitable as To Appoint M*" Houdin -- a trench Refuge a Gentleman of a Good Character Successor to their I^ate Worthy Missionary at New Rochell the Reverend M' Stoupe -- In Consideration of which Particular Regard they Require and Insist that the People at New Rochell Should Do their Utmost To make M"^ Houdin a Comfortable Support and that they Should Immediately Put the Parsonage House In Good Repair We Are Ready & Willing To Exert Ourselves To the Utmost According To Our Abilities, But To those that Are Acquainted with the Circumstances of the People Profesing the Church at New Rochell It will Appear To Require the Utmost Exertion of Our Abilities To Efford that Necessary Support To M' Houdin that the Society Expect & Require & If We Should Be Obliged to Raise four Hundred Pounds To Build a New Parsonage House, The Old Being So Decayed that It Is thought By No Means Worth Repairing Especially at this Burthensome Time We have the Greatest Reason To fear that It w^ill Be So Extremely heavey

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that Many Will Be Discouraged & In tliat Case that :M'- Houdiu Must Leave Us, tho he Is the Only Minister In the Place, & Indeed tliere are But few Besides Professors of tlie Cliurch of England In the Place & We have Reason To Ippe that they May Be Induced To Conform Should A Wortliy Minister Contine Among Us-- Upon Those Considerations We Beg Your Honour Will Be Pleased To Grant A Brief through this Province To Collect the Aforesaid Sum of foiu- Hunder Pound for Building a New Parsonage House To Repair the Cluirch In this Place & your Petitioners As In Duty Bound Shall Ever Pray &c