Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV
to the breaking out of the Revolution, when all the Episcopal Churches in Pennsylvania' were closed. .He withdrew to England, in1778. Ep.
2 Rev. AnprEw Bay was a native of Ireland, and emigrated to Maryland where he married a Miss Hall. He belonged originally to the Newcastle Presbytery. He succeeded Mr. Hanna as Presbyterian Minister in Albany which charge he filled for the space of five years, or until about the date of the above letter. He next moved to Newtown, L.I. His name first appears as a member of the N. York Presbytery in 1774 by which body he was dismissed June 20th
384 PAPERS RELATING TO
HUGH GAINE TO SIR WM. JOHNSON
ON THE INDIAN PRAYER BOOK.
Sir
In searching Mr. Weyman's Papers after his Decease, a Number of the Sheets of the Indian Common Prayer that you employed him to print off, came to Hand, but ina very imperfect State: He had got as far as the 74th Page which completes only 9 sheets ; but as Part of several of the sheets are not to be found, the exact Number of each is as follows, viz
_A - - 280 sheets Dit ae}? G - -- 400 B - - 436 Bi- 4413 GH itimsy 390 © - - 460 F -(= 413 Bs2406
I have got all the Copy but what is in the Hands of the Revd. Mr. Ogilvie, who is very willing to assist in getting the Work completed, in Case you think proper to have the same carried on.