D. continued missionary at this place until 1798.' It is with concern (says the Society) that it has received information that they are deprived of the useful services of this worthy Missionary, Mr. John Doty, by his removal into his native country, to take charge of St. Anne's church at Brooklyn on Long Island in the Province of New York, (Abstract of 1794 b.) His connection with this church must however been brief, for his name occurs, again in 1796, on the Society's list as Missionary at Sorel, whither he must have returned the previous year. He finally resigned this mission in 1808, when his connections with the Society for propagating the Gospel ceased altogether. Ep.

b Mr. Fish, author of the History of St. Anne's Ch : Brooklyn undertakes to say that "the name of Doty does not appear in the record of clergy in the State of N. York at all. The Society's abstracts we presume are good authority for the contrary. Wood and Thompson mention his name among the clergy of St. Anne's.

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Strength, proceed to Maryland & Virginia, & endeavor to obtain one of the vacant Parishes in either of those Provinces.

I send this inclos'd in Mt. Wallaces packet, who tells me he purposes leaving this on a Visit to you next Thursday, & before then expects being honored with your Letters. At the same Time, I intend accompanying him & his Lady, & thereby have an opportunity of recovering my Health, & explaining myself further on this Subject, but lest my Health shou'd not permit doing myself that Honor, shou'd be very happy, if convenient, to hear your Sentiments.