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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851. 250 words

A Copy of this address we sent immediately, and hope it has been received previously to the Anniversary Session. Soon after the first we sent a Second Copy in ease the former should miscarry ;, and as we thought it proper to acquaint the Reverend Clergy of New York with our Intention we enclosed it to them unsealed, requesting that after they had perused it they would be so kind as to seal and forward it by the first opportunity, at the same Time soliciting their Friendship. When several weeks had passed without hearing from them, We wrote a Line requesting to know by whom they had sent the addresses, to us, its safety was a matter of Consequence. In answer to this Dt Auchmuty inform'd us that "no other opportunity offering he had sent it by the Pacquet." The reason of this Evident Contempt of the latter part of our request we are at a loss to assign, unless it may be collected out of a Letter which we received from Mr Andrews soon after he left us dated at New York in which he says "I really am somewhat afraid the Society's Salary will not be continued at Schenectady. And itis the opinion of Doct Auchmuty and M: Inglis that it will not. They think it perversion of that Bounty which ought to be extended to much larger Bodies of People who are without' divine worship in several parts of this and the Neighbouring

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