The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 by Various
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page 106 of 650 (16%)
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Their case[4] is sent to England, recommended by
J. JOHNSON,[5] Minister of the Union Church. JOHN HAMILTON. EBENEZER HILLS. JOSEPH WATTS. D. MOSES VALLOTTON. JOHN MILLENE. ABRAHAM LEGGETT. Since the preceding account has been in the press, other letters have been received, of which the following is an extract. Kingston, Jamaica, May 18, 1792. _Rev. and Dear Sir_, In answer to yours I wrote December 18 last, and as I have not received a line from you since, I send this, not knowing but the other was miscarried. Mr. Green has called upon me, and very kindly offered his service to deliver a letter from me into your hands; he also advised me to send you a copy of our church covenant, which I have done: being a collection of some of the principal texts of scripture which we observe, both in America and this country, for the direction of our practice. It is read once a month here on sacrament meetings, that our members may examine if they live according to all those laws which they profess, covenanted and agreed to; by this means our church is kept in scriptural subjection. As I observe in my last the chiefest part of our society are poor illiterate slaves, some living on sugar estates, some on mountains, |
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