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Elias Neau to John Hodges (Treasurer), New York, 20 Dec. 1704 Mentions that he became acquainted with the Book of Common Prayer while still in his 'dungeon'

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George Keith was a Scottish Quaker who had been imprisoned for his beliefs. He travelled widely and spent some years in the American colonies. After some disagreements with Pennsylvania Quakers in the 1690s, Keith's beliefs moved increasingly towards…

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Extracts from the Will of Christopher Codrington or Coddington, Chief Governor of Her Majesty's Leward Islands in America of Dodington, Gloucestershire.

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First entry of the Barbados Committee Papers (18 August 1710) Bodleian USPG X/14 Paper on the Barbados Committee Vol 1.

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Form of Subscription dated 17 Oct. 1702

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He laments that he struggles to feed his family and as they do not have a maid, he has been 'forced' to purchase 3 slaves.

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Francis Le Jau to John Chamberlayne (Secretary), aboard the Greenwich, in Queen's Dock, near Plymouth, 6 May 1706, reporting delays in sailing.

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He reached South Carolina in October and was kindly received by the authorities. Thomas died shortly before his arrival. Auchinleek elected to stay in Bermuda. Also discusses sickness, including of Dunn; invasion of the French and Spanish; dissenters…

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Francis Le Jau to John Chamberlayne (Secretary) reporting on his work. Concern about delays in receiving / missing letters; Lord's Prayer in Savannah language; Discussion of the lives of Indigenous Americans; Slavery; Sickness.

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His family has arrived. His children seem to be over their acclimatization, but his wife is still ill. One woman in his parish has been arrested on a charge of witchcraft. Another, after being in delirium for two days, on apparently coming to,…
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