- Collection:
- Southeastern Native American Documents, 1730-1842
- Title:
- [Letter] 1840 Aug. 29, Savannah, [Georgia to] J. K. Tefft / Ed[ward] Neufville
- Creator:
- Neufville, Edward
- Date of Original:
- 1840-08-29
- Subject:
- Episcopal Church
Indians of North America--Missions - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Christ Church, 32.0795, -81.0909
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
image/jpeg - Description:
- This is a letter dated August 29, 1840 from Reverend Edward Neufville in Savannah to J. K. Tefft. The letter primarily concerns the author's research into the history of the Episcopal churches of Savannah. He writes about ministers such as Samuel Quincy and Thomas Thomson, and credits the latter with ministering to and baptizing Indians in Georgia. The letter includes a dubious chart detailing the church records of Christ Church in Savannah during the 1740s and 1750s, and mentions among other ministers Thomas Bosomworth.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2001, as part of GALILEO, funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. - Local Identifier:
- krc131
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc131
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc131#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlna_krc131/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Keith Read, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia
- Extent:
- 4 pages/leaves
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries, Keith Read, box 19, folder 35, document 01.
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
Savannah
Aug [August] 29. 1840
My dear Sir
I regret Exceedingly that it is not in my power to furnish the information which you are Endeavouring [Endeavoring] to obtain for our mutual friend, the venerable Dr. [Doctor] Harris. The result of my researches is subjoined, & may furnish a clue to some of the particulars desired --
In "Dalcho's History of the P. E. [Protestant Episcopal] Church in South Carolina" I find that the Revd. Saml. [Reverend Samuel] Quincy arrived in that province from Georgia
June 28, 1742. "He was a native of Boston & was ordained Deacon
Oct [October] 18, & Priest
Oct [October] 28. 1736 by Dr Waugh Bishop of Carlisle. He officiated as Rector of St. John's, Colleton, SC from
1742 to
1745 -- In
1746 he was appointed to the cure of St George's, Dorchester, & resigned it in
1747, in consequence of his appointment as assistant minister of St Philips Church, Charleston, whence he removed in
1749 to Boston, where, in the year following he published a volume of sermons."
In the same work, p. 368, I find that "The Revd Thos. [Reverend Thomas] Thomson informed the Society for the propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts, in
May 1736, that he visited Savannah town where there was a garrison, & performed divine service in the fort on the Lord's day -- He had baptized 10 of their children, five of whom had Indian mothers."
I should be inclined to think from these notices that Mr Quincy was the immediate successor of Dr Herbert, were it not for the difficulty suggested by the following copy of a memorandum found among the papers of the late Dr George Jones of this city --
Parish of Christ Church
Mr Bradford
1st Feb. [February] 1733.
Baptisms, Burials, Increase
1746 14 5 9 Mr Dyson
47 12 12 9 Mr Quin
48 29 8 21 Mr J Nesley
49 20 3 17 Mr Chas [Charles] Wesley
50 12 6 6 Mr G Whitfield
51 26 4 22 Mr Orton
52. 26 13 13 Mr T. [Thomas] Bosomworth
53. 41 9 32 Mr B. [Bartholomew] Louberbuhler
54. 39 19 20 Mr S. Frink
55 42 17 25 Mr T. Lowton
56. 48 17 31 Mr Jas [James] Seymour
57. 44 24 20 Mr Haddon Smith
58. 43 16 27 Mr T. Holmes
59. 32 20 12 Mr W Nixon
60 47 14 33 Mr B Lindsey
61 47 22 25 Mr E. Ellington
531 209 322
The accuracy of dates in this memorandum is questionable, because on Mr Louberbuhler's tombstone in our city Cemetery is the following inscription
"Bartholomew Louberbuhler Minister & Rector of this parish during the space of 21 years died
Decr [December] 11. 1766. aged 46 years."
so that he must have taken charge of the parish in
1745. whereas the memorandum fixes it at
1753.
If the dates be run back 10 years, fixing Mr Dyson at
17 3 6; & Mr Quin be read Quincy, there would be good reason to suppose that the succession as stated above was regular & correct, in which case Mr Bradford would be the immediate successor of Dr Herbert -- But as the memorandum now stands there is Evident discrepancy.
My attention was several years ago directed to the matter of ascertaining something respecting the Early history of this parish, but I found it a vain attempt -- All the Early records are lost, and we have no documents which supply their deficiency -- The Society before referred to may have something in its archives which would throw light upon the subject and if I Should Ever visit England I would Endeavor to get access to them --
With very great respect I remain
Most Truly your friend
[Signed] Ed. [Edward] Neufville
P.S. It occurs to me that the abbreviation AUG. is intended for the word "augescens", or some other part of the verb [Latin: augesco ] -- which is used in antithesis by Pliny, thus: " [Latin: augescunt corpora dulciba -- minu untur siccis ] " -- Now the two rivers are the reverse of the " [Latin: siccis ] ," by which bodies are diminished --
J. K. Tefft Esqr. [Esquire]