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]