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1) Letter from Owen Davies, Wrexham [Denbighshire], to Rev Doct[or] [Thomas] Coke, Sunderland [Northumbria], 16 Oct[ober] 1802. Details growth of Methodism in North Wales - new societies formed, chapels opened, large congregation and crowds for preachers. Six preachers now covering the six counties of North Wales as well as Cheshire and Shropshire. Police have prevented some outdoor events. He plans to leave Wrexham and live more centrally in area. Drawn £50 for extra work.
2) Letter from Owen Davies, Carnarvon [Caernarfon, Gwynedd], to Rev Doct[o]r [Thomas] Coke, New Chapel, City Road, London, 9 May 1803. Asks Coke to visit for a few days and preach in North Wales when he is travelling to Ireland. Recently visited Anglesea [Anglesey] and after some time in Carnarvon will be visiting Denbighshire. Discusses a possible convert from Calvinism.
3) Letter from A Moseley, Scarboro [Scarborough, Yorkshire], to Mr Jos[eph] Butterworth, Fleet Street, London, 7 Feb[ruary] 1804. Collected £50 from local subscriptions. Suggests names of donors should be published. Gives summary of how much collected in Scarborough Circuit.
4) Letter from Peter Sowerby, Liverpool [Lancashire], to Revd D[octo]r Tho[mas] Coke, City Road, London, 15 Sept[embe]r 1803. Includes account 'of sundries paid by Peter Sowerby for the Outfitt of Messr Hallet & Taylor for Venerable to Barbadoes'.
5) Letter from S[ear]g[an]t W Wright, Colds[trea]m G[uar]ds, Widford Camp near Chelmsford [Essex], to Mr W[illia]m Myles, Southwark, Surrey, 30 Sep[tembe]r 1803. Discusses his spiritual comfort in this time of 'fiery trials' as his Methodist beliefs are bringing him into conflict with his officers and some enlisted men in the army. Lists some of the problems he has encountered.
6) Letter from W G Horner, Kingswood [Gloucestershire], to Mr Bradford, Plymouth Dock [Devon], 15 Nov[ember] 1803. Horner describes preparations in the Bristol area in case of invasion by [Napoleon] Bonaparte. Poor harvest. Gossip re mutual friends. Lackington's reconversion. Horner transcribes a letter, 25 Oct[ober] 1803, from J Lackington at Alveston, Gloucestershire, to Mr Pawson, where Lackington describes his and his wife's conversion.
7) Letter from Peter Sowerby [Liverpool, Lancashire], to Mr Geo[rge] Whitfield, City Road, London, ?1 Nov[ember] 1803. Includes account of 'Sundries Paid By Mr Peter Sowerby for missionaries on acc[oun]t Dr Coke'.
8) Letter from J Kingston, Nottingham, to Mr Jos[e]p[h] Butterworth, Fleet Street, London, 21 No[vembe]r 1803. Offers advice for Mr Hopewell on what preparations he should make prior to departing for missionary service in the West Indies and what he should expect once he arrives. Includes advice on behaviour aboard ship, health, politics, interaction with people and methods of evangelising. Note: this letter was probably written after item 9.
9) Letter from J Kingston, Nottingham, to Mr Jos[e]p[h] Butterworth, Fleet Street, London, 21 No[embe]r 1803. Gives advice on preparations for missionary work in the West Indies including clothing and books to take. Praises Coke but suggests donations, etc, should be more widely publicised. Alludes to recent events in Jamaica, St Vincents and Grenada and distances them from Methodism. Note: this letter was probably written before item 8.
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