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Title	Letter to The Revd. Mr. [Thomas] Haweis
Post Date	March 21, 1777
Author	Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791.
Recipient	Haweis, Thomas, 1734-1820.
Date	1777-03-21
Physical Description	4 pgs total; 4 pgs text; 1 pg includes the address
Dimensions	23 x 38 cm.
Address To	The Vineyards, Bath
Country To	England
Address From	Trevecca College
Country From	Wales
Transcriber	Wanda Smith
Plain Text Transcription	Letter 94 [Handwritten] Mar 21, 1777 [Address panel] To The Revd Mr Haw[e]is The Vineyards X Post Bath Dear Sir:- I hope before this you have received a short letter from me acknowledging myself the occasion by not having before prevented it of Mr Ashborn's preaching in the Chapel & which I am certain Mr Sheppard had. I said a word would not have admitted. I do more heartily concurr with you in your plan of making Bath & Brighthelmstone exactly regular. I conclude by Jo Irregulars you don't mean those of the clergy that, see it their duty to preach Jesus Christ whenever they [the] see his call to it. I have no doubt but Mr Shirley, Mr. Glascot & Mr. Peekwell rejoice to give help in succession with others these have been in the work long & disintesteredly serving & which justice & honour as well as love for them engage my highest gratitude. With these the suppliers may be well & fully obtained--for men then there two places. As I have another able minister offering now for the Connection & my Welch Friends will rejoice I know so to serve Mr. Wills coughland Mr. Sheppard make seven in closest connection & Mr. Venn offers his services (p. 2) as to your objections made whether tickets or by _______ contributors which I am not able to maintain the vast expence of these charges belonging to such congregations. How can the ministers be properly rewarded for their labours who have no other maintinence to support them. Norwich has all collected & put into a gentleman's hands who takes up the account & lye open. The same the Mulbury Gardens, but this is raised by the seats or contributions sent in. The overplus is to be appointed for the furtherance of the Gospel. A house must be opened for the ministers, their travelling charges born[e] & some little present made them that are low. All which does amount to considerable expence. This I can support allover England, Brighton & Chichester has forty [illegible] Guineas each for the board of the ministers & Tunbridge fully paid by me & all the young congregations have been wholly upon me. Thus you see my dear Sir the exact state of matters. Bristol is in the hands of Mr Godde & Ireland with their accounts also upon any other foot I could not do any thing as the proportionable numbers in our labours in the country are a hundred to one to all that ever attend the chapels & these poor precious souls that can't give a penny to assist these are the points that appear infinitely the more important & the rich & [p. 3] the wise, the great & the proud I would be glad should hear but these ought (if better for the gospel) to feel the deep crys of the poor from afflicted & ignorant conscience. I am glad & thankfull you or any are carefull about these but my whole heart & soul is with the poor dispised & afflicted of this world & who are rich in faith & heirs of a Kingdom the tho so needy as to want a bed to lye upon. As to the committees in any or all of the places they have not the least to do with the choice of the ministry. This I can depute none for, as it must personally belong to me legally to appoint & for which only I am answerable--so that I would not have ______ carefull about them on this account. Our perfect agreement upon this subject is all that is wanting with the concurrent approbation of those ministers in connection with me & who I am sure will rejoice abundantly in this matter. Should Mr Shirley go to Ireland his immediate place at Bath will have a temporal aid for others. If not, his longer time there must render it expedient yet for him there is little prospect to a settlement yet for him. I am distrest to part with him if agreeable to the Lord's will I could continue him in England. His excellent spirit & readiness to serve are very sweet to me. Any thing within my power to regulate that could make it more agreeable to the ministers my heart & all I have (p. 4) [po 4) would rejoice in, but if not able I am sure the Lord will bless & do them more good than all my poor offerings of comfort or love could afford them as done for his blessed namesake & this reward my dear Sir you must find from your own liberal services. College March 21 1777 I must cease to tire you & request my very, very affectionate compliments to dear Mrs Haweis & believe most faithfully your obliged & devoted friend S H Dear Lady Ann's most cordial kindness attend you both. P.S. Do let me know what you would have me do to Expedaor [?] this matter in the most consistent & faithful manner.
Notes	Letter sent by X Post - i.e. by Cross Post from Wales to Bath rather than first going through London and bears a postmark from Hay[-on-Wye].
Catalog Link	http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=196961
Unique Identifier	Huntingdon 03211777
Digital Resources Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2011
Digital Publisher	Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University
Rights	Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library.
Decade	1770-1779
Location (Box, Folder)	Box 1, File 34