Series 9 - Rev. Francis Makemie letters

32pp

Transcripts excerpted from Makemie, Francis (1971), The Life and Writings of Francis Makemie, Philadelphia: Presbyterian Historical Society, p. 249. The original manuscript was held in the Boston Public Library.

Photocopied excerpts from Makemie, Francis (1971), The Life and Writings of Francis Makemie, Philadelphia: Presbyterian Historical Society, p. 249, feautring transcripts of eight of Makemie's letters. Makemie, a native of Ramelton, Co. Donegal, was a Presbyterian minister widely regarded as the founder of Presbyterianism in the United States. Makemie preached in Maryland, Virginia, and Barbados. Makemie also supported himself as a merchant and travelled among other Scots-Irish communities. Letter recipients include Increase Mather of Boston famed Puritan clergyman, and Robert Halsey of London, whom Makemie was assiting in selling a plantation.