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With accompanying notes. 'Signed' by Wesley on 20 February 1789. (3 copies)

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Anti-Slavery PapersMMS/17/03/01

West African papers, mainly relating to the Niger expeditionsMMS/17/03/02

Government Publications and General PapersMMS/17/03/03

Rev Thomas Jackson CollectionMMS/17/03/04

Letter from Mr John LewisMMS/17/03/04/001

Letter from John Lewis at Bartholomew Close, West Smithfield, London to [Howell] HarrisMMS/17/03/04/002

'A Letter from the Rev. Charles Graves [Bristol, Somerset] to the fellows of Magdalene College, Oxford'MMS/17/03/04/003

'The Weekly History or An Account of the most Remarkable Particulars relating to the present Progress of the Gospel' (Number 64)MMS/17/03/04/004

Copy of a letter from the Rev C[harles] Wesley in Bristol [Somerset] to Mr Lee at Abraham House, Newcastle Upon Tyne [Northumberland]MMS/17/03/04/005

Handwritten copy of Rev J[ohn] Wesley's WillMMS/17/03/04/006

Copy of a letter from the Rev C[harles] Wesley in [Bristol, Somerset] to Mr Joseph Bradford at the Rev Wesley's Preaching House in Dublin [Ireland]MMS/17/03/04/007

Circular letter from John WesleyMMS/17/03/04/008

Circular letter from Dr CokeMMS/17/03/04/009

Circular letter from John AtlayMMS/17/03/04/010

Letter to Miss Cooke from John Valton at HeyfeildMMS/17/03/04/011

Copies of letters sent by J Wesley [probably John]MMS/17/03/04/012

Printed, attested copy of Mr [John] Wesley's Deed of Declaration and Establishment of the Conference of the People called MethodistsMMS/17/03/04/013

'The Substance of a Sermon Preached at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland [USA] before the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church on the 27th of December, 1784, at the Ordination of the Rev. Francis Asbury, to the Office of Superintendent by Dr. Coke Superintendent of the said Church'MMS/17/03/04/014

'Letter to the Author of Strictures on Dr Coke's Ordination Sermon, Preached at Baltimore in the State of Maryland [USA]' by Thomas CokeMMS/17/03/04/015

Circular letter recommending Claude's essay on preaching by T. Scollock in LondonMMS/17/03/04/016

Printed proposition for a bookMMS/17/03/04/017

'An Address to the Annual Subscribers for the support of Cokesbury College and to the Members of the Methodist Society to which are added the Rules and Regulations of the college' written by Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury, New York [USA]MMS/17/03/04/018

Printed address to subscribers and contributors to missions in the West Indies written by Rev Thomas CokeMMS/17/03/04/019

'A Supplement to the Reverend Dr. Coke's State of Dewsbury House' by Mr Alexander MatherMMS/17/03/04/020

Copy of John Wesley's willMMS/17/03/04/021

'An Act for preventing Tumults and riotous Assemblies, and for the more speedy and effectual punishing the Rioters'MMS/17/03/04/022

Circular giving the details of Mr [John] Wesley's planned movements up to the Methodist Conference of 1790MMS/17/03/04/023

Circular letter from City Road, LondonMMS/17/03/04/024

Circular 'Advertisement' from the New Chapel, City Road, LondonMMS/17/03/04/025

Circular letter from Mr George Whitfield, City Road [London]MMS/17/03/04/026

'To the Methodist Preachers in general, and to the Conference of Assistants, in particular'MMS/17/03/04/027

Circular letter from the Carmarthen CircuitMMS/17/03/04/028

Circular Letter to the Methodist Society from non-Methodists in Hull [Yorks]MMS/17/03/04/029

'Meeting of Delegates and others from Methodist Societies in the County of Cornwall, held at Redruth'MMS/17/03/04/030

Circular Letter from London regarding history of John WesleyMMS/17/03/04/031

Circular letter containing correspondence between Dr Whitehead and members of the Society of MethodistsMMS/17/03/04/032

'Queries Humbly Proposed and Submitted to Candid Investigation'MMS/17/03/04/033

Printed cover letter from George Whitfield, City Road, LondonMMS/17/03/04/034

'To the Methodist Preachers and Societies' comprising extracts of letters refuting Mr. Rogers' remarksMMS/17/03/04/035

Circular letter from the preachers of the Bristol District 'To the People called Methodists and all whom it may concern'MMS/17/03/04/036

'An Address to the Preachers lately in connexion with the Rev. John Wesley; Containing Strictures on a Pamphlet published by Mr. W. Hammet; Intitled, "An Impartial Statement of the known Inconsistencies of the Rev. Dr. Coke, &C." by Thomas CokeMMS/17/03/04/037

Circular entitled 'To the Methodist Societies from Gustavus Gidley and the General Committee in defence of Mr. James Rogers'MMS/17/03/04/038

'To the Members of the Methodist Society in Bristol' from the Trustees and Leaders of Portland Chapel [Bristol, Someset]MMS/17/03/04/039

'Address to the Members of Methodist Societies throughout England from the Conference Assembled at Leeds [Yorks]'MMS/17/03/04/040

Circular from the Trustees, Leaders and Members of the Methodist Society in Birmingham [Warwickshire]MMS/17/03/04/041

'An Address to the People called Methodists'MMS/17/03/04/042

'Considerations on a Separation of the Methodists from the Established Church addressed to such of them as are friendly to that measure and Particularly to those in the city of Bristol [Somerset]'MMS/17/03/04/043

'To the Preachers late in Connexion with the Rev. John Wesley' from the Stewards and Trustees of the Portland Chapel [Bristol, Somerset]MMS/17/03/04/044

To the Preachers Late in Connection with the Rev. Mr. [John] Wesley and all others whom it may concern' from the Bristol TrusteesMMS/17/03/04/045

'To the Preachers late in connection with the Rev. Mr. [John] Wesley and all others whom it may concern' regarding the Portland Chapel [Bristol, Somerset] disputeMMS/17/03/04/046

Circular from Mr H[enry] Moore 'To the Preachers late in connection with the Rev. John Wesley and all whom it may concern'MMS/17/03/04/047

Minutes of a District Meeting at Portland Chapel [Bristol, Somerset]MMS/17/03/04/048

'To the Preachers late in Connection with the Rev. Mr. [John] Wesley' from Joseph Benson, Richard Rodda and Thomas Vasey at Bristol, regarding the Portland Chapel [Bristol, Somerset] disputeMMS/17/03/04/049

Circular from Manchester [Lancs] entitled 'To the Methodists of the Bradford Circuit'MMS/17/03/04/050

'To the Preachers late in Connection with the Rev. Mr Wesley'MMS/17/03/04/051

Circular from the preachers of the Redruth District entitled 'To the Preachers late in Connexion with the Rev. John Wesley'MMS/17/03/04/052

Circular letter regarding the dispute at Bristol [Somerset]MMS/17/03/04/053

Circular from Joseph Benson, Richard Rodda and Thomas Vasey in Bristol [Somerset], 'To the Preachers late in Connection with the Rev. Mr. [John] Wesley'MMS/17/03/04/054

Circular from Trustees and Leaders at Liverpool, 'To the Trustees of Manchester and Stockport; and to the Friends of the Methodist Connexion'MMS/17/03/04/055

Circular from Thomas Hanby, John Pawson, Adam Clarke and Andrew Mayor of Liverpool [Lancs] 'To the Preachers late in connexion with the Rev. John Wesley'MMS/17/03/04/056

Circular entitled 'The Address of the Trustees, Local Preachers, Stewards and Leaders of the Launceston Circuit to the Preachers and Private Members of the Methodist Societies, late in connexion with the Rev. John Wesley'MMS/17/03/04/057

'From the Planned Local Preachers in the Circuit of Leeds to the Trustees of the Methodist Chapels, at Manchester [Lancs], and others united with them in their Address to Bristol [Somerset], and Elsewhere'MMS/17/03/04/058

Circular from the Trustees of the Octagon Chapel, ChesterMMS/17/03/04/059

Circular 'To the Methodist Preachers' from 'A Member of the Conference'MMS/17/03/04/060

'A reply to the Address of the Trustees of Manchester Salford, and Stockport [Lancs]'MMS/17/03/04/061

Circular from A. Mather, W. Thompson and J. Benson, 'An Address to the Methodist Body at large, and the Preachers in particular'MMS/17/03/04/062

Circular from John Murlin in Wycombe, 'To Messrs. Mather, Thompson, and Benson'MMS/17/03/04/063

Circular from Mathew Mayer and William Pine, Manchester [Lancs], 'An Address to the Methodist Conference assembled at Manchester, from a numerous and respectable Meeting of the Delegates deputed from the Trustees and People, of a large Number of Chapels in the Methodist Connection'MMS/17/03/04/064

Circular of James Ewer, Henry Collings and James Davies, 'To the Methodist Preachers assembled in Conference at Manchester [Lancs]'MMS/17/03/04/065

Circular from George Walker and George Lowe, Manchester [Lancs], entitled 'A Statement of Facts'MMS/17/03/04/066

Circular from Joseph Bradford and Thomas Coke, Manchester [Lancs] 'To the Members of the Methodist Society'MMS/17/03/04/067

Circular entitled 'To the Methodist Preachers everywhere, the following lines are humbly addressed'MMS/17/03/04/068

'An Address to the Methodist Society on the settlement of the Preaching Houses' by Thomas Coke, Liverpool [Lancs]MMS/17/03/04/069

'Minutes of the Proceedings of the Delegates deputed from the Trustees and People of a large number of Chapels in the Methodist Connection Met at Manchester [Lancs]'MMS/17/03/04/070

'An Address to the Methodist Society on the settlement of the Preaching Houses' by Thomas Coke, Liverpool [Lancs]MMS/17/03/04/071

Circular entitled 'From the Society at Trinity Chapel [Chester] to the Preachers Assembled in Conference at London'MMS/17/03/04/072

Circular from T. Taylor and T. Coke, London 'To the Brethren and Friends of the Methodist Connection'MMS/17/03/04/073

Circular from the Trustees, Local Preachers and Leaders of Manchester [Lancs], 'To the Members of the Methodist Connection'MMS/17/03/04/074

Circular from Mr William Bramwell, Sheffield [Yorks] entitled 'An appeal to every Methodist Preacher'MMS/17/03/04/075

Minutes of a District Meeting held at Manchester [Lancs]MMS/17/03/04/076

'Minutes of the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Begun at Baltimore [USA], on the 20th of October 1796, At which Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury presided'MMS/17/03/04/077

Circular entitled 'A serious address to the Methodist Society and to Trustees and Leaders in particular'MMS/17/03/04/078

Letter [possibly copy] from a Wesley [probably Samuel, son of Charles and nephew of John Wesley] at Ridge, to Charles [probably Charles Wesley his brother]MMS/17/03/04/079

Circular letter from A. Mather and J. Pawson (London)MMS/17/03/04/080

Circular entitled 'Extract from the minutes of a District Meeting at Manchester [Lancs], May 31 1797'MMS/17/03/04/081

Circular entitled 'Remarks on Mr. Moore's statement &c lately Circulated through the Methodist Connexion' by Thomas Pendleton.MMS/17/03/04/082

Statement listing the subscriptions made by members of the George-Yard Chapel, Hull [Yorks] towards the defence of the country.MMS/17/03/04/083

Circular entitled 'An address to all the Methodist Societies' by 'a lover of Peace, Christian Liberty and Plain Truth'MMS/17/03/04/084

Circular entitled 'Lusus Pueriles, A selection from various Exercises in Composition by the Boys at the late Mr. Wesley's School, Kingswood: humbly presented to the preachers assembled in conference at Bristol [Somerset] 1798 by A. Mayor as a specimen of his pupils' improvement in that branch of literature'MMS/17/03/04/085

Circular letter regarding the Annuity Society from Henry Moore, Bath [Somerset]MMS/17/03/04/086

Circular letter from A. Mather and John Pawson in LondonMMS/17/03/04/087

Circular 'To the Superintendents of Circuits and the other Preachers'MMS/17/03/04/088

Circular 'To the Methodist Societies and Congregations and all the other Friends of Humanity and Religion' from T CokeMMS/17/03/04/089

'An apology for the Methodists in a letter to the Rev. J. Hotham' by Richard WatsonMMS/17/03/04/090

Circular entitled 'Camp-meetings, an address, To the Methodist Societies and Congregations on the Evil of encouraging such meetings' by Samuel Taylor, Theophilus Lessey and James D. BurtonMMS/17/03/04/091

Letter to Mr D. Watson from Mr Joseph ButterworthMMS/17/03/04/092

Circular Letter from Z Taft, Birstal, near Leeds [Yorks]MMS/17/03/04/093

Circular letter entitled 'To the Superintendent of the Circuit', regarding 'An Act to repeal certain Acts, and amend other Acts, relating to Religious Worship and Assemblies, and Persons teaching or preaching therein (29th July, 1812), 52 Geo.III.c.155'MMS/17/03/04/094

Circular entitled 'Methodist Missions, In Nova Scotia and Newfoundland [Canada]; at Ceylon [Sri Lanka], Java, and the Cape of Good Hope [South Africa]; among the French Prisoners of War; the Negroes in the West Indies, and at Sierra Leone, in Africa'MMS/17/03/04/095

Circular, 'Outline of the Speeches Delivered at the Meeting held on the 14th April, 1814, at the New Road Chapel, Newcastle [Northumberland], for forming a Methodist Missionary Society'MMS/17/03/04/096

Lord Cranworth's judgment on the Attorney General v Cozens HardyMMS/17/03/04/097

Circular entitled 'A few observations on the life of the late Rev. Thomas Taylor, with a short account of the death of that eminent man of God, who died suddenly at the house of his esteemed friend, Roger Holland, esq near Bolton, Lancashire on Tuesday Morning October 15th, 1816, addressed to Dr Adam Clarke', by R. MillerMMS/17/03/04/098

Circular entitled 'Address of the Conference to the Methodist Societies in Great Britain'MMS/17/03/04/098a

Circular 'To the Preachers' from Rev Jabez Bunting, LondonMMS/17/03/04/099

Letter from Mr Carvosso to Jos. Taylor at 77 Hatton Gardens [London], to be forwarded to his son the Rev B. Carvosso in Van Diemen's Land [Tasmania, Australia]MMS/17/03/04/100

Annual Circular Letter to the missionaries abroad from George Morley, Richard Watson and Jason Mason at Mission House, Hatton Gardens, London.MMS/17/03/04/101

Draft letter from Rev R. Watson to the Rt. Hon. R.W. HortonMMS/17/03/04/102

Statement of accounts for the Methodist Preachers Annuitant Society, 1824MMS/17/03/04/103

Letter from Rev R. Watson to Rev S. Kaye in South AfricaMMS/17/03/04/104

'Two Letters from Holland, Addressed to The Translator of the Works of Arminius' Mr James NicholsMMS/17/03/04/105

Minutes of a special meeting of the first London DistrictMMS/17/03/04/106

Circular from John Stephens, William France, Joseph Taylor, John James and Abraham E. FarrarMMS/17/03/04/107

Letter from Mr W. Carvosso to his son the Rev B Carvosso in Van Diemen's Land [Tasmania, Australia]MMS/17/03/04/108

Circular entitled 'To the Methodist Preachers in Great Britain and Wales' by Jabez BuntingMMS/17/03/04/109

Draft of an address entitled The Ensuing Election.Address to the Wesleyan Methodists by R. Watson'MMS/17/03/04/110

Letter from Rev R Watson, London, to the editor of the Leeds MercuryMMS/17/03/04/111

Letter from Rev James Everett to Rev J. MasonMMS/17/03/04/112

Newspaper cutting on the funeral of Rev R WatsonMMS/17/03/04/113

Copied obituary for the Rev R Watson from the Nottingham Review of 11 January 1833MMS/17/03/04/114

'Biographical Sketch of the Life of Rev. R. Watson' by the Rev J. Bromley of Stockport [Cheshire]MMS/17/03/04/115

Circular entitled 'To the Superintendents of Circuits' from the Rev John MasonMMS/17/03/04/116

Circular from the Rev R Treffry, Bristol [Somerset]MMS/17/03/04/117

Circular from Robert Newton and John AndersonMMS/17/03/04/118

Copies of two letters sent to Rev Thomas Jackson.MMS/17/03/04/119

Circular 'General view of the Principles and Objects of the Wesleyan Theological Institution'MMS/17/03/04/120

A Requisition, signed by several Official Members of the Liverpool South Circuit, was presented to the Rev. George Marsden, the Superintendent, desiring him to convene a meeting of those persons in Office, who are friends of peace and order, to take into consideration the present agitated state of the society'.MMS/17/03/04/121

Circular expressing a resolution passed at a meeting of Trustees, Stewards and Leaders of the Sheffield East Circuit supporting the Methodist constitutionMMS/17/03/04/122

Circular entitled 'Declaration of Methodist Preachers stationed in London and its Vicinity on the Subject of a Late Circular'MMS/17/03/04/123

Circular entitled 'General Declaration of Methodist Preachers'MMS/17/03/04/124

Circular entitled 'The Declaration of Members of the Committees appointed by the Wesleyan Methodist Conference to Superintend the Management of the General Funds of the Connexion, in Reference to the Proceedings and Avowed Objects of an Association Styling Itself "The Grand Central Association"'MMS/17/03/04/125

Newspaper cutting from Zion's Herald, Extra, regarding slaveryMMS/17/03/04/126

Newspaper cutting from Zion's Herald, Extra.MMS/17/03/04/127

Annual statement of the [Methodist] Preachers Annuitant SocietyMMS/17/03/04/128

Circular regarding the cost (£620) of producing publications to counteract arguments from individuals associated with the 'Grand Central Association'.MMS/17/03/04/129

Circular entitled 'To the Members of the Wesleyan Methodist Society in the Edinburgh Circuit' by some of the Trustees, Leaders, Stewards and Local Preachers of the Edinburgh CircuitMMS/17/03/04/130

Offprint from The Scotsman (6 Jan 1836) - 'To the Methodist Society in Edinburgh' by Joseph BeaumontMMS/17/03/04/131

Letter from the Rev W. Shaw in Grahams Town [South Africa] to Rev John BeechamMMS/17/03/04/132

Letter from the Rev F.A. West to the President of the [Wesleyan Methodist] ConferenceMMS/17/03/04/133

Letter from John Reynolds to Thomas JacksonMMS/17/03/04/134

Letter, with enclosure, from Mr William Bicknelll, Southwark [Surrey], to Rev Tho[ma]s Jackson, 4 Westmoreland Place, City Road [London]MMS/17/03/04/135

Letter from Mr William Bicknell to Rev T Jackson, 4 Westmoreland Place, City Road [London]MMS/17/03/04/136

Letter from Rev Jacob Stanley, Bideford [Devon], to Rev Tho[ma]s Jackson, 4 Westmoreland Place, City Road, LondonMMS/17/03/04/137

Letter from Mr William Burnnett in Halifax, Nova Scotia [Canada], to Mrs AlderMMS/17/03/04/138

Handwritten transcript of a conversation between a Captain Covney and a Mr AppletonMMS/17/03/04/139

Steele CollectionMMS/17/03/05

Miscellaneous PapersMMS/17/03/06

Missionary Ships' PapersMMS/17/04

'1786-1986 Celebrate Together'MMS/17/05

'Sounds Interesting'MMS/17/06

Primitive Methodist Missionary SocietyMMS/PMMS

United Methodist Missionary SocietyMMS/UMMS

Women's WorkMMS/WW