Concerning the case of Thomas Newport

(A transcription of the part of this page and other pages relating to Thomas Newport)

p.54

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This information is from the Friends Historical Library Swarthmore, PA. It includes information from pages that precede the above photocopied page.

Transcribed by Mary Spiers.

p. 45
Cape May/Egg Harbor, NJ Monthly Meeting Minutes 1740
"At the monthly meeting held at Cape May for Cape may and Egg Harbor this 6th day of ye 8th month, 1740. At meeting Peter Corton? and John Willets are appointed to inquire into the Lives? and Conviction of Thomas Newport and Benjamin Johnson and Henry Leonard and make Report to our next monthly Meeting as they find."

-no report on this issue next meeting.

"At our monthly meeting held at Cape may for Cape May and Egg Harbour this lst day of ye 10th month 1740. At? meeting the Friends apointed (sic) on the? Iquirey concernigh Thomas Newport, Benjamin Johnson and Henry Leonard do report that they find nothing (against them?- )

p. 47
3/25/1741
In this minute both Benjamin Johnson and Henry Leonard are received into meeting but Thomas Newport is not.
(note: I don't have the copy of this minute-MS)

p. 51 - 1742
At our monthly meeting held at Cape may for Cape may and Egg Harbor this 4th day of the 8th month ......the affair of Thomas Newport was left to further consideration.

p. 53 - 1743
At our monthly meeting held at Cape may for Cape may and Egg Harbour this 30th day of ye 3rd month 1743. At meeting the overseers report that meetings of worship are kept up and some things amongst ? not so well as might be disired but there remains a care upon the minds of Friends to regulate it. The Friends appointed to attend the servis of the Quarterly Meeting at Salem next are Silvanus Townsend and Joseph Mapes. There was a paper read concerning Millinsent Holingshead's outgoing and a request sent to the Quarterly meeting concerning Thomas Newport. The meeting adjourns to the usual time and place.

p. 53-4 1743
At our monthly Meeting held at Cape May for Cape May and Egg Harbour this lst day of the 6th month 1743. At this meeting appeared the committee appointed by the Quarterly Meeting and Several other Friends that came with them in the case Relating to Thomas Newport and solidly considered the matter and it is the sense and judgment of this meeting that he ought to be Publicly Declared against and also his practices in setting up meetings Contrary to the rules and orders and that Friends have no Unity with him nor his practice that he is now in. At Meeting a paper was drawn up to be read at next first day meeting at Cape May and next first day at Millisent Townsends and Joseph Mapes is appointed to read this paper. The meeting adjourned to the usual time and place.