William Colgate, New York, to William B. Gurney, Esq., 6 Fencourt, Fenchurch Street, London, 7 October 1842 (duplicate).

Duplicate of Letter by the British Queen

New York   Oct. 7th. 1842.

Wm B. Gurney Esqr

      Sir  Enclosed we hand you Bank of Commerce Bill on Mess. Baring Bros. & Co. for Our Hundred & ninety eight pounds twelve shillings Sterling (£198.12.0) which at 8 1/4% Exchange you will find closes Ward’s church account, after anticipating the November Quarter’s dividend which we believe it is proper to remit Mr. J. C. Marshman for the Serampore College through you, if we understand the arrangement between the College and your Missionary Society. We have sent duplicate of the a/c to Wm. Thacker Esqr. to forward to J. C. Marshman.

      We thank you Sir for the attention shewn the sons of our Wm. Colgate in England, and who we expect about this time embarking for home with improved health.

                        Yours Respectfully

                                          William Colgate

The New York State Stock is, in this community considered undoubled.

Dr Wm Colgate in Int. a/c with the Fund left in the M. S. by the late Rev. Wm Ward for the Education of Hindoo Youth for the Ministry.

1841

Sept.    10 To  Balance of Funds after purchasing

                                          100 Shares of New York state Stock                                                                                                                                                                         330.47

Nov.     1  Interest due this date on 100 shares of   

      New York State Stock or $10,000 at 5% per

      Annum payable quarter yearly                                       125.00

1842

Feb.     1                    Do        Do        Do                                            125.00

May     1                    Do        Do        Do                                            125.00

Augt.   1                    Do        Do        Do                                            125.00

Nov.     1  Int in anticipation            Do                                            125.00                                                                                                                                       $955.47

Second of Exchange drawn by Bank of Commerce

 in N. York on Mess Baring Bros & Co. at todays

sight for £198.12 which at 8 1/4% [per annum] is               $955.47

Duplicate of a/c sent by the British Queen

Text: Timothy Whelan, Baptist Autographs in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, 1741-1845 (Macon: Mercer University Press, 2009), pp. 256-57 (annotated version); also MAW, Box 39 (BMS 1735), John Rylands University Library of Manchester. William Colgate (1783-1857) was a wealthy New York soap manufacturer and prominent Baptist layman. At the time of the above letter, he was in charge of collecting subscriptions in America to the BMS. See Missionary Herald (January 1843), 68. His two sons were James (1818-1904) and Samuel (1822-97) Colgate.