Rev. John Nottage, Potter Street, Harlow, Essex, to the Managers of the Particular Baptist Fund, 2 May 1770.

To the Ministers and Gentlemen managers of the Baptist Fund in London for the relief of poor ministers and congregations in the country, The church of Christ baptized on profession of faith meeting in Potter’s -Street Essex, under the pastoral care of our beloved brother John Nottage, sendeth Christian salutation

Honoured Brethren,

We do, with pleasure, the year round, think of the Bounty of our Friends in Town.  But at the return of the season in which I has been usual for us to present our Case, the thoughts and affection sof the heart can’t help breaking forth at the tongue in thankful acknowledgments; as the vegetable life makes it’s visible appearance in the spring.  So woud we in the month of May testify our lively sense of your regard.  Accept our thanks, Sirs, for your Bounty in years past: It has indeed been to us a truly welcome Donation, the advantage of which we daily experience

Our circumstances (now, as heretofore) press hard upon us to renew our Petition – Honoured Friends, We do hereby most earnestly intreat your continued Favour; and, with all sincerity, we promise to do what in us lies to improve it to the best of purposes.

Signed at our Church Meeting may the 2.d 1770, in the Name of the whole church, by

John Nottage, Pastor.

W.m TagellDeacons

Abram. Glascock

Thos Thurgood

John Thurgood

Joseph Pocock

Nathl Whitbread

Jn:o Bride

Text: MS. II.a.10.(40), Congregational Library, London. The church sent £1.1.o to the Fund.