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CONTENTS.

Early life page 1. His learning to be a miller, 6. Silent worship,7.

First appearance in the ministry, 9. Removal to Pikeland, 10. Join-

ing Friends and marriage, 10. Removal to Concord, 11. Visiting

families, 13. First visit to Hopewell, Virginia, 16. Removal to Bran-

dywine, 25. Voyage to Nantucket and letter to Edward Hatton, 26—

to his wife, 28. Certificate to perform a religious visit to the South-

ern States, 30. Travels in Virginia, 33—N. Carolina, 38—S. Caroli-

na, 40. Return home, 48. At neighbouring meetings, 49, 50. Fly in

the wheat and reflections, 51. Exercises, Deaths, Visit to Concord,

52, 3. Wm. Jackson's visit, reflections, 54, 5. Meeting of millers, 60.

Mary Ferris, 61-3. Journey to Duck Creek in Delaware on account

of coloured people, 68. Burial of Samuel Starr, 71. Do. Robert Val-

entine, 72. Letter to Joseph Townsend, 73. Deep exercises, 74. Death

of Anna Byrnes, 82. Yearly Meeting in Philadelphia, 84, 5. Discour-

agements about temporal matters, 88. Cautionary Remarks on con-

versation, 92. Quarterly meeting,-Job Scott, 95. Conference at

White Clay Creek, 96. Visit of Richard and Thomas Titus, remarks,

99. Burial of Edith Sharpless, and testimony concerning her, 100,

Letter to Thomas Byrnes, 102. Thomas Colley, 104. Visit to Balti-

more Yearly Meeting, 108. Second letter to Thomas Byrnes, 111.

On Gospel ministry, 115. Visit of Charity Cook and companions, 116.

Letter to Norris Jones, 117. On ministry, 120. Address to his chil-

dren, 122. Daniel Offley, 124. Decease of John Perry, 125. Mourn

ful Reflections, 127. On industry and charity, 130. Moderation and

Fashions, 132. Remarks on Social converse, 135. On charity and

unity, 137. Journey to Maryland, 139. Letter to Sarah Harrison,

140—to a young man, 142—to Peter Yarnall, 142. Wet season, 145.

Thomas Carlton's, 146. Reflections on the declension of society,

147, 8. Remarks on lifeless formality, 150. Yearly Meeting, 152.

Letter to Charity Cook, 155. Low season, 158. Visit to aged people,

163. At London Grove, 164. Spring meeting at Philadelphia, 166.

Address to his children, 167. Low state of society, 169. Accident to

his wife, 170. Visit to H. West, 171. Visit to Salem Quarter with

Eli Yarnall, 172. On contentment, 176. On pride and fashions, 177, 8,

Visiting families at White Clay Creek and Wilmington, 179. Jour-

ney to New York and New England in 1790, 180-Rahway, Long

Island, 183-New York Yearly Meeting, 185-Rhode Island, 186–8.

Account of Norris Jones, 190. Wheat failure in New England, 193,

Silent Meetings, 197. Kennebeck country, exposures, 200. Remark-

able convincement, 201, 2. Searching labours at Hailestown, 204.

Customs in new settlements, 206, 7. Superficial papers of acknow-
ledgment, 208. Close trials at Hailestown, 211-and at Dover, 213.
Explanation of Friends' principles at Greene, 215. Letter to his wife,
218. Remarks on reading the scriptures, plainness, &c. 223. Rich-
ard Mott, 224. New York state, Vermont, travels there, 227 to 231.
Review of his journey and return home, 231. Attended Long Island
Yearly Meeting, 1792; Letter to his son Thomas, 232. His removal
to New Rochelle, 234. Mary Griffin, Yearly Meeting, 235, 6. Yearly
Meeting of ministers and elders, New York; committee appointed to
visit select meetings, 237, 8—proceedings, 239, 40. Letter to John
Kendall, 241. Removal to N. York, 243. Yellow fever there in 1798;
his children sick, 244. Visit to the western parts of N. York state,
245 to 253. Journey to Upper Canada, 254. Religious opportunity
with Indians and others, at St. Regis, 259. Remarks on early set-
tlers, 261. Accident, and remarks thereon, 267. Cautions to travel-
ing Friends, 268. Preparative meeting at Adolphus-town, 269. Re-
view of his labours, 273. Cautions, 275. Return home, 277. Improve-
ment of time, 279. Second visit to New England, with Willet Hicks,
280. Return by way of Vermont, 286. Death of Gervas Johnson, 287.
Letters to his son, 288. Visit to the upper Quarters on Yearly Meet-
ing's committee, 289. Remarks, 292, 4. Yellow fever in New York,
295. Death of his daughter, Esther, 301. Removal to Little Falls in
Maryland, 302. Baltimore Yearly Meeting, ib. State of society, 305.
Removal to Baltimore, 306. On social converse, 308. Letter to
Friends, 312. Death of Jacob Lindley and Thomas Scattergood, 316.
Journey to Ohio, 317. Removal there, 319. Barnesville, 320. Attend-
ance of the Yearly Meetings of Philadelphia, New York and Rhode
Island, 321-5. Mount Pleasant, 325. Visit to Alum Creek and Owl
Creek, 327. Visit with his wife to Baltimore Yearly Meeting, 329.
Lewistown, 330. Return home, 335. Visit in Ohio to families and
meetings, 336. Journey to Baltimore, 338. Indiana Yearly Meeting,
340. Visit to Indiana, 341. Sickness of his wife, 346. Journey over
the mountains eastward, 348. Death of his wife, 349. Journey to
Pennsylvania, New York, &c. 351. On Job Scott's Salvation by
Christ, 352. Letter from John Hunt, of Darby, 354. H. J.'s answer,
and account of Elias Hicks, 356. His attending Philadelphia and
New York Yearly Meetings, 360. Account of his severe illness, 362.
Family visits, 364. His death and burial, 368. His daughter's ac-
count of him, 369.

APPENDIX.

Memoir of his wife Susanna Judge, 371. Death of Joseph West,
374. Job Scott's letter to her, 376. Yearly Meeting of 1791, Robert
Nesbit, 386. Her journey to Carolina, 392. Her death, 395.

MEMOIRS AND JOURNAL OF
HUGH JUDGE.

The parents of HUGH JUDGE emigrated from Ireland, and settled in Philadelphia. They were of the Roman catholic profession of religion, and were said to be very strict in their adherence to the customs and ceremonies of that church. They had two sons, of which Hugh was the younger; and they were both baptized in their infancy. After the death of his father, Hugh was placed out apprentice by his mother, Margaret Judge. His elder brother was said to be an uncommonly promising youth; but he died at about the age of eighteen years. His death made a deep impression on Hugh's mind, and he felt his situation as being almost alone in the world, having no relative in this country but his widowed mother. It is probable that this was the season of Divine visitation to his soul, alluded to in the following brief narrative of his early life.

It is said Hugh Judge had no personal acquaintance with Friends in his youth, perhaps during his apprenticeship: but as he grew towards manhood, observing them to be a plain, honest people, he was induced to go to their meetings. This he did for some time, without the knowledge or consent of his mother, who was exceedingly opposed to his religious scruples, and leaving the catholic church. At length, however, she became better reconciled to his change; and after he came forth in the ministry, she attended a Friends' meeting in Philadelphia, where

Hugh appeared in testimony. In the afternoon, as they were sitting together, she drew her chair near to him, and, turning her head on one side, looked him full in the face, addressing him in these words: "Hughey, dear, I was afraid for you to day;—indeed I was. You know you had no edecation at all,—at all, for that business. But I thought you made out very well, indeed I did, Hughey."

If this anecdote is correct, it must have been a satisfaction to Hugh that his mother was thus far reconciled to his coming amongst Friends. No account is found among his papers of the day of his birth; it appears, however, from a comparison of dates, to have occurred in or about the year 1750.

From some detached memorandums, a part of which are lost or wanting, we have collected the following sketch of his early life and first appearance. in the ministry, as written by himself.

"In the days of my youth, being placed out apprentice to earn my living, I was deprived of the portion of learning which I ought to have had; and which, if I had had the opportunity, I should have taken without much difficulty. What little time I went to school, I learned fast. I believe I was but one day in learning my letters, and in less than a week I got to reading, in which I took great delight. But I think I did not go to school more than one month in the quarter, and then I had to work hard in the mornings before I went: for, although I was but young, perhaps about twelve or thirteen years of age, yet a portion of work was allotted me every morning; not only to make fires and to fodder the creatures, but also to thresh twenty-four sheaves of

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