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discouraged me very much; but these were not my chief reasons for 

 being under many dejections. As to a clearance from my Lord Jesus, 

 this was the greatest discouragement of all. I addressed my Master 

 then to get light as to the voyage, and comfort to support me in the 

 pressures of my mind. " The voyage occupied ])etween eleven and 

 twelve weeks, which was no uncommon period in those days. On the 

 passage across the Atlantic, Mr. Gillmore makes entries in his diary, 

 which give a good idea of the treatment accorded passengers on, and 

 the discomforts to be had from, an ocean voyage of that length in 

 those days. The journal is full of accounts of unfavorable winds, 

 short allowances, and, as he saw it, wickedness on the part of both 

 passengers and crew. On reaching America, he writes, "We all 

 landed safe and in good health at Philadelphia, Saturday, September 

 9th. We met with Alexander Smith, who showed great kindness to 

 us and conducted us to his quarters, where we were kindly enter- 

 tained. " 



Shortly after his arrival, he preached at Blandford, Mass., as will 

 be seen from the following note from one of his memorandum books : — 

 "I received another order from the above mentioned selectmen of 

 Blandford, for eight pounds lawful, due to me, George Gillmore for 

 preaching. This they wrote and signed, October 30th. day, A.D. 1769. " 

 About this time the town voted to give him a call to settle with them, 

 but he did not accept their invitation, apparently because some of the 

 townspeople were opposed to his appointment. Soon after this he 

 settled in Voluntown, Conn., having been sent in October, 1770, by the 

 Presbytery of Boston (vacancies in the jurisdiction of which he had 

 been filling), to supply the old First Church of that town, as the Rev. 

 Samuel Dorrance, who had been the Pastor there for nearly fifty years, 

 had been dismissed. This Church was reorganized some nine years 

 later (after Mr. Gillmore had left Voluntown), upon a Congregational 

 basis. 



At a meeting of the Presbytery of Boston, held at Londonderry 

 N.H., in May, 1773, it was unanimously voted to ordain Mr. Gillmorje, 

 for which ordeal he was directed to prepare himself. He was also 

 directed to preach a sermon on Matt. 16th: 15, 16. July 2, 1773, he 

 was formally ordained b}^ a committee of this Presbytery, of which 

 body he now became a member. After the ceremony he was instructed 

 to "consult Messrs. McGregor, Houston, and Williams, respecting his 

 preaching in their parts", these bemg Londonderry, Bedford, and 

 Windham, respectively. May 26, 1774, he and a Mr. Hutchinson 

 were appointed by the Presbytery, which met at Kingston, N.H., on 

 this date, to supply vacancies at Pelham, Mass., and Dunbarton, 

 Francestown, and Wiertown, N.H. Mr. Gillmore continued a member 



