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Broughton. He left Savannah, Monday, 26th, and 

 came, for the first time, to Charleston, Saturday, July 

 31, 1736, in company with his brother Charles, who 

 was to embark for England on the 11th of August. 

 They were not strangers in the city, for they had 

 made the acquaintance of many whom the dealings 

 of commerce and the public interests of the colony 

 had drawn to Savannah, and they were both well 

 known by character throughout the province. Three 

 days before leaving Savannah they had twice been in 

 company with Mr. Johnson, brother of Governor 

 Robert Johnson, at Governor Oglethorpe's, and ex- 

 pressed the hope, July 23, that many such gentlemen, 

 like him, were to be found in Carolina — " men of good 

 nature, good manners and understanding." 



There existed at this time a dispute between the 

 two colonies respecting the right of trading with the 

 Indians, which was at last carried into Westminster 

 Hall and agitated with great animosity. Mr. Wesley, 

 besides attending on his brother on the eve of his de- 

 parture, was the bearer of important letters from 

 Governor Oglethorpe to Governor Broughton, on the 

 subject of this dispute. 



The two Wesleys attended St. Philip's Church 

 August 1, the day after their arrival, and found about 

 three hundred present at the morning service, and 

 about fifty at the holy communion. Mr. John Wes- 

 ley was invited to preach to the congregation, but 

 either through desire to hear Commissary Alexander 

 Garden, or because of the official character of his 

 visit, which was one of difficulty and delicacy, he de- 

 clined the invitation. He was glad to see several 

 negroes at church, and in his quickness to ascertain 

 the religious status of every one with whom he came 



