McConnell, Samuel Davis. History of the American Episcopal Church. New York, 1890. A brief general history with a number of pages devoted to the attempts to establish the Episcopate in America and to the political hostility that it roused. Perry, William Stevens (Bishop of Iowa). [See F. L. Hawks.] Documentary History of the Protestant Episcopal Church. New York, 1863-64. 2 vols. Unbiased; arranged under topical heads; has illustrated monographs by different authors; illustrations, including facsimiles; and also critical notes, frequently referring to original sources. It contains many letters from the missions established by the London Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. Shaw, W. A. A History of the Church of England. 2 vols. 4. METHODIST Asbury's (Francis) Journal. New York, 1821. 3 vols. A brief diary of all Bishop Asbury's American journeys: Vols. ii and iii concern New England, with comments on his surroundings, his preaching and the people. Bangs, Nathan. History of the Methodist Episcopal Church. New York, 1841-45. 4 vols. Clark, Edgar F. The Methodist Episcopal Churches of Norwich. Norwich, 1867. Convenient secondary authority gives, pp. 6-21, a connected account of the early days of Connecticut Methodism. Scudder, Moses Lewis. American Methodism. Hartford, 1870. General attitude of New England towards the introduction of Methodism. Stevens, Abel. Memorials of the Introduction of Methodism into the Eastern States. Boston, 1848. Biographical notices of the early preachers, sketches of the earlier societies, and reminiscences of struggles and successes. "Some account of every Methodist preacher who was regularly appointed to New England during the first five years" of New England Methodism, derived from original sources, letters, and from books now out of print. The fullest account of Connecticut Methodists. It contains frequent citations from Jesse Lee's diary. Appendix A contains valuable statistics; appendix B has a scurrilous pamphlet, "A Key to unlock Methodism, or Academical Hubbub," etc., published in Norwich, 1800. ----The Centenary of American Methodism: a Sketch of its History, Theology, Practical System, and Success. New York, 1866. ----The History of the Religious Movement of the Eighteenth Century, called Methodism. New York, 1858-61. 3 vols. 5. QUAKERS, OR THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS Besse, Joseph. A Collection of the Sufferings of the People called Quakers, for the Testimony of a Good Conscience, etc., to the year 1689. London, 1753. 2 vols. Vol. ii contains a full account of their persecutions, together with copies of the proceedings against them and letters from the sufferers. Bowden, James. History of the Society of Friends in America. New York and London, 1845. 2 vols.