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Some of Michael Simpson's information was doubtless from a
publication "Christ Church Bells" (Boston, 1904). I have a photocopy
and the text include subscription lists and an account of
fund-raising efforts. It says that the scheme was promoted by the
first rector, Dr. Cutler, who "resolved to furnish its massive brick
tower with a ring of bells" following the completion of the spire in
1740, and opened a correspondence with Abel Rudhall in the spring of
1742. The booklet mentions the 1723 church and the College Youths,
but (hasty read) I can't see any mention of Shute.<br>
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Michael quotes the essentials, but there is quite a bit more in the
1904 publication. I can't recall where I got my copy from, but
checking the CCCP (there's a jibe taking some of us back to our
disrespectful student days in the 70s when we viewed the Central
Council in much he same way as the Societ Union!) Library catalogue
I see that the Library has two copies (nos 565a and 992). So worth
contacting Alan Glover<br>
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As to the claim these were the first, it's worth drawing attention
to the following extract published by John Eisel in the supplement
to "Order & Disorder", referring to eight bells - not
necessarily a ring, of course - in New York:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-GB">Letters from New York
inform us, That there is lately
hung up a set of eight Bells, in the chief Church of that City,
which is so
great a rarity to the Indians, who are fond Lovers of all sorts
of Musick, that
the Novelty draws multitudes of them to that City to see and
hear them: and
they go away amazed with the greatness of the English that can
effect such
Things as seem to them so wonderful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-GB">(<i
style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Flying Post or
The Post Master</i>, Tues. 31 Dec. 1700 - Thurs. 2 Jan. 1701;
this was possibly
Trinity, Wall Street, which received a charter from William III
in 1697, and
the first service was held in 1698. A print of this church,
published in 1740,
shows that it had a tower and spire.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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