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Samuel Merwin was a Methodist circuit rider.

After working as a local preacher for several years, Merwin was accepted on trial by the New York Conference in 1800. He was assigned to ride the Long Island Circuit. In 1801, he was assigned to the Redding Circuit, and in 1802 the Adams Circuit. In 1803 he volunteered to ride in Canada and was assigned to Montreal. He remained in Montreal in 1804, but had little success in converting its inhabitants to Methodism. He transfered to New York City in 1805, and rode circuits in the New York District, the Baltimore District, the Philidelphia District and the New England District until his death on January 13, 1839. In administrative tasks, he showed a great talent for resolving disputes and differences among the members of the church.