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On the other hand, Marini is not as successful in navigating the relationship between Hills's manuscript I Cashaway psalmody i and the religious and devotional practices of those in the Carolinas. Even so, Marini's I The Cashaway psalmody i remains a significant case study of eighteenth-century transatlantic music, and the grassroots efforts of individuals to deal with an ever-changing religious and political landscape amidst the struggles of everyday life. However, Marini attributes religious, political and nationalistic intentionality behind Hills's musical selections, even though the manuscript could just have been a collection of the settings that its dedicatee and her husband particularly enjoyed. [Extracted from the article]