" That your petitioners, in conjunction with the rest of the people who from the congregations of the churches aforesaid, having for some time labored under the lamentable circumstance of not enjoying an opportunity of publickly worshiping God in the decent and solemn order of the established Church of England, whose evangelical doctrine and discipline they profess and admire; and being convinced of how great utility such a sacred establishment would be, the county being thickly inhabited and almost entirely destitute of every kind of public worship, towards promoting the salvation of many souls and the prosperity of the Church of Christ, have (tho' at present but few in number.) been at the expense of building a neat and convenient church, for which they have received a charter from his Honour Lieut. Governor Colden. That being well satisfied of the character and abilities of Mr. John Doty, a gentleman educated at King's College, they have unanimously given him a call and agreed, when he shall be properly ordained by his Lordship the Bishop of London, or any other English Bishop appointed for that purpose, to receive him as their minister for the said St. Peter's

a New York, MSS. from archives at Fulham, vol. li, pp. 524-6. (nawfcs.)

THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT.

church, and also for the neighborhood of Jacob Mandeville, in the lower end of Philipse's patent, in Dutchess county, where it is intended to build another church to be united as one congregation, and that they have cheerfully subscribed to the amount of j£(n 15s. New York, currency, towards supporting him as such. But sensible that" such a sum is not sufficient for that purpose, and being well assured of the benevolence and generosity of the Venerable Society, whose readiness upon all occasions, as far as possible to favor attempts of this nature has ever been deservedly admired, they take the liberty humbly to pray that they will appoint Mr.