Caleb Heathcoate, in a letter to the secretary of the venerable Society for Propagating the Gospel in foreign parts, dated Manor of Scarsdale, November 9th, 1705, thus writes; "and thirdly, one Mr. Morgan, who was minister of Eastchester, promised me to conform."6

The following extract from a letter of the Rev. John Bartow, rector of the parish of Westchester, to the secretary of the Venerable Propagating Society, in 1707, shows most conclusively that the inhabitants of Eastchester finally embraced the Church of England, and accepted him as their minister.

"My Lord Cornbury requested me to go and preach in Eastchester; accordingly I went, (though some there had given out threatening words should I dare to come,) but tho' I was there very early, and the people had notice of my coming, their Presbyterian minister, Mr. Morgan, had begun service in the meeting-house, to which I went straightway and continued the whole time without interruption, and in the afternoon I was permitted to perform the Church of England service; Mr. Morgan being present, and neither lie nor the people seemed dissatisfied, and after some time of preaching there afterwards, they desired me to come oftcner; and I concluded to minister there once a month, which now I have done for about three years."

In regard to this conformity of the people of Eastchester to the Church of England, Dr. Howkins says: -- "That the population of Easta Town Rcc. vol. 11, 16, b Town Kec. vol. i, 29.

230 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.