The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I)
The object of the petition was to enable the petitioners through their trustees to have full power to sell, alien in fee, all right and title belonging to the said church and congregation, vested in them as trustees of and in all such lands, situate, lying and being in the town of Salem, in
a Rcc. of Trustees of Presbyterian church. Smith Salem, vol. I., p.p. 13-14.
b Mr. Gould Ilawlev of Salem n i the i ■stimonv of the late William Watson Wellman or New Haven) was heard to say that Judge Gilbert weut to the Legislature at Albany and obtained a grant giving the Presbyterian Society charge and use of the glebe.
c This petition was probably iiled, but, has since been removed.-- [Editor.
THE TOWN OK LEWISBORO.
Westchester County, as they from time to time may deem necessary for the purpose of procuring other lands on which a parsonage house may be more conveniently erected, and for erecting the same. Provided always that the land, so to be sold by virtue of this act, shall not exceed the quantity of fifty acres.""
The act itself , passed March 1800, read as follows :
" Whereas the trustees and society of the Presbyterian church ami congregation of the town of Salem, in the County of Westchester, have by their petition to the Legislature, prayed for leave to sell, for the benefit of the said church and congregation, certain lands belonging to the said church and congregation, in the town of Salem aforesaid, thereupon : Be it enacted by the people of the State of New York, represented in Senate aud Assembly, that full pow er, good right, and lawful authority shall be aud hereby is granted to the trustees of the said church and congregation to sell, alien in fee, all right and title belonging to the said church and congregation, vested in them as trustees of and in all such lands, situate, lying and being in the town of Salem, in Westchester County, as they from time to time may deem necessary for the purpose of procuring other lands on which a parsonage house may be more conveutiently erected, and for erecting the same.