The said Moulinars and followers, to the number of about one hundred persons, and the said meeting-house built by his persuasion, are the pole dissenting teacher, people, and meeting-house within New Rochelle bounds. The said Moulinars is supported partly by the contribut ions of his hearers, partly by the assistance of some of the French Dissenters of New York, who, in my predecessor's time, as well as now, have done much harm to our poor church, and always obstructed their reconciliation thereto.

4th. There is no school nor schoolmaster as yet in New Rochelle ; the parents take care to instruct their own children, and that they do generally pretty well, besides what instructions are given to them in the church during Summer by the minister.

5th. As to the fifth article. I don't question but the Honorable Society knows that the Lord Pell when he sold the 6,000 acres of New Rochelle ground to the aforesaid families of refugees who first settled it, gave in the same time 100 acres of land for the encouragement and benefit of any minister that would serve them ; which land being laid out by the buyers in one of the worst places, upon a very rocky ground, and distant a mile and one half from the parish house, has been let by my predecessor and by me for four pence sterling an acre, yearly rent, bating 20 acres holden by a distracted woman, not supported by the parish before last year, &c.