He went to England for Holy orders in 1747, returned to New York the 23d of October, 1748, and was appointed missionary at Stamford, where he arrived on the 25th.d

The following extract occurs in a letter of his to the Venerable Society :

a Dr. Dibblee. savs: "Arrived at my mission (Stamford) the 26th of October, 174S, and began to do duty the Sunday following." From his parochial register it appears that his first ministrations commenced in the oblong November 11, 1749 ; aud he continued, with but short intervals, his services both In the Oblong and Cortland Manor, until February, 1790.

b Arms of Diblee or Dibble-- " Sa, on a ohief arjr. a lion passant, gu. -- Crest, on a chapeau a lion statant gnardant and ducally gorged, tail extended.

c Will made January 1st, 1733-34. Fairlleld Prob. Rec. 1716-1735, page 263.

d Conn. MSS. from archives at Fnlham (Hawks).

THE TOWN OF NORTH SALEM.

MR. DIBBLEE TO THE SECRETARY.

"Stamford, in Conn., N. E., March 25th, 1761. " Rev. Sib:-- I preached at Salem, in the Upper District, on Sunday, the 22d of February last, to a very large congregation ; and the poor people scattered about in the wilderness, are, I am informed, concerting measures to build a small church, as a private house will seldom contain the people that went to church when I preach among them -- which is as often as the duties of my extensive mission will permit."*

The next year, Mr. St. George Talbot, a liberal benefactor of the Church in this county, thus addresses the same :