Uriah Wallace, Daniel Purdy, Jun., John Paulding, Benjamin Wood, Hackaliah Brown, Stephen Ward, James McDonald, Israel Underbill, John Strong, Philip Pell, Junior, Samuel Lyon, Ebenezer Lockwood, Richard Sackett, senior, Isaac Webber, Richard Hatfield, Jesse Holly, John Thomas, John Delivan, and John Garrison, by an Instrument in writing, under their hands and Seals, bearing date the ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, after stating among other things that they are Founders and Benefactors of a certain Academy at North Salem, in West Chester County, in the State aforesaid, who have contributed more than one-half in Value of the real and personal Property and Estate collected or appropriated for the use and Benefit of the said academy, did make application to us, the said Regents, that the said academy might be incorporated and become subject to the visitation of us and our Successors, and that we would signify our approbation that Ebenezer Purdy, John Delivan, Solomon Close, Samuel Barnam, Benjamin Wood, Thaddeus Crane, Philip Livingston, Benjamin Haight, Uriah Wallace, Hackaliah Brown, Ebenezer Lockwood, John Davenport, John Strong, Silas Constant, Ichabod Lewis, Samuel Mills, Philip von Cortlandt, Jonathan G. Toma Communicated by 31 r. JoodF. Jenkms, A.M., late principal of the North Salem Academy

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kins, Thomas Thomas, Jesse Tinesdale and Isaac Keeler, the Trustees named in said application and their successors, might be a Body corporate and Politic by the Name and Style of The Trustees of tiib Academy of North Salem, m toe County of West Chester. Now, Know Ye, that the said Regents having inquired into the allegations contained iu the said Instrument in writing aforesaid, and found the same to be true, and concerning the said Academy calculated for the Promotion of Literature, Do, by these Presents, pursuant to the State in such case made and provided, signify our approbation of the Incorporation of the said Ebcnezcr Purely, John Dehvan, Solomon Close, Samuel Barnam, Benjamin Wood, Thaddcus Close, Philip Livingston, Benjamin Haight, Uriah Wallace, Hackaliah Brown, Ebenezer Lockwood, John Davenport, John Strong, Silas Constant, Ichabod Lewis, Samuel Mills, Philip von Cortlandt, Jonathan G.