Witness our said trusty and well beloved Cadwallader Colden, Esquire, our lieutenant governor and commander-in-chief of our province of New York, and the terrir tories depending thereon in America, at our Fort George in our city of New York, the second day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-two, and of our reign the second." All which we have exremplified by these presents. In testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent and the great seal of our said state to be hereunto affixed. "Witness our trusty and well beloved George Clinton, Esquire, governor of our said state, general and commander-in-chief of all the militia and admiral of the navy of the same, at our city of New York, the fourteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety - three, and in the seventeenth year of our independence.

From 1768 to 1770 nothing worthy of especial note occurred in the history of this church. a

In 1770 services were performed here by the Rev. Samuel Seabury, rector of the parish of Westchester.^ During the American revolution the church must have been closed, for the congrega^ lion was much scattered.

Shortly after the treaty of peace the church was again organized under Mr. Theodosius Bartow as a lay reader. Mr. Bartow continued his services in this capacity until January 27, 1790? when he was admitted to deacons' orders by Bishop Provoost.c

* For the immediate successors of Michael Houdin see catalogue of ministers.