* See Charter of Trinity Church.

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they shall immediately revert unto the said Alexander Allaire, his heirs and assignees for ever.

This20lh day of January, 1723-4.*

Alexander Allaire.

The above lot embraces the present Presbyterian grave-yard. ^ On or near this spot, the Reformed Protestant congregation of New Rochelle erected a church about 1724,^ the pastor of which in 1754 was the Rev. Jean Carle. This we gather from the following document entitled

Certificate of Dismission given to Mr. Jean Carle, pastor of the Reformed French Church. New Rochelle, April 13, 1764.

In the name of God. amen. Certificate given to Mr. Jean Carle, our pastor. We the undersigned elders and deacons who now compose the consistory of the Reformed French Church at New Rochelle. in the government of New York, in America, certify and declare that Mr. Jean Carle, minister of the holy gospel, has been our pastor during about ten years, that he has resided in this government; that we have been edified by his Christian and worthy walk as a minister of Jesus Christ the great Shepherd and Saviour of our souls, as well as by his preaching in which we have always found a doctrine, truly pure and evangelical, sound and edifying, and consequently, the only one which accompanied and aided by the grace of God is able to conduct our souls unto eternal life.

We add further, that we have seen with sincere regret the request which Mr. Jean Carle has made for his dismission from the Reformed French Church in New York with which we are connected, for we truly desired that he would finish his days with us, we being much edified by his ministry ; but wishing to acquiesce, we join with sorrow our consent with that of our sister church, the Reformed French Church of New York, and accord