Peter's Church, Westchester, the Propagation Society appointed Mr. Basil Barlow schoolmaster of the parish. The king's commissary transmitted the following account of this individual. "That he is son to the Rev. John Bartow, late the Society's worthy missionary there. He is a person of good temper, sober, and pious, and well aifected to the present government, conformable to the doctrine and discipline of the church, and exceedingly well qualified for the instruction of the young."

A. D. 1745, Mr. Standard observes, " that the churches of East ond Westchester, are in a peaceable and growing state."

In a letter dated the 1st of August, 1760, the churchwardens of Westchester inform the society, that the Rev. Thomas Standard was dead, and that for sometime before his death, he had been incapable of performing his office of the church, of which he had been incumbent for more than thirty-four years. ^^

Upon the 12th of June, 1761, the Rev. John Milner was instituted Rector of St. Peter's church, by Governor CoUen, in the following manner:

" I Cadwallader Golden, Esq., president of his majesties council and commander-in-chief of the province of New York, and the territories depending thereon in America, do, in pursuance of the power devolved in me, collate, institute and establish you, John Milner, clerk, rector of the parish church of Westchester, commonly called St. Peter's church, including the several districts of \Yestchester, Yonkers, and the manor of Pelham, in the county of Westchester, within this government, to have the care of souls of the parishioners of the said church districts aforesaid, and take your cure and mine. Given under my hand and the prerogative seal of the province of New York, at Fort George, in the city of New York, the 12th day of June, 1761. "b