He further states, that his parish is of large extent, and he is obliged to attend three churches. Until Mr. Houdin came to New Rochelle, he officiated there once a month.

In a letter dated June 4th, 1763, Mr. Milner acquaints the society " that he has procured a charter for St. Peter's church, and that the people have purchased a house with a glebe of thirty acres." The charter here alluded to, was granted in the following manner :

CHARTER OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH, WESTCHES- TER.

George the third, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, &c., to whom these presents shall come, greeting : whereas, our loving subject the Rev. John Milner, rector of St. Peter's church, in the borough town of Westchester, and the county of Westchester, in our province of New York, and John Bartow, Isaac Willett, Lewis Morris, Jr., Peter de Lancey, Nathaniel Underbill, James Graham and James van Cortlandt, inhabitants of the said borough town of Westchester, in communion of the church of England, as by law established, in behalf of themselves and the rest of the inhabitants of the said town, in communion as aforesaid, by their humble petition, presented on the twelfth day of May last, to our trusty and well beloved Cadwallader Colden, Esq., then our lieutenant, governor and commander-in-chief of our Province of New York and the territories depending thereon, in America, in council did set forth, tiiat for many years past there had been a church in the said town of Westchester, for the regular administration of divine service according to the use of the church of England, as by law established, but that for the want of proper persons to superintend the affairs and interests of the same with legal authority, the building was considerably out of repair, and pious and well disposed persons were discouraged in the designs of contributing to and establishing proper funds for the support of the said and the minister thereof, for remedying whereof, the said petitioners did humbly pray a letter patent, constituting the said petitioners or such of them as shall be thought proper, a body politick and curporate, for the purpose of conducting and managing the affairs and interests of the said church, in such manner and forin, and with such rights, privileges and immunities as were therefore granted to the inhabitants of the town of