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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.)

Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. 250 words

Tlie church just burnt containcl, besides tho monuments to Doctors \^'ilkins and Jackson, a bcauu; .1 scdlptured slab in early English style of variegated marble containin^.,' :>. head of Christ, which is said, alone, to have cost $1,500, ad.;'rned witii Uie monogram of I.H.S., an ancient Labarum, and bearing the followin^.; inscription : --

IN MEMOKY OF

GOVErvNEUR MORRIS WILKINS,

born November 4th, 1797, Died February 7, 1S71. Erected by bis widow.

"I am the resurrection and the life."

The late chancel window, which was an exquisite production of fine

art in stained glass, designed and executed in London expressly for this

church in 1876, represented the revs-ard of the righteous as given b_\- owr

Blessed Saviour in His parable recorded by St. Matthew, xxv : 35, 36:

" For I was an hungered, and ye ye gave nie meat ; I was thirsty and ye gave me driuk, <tc."

It consisted of six medallions containing figures, representing the six.

works of mercy with a scroll, in the centre, beneath which were the

sentences in Latin placed upon olive branches interlacing or covering

the entire window « This beautitul memorial was erected by the relatives

of the late Mrs. Catharine Wilkins, (widow of Governor M. Wilkins. ; to

commemorate \\-ith gratitude the constant deeds of love and chanty

which she maintained to the closing days of her life on earth.

The chime of three bells, but little damaged by the fire, contain the

following inscription :

3 Keyed BeUs, ^