Englebardt Lott , Jacob Pardon .

Daniel Polyhemus Benjamin Vandewater

WARRANT FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE CHURCH PROPERTY TO De FREEMAN.

By His Ex'ly Edward Viscount Cornbury: Whereas I have licensed authorized and appointed M' Bernardus ffreeman who was called by the people of fkitbush to be Minister of the Dutch Congregation att fflattbush in Kings County. It being therefore absolutely requisite that the House Land Stock and books to the same congregation belonging should

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be delivered to the said Minister I liave thought fitt hereby to require and command you and every of you who I am informed detain and keep tlie possession of the s'' House Land Stocli and books for the use and on the behalfe of M iVntonides the pretended Minister of the s'' Congregation fortliwith to dehver the same to tire said M fireeman and to put liim in the possession thereof as you wiJl answer the contrary at your perill. Given under my liand att ffbrt- Anne in Ncw-Yorke this 3d day of Janry 1706.

To Joseph Hegeman ^and Stophell Burl:)fe.sho pretended Elders and Cornelius Wiiliamse Jan' Vlies and Nys Van Duyn pretended Deacons of the Dutch Congregation at fflatt Bush. The same, to Joris hansen Daniel Rappellie & ffredrick Mynder^e p:tended Elders & Gysber Bogart & aert Jansen p:tended Deacons of Bruyckland.

PETITION OF DOME ANTONIDES' ELDERS.

To his Excellency John lord Lovelace, Baron of Hurley, Captn Genii & Qqyv [^ Chief in and over her Mat'^s Province of New- York & the Territories depending tliereon in America & Vice admiral of tlie same &c in Council]. The humble Petition of Elders & Deacons of the Dutch Reformed Protestant Churches of the towns of Brookland Flatbush & Flatlands in Kings County on the Island of Nassaw Sheweth