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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850. 304 words

Amongst vs, in maner as Aflforesaide wherevpon he was forced to goe away from vs to our grate Damage and our Children and whereas your Exellencie was pleassed to order y*' saide M^' Hobart to come And preach Amongst vs once A month y^ which he hath not performed on y^ Sabboth Day the most convenient times for y<^ worship of God but he hath bin here three times on the week days which is very inconvenient for your petitioners : for in y« weeke days we must Labour to Maintaine our Selves and our famielies notwithstanding the said M^ Hobart Demands Salary for foure yeares of vs without Any Benifiit that we haue recieued by his Ministry and his Collectors Doth threaten to Disstrain vpon vs for his pay and will we Humblely conceiue vnles it bee prevented by your Exelleucies Gracious Releife, Now may it please your Exellencie we Doe not only want A minister to instruckt our selues but Alsoe one that will instruckt our Children for other wise we cannot expect, but that Atheism or Irreligion will grow vp Amongst vs for we haue neare three score Children vpon madnans neck Afforesaide, and we haue Motioned it to ye saide Morgan Jones to come Againe to hue Amongst vs and finde him willing to Liue Amongst vs Againe If your Exellencie think it meet your petitioners therefore humbly crave yor Exellencie to take y^ premisses into yc serious consideration and to release vs from paying to y*' minister at Hempsteed from whome we can reciue noe beneffit, because we liue soe far remote from Hempsteed and to grant ye saide M^' Morgan Jones Induction into Madnans necke Aflforesaide if yo^ Exellencie shall think it meet and convenient and your petitioners as in ' Duty Bound shall Ever pray &c :