Steph Cortlandt M"" Peter Jacobs Mariuss D"- John Kerbyle and M*^ Johannes lOp (trustees of money raised of voluntary contribution by lycense of the Government towards the redemption of perticular slaves in Salley and failing that use towards such other pious use as the Governour and Council of the Province for the time being should direct) should deliver over the papers and all things relating tJie said money with full power to have use and receive the same to M'' Thomas Wcuham and M' Rob* Lurting then Church wardens of said Church tow^ards the finishing the building of said chm-ch under a certain provision that if it were possible to purchase the redemption of one Bartholomew Rosston (the surviving slave of that number) that the corporation of s'^ church be accountable for s^ some or somuch thereof as to answer his redemption as by a copy of s*^ order and annexed papers more at large appears. That for want of aji account from Holland and other reasons for some considerable time the said trustees did alleage tliemselves to be incapable of making this assignment and are all since dead.

That by a letter of the 20tii March 1700 from William Banker and Hero May of Amsterdam merchts there is advice the prisoners by Agreement with the Crown of England were set at liberty and said merchants ask direction in what manner to remit said money to said trustees.

416 PAPEES RELATING TO THE CITY OF NEW- YORK.

That there was originally remitted by said trustees 1000 pss f and some bills of exchange conditionall and there being no account of the charges happening in this negotiation whereby to know the nett sum in their hands,