We underwritten Members of the french Church In the City of New York, do hereby freely and sincerely declare that we disallow and reject that rash Act which was past on Sunday last the 20 th of this month in church in the presence of some Heads of Families there met together and afterwards sign'd by some others, by virtue whereof they have pretended to dismiss & exclude M"" Lewis Rou our Minister out of his office, that is to say, as it was verbally intimated to him the next day, to acknowledge him no longer as a Minister of our church, to discharge him of all functions to suppress his Salary, and to pay him nothing thereof for the future &c. We also hereby declare that we in no ways whatsoever consent to those proceedings which are contrary to the Rules of our Discipline, to the word of God and

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Equity &;c. tliat we oppose ourselves to the said Act, as much as lyes in our power and that notwithstanding the same, we acknowledge always the said M*" Rou for our true and lawful minister, who hath preached and officiated amongst us during more than fourteen years that lie huth been here, witli edification always leading an exemplary life. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and names. Done in New York September the 24tii 1724.

Amirew Foucault James Bergeron Francis Basset Daniel Giraiul Elie Pelletreau Daniel Gaillard Elias Charilavoine Elie Mambrut Andrew Richard James Ballereau Peter Quintard John Basset James Bobin Daniel Bonnet Charles Jandin Daniel Jandin Amond Perot William Heurtin John Vezien John Vezien junr