Now Your Exc-ellency-s most humble Petitioners, humbly pray that, as they have the present oppertunity of a godly and worthy Minister to be a Preacher Amongst tliem from the same Country and of the same lieligion and Language with Your Excellencys Petitioners, And legally ordained, as in and by his Credentials and credible Testimonials may and doth appear, So, Your Excellency will be pleased to grant us your paternal Permission, to goe about this City amongst the Rest of our countrymen and fellow Citizens to a,sk and collect such benevolent contributions as they or any others Shall be willing to give or bestow for and ■ wards the Building of a Meeting House for the Lawful and jjjublick Exercise of tlieir Religion as aforementioned & your

Excellencys

Most humble Petitioners As in duty bound Shall forever Pray &cs. Philips Grim

Johannes fetz Johann

4»> April 1750.

Cristoflfer Bott lieb Creutz

Granted. Mark Shaffer.

»»• Thp building here piHiposed to be erected stood aftcrwaixte at the nort^ mia of Cliff Str est.

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/ETITION OF THE FKENCII CHURCH FOR A CHARTER. To his Excellency tlie Honorable Robert Monckton Captain General & Governor in Chief of the Province of New York & the Territories thereon depending in America Vice Admiral of the same & Major General of his Majesty's Forces, kc" &c* The Petition of Jean Carll the present Minister Peter Vallade & James Desbrosscs the present Elders and Daniel Bonnet & Charles Jandine the present Beacons of the French Protestant Church of the City of New York. Most humbly Sheweth