therefore most humbly Pray for a Grant & Confirmation of the Premisses & that they & their Successors may be made capable to hold & enjoy the same by his Majesty's Royal Charter creating them a Body Politic in Deed & in name by the name & style of the Minister, Elders & Deacons of the protestant French Church of the City of New York and that they & their Successors may tliereby be enabled to acquire & hold a further Estate & to injoy such other Powers & Privileges as may be necessary for the orderly Government of their Church & the pious Purposes aforesaid specefied in a certain Draft herewith presented or such other Immunities & Powers as to your Excellency in your great Wisdom may seem meet.

And your Petitioners as in Duty bound shall pray &<^

Jean Carle New York 1^ March Peter Vallade

1763. Jaques Desbrosses

Daniel Bonn it Charles Jandine.

PETITION OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH.

To the Honourable Cadwallader Colden Esq"" his Majesty's Lieutenant Goveraourand Commander ia Chief •rer the Province of New York and the Territories depending thereon in America .&c:a

In Council The Petition of John Albart Weygand Minister Lawrence Eaman, George Peterson and Charles Beekman Elders, and Henry Rieter, Henry Bear, John Van Orden and John Snous Deacons of the Lutheran Cliurch of the City of New York according to the Confession of Augsburgh. Humbly Sheweth

That the Minister Elders and Deac<:>ns of the said Church did on the eighth day of February one thousand seven Imndred and