Ordered that the said Report be made Immediately -- The Committee are of opinion that his Honour do grant to the Petitioner Alex"" Colden His Majesty's Letters Patent for the sole Keeping of a Ferry between any & every part of the said Tract, and for the Soil under the water so far only as his own land runs 100 foot into the Water from High Water Mark, under the yearly Quit Rent of five shillings and under the following Rates- See above, " Rates proposed." Report approved accordingly.

PAPERS RELATING TO THE PALATINES. 583

PALATINE GLEBE AT NEWBURGH.

To his Excellency the Honoui-able George Clinton Captain Generall, and Governour in Chief in and over tlie province of New- York and the Territories thereon depending in America, Vice Admiral of the same, and Admiral of the White Squadron of his Majest)-^s Fleet. The petition of Michael Christian Knoll Minister of the Lutheran protestant Congregation in the City of New York, axid the Consistory of the said Church. Humbly Sheweth

That great numbers of protestants formerly residing within the Dominions of the Prince palatine of the Rhine being driven out of their native Country by the Hardsliips Occasioned by War were obliged to betake themselves for a Refuge to the Brittish Dominions, and were graciously received and encom-aged by her late Majesty Queen Ann --

That many of the said palatines arriving witliin tliis province of New York, some of them obtained Letters patents from his late Majesty King George the first bearing date the eighth Day of December one thousand seven hundred and nmeteen for two thousand one hundred and ninety Acres of land at a place called Quassack in Ulster County, whereof five hundred acres were grante<:l to Trustees for the Use Eenefit and Behoof of a Lutheran Minister forever.