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.

That the said Grantees immediately entered upon the said Lands, but the same Lands being very poor and entirely new and uncultivated, and very hard to clear, they were put to great Difficulties to support themselves and Families by their Labour thereon, and could make Mttle or no Improvement u]X)n the said Glebe, nor otlierwise contribute to the support of Religion and the publick WorsMp of God among them for a great number of yeai'S.

That during the,«se Exigencies, the Lutheran Congregation of New York, at their sole expense, supplied them twic« a year by their Minister, who at stated Seasons attended upon them t»

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preach and Administer tlie Holy Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper among them.

That no profits could arise from the said Glebe till within about sixteen years last past, and during the whole Time no more has been received for the services done on the said Glebe by the Lutheran Ministers of New York, for preaching & administering the Sacraments for near thirty years last past than about five hundi-ed schipels of Wheat.