Church at New York, as a Bodye politick and corporate, his most gracious Majestys Letters patents, to confirm the said Church and five hundred acres of Land, for the use of a Lutheran Minister of the City of New York for ever, who will be obliged to perform the usual Services of Religion, for the Benefit of the said Lutherans in that neighbourhood, either on the said Glebe, or at such other place as shall be found most convenient, as has been heretofore used.

And your petitioners shall ever pray &c.

Michael Christian Knoll Charel Beekman Laurens Van Boskerk George Petersson JoHANN David Wolff Jacobus van buskerk. New York y« 12th of May 1749.

PETITION OF THE LUTHERAN CHUUCH IN N. YORK.

To his Excellency the Honourable George Clinton Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Province of New York, and Territories thereon depending in America Vice Admiral of the Same and Admiral of the White Squadron in His Majesty Fleet.

HUMBLY SHEWETH

That a Petition the 11*^ of May a. c. being brought in, from Your Excellency's petitioner Michael Christian Knoll and his Consistory, in Cause and for 500 Acre^ of Land for a Glebe at Quassaik Creek in the Highlands

That your Excellency had been pleased ; more points of Declaration should be laid before Your Excellency

In Obedience of which we lay dowe Litra A. Shewing the proper terms of his Majesty most gracious

Letters patents concerning those 500 Acres. Litra B. In what manner our Ministers of New York have