Province of New York and Territories thereon Depending

in America in Council.

The Petition of tlie Minister, Church Wardens and Vestry

Men of Saint George's Church in the Parish of New Burgh

Precinct of New Burgli & County of Ulster in the Province

of New York

HUBXBLY ShEWETK

That your Petitioners having the advantage of tlie Episcopal Church warmly at heart, & finding their good Intentions towards it, ill a gi-eat measm-e Defeated, for want of a Royal Cliarter of

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Incorporation have been strongly induced to lay our Cause before Your Honour, & most Humbly to Pray, that your Honor will be pleased to grant Your Petitioners and their Successors His Majesties Royal Charter of Incorporation with such Immunities &, Privileges and under such Restrictions and limitations as to youi- Honour shall seem Just and Reasonable.

And your Petitioners as in Duty Bound shall Pray.

John Sayre, Missionary April W^ 1770 Samuel Fowler

1770, May 2^ Read in Council & graut<i William Ellison

John Ellison Stephen Wiggins Leonard Smith Samuel Winslow Nathan Purdy.

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ROB'T LIVINGSTON'S PETITION

TO PURCHASE LAND UPON ROELOFF JANSENS KILL NEERE CATTS KIL3 MiD ORDER THEREUPON.

To his Excellency S'' Edmund Andross knt Govemc- GenJ' under his Roj'i Highnessee of New Yorke and Dependences in America. The humble Peticon of Robt Livington of Albany Humbly Sheweth.

That whereas there is a Certaine tract of Land Lying upon Roeloff Jolinsons 1 kill or Creeke upon the East side of hudsons River, near Cats kill belonging to tlie Indyan Proprietors not purchased by any body hithertoo, and your humble Petitioner being Informed that the owners are willing to dispose of the same w'h the ruun of Water or Creeke.