By his Excy &c Whereas the Reverend M' petrus Van Driesen of the County of Albany having represented unto me the necessity of erecting and building a publick meeting house for the Indians in the Mohawk Country in the County of Albany in order for the more commodious and frequent assembling of themselves togetlier for the Solemn worship of God w^h might be a meanes of bringing over as well the Indians there as those in ye adjacent parts to y® knowledge of the principles of the Christian religion & has therefore made application to me for my lycence & for that purpose now for the furtherance of w^^ good Design I do by virtue of the powers and autlioritys unto me granted by virtue of his Majesty s Lre^ patent under the great Seal of Great Brittain Give and grant unto the said petrus Van Driesen full

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power Liberty Leave & Lycence to Erect & build a meeting house for the Indians in the Mohawks Country in order to y« assembling of themselves together for y^ solemn worship of God and that on any part of the Lands to them belonging as shall be found most Convenient for the purposes aforesaid Given &,<=

PETITION OF THE RECTOR &c OF S^ PETER'S CHURCH FOR A CHARTER.

To his Excellency Sir Henry Moore Baronet Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of New York and the Territories thereon depending and Chancellor of the same &c. The Petition of the Minister Church Wardens and Vestry of S' Peters Church in the City of Albany Humbly Sheweth