In Obedience to your Honours order in Council of this day Referring to us the Petition of Petrus Vas Minister of the Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston in Ulster County, and of Abraham Delameter Captain Wessell Ten Brook, Guysbert Vanderburgh and Thomas Jansen Elders and of Captain Nicholas Hofman, Lambert Cool, Captain John Rutsen and Tirck Van Keuren deacons of the same Church. Wee have Considered of the same, and are of Opinion your Honour may grant a Patent of Incorporation to the said Minister Eiders and Deacons and

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their successors for Ever for the free use and exercise of their said Religion and worship with the like liberty and Priviledges as are Granted to the Minister Elders and Deacons of the Dutch Reformed Clim-ch in the City of New York with this Difference only tliat the Rents of the Lands and Tennements to be held by them shall not Exceed the Sum of three luuidred pounds pr ann. And fiiat you may likewise Grant a Pattent of Confirmation of the ground and Cemitry or burying Place mentioned in the said Petition under the yearly cjuit Rent of one Peper Corn if demanded, all w^^ is nevertheless humbly Submitted by Your Honour's Most humble and most

Obedt Servants

A. D. Peyster R. Walter Gerard : BEEiiMAM Rip Van Dam Caleb Heathcote John Barberie New York Nov 16th 1719. A D. Philipse.

A LIST OF THE FFREEHOLDERS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF ULSTER, 1728.

Tlie ffrceholders for the Toion of Kingston^ Viz*