Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV
Bay's appeal, and after mature deliberation, confirmed that part of the Presbytery's judgment which dissolves the union between Mr. Bay and his congregation; and with respect to the latter part of said judgment, the Synod are of opinion, that it would, have been proper to have recommended to the parties, to leave the settlement of all matters respecting the glebe and its appurtenances, to arbitrators mutually chosen ; and they ' further advise that if any disagreement should hereafter arise between Mr. Bay and the congregation of Newtown, respecting said glebe and appurtenances, that they decide them in the same way." (Prime's Hist. of L.I. 304.) After quiting Newtown, Mr B. is supposed to have proceeded to Charleston, S. C. where his son, Elisha Hall Bay, was subsequently Judge. All his descendants reside in the South , except a daughter who married a British officer and settledin Nova Scotia. The Rev. Mr. Bay was Grand uncle of Dr, Bay, of Albany, Ep.
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willing I should compleat the work, I am satisfied to abide by his.
Ido suppose the Number he intended to print must have ~been 500; if so, and that Number must be completed, the whole must be done over again ; but if 400 would suffice, that Quantity could be compleated by only reprinting the Letters A & H.
As this Matter entirely depends on you, whatever Orders you may think proper to transmit me, with regard to the same, shall be strictly observed by, Sir