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"The French on Staten Island would also gladly have a 

 preacher, but their families are few in number and poor, . , . 

 there is no probability that they will settle a preacher. In the 

 meantime, that they may not be wholly destitute Gov. Stuyvesant, 

 at their request, has permitted me to go and preach there every 

 two months, and administer the Lord's Supper. This I have done 

 for about a year." (Col. Doc. 13 : 391.) 



80. 1679. Neither church nor minister. — " There are now about 

 a hundred families on the island, of which the English consti- 

 tute the least portion, and the Dutch and French, divide be- 

 tween them about equally, the greater portion. They have 

 neither church nor minister, and live rather far from each other, 

 and inconvepiently to meet together ... in the event of not 

 obtaining Dominie Tessemaker, they would send, or had sent, to 

 France for another." (Jour. Danckaerts 70.) 



81. 1682. Resolution of a Town Meeting on Staten Island about 

 the pay of their minister, held June 19th, 1682. 



"Att a Towne meeting held the 19*^ Day of June 1682 by ord"" 

 of Rich*^ Stillwell Esq"" one of his Ma*^^^ Justices of the Peace, 

 Being put to vote whether the inhabitants would freely Consent 

 that a Towne Rate should be forthwith made in ord'' to y® Satis- 

 faction & paym* of M"". Morgan Jones who by the Choice & at y^ 

 desire of y^ Inhabitants aforesaid has Exercised the function of 

 a Minister in this Island this yeare last Past. It was carryed in 

 the affirmative." (Col. Doc. 13: 556.) 



82. Extract from letter Rev. Peter Tesschenmaker to the Classis of 

 Amsterdam, Oct. 30th, 1682. 



" P. S. I am going to Staten Island to engage in the ministry 

 there, during the winter." (Eccles. Rec. 2: 836. 1901.) 



83. 1683. At Schenectady, Dominie Tesschenmaeker, who, after 

 leaving Newcastle, had been preaching on Staten Island. (Brod- 

 head 2 : 380.) 



84. Petition of Francois Martinou, John Boulyn and Others of 

 Staten Island Asking to be Excused from Contributing for the 

 Support of a Minister. Jan. 15th, 1683. 



gt. Letters from Justice Stillwell to Secretary West in Relation to 

 the Foregoing Petition, concerning the salary of Rev. Morgan 

 Jones. Jan. 19th, 1683 and Jan. 24th, 1683. (Eccles. 2: 844- 

 847. 1901.) 



