182 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



raon Prayer, and the new version of psalms, twenty-five psalters and fifty- 

 one primers, all which he requested as contributing mightily to the 

 spreading the good work he has in hand, having taught besides British 

 children, six hundred Dutch and French to read and write English."* 



The Rev. Christopher Bridges died on the 22dof May, 1719, having 

 been ten years minister of this church. 



A.D. 1720, "The Rev. Mr. Barclay formerly missionary to Albany 

 was missionary of Rye with a salary of ^50." The same year the Society 

 "gave Mr. Barclay ^10 in consideration of the hard circumstances he 

 lies under."^ 



In 1 72 1, the Rev. Thomas Poyer officiated here.* 



Upon the 4th of June, 1722, the church-wardens and vestrymen ad- 

 dressed the following letter to the venerable Propagation Society : 



" We the church-wardens and vestrymen of ye parish of Rye, in }*e province 

 of New York, in America, having taken ye liberty soon after ye death of our late 

 incumbent, the Rev. Mr. Christopher Bridges, humbly to pray that your honours 

 would continue your usual bounty to our poor church, and supply us in our desti- 

 tute condition with a Church of England minister in ye room of our late incum- 

 bent, do take this opportunity to return your honours our hearty thanks, as well 

 for the constant supply which by your honours' favorable recommendation we 

 had from the clergy of this province, as for your resolution, appearing in print, 

 to supply us with a minister to reside among us, as soon as one whom your hon- 

 ours can approve of shall offer. We have been, to our great detriment, destitute 

 about three years ; and now having the opportunity of one whom we are univer- 

 sally pleased with, 3-e Rev. Mr. Robert Jenney, chaplain of the forces of this 

 province, who is willing to relinquish his place in the forces to settle amongst us 

 and become our minister, provided he can have your honours' favor and bounty 

 for his encouragement. We have taken ye liberty to give him a call, as ye act 

 of assembly of this province empowers us, (which is enclosed to } r our honours,) 

 humbly praying for your approbation, of what we have done, and that you will 

 please tp grant unto him as our minister, ye favour and bounty ; being a person 

 whose conversation, preaching, and diligence in his holy function we are well 

 acquainted and satisfied with. We are confident that his residence amongst us 

 will effectually reconcile all our differences, and heal all our breaches, occasioned 

 by our being so long in want of a faithful and prudent pastor to guide and in- 

 struct us. That God Almighty will prosper your honours' pious and charitable 

 endeavours for the service of His Church in this wilderness, and that He will 

 grant unto every one of you the choicest blessings, temporal and eternal, is the 

 hearty prayer of 



' ' May it please your honours, your honours' most dutiful and most obedient 

 humble servants. Signed by order, JOHN CARHART, Clerk."* 



a Reports of Propagation Soc. 

 e Reports of Propagation 8oc. 



c The Propagation Society voted £50 to the clergy of New York for supplying the church of 

 Rye, vacant by the death of the Rev. Mr. Bridges. 

 d Church Rec. 



