THE TOWN OF WESTCHESTER. 345 



From the society's abstracts we learn, that "in 1714, by the blessing 

 of God on Mr. Bartow's ministry at Westchester, Eastchester, Yonckers 

 and the Manor of Pelham, where there were formerly very few of the 

 Church communion, there was visibly a very great reformation of man- 

 ners."" 1 



MR. BARTOW TO THE SECRETARY. 



[Extract.] 



Westchester, Feb. 9th, 1716. 

 Worthy Sir : — "I have preached several funeral sermons since I came here, 

 and have not received anything, save once, a table for the communion was given 

 me by a joiner, having preached a sermon at his child's funeral."'' 



In answer to certain enquiries, Mr. Bartow again addressed the Sec- 



retarv : 



MR. BARTOW TO THE SECRETARY. 



[Extract] 



Westchester, Sept. 12th, 1717- 

 Worthy Sir : — '"The church at Eastchester was built about twenty-two years 

 since, aud supplied always by a Presbyterian minister till about one year after 

 my coming here, when they embraced the Church of England, and accepted of 

 me for their minister ; and though they had obtained an Act of Assembly under 

 the government of Lord Bellamont, to make them a distinct parish, yet they 

 pay their quota of fifty pound per annum to me, according to the first establish- 

 ment. This conformity I acknowledge, greatly owing the measures of my 

 Lord Clarendon, then our Governour. 



2. There is no parsonage house nor glebe. The church at Westchester was 

 built about twenty years since, and supplied about two years with a Presbyterian 

 minister, who had left them before I came. There is no parsonage house, but 

 twenty-three acres of glebe given to me and my successors, of the Church of 

 England, which is now well worth one hundred pounds, as improved by me; 

 scarce worth thirty pound, when I had it first. I have likewise obtained for the 

 church a twenty-five pound share of an undivided tract of land called Long 

 Reach, the title of which has been long controverted between the towns of East 

 and Westchester, which will be about thirty acres more if Westchester be pos- 

 sessed ; but the dispute holds still, without signs of a determination. 



3. Yonkers has no church ; but we assemble for divine worship sometimes in a 

 house of Joseph Betts, deceased, and sometimes in a barn, when empty — but the 

 people begin to be in a disposition to build a church. 



The other of your letters was dated 14th of May, 1716, wherein you say the 

 Society have ordered you to acquaint me, and the rest of the brethren, the clergy, 

 that at our next meeting we should inform them if any of our brethren are dis- 

 affected to the government of King George ; and having had a meeting since, 

 not long before, can only say, that 1 am well assured there is not one clergyman 

 in this Province, but what is well affected to the government of his Majesty, 

 King George, whom God bless. " c 



a Printed abstracts of Ven. Prop. Soc. 



6 Hawk.-;' New York XSS., from archives at Fulham, vol. i. 519. 



e Hawks' New York MSS , from archives at Fulham, vol. i. p. 245, 525. 



