366 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



MANDATE FROM LIEUT. GOVERNOR COLDEN TO INDUCT JOHN 

 MILNER. CLERK, [NTO THE RECTORSHIP OF THE 

 PARISH CHURCH OF WESTCBESTER 



The Honorable Cadwallader Colden, Esquire, President of His; Majesty's Coun- 

 cil, and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of New York, and the Territories 

 depending thereon in America : To all and singular, Rectors and Parish Minis- 

 ters whatsoever, in the Province of New York, or to Samuel Sneden and John 

 Hunt, the present church-wardens of St. Peter's church, at "Westchester, in the 

 Count v of Westchester, and to the vestrymen of the said church, and to each and 

 every of you, GbketekG; wtikrrab I have collected, instituted and established 

 our beloved in Christ, John Milner, Clerk, to be Rector of the Parish church at 

 Westchester, commonly called St. Peter"s church, including the several districts 

 of Westchester, Eastchester, Yonckers, and the Manor of Pelham, in the County 

 of Westchester, within this government, vacant as is said by the natural death 



of Thomas Standard, the last incumbent there, on the day of January. 1760, 



with all its rights and appurtenances, observing the laws and canons of right in 

 required, and to be observed ; To yor therefore, jointly and severely, 

 I do commit, and firmly enjoining, do command each and every of you that in 

 due manner, him, the said John Milner, or his lawful proctor, in his name and 

 for him, into the real, actual and corporal possession of the said Rectory and 

 Pari.-!>. church at Westchester, including the districts aforesaid, and of all its 

 rights and appurtenances whatsoever, you induct, or have to be inducted, and 

 him B > inducted, you do defend ; and of what you shall have done in the premises 

 thereof, you do certify unto me, or other competent Judge, in that behalf, when 

 thereunto you shall be duely required. 



Given under my hand and the prerogative seal of the Province of New York, 

 at Port George, in the City of New York, the thirtieth day of June, in the year 

 of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-one. 



CADWALLDER COLDEN." 



The Rev. Mr. Milner, the Society's Missionary at Westchester, in his 

 letter of October 3d, 1761, acquaints the Society, ''that after a long and 

 dangerous passage, he arrived at his mission May 13th, and has ever 

 since preached to crowded audiences. His mission, he says, is of large 

 extent ; and he is obliged to attend three churches, and till Mr. Houdin 

 came to New Rochelle, officiated there once a month. One of his 

 churches is a new edifice, raised by the generosity of Col. Frederick 

 Phillips, who has given to its sen-ices a fine farm as a glebe, consisting 

 of two hundred acres ; upon which he purposes to build a good house 

 for a minister. Mr. Milner has baptized forty-three white infants, and 

 four adults, twelve black children and three adults. His communicants 

 are sixteen. His catechumens, he says, have made a laudabie profici- 

 encv, by which means he hopes his communicants will increase." 6 



a Ibid. 



b Printed Abstracts of Ven. Prop. Soc for 17G2-3-J-5- - rf r.r.y 



of May 7;h, 1761, says:— "The Rev. Mr. Milner has arrived from London ia the ship Oliver." 



