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what end this could serve, besides gratifying too much ill nature, except it were the 

 discouraging the Church and encouraging the Dissenters, (if either of them should 

 believe the person at the head of affairs here was a dissenter,) or really making 

 the Governor what they pretended he was. But it was not in the power of some 

 men that wear the Chinch's livery, by an imprudent conduct to make the Gov- 

 ernor an enemy to the Church, a for no sooner was application made to him in 

 behalf of the church of New Rochelle, the building of which had been a long 

 time opposed, but he gave an order to Col. Heathcote and myself to appoint a 

 place for it in the High Street, which we did ; saw the foundation laid, and it is 

 now finished, or very nigh it — being a good stone building ; and his purse, as well 

 as power, has contributed to make it what it is." b 



In the year 1711-12, the Venerable Propagation Society presented to 

 Mr. Daniel Bondet, " for the use of the inhabitants of New Rochelle, 

 (who, under the influential ministry of the Rev. Mr. Bondet, have built 

 them a new church of stone, for the worship of God, and are, many of 

 them, reconciled to the ways of the Church of England) one hundred 

 French prayer books of the small sort, and twenty of a larger impres- 

 sion." In consideration of the great learning and piety of Monsieur 

 Bondet,, at New Rochelle, and his long and faithful discharge of his 

 office, they have augmented his salary from ^30 to ^50 per annum. c 

 Mr. Neau, writing to the Secretary from New York, on the 5th of July, 

 1 7 10, bears the following testimony in regard to Mr. Bondet's character, 

 "most Honored Sir: — Mr. Bondet is a good old man, near sixty years 

 of age, sober, just and religious."** 



Another supply of one hundred Prayer Books in French, occurs in 

 1 7 13, to the Rev. Monsieur Bondet, minister of the Reformed Con- 

 gregation at New Rochelle. Upon this, he remarks, " The books came 

 very seasonable, and is much to the comfort of that people, as to engage 

 their thanks to the Society, for their charity in the care of them, when 

 their enemies reported they were derelicted." 



The same year, the Society forwarded to the Rev. Daniel Bondet, 

 " minister of the French Calvinistic congregation at New Rochelle, ^"10, 

 in consideration of his diligence and care in performing English service 

 every third Sunday, for the edification of the French youth who have 

 learnt so much of that language as to join with him therein." 



Upon the 7th of February, 17 14, Queen Anne, in answer to the peti- 



a In an address of the New York clergy to Governor Hunter, ]tfay 14, 1712, " they thank him 

 for his favor to Daniel Bondet, and his congregation of French Refugees, and generous 

 bounty towards erecting of a Dew church, and granting a patent for the Bame to the church 

 of England, ami thai the utmost gratitude is due for the same." This was signed by I). Bon- 

 det and eight others.— Doc. Hist, of N. V . vol. iii. p. 129. 



b New York MSS. from archives at Fulhani, vol. i. p. 327. (Hawks.) 



c The Society's Abstractsays: "That Mr. Bondet's congregation at New Rochelle has a 

 competent number of communicants, and meets for divine service, not only on Sabbath days, 

 but all others appointed by the church." 



d New York, MSS, from archives at Fulhani, vol. i., pp. 216, 217. (Hawks.) 



