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and that she shall have from this present time and hereafter, lawful for her to 

 receive the said Due, Debt or Interest to her proper use or benefit, without mo- 

 lestation hereafter, from any body whatsoever. Item. — I do give to Judith 

 Robinseau, a little Negro Girl, named Charlotte, for her proper use and benefit, 

 without molestation hereafter from any body whatsoever. Item. — I do give to 

 the use of the Church of New Rochelle all my Books. In witness I have put my 

 hand and seal, this twenty-fourth day of March, 1721-2. 



DANIEL BONDET, (p. s.) 

 Sealed and signed in presence of us, 



Isaac Meeoiee, 



Aman Guyons, 



C^esae F. Suize."» 



During the interval between the death of Mr. Daniel Bondet and the 

 appointment of his successor, services were performed by the Rev. John 

 Bartow, rector of the parish, as appears from the following communica- 

 tion to the Honorable Society : — 



MR. BARTOW TO THE SECRETARY. 



New Yoek, Nov. 15th, 1722. 

 Worthy Sir: — "By the death of the late Rev. Mr. Bondet, last September, the 

 care of New Rochelle is wholly devolved on me, till the Reverend and Honorable 

 Society be pleased to send another missionary for that place, which I hope will 

 be speedily, being unfit to travel so far at fixed times by reason of age and un- 

 certain indispositions ; but by God's leave, shall attend the care of that people as 

 much as I can without doing wrong to the rest of my parish. I preach now at 

 four towns — Eastchester, Westchester, Yonkers and New Rochelle ; the last, 

 eight miles, Yonkers, six miles, Eastchester four from home, and do other occa- 

 sional offices. I have preached twice at New Rochelle, since Mr. Bondet died ; 

 and intend, God willing, to administer the sacrament of the Lord's Supper there 

 the first Sunday in the next month. According to the proportion of their annual 

 payment to the Church, I must preach there about eight Sundays in the year ; and 

 if the Society do think me worthy, should be glad if they would allow me some- 

 thing for traveling charges until they send another missionary. Mr. Bondet be- 

 queathed in his last will all his books to the use of the Church. Sir John Pell, 

 Lord of the Manor of Pelham, of which New Rochelle is a part, has given one 

 hundred acres of land within the said manor, which land Mr. Bondet enjoyed to 

 the use of the church for ever. A house and about three acres of land adjoin- 

 ing New Rocheile church, was given by the town to the church for ever ; all 

 which I do presume have and do belong to me, durante vitce, but should gladly 

 acquit all to such missionary of the Church as the Society shall think fit to send, 

 together with the perquisites as Mr. Bondet enjoyed them. I humbly pray that 

 the Society would send them a missionary that can preach to them in their 

 mother tongue, and that he be desired to preach once a month in English, at 

 Eastchester ; for I can't attend the people so often as they require, which was the 



a Rec. of Wills, Surrogate's Office, N. Y., vol. IX., p. 332-333. Mrs. Jane Bondet, his 

 wife, who was born in France, A.D., 1654, died between 1716 and 1T20. 



