THE TOWN OF NEW ROCHELLE. 645 



has hereunto set his hand and seal, the twenty-sixth day of March, in the six- 

 teenth year of the reign of King George the Second, Anno Domini, one thous- 

 and seven hundred and forty -three. Aman GuioN." a 



From this time until 1750, nothing particular occurs with regard to 

 the parish in the reports of the Society. 



MR. STOUPPE TO THE SECRETARY. 



"New Rochelle, June 8th, 1750. 



Rev. Sir : — " In my former of ye 25th Oct., 1749, I informed you of the re- 

 ligious zeal which the members of New Rochelle church do show on all occasions 

 whenever divine service is performed among them. How they do prefer ye 

 hearing of a sermon to all idle and vain amusements, and had no more severed 

 from ye church by taking up with fanatical notions, contrary to sound doctrine, 

 however current and common such notions had become some time ago ; and I 

 do with pleasure acquaint you now, that they are still the same people, very de- 

 vout, constant and steady members of ye church, and will continue such to the 

 end of their days. 



The number of actual communicants continues likewise to be 68 ; for as often 

 as we lose some old ones by death, there are young persons who desire to be 

 received and admitted in their stead ; and since my last, have baptized 15 infants, 

 viz : 11 white, and 4 black. 



There being due to me a whole year's salary, unpaid last Lady day, 1749-50, 

 I have drawn for the same on the Honorable Society's treasurer ; and hope my 

 letting it run into a year's salary will occasion no trouble to ye treasurer, for 

 otherwise I shall draw for it every six months. This, Sir, is what offers at 

 present from, Rev. Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, 



Peter Stouppe." 6 



The following is from the Society's abstracts for A.D. 1756: — "The 

 Rev. Mr. Stouppe, the Society's missionary both to the English and 

 French, at New Rochelle, informs the Society, by his letter of June 

 1 6th, 1756, that the Church continues there in a good state, and he 

 officiates to numerous congregations, both of English and French ; and 

 that the number of the communicants is increased to eighty, and he had 

 baptized, in the preceding twelve months, thirty -four white and six black 

 children."" 



Mr. Stouppe informs the Society, by his letter of June 5th, 1758, 

 " that since the war broke out, there have been great alterations in his 

 congregations, which have lost many of the members by removals, and 



a Town Book, Lib. A. 178. "Upon the petition of fifty-sis free-holders and inhabitants of 

 New Kochelle on the 2nd of April, 1771, the Commissioners of the Town closed a certain road, 

 formerly laid out, running between the land of Joseph Drake and the Church Glebe' beginnipg 

 atthe school house, and so to run up to the post road, the highway, or containing by estimation 

 two acres and three quarters of land, which money was to be applied and paid by the Town 

 Clerk to the collector, for and towards the parish rates for the year ensuing.'' Town Rec. 

 pages 178, 268. 

 b New York MSS. from archives at Fulham, vol. ii. pp. 153, 154. (Hawks.) 

 cPrinted abstracts of Yen. Prop, Soc. from 20th Feb., 1756, to lSth Feb., 1757. 



