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6. 1.
Aaron Bradly
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ABSTRACT OF PRINCIPAL VOTES
WITH
COMMENTS AND ADDITIONS
BY
GURDON W. RUSSELL, M.D.
IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS.
HE reader is referred to the Annals of the Parish by Mr. Hoadly, for a statement of the measures which were taken for the establishment of the Church in Hartford. Though these had not been perfectly suc- cessful, yet the project was not forgotten, and in 1786 it was again brought forward. That this second attempt may be distinctly understood, the agreement of associa- tion is reproduced here (with a photographic copy), though it may also be found in the Annals, p. 54.
Nov. 13.
I786.
HARTFORD, Nov" 13th, 1786.
We the underwritten .do, by these Presents Associate Ourselves into a Religious Society, by the Style & Title of the Episcopal Society of the City of Hartford, under the Direction & Government of the Rt. Revd. Bis" Seabury, & the Episcopal Clergy of the State of Connecticut.
William Adams
Stacy . Stackhouse
Jnº. Morgan
Cotton Murray
John Thomas
Isaac Tucker
Jacob Ogden Sam1. Cutler
WVm. Burr
Elisha Wadsworth
Thomas Hilldrup
John Avery
Jnº Jeffery
Aaron Bradley
George Burr
The Society being formed by a free & voluntary Associa- tion proceeded to chose a Moderator.
Chosen unanimously Mr. John Morgan.
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CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD.
The Society proceeded next to the choice of a Clerk for the Purpose of recording their Votes & Transactions. Chosen Mr Wm. Adams.
The Society also by an unanimous Vote chose two Church Wardens & 4 Vestry Men.
Church Wardens
Vestry Men Messrs
Mª WVm Imlay M' John Morgan Sam1 Cutler John Thomas Jacob Ogden John Jeffery
A week afterwards there was another meeting re- corded as follows : -
Nov. 20. At a Meeting of the Episcopal Society in the City of Hartford, holden at Mr. Cotton Murray's, by Ad- journment, on the 20th of Novem' 1786.
Mr John Morgan Moderator.
This Society willing and Desirous to Erect & Build an Episcopal Church in this City, & for furtherance and pro- moting the erecting & Building the same, Voted, That a Committee be appointed & chosen for the purpose of getting a Subscription paper & procuring Signers to the same either in Money, Labour, or any Specific Articles, payable to them for the purposes aforesd, which Monies or Articles so sub- scribed to be applyed to that purpose only and that said Committee be ameanable & accountable to the Church War- dens, [&] Vestry of this Corporation for the time being for, and in behalf of this Society for what they may receive on sª Subscription.
Voted, That Wm. Imlay Esq', Messrs. John Morgan, Sam1 Cutler, Jacob Ogden, John Thomas, be a Committee for the purposes aforesd.
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IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS.
Nov. 28.
SUBSCRIPTION FOR BUILDING THE CHURCH.
Know all Men by these Presents.
Whereas a number of well disposed Persons of the Town & City of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, professors of the Episcopal Church, have formed themselves into a distinct Church and Congregation within said City of Hart- ford, and attend public Worship & support the Gospel Min- istry agreeable to their Consciences and Profession, and whereas sª Episcopal Church and Society have proposed to build a House upon their Lott in sd City, for the purpose of Public Worship, & have chosen Messrs WVm. Imlay, John Morgan, & Sam1 Cutler, of said City three of their members a Comt., to obtain and receive all such Moneys, Goods or Materials, as shall, or may be granted, given or contributed by any person or persons whatsoever to & for the promoting the building of sd House & to be applied to that use only.
In Consideration of the premisses & to promote so lauda- ble a purpose, We the undersigned do severally promise and ingage each for ourselves personally that we will pay the sum to our names respectively set and annexed, unto the aforesaid Wm. Imlay, John Morgan, & Sam1 Cutler, Comte. as aforesaid upon request, or deliver to them or their order such Articles or Materials as shall be set or annexed to our s'' names, whenever the same shall be required. Witness our hands this 28 day of Novr. in the year of our Lord 1786.
Jnº Morgan £36.
Materials for building.
Jacob Ogden 24 .. o. o. Materials for building.
John Thomas
20 .. IO.
in materials for building.
Sam1 Cutler IO .. o. o. or in materials for Building.
Joel Byington
3. o. o. in work.
Thos Hilldrup 5 .. 0. 0.
Aaron Bradly 5.
o. . in Blacksmith work.
Cotton Murray 6. 0. o. Cash.
Elisha Wadsworth 3.
0. 0.
Asa Benton (verbally) IO.
Elihu Tudor
6 .. 0. 0.
William Imlay John Olcott
15 .. O. O. I2 .. 0. o. Materials for Building.
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CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD.
John Caldwell
£10 .. ---- in pure spirit.
Nath1 Patten
9.
0. 0.
Wm Burr
10 .. o. o in materials.
James Bull
IO.
John Avery
5.
Michael Bull 5 ..
0. 0.
Wm. & Geo. Bull
12.
o. o. in materials.
N. Butler
9.
0. 0.
Charles Hopkins
10.
0. 0.
John Chenevard
Ihhª Melossis 110 Galls.
Wm. Lawrence
5. 0. 0. [rum.
Bars. Deane
IO. o, o. in materials for building or in
Jno. McCurdy 50108 204 nails
I .- 9. 2
Benjamin Davenport
15. 0.
Jonathan Chapman
3.
0. o. to be paid in labour.
Noalı Webster, jun.
3. 0. o. Pd in 7. D. Spelling Books to J. Morgan.
George Goodwin
4.
IO. o. in materials for building.
Eplım. Root
IO.
0. 0.
Fredk. Bull Cash
3.
0. 0.
Fredk. Bull in work or mate- rials 3.
0. 0.
Thomas Bull Cash
3.
IO. O.
Joseph Talcott Cash
4.
0. 0.
Elias Morgan
7. 10. 0
Ebenezer Clark payable in
carved work upon the
[This was the carving over the
Frontispiece.
7. 10. 0. . door of the church.]
Work was begun upon the church in 1792. In 1795, the following subscription was made for finishing it.
June 22. I795.
SUBSCRIPTION FOR FINISHING THE CHURCH.
The Subscribers agree to pay into the Hands of Jacob Ogden & Elias Morgan, the several sums annexed to our respective names, on Demand, to be applied to the purpose of finishing the Episcopal Church in the City of Hartford.
HARTFORD June 221, 1795.
Geo. Pomeroy
Thirty Dollars
Elias Morgan .
Seventy five Dollars
Dan1. Olcott verb1. order
Forty Dollars
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IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS.
Thomas Tisdale & John McKnight
30 Dolirs
George Goodwin
Twenty Dollars
B. Hudson
Ten Dollars
Joseph Hart .
Twenty Dollars
Timº. Burr
Twenty Dollars
Wm. Burr
Forty Dollars
Thos. Bull
Twenty Dols
James Bull
forty dollars
Richard Butler
Ten dollars
Aaron Bradly,
five Dollars
David Goodwin
Ten Dollars
James Cook .
Twenty Dolrs
Wm. Moore
ten Dolr
George Burr .
ten Dollars
Thomas Lloyd
ten dolls
Selden Chapman
Fifteen Dollrs
Chauncey Gleason
Twenty Dollars
Aaron Hosford
twenty dollars
475, Dols.
A Gentleman unknown One Hund. Dols.
by Ord. of Mr. John Morgan.
July I. Whereas, application has been made to me by a number of the members of the Episcopal Church of Hart- ford to warn a meeting of said Society to meet at Cotton Murray's in said Hartford, on Monday, 6th July instant at 7 O'Clock afternoon, to chuse a Clerk and other officers neces- sary for the Government of said Church, and consult and determine what mode to proceed to finish said Church, either to sell a piece of land of the Church Lott &c. likewise choose a Committee to finish the same.
In consequence of said application aforesaid I do appoint Jacob Ogden to warn said meeting, and give legal notice to all the Episcopalians in said Society to meet at the time & place aforesaid.
Dated Hartford July 1, 1795.
WM IMLAY Justice of Peace.
I warned all the Church People I could find and gave five days notice, and made my return this 6th July, 1795.
Attest JACOB OGDEN.
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CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD.
July 6. At a meeting of the Professors of the Episcopal Society of Christ Church in Hartford, legally warned and held at the Dwelling House of Mr. Cotton Murray, Inholder, in Hartford on Monday the 6th day of July, 1795.
Mr. John Morgan was chosen Moderator.
John Jeffery
Clerk.
Mr William Imlay
Church Warden
Mr John Morgan
Ditto
Mr Jacob Ogden
Vestry
MT Elias Morgan
Do
Mr Peleg Sanford
Do
M' William Burr
Do
M' Aaron Bradley
Do
Mr John Thomas Do
Voted, That a Committee be appointed to sell or lease a Building Lott, on the rear of the Church Lott, adjoining to the new Street,* on the best terms and at the best discretion of said Comee, (and the monies appropriated to the finishing and compleating the Church), not to exceed in front on the new Street Forty Five Feet.
Voted, That Mr. William Imlay, John Morgan, Jacob Ogden, Elias Morgan and Peleg Sanford, be a Committee for the purpose of disposing of the Lott above described, and appropriating the avails thereof, together with such other monies as may be raised by Donation or Subscription for compleating and finishing the Church.
Voted, That the Committee appointed to lease or sell, a part of the Church Lott, be likewise a Committee with full power to lease a small piece of Ground at present fenced in and adjoining to the Lott of Land now occupied by Michael Olcott, and that they likewise be directed to exchange by Lease or otherwise such Land as may be necessary to make the lines of the Church Lott streight between said Lott, and the land of the Honble Oliver Ellsworth Esqr.
Voted, That this meeting be adjourned, and to meet at Mr. Cotton Murrays, on Fryday July 10th 1795 at 7 O clock in the evening.
* Church street.
.
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IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS.
According to the above adjournment, the members of the Episcopal Church met at the place and time mentioned as above.
July 10. Voted, That this Society will allow to Mr. Cal- vin Whiting for his services for six months, as a Candidate for the Ministry, Fifty Pounds Lawfull Money, and his board. The time to commence from the first of June 1795.
July 15.
1796.
At a meeting of the Professors of the Episcopal reformed Church legally warned and held in the Church in Hartford on Wednesday July 15th, 1796.
Mr. Jacob Ogden chosen Moderator.
Voted, That a Committee be appointed to lease such remaining part of the Church Lot, as remains still undis- posed of.
Voted, That the Committee formerly appointed at the meeting of the Society on 6th July 1795, be a Committee, and vested with full Power and Authority to lease such Land as may at their discretion be thought prudent to Lease or dis- pose off, and on the best Terms, and the monies applied to the discharge of such Debts as are outstanding against the Church.
Dec' 10. At a meeting of the Professors of the Episcopal reformed Church, legally warned and held at Mr. Cotton Murray's in Hartford, on Saturday the 10th day of December, 1799.
Mr. John Morgan chosen Moderator,
John Jeffery chosen Clerk, and sworn into Office by WILLIAM MOSELEY Esq' Just Pace's.
Voted, That Mr. Peleg Sanford, Mr. Michael Olcott, & Mr. Elias Morgan be a Committee to Settle the Accts. of the Episcopal Church in Hartford.
Voted, That the several Leases made by William Imlay Esqr, John Morgan, Elias Morgan, Jacob Ogden, and Peleg Sanford, for several parts of the Episcopal Church Lott, to Oliver Ellsworth Esq', David Goodwin, Simon Clark, and
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CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD.
Michael Olcott, be approved and ratified, and that where any Leases therefor are not compleated, that the same be done, as soon as possible, and that the monies be applied to the discharging of the several Debts against the said Church.
March 4.
1797.
At a meeting of the Professors of the Episcopal reformed Church, legally warned and held at M' Cotton Murray's in Hartford, on Saturday the 4th day of March, 1797.
Mr. William Imlay chosen Moderator.
Voted, That Mr. John Morgan, and Mr. William Imlay, be a Committee to write to the Reverend Ashbel Baldwin, and make him the offer in behalf of this Church, of a Salary of Five Hundred Dollars Per Annum, and obtain his answer thereto, together with the Time at which he will agree to settle in this Parish as a regular Minister, and that this Parish will be responsible for the payment of that sum an- nually, provided he agrees to accept the same .*
Voted, That the Wardens & Vestry be desired at their dis- cretion to fix on a Time for the renting of such Pews in the Church as remain unleased.
Deč 14.
1799.
At a meeting of the Professors of the Episcopal reformed Church legally warned and held at M' Cotton Murray's in Hartford, on Saturday the 14th of Dec' 1799, at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon.
M' John Morgan was chosen Moderator.
John Morgan chosen Church Warden.
William Imlay Do.
Vestry.
William Burr
James Bull
Thos Sanford Jr.
James Ward
Jacob Ogden John McCrackan
Elias Morgan Aaron Bradley
Joseph Utley Michael Olcott.
* This call was declined by Mr. Baldwin.
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IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS.
Voted, That the Vestry now chosen, be authorized with the Advice of the Wardens, to hire a clergyman to Officiate in the Church, for such time; not exceeding three months at any time, untill a suitable Person can be found whom this Church shall agree to settle. And that such monies as may be necessary to pay the expenses for his support be raised by Rents of the Pews in the Church, or in case of deficiency thereof by a Tax on the Polls and rateable Estate of the members of this Church.
Jany 28.
I80I.
Voted, That the Vestry out of their number appoint a Comee. of three, to write or send to the Rev. Ammi Rogers, of Ballstown, to see wether he will officiate at the Episcopal Church in Hartford.
The case of Ammi Rogers proved to be a very disturb- ing one, not only to the diocese of Connecticut, but to the church at large. He had been ordained by Bishop Pro- voost of New York, as Deacon, in 1792, and subsequently as Priest by the same Bishop. This was done "on the strength of a certificate signed with the name of the Rev. Philo Perry, Secretary of the Convocation of the Clergy of Connecticut,-which certificate was neither written or signed by him." He seems to have been possessed with enough of talent to create a great deal of mischief, and was a grievous thorn in the flesh to Bishop Jarvis, and to most of the clergy in this diocese. It appears that he was in Hartford, in October, 1800, perhaps prospecting for new pastures. Whether he preached here at that time I know not, but find this bill among the files, which is an indication that he did, and that he found some friends here, which led to the vote passed January 28, 1801.
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CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD.
" ISOO. Oct" 26th.
Episcopal Society to C. Murray D' To Boarding M' Ammi Rogers & Keep- ing his horse 9 Days @ 6/ £2.14.0
Cr. By Cash Recd of Mr. Bradley, 1 . 15 . 3
0.18.9
Rec Bale of Jas. Ward out of contribu-
tion money.
COTTON MURRAY."
There is no further record concerning him, and prob- · ably Bishop Jarvis had something to say in the matter, which led to his being dropped .*
At a meeting of the Wardens & Vestry of Christ Church in the city of Hartford, held at said Church on 12th July, 180I
Voted, That the Reverend Menzies Rayner, of Elizabeth Town in New Jersey, be requested to take upon himself the charge of this Church as our Minister, and that we promise in behalf of the said Church to pay to him Six Hundred Dol- lars pr Annum in quarterly payments for his services during the time of his continuing our Minister as an Episcopal Cler- gyman, performing the duties of said Office to acceptance of the Bishop of this State, and of this Congregation, said salary to commence from the 20th August next.
Signed by John Morgan William Imlay
Wardens
James Bull
Roger Wadsworth
Vestry.
James Ward Michael Oleott Elias Morgan
Jacob Ogden
Joseph Utley
Jnº MeCrackan
Thomas Sanford Jr.
* " At this time I performed Divine service, & preached for a few Sun- days in the church in the city of Hartford, & was applied to for terms of settlement there, but refused to give any encouragement on account of the previous application made to me from Branford, & also because my people in the county of Saratoga were not informed of my inelination to leave them."-Memoirs of Rev. Ammi Rogers, third edition, p. 30.
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IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS.
The foregoing is a copy of the Vote passed by the War- dens & Vestry, an exact transcript of which signed by the aforesaid Wardens & Vestry was given Mr. Rayner, date as above.
Test, JNº JEFFREY, Clk of said Society.
I find among the records or papers of the parish, no answer by Mr. Rayner to the above.
Mr. Rayner was formerly connected with the Method- ist denomination, but was ordained by Bishop Provoost in the latter part of 1795, probably, and was Rector of the Church at Elizabethtown, New Jersey. It may interest some to learn what is said about him by Rev. Abel Stevens, in his History of the Methodist Episcopal Church :
At a Conference held at N. Y. May 25, 1791, among the appointments were these, "Lemuel Smith ; Minzies Rainor," P. 253.
Again, speaking about the work done at " Tolland & the neighboring villages," Asbury says, "I felt very solemn among them ; Brothers Smith & Rainor have been owned of the Lord in these parts," p. 258.
And speaking of a Conference at Lynn, 1792, he says, after enumerating several of the brethren, "there were also the youthful & talented Rainor, fresh from the revivals on the Hartford Circuit, & undiverted yet from the labors of the itinerancy, by the love of ease, or domestic comfort, which was afterwards too strong for him."
COPIED FROM SUBSCRIPTION PAPER, - FROM THE LADIES.
Sept. 22. " The Decoration of Churches in most of the Epis- copal Parishes has, from practice been considered as the par- ticular province of the Ladies, at least so far as respects the Pulpit & the Surplice, -tho' the Episcopal Church in this city is in its infancy-yet we flatter ourselves the Ladies of this Church will feel themselves interested to see the Church as handsomely ornamented with Cushions & Curtains as others-they therefore agree to pay the several sums an- nexed to their names for the purpose of purchasing Velvet or Damask for the Desk & Pulpit.
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CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD.
Hartford, Sept. 22, ISO1.
Mrs. J. Morgan 5 Dollars. Abbigail Utley
3 Dollars.
Misses Olcott's 8
Mrs. Whedon, 2
Mrs. Imlay
Mrs. Wheeler
I
Beulah Ward 3
Mrs. Lloyd
3
Susan Seymour 2
Mary Brown
3.10 "
Martha Bull 5
Lee 2
Ann Bull 3
Total 47.60
R. H. MeCrackan 3
Mrs. Sanford 3
Dr to Cash pd C. Olmsted
for I pss Damask,
46. .73
to 2} y tow Cloth
to 4 skeins silk .
.28
to pd M. Larkum
.44
to pd for binding
.75
Galoon
.54
48.74 "
Oct. 12. To James Wadsworth of the City of Hartford GREETING,
You are hereby directed to Warn the Parishioners of Hartford Episcopal Church to Meet at their Church on Saturday the 17th day Instant October, at 3 o'Clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of choosing the annual officers of the Church, to lay a tax for the support of Mr. Rayner, and to do any other Business proper to be done at said Meeting.
A. KINGSBURY, Justice Peace. Hartford, Oct. 12th 1801.
Hartford Oct 13th 1801.
I have given due notice to all the people belonging to the Episcopal Church Parish, according to directions of the within warning.
Sign4, JAMES WADSWORTH.
Test ELIAS MORGAN, Clerk.
The record of the Clerk is, that this meeting was held on the 16th, and that it " was regularly and legally warned."
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IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS.
" Voted, That the Vestry of this Church be hereby author- ized to dispose of all Moneys of the Church, and to call Parish Meetings when they [are] necessary, and to transact all other business belonging to the Church, except the Lay- ing of Taxes."
This was the last of the warrants issued by a Justice of the Peace.
Oct. 22. Voted, That Mr. John McCrackan & Mr. Mich'. Olcott be appointed to call on Mr. Jacob Ogden for him to provide a Dinner for the Clergy on the 11th Day of November next.
This was on the occasion of the consecration of the Church. See Annals, page 55.
Nov. II.
INSTRUMENT OF DEDICATION AND CERTIFICATE OF CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH NOVEMBER 11th
A.D. ISOI.
At a meeting of the Wardens, Vestrymen & Parishioners of Christ's Church, in the City of Hartford, it was unani- mously resolved and voted, That As Almighty God had been pleased to put it into their Hearts, to build a new church for the celebration of his Worship according to the Liturgy of the Protestant Episcopal church of the United States of America, & the civil constitution of this State, it was their full purpose and desire that the said New church be dedi- cated to the Worship & service of Almighty God according to the Liturgy aforesaid, & that it might be called Christ's Church -
We therefore, the Church Wardens, Vestrymen, & Parish- ioners of the said Church - Do for us & our successors, Dedicate, Appropriate, give & Grant, the said church so erected, unto Almighty God, our heavenly King & Father, to be consecrated & used to his Worship & Service, accord- ing to the Liturgy aforesaid, divesting ourselves of all right
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CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD.
& Title, and disclaiming all authority to employ it hereafter to any common or profane use;
And We, the Church Wardens, Vestrymen & Parishioners aforesaid do further resolve & vote, that the two Church Ward- ens, John Morgan, & William Imlay, Esquires, do in our name & behalf sign & Seal this Instrument of Dedication, & do acquaint the right Reverend Doct' Jarvis, our Diocesan Bishop, therewith, & request that he would consecrate the said New Church to Almighty God, & set it apart to be forever hereafter employ'd in his Worship & services, prom- ising as far as in us lies to take care of the repairs of said Church, that it may be kept, together with its furniture, sacred utensils & Books, in a decent state for the celebration of Divine service.
And also, that we will as God shall enable us, endeavour always to procure & support a Minister in Priests orders, to celebrate God's holy worship according to the Liturgy afore- said.
In Witness whereof we the Church Wardens, have here- unto set our hands and Seals at Hartford, the 11th day of November 1801.
Signª & Sealed in
presence of WM. IMLAY Church [L. S.]
James Wells JNO. MORGAN
Wardens [L. s.]
The consecration of the Church was an important mat- ter, and was attended with some expense. The Bishop doubtless received the hospitality of some of the parish- ioners, but the item below shows that he traveled by his own conveyance.
Episcopal Church of Hartford
Nov. 12
To Cotton Murray Dr
To keeping horse for Bishop Jarvis 4/
Recd the within Bill of Jas. Ward, Dec. 12, 1801
COTTON MURRAY.
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IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS.
Mr. Ogden's bill is as follows: -
Hartford Novemb 11, 1801.
The Vestry of ye Episcopal Church of Hartford To Jacob Ogden Dr
to 19 dinners for the Clergy at the Consecration @ 3/ £2. 17. 0
4 bottles Madara wine 6/ I. 4. O
2 Quarts of Old Spirit & Brandy
9. 0
to pd for pipes Tobacco & Spanish Segars 3. 0
£4. 13. 0
Red Pay JACOB OGDEN
Endorsement on back of above: -
"We the subscribers being appointed by the Vestry of Christ Church to audit all accounts of the same & certify our approbation of the same to the treasurer are of opinion that the within ac' is right & the Treasurer is requested to pay the same. JNO. MCCRACKAN.
Hartfd 22 Nov. 1801.
Dec' 13, V. Voted, That Mr. Rayner, and Mr. Elias Mor- gan be appointed a Committee to hire a suitable person to instruct a Singing School for this Church, and agree to pay such sum as they shall [deem] proper.
Voted, That two dollars pr week be paid to Mr. George Catlin for the use of the organ on Condition he provides an organist, who shall play on the same to the acceptance of the Vestry, on each whole Sunday and on publick days, which sum is to be in full compensation for the organist and the use of the organ, and the same shall be paid from the contri- butions in the Church.
Feb. 21.
1802.
The collection amounted to $7.35; on the 28th it was $1.51, with this note in the Treasurer's account, " Organ not played (hail storm)". The contributions generally were between three and five dollars; not unfrequently mention is made, "organ not played," or "organ played half-day." The collection at Christmas was $18.38. James
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CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD.
Wadsworth was paid two dollars for "Green Boughs " at Christmas, and Mr. Burkett twenty-five cents for ringing the bell at Christmas and New Year.
April II, P. Voted, That Mr. Rayner & Mr. Elias Morgan be appointed to engage Mr. Ely Roberts such further time as they may think proper in instructing School of Singers for this Church, not exceeding six weeks.
SUBSCRIPTION FOR DEFICIENCY, 1802.
June 12. At a meeting of the Vestry of Christ Church in June 1802, it was represented by the Treasurer of the Society that the Moneys from the Rents of the Pews & Slips, & other resources of the Church, would not be sufficient for the Parish expenses for the year; it was therefore proposed that as no tax had been laid for the year, & that it might be more agreeable for the Parishioners to pay by voluntary contributions the sum necessary to make up the Deficiency - therefore we the Subscribers agree to pay to James Ward, Treasurer of the Society, the sums affixed to our names, pro- vided the sum of three hundred Dollars shall be subscribed, & that no Parish tax be laid on the Polls & rateable Estate of the Parishioners for any moneys due to the support of Mr. Rayner for the present year, commencing from the time of his settlement, or for any other parish taxes - witness our hands, City Hartford, June 12, 1802.
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