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sons out of the Congregation of said Church as they think proper to supply the vacancy of such Trustee or Trustees, caused by death, removal or other Incapacity as aforesaid. And also, that at any and all times whatsoever, when the said Minister or Ministers, Elders and Deacons of the Church afores'd or the majority of them for the time being, shall and may meet to-
gether at Morris Town aforesaid, and are hereby sufficiently authorized then and there to displace and to remove from the office of Trustee and such Trustee or Trustees, and in their room and stead to elect and choose out of the Congregation of said Church, any person or persons to sup- ply the place or places of such Trustee or Trustees so displaced and removed, pro- vided always that the number of the said Trustees exceed not seven, and every Trustee so elected & appointed as aforesaid, shall by virtue of these presents and of such elec- tion and appointment be vested with all the power and privileges which any of the other Trustees has or has had. And we do further, will and Ordain, give and grant that the Trustees of the said Presbyterian Church in Morris Town and their successors for the time being, shall from time to time have power to choose their President out of the Trustees for the time being, who shall have the custody of the publick seal of the said corporation, and all the Books, Char- ters, Deeds and Writings anyways relating to the said corporation, and shall have power from time to time and at all times hereafter, as occasion shall require to call a meeting of the said Trustees at Morris Town afore- said, for the election of all or any of the powers hereby given and granted ; and in case of sickness, absence or death of the President, all the powers by these presents granted to the President shall be and re- main in the Eldest Trustee upon record un- til the recovery or return of the President, or until a new President be chosen as afore- said. And we do further Will, ordain, give and grant that all and every act and order of four of the said Trustees (but not of any lesser number) consented and agreed to at such meeting of the Trustees aforesaid, shall be good, valid and effectual to all in- tents and purposes as if the whole num-
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agreed thereto. And we do further Will and Ordain, that all the acts of the said Trustees, shall from time to time be fairly entered in a Book or Books to be kept for that pur- pose by the President of the Trustees for the time being, which book or books to- gether with the Seal of the said Corpora- tion and all charters, deeds and writings whatsoever belonging any way to the said Corporation, shall be delivered over by the former President to the President of the said Trustees newly elected for the time be- ing, as such President shall hereafter from time to time successively be chosen.
AND LASTLY, we do of our especial Grace certain knowledge and mere motion for us, our heirs and successors by these presents, give and grant unto the said Trustees of the Presbyterian Church in Morris Town and their successors forever, that these our Let- ters Patent on the Enrollment thereof, shall be good and effectual in the law to all intents and purposes against us, our heirs and successors without any other License, Grant or Confirmation from us, our heirs and successors hereafter by the said Trustees of the said Presbyterian Church in Morris Town, to be had or obtained notwith- standing the not reciting or misrecital, or not naming or misnaming of the aforesaid offices, franchises, privileges, immunities or other, the premises or any of them, and notwithstanding the Writ of Ad Quod Damnum hath not issued forth to enquire of the premises or any of them before en- sealing hereof, any Statute, act, ordinance or provision, or any other matter or thing to the contrary notwithstanding.
To have, hold and enjoy all and singular, the privileges, advantages, liberties, immun- ities and all other the premises herein, and hereby granted and given or which are meant, mentioned or intended to be herein given and granted unto them, the said Trustees of the Presbyterian Church in Morris Town and to their successors forever.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have caus- ed these, our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of our said Province of New Jersey to be hereunto affixed.
New Jersey, this Eighth day of September, in the Thirtieth year of our reign, and in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred fifty and Six.
CHARLES READ, Secr'y.
I have perused the above charter and find nothing therein contained inconsistent with the honor and interest of the Crown. September 7th, 1756.
C. SKINNER, Att'y Gen'l ..
Let the Great Seal of the Province
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be hereunto affixed.
SEAL
J. BELCHER.
OF
To the Secretary of New
( NEW JERSEY.
Jersey.
Recorded at Trenton, Oct. 5, 1774, in Book C, 3, of Commissions, page 7, &c.
RECORDS OF THE TRUSTEES AND PARISH.
A Record of the Transactions of the Trus- tees in and for the Presbyterian Chh & Con- gregation at morristown, in Vertue of a Charter granted to the said Chh & Congre- gation by his Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esqr., Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over his majesties Province of Nova Cesarea or New jersey and territories thereon Depending in America Chancellor and Vice admiral in the same, &c., which Charter was granted the eighteenth [8th] of September, in the twenty ninth [30th] year of his majesties Reign 1756, the Expence of which Charter being about seven Pound Proc. was raised by Publick Contribution Excepting the writing of Sd Charter, which was Generously done by Ezekiel Cheever, niember of Sd Society
The Incorporated Trustees, Viz .; meissiurs. Benjamin Hatheway, President ; Benjamin Bayles, Thomas Kent, Benjamin Coe, Charles Howell, Sam'l Robarts & henry Primrose on the Receiving the Charter at the minis- ters hous from the hands of Mr. Johnes, who had Been Desiered and was Principally Concerned in obtaining the Sd Charter, the Trustees by a Vote did then and there ap- point Saml Robarts the Corporation Clark
The President according to Charter ap- pointed a meeting of the trustees at his own
Witness, our Trusty and well beloved Jon- athan Belcher, Esquire, Governor and Com- mander in Chief of our said Province of ) hous January 18, 1758, all the members being
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Present it was agreed that as the President had heretofore given a Deed for the Par- sonage to mess. matthew Lum, thomas Cleverly & Timothy mills that it might now fall under the Priviledges of the Charter, and it was agreed that Sd Parsonage Land by a Quit Claim be Conveyed to the President that Sd Lands by the President might be Directly Conveyed to the trustees it was also agreed to take a Quit Claim Deed for the meeting hous Land which is now in the hands of Joseph Prudden & the Heirs of John Lindsley Deceased Both of the town of Morris.
apriel 2 1759 the trustees met at ye Presi- dents hous acording to the appointment All Present Except Benj Bayles at which time the President Received his Quit Claim of said mathew Lum timothy mills and Thomas Cleaverly and acordingly Gave a warrantee Deed to the trustees.
apriel the 9 1759 the Clark by appoint- ment of the Trustees Received a Quit Claim Deed for the meeting hous Land of Joseph Prudden
apriel 16. 1759 at a meating of the trustees by Appointment Benjn Hatheway & Thomas Kent being absent Carls Howell was chosen President and Wee Enquired into the over Plus money of mr Johnes Rates including the year 1757 when it was found that of all Past Rates only £14 13 o was due to him and after his demands was answered and the Assessor Colector from Sd Rats the Re- mainder Should be Lodged in the trustees hands
Novem 8 1759 the Elders of the Chh in morris town met Present messrs Jacob Ford Joseph Prudden mathew Lum Joseph Coe Daniel Lindsley and Timothy Johnes moderator and after Prayers according to the Charter they Proseded to the Choice of a Trustee in the Room of our worthy Brother Charls Howell Deceased and ac- ordingly they Chose Capt Joseph Stiles to Succeed him.
October 14 1762 the Elders met and maid Choice of Stephen Conklin for a trustee in the Room of our worthy Brother & Prese- dent Benjamin hatheway.
October 22 1762 the trustees met and chose henry Primrose President who now sucseads our worthy Brother Benjamin hatheway Decesd
November 18 1762 the elders and trustees met Being Leagely warned &c. Mr. Kent one of the trustees being infirm by Reason of Age was Dismissed from being a trustee by the Elders and Samuel tuthill of Morris Town Esq. was maid choice of in the Roome of Mr. Kent and then the trustees Prosead- ed Samuel tuthill absent By the advice and consent of the Elders and Drew a Sub- scription to Rais a Sum of money in order to purtchas a Peas of Land for the Benefit of the minister of morris town
Septem 19 1763 the Trustees met at Doc- tor tuthills and all agreed that Gideon All- wood might set his shop on the meeting hous Land below the hill near freamans Store and Remain for Seven years and also gave there consent that the society might Build a Steple to the meeting house Mr. Conklin absent
January 24 1766 the Trustees Being Call- ed and met at Doctor tuthills and gave Consent that the Burieng Ground should be fenced Samuel Robarts absent
January 12 1767 the trustees Being called and met at the School hous henry Primrose Joseph Stiles and Benjamin Coe absent Proseaded and chose Benjamin Bayle Presi- dent and Gave Lieve that a school hous might be built on the Green Near whair the old hous Now Standeth
May 17 1770 the trustees being Duely Called and met at the county [?] hous and agreed to Convey a Part of the meating hous Land to the freeholders of the Coun- ty of morris for the Benefit of the Court hous
June 7 1770 the trustees met & gave a Deed for one acre of Land on which the Court hous Standeth to three majestrets and the Freeholders of the County of morris
Octob 7 1771 the trustees met at Doct tuthills Esq. Sam Roberts absent and agreed that the money that Mr. Watt [or Walt Ed.] Left to the town Should be Laid out towards Purtchasing utensils for the communian Table also that the school hous now on Pe- ter Mckees Land be Removed onto the Par- sonage Land and there to Remain During the Pleashure of the trustees and then Lya- ble to be removed.
October 19 1772 the Elders met at Mr. Jones and made Choyce of Silas Cundict
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for a Trustee in the Roome of Samuel Robarts
December 10 1772. The Trustees Met at Samuel Robarts and chose Silas Condict Clerk of this corporation & the said Trus- tees ordered the said Clerk to settle with Mr. Roberts accordingly the sd Clerk set- tled with Mr. Roberts & the sd Roberts gave the sd clk. Sundry Notes to the amount of fifty Seven pounds five Shillings & four pence, which The Trustees accepted as pay- ment for so much money & the sd clk. gave Receipt for the same, and the Trustees ap- pointed Henry Primrose & Silas Condict as a committee to settle with Mr. Timothy Johnes.
January 8, 1773. Henry Primrose & Silas Condict (as appointed by the Trustees) Met at. Mr. Timothy Johnes' and settled with the sd. Mr. Johnes, (Respecting his salary) from a former Settlement made in A. D 1757 for the Several Years Since until and including the Year 1769 and made an even ballance in the whole.
April 24, 1773, the Trustees met at Doc't Tuthill's ; all present; the committee ap- pointed at the last meeting Reported that they had Viewed the Lands proposed to be purchased of Shadrach Hayward and that they had agreed for the Same, being Sixty one Acres, & Seventy two hundreths of an acre, at three pounds pr. acre, then the Trustees proceeded & confirmed the Said purchase by taking Deed of sd. Hayward which is Dated April 2d, 1773, in considera- tion of the sum of one hundred & eighty five pounds three Shillings & two pence, containing the sd. quantity of 61 acres & 72 hundredths strict measure, and gave two Bonds to sd. Hayward, one for the payment of {139,, 3., 2, and the other for the payment of the sum of £46., o., o.
Total, £185., 3., 2.
June 13, 1774, the Trustees met at the Courthouse ; all present but Mr. Coe ; agreed that Sam'l Tuthill, Esq., draw a subscrip- tion and present it to Such persons as he shall think proper in order to Raise moneys to purchase a Tract of Land of Thomas Ken- ny, Esq., to enlarge and accomodate the Public Parade, &c.
September 16, 1777, the Trustees met (and being Informed by the Rev'd. Mr. Johnes
that upon the Death of Joseph Stiles, Esq .. one of the Trustees, Jonathan Stiles, Esq. was elected in his Room, & that Benjamin Lindsley, Esq., & Jonathan Ford were Elect- ed in the Room of Henry Primrose & Benja- min Baleys who had resigned on account of Infirmity & that John Mills was Elected in- stead of Benjamin Coe who had removed out of the Parish) present, Mr. Conklin, Mr. Tuthill, Mr. Stiles, Mr. Mills.
Agreed that a copy of the Charter be made out & delivered to the Elders of the church. Also agreed that Mr. Conklin, Mr. Tuthill, Mr. Lindsly & Mr. Stiles or any two of them wait upon some of the Docts. of the Hospital in Morristown & apply for a resignation of the meeting house and if ob- tained then to apply to the Commanding Officer at this post to remove the troops thence & at their discretion to proceed fur- ther in cleansing and refiting the House for Public Worship & to make report of their progress in the premises at their next meet- ing.
April 27, 1778, the Trustees met at Mr. Johnes, present Mr. Conklin, Mr. Lindsley, Mr. Stiles, Mr. Ford, Mr. Mills & Mr. Con- dict. The former president Mr. Primrose having Resigned the Board proceeded to the choyce of another when Silas Condict was duly Elected President.
Agreed that the Rever'd Mr. Johnes be re- quested to employ some persons who un- derstands the Business to alter the method of Ringing the Bell from that in which it now swings to that of setting it up in Ring- ing and that the Board will defray the ex- penses thereof.
Agreed that Mr. Stiles, Mr. Mills & Mr, Ford be a committee to complete the par- sonage fence & to collect the subscript'n therefor & Report to the Board at their next meeting.
July 13th, 1778, the Trustees met at Docr. Tuthills, present, Mr. Conklin, Mr. Tuthill, Mr. Stiles, Mr. Lindsley, Mr. Mills & the President agreed that Mr. Tuthill, Mr. Stiles & Mr. Mills be a committee to wait on Doct. Draper & inform him of the Law of this State Relative to Billeting of Solders, & that the committee or either of them be Impowered to prosecute such Person or Persons who may take possession of the meeting house or other property of the
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Trustees contrary to the said Law, & that they make report what they have done in the premises to this Board at their next meeting.
August 31, 1779, the Trustees met at Mr. Alexander Carmichael's ; present Mr. Stiles, Mr. Lindsley, Mr. Mills and the president, Moore Furman, Esq., D. Q. M. G. of this State applied to the Board for liberty to erect a store house for the use of the conti- nent on the Parsonage lot between Mr. Car- michael's and Doct. Tuthills, the Board hav- ing considered the proposal made by Mr. Furman agreed thereto, and agreed that the President in behalf of the Board of Trustees do enter into and sign an article of agree- ment with Joseph Lewis or the assistant Q. M., at this post for the time being discribing the land to be occupied by the said D. Q.M.G. for the use of continent and the conditions on which the same is let, agreed that Mr. Carmichael be employed to hire the manure made and left on the green or commons near the meetinghouse property heaped up in order to be removed onto the parsonage lot.
April 16, 1781, the Trustees met at the re- quest of the president at his House, all present but Doct. Tuthill, and agreed that Mr. Timothy Johnes be requested by the president to employ some proper person to clean out the Ditches in the parsonage meadow and that the Board will defray the expense thereof. The Trustees then pro- ceeded to settle accounts with Mr. Condict as Clerk and Treasurer of the Board, and found a balance due to Board of one hun- dred and forty pounds, the most of which appeared to have been received by the said Mr. Condict in continental Money in its depreciated State and was by him Loaned to the continent the first day of March, 1780, the Loaning of which the Board approved of and agreed not to call for or demand the same until it is paid by the Continental Loan office and the certificate which in- cludes the same with other monies be and remain in the hands of Mr. Condict at the risk of the Board he paying the interest as often as the same is Received from the Loan office.
Mr. Mills to be Clerk, and agreed that Mr. Condict deliver the money and obligations for money, with the Book to the said Clerk.
At a meeting of the Trustees at Mr. Johnes, present Mr. Conkling, Mr. Tuthill, Mr. Lindsly and Mr. Mills ; Agreed & ap- pointed Mr. Tuthill & Mr. Lindsly a com- mittee to call on Mr. Ferman, Q. M. & re- quest him to remove the continental build- ing on the parsonage land adjoining the house built by Mr. Huntington, Dec.
Agreed that Mr. Johnes should employ some of the silversmiths to make a vessel for the use of the communion table, & this Bord will pay for the Same (the workman- ship only), and that Mr. Johnes employ some person to Ditch the parsonage med- dow & this Bord pay for the Same.
May 25, 1782 .- At a meeting of the Trustees on Morristown green, present Mr. Condict, Mr. Tuthill, Mr. Lindsly, Mr. Stiles & Mr.Mills. Agreed & Bought the Continental Buildings on the parsonage Land adjoining the house Built by Mr. Huntington, Dec. for the use of the parish for the sum of £23. the trus- tees then agreed with the Q. M's Obale & Ferman by Leaving it to men for the Rent to be allowed for the house Built by Mr. Huntington while in publick use for the term of two years & nine Months, which ex- pired in June 1781, for which Rent is to be allowed £9 per year, the trustees appointed Mr. Mills to call on Col. Obale & Mr. Ferman to Settle the purchase of said Buildings & Rent of said house and Receive the Ballance if to be had.
May 23, 1783 -Trustees met at Morris- town at the Request of the president, all present, appointed Mr. Frederick King to employ some person to Ring the Bell & take care of the Clock.
The Trustees then appointed Mr. Tuttle & Mr. Mills or either of them to Settle with Mr. Johnes Respecting his Sallary from the year 1774, and to Draw a List of the Delin- quents of the Rates and Subscriptions due for Sallary from that time and present a copy of Such deficiency to each of the Parish col- lectors, and Desire them to Request the peo- ple thus behind to pay their deficiencies or give Notes for the Same. And that the Said Committee at a proper time lay before the Congregation the debt due for the repairs
April 20, 1781, Mr. Condict having de- clined serving any longer as Clerk of the Board, the Trustees unanimously choose of the meeting house, Ringing the Bell, &c.
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and fall on such meashures as the parish, Shall approve for Discharging the same, and that the Said Committee take meash- ures to discharge the arrears, Either by ap- plying the debts now due or by a new Sub- scription as shall appear most agreeable to the parish.
Feb. 17, 1784 .- Trustees met at the Minis- ter's house, all present, agreed to Recon- sider the matter of walling the meeting house overhead, and agreed to have the cieling overhead taken down and put in a better manner and be painted. Mr. Mills Reported that he had Settled with Mr. Johnes Respecting his Sallary from a former Settlement in the year 1775 to the year 1780 Inclusive and found due to him for Said Six years Sallary £107,5,2 and that he had De- livered Lists of the Delinquents to the parish collectors according to order.
Trustees appointed Mr. Ford to provide and Set out 100 appletrees on the parsonage Land and this Bord will pay for the Same.
Nov. 23, 1784 .- At a meeting of the Trus- tees at the house of the minister, present Mr. Condict, Mr. Conkling, Mr. Tuthill, Mr. & Lindsly Mr. Mills. Agreed and appointed Nathan Howell, Fraderick King and William Johnes to take care of the Steple, to guard it against the weather by Applying Sheet Lead, painted cloath, &c., as they Shall think best & this bord will pay for the same. the Trustees then at the Request of Mr. Nathan Howell agreed to Say what price he should have for Diging graves and Tolling the Bell for funerals, which was for Children under ten years old to be Seven Shillings & Six pence and for grown per- sons Eleven Shillings and three pence-the Bord then adjourned to Ist day of Dec. next to meet at this place at o'clock.
March 25th, 1788 .- Trustees met at the Request of the President at the house of Benjamin Freeman. Present Mr. Condict, Mr. Tuthill, Mr. Lindsly, Mr. Ford & Mr. Mills, Agreed to Sell the Chesut timber on the Parsonage wood-lot at Vendue next Friday, & Sold the Continental Building on the Parsonage Land near the meeting house to John Mills for £2,15s. The Trustees then Agreed unanimously to Resign their ap- pointment as Trustees.
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signed their Office, the Congregation met this day agreeably to advertizements & elected Ist Silas Condict, 3rd John Mills, 2nd Jonathan Ford, 4th Benj. Lindsly, 5th Richard Johnson, 6th Joseph Lewis and 7th James Smith, to serve as Trustees.
April 27th, 1788 .- The Persons elected on the 24th inst. as Trustees met at Mr. Lewis's viz., Silas Condict. Jonathan Ford, John Mills, Benj. Lindsly, Richard Johnson, Jos. Lewis & James Smith, and Severally took and Subscribed the Oath of Allegiance, and an Oath of Office as the Law directs before Alex'r Carmichael, Esq. The Trustees Elected Mr. Condict to serve as President, and Mr. Lewis to serve as Clerk of the Board. The Trustees then assumed the name of THE TRUSTEES OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT MORRISTOWN, & chose as their common Seal, one-the device & impression of which is a Sheaf of Wheat.
1788, May 13th .- The Board met at Mr. Lewis's-all present. After some consulta- tion had on the subject of repairs, some cal- culations made, some proposals rec'd, &c., the Board adjourned to meet at the meeting house, where the people of the parish were convened. The congregation voted that re- pairs be omitted & that Justice Lindsly, Major Lindsly & Jos. Lewis, be a committee to make an estimate of the expense of a church to be built of Timber, & that Deacon Prudden & Justice Carmichael, be a com- mittee to make an estimate of the expense of a Brick church, 65 feet long and forty-five feet broad, and that both estimates be laid before the congregation on Thursday, the 29th Inst.
By advice of the Elders and Trustees, the above meeting is put off till Thursday, the 5th of June next.
June 5th, 1788,-The congregation met agreeably to the adjournment & notice,-& after some consultation & debate about Building a new, or repairing the old church. Voted that a new church be built-& the votes being taken there appeared to be a considerable majority for building it of Timber.
The Trustees then convened at Mr. Smith's-all present. Voted that Deacon Allen & Mr. Johnson carry a Subscription through the parish to get a sufficient sum
April 24th, 1788 .- The Trustees having re- for erecting a new meeting-house, 65 feet
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long, 50 feet wide & and 25 feet high, to be inclosed with shingles.
Oct. 14th, 1788 .- The Board met at Mr. Smith's-all present. Voted, that Justice Lindsly & Mr. Ford be a com- mittee to superintend the business of repairing the old meeting House (in a tem- porary way) so as to answer the purpose until a new House be built.
Board adjourned.
Dec. 3d, 1789 .- The Board met at Mr. Lewis's .- Present the president, Mr. Linds- ly, Mr. Ford, Mr. Johnson & Mr. Lewis. The minutes of some of the last meetings of the Board were read.
Mr. President from the committee ap- pointed (14th Oct. '88) to settle accts with the Rev. Doct. Johnes, reported that Mr. Mills and himself had proceeded in the set- tlement, but after having gone thro' the Doct. suggested some difficulties about it & to prevent it he was willing to accept the tax bills or duplicates and subscriptions (made for his salary) as they now stand and would take the whole risk of collecting it and the losses that may be sustained there- on in full for the present & all preceding years salary and discharge the parish there- from, provided the Trustees will appoint some person or persons who shall at the ex- pense of the parish go thro' the same & use their endeavors to obtain the cash or notes of the several subscribers or persons taxed & deliver the same to him. On motion whether the doctors proposal be agreed to, it passed in the affirmative-and thereupon Deacon Allen & Mr. Johnson were appoint- ed to go to every person within the parish and indebted either on the subscriptions or duplicates ( except Thomas Miller who for his service in making the assessments is to be discharged from the taxes laid on him) for the salary aforesaid-& after they shall have performed the business & delivered the money or notes by them collected to the Rev. Dr. Johnes or his order, they shall re- cerve of the parish a reasonable compensa- tion for their trouble.
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