The Record of the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown, N.J. : v. 1-5 Jan. 1880-Dec. 1885, pt 1, Part 13

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HALF-WAY COVENANT.


Editor of the Record :


Some of your readers, doubtless, desire in- formation concerning the list of " Half-Way Members," found in THE RECORD, from time to time. Dr. Johnes' caption is as follows : "The Names and Number of Persons that have renewed their cov. or taken their Bap- tismal Vows upon themselves." (Record, p. 28.)


. None but the children of church members were regarded, by the early churches of New England, as proper subjects of baptism. Baptized children were considered members of the church, and entitled, at a proper age,


if irreproachable, to partake of the Lon Supper. Certain civil privileges, also, confined to church members,


The children of the second : generat however, it was found, were much addict to unsanctified and worldly habits of such as unfitted them for full members in the church. Others, by reason of awe with which the sacrament of the Lord Supper was regarded, refraining from ordinance; until the later period of life. such were denied the privilege of presenti their offspring to God in baptism. A lan number of children were thus growing unbaptized, and fears were seriously ent tained that, in some places, the chur would consequently become extinct.


To remedy this evil, it was proposed recognize a qualified church membership all baptized persons, even after coming maturity, on their consenting to assu publicly the engagements made by the parents for them when baptized, and thi without any profession of Christian exped ence, or converson, binding themselv simply to live a Christian life, but not partake of the Lord's Supper; in consequend of this qualified membership they were have their children duly baptized. Th proposition, after considerable discussion and much opposition, was sanctioned,b the Synod of elders and messengers from the churches of Massachusetts that met 1662, at Boston, in the words following ; "Church members who were admitted minority,understanding tne doctrine of f and publicly professing their assent the. not scandalous in life, and solemnly,ownin the covenant before the church, wherein they give up themselves and children to the Lord, and subject themselves to the govern, ment of Christ in the church-their chil- dren are to be baptized."


This obtained the name of " the half-way covenant," was introduced partially into the other New England Colonies, and found its way into other churches by emigrants from New England. It became a fruithful cause of contention and bitter alienation, and was the means of filling many of the 'churches with unconverted members, lead- ing at length to great corruption of doctrine. It has long since been entirely abandoned.


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(Continued from page 83.) REPRESENTATIVES OF MORRIS COUNTY IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. --: 0:


66th Legislature, 1841, Oct. 26. Council, James Wood. Assembly, James W. Drake, Samuel B. Halsey, William Stephens, Thomas C. Willis.


67th Legislature, 1842, Oct. 25.


Council,


Ezekiel B. Gaines.


Assembly, Sam'l B. Halsey, (speaker.) William Stephens, David T. Cooper, James Clark.


68th Legislature, 1843, Oct. 24.


Council,


John H. Stansborough.


Assembly, James Clark, John M. Losey, Samuel Willet, George Vail.


69th Legislature, 1845, Jan. 14.


Senate, John B. Johnes.


Assembly, Timothy Kitchel,


Matthias Kitchel, Henry Seward, George H. Thompson.


70th Legislature, 1846, Jan. 13.


Senate, John B. Johnes. Assembly, Henry Seward.


George H. Thompson, Matthias Kitchel, Calvin Howell.


71st Legislature, 1847, Jan. 12.


Senate, John B. Johnes.


Assembly, Calvin Howell, Richard Lewis,


Charles McFarland, Samuel Hilts.


72d Legislature, 1848, Jan. II.


Senate, Ephraim Marsh.


Assembly, David T. Cooper, Samuel VanNess, Edward W. Whelpley, Andrew J. Smith.


73d Legislature, 1849, Jan. 9.


Senate, Ephriam Marsh, (Pres.) Assembly, David T. Cooper, Samuel VanNess, Ed. W. Whelpley, (Speaker) Andrew J. Smith,


74th Legislature, 1850, Jan. 8. Senate, Ephriam Marsh, (Pres.) Assembly, John L. Kanouse, Andrew B. Cobb, Freeman Wood, George H. Thompson.


75th Legislature, 1851, Jan. 14.


Senate, John A. Bleeker. Assembly, Cornelius B. Doremus, Horace Chamberlain, Jonathan P. Bartley, Josiah Meeker.


76th Legislature, 1852, Jan. 13.


Senate, John A. Bleeker. Assembly, John D. Jackson, Cornelius S. Dickerson, Robert Albright, Cornelius B. Doremus.


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Hitherto the members of Assembly had been elected on the general ticket ; the last legislature provided for election by districts. (P. L. 464.) Ist District : Morris and Chat- ham ; 2d District : Hanover and Pequannoc ; 3d District : Rockaway, Jefferson and Rox- bury ; 4th District : Randolph, Mendham, Chester and Washington.


77th Legislature, 1853, Jan. 13. Senate, . John A. Bleeker. Assembly. Robert Albright, Ist Dist.


John L. Kanouse, 2d "


John D. Jackson, 3d Cor. S. Dickerson, 4th


78th Legislature, 1854, Jan. 10.


Senate, Alexander Robertson.


Assembly, Wm. P. Conkling,


Ist Dist.


Andrew B. Cobb, 2d William Logan, 3d Aaron Pitney, 4th “


79th Legislature, 1855, Jan 9.


Senate, Alexander Robertson,


Assembly, Wm. P. Conkling, Ist Dist. Edward Howell, 2d William Logan, 3d ... Aaron Pitney, 4th


8oth Legislature, 1856, Jan. 8.


Senate, Alexander Robertson.


Assembly, Wm. M. Muchmore, Ist Dist.


Edward Howell,


2d . “


William A. Carr,


3d .


Daniel Budd,


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(Continued from page 84.) MEMBERS.


[The third column on this page is the work of the RECORD. Information which will lead to the correction of any mistake, or the filling of any blank, will be thankfully ceived .- ED.] Names. When Received. When Dismissed or Died.


March, 1. 1765. Sept. 10, 1784, aet. 56.


John Lindsly Sarah Lindsly (John), later, wife of Benjamin Halsey


Benj., son of Doc. Hathaway


Jonathan Wood


.. Susp. July 5, 1782, d. Jan. 2, 1804,aet.75


Phebe Clark, later, wife of Icha- bod Carmichael


Benjamin Lindsly


May


3. 1765. Died Nov. 8, 1815, born Feb. 22, 1731 June 17, 1805, aet. 85.


Samuel Mills


Eleazar Lindsly


Caleb Halsey


Ezekiel Day


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John Cooper


Richard Johnson


Mary Perkhurst (John)


Eliz. Easton


Joanna Coe


Cloe Wines


Susan. Gildersleeve


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" Moved."


Rachel Gildersleeve


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Charity Freeman


Ezra Halsey Johnathan Stiles


July


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John Hathaway .


Benjamin Coe, Jun. ':


Onesimus Whitehead


Rebecca Whitehead (Ones.)


Sarah Lindsly (Benj.)


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Dismissed Jan. 21. 1825.


Obadiah Robin, an Indian


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Elizabeth Prudden (Boice)


Oct.


31,' " 28, 1766


Jan. 31, 1802, aet. 85. July 29, 1789, aet. 57. "Moved."


Dan. Tichenor


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Phineas Fairchild


Nov. 12, 1801, aet. 71.


Ebenezer Coe


.6 "Moved." June 7, 1794, aet. 51.


Silas Gildersleeve


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Nat. Condict


"Moved."


Abigail Condict (Nat.)


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Patience Pierson (Joseph)


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Dec. 9, 1813, aet. 89. " Moved away."


Rhoda Tuttle .


Ruth Tuttle


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"Moved away." Jan. 3, 1777, aet. 33. Dismissed Jan. 21, 1825,


John Pool


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"Moved away." Sept. 23, 1825, act. 77. " Moved."


Oct. 23, 1775, aet. 48. Oct. 6, 1806, aet. 85. " Moved." -


July 4, 1814, aet. 72 y. 10m, and 21 d. Sept. 3, 1805, aet. 59. Dec. 16, 1811, born Aug. 12, 1738.


Samuel Roberts


Feb.


Abraham Campfield


Isaac Ayers


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March 29, 1803, aet. 67.


Deborah Raynor


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( Continued from page 85.) BAPTISMS.


1763. .


Oct 30. Sam'l Tuthill, Esq. & wf., ch. Samuel " Gilbard Ludlam & wf., ch. Hannah.


" Paul Fervor & wf., ch. Amos.


Nov. 6. Stephen Conkling & wf., ch. John.


" Robart McCalvin on his wf.'s ac- compt, ch. Elizabeth.


" 13. Increass Mather & wf., ch. Joseph. Dec. 4. John Pierson & wf., ch. Sarah.


1764.


Jan. 1. John Michel & wf., ch. John, born Oct. 12, 1863.


Feb. 8. John Ford & wf., ch. Nathan, Bp. at their own home.


Mar. 4. Rob. Arnold & wf., ch. Sarah, born Dec. 24. 1763.


" 18. Benj'n Hathaway & wf., ch. Mabel. Apr. 1. Cap'n Timothy Mills & wf., ch. Hannah.


". 8. Jabish Bears & wf., ch. Hannah.


" " Gilbard Allen & wf., ch. Stephen. May 6. Philip Lindsly & wf., ch. Isaac.


" 'Jedidiah Gregory & wf., ch. Naomi. " Joshuah Guring & wf., ch. Abra- ham.


" David Gauden & wf., ch. Mary,


" " Stephen Norris & wf., ch. Stephen, born Apr. 6, 1783.


" " Wilby Clark, on wf.'s accompt, ch. Mehitable.


" 13. Ebenezer Cundict & wf., ch. Byram.


" Shadrach Howard & wf., ch. Silas Day.


" 27. Cap'n Benj. Halsey & wf., ch. Ben- jamin.


June 3. Ebenezer Stiles, on his own ac- compt, ch. Charity.


" Moses Johnson & wf., ch. Naomi. " 14. Moses Tuttle on wf.'s accompt, ch. Simeon.


" 17. Elijah Pierson & wf., ch. George.


" 24. Job Lorain with his wt., ch. Sollo- mon.


July i. Dan. Tichenor & wf., ch. Daniel.


" Dan. Carmichael & wf., ch. Phebe, born Sept. 3, 1763.


" 22.' John Cole & wf., ch. Mary.


" Thomas Miller & wf., ch. Phebe.


. 29. Mary McMahon, ch. James.


" Nathan Price & wf., ch. Asee.


" " Caleb Manson & wf., ch. Mary.


July 29. Nathan Turner & wf., ch. Benjamin, Aug. 5. Peter Prudden & wf., ch. Peter.


" Boys Prudden & wf.,ch. Boys John.


" Sol'n Southard, on wf.'s accompt. ch. Phebe.


12. Moses Lindsly & wf., ch. Zenas.


26. Thomas Tuttle & wf., ch. Mehitabel


" Ebenezer Lindsly & wf., child'n -


Mary & Elizabeth ..


" 31. Larence Cummin & wf., ch. Robard. Sept. 9. Benj. Hathaway & wf., child'n Mary & Sarah.


Augustus Bayles & wf., adopted ch. Rebecca Bayles.


" 23. Jarzel Turner & wf., Household- Joseph, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Catura, Stephen, Sarah.


Oct. 14, Wilky Ludlam, at between 12 & 13, on his own account.


" Joseph Lindsly & wf., ch. Susanna.


21. James Millar & wf., ch. Sarah.


Tim. Johnes & wf., Negro child Cato; born Sept. 17, 1764.


" 27. Elizabeth Bridge, ch, Sarah.


Susannah Tichenor, ch. Zuba.


.. Anne Freeman, ch. Cornelius.


Nov. 1, Peter Price, adult.


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" Hannah, wf. of John Roggers & her child'n Eunice, Elizabeth, Phebe & James.


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4. Josiah Crane, adult.


" John Lindsley & wf., ch. Stephen. "


" John Lose on wf.'s accompt, ch. Lucretia.


11. Thomas Coe & wf., ch. Darius.


.4 .. Joshua Whitehead & wf., ch. Phebe.


" Joseph Cundit & wf., ch. Timothy.


" Isaac Pierson & wf., ch. Asa.


" 24. Mattania Lyon & wf., Stephen Smith.


" Silas Hains, ch. Jemima.


Sarah, Euben. Halbard's wf. on her own accompt, ch. Mary.


" Benj. Pool on wf.'s account, ch. Sibbel.


Dec. I. Sam'l Oliver & wf., family-Phebe, John, Sarah.


Moses Munson, family-Catharine, Jemima.


" "16. John Easton on wf.'s account, ch. Eunice.


. Peter Dickerson & wf., ch. Peter.


: 30. Nathaniel Peck & wf., ch. Phebe. (To be continued.)


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(Continued from page 86.) MARRIAGES.


1782.


Feb. 1. David Lloyd, of Cap. Mead Com- pany & Ist Jer. Reg., & Mercy Hayward.


5. Abraham Hudson & Sarah Oharrow. Apr. 18. George Phillips & Widow Huldah Condict.


May 6. Jacob Casterlin & Eunice Squire. June 3. Theophilus Hathaway & Phebe Car- michael.


July 7. George 'Kelle & Anne Ward, a widow.


".21. Nehemiah Johnson & Sarah Bridge. Amos Sackers, a soldier, & Eliza- beth Godden.


Aug.27. Cornelius Mills & Catherine Looker. " 29. Joshua Munson & Ruth Wood.


Sept 15. Benj. Holloway & Elizabeth Evolt. .. 30. John Garrigas & Elizabeth Ship- man.


Oct. 3. Joseph Gardiner & Martha Lewis. " 9. Hector & Juda.


Nov.14. Peter Prudden & Esther Prudden. Dec. 10. William Marsh & Susanna Lindsly. " 12. Job Loree & Elizabeth Hull. 1783.


Jan. 2. David Tuthill & Phebe Freeman. 7. Abner Fairchild & Theodosia Con- ger.


". 8. Isaac Walker & Ruth Tompkins.


.. 13. Peter Davison & Phebe Roberds.


15. Tim. Fairchild & Mehitabel Tuttle. Feb. 2. Nathaniel Carn & Hannah Dun. Mar. 4. Thomas Fearels & Kezia Bayles. " 6. Isaac Mills & Ruth Pain.


" 11. Jacob Ludlam & Margaret Pool. 16. Benj'n Prudden & Elizabeth Thompkins.


26. Daniel Burnet & Esther Jacks. Apr. 3. Jacob Reed & Catharine Masters. May 8. Joseph Lindsly & Sarah Lindsly. " 11. Elijah Sneden & Sarah Gregory. July 2. Pharis Doty & Phebe Freeman. . 3. Joseph Munson & Joanna Johnson.


" Abraham Godwin & Mary Munson. Aug.17, Joseph Force & Elizabeth Botting- house.


21. Abraham Willis & Rebecca Ludlam. " 24. John Hines & Elizabeth Prudden. Sept. 18. Timothy Morris & Malatia Gobil. Oct. 2. Jacob Simson & Sarah Turner.


" 26. Jnuia Riggs & Jemima Cooper.


Oct. 30. Jesse Saxon & Kezia Allen. Nov. 5. Thomas Thompson & Anna Catreen Card.


6. John Freeman & Esther Larzelere.


12. Maj'r Leonard Bleeker & Joanna Abeel.


19. Lambert Merrell & Comfort Wheeler " 20. Samuel Leonard & Abigail Pierson, "


" 24. William Denine & Margaret Tem- pleton.


Dec. I. William Hulbard & Deborah Fair- child.


73. Joseph Prudden, Jun. & Providence Gordon.


" 16. Stephen Turner & Phebe Peck. 30. Isaac Garrigus & Phebe Locy. Married to this date, 779.


1784.


Jan. 7. George Tucker Anne Arnold. Daniel Phoenix & Anne Philips.


" 20. Ephraim Hayward & Phebe Dicker- son.


Feb. 17. Jesse Locy & Martha Locy.


Mar, 3. Abijah Sherman & Mary Gregory.


4. Capt'n Alexander Thompson & Amelia DeHart.


" 31. Daton Talmage & Charity Stiles. Apr. 15. Samuel Prudden & Sarah Oliver.


" 29. William Cross & Sarah Lasheleere, May 9. Daniel Skelly & Catharine Headly. June24. David Freeman & Rachel Pierson. " Stephen Headfield & Elizabeth Holloway.


July 24. John Christopher Smith & Eliza- beth Ward.


" 25. Samuel Richards & Phebe Stock- bridge.


Aug.24, Isaac Conkling & Comfort Pitney. Sept. 1. Josiah Munson & Rachel Holloway. Nov. I. Lebbeus Norris & Elizabeth Hedg- len.


" 8. George Cook & Phebe Totten.


" 11. Lodovicus Kent & Mary Tuthill. `18. Joseph Trobridge & Mary Locy.


" 22. Silvanus Tuttle & Mary Brown. 800 to this date.


" 30. Benj. Wilson & Mary Prudden. Dec. 3. John Conkling & Elizabeth Mills ..


" 15. Charles Smith & Cecelia Tuttle.


" 24. Matthew Lum & Hannah Ludlam.


"' 26, Daniel.Lewis & Elizabeth McCalvey


" 29. David Hurd & Abigail Fairchild, (To be continued.)


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(Continued from page 87.) BILL OF MORTALITY.


1778.


Sept.12. Anne, wife of Timothy Stiles,* aet. 27, consumption.


.. 13. Elizabeth, wife of John Macferran,* aet. 77, old age.


29. Mehitabel, wife of James Smith,* aet. 27, consumption.


Oct. 7. Robert Day, aet. 28, putrid fever. " 8. A child of William Hamilton.


Nov. 5. Widow Leonard, aet. 75, fever.


" 6. Isaac, son of Robert Arnold, Jun, aet. 5, worms.


" 8. Mary, daughter of David Gardner, aet. 5, consumption.


" 10. Mink, servant of Deacon Burnet, aet. 60, pleurisy.


" 22. John Macferren,* aet. 80, old age. Dec. 20. Joanna, daughter of George Mills, whooping-cough.


" 19. Stephen, son of Gilbert Deacon Al- len, aet.15, consumption.


1779.


Jan. 17. William Hulbert, Sen., aet. 76, old age.


" 23. Elizabeth, daughter of Job Loree, aet. 16, nervous fever.


28. Tamer, widow of Capt. Solomon Munson,* aet. 77, old age.


29. Joshua Whitehead, aet. 70, con- sumption.


Feb. 17. Phæbe, wife of Zophar Freeman,* aet. 54, consumption.


Mar. 20. Servant of Benjamin Pierson, dys- entery.


": 28. Wife of Elias Vancourt.


" 29. Jacob Allen,t aet. 77, old age.


Apr. 17. Betsey, wife of William Hamilton, aet. 17, child-bed.


May I. Child of Christopher Woods.


"- 2. Phœbe, wife of Christopher Woods, aet. 43, child-bed.


June 3. Elizabeth, daughter . of Joseph Lewis, aet. 2, sudden.


July 22. Hannah, widow of Stephen Free- man,* aet. 85, old age. Aug. 4. Ebenezer Norris, aet. 22, mortifica- tion in the hip and thigh.


Sept 10. A child of Samuel Broadwell.


" 15. Reuben Cherry, aet. 64, intermit- tent fever.


" 20, A child of David Gardiner, fits,


Sept.25. Son of George Mills,


Nov. 3. Rhoda, wife of Jedediah Gregory,* aet. 42, consumption.


4, A child of Marsh.


6. A child of James Bamfield.


Dec. 9. Anne, wife of Maj. Joseph Lind- sley,* aet. 37, consumption.


1780.


Jan. 16. Polly, daughter of John Pool, Sen., aet. 18, consumption.


20. Jane, wife of David Youngs, aet. 26, consumption.


" 20. Esther, wife of John Brookfield, Esq.t aet. 60, consumption.


" A child of Jonathan Carter.


Feb. 15. Charlotte, daughter of John Beach, aet. I, hives.


Mar. 16. Sarah, wife of Doc. Timothy Johnes, aet. 28, asthma.


22. Hannah, wife of George Hall, aet. 28, dropsy of the breast.


" " A child of Daniel Freeman, Jun.


Apr. 12. Nancy, widow of Ezekiel Cheevers, aet. 55, consumption.


". 14. Jonathan Crane, aet. 61, consump- tion.


" 25. Jacob Johnson, aet. 30, consump- tion.


May 12. Capt. Peter Dickerson, aet. 54, in- flammatory fever.


" 22. William Losey, aet. 85, old age.


June 10. Sarah, daughter of Peter Norris, Jun., fits.


" 28. Rachel, wife of John Lyon, aet. 23, consumption.


July 3. George King, aet. 34, consumption. " 17. Michael Hoffman, aet. 19, fever.


Aug. 14. Joseph Lacey, aet. 60, consump- tion.


" 24. Eunice, wife of Benjamin Prudden, aet. 40, putrid fever.


Sept.15. Henry, son of William Cheriy, fever.


" " David Lee, aet. 35, sudden. :


Oct. 20. Henry Primrose,* aet. 70, asthma. ".27. A child of Doct. Lewis Dunham.


Nov.18. Wife of Daniel Burnet, aet. 22, dys -- entery.


Dec. - Phœbe, wife of Asa Beach, aet. 18, consumption.


" - A child of Asa Beach.


" 21, Henry Wick,t aet. 72, pleurisy. ( To be continued.)


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Mr. Ford reported that the decay of some timber on the parsonage made it necessary to sell or use it to prevent any loss from further decay. Whereupon Mr. Ford & Mr. Johnson be a committee to dispose of the said trees or timber to the best advantage & to report their proceedings.


Mr. Lewis again suggested the necessity of having a book provided for entering the acc'ts of the Trustees. Voted that he pro- vide a suitable book for that purpose.


December 11th, 1789.


At a meeting of the congregation of the first presbyterian church in Morris Town (at the request of the Trustees) on the 11th day of December, 1789, to instruct the Trus- tees respecting their proceedings in building a new meeting house or appoint a commit- tee to direct the s'd building, & the con- gregation having met, the Rev. Doct. Johnes preached a sermon on the occasion and then the congregation proceeded to business. Presid't Condict opened the business of the day.


Voted that Deacon Allen serve as Mode- rator of this meeting. That Joseph Lewis serve as Clerk. A motion was made for ap- pointing a committee to superintend the building a new meeting house, as there was now a sum subscribed sufficient to provide materials, raise & inclose the same. Elder Phillips, Elder Condict & others objected. & alleged the old house would do for a number of years with some repairs-after some de- sultory debates a vote was taken-whether we should repair the old, or build a new meeting house & there appeared a large majority for building a new house-after one year.


Deacon Prudden, Mr. Kinney and others proposed that a vote should again be taken, whether the house should be built of Brick or of Timber, & the votes being taken there appeared to be a large majority for building of Timber.


The congregation then proceeded to elect a committee to consist of three persons who should employ workmen, provide materials & superintend the said building-& it was agreed that if any of the Trustees were appointed to serve in the commit-


tee their place in the Board of Trustees should be considered as vacant-& the votes being taken by poll there appeared a majority in favor of Moses Estey. Joseph Lewis & Daniel Phoenix, Jun.


A motion was made for some general in- structions to be given the committee re- specting the size of the building, where it should stand, what it should be inclosed with, &c. The congregation declined giving any instructions at present but impowered the committee to appoint a meeting of the parish at some future time for that purpose . . -then adjourned.


(To be continued.)


TREASURY DEPARTMENT, ROOM 30 .; FOURTH AUDITOR'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19, 1880. Rev'd Rufus S. Green :


DEAR SIR: Less than an hour ago, I received by mail from the hands of Rev'd' J. C. Rankin, of Baskingridge, a copy of Vol. I., No. 1 of the RECORD. After a care- ful perusal of the number received I passed it over to Hon. Edwin Salter, who occupies the desk nearest mine for his inspection, thinking he might perhaps like to join me in the remittance as a subscriber, which he voluntarily proposed and at once suggested the names of two or three others in the Treasury Department whom he thought would like to join us. I also had a friend, the grandson of the Rev. Timothy Johnes, whose name heads your " List of Pastors." We called upon them at once and found them as anxious to subscribe as we our- selves were, and have the pleasure herewith- to furnish a list of 5 subscribers with remit- tance of 50 cents each-in all $2.50 with ad- dress of each, and request that we be fur- nished with copies beginning with No. I, so that we may be able to preserve the full set for binding and better preservation.


If a similar enterprise were undertaken in every county in the United States, the RECORD would become invaluable and save immense labor and correspondence searching for such information as you pro- pose to give in the RECORD. Every citizen of Morris county and every one whose an- cestry dates back to the early days of New Jersey, ought and doubtless will subscribe and find it the best investment they have ever made of so small a sum of money.


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HARRISBURG, PENN., Oct. 7, 1880. Dear Sir :


I am very desirous of ascertaining the names of the parents of Eleazer Lindsley, who was born, probably at Morristown, Dec. 7, 1737, was Lieutenant-Colonel of Col. Oliver Spencer's regiment in the continen- tal service, and with all his family removed from Morris County in 1790. He with his wife Mary (Miller) became a half-member of your church, as I learn in the RECORD Jan. 25, 1761.


The information is desired for genealogi- 'cal purposes alone, . If in your power to throw any light on this point, or if you can refer me to any person likely to know the history of the Lindsley family, I would be greatly obliged.


Very respectfully, EDWARD HERRICK.


FROM HARPER'S MONTHLY, FEBRU- ARY, 1859.


From Dr. Thacher's Journal and the New Jersey Gazette, we learn that " the distin- guished gentleman, Don Juan de Miralles," visited the Short Hills on the 19th or 20th of April, 1780, and undoubtedly admired the magnificent prospect there spread out be- fore him. It was then, and it is now, a par- adisaical prospect, which, once seen, is not to be forgotten, When Baron Steuben, on the 24th of April, had arranged the grand review of his battalions to the delight of . Washington, De la Luzerne and others, and that night, while the fire-works were flash- ing their beautiful eccentricities in the dark- ness, and the sounds of music and dancing were heard at O'Hara's, Don Juan de Mi- ralles was tossing with death-fever. Four days afterward he died, and on the 29th of April his funeral took place in a style never imitated or equalled in Morristown since. Dr. Thacher exhausted all his expletive words in expressing his admiration of the scene, and doubtless would have used more if they had been at hand. . Hear him :


"I 'accompanied Dr. Schuyler to head- quarters to attend the funeral of M. de Miralles. The deceased was a gentleman of high rank in Spain, and had been about one year a resident with our Congress from the Spanish Court. The corpse was dressed in rich state and exposed to public view, as is customary in Europe. The coffin was most splendid and stately, lined throughout with fine cambric, and covered on the outside with rich black velvet, and ornamented in a superb manner. The top of the coffin was removed to display the pomp and grandeur with which the body was decorated. It was in a splendid full dress, consisting in a scar- let suit, embroidered with rich gold lace,


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a three-cornered gold-laced hat, a genteel- cued wig, white silk stockings, large dia- mond shoe and knee buckles, a profusion of diamond rings decorated the fingers, and from a superb gold watch set with diamonds several rich seals were suspended. His Ex- cellency General Washington, with several other general officers, and members of Con- gress attended the funeral solemnities and walked as chief mourners. The other offi- cers, of the army, and numerous respectable citizens, formed a splendid procession ex- tending about one mile. The pall-bearers were six field-officers, and the coffin was borne on the shoulders of four 'officers of the artillery in full uniform, Minute guns were fired during the procession, which greatly increased the solemnity of the occa- sion. A Spanish priest performed the services at the grave in the Roman Catho- lic form, The coffin was inclosed in a box of plank, and in all the profusion of pomp and grandeur was deposited in the silent grave, in the common burrying ground near the church at Morristown. A guard is plac- ed at the grave lest our soldiers should be tempted to dig for hidden treasure."




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