An historical sketch of Trinity Church, New-York, Part 25

Author: Berrian, William, 1787-1862
Publication date: 1847
Publisher: New York, Stanford and Swords
Number of Pages: 424


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Grace Church, New-York.


1804, - - $3,750


1,000


- 15,000


1805,


1,500


1810, For the organ - -


5,000


1811, Assignment of a mortgage for 7,320 50


Grace Church was also built at the expense of this Cor- poration, for which the latter received no reimbursement except in the sum arising out of the sales of pews, amount- ing to $30,000


In return for this, Trinity church made a still further grant to Grace Church of several lots of land.


7 of which were on Rector street,


2


on Vesey


3


on Barclay 66


2 on Warren


5


on Chambers "


2


on Church and


4


on Read


25 in all.


In referring to the minutes of the Vestry for the prices at which lots sold in 1810, the twelve of these which were on Chambers, Warren, Barclay and Vesey streets, were worth $40,000 at the time, and the thirteen on Rector, Church, and Reade streets at least $26,000. The value of the whole number at the present time cannot be less than


$120,000.


375


TRINITY CHURCH, NEW-YORK.


St. George's Church, New- York. 1812 & 1813, Grant of the following lots of land : 8 on Reade-street and Church-street,


4 on Greenwich-street,


6 on Murray


66


9 on Chambers


4 on Warren


1 on Barclay


and


1 on Beekman


33 in all, the present value of which cannot be less than $170,000 00 Further grants for communion plate, iron railing, &c., 5,104 62 14,000 00


184 25


30,946 83


$220,235 70


Grants, Donations and Loans to other Churches.


1795, St. Peter's, Westchester


$750


1796, do do - 500


1809, 5 lots of ground on Reade, Chambers and Warren street. The present value of which is about - 22,500


24,750


1796, Christ Church, Hudson, Columbia Co.


2,000


1796, St. Peter's, Albany


6,250


1797, St. George's, Flushing, L. I.


1,250


1820, do do -


1,000


1809, 3 lots of ground, in Warren-street and 2 in Cham-


bers-street, worth about 19,500


21,750


1797, Grace, Jamaica, L. I. -


1,250


1809, 3 lots in Lumber st. and 1 in Reade st., worth per- haps at present about - -


18,500


1802, do do


1,500


1801, do do 300


376


HISTORY OF


1820,


-


-


1,000


20,750


1792, St. James's, Newtown, L. I.


1,250


1809, 1 lot in Reade st., 1 in Greenwich st., and 2 in Lumber st., worth perhaps at present about - - 20,000


21,250


1797, St. Anne's, Brooklyn, L. I. -


1,000


1804, do do 2,000


1809, Two lots of ground in Chamber st., worth perhaps at present about 13,000


16,000


1798, Christ Church, Poughkeepsie -


1,250


1810, do annual allowance of $250 for 5 years 1,250


1813, do do for the Rector 250


1797, Trinity Church, New Rochelle - 1,250


Trinity do Fishkill Village, 1,000


500


For the Rector


250


St. Philips Church, in the Highlands 750


1797, St. Peter's do Peekskill 750


1797, St. James's do Goshen


1,250


1814, do do do -


625


1833, do do do


1,500


1797, To the Church at New Stamford


500


1802, St. Peter's do


Stamford 200


1808, St. John's do


Stamford, Conn. 300


1797, To the Church at Salem or Campden - 500


1797, Constantia, Lake Oneida 625


1830, do do - 500


1797, To the Church at Ballston -


625


1797, do do Duanesburgh


750


1804, do do


do 1,000


1806, do do do


500


1807, do do do - 250


1800, To the Church on Staten Island, north side 1,000


1813,


377


TRINITY CHURCH, NEW-YORK.


1802, St. Andrew's, Staten Island - 1,000


1800, For parsonage at Yonkers 500


1801,


do


do


250


1800, For parsonage at Rye, 750


1813, Christ Church at Rye, - 500


St. James's, Milton, Saratoga Co., 248 80 For the Rector, 150


1802, Church at Burlington, 60 Church at Otsego, 60


1803, St. Luke's, Catskill, - 2000


1804, do do


1000


1811, do do - 2600


1804, St. George's, Schenectady, 1000


1808, do do - 300


1809, do do 300


1804, Church at Phillipsburgh,


300


Churches at Lansingburgh and Waterford, 2500


St. Paul's Church at Troy, -


. 2000


Church at North-Hempstead, - 2000


Churches at Bedford and New-Castle,


1000


1808, do do


do 150


1804, St. Paul's, Charlton, 1000


1836, do do - 100


1805, St. Stephen's, New-York,


-


-


300


1807, 2 lots in Warren-street, to do. worth at present about 13,000 Bonds granted to the same amounting to 7194 50


1813, Donation of


250


-


do to the Rector 250


1829, Annual allowance of $600, from Nov. 1, 1828, to Nov. 1, 1842, 8400


Donation - 1500


1831, do 500


1842 to 1846, Annual allowance of $300


-


1200


-


1846, Ann. allowance increased to $500 from Nov. 1.


32,594 50 1806, Christ Church, Cooperstown, (on conditions which it is pre- sumed were fulfilled ) - - - 1500


24


378


HISTORY OF


1806, St. John's, Huntington, L. I.,


- 300


1807, do do do 250


1807, St. Michael's, Bloomingdale, N. Y., a donation towards the building of 2000 -


1809 to 1813, Revenue for St. Michael's and St. James' of $500 per annum, -


- 2000


1809, Grant of 6 lots of ground to do. in Chambers, Vesey, and Warren streets, worth perhaps at present, - 39,000 1809, St. James', Hamilton Square, N. Y., a donation to- wards the building of 3000


1813, To satisfy existing debts,


800


Grant of 4 lots of ground to do. in Chambers and Barclay streets, worth perhaps - 26,000 To these two Churches respectively, if they continued connected, a donation of $700 each, 1400


In June, 1825, by resolution, the allowance to these churches was restricted to the difference between $1700 and the aggregate amount of rents then payable, or thereafter on any renewals of the leases payable on these 10 lots granted ; and as soon as the rents should in the aggregate amount to $1700, the annual allowance was to be wholly discontinued. From 1826 the allowance was gradually re- duced to about $150 per annum, and entirely ceased in 1832 900


75,100 1805, Christ Church, New-York, 4 lots in Barclay-street, worth at present about - 24,000 Communion plate, worth perhaps - 100


1809, $500 per ann. to the Rector, - 18,500 -


1813, $250 towards the support of the Rector,


-


250


1814, $250 do do do - 250


1827 to 1835, Ann. allowance to Christ Church of $600, 4,800


1835, Grant of 25,000


1846, Allowance to Assistant Minister,


300


1843 to 1847, Donations to the Rector,*


-


1000


$74,200


# Noticed before, under another head.


379


TRINITY CHURCH, NEW-YORK.


1807, Caroline Church, Setauket,


800


Islip,


- 500


Trinity, Utica, 2000 1809, 3 lots of ground to do. in Reade-street and one in Clark, present value about - 12,500


1807, To the Church at Portsmouth, N. H., - 1000


Trinity, Geneva, -


-


- 1500


1813, do do for the Rector,


- - 250


1807, St. Peter's and St. Philip's, - 1250


1808, Expense of the printing of the proceedings of the General Convention,* - 304 21


1809, St. John's, Johnstown, 400


1810, Trinity, Newark, N. J. - 1000


1811, Zion Church, N. Y., $900 per annum granted to it for 5 years, 4500 -


1811, do do -


720


1815, do do


- 5000


1820, do do 20000


1831, do do


8000


1836, do do 1000


1846, do do ann. all. of $300 from May 1st, - 150


1811, Trinity, Fairfield, 39,370 - 500


1813, do do ann. all. for 7 years of $250, 1750


do do do do for the Rector, 1750 do do do do further sum of 250, 1750


1811, Caroline Church, Brookhaven, 500 - And an annual allowance for 2 years of $125, - 1812, To the Church at Hamilton, St. Lawrence Co., - 3000 1812 to 1846, St. James, Hyde Park, ann. all. of $250, 8500 1813, St. James, North Salem, 1000


250


Trinity Church, Rensselaerville, for the Rector, - 250 Christ Church, Hampton, for the Rector, - 150 St. Paul's, Paris, for the Rector, - 250 St. Peter's, Aurelius, for the Rector, 250


* For many years the expense of printing the Journal and other documents of both the General and State Conventions was defrayed by Trinity Church.


380


HISTORY OF


1813, Trinity, Athens, - 3000


St. Matthew's, Unadilla, 1400


Christ Church, Manlius, - 1000


1818, St. George's, Newburgh, 3000


1819, St. John's, Canandaigua, - 1500


To the Church at Windham, 500


1830, Du St. Esprit, ann. all. of $250, from 1830 to 1843, 3250


1830 to 1846, St. Andrew's, Harlaem, $300 per annum, 4800


1832, do


do grant of - 4000


1840, do do do 100


8,900


1831, St. Clement's, ann. all. of $600 from Nov. 1, 1830, to Nov. 1,


1842, - 7200


1836, do do grant of


- 15000


1844, do do the old Organ of St. John's, N. Y., given to it.


1842, do do ann. all. of $400 from 1842 to 1846, 1600


23,800


1820, St. Luke's, New-York, 3 lots in Hudson-street-


1827, do 2 lots adjoining-and


1834,


do


3 lots more, present value at least


1820, do ยท - - - 5000


1827 to 1831, Annual allowance of $400, - 1600


30000


1831 to 1842, do do increased to $600, 6600


1838, Grant of - - - - 10000


1842 to 1846, Ann. allowance reduced to $400, 1600


1846 to 1847, do do increased to $500, - 500


1846, Donation, - 1500


$56,800 1827 to 1842, St. Mary's, Manhattanville, ann. all. of $300, 4500 1842 to 1845, Ann. all. reduced to $200, -


600


1836, -


1289 13


$6389 13 1827, St. Thomas, New-York, ann. all. of $600 from May 1, 1828, to Dec. 12, 1842, - -


- $8100


381


TRINITY CHURCH, NEW-YORK.


1828, do gift of


-


-


-


3000


1831, do grant of -


20000


1842, Ann. all. of 300 from Dec. 12, 1842, to same date 1846, 1200


$32,300


1827, All Saints, N. Y., ann. all. of $600 from July 30, 1827, to Dec. 12, 1842, 9000 -


1829, do loan of


- 8000


1831, do donation of


5000


1838,


do


grant of


- 6000


1839, do additional grant of - -


- 2000


1842, do ann. all. of $300 to May, 1845, - - 750


1845, do do of $500, from May, 1, 1845, to - 750


Nov. 1, 1846, - -


-


$31,500 1829 to 1842, Church of the Ascension, N. Y., $600 per ann. 7,800 1842 to 1846, $300 per annum, - - -


-


1200


1835, 1 lot in Vesey-street, worth about


-


- 6500


$15,500


1835, St. Philip's Church, New-York,


9000


1838, do do - - - 2000


1826 to 1843, annual ground rent of $330 paid by Trinity, 5610 1843, Annual allowance of $300, - 300


1843 to 1846, Annual allowance of $400,


- 1200


$18,110


1831, St. John's, Delhi, 950


1832, St. Peter's, Greenwich, donation of


D


- 1000


Annual all. of $300, from Feb. 4, 1832, to 1834, 600


1833, Donation of -


-


-


-


1000


1834, Aug. 4, ann. all. of $600, from 1834 to 1842,


- 4800


1837, Grant of - -


-


25000


-


1842, Annual allowance of $500 from 1842 to 1846,


- 2000


$34,400


1832, St. Peter's, Auburn,


-


2500


-


-


St. Luke's, Rochester, $600 per ann. for 2 years,


1200


1833, St. John's, Brooklyn, grant of


-


- - 4000


382


HISTORY OF


1833, Christ Church, Ballston, 500


St. Paul's, Albany, grant of - 5000


Trinity, Ulster, 1000


St. John's, Angelica, Alleghany county, - 800 St. John's, Monticello, 1500


St. Andrew's, Walden, - 600


St. Mark's, Hunt's Hollow, 500


St. John's, Sheldon, donation of 300


Trinity, Watertown, grant of 1000


1834, do do do


-


- 500


1833, St. John's, Medina, -


St. Paul's, Musquito Cove, L. I., 500


1834, Calvary, Cairo, Greene co., 500


St. Mark's, Le Roy, Genessee co., - 500


Trinity, Constantia, Oswego co., 500 Trinity, Hector, 200


1833, St. Paul's, Syracuse, 1000


1834, do do - 800


Grace, Rochester, 3500


St. John's, Sodus, Wayne co., 450


320


St. Anne's, Fishkill Landing,


1837, do do do


250


1838, do do do


500


1834, Christ Church, Gilbertsville, Otsego co., 400


Trinity Church, Elmira, Chemung county,


-


500


1836, do do do


300


1834, Zion Church, Greene, Chenango co., - 500


Grace Church, Mount Upton, Livingston co., 250


-


500


1836, do do do 500


1834, Christ Church, Sherburne, Chenango co., - 500


1833, St. John's, Kingston, Ulster co., 1000


1837, do do do - 500


1839, do do do


200


1833, Zion Church, Greene, Wayne co., 500


Emmanuel Church, Norwich, Chenango co.,


500


1836, do do do - 250 1833, Grace Church, Whiteplains, Westchester co., - 750


1000


St. Peter's, Westfield, Chatauque co., 500


Trinity Church, Seneca Falls, Seneca co.,


383


TRINITY CHURCH, NEW-YORK.


1833, St. Mathew's, Jersey City, N. J., 1000


1834, St. Paul's, Turin, 600


Church of the Nativity, N. Y., 4000 1835, do -


do 1000


Annual allowance of $300 for about 10 years, - 3000


1838,


1000


1846, -


- 300


$9,300


Annual allowance increased $100 from Nov. 1.


1835, Zion Church, Wappinger's Creek, Dutchess co., 500


1836, do do do 250 -


1835, Emmanuel Church, Little Falls, Herkimer co.


- 1500


St. John's, Cohoes, Albany co.,


500


St. Mark's, Jamesville, Onondaga co.,


-


400


1834, Christ Church, Guilford, Chenango co.,


500


Zion Church, Rome, Oneida co., 500


St. James, Catlin, Tioga co., 300


St. Michael's Geneseo, Livingston co., 500


1835, Christ Church, Danby, Tompkins co., 250


St. Paul's, Tompkinsville, Staten Island,


2000


1833, Christ Church, Oswego,


1000


Christ Church, Walton, Delaware co., 500 - St. Peter's, Oriskany, Oneida co., - 500


The Apostolic Church, Geddes, Onondaga co.,


-


500


St. James, Hammond Port, Steuben co.,


500


St. Thomas's, Bath, Steuben co., - 500 4


St. Paul's, Durham, Greene co., 500


St. Paul's, Brownville, Jefferson co., -


500 1


Trinity, Fredonia, Chatauque co., 500


St. Paul's, Big Flats, Tioga co., - 500 -


Calvary, Homer, Cortland co.,


500


Christ Church, Morristown, St. Lawrence co., 500 -


1835, Zion Church, Avon, Livingston co., - 500


Christ Church, Lockport, Niagara co.,


. 1000


St. John's Fort Hamilton, Kings co., 500


Trinity Church, Centreville, Ontario co., -


-


300


St. John's, Medina, Orleans co.,


1500


384


HISTORY OF


1835, St. John's, Troy, - 1000


St. Thomas', Mamaroneck, 300


1836, do do - 500


Calvary, New-York, 1600


1837, , do ann. all. of $400 from 1837 to 1842, - 2000


1842, do do $300 from 1842 to 1846, 1200


1836, Emmanuel Church at Otsego, Otsego co.,


-


750


St. Paul's, Holland Patent, Onondaga co.,


750


Trinity, Potsdam, St. Lawrence co.,


-


- 1500


St. John's, Ellicotsville, Cattaraugus co., 600


Christ Church, Oyster Bay, L. I., . - 600


St. George's, Astoria, 1000


St. Paul's, Waterloo, Seneca co., - 250


1837, do do do 400


1836, St. Paul's, Sing Sing, Westchester co.,


2000


Trinity, Brooklyn, L. I., - 1500


St. Paul's, Lewistown, Niagara co., 600


St. Paul's, Peekskill, Westchester co., 750


1837, do do do - 250


1836, St. Mark's, Candor, Tioga co., 400


St. Luke's, Half Moon, Mechanicsville, Saratoga co., 350 St. Paul's, Hoboken, N. J., 1000


St. John's, Mount Morris, Livingston co.,


-


750 St. James', Batavia, Genesee co., 1000


St. Peter's, Bainbridge, Chenango co., - 300


St. Stephen's, Olean, Cattaraugus co., 750


Christ Church, Paterson, Putnam co., - 750


St. Mark's, Penn Yann, Yates co., 1000


Trinity, Fayetteville, Onondaga co., - 400


Zion, Palmyra, Wayne co., 500


1837, St. Paul's, Saratoga, - 100


St. Bartholomew's, N. Y., ann. all. of $600 from 1837 to Dec. 12, 1842, 3,300


. 20,000


1842, Ann. all. of $300, from Dec. 12, 1842, to May 1, 1846, 1,050 1846, do of $600 from May 1 to Nov. 1, - 300


24,650


385


TRINITY CHURCH, NEW-YORK.


1837, St. George's, Hempstead, 500 St. John's, Cold Spring Harbour, - 500


Trinity, West Troy, 800


- 200


St. John's, Johnson's Settlement, Chemung co., - 300 Christ Church, Tarrytown, Westchester co., - 1000


1837, St. Anne's, Port Jackson, Montgomery co.,


-


1500


1838, do do


do - 500 St. Paul's, Poughkeepsie, 2500


1839,


do


do


- 2500


St. Paul's, Waterloo, Seneca co.,


400


St. Peter's, Peekskill, W. C.,


- 1000


St. Paul's, Flatbush, King's co., L. I.,


1000


St. Peter's, Lithgow, Dutchess co.,


-


200


Grace, Lyons, Wayne co.,


-


2000


1838, Church of the Messiah, N. Y., ann. all. of $300 to commence Dec. 1, 1837, 300


1839, $150 paid,


-


150


-


Ann. all. to commence anew from Oct. 1, 1838.


1838, Church of the Annunciation, N. Y., ann. all. of $600 from 1838 to 1842, 2400


1839, -


-


.


-


6000


1842, Ann. all. of $400, from 1842 to 1846,


-


1600


$9,400


St. Luke's, Brooklyn,


- 1500


1843, Church of the Redemption, N. Y.,


375


1844 to 1846,


1845, St. Mark's, Williamsburgh, L. I., ann. all. of $300, from May 1, 1845, to Nov. 1, 1846, - - - - - 450


-


800


1845, Prot. Ep. Ch. Miss. Society for seamen, ann. all. of $250, from 1844 to 1846, - 500 1846, Additional allowance of $250, from Nov. 1, 1846. - 200


1845, St. Simon's, N. Y.,


1846, do do 200


1845, Holy Apostles', N. Y.,


-


300


1846,


do


do


-


-


5000


St. George the Martyr, N. Y.,


-


250


386


HISTORY OF TRINITY CHURCH.


1846, Church of the Messiah, N. Y., 125


St. Luke's, Rossville, Staten Island, 1500


Christ Church, Troy, 2500


Chapel for Soldiers, on Governor's Island, appropriation made, but not yet paid, 500


Christ Church, Sag Harbour, 500


Christ Church, Marlborough, Ulster co., 300


Grace, Cherry Valley, Otsego co., 300


St. Thomas', Hamilton, Madison co, 300


St. James', Fort Edward, Washington co., 300


St. Mark's, Malone, Franklin co., 400 -


Church of the Cross, Ticonderoga, Essex co., 400


St. Paul's, Pleasant Valley, Dutchess co., -


500


1847, Church of St. George the Martyr, N. Y.,


250


Church of the Good Shepherd, N. Y.,


-


200


St. Mark's, Williamsburgh,


200


The aggregate amount of the gifts, loans and grants of Trinity Church, rating the lands at their present prices, considerably exceeds TWO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, a sum more than equal, in the opinion of competent judges, to two-thirds of the value of the estate which remains.


The income of this remaining part, however, bears no proportion to its actual value. About one-half of it was leased out at an early period on mere nominal rents, amounting only to $400 per annum. It is also encumbered with a heavy debt of about $440,000, the annual interest upon which is $24,802 31-100. And the gross revenue of the Corporation of Trinity Church, from ground rents, pew rents, and every other source, has never, in any one year, reached a higher point than $57,932 37-100, leaving a net income of only $33,130 2-100, (much less than that of several wealthy individuals in this great metropolis,) to meet the ordinary expenses of the Parish, the annual allowances to most of the Churches in this City, and the extravagant expectations of those, both here and elsewhere throughout the State, who seem to think that there is no limit to its means.


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