THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 176897

ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN, FOUNDATIONS 1906

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(All documents arranged under the heads of the respective Governors, and in
strict chronological order.)

ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNOR GEORGE CLINTON-CONTINUED.

September 30, 1743-September 8, 1753.

1751.

Jan.

PAGE.

..3147, 3148

3 Rev. Eggo T. Van Hoevenberg to the Classis of Amsterdam-

A second letter of the same date..

12 Peter De Wind requests examination for ordination, for

Bergen and Staten Island-Letters received from Revs.

Du Bois and Ritzema; from the Coetus; from adherents

of Arondeus in church of Kings County; from church of

Queens County; from Arondeus-Answers to said letters,

approved-Sentence against Arondeus to be recorded-

Ordination of De Wind-Form of the sentence against

Arondeus-Classis confirms action of Coetus, declaring

Rev. Van Sinderen lawful minister in Kings County-

Conditions imposed on Arondeus-Power given to the

Coetus

....

.3148, 3150

Feb. 18 Church of New York-Manor of Fordham-Legal counsel to

be sought

March 2 Classis of Amsterdam to the Coetus of New York-De Wind

ordained for Bergen and Staten Island-The dispute with

Arondeus-Conditions imposed on him-De Wind's exami-

nation not satisfactory....

April

May

3151

....3151, 3152

2 The Classis of Amsterdam to Rev. Arondeus and his adher-

ents-Action of Coetus against Arondeus confirmed-Van

Sinderin also admonished-Desire of Classis to saye Aron-

deus-Exhortations to peace..

.3152-3155

5 Classis receives letters from Surinam, New York and Penn

sylvania-Answers to same, approved-Maltreatment of

Rev. Schlatter-Acts of Coetus of New York received

Letter from Kingston to be answered-Letter to be pre-

pared to Rev. Schlatter....
...3155, 3156

1 Rev. Theodore Frelinghuysen to the Classis of Amsterdam—

His efforts to reconcile the church of Albany to the

Coetus-Thanks for permitting the ordination of Ver-

bryck-Wonders why the Classis considered his request

for said ordination, questionable-Three of his students

will sail for Holland for ordination...
...3156, 3157

3 Rev. N. Hormius (or Wormius) desires to go as minister to

New Netherland-Letters for New York and Kingston,

approved-Documents presented by Peter De Wind to

Coetus thought to be forgeries....

3157