COMMUNICATION OF TIIE VESTRY OF TRINITY CHURCH. IN THE CITY OF NEW- YORK, TO THE HONORABLE THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK, IN REPLY TO RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE, PASSED APRIL 13, 1855. Transmitted to the Legislature, February 20, 1856. ALBANY: C. VAN BENTHUYSEN, PRINTER TO THE LEGISLATURE, No. 407 Broadway. 1856. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/comnriunicationofvOOtrin No. 45. IN SENATE, FEB 20, 1856. COMMUNICATION Of the Vestry of Trinity Church, in the city of New- York, to the Honorable the Senate of the State of New-York, in reply to resolutions of the Senate, passed April 13th, 1855. To the Honorable the Senate of the State of New-York: The rector, church wardens and vestrymen of Trinity Church, in the city of New- York, having received from the Clerk of your honorable body a copy ot the resolutions of the Senate, passed on the 13th day of April, 1855, in the words following : " Resolved, That the vestry of Trinity Church, in the city of New-York, be and they are hereby required to report to the Senate of this State, on or before the seventh day of Janu- ary next, the number and the names of the persons entitled, under an act to alter the name of the corporation of Trinity Church, in New- York, and for other purposes, passed January 25th, 1814, to vote at the annual elections for church wardens and vestrymen of the present corporation of Trinity Church, specifying those who vote as communicants, and those who vote as pew holders in the said church, and the names of the per- j Senate, No. 45.] 1 2 [Senate sons so entitled, who did actually vote at each of the three last annual elections held for the choice of church wardens and vestrymen of said corporation; also Resolved, That the said vestry be and they are hereby directed to report to the Senate of this State, on or before the seventh day of January next, the amount of money expended by said corporation in building or in aiding and assisting to build free churches in the destitute portions of the parish of Trinity Church, as originally constituted and declared, and the names of such churches, with the amount expended upon each; also the number and names of the churches in the city of New-York, built, in whole or in part, by the said corporation, within the last five years, and the amount expended on each; the number and names of the Protestant Episcopal churches situated in the city of New-York, in feeble and necessitous circumstances, which have been aided and assisted by the said corporation within the last five years, and the amount of such aid and assist- ance, afforded annually or otherwise, to each; also the number and names of the churches in the city of New- York endowed by the said corporation within the last five years, and the amount of such endowment in each case; also, " Resolved, That the said vestry be and are hereby required to report to the Senate of this State, on or before the seventh day of January next, whether any, and if any, what appropriations have been made by them during the last three years to institn- tions of charity, benevolence or learning, in the city of New- York, and the amount to each ; also, " Resolved, That the said vestry be and they are hereby directed to report to the Senate of this State, within the first week of January next, the estimated value of each lot and parcel of land owned by the said corporation in the city of New- York, irrespective of the leases thereon. " Resolved, also, That said vestry report to the Senate of this State, on the first week of January next, a statement of the number of lots belonging to said corporation, the leases of which have expired within the five years ending on the first of No- No. 45.J 3 vember, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, and whether said lots have been re-let, or have been sold," Make the following KEPORT: But before entering upon the statements hereinafter contained, the vestry beg leave, respectfully, to aver that they furnish the information requested by the Senate, not as acknowledging the power of the Senate to exact such information, but in order that they may not be deemed to be wanting in respect for your honorable body, or unwilling to display to the public the state of this corporation, its financial condition, and the management, by this vestry, of its property. They feel satisfied that the facts presented in this paper will remove any unfavorable impression detrimental to the interests of Trinity Church, which may have been occasioned by representations which, it is conjectured, have induced your honorable body to pass the resolutions above contained. But being charged with the care and guardianship of a large property and important rights, they beg leave, respectfully, to represent that the requiring of such reports as that asked for by the resolutions of the honorable Senate, is not justified by any legal principle, and is oppressive of this corpo- ration. If there should, at any time, be any just cause of com- plaint against this corporation, the courts are open and are adequate to afford a remedy; and the entering, by the Legisla- ture, upon an investigation into the affairs of any single corpo- ration, which investigation, if it has any materiality, properly belongs to such courts, is an assumption of their powers, and is burdensome upon the corporation affected, by. calling upon it to justify itself, by laborious statements, or production of evi- dence to a tribunal which has no power to decide. This corpo- ration has, within a few years past, made answer to two similar calls for information from the houses of the Legislature, the one contained in the resolutions of your honorable body, of the 9th day of March, 1846, and the other contained in the resolution! of the honorable the House of Assembly, of March 4th, 1854. There is no provision in the charter of this corporation, and no general statute requiring it to report to the Legislature, and be- cause this vestry have found the answer to these repeated requirements expensive and onerous, and believe them to 4 [Senate be an infringement of the chartered rights of Trinity Church, they humbly protest against the right of the Legislature, or either branch of it, to call for reports from this vestry relative to the condition or affairs of this corporation. In reference to the inquiry as to the corporators of Trinity Church, the vestry state : That the total number of the corporators is 305, of whom 92 are communicants^ and 213 are pew holders. The total number of communicants, both male and female, reported at the last annual convention of the diocese, was at that time about 800. This was shortly after the time when the number of the clergy of the parish was increased to nine, with a view to promote the influ- ence of religion among the poor residing in the lower wards of the city, and their work having then been recently commenced, a considerable increase may be expected to the number of com- municants above reported, after a sufficient time shall , have elapsed to show the result of their labors. A like increase may also be expected from the persons worshiping in the new Trinity Chapel lately erected, who for the space of one year shall have been members of the congregation of that chapel. This new chapel was principally built for the accommodation of the parishioners and their families who had been a long time in the parish, but had removed too far from the parish church and chapels to continue to worship therein, and thus by inducing their return to increase the number of our constituency. This being an ancient parish, a large number of its pew owners have deceased, and their pews are owned by their families, many of whom occupy them or let them to others for occupancy. The number of such pews is 124. A number of pews amounting to 44 are also owned and occupied by females. These classes of pew owners are of course not enumerated among the corporators because they are not entitled to vote. Since the present effort was commenced for the spread of the gospel among the poor in the lower wards of the city, the churches there situated, viz : Trinity Church, and St. Paul's and St. John's Chapels, are well attended, and their congregations are increasing. The congre- gation of the new Trinity Chapel is full. To further this effort No. 45.] 5 among the poor, the vestry have kept 133 pews belonging to the church, or of which it has the use, free for occupancy by all. These pews are many of them among the best in the church and chapels, and are as follows, to wit : Church peivs. No. in Trinity Church, 43 " St. Paul's Chapel, 36 « St. John's Chapel, 22 Pevis of which the Church has the use for one year. In Trinity Church, 13 In St. Paul's Chapel, 13 In St. John's Chapel, 6 133 These 133 pews afford 665 free seats. Besides these there are in the aisles of Trinity Church and Trinity Chapel about 400 " " Making the total number of free seats, 1065 and at all evening services all seats are free. The corporators voting at the annual election for church wardens and vestrymen have been generally few for a long series^ The cause of this may be found in the confidence re- posed in the discreet and prudent management of the affairs of the vestry, (a body consisting of 23 persons) and in the fact that in the absence of any contest the corporators have not deemed it important to exercise their privilege of voting, except to a limited extent. The number of voters at the annual elections in each of the years next mentioned were respectively as follows, to wit : 6 [Senate In 1851, " 1852, " 1853, " 1854, " 1855, 65 29 127 26 32 In reference to the inquiry as to the estimated value of each lot and parcel of land owned by this corporation in the city of New- York, the vestry annex hereto a schedule marked A, show- ing as to each lot its situation; its value with the buildings thereon (the property of the tenants) as assessed in 1855, by the officers of the city for the purpose of taxation (except such as are exempt from taxation, which are particularly noted) ; the estimated portion of such value for the buildings; the net value of the lot deducting the buildings, irrespective of the leases; the annual ground rent reserved to the church; the expiration of the term, and the present value of the reversion and of the ground rents to the church. From this schedule it will appear that the total value of the property embraced therein, irrespective of the leases and of the buildings, is $2,668,710. The total amount of the annual rents thereof is §71,301.97; and the present total value of the reversions of the church therein, including present value of ground rents, is $1,984,322.62. Within the period of the five years ending 1st of November, 1855, referred to in the res- olutions of your honorable body, the leases of 84 lots belonging to this corporation have expired. Of these 47 lots have been re-let, and the reversions in fee of 37 have been sold. And during the same period 76 other lots of the church have been sold either to the tenants, or, the lots being vacant, to other purchasers; making the total number of lots sold within said five years one hundred and thirteen. That the Senate may be fully informed of the resources of this corporation, and of the charges to which they are applied or are properly applicable, the vestry do not content themselves with giving the information asked by the resolutions of your honora- ble body. The Senate will perceive that the whole present value of the No. 45.] 7 landed estate of Trinity Church exclusive of the present value of rents, is $1,446,371.71. In the management of the property of this corporation it has been the policy of the vestry for a long series of years, by gifts of lots or by proceeds of sales, as opportunity afforded, to aid other churches in the city of New-York and in various other parts of the State, and to found or assist by the same means in- stitutions of learning or charity, or to contribute to the mainte- nance and support of the organization of the church in this State; and by reason of these gifts and sales the landed estate has been and is gradually diminishing in extent, so that now, out of the lots originally owned by Trinity church, computed asjhe vestry believe accurately at 2068, not more than 691^pmain. But owing to the peculiar nature of the property, and the fact that the lessees alone offer to purchase leased lots, sales have at times been slow* and the vestry, mainly in order to meet the pressing needs of other churches and institutions, has incurred a large debt in an- ticipation of such sales. This debt on the 1st May, 1855, the end of the last financial year, amounted to $648,913; and in effect for the most part represents a gift of an equal amount in value of land to other churches or institutions, for it must be provided for out of sales of such lands. The lots included in the foregoing valuation comprise all the real estate of this corporation, excepting so much as is occupied by churches or grave-yards. Besides this real estate, at the end of the last financial year it possessed bonds and mortgages, taken from purchasers upon sales of land, amounting to $199,469.41. Thus the whole productive estate of Trinity Church is cor- rectly stated as follows : Cash in bank at the end of the last financial year, 19,399 46 Real estate, $1,446,371 71 199,469 41 Bonds and mortgages Deducting the debt, $1,665,240 58 648,913 00 Shows the whole nett value to be, $1,016,327 58 8 [Senate This statement will make it manifest that this vestry has done its utmost to make the capital of the property of this corpora- tion available for the founding or support or promotion of reli- gious, charitable or educational institutions or purposes. Not for her parish nor lor her churches has she thus disposed of this estate, nor has she for herself or her own people incurred this large debt; but for other parts of the church of God — to spread his gospel for the increase of true knowledge, and to diffuse the blessings of charity, Trinity Church has hastened to dispense abroad out of her own bounds, the surplus which she could spare. It has been said by persons belonging to other churches in the city of New- York, not of the corporation of Trinity Church, that this excess ,has been given all over the State, and that it ought to have been distributed within that city. But not so have this vestry read their duty. They have exercised a dis- cretion (not limited in its application by law to any section of the State,) to give where it seemed most for the advantage of the church to which they belong. They have the greater inter- est and solicitude concerning the city of New- York, and espe- cially those parts of it which are within the bounds of this parish; but it has never been their policy to confine their distri- bution of the surplus property of this corporation to the churches in this city. The vestry have thus endeavored to show the present condi- tion of the capital of Trinity Church, and the disposition hith- erto made of it. But they desire further to exhibit the present income of the church and the purposes to which it is devoted and is applicable. The revenue of the church then is as follows : Rents from real estate as per schedule A, $71,301 97 Pew rents (estimated at), 11,163 50 Interest on bonds and mortgages ($199,469.41) at rates varying from 6 to 7 per cent., 13,962 85 Amounting in the whole to, $96,428 32 From this must be discharged the following annu- ally recurring expenses : No. 45.] 9 Interest on $648,913 of debt, at rates varying from 5 to 7 per cent,. . . $41 ,895 51 Expenses of parish for schools and visitation and relief of the poor, 3,850 00 Salaries to clergymen and to officers of this corporation, 40,300 00 Expense of maintaining choirs and music in four churches, and re- pairs and supplies, 17,276 00 Annual allowances to other churches now made by the vestry. To the Church of All Saints, N. Y. $500 " " Holy Evangelists, N. Y., 1,200 « « St. Stephens, N.Y. 500 « " The Nativity, " 1,025 « " St. Clements, " 400 " « St. Philips, " 400 « " St. Peters, « 400 « Christ Church, " 400 To the Church of St. Andrews, " 300 « " Holy Apostles a 300 " " The Epiphany" 300 " " St. Matthew, " 500 « Zion Church, " 300 " Church of St. Marks, Williams- burgh, 300 " St. Luke's Church, N.Y. , 2,100 " Church of St. George the Martyr, N. Y., 1,100 " Mission Church among Seamen, N. Y., 800 l u Church of the Good Shepherd, N. Y., 200 " Church of St. John, the Baptist, N. Y., 200 " Church of The Transfiguration, N. Y., 500 10 [Senate To Church of the Holy Martyrs,N.Y. $400 « " The Advent, " 200 « " St. Mary, « 200 " " All Angels, « 200 " " St. John the Evange- list, N. Y., 200 " St. Paul's Church, Williamsb'g, 340 " Church of the Intercession, N. Y. 200 " " St. Timothy, « 200 " " The Holy Innocents, N. Y., 500 " " The Messiah, N. Y.,.. 200 « " St. Ann's, 500 « " St. Cornelius, Gover- nor's Island, N. Y., 200 « Grace Church, Brooklyn, 1,000 " Church of St. George, Flushing, L. I., 400 " « St. Paul, Owego, ... 70 " " St. John, Clayville, Oneida co., 100 « « St. John, Monticello, Sullivan co., 100 « " Zion Church, Sandy Hill, Wash'g'n co., 140 ■16,875 00 Annuities to widows and families of de- ceased clergymen, 3,300 00 For support of mission in Africa, 250 00 123,746 51 $27,318 19 It is apparent that in the present position of their aifairs it is not in the power of the vestry of Trinity Church to render as- sistance to any great extent to other churches, the want of which, this vestry conjectures, has prompted an application to your honorable body, and has been the remote cause of the action to which this communication is a response. And the same cause, the inability to distribute a surplus which the vestry did not No. 45.] U possess, lias limited the appropriations of money to the relief of other churches for the five years referred to in the resolutions, in like manner as it is a restraint for this year. The debt has not within that time been diminished but increased, whilst the vestry has sold as much land as there was demand for. More- over, demands of a different kind press upon the vestry. All but one of the churches of this corporation are situated in the lower part of the city, surrounded by the poor, the ignorant, and the emigrant; a district which (with the single exception of a floating chapel for seamen) all other churches and congrega- tions of our communion, and with few exceptions of other com- munions, have deserted. The duty has therefore fallen upon Trinity Church to gather the people of this district, who belong to the Protestant Episcopal church, into four churches : Trinity Church, St. Paul's Chapel, St. John's Chapel and St. George's, in Beekman street, to minister to them the holy offices of religion; to aid and to instruct them, and to that end to establish and maintain schools and to devise and execute a judicious sys- tem of alms-giving, and of the visitation and giving advice to the poor, through clerical and lay assistance and labor. On such plans for the good of the poor has the vestry now entered. They have been in part devised and in part executed, and fur- ther measures for the attainment of the same ends are yet in contemplation. Hence must arise a considerable increase of the annual expenses of Trinity Church for the benefit of her own people, and a proportionate want of power to respond to the applications for aid from other congregations. To such appli- cations she has ever been willing to respond, regulating her gifts by her ability and her judgment of what was required for the good of the church ; but she has never been able to keep pace with the unreasonable and exaggerated notions both of the duty of her vestry and of the value of her estate which have long been entertained by many members of the Protestant Episcopal church. It has already been stated in this communication that this cor- poration has, by gifts and grants of money and land made from time to time for a long series of years, greatly diminished its estate. The vestry now proceed to make briefly a statement of such gifts and grants, not, however, confining themselves to th e 12 [Senate periods or to the objects specified in the resolutions of your hon- orable body, and the vestry beg leave to express the hope that the information they have thus afforded, both that in direct response to the inquiries of the Senate, and that not required by the resolutions herein inserted, may be satisfactory to your hon- orable body. This corporation made the donations of property or land to free churches situated in the city of New York, and for the purposes and within the years nex*t hereinafter respectfully stated, to wit : 1807. St. Michael's Church, to aid in building the church, $2,000 00 1809-13. To St. Michael's and St. James' Churches, for their support,.. 2,000 00 1813. St. Michael's and St. James' Churches, 1,400 00 1813. St. Michael's and St. James' Churches, 900 00 1809. Grant of six lots of ground in Chambers, Vesey and Warren streets to same churches. 1832-47. To the city Mission Society in annual allowances for the sup- port of several free churches, of which such society were the owners and had the charge,. . . 22,500 00 The Church of the Nativity : 1834-35. To aid in building the church, $5 ,000 00 « Payments to the same for its support, 12,111 00 1847-49. To aid in building the Church on a new site, 9,000 00 26,111 00 Churches for seamen : 1844-55. For their support, 6,100 00 No. 45.] 13 Church of St. Cornelius, Governor's Island, for soldiers : 1846. To aid in building the church,. . $500 00 1847-55. For the support of the church, 1,500 00 $2,000 00 The Church of the Good Shepherd : 1850-55. For the support of the church, 2,250 00 The Church of the Epiphany : 1847-50. For the support of the church, $2,375 00 1848. To save the church from sale un- der foreclosure, 6,500 00 8,875 00 The Church of the Holy Evangelists : 1847. To save the church from sale un- der foreclosure, $5,466.10, less proceeds of subsequent sale of Vandewater Street Church, $1,250.64, 4,215 46 1847-55. For support of the church,.... 3,975 00 Paid for the purchase of St. George's church, in Beekman street, now occupied by the Church of the Holy Evangelists, and for charges upon such pro- perty, 30,660 33 The estimated value of a release executed by the corporation of Trinity Church, of lots of land belonging to the corporation ol St. George's Church, from cer- tain conditions, the release from which formed part of the con- sideration upon which the latter church agreed with Trinity Church to convey to such person as she should appoint, the pro- perty occupied by St. George's Church, in Beekman street. This property was, after such 14 [Senate agreement, by appointment of the corporation of Trinity Church, conveyed to the Church of the Holy Evangelists, with- out payment of any considera- tion by them, but upon their executing a mortgage upon such property to Trinity Church for $50,000, the amount agreed upon between them, $25,000 00 $63,850 79 The Church of St. Mary's : 1836-55. For support of the church,.. 7,789 13 Free Church in East Broadway : 1855. Towards the support of the church, 100 00 The Church of the Messiah : 1838-55. For the support of the ehureh,$2,550 00 1850. To aid in fitting up place of worship, 100 00 2,650 00 The Church of St. Barnabas, (the first church of that name,) : 1850-53. For its support, 300 00 The Second Church of St. Barnabas : 1853-54. For support of the church,.. 400 00 The Church of the Holy Martyr's : ] 848-50. For the support of the church,$l ,700 00 1850-55. In annual payments of $200 each, to enable the church to pay the expense of altering the church, and of increasing the number of sittings, 1,000 00 2,700 00 The Church of St. Judas : 1850-53. For the support of the church, 800 00 The Church of the Holy Innocents : 1853-55. For the support of the church, $650 00 No. 45.] 15 1855. To pay an assessment upon the church, 1200 00 " To save the church from sale un- der foreclosure, 590 57 " For the support of the church, . . 750 00 $2,190 57 The Church of St. John, the Evan- gelist : 1853-55. For" the support of the, church, 400 00 The Church of St. Ann's for deaf mutes : 1853-55. For the support of the church, 1,300 00 The Church of All Angels : 1850-55. For the support of the church, 1,050 00 The Church of St. Matthews : 1847-55. For the support of the church, 2 , 925 00 The Church of St. Simons : 1845-55. For the support of the church, 2 ,000 00 $172,590 92 Within the five years last past this corporation has made the gifts to other churches in the city of New-York, not free, and for the purposes next hereinafter stated : Church of St. Stephens for its support, $2,000 00 " St. James, " « 1 ,800 00 Zion Church, « " 1,200 00 Church of St. Andrews, " " 1,200 00 " St. Clements, " " 1,600 00 " St. Lukes, « " 4,500 00 " All Saints, " « 2,000 00 " St, Phillips, " " 1,600 00 " St. Peters, " « 1,600 00 " The Holy Apostles, " 1,500 00 " St. George, the Martyr, « 300 00 " The Annunciation, " 26,800 00 " The Advent, « 750 00 " The Intercession, " 400 00 16 [Senate Church of Emanuel, for its support, $6,718 00 " St. John, the Baptist, " 800 00 " The Transfiguration, " 2,750 00 " St. Timothy, " 400 00 " The Redeemer, " 500 00 $58,418 00 Together with the assumption, by this corporation, of the payment of the interest of $^11'8 aaad $9,000, for which this church is mortgaged. No other amounts have been given or expended by this cor- poration for other churches situated in the city of New-York during the specified period. Within the same period the vestry under authority derived from an act of the Legislature, have purchased land in Twenty- fifth street in the city of New- York, and have built thereon a chapel styled Trinity Chapel, at a cost for building and site of $227,164,82. It is now finished, and divine service has been performed therein since the 17th April, 1855. During the same period Trinity Church has made the grants and appropriations to other churches situated in different parts of the State out of the city of New- York, which are next stated, that is to say, To churches in Albany county, $1,000 00 « Chautauque " 1,050 00 " Columbia " 6,250 00 " Dutchess " 1,900 00 " Greene " 1,800 00 " Herkimer " 300 00 " Jefferson " 600 00 " Kings " 13,400 00 " Livingston " 400 00 " Madison « 200 00 « Oneida " 3,500 00 " Onondaga " 250 00 No. 45.] 17 To churches in Orange county, $2,400 00 " Oswego " 200 00 * Otsego " 250 00 " Queens " 2,000 00 " Rensselaer " 1,500 00 " Richmond « 1,200 00 « Rockland " 300 00 « Schoharie " 500 00 « St. Lawrence " 712 50 « Saratoga " 1,000 00 « Suffolk " 1,500 00 " Sullivan " 600 00 " Tioga " 490 00 " Ulster " 300 00 " Washington " 1,700 00 " Wayne " 1,550 00 " Westchester " 2,000 00 $48,852 50 During the three years preceding the 13th day of April, 1855, Trinity Church has made the following and no other appropria- tions to institutions of charity, benevolence and learning in the city of New- York : Grants of burial plots in Trinity Cemetery. To the orphan asylum a plot containing 621 square feet. To the society for the relief of aged and indigent females, a plot containing 300 square feet. To the Protestant Episcopal Mutual Benefit Society, a plot containing 600 square feet. To Christ Church, a plot to be selected. To the Orphans' Home, a plot to be selected. The inquiiy of the Senate relates to a time when the proceeds of sales of land have been in a great measure required for the purpose of affording increased church accommodation for the [Senate, No. 45.] 2 18 [Senate congregations of Trinity Church, and when the expense of main- taining and performing the manifold offices aud duties connected with such a charge as falls upon this church has greatly in- creased. But the following condensed statement will lead to a just estimate of the unvarying policy, governed by which this corporation has from an early day continually dispensed abroad the property with which it was endowed. From the year 1790 to the 15th February, Church gave and appropriated In lots. To churches in the city of New- York, not free, 122 " Albany county, " Allegany " " Cattaraugus " " Cayuga " " Chatauque " " Chemung " " Chenango " « Columbia " « Cortland " " Delaware " « Dutchess " " Essex " " Franklin " « Fulton " " Genesee " u Greene " u Herkimer " " Jefferson a « Kings " 2 " Livingston a " Madison " " Monroe " u Montgomery " " Niagara " " Oneida " 4 1855, Trinity In money. $493,125 70 18,000 00 800 00 1,350 00 2,750 00 820 00 800 00 2,300 00 7,000 00 500 00 1,650 00 21,150 00 400 00 400 00 400 00 1,500 00 10,300 00 7,250 00 2,700 00 30,410 00 2,500 00 500 00 4,700 00 2,000 00 1,600 00 2,100 00 No. 45.J 19 In lots. In money. To churches in Onondaga county, $5e^9£d9 00 " Ontario " 4,050 00 " Orleans " 2,500 00 " Orange " 6,975 00 " Oswego " 4,025 00 « Otsego " 3,070 00 " Putnam " 1,800 00 " Queens " 13 11,550 00 " Rensselaer " 9,250 00 " Richmond " 5,500 00 " Steuben " 1,000 00 " Seneca " 2,050 00 " St. Lawrence « 5,750 00 " Saratoga " 4,523 80 " Schenectady " 4,100 00 « Suffolk « 3,100 00 " Sullivan « 1,500 00 " Tioga " 1,270 00 " Tompkins « 350 00 " Ulster " 3,000 00 " Washington " 2,950 00 " Wayne " 3,450 00 " Westchester " 5 15,900 00 " Wyoming " 300 00 " Yates " 1,000 00 Lots, 146 $721,419 00 and from the year 1748 to this time they have given For the general purposes and advance- ment of the church and of religion, 35 lots and $19,652 00 For general and public purposes, 17 " " 750 00 To institutions of learning and charity schools, 115 " " 65,776 87 And leased for 63 years, free of rent, . 5 " For the support of the Episcopate and and church organizations and socie- ties, 72,988 58 20 [Senate Annuities and donations to aged and infirm clergymen, and to widows and families of deceased clergymen, 126 , 934 38 Being a total for the purposes last enumerated, of 172 lots and $286 ,111 83 Thus has this corporation administered its estate, freely grant- ing it for the spread of religion in all parts of the State for the support of ministers of the gospel, and the succor of their families, and for the aid and endowment of institutions of learn- ing. It has for these purposes paid and appropriated in money $1,287,392.75, and given a large numer of lots of land; by these means diminishing its property to one-third its original extent. The vestry have, in this communication, ventured to give a more complete statement of the condition and acts of the church than is expressly called for by the resolutions of your honorable body, because they deemed it expedient for the more perfect justification of this corporation, and because they were confident that the Senate would receive it as an answer more satisfactory than a more limited return. WM. E.DUNSCOMB, Comptroller. No. 45.] Hi I I illi M m 2 81 * if g Sfil 5 1=11 Ji! Iff! 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Vandam and Charlton, . . do do do do do do do do Charlton and King, . . ?. do do do do do do do do King and Hamerslcy, . . do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do Spring and Vandam, . . do do do do do do do do Vandam and Charlton, . •pg^s jo gpig foooooo 0000000000000J00000 )V\{\i uo Sui^uojj loooo 0^00000000 000 000 0000 •ojsj oanojj 223SS£&S»9SS§&SSSSS§3252a No. 45. 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S§Si32i!S« SSHiSSIS ,00000000000000000000 3 o o O OO OO OO O O O OO O O O O OO ooo O^OO OO oo o oo oo o o oo gqi jo GAipadsajJi s"uipiTiiq Saipnp -9p 'SCgl Ul 9tip3A }9 X lllllllll- Sllflpli ^-i r-Tc^ i- r- rH •sSaipjmq eqj JOJ 9Iip3A p9S»9SSB jo uox}jod pa^iaps^ •s^atJU9i 9q} jo A"}i9dojd 9q} Sat -gq J9^i?i gqi ^cgi ui sSuippnq puB ~)0\ jo 9iq-CA P9SS9SS-C ssoag §3t§§i§t§§§ iiiiislif O O N N N M « l> K N (NNKMCCiOeCCCM 1 pq Is* •;ooj;s jo opig •}99I1S irqAi uo Suijuoj^ I oooooo =coccc|^ %%%% No. 45. | 39 § S i S S S SI IS 3 § S I g S S S S 3 S |g 3 1 |S i^^I I S f S IS 1 S 1 1 i o oc o o o ► oo o o o o c o o o o o c o o oc o oo o c o ooo^ coo coco oooo ooo ooooooo ooo oo oo c c o oooooooooo ooooooo %o ooo o ooo o o o OO O O^O OO OC CO oo o o oc o oo ooo oooooo fllSll!3!!iiSii§iS!HSiSiI3S!S!SiI§ii»3si immimmmmmmu 4,000 4,000 3,000 3,500 2,000 1,500 3,500 4,750 3,000 3,000 2,800 2,800 3,500 2,000 2,000 4,200 4,000 4,500 12,000 5,000 4,000 3,0(i|i 6,300 3,300 4,500 5,000 SlllHIiiiUSI 1 1 . j I i ! f oo^coooooocj^ ooo CO CO ooo ooo ^-oo^cooococc!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 40 [Senate i-l P PS Ph 3D l— ( Hi i— i H^ •qamqa aq* suoisa3Aa.x jo anrc ^ pislliil5sgs'IS5lii§SJiSSi When term ex- pires. 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 »o o o o ooo o ooo O CO o o o oo o oo ooo ! I oooooooooooeoooooooooooooo 1 J aqj jo 9 .vpo3ds3JJt sSuip[inq Suipnp -ep '£581 ui aniTj.v jax ISllellllllllllllllliillli •sStnprtnq aqj JOJ OU|t?A p8SS33SB jo uoijiod pa^recaijsg; liiiiijjiiiijesiiiiiiiiii " 'S^uBaa^ aq^ jo jfjiadoad aqj Sui -aq idnn ^ 'SSSI m sSatpimq pau jo an[BA passassB ssojq $5,700 6,000 6,000 4,000 5,000 6,800 6,800 6,000 4,000 4,000 5,000 5,500 5,000 ., 6,000 6,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 3, 500 4,500 6,000 5,500 3,000 5,000 5,000 4,500 Between what streets. Vestry and Desbrosses, . do do do do Vestry and Laight, . . . do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do Vestry and Desbrosses, . do do do do do do do do do do do do Watts and Desbrosses, . do do do do do do do do do do Watts and Canal, •,786 00 5,839 25 5,528 00 r,834 44 2,081 56 5,413 00 5,117 12 ),764 30 L, 037 9S 5,900 00 5,557 09 2,590 66 5,131 30 t,204 75 1,502 38 s s When term expires. y'rs. m's. d's. •sasuai aq^ jo aApoadsaiat sStnpimq Surpnp -ap 'gqsi n \ aniBA^a^ Pit mmmmmmmh •gSuippinq aqq. joj anp3A passassB jo uopaod pa^uiijsg; $4,700 4,700 175 * 500 11,200 3,000 2,000 9,900j 5,400 3,200 13,400J 5,200 10,900 2,800 6,250 5,200 6,100 11,200 10,900 3,100 1,300 2,750 800 4,500 15,700 •srcreua^ aq} jo Xiiadojd aqi Sut -aq mm aqi '9681 ui sSuipimq puu %o\ jo anpsA passas&B sso.i*) $16,000 16,000 10,000 5,000 5,000 23,000 14,000 ,. 13,000 22,000 18,000 15,000 31,000 17,000 23,000 12,000 43,000 46,000 46,000 23,000 23,000 12,000 9,000 11,000 8,000 17,000 32,000 Between what streets. Church and Greenwich, . . , 1 do do do do do do do Broadway and Church, . . . do do ao do Chapel and Greenwich, . . . do Murray and Warren, do do Church and Chapel, do Chapel and Greenwich, . . . do do do Broadway and Church, . . , do •^aa^s jo apis 1 | oo o o o||o o o ooo of oo|c oo c o| o Fronting on i street. 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