Document F.102 · church trustees minutes · transcription: verbatim
"Trustees' Book" of the Presbyterian Church, Morristown, 1758-1762, as printed in The Record, page 16 (History of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, N.J., Parts I & II)
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- History of the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, N.J., Parts I & II (938 pages), which reprints The Record (monthly, from January 1880)
What is transcribed: The Trustees' Book entries on page 16 from 1 May 1761 to 14 Oct 1762 (transcribed below); the earlier entries of 1758-1759 in the left column are not.
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Cooper | grantee | Daniel Cooper Sr 1695–1795 candidate |
Transcription and notes
The Record, page 16: "TRUSTEES' BOOK." (right column)
may the 1 1761 the Trustees met on the Green But Capt Stiles absent and agread to Lay out into Lots and Sell Som Part of the Pairsonag Land Lying before the meeting hous Dore.
June the 8 1761 the Trustees met eh icn Court hous and agreed upon a Price for three Lots the first which they then Conveyed to Joseph King was Sixteen Pound taen Shilling and Seald the Conveyance with the Shape of a mans head and the Second or midle Lot is Likewise Sixteen Pound taen Shilling the third or corner Lot twenty Five Pound which two Lots remain yet not Sold
august 26 1761 the trustees met at Doctor tuthills and Conveyed the Second Lot to Daniel Cooper Sealed with the Shape of a mans head.
apriel the 6 1762 the trustees met at Doct hatheways and Conveyed the third Lot to Isaac Bobet for twenty-five Pound and Sealed it with the Seign of a Sheaf and that same Day Agread and Bought that Same Seal for the use of the Charter
October 14 1762 the Elders met and maid Choice of Stephen Conklin for a trustee in the Room of our worthy Brother & Presedent Benjamin hatheway.
(Continued on page 21.)