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CHAPTER XX.

1817-1821.

EASTER MONDAY, April 11, 1814. Wm. C. Gardner elected Senior Warden and Henry Shaw Junior Warden.

Vestrymen: Francis Brinley, Benj. Gardiner, William Crooke, Wm. Littlefield, Benj. B. Mumford, Simeon Martin, John Wood, Edward Brinley, Samuel Whitehorne, Stephen T. Northam, Edw. Easton, Robert Robinson, John G. Whitehorne, Silas Dean and Edw. Martin.

Benj. B. Mumford, Clerk of the Vestry, and John Springer, Sexton.

Charles Manchester was continued as organist, with a salary of $75 per annum.

Delegates to the Convention: Francis Brinley, S. Martin, Benj. Gardiner, Stephen T. Northam, and William C. Gardner.

Voted that whereas, Miss Ruth Gibbs, in behalf of her family, has prayed by letter, permission to erect a monument in the Churchyard, that the prayer of said letter be, and is hereby referred to the consideration of the next Vestry, and that their opinion and decision thereon shall be binding upon the Congregation, as if voted this day.

Voted that whereas, the Revd Mr. Wheaton, the Rector of this Church, has requested an increase of salary, and that the letter of the Committee, dated August 24, 1810, who were authorized by this Congregation to invite him to take charge of this Church, be laid before the Congregation, which being done, after duly considering the premises and knowing the limited circumstances of the Church

revenue and the impracticability of augmenting the taxes on the pews, that it is at the present moment inexpedient to raise his salary.

Voted that the grateful thanks of this Congregation be made. Col. Henry Sherburne, for twenty-one years of faithful services as a vestryman of this Church.

May 2, 1814. Voted: that the Senior Warden be requested to furnish the Rector with $100, to meet his expenses, to attend the General Episcopal Convention, to be convened in the city of Philadelphia.

June 6, 1814. Voted: that the thanks of this Vestry be, and they are hereby made to Benj. Gardiner, Esq., for his attending the General Convention, and for his correct report of its proceedings.

June 21, 1814. Voted: that the application of Major-Gen. Sheldon for permission to ring the bell, and to suspend several lighted lamps in the lantern, in case of an alarm, under the immediate direction of the Church Sexton, be and is hereby granted, provided that Maj.-Gen. Sheldon shall cause one or more discreet persons to be stationed in the Church lantern, there to remain so long as the lighted lamps shall continue burning, to prevent the steeple from taking fire.

July 4, 1814. Voted: that whereas Mrs. Mary Gibbs having requested this Vestry for liberty to dig a vault in the west end of the Church-yard, for the purpose of interring her family therein, be and is hereby permitted and authorized to dig a vault 16 feet by 12 feet, she paying for the same $100, and that the ground covered by said vault remain to her, her heirs and assigns forever, in fee simple.

September 5, 1814. Voted: that the sum of $30 be paid by the Senior Warden to the Revd Mr. Wheaton, for his attendance at the convention of the Diocese, to be holden at Portsmouth.

October 17, 1814. Voted: that the Senior Warden be authorized to hire a sum of money sufficient to purchase ten cords of wood, including the cost of sawing and piling, and present the same to Mr. Wheaton, the Rector of the Church.

Voted that the Wardens be requested to take around the box every Sunday afternoon, immediately after the sermon, to collect such donations and pew rents as may be given and paid to them.

March 13, 1815. Voted: that in consequence of the application of the Revd Mr. Wheaton, stating his pressing necessities, the Senior Warden be, and he is hereby authorized to advance him $50, and that this Vestry will lay the same before the Congregation on Easter Monday next, for their approval.

Voted that whereas, the Revd Mr. Wheaton having made a verbal communication to this Vestry, stating, in purport, that an increase of salary is desirable, that Benj. Gardiner, Esq., W" C. Gardner, Senior Warden, Henry Shaw, Junior Warden, and Benj. B. Mumford, Clerk of the Vestry, be a committee to wait upon him, and receive his request in writing, stating fully his views upon that subject, for the purpose of laying the same before the congregation on Easter Monday next.

March 20, 1815. The Vestry having taken into consideration the communication of the Revd Mr. Wheaton, of the 6th inst., did present him with $50, are obliged from various circumstances, candidly to inform him, that they can do no more, and that they cannot pledge themselves to supply him with his wood for the ensuing winter.

Easter Monday, March 27, 1815. The officers of the Church and the Vestrymen were re-elected, and Henry Shaw and Levi Tower were added to the Vestry.

Voted that seven members of the Vestry shall form a quorum. Voted that the Trustee of the permanent fund shall make a

statement of all outstanding notes and subscriptions due to said permanent fund, together with the amount collected and funded, Easter Monday next.

Voted that the tax due from Mr. Levi Tower,265 on his pew, No. II, in consideration of his service, by directing the organist and setting the psalms, be remitted; but the amount thus remitted extends to the claims the Church has upon Mr. Tower since his occupancy of said pew, but does not extend to any demands against said pew previous to that time.

May 1, 1815. Mr. Manchester was elected organist on a salary of $75 per annum; but on the 5th of June the Wardens were instructed "to pay off Mr. Manchester, and acquaint him that the Church has no further need of his services as an organist."

Baptized, May 4, 1815, William and Mary, both the property of Charles Baring, Esq. Sponsors, Joseph, Thomas and Nancy Baring, and Nancy, a free woman of color.

June 12. Voted: that the Wardens, with W Crooke, Esq., wait upon Miss Mary Towle and thank her for her polite and kind offer to officiate upon the Church organ, and request she would be pleased to accept $100 per annum for the same.

Voted that the Wardens, with Samuel Whitehorne, William Crooke, Edw. Brinley, Benj. Gardiner and Simeon Martin, Esquires, be a committee to devise ways and means for the better maintainance and support of the Church, and that they report in writing at our next meeting.

265 Levi Tower graduated at Brown University in 1800, and found employment as assistant in Robert Rogers's school, in which school he became the successor of Mr. Rogers. For many years he was a prominent and successful instructor, until the infirmities of years made it necessary for him to give up teaching. He died June 4, 1854, aged 78 years.

June 27, 1815. Voted: that the report of the committee appointed at our last meeting, be accepted.

Voted that S. T. Northam and J. G. Whitehorne be a committee to call upon each owner of a pew in the Church, and procure their consent in writing, to relinquish the use and occupation of their pew or pews to the Church, for the sole and exclusive purpose of having them hired out yearly at public auction, for five successive years, on each Easter Monday, from Easter Monday, A.D., 1816, to the highest bidder, and the rent that may accrue by their hire, shall be applied for the support of the Church and its officers, and at the expiration of the said five years, the pews shall revert to their present owners, or their heirs or assigns, free of all incumbrance whatsoever, that may accrue within that period, and that said committee report as soon as may be convenient.

October 2, 1815. Voted: that a committee be appointed to repair all the damage to the Church and steeple, occasioned by the recent violent gale of wind, and that the Wardens be requested to hire $200 to meet these necessary expenses.

November 6, 1815. Voted: that ten cords of oak wood be purchased by the Senior Warden, and presented to the Revd Mr. Wheaton, and that he pay for the carting, sawing and piling, charging the whole expense to the Church.

December 6, 1815. Voted: that all accounts against the Church, that shall or may hereafter lay dormant and unclaimed for six successive years, agreeable to the statute of limitation, of this State, shall not be allowed or paid, but be considered as given to the Church.

Voted that the Vestry recommend to the congregation to give on each Sunday one cent to each individual of their families attending Church, to be deposited in the contribution box; and that this laudable practice commence the first Sunday in January next.

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