. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. ing, expecting to get theAct annulled which deprived him of his broad pastures. At the sametime the church-wardens ami vestryof Trinity Church appealed to theBishop of Loudon in the most ear-nest manner, asking his interferencewith the Lords of Ti-ade to jjreventBellomont from wresting from themtheir projjerty and rights. They par-ticularly commended the great zeal,generous liberality, and indefatigableindustry of Fletcher, who they saidwas the .sole founder, the principalpromoter, and the most liberal bene-factor of the churc
. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. ing, expecting to get theAct annulled which deprived him of his broad pastures. At the sametime the church-wardens ami vestryof Trinity Church appealed to theBishop of Loudon in the most ear-nest manner, asking his interferencewith the Lords of Ti-ade to jjreventBellomont from wresting from themtheir projjerty and rights. They par-ticularly commended the great zeal,generous liberality, and indefatigableindustry of Fletcher, who they saidwas the .sole founder, the principalpromoter, and the most liberal bene-factor of the church; and theyprayed that the destruction plannedby one who was a communicant and(jonstant attendant might be Mr. Vesey esteemed himself per-sonally aggrieved in the matter. Hehad been on agreeable terms withBellomout, had dined with liim often,and had driven with him in his coach-and-six. The good divine at once left the governor and family out of his prayers altogether. And what wasmore, he prayed for Dominie Dellius by name each Sunday in the sanetu-. Portrait and Autograph of Rev. William Vesey. 438 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. ary, desiring God to give the latter a safe and prosperous voyage and greatsuccess with the kiug.^ Bellomont was confounded. He had not intended to injure the wel-fare of the church, only to recover the gubernatorial conveniences whichthe church enjoyed. He had, with the consent of the council, settled£ 1^6 per year upon the minister for house-rent; and it was his iutenti<:)uto propose to the Assemljly a iiirther settlement of £50 per year uponMr. Vesey, and all his successors in that cure. As things stood he couldno longer attend divine service in his accustomed place, and he wrote tothe Bishop petitioning that Mr. Vesey be immediately deprived of hisbenefice in New York. As for Domiuie Dellius it is hardly probable that he obtained his In-dian lands fraudently. He had been an agent among the savages, andduring the long years of w
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