. History of Montgomery and Fulton counties, : with illustrations and portraits of old pioneers and prominent residents . -V.^i ^H^py^ffff^ ??.-, ..?).. j=Hl ^^/>- I ^^ J 1 X- ^^ -.,v ?. CHURCHES OF JOHNSTOWN VILLAGE 195 church years after with difficulty, but the Presbyterians were confirmed bythe Legislature in the possession of the glebe. That body, however, sofar respected the claim of St. Johns Church as to vole it a little over$2,000 indemnity for its loss. When the church was recovered, by thet-xertions of the rector, Rev. John Lrquahart. who at times read the ser-vice from the
. History of Montgomery and Fulton counties, : with illustrations and portraits of old pioneers and prominent residents . -V.^i ^H^py^ffff^ ??.-, ..?).. j=Hl ^^/>- I ^^ J 1 X- ^^ -.,v ?. CHURCHES OF JOHNSTOWN VILLAGE 195 church years after with difficulty, but the Presbyterians were confirmed bythe Legislature in the possession of the glebe. That body, however, sofar respected the claim of St. Johns Church as to vole it a little over$2,000 indemnity for its loss. When the church was recovered, by thet-xertions of the rector, Rev. John Lrquahart. who at times read the ser-vice from the desk while the Presbyterian mmiiter was trying to preachfrom the pulpit, there remained with it but one acre of land. The societyhad an interest in a body of land at Fort Hunter, whu h had been con-veyed by the Mohawks to l>r. Barclay ; but, like the real estate at Johns-town, it seems to have been captured by other parties, and was only re-covered, in 1797 and 1799, by the aid of Trinity Church, New York, whichten years later also advanced $400 for repairs to St. Johns Church. Formany years the business transactions of the vestry related chiefly to thisFort Hunter land, including a i
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