The origin and history of Grace church, Jamaica, New York . e the spinning-wheel and loom. The day laborerwas dressed in yellow buckskin or leathern breeches andapron, checked shirt and red jacket, and heavy shoes withbrass buckles. The debtors prison was a frequent lodging place, wheremen and women herded together, and the criminal anddebtor often perished without bed or clothing to coverthem. The currency of the Colonies varied in the num-ber of shillings, and pence which made a dollar. Theschool-houses were small, and neither painted, ceiled norplastered. The wood was furnished by farmers,
The origin and history of Grace church, Jamaica, New York . e the spinning-wheel and loom. The day laborerwas dressed in yellow buckskin or leathern breeches andapron, checked shirt and red jacket, and heavy shoes withbrass buckles. The debtors prison was a frequent lodging place, wheremen and women herded together, and the criminal anddebtor often perished without bed or clothing to coverthem. The currency of the Colonies varied in the num-ber of shillings, and pence which made a dollar. Theschool-houses were small, and neither painted, ceiled norplastered. The wood was furnished by farmers, and the OF GRACE CHURCH 105 boy pupils cut it, while the girls swept and scrubbed theschool-room floor. There were few books, and the sumsof arithmetic were copied into^iphering books by thepupils. There were neither steepens, writing books norruled paper; the quill pens-were made by the master andthe sheets were ruled with a piece of lead. Jamaica was the shire town. All elections were held inJamaica until 1789, for the neighboring towns of Rood Screen. Memorial to Rev. Gilbert H. Sayres, S. T. D., By His Grandson, Gilbert B. Sayres, ifli4. At Grace Church, Jamaica, X. Y., onJune 14th, a handsome rood screen made ofoak was dedicated to the memory of the Hunt Sayres, , rector of this par-ish 1810-1830. The Rev. Dr. William of Detroit, a grandson, preached thesermon. The screen was given by anothergrandson, Mr. Gilbert B. Sayres, junior war-den of the parish. IV THE POST-REVOLUTIONARYRECTORSHIPS—1795-1896 OF GRACE CHURCH 109 CHAPTER XI. Short Rectorships in a Period of Thirty-five Years— 1795-1830. REV. WILLIAM HAMMELL. The Rev. William Hammell, from Hackensack, NewJersey, was the successor to Doctor Bloomer. He waselected Aug. 1, 1790, by the three Vestries of Jamaica,Flushing and Newtown, and was the last rector elected andsupported conjointly by these Churches. He receivedHoly Orders as Deacon and Priest the same year of hiselection
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