. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. PELHAM AND WESTCHESTER 179 who resided in Pelham was upset in his boat not far from City Island. When picked up by passing craft he was found calmly sit- ting on the bottom of the capsized boat, smoking his pipe which he somehow managed to keep lit. One of the landmarks in Westchester is St. Peter's Church on Westchester Avenue. The present building is the fourth on this site, the first having been erected in 1700 when the trustees resolved "to build a church twenty-eight feet square, with a terr
. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. PELHAM AND WESTCHESTER 179 who resided in Pelham was upset in his boat not far from City Island. When picked up by passing craft he was found calmly sit- ting on the bottom of the capsized boat, smoking his pipe which he somehow managed to keep lit. One of the landmarks in Westchester is St. Peter's Church on Westchester Avenue. The present building is the fourth on this site, the first having been erected in 1700 when the trustees resolved "to build a church twenty-eight feet square, with a terret on top" for a bell tower. It stood on the old Town Green, close to. St. Peter's Church, Westchester the former County Court House, about on the site of the present Sunday School building. It was used as a church until 1788, when it was in such bad condition after the Revolution that it was sold to Mrs. Sarah Ferris who removed it. St. Peter's was established in accordance with the Royal direc- tion received by the Governor of the Province of New York: "You shall take an especial care that God Almighty be devoutly and duly served thruout ye Government, the Book of Common Prayer, as it is now es- tablished read each Sunday and Holy day and the blessed Sacrament adminis- tered according to the rites of the Church of ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Harry Tecumseh, 1873-; Kaplan, Nathan Julius, 1887-. New York, The author
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