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History of Orange County
Town of Newburgh
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And whereas the said Alexander Colden and Richard Albertson, as Trustees as aforesaid, by their deed-poll, bearing date the 15th day of March now last past, did, with consent of the proprietors and inhabitants of the said tract, surrender and yield up unto us the aforesaid grant so made by the aforesaid letters patent so far as relates to the aforesaid glebe of 500 acres of land, and incorporation of said Trustees, as by the said deed-poll now remaining our record in our Secretary’s office, in our Province of New York, may more fully appear. And we, being willing to grant the request of the said petitioners—Know ye, that of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, we do by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, will, ordain, constitute, confirm, give and grant, that the said Alexander Colden and Richard Albertson and their successors, to be elected and chosen as hereinafter is directed, be, and from henceforth and forever thereafter shall be and remain, one body corporate and politic in fact and name by the name of the Parish of Newburgh, and them and their successors by the name of the Trustees of the Parish of Newburgh one body corporate and politic in fact and name really and fully. We do, for us, our heirs and successors, erect, make, ordain, constitute, confirm, declare and create by these presents and by that name they shall and may have perpetual succession, and also that they and their successors by the said name of the Trustees of the Parish of Newburgh be, and forever hereafter shall be, persons able in law to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended, in all courts and places, before us, our heirs and successors, and before all or any of the judges, justices, officers and ministers of us, our heirs and successors, and elsewhere in all manner of actions, writs, complaints, pleas, causes, matters and demands whatsoever and of what kind or nature soever, as any of our other leige subjects of said Province being persons able and capable in law, can or may sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended, by any lawful ways and means whatever. And further, we have given, granted, ratified and confirmed, and do by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors forever, give, grant, ratify and confirm unto the aforesaid Alexander Colden and Richard Albertson, Trustees of the Parish of Newburgh aforesaid and their successors forever, to and for the benefit and behalf of a minister of the Church of England as by law established, to have the care of souls of the inhabitants of the before recited tract of 2190 acres of land, and of a schoolmaster to teach and instruct the children of the said inhabitants, the aforesaid tract of 500 acres of land so granted by the before recited letters patent to Andreus Valch and Jacob Webber, situate, lying and being in Ulster County aforesaid, between the lots No. 5 and 6, and is bounded northerly by lot No. 6, now belonging to John Wendell, southerly by lot No. 5, now belonging to the heirs of James Smith, deceased, easterly by Hudson’s River, and westerly by lands formerly granted to John Spratt, together with all and singular the woods, underwoods, trees, timbers, feedings, pastures, meadows, marshes, ponds, pools, waters, water courses, rivers, rivulets, runs and streams of water, fishing, fowling, hunting and hawking, mines and minerals, standing, being, growing or lying, or to be had, used and enjoyed within the limits and bounds of the said 500 acres of land in manner aforesaid described, and all other profits, benefits, liberties, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any way appertaining, and all our estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever of, in or to the same, and the reversion and the reversions, remainder and remainders, and the yearly rents and profits of the same, excepting and always reserving out of this our present grant and confirmation unto us, our heirs and successors forever all such fir trees of the diameter of 24 inches at 12 inches from the ground roots as are or shall be fit to make masts for our royal navy, as also all such other trees as are or shall be fit to make planks or knees for the use of our said royal navy, only which now are or hereafter shall be standing, growing or being in or upon the said 500 acres 1 of land or any part thereof, with free liberty and license for any person whatsoever by us, our heirs or successors, or any of them, to be thereunto appointed and ant horsed under our or their royal sign manual, with workmen, horses, wagons, carts and carriages, or without, to enter or come into the said 500 acres of land and every part thereof, and there to fell and cut down, root up, hew, saw, rive, split, have, take, cart and carry away the same masts, trees, planks and knees for the uses aforesaid; and also excepting all gold and silver mines, to have and to hold the aforesaid tract of 500 acres of land and premises with the hereditaments and appurtenances, unto the aforesaid Alexander Colden and Richard Albertson as first Trustees of the Parish of Newburgh aforesaid during their natural lives and residence on the aforesaid tract of 2190 acres, and their successors forever; but to and for the proper use, benefit and belief of a minister of the Church of England as by law established, to have the care of souls of the inhabitants of the aforesaid tract of 2190 acres of land, and of a schoolmaster to teach and instruct the children of the aforesaid inhabitants and their successors forever, and to no other use whatever.