[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] memorialize the rector, church-wardens and vestry of Trinity Church, New York, for aid by funds in the erection of a church edifice." In this memorial, the petitioners state, " That some years past an old Epis-copal church in this neighborhood, at New Castle, (St. George's Church, built of wood), falling to decay, its congregation broken up and some of the descend-ants of its members have become Quakers, notwith-standing portions of them have until lately adhered to the forms of the Episcopal Church; and your me-morialists entertain a hope that, with the blessing of Divine Providence, by the means of the establishment of a church at Sing Sing, many of the descendants of this ancient congregation may be brought back to our church, etc." Trinity Church responded by an appropriation of two thousand dollars. August 6, 1834, Rev. Edward N. Mead was called to the rectorship; he accepted the 29th of the same month and was installed as rector July 7, 1836, the day following the consecration of the church. No-vember 14th he tendered his resignation, which was accepted. He was succeeded by Rev. Charles Henry