At a meeting of the Corporation of the Widows Fund, at the First Presbyterian Church in the city of Philadelphia, May 23, 1783 Whereas by a standing rule of this corporation, regulating the terms of admitting contributors to the fund, it is provided that every contributor shall commence his annual subscriptions within one year after his settlement in a congregation (s.n, 1784)
Bristol, B5852. - Dated [Philadelphia, 1784] by Bristol, but mistakenly included with the entries for 1783. - Followed by: At a meeting of said corporation at the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, May 22, 1784. Whereas a number of ministers who have been settled more than seven years, propose to become contributors to the fund ... The secretary is ordered to procure printed copies of this, and the last year's minute, and send them to the moderators of every presbytery within the bounds of the synod of New-York and Philadelphia. - Shipton & Mooney, 44360. - Signed and dated: A true copy, extracted from the minutes of the corporation, May 23, 1783. Test. James Sproat, secty