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for his care and pains in having the children taught to
sing Psalms."

On July 27th of this year, the organ being now com¬
pleted, Mr, John Clemm, Jr. was appointed organist for
one year to come; he was probably the son of the organ
builder, and was the first organist of Trinity Church,
serving for three years,

Mr. Clemm was apparently not quite satisfactory, for
in December, 1743, Col. Moore is requested by the Vestry
to write to his brother. Dr. Moore of London, " to pro¬
cure for the Church a Good Sober Organist; but not to
exceed forty pounds Sterling per annum, nor to agree
for a longer term than three years: but that the Church
will pay his Passage over and pay five Guineas for fur¬
nishing him with Necessarys for his passage."

Mr. John Rice was the organist selected in London,
and in November of the following year orders are given
for paying five guineas advanced to him, twenty pounds
current money for his passage from England, and any
additional money necessary to be advanced to him.

I can find no notice of Mr. Rice's success, or other¬
wise, in the performance of his duties; but he appears to
have held the appointment of organist for seventeen years.
 

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I753-1762

The first man who really made his mark on the music
of the Parish was William Tuckey, who came to this
country in 1752. Tuckey had been a lay clerk in Bristol
Cathedral, and was an energetic and ambitious man, with