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NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY,
PUBLICATION FUND.
XVIII.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATIONS,
EDWARD F. I)E LANCEY.
GEORGE H. MOORE.
WILLIAM LIBBEY.
COLLECTIONS
OF THE
NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FOR THE YEAR
1885.
PUBLICATION FUND SERIES.
NEW YORK:
PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY
MDCCCLXXXVI.
116
^
CONTENTS.
PACE
I. THE BURGHER RIGHT OF NEW AMSTERDAM i
H. ROLL OF FREEMEN OF NEW YORK CITY, 1675-
1866 .......... 39
HL APPENDIX TO ROLL OF FREEMEN, 1695- 1774 . 447
IV. INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1694-1708 . 565
V. INDEX 625
OFFICERS OF THE SoCIETY, 1 886.
-4-^K
PRESIDENT,
HENJAMIN H. FIELD
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT,
HAMILTON FISH, LL.D.
SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT,
JOHN A. WEEKES.
FOREIGN CORRESPONDING SECRETARY,
WILLIAM M. EVARTS, LL.D.
DOMESTIC CORRESPONDING SECRETARY,
EDWARD F. DE LANCEY
RECORDING SECRETARY,
ANDREW WARNER
TREASURER,
ROBERT sen ELL
LIBRARIAN,
J A C O H B A I L E Y MOORE.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
FIRST CLASS FOR ONE YEAR.
JOHN TAYLOR JOHNSTON, ROBERT LENOX KENNEDY,
JOHN C BARRON, M.D.
SECOND CLASS FOR TWO YEARS.
BENJAMIN H. FIELD, WILLIAM DOWD,
GEORGE H. MOORE, LL,D.
THIRD CLASS FOR THREE YEARS.
JOHN A. WEEKES, WILLIAM LIBBEY,
ROYAL PHELPS.
FOURTH CLASS— FOR FOUR YEARS.
EDWARD F. DE LANCEY, DANIEL PARISH, Jr.
WILLARD PARKER, Jr., M.D.
JOHN A. WEEKES, Chairman,
JACOB B. MOORE, Secretary,
[The President, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and Librarian, are
members, ex officio^ of the Executive Committee.]
COMMITTEE ON THE FINE ARTS.
ASHER B. DURAND, DANIEL HUNTINGTON,
ANDREW WARNER, CEPHAS G. THOMPSON,
JOHN A. WEEKES, GEORGE H. MOORp; LL.D.
ASHER B. DURAND, Chairman.
ANDREW WARNER, Secretary.
[The President, Librarian, and Chairman of the Executive Com-
mittee, are members, ex officio, of the Committee on the Fine Arts.]
THE BURGHERS
OF NEW AMSTERDAM
AND
THE FREEMEN
OF NEW YORK.
1675 1866.
PREFATORY NOTE.
THE " Freedom '' of a city is the right of enjoying
all the privileges a7id i^nmunities belonging to ity to the
exclusion of all wlw are not ''Freemen.'' In cities y
municipal corporationSy and boroughs, it 7uas obtainedy
either by serving an apprenticeship for a certain tifnCy
or by the payment of money in such afnounts as were
fixed by the corporate authorities under their char-
ters; and it was also coiiferredy in their discretiofiy by
a votCy as a municipal complimoit or hoiior.
In Hollandy and ifi England^ or rather in Great
Britainy in former daySy the ''Freedom of a city I' or
other corporation was a most vahiable and importa^it
privilege and monopoly. For no7ie but its possessors
could practice trades y or do any mercantile busifiess iit
the place y possess the right of stiff r age y or be eligible to
election to public ojfficCy or other civic honors.
In Holland it was termed " Burgher Recht," or
Burgher Rig lit y and was of two classeSy " Great Bur-
gher Right^^ and " S^nall Burgher Right,' according
to the amou7its of money paid a?id privileges granted.
The Great Burgher Right was also co7ifcrredy ex-offi-
cio, 7ipon the magistrates, the Dutch clergy, and the
high civil, afid military y officers of the city or state. As
such it was established afid existed under the Dutch
gover7ime7it in New A77istcrda77i i7i Nczo Ncthcrla7id.
When the E7iglish succeeded the Dutch iji that prov-
ince, the E7iglish for 771 was established t here i 71, by the
English charters of the city of Neio Yorky U7ider the
X PREFATORY NOTE.
clauses granting the privilege of con/erring the ** Free-
dom of the City " upon such terms and copiditions as its
corporate authorities might fix.
This volume contains for the first tim^e all tlie offi-
cial Dutch and English Records now remaifiing relat-
ing to this subject, arranged tmder four heads: —
I. The Burgher Right.
II. The Roll of Freeman.
III. Appendix to the Roll of Freemen.
IV. Indentures of Apprenticeship, 1694 to 1708.
Together with a very full IndeXy of the names of all
the Burghers Great and Small, the Freemen of all
classes, the officers and magistrates conferring the
Rights and Freedoms, and of the documents relating to
the same.
Under the first head will be found the documents
and official papers of the Director General and Coun-
cil of New Amsterdam, and of the Burgomasters and
Schepens, establishing the Great and Sffiall Burgher
Rights in that city, with their respective privileges
powers and duties. These are translated from the
originals preserved in the City Records in the City
Hall in New York, and i7i the Archives of the State
i7t Albany ; the former translated, but not printed, by
the late eminent archivist Edmu7id B. OCallaglmn,
M.D., and the latter by his successor Mr. B. F. Fer-
now. Every paper, document, and name, that has been
preserved to this time relating to this subject, from the
first movement for Burgher Rights in 1648 to the end
of the Dutch domiftion, will, it is believed, be here found.
The second head co7itains the ** Roll of Freemen " of
the City of New York under its English charters,
from i6y§ to iyy6, when that of ijjo was suspended,
and the city ruled by the '"Military Courts of Police'^
established by the British Commanders-in-Chief ; and
the continuation of the same from and after the re-
vival of that charter in IJ84 and civic action under it.
This ** Roll of Freemen " gives the names, occupatiofis,
and employments, of the free i?i habitants of Neiv York
PREFATORY NOTE. XI
during the century preceding the Revolution, with the
dates, and the Mayoralties, when, and under which,
they were for the fi7'st time respectively made such
** Freemen!' It is printed from the official Roll pre-
served in the City Records, and is ift fact aft authentic,
official directory of New York and New Yorkers dur-
ing that period; and throtvs a strong clear light upon
the persons, and social, and business, standing of those
** Freemeft,'' many of whose descendants are among the
citizens of New York at this day.
In the ''Appendix to the Roll of Freemen,'' forming
the third head above mentioned, are printed in full the
names of all persons, officials, and others, who for
any reason, during the period betzueen i6j^ and lyjO,
were ** voted the Freedom of the City!' either as an
ackfiowledgment of special services to the City, or as a
municipal compliment and honor, ivith all the official
proceedings in each instance. They are printed in full
as recorded officially at their respective dates, and are
of very great interest, and of importance to the correct
under standiftg of New York history under the English
Colonial rule. In consequence of their fulness and
length it was deemed best to print them separately,
rather than to break the continuity of the ** Roll of
Freemen " by inserting them at their respective dates,
as they appear in the volumes of the City Records.
From iy8^ to 1816 when the creation of Freemen
under the charter ceased, without any formal action,
the Roll is contintied of 7iames occupations and dates
as before. This has been a matter of diffictdty ozuing
to the fact that the official roll between those dates has
disappeared, and the information had to be collected
from the official records of the Mayor's Court, the
Court of Common Pleas, and the proceedings of the
Common Council; a fact which has caused much delay
in the issuing of this volume. In . this portion of the
Roll, however, all the special, and complijuentary, elec-
tions of Freemen are inserted at their respective dates
in full with all the proceedings ifi each case. The
IIH-
Xll PREFATORY NOTE.
printing at their dates of these papers in the cornpli-
mentary elections last re/erred to was adopted , as from
1816 down, the only elections of Freemen that have been
made are purely of that character, the last being that
of President Andrew Johnson in 1866, and it seemed
best that they should appear chronologically.
In 1804, after a fierce contest beginning in 1802, was
passed an act of the Legislature which conferred the
right of suffrage upon freeholders in the City, zuho
ivere not freeme^i U7ider the charter, thus interfering
with the chai^ters privileges. The contest greiu out of
the Federal and Antifederal politics of the time and
loas bitter. The letters and communications on both
sides in the papers of the day, and the formal proceed-
ifigs of the Legislature, and the act itself, have been
reprifited under this head, as of great historic interest.
The last Freemen zvcre chose 71 in 1815, si^ice which
date none have been admitted.
To be admitted as a ''Burgher'' ** Great " or 'Small,''
or as a ''Freeman," the applicant had to be chosen by
the city authorities, take an oath of fidelity to the city,
pay the prescribed fees, and be duly registered. The
only exception ivas in the case of Apprentices who had
served seven years. Hence, closely connected with the
Freemeft under the charter, were their Apprentices,
and the system ofbindifig them out then in vogue. For
every apprentice upon duly attaining the end of his
app7'ent ices hip tuas entitled to, and did become a " Free-
man " without the payment of any fees, and able to
practise his trade or occupation in the city, and vote,
and be eligible to office therein. Registers of their
indentures were required by law to be kept, in which
these were recorded at length. In 1740, on the death
of William Sharpas, the Clerk of the Common Council,
among the volumes of records received by his successor
from his ztn'dow, ipere four volumes of these Appren-
ticeship Registers. They have never been mentioned by
W7'iters on the City's history. And now only one of
them is to be found among the Records at the City
PREFATORY NOTE. Xlll
HalL This covers from February i6()4 to January
lyoS. It is here printed under the fourth head. These
indentures varied a little, and one of each kind is
printed in full for compariso7i. In all the other in-
stances afi abstract of each only is given, but with the
names and occupatio7is of the parties, and the dates in
full. They are of great ifiterest, shozuing who and
what the fuasters and mistresses were, and who were
the City officials who passed upon each case ; and cast
a bright light on the business and trade methods of
New York U7ider William and Mary and Queen Anne,
This volume will be of rare vahie to historical stu-
dents and writers, as well as searchers in New York
genealogies.
For courteous facilities in its preparatio7i the thafiks
of the Committee on Publicatio7is are due to the Clerk
of the Common Council, Captain Francis J, Twomey,
who for thirty-five years past has been in charge of
the a7icient records of the City of New York, and their
careful, intelligent, and ever -watchful guardian.
EDWARD F, DE LANCE Y.
THE BURGHER RIGHT.
In Council at Fort Amsterdam the i8th. of September,
1648.
Whereas the Honorable Director General and Coun-
cil have seen, and by experience remarked, that several
of the Scotch Merchants and Petty Traders who from
time to time come over in the ships from Fatherland,
do and aim at nothing else than solely to spoil trade
and business by their underselling ; they dispose of
their goods with the utmost speed ; give 1 1 and 1 2
guilders in loose Wampum for one Beaver, and when
sold out go back again in the ships of the same year in
which they come, without bestowing or conferring any
benefit on the Country, all the burdens whereof, on the
contrary, the inhabitants who own property must bear.
Therefore, to prevent such destroyers of trade, it is
judged proper and profitable for New Netherland and
the inhabitants thereof, and it is Ordained, that hence-
forth those Merchants, Scots and Petty Traders who
come over in any ships from Patria with intention to
trade here, either with Christians or Heathens, by the
large and small measure, ell and weight, shall not be
permitted to carry on any business in the least on shore
here unless they take up their abode here in New
Netherland three consecutive years, and in addition
build in this city. New Amsterdam, a decent citizen
dwelling, each according to his circumstances and
means ; all Merchants and others who oblige them-
selves to transact business in a citizen house and to
2 THE BURGHER RIGHT.
remain three years in the country shall be admitted,
and none else, the Skipper or Merchant of his own or
of his master's ship alone excepted, but these shall not
be at liberty to keep any shop on shore.
Thus done in the presence of the Honorable Director
General, Mr. Dincklagen, Mr. La Montague, Briant
Nuton and Paulus Leendersten, this i8th. of September,
Anno 1648, New Amsterdam.
State Archives, Albany,
Directors of the West India Company to Director Gen-
eral and Council, dated Amsterdam, 12th. March,
1654.
"•
With regard to the Edict drawn up by you, that no
Traders shall sell their merchandises by the small meas-
ure, weight and ell, or convey them into the interior,
unless they settle in the country with a decent house
or bouwery, and reside there three consecutive years,
we can well consider that such transient Traders are
bringing by their extortion little profit to the inhabitants
there ; but the remedy your Honors propose to prevent
it, we judge to be impracticable, especially in the very
beginning of a first-budding State, whose growth must
be sought for in, and founded rather on, fostered and
unlimited Freedoms, than on compulsory restrictions.
For to desire to constrain people by obligation to pos-
sess houses or lands, who often have thereunto neither
opportunity nor inclination, is too disgusting, and to
force them to reside, too servile and slavish ; yet, in
order to benefit the inhabitants as much as possible, we
have judged that it would be proper, and also less dan-
gerous to the advancement of the State, to enact and
resolve as follows, viz. :
That henceforth no Traders coming over there shall
be allowed to sell their goods as aforesaid, or to carry
them inland, unless they keep an open store there. By
this means, then, not only will extortions be in a great
degree prevented there, but such Traders will also be
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 3
obliged to bear the ordinary and extraordinary taxes and
contributions, the same as the rest of our inhabitants.
Your Honors will therefore regulate yourselves accord-
ingly. We will also warn you, before quitting this
subject, not to enact, in future, any more such or simi-
lar Ordinances or regulations, much less to publish
them, before you shall have first received our instruc-
tions thereon, as we find such to be for the greatest
advantage of the Company and this State in particular.
State Arc hives f Albany.
At a meeting of the Burgomasters and Schepens, held
22d. January, i657.
The Honorable President submits a certain draft of a
petition to be presented to the Director and Council,
which being looked into, examined and considered, it
was resolved to deliver the same to the Director Gen-
eral and Council, as follows :
To the Honorable Lords, the Honorable Director Gen-
eral and Supreme Council of New Netherland.
The undersigned Petitioners, in their quality as Bur-
gomasters and Schepens of this City, remonstrate with
due respect that they find daily increasing the multitude
of Scotsmen [Peddlers] who repair over and hither
here every year in the ships from Fatherland, who, on
arriving here, unwilling for the most part to sell their
goods, proceed immediately to Fort Orange or to some
other place, and having finished their trade go away
back again on the first opportunity, so that this place
not only does not derive any profit from such persons,
but this good Commonalty suffers, on the contrary,
great injury thereby, as even the provisions which
come last summer from Patria must be received from
Fort Orange, because the trade there was much better
than in this place. Which commerce is in direct viola-
tion of the 1 2th. Article of the Freedoms which the
4 THE BURGHER RIGHT.
Honorable Lords Patroons granted to this place, by
which article the said Lords decide that the Staple of
the whole of New Netherland shall be on the Island of
Manhattans, in as much as the said Lords Majors have
reserved this Island for their own Colony. It being
also taken in consideration the Burdens which their
Commonalty have to bear in this City and the Services
which they have rendered as well in the time of the
English troubles as in those which happened in other
occasions, in which they always evinced their willing-
ness. So that for this reason and in order to animate
them the more, it would be very proper, in their opin-
ions, to favor them with some privileges. And whereas
Burgher Right is one of the most important privileges
in a well governed city, the Petitioners therefore
humbly request Your Honors to be pleased to grant
the privilege that no man shall be able to prosecute
public trading here unless such as are known as City
Burghers ; also that persons who are not settled resi-
dents here shall not be allowed to trade to any quarter
here about without this place, together with what your
Honors may be pleased kindly to grant in addition to
Your Honors Subjects ; also to be pleased to order
how much those shall give to this City, who come from
Patria or any other places to reside and carry on trade
here, to purchase their citizenship. Awaiting hereupon
Your Honors favorable disposition we remain
Your Honors Subjects
The Burgomasters and Schepens of the City
Amsterdam in New Netherland.
By order of the same,
Jacob Kip, Sec'y.
Done this 22nd. Jan'y i657. at
the Court in the City Hall
at Amsterdam in N. Nd.
City Records.
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 5
In Council at Fort Amsterdam the 23d. of January, 1657.
Considerations and advice of the Honorable Director
General concerning the Memorial of the Burgomasters
and Schepens, submitted to this Board January 23d,
165;.
The petition in its prologue, arguments and conclu-
sions contains the following points, which require con-
sideration :
I. The damage suffered by permanent and estab-
lished inhabitants in the interior trade through peddlers
[Schots] travelling up and down, implies by suppo-
sition a request for redress, and a remedy against it, as
signified by the petitioners in the conclusion :
(i^ By establishing the Burgher Right in this City.
(2) By allowing only such well known burghers to
keep shop.
(3) By a further explanation of the restriction, that
only burghers or pefmanent inhabitants and owners of
real estate may trade at or go to other places in this
government
II. The arguments and motives hereto are drawn by
petitioners
(i) From the troubles, labors and expenses, already
borne by the citizens or inhabitants of this City during
the English troubles and the last recontre with the
natives, and to which they are subject on future occa-
sions.
(2) From the benefits of the Stapleright, already
granted to this place by their Honors.
The reasons adduced cannot be denied, much less
controverted, and therefore it seems proper that this
community and the inhabitants of this City should be
favored with some privileges and encouraged to con-
tinue, considering what they have done in the English
and Indian troubles and what they may have to do at
some future time, as this place, being the principal capi-
tal and frontier place, will always have to bear the brunt
of the first and most frequent attacks, and is therefore
6 THE BURGHER RIGHT.
liable to be subjected to a great deal of labor, troubles
and expenses ; but whether the request of the petition-
ers can be granted in this way or whether it agrees with
the advice and decision of their Honors and with the
population of the country, which requires special atten-
tion, is duly considered, only the one point more than
the other.
As to the first point, to wit, the Burgher Right, and
that only men, known as burghers, may keep open
shops or trade elsewhere in the province, it is appar-
ently opposing the order and letter from the Lords
Directors of the 12th. of March, 1664 ; only the latter
more than the former, which says that the engagement
of house and lands is repugnant, while to compel them
to remain, is slavery. It is therefore my opinion,
that we keep as close as possible to the advice and
letter of their Honors, to wit, that we consider and
resolve, that henceforth no newly arriving traders, let
them be skippers, sailors or peddlers [Schotsen], or
whatever they may be called, shall be allowed to sell,
transport or export into the country their merchandise,
unless they have first kept shop in this City, either in
their own or a leased house or room, as the trader
may find most convenient, without engaging himself to
buy real estate or remain longer than he likes. As to
the last point, only in extreme necessity and for the
preservation of the countrj' and then not longer, as it
is done at home.
Whereas it is required for the keeping of an open .
shop that the' trader have the Burgher Right, conform
to the customs of the Fatherland, where in all well gov-
erned cities the right to keep an open shop is granted
only to men who have the burgher or poor ter [freeman's]
right and thus are, by an oath of fealty, bound to the
place, keep fire and light there either in their own or in
a rented house or room, take their turns of watching
and bear all usual expenses of citizens.
Therefore all arriving traders shall henceforth, before
they are allowed to keep open shop, request from the
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 7
Burgomasters and Schepens the Burgher Right, on con-
dition of duly paying for it, taking the oath of fidelity
to the supreme government of Director General and
Council of New Netherland as burghers and freemen
l[pooriers^ ; this done, they shall be allowed to open
shop either in a purchased or a rented house, there
keep fire and light, and they shall not be prevented or
forbidden to trade and traffic, like other burghers, free-
men and inhabitants of this province, within and with-
out the boundaries of the same, in barks, yachts or
other vessels, owned or hired by them ; but by virtue
of the Stapleright, as observed in the Fatherland, no
goods or merchandise, coming either from the Father-
land or from neighboring places, shall be carried into
the country in the ships, yachts or barks by which they
were brought, except upon payment of Stapleright and
freight.
Because no Burgher or Freeman right binds a man to
his oath of fidelity for longer time than his conven-
ience requires, because often, in fact usually, the traders,
coming here, make or try to make it their convenience
to depart with the ships, when the oath taken by
them, guard duty and other burgher's burdens cease,
and because, by virtue of the above order and letter
of the Lords Directors, they cannot and ought not be
compelled to remain, a too tyrannical proceeding, it is
therefore my advice, that even though they may have
acquired the Burgher or Freeman [^/>oor^er] right for
the time of their sojourn here, they shall lose upon
returning to the Fatherland, and upon coming back here
they shall be held again to ask for and acquire it, first
paying for it the dues as fixed, or keeping according to
the common rule of our Fatherland fire and light at his
domicil as burgher here during his absence.
P. Stuyvesant.
State Archives^ Albany,
S THE BURGHER RIGHT.
Advice given by Mr. Nicasius de Sille.
I say in regard to the request of the Honorable
Burgomasters and Schepens, submitted to the Director
General and Council yesterday, the 23d. of January,
1657, as follows :
First, said gentlemen speaking of the Stapleright of
the whole New Netherland say, it should be only on
the Island of Manhattans, which is a colony of the Lord
Directors, and the peddling [Schotse] traders should not
be allowed to pass this place, without having first paid
Stapleright, for Article 9 of the City of Dort says :
'*A11 goods and merchandise, subject to Stapleright
and coming from above Dort, shall there be sold, either
at wholesale or in parcels, as well those from without
as from within the said City of Dort."
The petitioners understand it this way, and it is to be
considered whether the Stapleright belongs to the Com-
pany or to the City, as long as the Lord Directors hold
the Island as their Colony.
I further say, subject to correction, that such peddling
or small traders should not be preferred to our land-
holding inhabitants and allowed to go to the South
River or Fort Orange before they, these peddlers, have
offered for sale with open doors or shops their goods
here during one month, so that our inhabitants may not
be passed over on account of such sneaks and cheats,
who until now have benefited this country very little,
but have overlooked and passed our merchants without
paying anything, while our inhabitants on the other
side, subject to all taxes and burdens, are injured in
their trade by these fellows. I say also, that no stranger
should keep a burgher's shop or transport merchandise,
unless these peddlers have done their guard duty for a
month and paid the Stapleright on goods which they
have brought from Holland.
Signed : N. de Sille.
Sfate Archives t Albany.
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 9
In Council at Fort Amsterdam the 29th. of January, i65y.
Present at the meeting the Honorable Director
General Petrus Stuyvesant, the Honorable Nicasius de
Sille, first Councillor and Fiscal, the Honorable Coun-
cillor Pieter Tonneman.
The foregoing opinions of the Director General and
Council having been read, debated and considered.
Councillors Nicasius de Sille and Pieter Tonneman
unanimously agreed with the opinion of his Honor
Director General Petrus Stuyvesant, recorded above,
and it was resolved, to draw up an ordinance in form of
a proclamation, which is to be published to-morrow or
affixed as usual.
Nicasius de Sille.
Pieter Tonneman.
Sfaie Archives, Albany,
At a meeting of the Burgomasters and Schepens
Wednesday, the 31st. January, 1667, in the City
Hall.
Present the W. Heeren, N. de Sille, AUard An-
thony, Oloff Stevensen, Joh. Verbrugge, Jan Vinge,
Will. Beeckman, and Hendrick Kip.
The following Apostille and Privilege is this day from
the Honorable Director General and Council of N.
Netherland, on the petition of the Burgomasters and
Schepens presented to their Honors on the 2 2d. Jan-
uary of this Year, which according to Custom is pub-
lished at, and affixed to, the City Hall of this City.
The Representation of the Burgomasters and Sche-
pens of this City, New Amsterdam, in New Netherland,
being received at the Meeting of the Director General
and Council of N. Netherland, wherein they exhibit,
on the one hand, the trouble, labor, expenses, expe-
ditions and watchings which they sustained, endured
and suffered in the last national quarrels with the
Neighbors, as well as in the sad and unexpected ren-
lO THE BURGHER RIGHT.
counters with the Natives, and what they are subject to
as the principal frontier and capital, more than others ;
On the other hand, the frequent complaints of Burghery
and other Inhabitants of this Province against the in-
land trading and trafficking of the Scotsmen sailing
hither and thither even to the best trading places, tak-
ing the bread, as it were, out of the mouths of good
Burghery and resident Inhabitants, without such being
subject, in time of peace or war, to any trouble, expense,
labor, expeditions or watching like the Burghery and set-
tled Inhabitants ; that, on the contrary, they carry away
the profits in time of peace, and in time of war abandon
the country and the Inhabitants thereof, against which
Burgomasters and Schepens request, for their Burghery,
some additional benefits, privilege and freedom. Which
We, the Director General and Council of New Nether-
land, having taken into serious consideration, being
sufficiently informed, by personal experience, of the
truth and justice of the matter, have provisionally, on
the approval and ratification of the Lords Patroons, and
by their advice and instructions, dated the 1 2th. March,
1654, at request of Burgomasters and Schepens, conde-
scended, apostilled, privileged and granted that, hence-
forward, the arriving Scotsmen and traders shall, before
selling or conveying their goods and merchandise, be
holden, by virtue of Stapleright, and pursuant to order
and instructions of the Lords Patroons, to set up and
keep an open store within the gates and walls of this
City, in a hired or owned house or room, and to ask
from the aforesaid Burgomasters and Schepens, before
hand, the common or small Burgher Right or Citizenship
to enable them to do the same, for which they shall
once pay for the behoof of this City and support there-
of twenty guilders, which, also, in virtue hereof, is
granted to Burgomasters and Schepens ; that from now
henceforward no arriving passengers, Scotsmen, shop-
keeper or artisans shall exercise within this City any
public-store business or handicraft trade, except such as
have sought and obtained the Small or Burgher Right
THE BURGHER RIGHT. II
from the Burgomasters and Schepens, and subjected
themselves, by subscription or promise of oath, to the
Supreme Government of the Director General and
Council during their stay in this City, to bear like other
Burghers and Citizens their burdens, expenses, expedi-
tions and watches. Further, in conformity to the laud-
able Custom of the City of Amsterdam in Europe, the
Director General and Council of New Netherland, on
the approval and ratification as before, allow and con-
cede to the Burgomasters and Schepens the establish-
ment of a Great Burgher Right, for which those who
may request to be therein shall pay fifty guilders ; and
all such, and such only, shall hereafter be qualified to
fill all the city offices and dignities within this City,
and consequently be nominated thereto ; secondly, be
exempt for one year and six weeks from watches and
expeditions ; thirdly, be free in their proper persons
from arrest by any Subaltern Court or judicial benches
of this Province. The Director General and Council
reserve to themselves the further amplification and
interpretation of obscurities and misconceptions,
Thus done in the Meeting in Fort Amsterdam in
New Netherland, the 30th. January, 1667, was sub-
scribed
P. Stuyvesant.
Under Stood : By order of the Director General and
Council of N. Netherland (signed)
C. V. Ruyven, Secretary.
Below depends the Provincial Seal in Red Wax.
City Records.
At a Meeting of Burgomasters and Schepens held
31st. January, 1657.
Resolved to present the following Petition to the
Honorable Director General and Council, for explana-
tion of the conceded privilege.
12 THE BURGHER RIGHT.
To the Honorable Lords the Lord Director General
and Lords Councillors of N. Netherland.
Honorable Lords,
Whereas, Your Honors have been pleased to favor
this City, Amsterdam in N. Netherland, with the privi-
lege of Small and Great Burger Right : Therefore, we,
the Burgomasters and Schepens of said City, thankfully
acknowledging such for the public good and welfare,
request Your Honors explanation as to whom belong
for the present the Small, and whom the Great Burgher
Right ; and request that Your Honors would be pleased
to confer on the Schout, Burgomasters and Schepens
who have formerly been in the government of this City,
and are now in office, and who shall be elected to this
office from those nominated for the present year, and
their descendants, the privilege of the Great Burgher
Right. Awaiting hereon Your Honors favorable dis-
position we remain Your, Honors Subjects,
The Burgomasters and Schepens of the City
Amsterdam in New Netherland.
By order of the same,
Jacob Kip, Secretary.
Done this 31. January, i657,
in Court at the City Hall
at Amsterdam in New
Netherland.
In like manner was resolved at the Court aforesaid
to request by Petition to the Honorable Director Gen-
eral and Council, as follows :
To the Honorable Lords, the Lord Director General
and Lords Councillors of N. Netherland.
Burgomasters and Schepens of the City Amsterdam
in New Netherland with due respect represent :
That they find by daily experience that it is neces-
sary as well at present as hereafter to appoint and
select some persons within this city, as is done in our
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 1 3
Fatherland, to fill all offices appertaining thereto.
Your Petitioners, therefore, request your Honors that
such may be conferred on the Burgomasters and
Schepens at the time in office to grant the said offices
and appointments to those who, in their estimation,
shall be best and fittest therefor, always with the appro-
bation of Your Honors the Director General and
Council of N. Netherland. Awaiting hereupon Your
Honors favorable disposition, we remain
Your Honors Subjects
The Burgomasters and Schepens of the City
Amsterdam in N. Netherland.
By order of the same,
Jacob Kip, Secretary.
Done this 31. January, i657,
in Court at the City Hall
at Amsterdam in N. Neth-
erland.
City Records,
In Council at Fort Amsterdam the 2d, of February,
1657. Friday.
The following decision has been given to the forego-
ing request :
Director General and Council of New Netherland
persist in the instructions given to the Burgomasters
and Schepens of this City, subject to the approval and
ratification of the Lords Directors, without deviating in
this matter.
Done at the meeting in Fort
Amsterdam in New Neth-
erland, date as above.
State Arc hive Si Albany,
In Council at Fort Amsterdam the 2d. of February,
1657. Friday.
Whereas, agreeably to the privileges of this City,
annually, some of the Magistrates, whose time is ex-
14 THE BURGHER RIGHT.
pired, leave their seats to be replaced with others by
the Director General and Council, so it is that the
Director General and Council in New Netherland
elected as Magistrates of this City for the ensuing year,
the Honorable Allard Anthony, as old Burgomaster ;
Paulus Limdertson Van de Grift, Burgomaster ; William
Beeckman, President Schepen ; Johannes De Peyster,
Govert Lockermans, Adrian Blommert and Hendrick
Janssen Vandervin, Schepens, which is communicated
to the community to treat them with due respect.
Done in Council in Fort
Amsterdam, N. Nether-
land, on the day as above.
StaU Archives^ Albany,
In Council at Fort Amsterdam, the 2d. of February,
1657, Friday.
The Director General and Council of New Netherland.
To all those who see these presents or hear them read.
Greeting, make known.
That they, out of consideration of the good and vol-
untary services, expeditions, watches, and other bur-
dens which the Burghers have hitherto done and borne,
and in the hope and confidence which the Director Gen-
eral and Council still indulge of their continuance and
perseverance therein, have, on the humble petition of
the Burgomasters and Schepens, privileged and favored
the Burghers and good Inhabitants of this City with a
Great and Small Burgher Right, as can be more fully
seen by the grant of privilege made to the Burgomasters
and Schepens, in amplification of that already bestowed ;
And, whereas, in all beginnings, something or some-
body must be the first, so that thereafter a distinction
and difference may be made : therefore, also, the neces-
sity of such distinction being founded on reason, in the
establishment of the Great and Small Burgher Right,
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 1 5
whereof the Burgomasters and Schepens have, by
petition to the Director General and Council, requested
further explanation, specification, and distinction as to
who and what class are, for the present, to be included
in the Great as well as in the Small Burgher Right, the
Director General and Council of New Netherland in-
vest, qualify, and favor with the Great Burgher Right :
First, those who have been, and at present are, in
the High or Supreme government of the Country, them
and their descendants in the male line.
Secondly, all former and actual Burgomasters and
Schepens of this City, their descendants in the male line.
Thirdly, the Ministers of the Gospel formerly and
at present in office, them and their descendants in the
male line.
Fourthly, the Commissioned Officers to the Ensign
inclusive, of the City regiment, them and their descend-
ants in the male line. All with this understanding,
that the above mentioned gentlemen and persons, for
themselves or their descendants in the male line, have
not lost or forfeited Burgher Right by absence from the
City, and by not keeping fire and light ; agreeably
to the laudable custom of the City of Amsterdam in
Europe.
Further, all others who desire and are inclined, or
hereafter may be desirous and inclined, to be enrolled
in the Great Burgher Right, and to enjoy the privileges
and benefits thereof, shall, according to the foregoing
grant, apply for the same to the Burgomasters, and
receive it on paying therefor the sum of Fifty guild-
ers, Dutch money, or the equivalent thereof.
With the Small Burgher right are invested and
favored :
First, all those who have resided and kept fire and
light within the City one year and six weeks.
Secondly, all born within this City.
Thirdly, all who have married, or may hereafter
marry, native born daughters of Burghers, provided that
all Burgher Right be not lost or forfeited by absence from
1 6 THE BURGHER RIGHT.
this City, or by not keeping fire and light in conformity
as aforesaid.
Further, all others who either now or hereafter will
keep any shop, however it may be called, and carry on
business within this City or the jurisdiction thereof,
shall be bound to apply to the Burgomasters for the
Sm^U Burgher Right, and pay therefor Twenty guilders,
Dutch money, or the equivalent thereof.
All servants of the Honorable Company under wages,
also Passengers and New-comers who will settle else-
where, provided they do so within six weeks, remain alone
exempt from applying for Burgher Right, for the exer-
cise of all sorts of handicraft, and the practice thereof.
The moneys arising from the receipt of the Burgher
Right shall be received by the Burgomasters, and by
them expended principally in the strengthening and
circumvallation of this City.
In order that all this may be the better and more
regularly practised, observed and obeyed, the Burgo-
masters are ordered and authorized to make out, or
cause to be made out, on the first and all following
occasions, correct Lists of those who, according to the
tenor hereof, are invested, qualified and favored either
with the Great or Small Burgher Right, and of those
hereafter who obtain and receive the same, and have
a true Register thereof made, and when done deliver a
copy thereof into the Office of the Secretary of the
Director General and Council.
Thus done, resolved, resumed and enacted in the
Assembly of the Director General and Council of New
Netherland,holden in Fort Amsterdam, in New Nether-
land, the 2d. February, 1667.
State A r chives t Albany.
In Council at Fort Amsterdam the 6th. of February,
1657.
At the meeting of the Director General and Council
of New Netherland appeared their Honors the Burgo-
THE BURGHER RIGHT. Ij
masters of this City of Amsterdam in New Netherland,
to ask, as there were some people demanding certifi-
cates of Burghership, in which form the certificates for
Great and for Small Burghers should be given.
It was resolved, that the Burgomasters should give
certificates to persons demanding it and having paid
the fees in the following form, mutatis mtitandis :
For the Great Burgher Right :
We, Burgomasters of the City of Amsterdam in New
Netherland, hereby certify and declare, that N. N. has
asked for and receiyed from us the Great Burgher Right
and the benefits thereof, has taken the Burghers oath
and paid the fees to the Treasurer.
Done . . .
The certificates for the Great Burgher Right shall be
sealed with the seal of the City, and the fees shall
be 3 guilders.
For the Small Burgher Right:
Amsterdam in New Netherland.
N. N. has asked for and received the Small Burgher
Right, has taken the oath as Burgher, and has paid the
fees to the Treasurer.
Done . . •
The fees herefor shall be 1 8 stivers.
Done at the meeting of the
Director General and
Council, held at Fort Am-
sterdam in New Nether-
land on the 6th. of Febru-
ary, 1657.
St<Ue Archives y Albany,
l8 THE BURGHER RIGHT.
At a Meeting of the Burgomasters and Schepens held
9th. April, 1657.
The Burgomasters and Schepens of the City of
Amsterdam, in New Netherland, do by these presents
make known, that those who, by virtue of the act of
favor of the Director General and Councillors, make
pretensions to the Great or Small Burgher Right, shall
give in their names within thie time of eight days to
the Burgomasters of the City, who during eight days,
beginning on the morning of the loth. instant, shall
assemble for two hours in the morning and five hours
in the afternoon to take down the names.
Warning is given, that those within the City, who
within. the time mentioned do not make known their
names, shall be deprived of their right to such privileges.
Thus done and published .9th. April, 1657.
List of those who have the Burgher Right pursuant
to Privilege and Explanation thereof granted by the
Right Honorable Director General and Council to the
Burghery of this City Amsterdam in N. Netherland,
and are accordingly inscribed by Burgomasters, and
have taken the proper oath.
The Oath taken by the Burghers ; drawn up by the
Right Honorable Director General and Council.
I, N. N., Promise and Swear in the Presence of
Almighty God to be true and faithful to the Sovereignty
of the Noble High and Mighty Lords States General
of the United Netherlands and Supreme Jurisdiction of
the Honorable Lords Directors of the Privileged West
India Company as Lords and Patroons of this New
Netherland Province, their Director General and Council
already appointed or hereafter to be appointed ; and to
show in the first place them, the Burgomasters and
Rulers of this City, present and future, all respect and
reverence, and to obey them in all honest and just mat-
ters as a faithful Subject and good Burgher is bound to
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 1 9
do, as long as I shall continue in this Province. So
Truly Help me God Almighty.
THE GREAT BURGHER RIGHT.
1657. April 10. Johannes La Montagne, junior,
11. Jan Gillisen van Bruggh,
Hendrick Kip,
Isack Kip,
De Heer General Stuyvesant,
1 2. Domine Megapolensis,
13. Jacob Gerritsen Strycker,
14. Jan Vinge,
17. Cornells Van Tienhoven's Wife,
Hendrick van Dyck,
Hendrick Kip, junior,
Marten Cregier,
i8, Carel van Bruggh,
acob van Couwenhoven,
,ourens Cornelisen van Wei,
Johannes Pietersen van Bruggh,
Cornelis Steenwyck,
Wilh. Bogardus,
Daniel Litschoe,
Pieter van Couwenhoven.
THE SMALL BURGHER RIGHT
1657. April 10. Isack DToreest,
Warnaer Wessels,
Nicolaes Langvelthuysen,
II. Jan de Jongh,
Jacobus Backer,
Pieter Cornelisen van der Veen,
Pieter Jacobsen Buys,
Abram Nichels,
Pieter Schabanck,
Matheus d'Vos (died in 1663),
Jan Rutgerzen,
20
THE IJURGHER RIGHT.
1657. April II. Caspar Stynmets,
Pieter Jansen,
Jochem Becckman, Shoemaker,
1 2. Arent Isaacksen, Shoemaker,
Fredrick Flipsen, Carpenter,
Jacob Mens,
Dirck van Schelluyne,
Cornelis Jansen,
Evert Dirckzen, Wood-sawyer,
Thomas Frerickzen, Wood-sawyer,
Pieter Caspersen van Naerden,
13. Gerrit Pieterzen van Amsterdam,
Hendrick Harmenzen,
Willem Jansen van't leverlant,
Hendrick van Bommel, Tailor,
David Wessels, Chairmaker,
Paulus van der Beeck,
Cornelis Jansen Clopper, Smith
Jean Videt, Frenchman, Tailor,
Gerrit Fullwever,
Lambert Huybertzen Mol,
Michiel Jansen,
Joost Teunizen,
Jacob Clazen Coppe,
Claes Carstensen,
Ryndert Pieters van Bolsaert,
Andries Hoppen,
Arent Lourizen, Carpenter,
Tryntie Hendricksen, widow of Cors
Pietersen,
Hendrick Willemzen, Baker,
oost Goderis,
Alichiel Pauluzen,
Coenraec Ten Eyck, Shoemaker,
Aldert Coninck, Tailor,
Rynhout Rynhoutzen, Shoemaker,
Pieter Andriezen, Chimney-sweeper,
an Jacobsen Carpenel van Haerlem,
an Nagel,
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 21
1657. April 13. Barent Egbertzen, Tailor,
14. Jan Dirckzen, Painter,
Adriaen Vincent,
Isack Teene,
Johannes Beck,
Barent Jacobzen Cool,
Hans Dreper,
Adolph Pieterzen,
Frerick Arentzen,
Claes Tysen, Cooper,
Tosyn Briel,
Sybrant Jansen Galma,
Luycas Dircksen,
Stoffel Elderzen,
Jacob Leunizen,
Hendrick Hendricksen Kip,
Sybout Clasen,
Tomas Frans, Carman,
Claes Bordingh,
Aryaen Wouterzen,
Symon Felle,
Lodowick Pos,
Jochem Bruynzen,
Tomas Lambertzen, Carpenter,
Nicolaes de Meyer,
Evert Duyckingk,
Abram Rycken,
Jan Cornelisen van Hoorn,
Jan Jansen van Ham,
i^aulus Heymans,
Tomas Sandersen, Locksmith,
Willem Pieterzen d'Groot. senior,
Nicolaes d' la Plyne.
Andries Jochemzen,
Jan Hendricksen, Carpenter,
Pieter Lourenzen,
Francoys Allard,
Claes van Elslant, senior,
Teunis Tomazen, Mason,
22
THE BURGHER RIGHT.
1657. April 14
an Schryver,
an Gerritzen, Mason,
Jan de Perie,
Abram Pieterzen, Miller,
Claes Poulizen,
Cornelis van Langevelt,
Frans Soselje,
Jan Evertsen Bout,
Pieter Jacobs Marius,
Myndert Barentzen,
Jan Cornelissen van Vlensburgh,
Andries Andriezen, from Sweden,
Gerrit Jansen Roos, Carpenter,
Roelof Jansen, Mason,
an Hendricksen, Chairman,
acob Hughes, Surgeon,
Hiendrick Pieterzen van Hasselt,
Barent Gerritzen, Tailor,
Jacob Hendricksen Varvanger,
Pieter Kock,
Matys Capito,
Abram Jacobsen, Carpenter,
Aryaen Jansen van Straetkerck,
Luycas Elderzen,
Rynier Gaicheus van list,
Jacob Kalf,
Nicolaes Backer,
Jacob Will van der Bos, Mason.
Hendrick Hendricksen, Drummer,
Claes Pieterzen Kos,
acob Leenderzen Vandiegrist,
an Cornelissen Buys,
hendrick Jansen van Scalckwyck,
Jan Lubberzen,
17. Resolvert Waldron,
Jan Jansen Hagenaer, Carpenter,
Wessel Everts,
Egbert van Borsum,
Abram Verplanck,
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 23
1657. April 17. Jan de Pree. Cooper,
Geurt Coerten,
Jan Peeck,
Randel Huwit,
Laurens Andries van Boskerck,
Gerrit Gerritzen van Vrieslant,
Tys Lubbertzen,
Abram Lubberzen,
Haey Oelefers,
Jan Pieterzen van Struckhausen,
Corns. Hendricksen,
Rynier Wisselpenningh,
Christaen Barentzen,
Pieter Stoutenberg,
Harman Smeeman.
Egbert Wouterzen,
Leendert Aerden,
Jan Jansen Langedyck,
Andries de Haes,
Claes Tysen van Amsterdam,
Frans Jansen van Brestee, Cooper,
Willem Koeck,
Albert Jansen, Carpenter,
Bartel Jansen Roebel,
George Holmes,
Pieter Pieterzen, Carpenter,
Hans Kierstede,
Samuel Edsal, Hatter,
Frerick Lubbertzen,
Willem Simson, Englishman,
Gerrit Cornelissen,
Widow of Jan Huygen,
Jacob Teunizen,
Abram Clock,
Albert Leendertzen,
Jan Hendricksen van Gunst,
Jan Pieterzen, Miller,
Nicolaes Verleth,
Herry Breser,
24 THE BURGHER RIGHT.
1657. April 17. Jacob Walingh,
Borger Jorisen,
18. Mettle Wessels,
Jan Jansen van St. Obyn,
Hendrick Arentzen,
Herry Piers,
Jacus Pryn,
Jacob Stoffelzen,
Andries Clasen, Tailor,
Hendrick Jansen van Utrecht,
Claes Pieterzen, Smith,
Hendrick Barentzen,
Pelgrom Klock,
Reynier Gerritzen Vries,
J oris van Vorst, Cooper,
Willem Claesen, Butche r
Aert Willemsen.
Claes Jansen Ruyter,
Harmen Douwesen,
Hendrick Volckerzen,
Wolfert Gerritsen,
Dirck Claesen, Pot-baker,
Juryaen Blanck,
Solomon la Chair,
Claes Jansen van Suermarter,
Frans Claesen,
Huybert Hendricksen van Keulen,
Harman Hendricksen van Deventer,
Shoemaker,
Hans Albertzen, Shoemaker,
Carsten Diers van Bremen, Shoemaker,
19. Abram d' la Nooy.
26. Luycas Andriezen,
Dirck Siecken,
Aryaen Symonzen,
Pieter Rudolphus,
Isack Greveraer,
May 3. Jan Hutsitson, Englishman, Ship-car-
penter,
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 25
1657. May 3. Philip Jansen Ringo,
1 658. May 2. Douwe Clasen,
9. Simon Hermsen Coort,
Adam Bremen,
July 18. Jacques Cousseau,
Anthony More,
Anthony De Mil,
Jan Gouwenbergh,
Jan Gerisen Buitenhuis,
Tielman van Vleeck,
Barnet Cruytdorp,
Cornells Wilkmsen, Carpenter,
Adrian van Laer,
Peter van Hale [Alen],
Hendrick van de Wal,
Willem Doeckes,
Dec. 27. Jurrian Jansen van Anwerick,
1659. Jan. 3. Cornells Barensen. Baker,
May 16. Claas JelHs Mareschall, Glazier,
Isaacq Bedloo,
Jop Teunissen,
Andries Jeremias Spiringh,
Wouter Valck,
Jacob Hendricksen Haan,
Eghbert Meindersen,
Everet Mareschal,
Joris Jorisen Tonson van Ritfort,
Jonas P'olber,
June 27. Carel Beauvois, of Leiden, School-
master,
Dirck Jansen van Oldenburgh,
Anthony van Aalst,
July 4. Pieter Pia,
Nicholas Joannes Bootsen,
II. Reineir Willemsen,
1 66 1. April 30. Frans Jansen, of Amsterdam.
City Records.
26 THE BURGHER RIGHT.
At a Meeting of Burgomasters and Schepens held
25th. March, i658.
The Honorable President states that there are sev-
eral of the Inhabitants of this City who have purchased
their Burgher Right for a year and a day, and do not
pay ; and whenever the City Messenger goes for pay-
ment, they answer they have no money, proceeding to
scoff at and Censure the Burgomasters ; and though it
be a matter which concerns the Burgomasters alone,
nevertheless, that it be known to the Heere Schepens, it
is therefore communicated to the Court to remember.
City Records.
At a Meeting of Burgomasters and Schepens held
5th. November, i659.
To the Right Honorable Lords the Lord Director Gen-
eral and the Lords Councillors of New Netherland.
Right Honorable Lords :
The presiding Burgomaster of this City, Amsterdam,
in N. Netherland, respectfully represents to your Hon-
ors that a Certain Remonstrance, hereunto annexed,
has been handed him, signed by some Burghers, repre
senting the low condition and constant complaints con-
tinually made to them from some who have fled from
their houses and lands, endeavoring to assist themselves
in their poverty, not being able to pay what they ob-
tained on credit from the one and the other, as the said
Remonstrance more fully sets forth ; Requesting him,
the Petitioner, in his quality, to endeavor to obtain with
all respect from Your Honors, that Your Honors would
please to favor the Burghers with the Burgher Right in
all places included in the Honorable West India Com-
pany's District of N. Netherland, and so on to four or
five points set forth in said Remonstrance. But as re-
spects the Fourth point, should be too high for the
payment of ^he Burgher Right for the Scots, or those
trading over and hither, they submit the same to your
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 27
Honors wise Council and pleasure. And whereas, he, the
Petitioner, is assured by Your Honors that Your Honors
have nothing in view but the welfare of Your Honors
Subjects and the prosperity of this place depending
under Your Honors direction, especially of City Amster-
dam standing and lying on the Island Manhattan, which
the Honorable West India Company is reserving for
their Colony, Your Petitioner therefore turns to your
Honors, in the name and at the request of the Petition-
ers, beseeching Your Honors in all dutifulness to be
pleased to consider what the Petitioners set forth in
their Remonstrance and whatever should result there-
from; to favor their Petitioners in what they request
in all humility, and according to their knowledge for
the good of this place and its inhabitants, not doubting
but all shall be brought into a better state. But I
commend the Matter to Your Honors wise and fatherly
care, Remaining, Meanwhile, Honorable Lords,
Your Honors Subject
The Presiding Burgomaster of the City
aforesaid.
By order of the ^ame,
Joannes Nevius, Secretary.
Done, Amsterdam in N.
Netherlands the 5th. No-
vember, 1659.
Remonstrance.
Friday, 12th. September, 1659. In the City Hall.
Present the . eern Oloff Stevensen van Cortland
Martin Cregier.
To the Honorable Lords Burgomasters of this City of
Amsterdam in N. Netherland.
Being assured that Your Honors are sufficiently
acquainted with the low condition of this City, through
m
28 THE BURGHER RIGHT.
the constant complaints of our fellow Burghers, some
of whom have fled from their land and houses and come
in poverty seeking to gain a living ; others, who have
endeavored to help them, reduced to the same condi-
tion, so that the debts they have contracted from year to
year among this poor Commonalty we believe amounts
to more than one hundred thousand Guilders more than
they can pay ; some of them having lost life and prop-
erty in the year i655, in the Indian troubles. And now,
thirdly, some have left their lands and houses through
dread of being destroyed :
Therefore, we are bound in conscience not to see any
one of our Netherlands Nation perish through Poverty,
but constantly to sustain and aid him, whether by dis-
bursement of Money, Provisions or by new Advances
of Goods, which they so doing cannot pay, now nor
never : That their all comes on their Burghers who
have still any Means ; which hath so harassed us from
year to year that it is impossible to benefit so many
that each shall receive like Justice, being already bur-
dened beyond any other Colony and Townspeople
with excessive heavy.day and night watch — yea, even
every night — also with voluntary Services against Ene-
mies at divers times for the public service, from which
public burdens all surrounding places have been
exempt. And especially the Scots or Traders who
trade through and fro with the Ships, and take all the
profit out of the Country, selling everything for Cash
(for which the Old Inhabitants must wait) without hav-
ing to bear any burdens ; which the Inhabitants who
are among us cannot surmount unless Your Honors
induce the Heer Director General and the Heeren
Supreme Councillors, to grant to us who are here
Burghers in Amsterdam in N. Netherland :
Firsty The Burgher Right in all places here in N.
Netherland under the authority of the Honorable West
India Company.
Secondly, That he who is Burgher here and departs
out of or into the Country for a Year and Six Weeks
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 29
may retain his Burgher Right, provided he at least
keep a free room and fire and light here.
Thirdly, That no one coming first from Holland
can go to Fort Orange or other places, with cargoes, to
trade there with the Indians or Christians, unless he
first shall have obtained his Burgher Right here.
Fourthly, That no man be a Burgher here except
such as promise to remain in this country Three years,
or otherwise that they pay for their Burgher Right one
thousand guilders, which we thifik reasonable for those
who come here with cargoes.
Fifthly, We also request that the privileges allowed
us on the subject of Foreign Trade may be forthwith
published.
We trust then everything will prosper, and that we
shall do good Service not only to Your Honors but to
our beloved Fatherland.
We remain,
Your Honors Subjects,
Paulus Leendertsen van Allard Anthony,
der Grist, Cornells Steenwyck,
Johannes de Peyster, Govert Loockermans,
N. Verleth, Nicolas Meyer,
acob Backer, Pieter Rudolphus,
acob Strycker, Reinier Rycken,
oannes van der Meulen, [Jacques] Cousseau,
iendrick van der Walle, Jan Deusy,
Daniel van Donck, Isaack Greveraats,
Jacob Kip, Gerrit Van Tright.
Pieter Cornelissen van der
Veen,
Answer of the Director General and Council.
In Council at Fort Amsterdam the 31st. of January,
1 660.
First, The Director General and Council adjudge
and decree that, by virtue of the Stapleright granted to
30 THE BURGHER RIGHT.
this City by the Honorable Lords Directors in the
General Exemptions ; also by virtue of the Burgher
Right granted to the Inhabitants in date 2d. February,
1657, ^he Bufghers and Inhabitants shall have the right
to trade and do business with all Christians, and
throughout the entire District of New Netherland.
Secondly^ The second request answers itself ; as no
man loses his freedom in any place so long as he keep
fire and light
Thirdly, Regarding the third : The Director General
and Council decree and order hereby, conformably to
the order and letters of the Honorable Lords Directors,
dated 12th. March, 1664, that no newly arriving Scots
or Traders shall sell or introduce any goods or merchan-
dise within the District of N. Netherland, unless he
keep an open store here and hath obtained his Burgher
Right.
Fourthly^ The fourth point is disallowed, as being
contrary to the Order of the Honorable Lords Patroons
above mentioned, and prejudicial to this Place.
Fifthlyy What the Honorable Lords Directors have
granted on the fifth request, respecting the Foreign
Trade, to the Good Inhabitants of this Province, an
extract thereof is communicated to the Burgomasters
and Schepens, who can publish and affix that when
opportunity offers, if they deem such proper.
Done, Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 31st.
January, 1660.
(Was signed)
P. Stuyvesant,
Lower Stood.
By order of the Honorable Lords Director General
and Lords Councillors of N. Netherland.
(Was signed)
C. V. Ruyven, Secretary.
City Records,
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 3I
At a meeting of Burgomasters and Schepens held
28th. November, 1659.
Burgomasters of the City Amsterdam, in New Neth-
erland, hereby give Notice to those who claim their
Burgher Right, whether Small or Great, and have no
Freedom of the City, that they shall procure and receive
the same within fourteen davs from this date, 5th.
December of this year i659, being 19th. and 20th. of
the same month, Friday and Saturday, when the Burgo-
masters shall sit at this City Hall, from nine o'cioqjc in
the morning until noon, on pain, failing therein, of not
being able to carry on any business, whatever the same
may be.
Understood
Let the one proclaim it to the Other !
City Records,
At a meeting of Burgomasters and Schepens held
J 9th. December, 1669.
This date several took out their certificates as Free-
men, as the same is noted by the Heer presiding Burgo-
master.
City Records,
At a meeting of Burgomasters and Schepens held
20th. December, 1659.
This date have again divers taken out their Burgher
papers, which are signed by the Heer presiding Burgo-
master.
City Records,
At a meeting of Burgomasters and Schepens held
23d. December, 1659.
This date divers more took out the Burgher papers,
which are signed by the Heer presiding Burgomaster.
City Records.
32 THE BURGHER RIGHT.
In Council at Fort Amsterdam the 25th. of May, 1660.
Present in meeting the Honorable Director General
Petrus Stuyvesant and Mr. Nicasius de Sille.
The Director General and Council of New Nether-
land are certainly informed, by the Burgomasters and
Schepens of this City, and also indeed find, that some
newly arrived Traders, Scotch factors and Merchants
do, without having applied for and obtained their
Burgher Right here, undertake not only to sell and bar-
ter their goods, but also to transport and send them to
Fort Orange and elsewhere, which is directly contrary to,
and in violation of, the privilege of Burgher Right, and
the prerogative thereof granted to the good Inhabitants
of this City ; the Director General and Council desiring,
on the Remonstrance and petition of said Burgomasters
and Schepens, to provide herein, do Ordain that no
newly arrived Traders, Scotch factors or Merchants shall
be at liberty to transport or to send their goods from
here to Fort Orange, or elsewhere within the district of
New Netherland, unless they have previously obtained
Burgher Right here, and, in conformity with the Order
and Instructions of the Honorable Directors, have kept an
open store here for some time, at least six weeks. And
all this provisionally, until otherwise Ordained by the
Honorable Directors, or the Director General and Council.
Thus done at Fort Amsterdam, in New Netherland,
date as above.
State A re hives t Albany.
At a meeting of Burgomasters and Schepens held
1 8th. January, 1661.
Resolved in Court to petition the Director General
and Council relative to the Scotsmen [peddlers] travel-
ling through and fro, that by being absent four months
they may lose their Burgher Right and remain here a
year and six weeks. Which is proceeded with on
Wednesday, 19th. January, 1 661, at 11 o'clock in the
forenoon, at the City Hall.
City Records.
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 33
At a meeting of Burgomasters and Schepens held
25th. February, 1661.
Schout, Burgomaster and Schepens of the City of
Amsterdam, in N. Netherland, hereby make known to
all and every, that pursuant to the order dated 31st.
January last, received on their presented Petition to the
Right Honorable Director General and Council of N.
Netherland, whoever have absented themselves from
here for four consecutive months, without holding fire
and light here, lose their Burgher Right. Wherefore,
they must purchase the same anew on their return.
Further, no person shall transport himself with his goods
and merchandise to Fort Orange or elsewhere to trade,
without as before, pursuant to the order of said Director
General and Council, dated 25th. May, 1660, having
resided and kept an open store here in this City six
consecutive weeks, but may do the same, according to
the above mentioned Order, on payment to this City of
twenty guilders in Beavers, or the real value thereof,
over and above their Burgrher Rioht.
Done, Amsterdam in N.
Netherland, the 25th. Feb-
ruary, 1 66 1.
City Records.
In Council at Fort Amsterdam, 31st. January, 1661,
Monday.
Present in meeting the Honorable Director General
Petrus Stuy vesant, and Councillors Nicasius de Sille and
Johannes de Decker.
To the Noble, Very Honorable Director General and
Council of New Netherland.
Honorable Gentlemen :
Your petitioners have observed that the privileges of
Stapleright and Burgher Right, granted to this City by
your Honors, are seriously damaged by peddlers yearly
continuing to travel about during the period of the
3
34 THE BURGHER RIGHT.
tobacco and beaver trade, which is the most important
in this country, while they make not a penny here, and
attend to their business in the Fatherland in winter
time, without bearing any of the burdens or troubles
which fall to the lot of our good inhabitants and burgh-
ers. Great complaints have frequently been made to us,
and to prevent it in the future, we, your petitioners,
humbly request your Honors that the term of the
Burgher Right, Great as well as Small, may be shortened
to six weeks, according to the privileges or charter of
Amsterdam, page 2, where it is said : ** And of people
living within the gates, each freeman [poorter] may go
outside for his spring business during six weeks, and
also in the fall for the harvest during six weeks.*' This
may also be read in the Receuil of Roseboom, p. 193,
chap. 4.0, art. 22. And whereas, the revenues of the
City are so small, considering the taxes constantly laid
on it, therefore, we, your petitioners, humbly request
your Honors that the Burgher Right, Great and Small,
may from now be enhanced [verhooght] according to
the rules of the City of Amsterdam, the namesake of
this place, or according to your Honors judgment, so
that thereby, and by other means still to be decided
upon, the old debts^ under which the City groans may
for once be paid off, when we shall be able to pay more
attention to all necessary repairs and improvements.
Awaiting your Honors favorable decision, we remain;
Your Honors humble servants, the
Schout, Burgomasters, and Schepens
of the City of Amsterdam in New
Netherland.
(Signed) Allard Anthony (below stood)
By their order.
(Signed) Johannes Nevius,
Secretary.
Dated Amsterdam, in New
Netherland, 27th. January,
1661.
THE BURGHER RIGHT. 36
The foregoing petition having been received and
read, the question was put and the following answer
given :
For reasons given in the annexed petition, the
Director General and Council of New Netherland
decide, that all persons shall lose their Burgher Right
and the privileges thereof who absent themselves from
this City for the period of four consecutive months, and
have not kept fire and light ; but this is not to apply to
persons who have been burghers here for some years,
and who do not make it a habit to go away and come
back.
The second request is denied by the Director Gen-
eral and Council, with this concession and restriction,
however : that the peddlers [Schotsen] moving about,
who desire to go to Fort Orange or elsewhere within
the six weeks, which under the order of the Director
General and Council of 25th. May, 1660, they are
obliged to remain here, shall pay once 20 fl. in beavers
or the value thereof.
31st. January, 1661.
State A re hives t Albany.
II.
ROLL OF FREEMEN,
FREEMEN.
City of
1
New Yorke ' ^^•
At a Speciall Court of Sessions holden at ye Citty Hall
the 24th. day of November [1675], for the takeing
and giveing the Oath hereunder written to all
Such persons as shall come to receive and take the
same.
Gabriel Minvielle, Deputy Mayor in the
absence of Mr. Nicholas De Meyer,
Mr. Thomas Gibbs,
Mr. Stephanus Van Courtlandt,
Mr. Thomas Lewis,
Aldermen.
You doe sweare by the name of the Almighty God
that you and every of you wijl bee true Subjects to
the King of Great Brittaine ; and will obey all such
comandements as you Shall receive from his Maj?stie
his Royall Highnesse James Duke of Yorke and Such
Governours and Officers as from time to time are ap-
pointed over you by his authority and none other,
whilst you Live in any of his Majesties Territoryes.
So helpe you God.
Sworne before me Gabriel Minvielle.
Persons sworne.
Peter Windsor,
John Laurens, Junior,
William Sidnam,
40 FREEMEN, l675.
Thomas Taylor,
William Pinhorne,
Andries Meyer,
Patrick Arnott,
Hendrick Van Burssen,
John Janssen,
Peter Janssen,
Francis Wessells,
Domine Jacobus Fabricus,
Johannes Meyer,
Asserus Hendricks,
Nicholas Du Puy,
Hans Scoderus,
Hendrick Ten Eyck,
ohn Van Loney,
ustice Whitefield,
Nicholas Blanke,
Hendrick Dusbrough, Junior,
Andries Res,
ohn Charles Russel,
Robert Witty,
Matthew Hilliard,
Samuel Whiteway,
John Chesam,
Clement Sebrach,
George Delloe.
Englebart Lot.
Matthys Blanchon,
John Tuder.
The 7th. of December, Anno. 1675.
ohn Cooley,
ohn Henry,
David Jochemse.
City Records.
At a meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen 20th.
January, 1675-6.
Ordered that noe person or Merchant whatsoever
FREEMEN, 1676. 41
shall sell, or cause to bee sold, or put to sale any Goods,
wares and Merchandizes by Retale upon paine to forfeit
all such goods, wares and merchandizes unless such
person or persons are Free-men or made Free or
Burgers of this Citty, and settled housekeepers for the
space of one yeare or given security for the same :
Unless by Speciall Licence from the Mayor and Alder-
men with the approbacon of the Governor. And if any
Person or Persons soe made free shall depart from this
Citty by the space of six months Unless such Person or
persons so departing shall during that time keepe fire
and Candle Light and pay Scott and Lott, shall Loose
his and their freedome ; and that all and every Merchant
hereafter to bee made free shall pay for the same. Six
Bevers ; And all Handecraft trades and others to pay
two Bevers for their being made freemen ; (Unless by
Speciall order of Court.)
City /Records.
At a meeting of the Deputy Mayor and Aldermen
5th. June, 1676.
Ordered that all and every PsOns giveing Security
according to the Orders made in Capt. Nicolls Marality
and Mr. Darvalls ; shall bee made freemen of this Citty
accordingly.
City Records.
At a meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen 9th. Novem-
ber, 1676.
Citty of
New Yorke
[ss.
These are to Certify all Persons whom these Presents
may Concerne or Come that the Bearer hereof Datid
Jochamse, the Seaventh day of December One Thou-
sand Six Hundred Seaventy an five did take the Oath
of Fidelity to our Souveraigne Lord the Kinge and his
Royall Highness James Duke of Yorke, and that there-
upon hee was made a free Burger of this Citty and taken
42 FREEMEN, 1 678-9.
to bee an English Man within this Citty and Collony and
hath ye same Priviledges and Libertyes as any other
of his Majesties Subjects within this Citty and Collony.
Witness my hand and Seale of ye said Citty this
Ninth day of November in the Eight and Twentieth
yeare of the Raigne of our most Gracous Soveraigne
Lord Charles the Seconde Kinge of England &c.
Annoq. Dom. 1676.
[Nicholas Demeyer, Mayor.]
City Records.
At a meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen 4th. Novem-
ber, 1678.
Citty of I
New York [ ^^'
These are to certifie all persons whom it may con-
cerne, that the Bearers hereof Cornelius Jacobson and
Matthias van der Heathen this present day did take
theire Oaths of Fidellittie to our Soveraigne Lord the
King, and his Royall Highnisse James Duke of York,
and that thereupon they were made Free Burghers of
this Citty and Collony, and have the same Libberties
& Privilledges as any other of his Majesties Subjects
within the said Citty and Collony.
Witnesse my hand and the Seale of the said Citty
the fourth day of November in the 30th yeare of the
Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles the Second
by the Grace of God, of England, Scottland, France
and Ireland, King Defender of the Faith &c. Annoq.
Dni. 1678.
[Thomas Delavall, Mayor.]
City Records.
Qitty of )
New Yorke )
At a Court of Record holden at the Citty Hall the
14th. of January, 1678-9.
Before Thomas Dellavall Mayor and a full Court.
\ Arnolt Legrange merchant made a free Burger of
FREEMEN, 1680. 43
the Citty aforesaid Hee conforming himself in all things
accordinge to the Lawes, Rules and Orders made and
established within the said Citty and obey and performe
the same.
Six Beavers paid to Mr. Mayor.
City Records.
Cytie of ]
New York j ^^•
The Court of Record of the Cytie aforesaid holden the
6th. day of July, 1680.
Before Francis Romboult Mayor and Alderman.
Mr. Will : Pinhorne, Merchant made a free Burger
of the Cytie aforesaid, he conforming himselfe in all
things according to the Lawes, Rules and Orders made
and Established within the said Cytie and obey and
performe the same.
Six Beavers paid to
City Records,
Petition of the Mayor and Common Council of New
York for a new Charter.
To the Right Honorable Coll" Thomas Dongan Esqf
Lieutenant and Governor & Vice Admirall under
His Royall Highness James Duke of York and
Albany &c. of New York and Dependencyes in
America.
The Humble Peticon of the Mayor and Aldermen
& Commonalty of the Citty of New York.
Sheweth
That this Citty hath had and enjoyed severall ancient
Customes Priviledges and Immunityes which were con-
firmed and granted to them by Coll" Richard Nicholls
the late Governor of this Province by authority under
His Royal Highness A^ i665 who incorporated the
44 FREEMEN, 1680.
Inhabitants thereof New Harlem and all other Inhabi-
tants on the Island Manhattans whereon this Citty
standeth as one body Politique and Corporate under
the Government of a Mayor Aldermen an Sherifl' in
which manner it hath continued in practice ever since
and hath had, used and enjoyed the Customes, Liber-
tyes and Priviledjjes following, Viz :
T. That all the Inhabitants on the Island Manhattans
was under the Government of the Citty of New York.
2. That the Governing of the said Citty was by seven
Magistrates and a Schout formerly called Burgemasters
and Schepens now one Mayor, six Aldermen and one
Sheriffe.
3. These Magistrates had power to appoint all in-
ferior Officers as Constables and Overseers, Under
Sheriffes, Cryers, and Marshalls throughout the whole
Island and also did make such peculiar Lawes and
Orders as they judge convenient for the well governeing
the Inhabitants of the said Corporation and held once
in fourteen dayes or oftener on Speciall request or oc-
casion a Court of Judicature att the City Hall where
they did heare and determine all causes and Matters
whatsoever brought before them by Jury or in Equity
as the cause required. The Mayor or chief Magistrate
had power to determine all matters that came before
him under forty shillings without appeale or any other
process then a verball heareing of partyes.
4. The Sheriffes served all writts, summons, and
attachments within the Limmitts of the Corporation
and officiated as Watterbayliff on the water.
5. They had theire owne Gierke and kept the
Records of the Citty distinctly.
6. This Citty was the Staple porte of the whole
Province where all merchandize was Shipped and un-
loaden.
7. None were to bee esteemed Freemen of the Citty
but who were admitted by the Magistrates aforesaid
and none before such admission to sell by Retayle or
Exercise any handicraft trade or occupacOn and every
FREEMEN, 1680. 45
merchant or shopkeeper was to pay for the publique
use of the Citty three pounds, twelve shillings. Every
tiandy crafts man one pound foure shillings on being
made free.
8. Noe Freeman of the Citty was to be arrested or to
have their goods attached unless it was made to appeare
that they were departeing or conveying away their
Estates to defraude their Creditors.
9. Noe person was admitted to trade up Hudson
River except hee was a Freeman and had been an actual!
inhabitant in this Citty for the space of three yeares.
And if any Freeman should bee absent out of the Citty
the space of Twelve moneths and not keepe fire
and candle and pay Scott and lott should loose his
Freedom.
10. All that Inhabite up Hudson's River were forbid
to trade over sea.
11. Noe Flower was to be bolted or packed or bis-
kett made for Exportacon butt in the Citty of New
York being for the encouragment of trade and keepeing
up the ReputacOn of New York flower which is in
greater request in the West Indies and the only sup-
port and maintennance of the Inhabitants of this Citty
and if not confirmed to them will ruine and depopulate
the same.
12. That the said Citty had a Common Seale to serve
for the sealeing of all and singular their affaires, matters
and businesses touching the said Corporation.
All which said ancient Customes, Priviledges and
Libertyes wee the said Mayor and Aldermen in behalfe
of themselves and the Cittizens of the said Citty doe
humbly present and make knowne to your Hono'
Humbly beseeching yo*" Hono"" in their behalfs to Inter-
ceed and procure that the same bee confirmed to them
by Charter from his Royall Highnesse with these Addi-
cons following, viz^
1. That the said Corporation bee divided into six
wards.
2. That the Freemen in each ward doe once every
46 FREEMEN, 1680.
yeare elect their own Officers that is to say Alder-
men, Common Councilmen, Constable, Overseers of the
poore, Assessors, Scavengers, Questmen, or other offi-
cers useful! and necessary for the said Corporation and
Ward.
3. That there bee a Mayor and a Recorder who with
the said six Aldermen and six Common Councillmen
shall represent the whole body of the said Citty and
Corporation and shall have power to make peculiar lawes
for the good government and support thereof.
4. That a Mayor bee appointed every yeare by the
Governor and Councill and to bee one of the Aldermen
soe chosen as aforesaid.
5. That all Magistrates soe chosen shall not be ad-
'mitted to the Execucon of their offices untill sworne
before the Governor and Councill.
6. That the Recorder bee appointed by the Governor
and Councill who shall bee Judge of the Citty and Cor-
poration and bee aydeing ^nd assisteing to the Mayor
and Aldermen & Common Councill in all matters that
relate to the well beinge and supporte thereof.
7. That a Sheriffe bee annually appointed by the
Governor and Councill.
8. That the Coroner & Town Clerk be appointed
by the Governor & Councill.
9. That the Mayor Recorder, Aldermen and Com-
mon Councill doe appoint a Threasurer for collecting
and payeing all publique debts and Revenues.
This and whatever else Your Honor or his Royall
Highnesse shall think fitt, necessary & convenient for
the good rule, order and welfare of this Citty and
Corporation your peticioners humbly praye may bee
graunted and confirmed to them in as full and ample
manner and forme as His Majesty has been graciously
pleased to graunt to other Corporations within his
Realme of England for the Obteyneing of which they
again humbly begg Your Honor to become theyr sup-
plicant whose kyndeness and service therein shall bee
most thankfully acknowledged.
FREEMEN, 1 683-4. 4/
And as in duty bound Your peticioners shall ever
pray &c.
Will Beeckman,
Johannes Van Brug,
John Lawrence,
Pieter Jacobs Marius,
J a. Graham,
Corn. Steenwyck,
N. Bayard,
• New-Yorke November 9th. 1683.
Documents relative to the Colonial History of New York^ II. 337.
Also entered on City Records,
At a Common Council held the i5th. Day of March,
1683-4.
These following Lawes and Orders were made Or-
dained, and Enacted, Viz.
* * * ' « «
Freemen
That noe Person or Persons whatsoever within this
Citty or Libertyes doe keep Shop and Sell any Goodes
or Wares, by Retaile or Exercise any handicraft. Trade
or Occupation but such as are Freemen thereof or soe
Admitted by the Mayor or Court of Aldermen for the
tyme being, under Penalty of five Pounds for each
offence. And All Persons hereafter to be made free,
shall pay as followeth, Every merchant. Trader, or
Shop Keeper, the Summe of three Pounds Twelve
shillings and every Handicraft man One Pound four
shillings, on being made free as aforesayd for the use
of this City.
That if Freeman shall be absent out of this Citty by
the Space of Twelve monthes, and not Keep fire and
Candle, and Pay Scott and Lott he shall Loose his
Freedome.
City Records.
48 FREEMEN, 1 686.
At a Common Council held the 24th. of April, 1686.
It was ordered that **the fee for Freedomes *' be five
pounds.
City Records.
Extract from the Charter of the City of New York
granted by Governor Dongan the 20th. of April,
1686.
And Know Yee that for the better orovernment of
the Said City and for the welfare of the Said Citizens
Tradesmen and Inhabitants thereof I do by these pres-
ents for and on the behalf of his most Sacred Majesty
his Heirs and Successors give and grant to the Said
Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty of the Said City and
their Successors that the Mayor Recorder and Alder-
men or the Mayor and any three or more of the Alder-
men for the time being Shall from time to time and all
times hereafter have full power and Authority under
the Common Seal to make free Citizens of the Said
City and Liberties thereof and no person or persons
whatsoever other than Such free Citizens shall here-
after use any Art trade Mystery or manual Occupation
within the Said City Liberties and precincts thereof
saving in the times of Faires there to be kept and
during the Continuance of such Faires only and in case
any person or persons whatsoever not being free Citi-
zens of the Said City as aforesaid Shall at any time
hereafter use or exercise any Art trade Mystery or
manual Occupation or Shall by himself themselves or
others Sell or expose to Sale any manner of Merchan-
dise or wares whatsoever by Retaile in any house Shop
or place or Standing within the Said City or the Liber-
ties or precincts thereof no Faire being then kept in the
Said City and Shall persist therein after warning to him
or them given or left by the appointment of the Mayor
of the Said City for the time being at the place or
places where Such person or persons Shall so use or
exercise any Art trade Mystery or manual Occupation
FREEMEN, 1 69 1. 49
or Shall Sell or expose to Sale any wares or merchan-
dises as aforesaid by retail then it Shall be lawfull for
the Mayor of the Said City for the time being to cause
Such Shop windows to be Shut up and also to Impose
Such reasonable fine for Such Offence not Exceeding
five pounds for every respective Offence and the same
Fine and Fines So Imposed to Levy and take by War-
rant under the Common Seal of the Said City for the
time being by Distress and Sale of the goods and
Chatties of the person or persons So Offending in the
premises found within the Libertys or precincts of the
Said City rendering to the party or parties the overplus
or by any other lawful ways or means whatsoever to the
only Use of the Said Mayor Aldermen and Common-
alty of the Said City of New York and their Successors
without any Account to be rendered made or done to
the Lieutenants Governours or Commanders in Chief of
this province for the Same Provided that no person or
persons Shall be made free as aforesaid but Such as are
his Majestys natural born Subjects or Such as Shall
first be naturalized by Act of general Assembly or Shall
have Obtained Letters of Denization under the hand of
the Lieutenant Governour or Commander in Chief for
the time being and Seal of the province And that all
persons to be made free as aforesaid Shall and do pay
for the publick use of the Said Mayor Aldermen and
Commonalty of the Said City Such Sum and Sums of
money as heretofore hath been used and accustomed to
be paid and received on their being admitted Freemen
as aforesaid provided it is not exceeding the sum of
Five pounds.
Manual of the Corporatiot^^ 1868.
At a Common Council held the 24th. of April, 1691.
Freemen
That no person or persons whatsoever within this
Citty or Libertyes doe keep Shop and Sell any goods
4
5o FREEMEN, 1 69 1.
or wares by Retaile or Exercise any Handicraft trade
or Occupacon but such as are Freemen thereof or so
admitted by the Mayor or Court of Aldermen for the
time being under penalty of five pound for Each offence
and all Persons hereafter to bee made free shall pay
as followeth, Every Merchant Trader or Shop Keeper,
the summe of three pounds Twelve Shillings besides
fees, and Every handicraft man, one pound four shillings,
besides fees, on being made free as aforesaid for the
Use of this Citty.
City Records.
At a Common Council held the 9th. of May, 1691.
Ordered. That all the Inhabitants of this Citty
shall bee Warned by Mr, Thomas Clarke (in ye name of
ye Sherife) to produce their Freedoms to Retaile or
use any handicraft trade within this Citty, are hereby
Required to Satisfie the said Clarke in their Freedoms
or give Sattisfaction to the Mayor of the Citty within
fourteen dayes time after such Demand made by Mr.
Clarke upon Forfieture of Twenty Shillings for the Use
of the Citty.
City Records,
At a Common Council held the i5th. of October, 1691.
•
Mr, Mayor Called this Common Council to read the
Charter and to make Inspection into the former Order
made since Governor Slaughters arrivall in order to a
further proceeding in the business of this Citty.
Upon which the said foregoing Orders was perused
continued and confirmed and Ordered to be Entred
accordingly being as followeth.
« « « « «
That no person or persons whatsoever within this
Citty or Liberty es doe keep Shop and Sell any goods
or wares by Retaile or exercise any Handecraft Trade
or occupacSn but Such as are Freemen thereof or so
FREEMEN, 1 694. 5 1
admitted by the Mayor or Court of Aldermen for the
time being under penalty of five Pounds for each of-
fence and all Persons hereafter to be made Free shall
pay as followeth.
Every Merchant Trader or Shop Keeper the Summe
of Three pounds Twelve Shillings besides fees and
Every handecraft man one pound foure Shillings besides
Fees on being made free as aforesaid for the Use of
this Citty.
That all the Inhabitants of this Citty shall be warned
by the Sheriffe to produce their Freedoms to retaile or
use any handecrafte Trade within this Citty are hereby
required to satisfie the Said Sheriffe in their Freedoms
or give Satisfaction to the Mayor of the Citty within
fourteen days time after such demand made by the
Sheriffe upon forfeiture of Twenty Shillings for the
Use of the City.
City Records.
At a Common Council held the 5th. of February, 169 1-2.
Ordered that after Proclamacon that any handecrafts-
men Tradesmen or others within this Citty who (have
not taken out Freedoms) to come and take out the sam
and that shall neglect so doeing and be presented by
the Sheriffe or Marshall for every such Freeman soe
presented the Sheriffe or Marshall who shall present
them Shall have a fee allowed him of Six Shillings.
City Records.
At a Common Council held the 25th. of October. i6q4..
This day the following Laws Orders and Ordinances
were read and Approved of and after the Ringing of
three bells were Published & Ordered yt the same be
printed, Viz.
No. 3. Concerning Freemen.
City Records.
52 FREEMEN, 1 694-95.
At a Common Council held the i6th. of January,
1 694-5.
Ordered that a List of the Names be taken of all the
Freemen of this Corporation and that for the Effectuall
doeing thereof the Mayor, Assisted with any two Alder-
men, doe meet on Every Wensday Morning at the
Citty Hall from Nine to Eleaven of the Clock untill the
same be perfected and also that an Oath be Drawn up
& Administred to all such as shall be made Free or
are already Free according to the Usage & Practice of
Corporations in England,
Ordered that Noe Merchant or handy Craft Trades-
man Shall take any Prentice to teach or Instruct them
in their Trade or Calling without being bound by In-
dentures before the Mayor, Recorder, or any more of
ye Aldermen of the said Citty and Registred In the
To'wn Clerkes Office and not for a Less Terme than four
Yeares ; and at the Expiration of the Indentures the
said Apprentice Shall be made Free of the said Citty
by his said Master if he have well and truely served him ;
And that the Clerke have for Registring each Inden-
ture of Apprenticeship as aforesaid the sum of three
Shillings to be paid by the Master of such Apprentice
bound as aforesaid.
City Records
Names of Several Persons made Free of the
City of New York.
1683. Septembr 29'^ Phillip Jones,
Phillip Richards,
Andrew Bown,
Richard Jones,
October i**. Daniell Veenvos,
Elyas Leyten,
Jasper Nessepott,
Edward Burling,
Jacobus Ver Hoist,
October i",
lo"",
I a*
22°"
FREEMEN, 1 694-95. 63
1683. October i^ William Lee,
John Johnson Flemsburgh,
William Frampton,
Francis Richardson,
Francis Parsons,
Thomas Rod,
Robert White,
Matthew Taylor,
John White,
Edward Anthill,
Cornelius Bulsenk,
Paulus Yeurksen,
Henry Batchelor,
Thomas Ho6k,
Thomas Robinson,
1684. August 6^. Isaac Lausen,
Richard Ashfield,
Daniell Preler,
Rowland Duboo.
The names aforesaid are a true Copy of A Paper
left by Mr. John West Entitled A List of Several
Persons made Freemen of the City of New York
which is the handwriting of the Said Mr. West.
N. Bayard Mayor.
1686. July 12^. Stephen DeLancey, Mer-
chant.
Names of Persons made free of the Said City Since
the date of the Commission to John Knights to
be Clerk of the Said City.
1687. April 28^ William Henley,
May — Joost Paldink,
June 6^. Bartholemew Le Roux.
July 6^. John Outman,
25^, Johannes Mortier,
54 FREEMEN, 1 694-95.
1687. August 5^**. George Brown,
Samuell Burt,
Daniell Butts,
Edward King,
Samuell Holland,
10^, Lewis Bongrand,
Robert Skelton,
October lo^. Thomas Burrows,
13^. William Jackson.
Freemen made in the Mayorality of Stephanus Van
Cortlandt Esq**.
December i'\ Henry Leconte,
Elias Nezereau,
1687-8, January 2**^ Nathaniel Thomson Berrow,
25^. Isaac Henriquez,
Batholemew Hull,
April 27^. Simon Bonan,
May 11^. David Robles,
26^^ Elias Boudinot,
June i'\ John Haynes.
July 30^^ Thomas Milton,
August 3*"^ Gabriell Le Boyteaux,
October ii^\ Lewis Carree,
November 27^. Dennis Lambart,
1690-1. Febmary 25^. John Barberie,
May 21^. Jacob Mayle,
Henry Mayle,
Samuell Staats,
Anna Van Skayk,
Myles Forster,
ohn Ellison,
^awrence Reade,
29^. Joseph Blyndenburgh,
Benjamin Blyndenburgh,
Thomas Roberts,
Nathaniell Marston,
FREEMEN, 1 694-95. 55
T69T. May 29^**. Peter Chaineau,
Oliver Besly,
Peter Belin,
June 5^. Ezekiel Grazelier,
Francis Hulin,
John Watson,
Samuell Akid,
Simon Arnold,
9^. Lawrence Cornefleau,
II*^ Peter Morin,
15^. Lewis Davis,
John Rose,
Edward Graham,
13. John Peters Melott,
15. Henry Ford,
26. Bernard Richardson,
July 16. Peter Barkins,
August 17^. Joshua David Sen^,
Joshua David, Jun^,
Daniell Tearle,
John Theobald,
Michael Boucher.
Freemen made in the Mayorality of Abraham De
Peyster Esq**.
1692. March 30^. Caleb Heathcote,
Robert Mellen,
April i'\ James Salmon,
Paul Baugnioux,
13. Peter Villeponteaux,
14. William Day,
May 3^ Paul Droilhet,
August 26. Andrew Faucott,
September 30. Robert Anderson,
October 2$^\ Robert Downs, Merchant,
December 20^. Andrew Groves,
William Gray,
56 FREEMEN, 1 694-95.
1693. April 26'^. John van Sevenhoul,
William Moyon,
June 2 2"*. Thomas Lawrence,
Jacob Moonah,
Thomas Chambers,
October 13^. Robert Hawkins.
Freemen made in the Mayorality of Charles
Lodwik Esq"".
1694. March 2f^. Edward Courte,
Richard Plastead,
30*. Nicholas Fielding,
April i2^\ John Van Stryde,
May i5^\ William Bickley, Sen*".,
September 20^^ Henry Crosley,
Decem*''^ 14^. Capt. John Evans,
Charles Ribot, Tallow Chan-
dler,
1694-5. February 20^. Hugh Bathursby, Butcher,
March 28'\ John Hutchins,
John Hooks, ) . , ,
30^\ John Hope, (.Alehouse
T^ • 11 cl • \ keepers,
Darnell Stremg, ) ^
April i*\ John Miller, Chirurgeon,
2^ Ouzeel Van Swieten, Mer-
chant,
ohn Clapp, Victualler,
18^. Francis Leconte, Victualler,
24^^ Stephen Jamain, Merchant,
John Androuet, Victualler,
Caleb Trowbridge, Gentle-
man,
May 8'\ Chidley Brooke, Esq^,
Daniell Honan, Gentleman,
Capt. Peter Mathews,
William Sharpas, Town
Clerk,
FREEMEN, 1 695.
57
695.
May 8'\
th
1&\
II*
T A^
2 2°.
28^
June 5^
i8^
27^.
29'''.
August 8'^
26^
Joseph Smith, Gentleman,
_ ohn Morris, Gentleman,
Nicholas Jamain, Merchant,
Michael Toose, Gentleman,
Lieut. John Bulkley,
Thomas Monsey, Gentleman,
Matthew Clarkson Esq"".,
Capt. Benjamin Phipps,
John Tuder, Jun"".,
Nicolls Tuder,
John Davy, Victualler,
William Janeway, Gentle-
man,
John Basford, Gentleman,
William Bradford, Printer,
Thomas Parmyter, Gunner,
John Ashton, Storekeeper,
Thomas Joes, Confectioner,
Matthew Ling, Merchant,
Richard Willett, Merchant,
Benjamin Aske, Merchant,
William Prusher, Butcher,
David Vilant, Schoolmaster,
Thomas Wood, Gentleman,
Andrew Lawrence,
Richard Russell, Glover,
Zacheus Van Tyne,
Moses Levy,
William Douglas,
Henry Jourdain,
Hendrick Apple,
Adam Carlee, Weaver,
Gabriel Tomson,
Andrew Hamilton Esq''.,Gov.
of the Jerseys, Compli-
mented,
Daniell Parks Esq^, Com-
plimented,
John Hastier, Shopkeeper,
FREEMEN, 1 695.
95. October ii^. Aaron Schuyler Merchant,
12***. lohn Le Chevalier, Joyner,
ohn Bouie,
ohn De Latane.
men made in the Mayorality of William Merrett
Esq^
November I"^ Alexander Walker, Baker,
18*. John Geddes, Carpenter,
John Kemball,
John Williams,
29^. Edward Hunt, Joyner,
December 5^^ George Rescarrick, Victual-
ler,
Samuell Phillips, Blacksmith,
I6^^ Zachariah Angevine, Taylor,
Anthony Farmer, Victualler,
John Parlier, Ship Carpenter,
Lawrence Waldron, Barber,
i8^\ Edmund Thomas, Labourer,
Daniell De Voor, Carman,
R[egistered],
Cornelius Eggerson, Car-
man, R
Seevaas Vlierboom, Carman,
R
Thomas Smith, Carman, R
John Langstraet, Carman, R
Obadiah Solby, Carman, R
John Theunison Van Til-
borough, R
John Douw, Carman, R
Gerrett Cousine, R
Evert Brass, R
Peter Bogart, R
Gerrett Brass, R
John Baker, R
FREEMEN, 1 695-96.
59
1 695. December 1 8^.
20^.
21
th
24^
1695-6. January 28^^
February 7^^
April — .
May 18^.
22^
June 9^\
20'^
23'.
July i6^
August I'^
I4^^
i8^
September i4^\
i6r
Hendrick Jansen Van Bre-
voort, R[egistered]
Clause Jansen, R
William Pierce, R
Theunis Quick, R
Isaac Abramson, R
Youren Blanck, R
Leonard Degrave, Carman,
R
ohn Thomas, R
ames Mills, Merchant, R
leyneur Mynderts, R
Lodowick Vandenbergh, R
Henry Baignoux, R
Roger Baker, Victualler,
James Wells,
Isaac Gamier, Cordwainer,
Lewis Giton, Chirurgeon,
Francis Cooley, Carman,
John Sharp, Carpenter,
Peter Oday, Carman,*
ohn Doublett, Carman,
ohn Horton, Victualler,
Richard Yearsly,
William Whitty, Mariner,
John Kissime, Carman,
Isaac Lenoir,
William Bickley, Jun"".,
Burker Mynderts, Black-
smith,
Peter Pangborne, Carman,
Isaac Sloover, Shopkeeper,
Richard Potter,
David de Bonrepos,
John Righton,
Harmen Rutgerson, Brewer,
Adrian Hoghlandt, Mer-
chant,
See Appendix No. 6.
3"
1 2th
,3th
April 6"^.
24*
60 FREEMEN, 1 696 -98.
1696. September 23**. Henry Francklin, Bricklayer,
October 15. Jacob Do Porto, Merchant,
I7*^ Isaac Holsenbeeck, Labour-
er,
iS^. Johannes Cross,
November 23^ John Abeel,
1696-7. January 6^. William Green,
February i*^ John Stevens, Tallow Chan-
dler,
Thomas Alleson,
Johannes De Wandelaer,
Merchant,
Johannes Cuyler, Merchant,
Matthew Gracy, .
Edmund Thomas,
William Randall,
Jane Machett,
Johannes Vanderhayden,
Taylor,
July i^\ Evert Banker, Merchant,
August 21*. Bartholemew Vouck, Taylor,
September j^. Kis Excellency Coll. Benja-
min Fletcher, Govornour,
&c.,
13*. Thomas Young, Gentleman,
17^. Isaac Rodrigues Marques,
David Jamison, Gentleman,
Thomas Swainy, Carman,
1697-8. January 18^. John Dewilde, Pottmaker,
February 10^^. Garrett Lansinge, Baker,
March 3^. Johannes Fontyn, Carman,
29*^ Ann Sydenham,
William Morehead, Mer-
chant,
William Simmons, Gunner,
May 10^. John Page, Whiting Maker,
1 1'**. Samuell Bradford, Mariner,
Joseph Cross, Blacksmith,
John Packer, Bricklayer,
FREEMEN, 1 697-8. 6 1
1697-8. May ii^\ Richard Wise,
John Heath, Sadler,
I2^^ John Tayler, A Taylor,
13^. James Wright, Tallow Chan-
dler,
16'*". Abram Wybrant. Shoemak-
er, R[egistred]
. William Phillips, R
Andries Teller Jun^. R
Thomas Howarden, R
Joseph Harwood, R
20*\ Daniell Latham, Ship-
Wright,
Joseph Latham, Ship Car-
penter, R
James Graham Esq^, Re-
corder, R
Augustine Graham, Gentle-
man, R
Thomas Palmer, Merchant, R
Phillip French, Merchant, R
Cornelius Jacobs, R
Thomas Noel, Merchant, R
Renatus Rezeau, Mason,
John Latham, Ship Carpen-
ter,
John Coesart, Merchant,
Jonathan Wood, Blockmaker,
22**. Esther David, Widdow,
June 6*^ Timothy Kelly, Brickmaker,
Isaac Fernandas Diaz, Mer-
chant,
14^. Hendrick Vanhooven, Shop-
keeper,
Joshua Burle, Butcher,
Matthew Collineau, Mer-
chant,
16^. Hugh Farquhar, Chirurgeon,
lS^^ Thomas Adams, Stationer,
62 FREEMEN, 1 698.
1698. June 18*. Daniell Crommelin, Mer-
chant,
Charles Crommelin, Mer-
chant,
20^. Elias Peltreau, Tallow Chan-
dler, R
John Peltreau, Tallow Chan-
dler, R
Abraham Rezeau, Brick-
layer, R
25*^ Hendrick Metslaer, Black-
smith, R
30^. William Leathes, Sadler,
July 5*^ William Merrett Esq^, May-
or, R
Paul Richard Esq^, Alder-
man, R
Cornelius Vicle, Chirurgeon,
R
Everardus Bogardus, Silver
Smith, R
Johannes Vanderhule, Bolt-
er, R
Garrett Hollar, Mariner, R
Elias Boudinott, R
Peter Boudinott, R
John Merrett, Gentleman, R
Abram Van Duerse, Shoe-
maker, R
l2*^ Abram Vanhorne, Baker, R
Robert White, Joyner, R
19^. Enoch Hill, Cryer and Bell-
man, R
Jacob Boelen Esq^, Alder-
man, R
Dirck Benson, Pott Baker, R
Olphert Suerts, R
23^ Alexander Paxton, School
Master,
FREEMEN, 1 698. 63
1698. July 23^ John Brawdy, Carpenter,
26^^ Peter White, Joyner, R
John Vanhorne, Bolter, R
Cornelius Kiersteade, Silver
Smith, R
Henry Coleman, Butcher, R
John White, Joyner, R
Robert Sincklair, Mariner, R
William Morris, Merchant, R
August 3**. James Emott, Gen^ Att. at
Law, Complimented,
9*^ William Gait, Barber,
John Harris, Mariner,
Teunis Tiebout, Carpenter, R
Gerrett Burger, Carpenter, R
Evert Vandewater, Bolter, R
Rene Rezeau Jun^, Mason, R
William Haywood, Ship-
wright, R
Walter Hyer, Shoemaker, R
Gerrett Hyer, Cooper, R
Leonard Lewis Esq^, Alder-
man, R
David Provoost Esq^, Alder-
man, R
John Tuder Sen^, Gentle-
man, R
Francis Vincent, Sayle-
maker, R
Benjamin Wyncoope, Silver
Smith, R
John Perry, Carpenter, R
Petrus Kip, Cooper, R
Garrett Viele, Bazier, R
Isaac Montagne, R
Isaac Kip, Cooper, R
Jacob Blom, Turner, R
16^^'. William Shuttlewood, Felt-
maker,
64 FREEMEN, 1 698.
1698. August 16^. Jane Tayler, Widdow,
Thomas Clarke, Merchant, R
Adrian Man, Shoemaker, R
David Coesart, Mason, R
Johannes Vreedenburgh, Car-
penter, R
23"*. Job Perwidgh,
Emanuell Young,
John Davenport,
William Jewell,
Jacobus Kierstead, Chirur-
geon, R
Jacob Bennett, Bolter, R
William White, Hattmaker,
R
Jonathan Provoost, Cord-
wainer, R
Jacobus Cock, Cooper, R
Nicholas Rosevelt, Bolter, R
Gerrett Wouterse, Carpen-
ter, R
Urion Bush, Blacksmith, R
Jacob Van Noostrandt,
Black-Smith, R
William Heyer, Cordwainer,
R
Peter Burger, Cooper, R
Gerrett Degrave, Carpen-
ter, R
Justice Bush, Blacksmith, R
Simon Bresteade, Cooper, R
Solomon Fredricks, Carpen-
ter, R
Jacobus Isaacs, Carpenter, R
Johannes Provoost, Cooper,
R
Barent Hibon, Cooper, R
Samuell Sahane, Weaver, R
John Cooley, Smith, R
FREEMEN, 1 698. 65
1698. August 23**. Henricus Beeckman, Cord-
wainer, R
William Pell, Ship Carpenter,
R
Peter Ryckman, Taylor, R
William Nazarett, Cooper, R
John Nerberry, Chirurgeon,
R
Jacob Provoost, Chirurgeon,
R
Urion Vandenbergh, Cord-
wainer, R
John Russell, Brewer, R
Thomas Lewis, Bolter, R
Jacob Van Geosen, Carpen-
ter, R
ohannes Plevier, Cooper, R
oseph Isaacks, Butcher, R
ockam Rawlifson, Cordwain-
er, R
Johannes Van Voorst, Black-
smith, R
Gerrett Janse Roos, Carpen-
ter. R
John Woodard, Cordwainer,
R
Andries Abramse, Cordwain-
er, R
John Euwatse, Pottmaker, R
Thomas Pell, Ship Carpen-
ter. R *
Johannes Bant. Cooper, R
30*. William Mountfourd, Stone
Cutter,
Edward Everett, Butcher,
Robert Mason, Cordwainer,
Arthur Bunyan, Merchant,
Geoff ry Yellerton, Hatt-
maker,
66
FREEMEN, 1 698.
1698.
August 30^. John Sheppard, Cooper,
Joseph Davis, Victualler, R
Gysbert Vanimburgh, Baker,
R
Peter Newkerke, Sayle-
maker, R
Albert Clock, Shoemaker, R
Nicholas Blanck, Shoemaker,
R
Abraham Splinter, Cordwain-
er, R
Benjamin Provoost, Mariner,
R
Albertus Ringo, Cordwainer,
R
Johannes Hoghlandt, Mer-
chant, R
Johannes Hibon, Carpenter,
R
Dirck Teneyck, Cordwainer,
R
Zachariah Syckells, Black-
smith, R
Nicholas Gysberts, Carpen-
ter, R
Michael Hawden, Victualler,
R
ohn Laton, Carpenter, R
ohn Willemse Roome, Car-
penter, R
Jacob Massing, Carpenter, R
Abraham Mesier, Yeoman, R
Claes Bogaert, Yeoman, R
Francis Cowenhoven, Joyner,
R
Hendrick Francis, Ship Car-
penter, R
Peter Aerentse, Carpenter
R
^
FREEMEN, 1 698. 67
1698. August 30^. Haman Koning, Bricklayer,
R
Thomas Roberts, Cooper, R
Hermanus Meyer, Black-
smith, R
Robert Sanders, Trader, R
Charles Deniseau, Weaver,
R
Peter Legrand, Tobacconist,
R
Johannes Mertier, Comb-
maker, R
William Roseboom, Baker,
R
Daniel] Waldron, Gun Stock-
maker, R
Joseph Waldron, Shoemaker,
R
Jacob Koning, Carpenter, R
Jacob Phenix, Mariner, R
Abraham Vangelder, Carpen-
ter, R
Isaac Depeyster, Merchant,
R
Jacobus Berry, Carpenter, R
Johannes Burger, Cordwain-
er, R
Abraham Keteltas, Black-
smith, R
Leonard Huygen De Kleyn,
Baker, R
Peter Willemse Roome, Car-
penter, R
Ahasuerus Hendrickse, Sil-
ver Smith, R
Peter Symkam Sen""., Tay-
lor, R
Paulus Turk Jun^, Brick-
layer, R
68 FREEMEN, 1 698.
1698. August 30^. Ryer Martense, Bricklay-
er, R
Timothy Francis, Mariner, R
William Walton, Carpen-
ter, R
Johannes Vangelder, Car-
penter, R
Peter Vanderscure, Brick-
layer, R
Suert Olpherts, Bricklayer, R
Jacob Bratt, Baker, R
Aert Elbertse, Mariner, R
Hendrick Tenbrooke, Car-
penter, R
George Scott, Blacksmith, R
Peter Symkam Jun""., Bak-
er, R
John Waushaer, Carpenter,
R
Harmanus Burger, Black-
smith, R
Peter Jansen Bant, Cooper,
R
Isaac Isaackson Van Duerse,
Cordwainer, R
Hartman Wessells, Chirur-
geon, R
Peter Vantilborough, Baker,
R
ohn Beeckman, Merchant, R
oseph Ellis, Mariner. R
September 6^. Harman Van Bursen, Yeo-
man, R
Abraham Brazier, Pump-
maker, R
Conraet Teneyck Jun^, Cord-
wainer, R
Abram Abramse, Cordwain-
er, R
FREEMEN, 1 698. 69
1698. September 6^. John Nagell, Yeoman, R
ohn Harris, Baker, R
ohannes Meyer, Yeoman, R
Peter Janse Buss, Cord-
wainer, R
Johannes Legrange, Black-
smith, R
Hans Kiersteade, Chirur-
geon, R
John Delamontagne, Bell-
ringer, R
Hermanus Vangelder, Brick-
layer, R
Isaac Vredenburgh, Carpen-
ter, R
George Holmes, Weaver, R
Thomas Eckerse, Carpen-
ter, R
Gerrett Onclebag, Silver
smith, R
John Peterson Melott, Black-
smith, R
Martin Cregier, Baker, R
Dirck Uyten Bogart, Cord
wainer, R
Stophell Pells, Cordwainer,
R
Elias Brevort, Carpenter, R
John Ariantse, Weaver, R
Richard CoUard, Weaver, R
Hendrick Bush, Blacksmith,
R
Stephen Buckenhoven, Tay-
lor, R
William Welsh, Pavier, R
William Churcher, Bricklay-
er, R
Abram Van Aarnam, Black-
smith, R
70 FREEMEN, 1 698.
1698. September 6^. Jeronimus Barrite,YeQman,R
Albert Low, Yeoman, R
David Devoor, Yeoman, R
Peter Louw. Cordwainer, R
Abraham Metslaer, Cord-
wainer, R
Teunis Dolson, Yeoman, R
Martin Beeckman, Black-
smith, R
Garrett Dyckman, Wheel-
wright, R
Lawrence Vanhooke. Cord-
wainer, R
Arent Bloom. Blockmaker, R
Hendrick Meyer, Carpen-
ter, R
William White Jun^, Felt-
maker, R
Thomas Sanders, Baker, R
Barent Bush, Cordwainer, R
John Oblinis, Reedmaker, R
Coenraet Teneyck Sen'.,
Cordwainer, R
Tobias Stoutenburgh, Brick-
layer, R
Johannes Lantsing, Baker, R
Henry Van Bael. Merchant,R
Dennis Higgaman, Baker, R
Garret Hoist, Cordwainer, R
Bernardus Hardenbrooke,
Cordwainer, R
Johannes Hardenbrook, Cord-
wainer, R
John Vreland, Ship Carpen-
ter, R
Isaac Stoutenburgh, Carpen-
ter, R
John Bolt, Yeoman, R
FREEMEN, 1 698. 7 1
1698. September 6^. Cornelius Vandercoyle, Corn-
measurer, R
Peter Jansen Mesier, Mil-
ler, R
Albert Jansen, Bricklayer, R
Casper Neby, Cordwainer, R
20^. Frederick Ellis, Cordwain-
er, R
Peter King, Victualler, R
26^. George Hulgrove, Victual-
ler, R
Freemen made in the Mayorality of Johannes De
Peyster Esq*".
Andries Maerschalck, Bolt-
er, R
William Bogaert, Turner, R
Peter Jacobse, Bricklayer, R
Frans Vandyke, Gunsmith, R
Francis Vandercooke, Brick-
layer, R
Joost Lynsen, Baker, R
Johannes Schenck, School-
master, R
Jacobus Geolet, Bricklayer,
R
Michael Vandercook, Brick-
layer, R
Abraham Boeke, Yeoman, R
Johannes Hardenbrooke, Bol-
ter, R
November 9^. Cornelius Lodge, Merchant,
22**. Daniell Amos, Wine Cooper,
William Aertse, Victualler,
December I3'^ Abraham Gouverneur, Gen-
tleman, R
Isaac Gouverneur, Merchant,
R
72 FREEMEN, 1 698-9.
1698. December 13^. Matthias Boeckhout, R
John Fransa Vandermeulen,
R
Evert Duyckinck, Limner, R
Abraham Uytersaal, Cord-
wainer, R
1698-9. January 5^.
i8^ "
oseph Billopp, Merchant,
eremiah King, Victualler,
i^eter Boeckhout, R
February 2^ George Harrod, Carpenter,
Folkert H err mans. Baker,
Johannes Depeyster Esq^,
Mayor, R
Robert Walters Esq**., Alder-
man, R
Matthias De Harte, Mari-
ner, R
Johannes Paulse, Cordwain-
er, R
Barent Saunders, Merchant,
R
Johannes Byvanck, Turner,
R
Isaac Lansen, Cordwainer, R
Bernardus Smith, Cordwain-
er, R
Jorus Light, Yeoman, R
William Vandewater, Car-
penter, R
Cornelius Vandeventer, Car-
penter, R
John Pew, Cordwainer, R
Hendrick Wolfertse, Baker,
R
John Cannon, Boatman, R
Anthony Rutgers, Baker, R
'ohannes Tiebout, Turner, R
asper Nessepott Jun^, Car-
penter, R
FREEMEN, 1 698-9. 73
1698-9. February 2^ Johannes Dyckman, Baker, R
William Adrianse, Baker, R
3^ John Breesteade, Blacksmith,
R
Daniel Berkeloe, Carpenter,
R
Marinus Roelifse, Carpenter,
R
Rutgert Waldron, Turner, R
Gerrett Duyckinck, Limner,
R
William Forbes, Cordwainer,
R
Jacob Paulisse, Cordwainer,
R
Cornelius Low, Mariner, R
Barent Vantilborough, Felt-
maker, R
Obadiah Smith, Feltmaker, R
Claes Burger, Cooper, R
John Evertse, Cooper, R
Johannes Cowenhoven, Bak-
er, R
Abraham Wybrant, Cord-
wainer, R
Matthias Leunius, Cordwain-
er, R
acob Leunius, Carpenter, R
Baye Crosevelt, Feltmaker, R
4^\ Caleb Beck, Mariner,
William Shakerly, Baker, R
Peter Waldron, Mason, R
William Jansen, Distiller, R
William Provoost, Baker, R
Evert Cherrj'tree, Boatman,
R
Francis Wessells, Boulter, R
Peter Rozeau, Mason, R
Jean Boisseau, Cooper, R
74 FREEMEN, 1699-I7OO.
1699. March 31^. Robert Craunell,*
May 26^. John Paget, Victualler,
Benjamin Faneuil, Merchant,
Thomas Carroll, Victualler,
June 6^. Maurice Shadbolt, Perriwig-
maker,
Thomas Child, Vintner,
13^. John Reade, Porter, R
2^^. Bartholemew Feurt, Mariner,
R
August 8^. Ralph Rainsford, Butcher,
September 29^. Thomas Hawkins, Baker,
Andries Tiebout, Shop-
keeper, R
October 14^. James Harding. Cooper. ^
Freemen made in the Mayorality of David Pro-
voost, Esq^f
1699. December i*^ Henry Langley, Weaver,
1699-1700. March I*^ Michael Jansen, Bricklayer,
R
27^. John Bachan, Blacksmith,
April 8^\ Peter Bassett, Chirurgeon,
May 7^. Thomas Turnbull, Merchant,
George Norton, Butcher,
July 9^^ Peter Roos, R
August 28^. Benjamin Blackgrove, Baker,
Daniell Ebbetts, Bricklayer,
Samuell Loveridge, Ship-
wright,
George Dod, Baker,
William Adderley, Felt-
maker,
David Lyell, Working Gold-
smith,
October 8'\ Daniell Jandin, Weaver.
*See Appendix No. ii. f Sec Appendix No. 12.
FREEMEN, 17OO-I. 76
Freemen made in the Mayorality of Isaac De Riemer
Esq^
T700. December 6^. William Robertson, Brewer,
13. Lawrence Heddinge, Mari-
ner, R
17. Nicholas Evertson, Mariner,
R
1 700-1. January 27^. Robert Nisbett. Taylor,
Augustus Jay, Merchant,
Elizabeth Ellison, Seamstriss,
Benjamin D'hariette, Mer-
chant,
Caleb Cooper, Merchant,
Richard Crowne, Butcher,
March 25^. Daniell De Witt, Mathema-
ticion,
April 30^. Edward Cole, Vintner,
May 2^ Richard Sackett, Maulster,
2o'\ Robert Drummond, Porter,
29^^ William Dowler. Victualler,
June 24***. Peter Thauvett, Merchant,
August 6^. John Godfrey, Mariner,
29^. William Attwood Esq*".,
Leigh Atwood Esq*".,
Samson Shelton, Broughton
Esq^,
Thomas Weaver Esq^,
September i" Paroculus Parmyter, Gentle-
man,
Barne Cosens, Gentleman,
6*^ Sampson Broughton Esq'.,
October I'^ Thomas Evans, Bricklayer,*
8*^ Roger Jones, Taylor.
Freemen made in the Mayorality of Thomas Noell, Esq^
October 23**. John Nanfan Esq^, Lieu\
Gov^ &c. Complimented,
* See Appendix No. 13.
76 FREEMEN, I7OI-2.
1 701-2. January 6^. William Pemberton, Brazier,
13^. Walter Thong, Merchant,
Thomas Davenport, Mer-
chant,
John Chollwell, Merchant,
William Peartree> Mariner,
William Smith, Merchant,
Robert Allison, Mariner,
20^. Robert Parkinson, School-
master,
Daniell Maddin, Cooper,
John Finch, Mariner,
Oloffe Van Cortlandt, Mer-
chant, R
28^. Anthony Chishull, Uphol-
sterer,
29^. Edward Marshall, Taylor,
February 3^ Lancaster Symes, Mariner,
Richard Overin, Silversmith,
Henry Kemball, Blacksmith,
Thomas Montagne, Mer-
chant, R
Nicholas Dallie, Carpenter,
R
Johannes Pieterse Van Vaer-
den, Baker, R
Cornelius Turke, Mason, R
ohannes Louw, Carpenter, R
ohannes Turke, Carpenter,
R
4^. John Vanhorne, Weaver, R
Harmanus Rutgersc, Brewer,
R
Mattheus Benson, Bricklay-
er, R
George Walsgrove, Bricklay-
er, ^R
Abraham Vantyle, Ship-
wright, R
3".
FREEMEN, 1701-2. ^^
1 701-2. February 4^. Harmanus Benson, Carpen-
ter, R
24^. John Gurney, Baker,
Jacobus Bayard, Merchant,
R
Johannes Outman, Merchant,
R
Jacobus Vanderspiegel, Sil-
ver Smith, R
Jacobus Leisler, Gentleman,
R
March \f^. Thomas Hooke Jun"*., Cut-
tier, R
April I7^^ Thomas Jeffers, Mariner,
May 26^. Elias Neau, Bolter,
Johannes Waldron, Yeoman,
R
Gysbert Janse Bogaert, Cord-
wainer, R
Lawrence Cornelisse, Yeo-
man, R
Samson Benson, Yeoman, R
Johannes Cornelisse, Yeo-
man, R
Teunis Coursen, Mariner, R
Samuell Waldron, Yeoman,
R
The Persons hereafter Named were made Freemen
of this Corporation by Order of the Common
Council yesterday made, they being the Officers
and Soldiers of his Majestie's Garrison at Fort
William Henry in this City.*
27^. Lieu\ Charles Ashfield, Gen-
tleman,
* See Appendix No. 15.
78 FREEMEN, I702.
1702. May 27^. Lieut. Robert Gwyn, Gen-
tleman,
Philip Rokeby, Chirurgeon,
John Maddock, Storekeeper,
William Richardson, Mat-
tross,
Sewaes Morissett, Armour-
er,
John Reynolds, Sawyer,
ohn Bowen, Stone Pitcher,
ohn Bolter, Linnen Draper,
Thomas Coeburne, Bricklay-
er,
Edward Anderson, Carpen-
ter, ^
Thomas Jamison, Gardener,
Obadiah Hunt, Cuttler,
John Thorne, Butcher,
Benjamin Amstead, Water-
man,
John Allen Sen^, Sawyer,
John Allen Jun^, Feltmaker,
Alexander Alchorne, Cord-
wainer,
John Benfield, Soap Boyler,
Robert Bussey, Weaver,
John Bell, Labourer,
Richard Cooper, Pavier,
ohn Care, Butcher,
Daniel Curtis, Master of Sci-
ence,
Jonathan Davis, Ryvor,
George Davis, Cordwainer,
William Davis, Joyner,
Bernard Damakin, Gunsmith,
George Fordice, Labourer,
John Floyd, Shipwright,
Thomas Flin, Chirurgeon,
Richard Fleming, Silkweaver,
FREEMEN, I 702. 79
1702. May 27^. Edward Fitz Gerald, Perri-
wig Maker,
John Green, Tanner,
Robert Gray,
oseph Hart, Blacksmith,
idward Hunt, Weaver,
Thomas Killmaster, Glover,
ohn Lucas, Butcher,
!idward Lambeth,
Thomas Lyon, Barber,
Daniell MacDaniell,
James Nicolls, Joyner,
William Orchard, Cordwain-
er,
Nathaniel Peake, Silk Weav-
er,
Henry Povey, Taylor,
Andrew Panton,
Thomas Pattfield, Sadler,
William Stoaks, Miller,
William Smith, Taylor,
Richard Steward, Blacksmith,
Thomas Scurlock, Vintner,
Charles Timmings, Taylor,
Richard Tobin, Maulster,
George Williams, Blacksmith,
George Wright, Pavier,
James Walters, Stockener,
Richard Yeats, Tanner,
Peter Marks, Butcher,
Alexander Cope, Carpenter,
Samuell Golding, Weaver,
Edward Hasett,
Thomas Steward, Dyer,
John Moore,
John James,
Lieu*. John Riggs, Gentle-
man,
Lieut Charles Oliver,
8o FREEMEN, I702.
1702. May 27^. Francis Garnett, Adjutant,
Francis Shearman, Clothier,
George Smith, Wine Coop-
er,
Thomas Button, Perriwig
Maker,
Christopher Dodge, Wheel-
wright,
Edward Davis, Weaver,
Thomas Lewis, Tanner,
ames White, Coach maker,
ames Adams,
Abraham Brooks, Barber,
Richard Bovell, Miller,
Edward Blake, Perriwigmak-
er,
oshua Brooks, Farrier,
oseph Barnwell, Taylor,
William Brisbin,
Phillip Battin, Butcher,
John Braden, Feltmaker,
Thomas Bowden^ Cordwain-
er,
Nicholas Brown,
William Callaway,
John Conneley,
William Clarke,
Richard Davis, Brewer,
John Doleman, Cordwainer,
William Elliot, Taylor,
William Staley,
Thomas Evans,
Silas Ford, Clothworker,
ohn Ford,
ohn Grigs, Silkweaver,
Thomas Grigson, Mariner,
Stephen Holloway,
'ohn Hope, Woollen Draper,
ohn Harris,
FREEMEN, I702. 81
1702. May 27^. John Hodge,
ohn Jones, Taylor,
ohn Johnson, Miller,
Daniell Jones, Waterman,
Thomas Jones, Locksmith,
John Kingston, Baker,
Alexander Mackay, Maulster,
Francis Holmes, Spectacle
Maker,
John Moore. Miller,
Thomas Major,
ohn Marks, Vintner,
idvvard Merrett, Clothier,
Charles Mansfield, Brewer,
Ferguson Maccloud, Tanner,
Peter Paine, Painter,
Thomas Parker, Butcher,
John Reade, Cordwainer,
Thomas Raer, Soapboyler,
ohn Simpson, Tobacconist
ohn Tanner, Clothier,
Edward White, Labourer,
John Williams, Cordwainer,
Job Willington, Feltmonger,
John Wood, Mercer,
Thomas .Waldron,
William Waddington, Car-
penter,
Jonathan Willford, Cooke,
Robert Williams. Stockingr
Weaver,
Thomas Woodland, Weaver,
Knight Younge. Vintner,
Francis Kendall,
John Cullum,
ohn Sadler,
ohn Osmond,
Thomaij Hews, Blacksmith,
Peter Bayard, Mariner, R
82 FREEMEN, I702.
1702. May 30^^. William Chambers, Mariner,
Henry Macintoshe, Gentle-
man,
John Sellwood, Schoolmas-
ter,
Stephan Skeat, Currier,
Lewis Riviere, Shipwright,
George Maynard,Watchmak-
er,
Samuell Drew, Joyner,
Robert Anderson, Porter,
Richard Green, Ropemaker,
Peter Nontels, Gentleman,
Ralph Thurman, Baker,
John James Minveille, Mari-
ner,
Peter Galuad, Mariner,
Phillip Joneau, Cooper,
Stephen Perdriau, Mariner,
Albert Debris, Mariner,
William Diggs, Pewterer,
James Haswell,
Stephen Valleau, Cooper,
John Peter Selenave, Cur-
rier,
Thomas Worden, Pipemak-
er,
David Law, Chirurgeon,
Jeremiah Callcutt, Butcher,
Richard Banks, Shipwright,
Amant Bonnin, Mariner,
John Bond, Mariner,
Thomas Eustace, Butcher,
William Hall, Blacksmith,
ames Bussey,
3enjamin Thong, Leather-
dresser,
Abraham Vanderbeeck,
Bricklayer, R
FREEMEN, l702. 83
1702. May 30^. Gerret Schuyler, Merchant,
R
Jacobus Kiersteade, Mariner,
R
Beverley Latham,Shipwright,
R
Benjamin Kip, Silversmith, R
Cornelius Kiersteade, Silver-
smith, R
Thomas Allison, Carman, R
Gyles Gaudineau, Chirur-
geon, R
Peter Henyon, Turner, R
John Vanderbeeck, Bricklay-
er, R
John Membrut, Shipwright,
R
William Livinus, Joyner, R
James Davy, Merchant, R
June 9*^ William Shearman, Taylor,
Christopher Gillcard, Cord-
wainer,
Isaac Clouder, Ropemaker,
Henry Taylor, Bricklayer,
Samuell Bourdett, Mariner,
ohn Lafont, Confectioner,
ohn Braddick, Mariner,
Anthony Yellerton, Last
Maker,
Peter Bontecou, Schoolmas-
ter,
Daniell Robert, Mariner,
Vincent Tillou, Mariner,
Peter RoUand, Mariner,
Jacob Adams, Butcher,
Andries Teneyck, Cordwain-
er, R
Albert Hoist, Cordwainer, R
Gabriel Thibou, Joyner, R
84 FREEMEN, I702.
1702. June 9^\ William Cooke, Cordwainer,
R
acob Teneyck, Baker, R
Dennis Wortman, Baker, R
James Cebra, Marriner, R
William Hodges, Barber, R
Daniel Maynard, Taylor, K
Richard Greener, Sadler, R
Isaac Bratt, Baker, R.
The following persons were made free of this Cor-
poration by Order of Common Council made ye
27^ Instant, being Gent, and Servants that
Came from England with his Excellency the
Lord Cornbury.*
30^. John Bridges Esq'., Dr. of
Laws,
John Person, Gentleman,
Charles Congreve, Gentle-
man,
Robert Milward, Attorney at
Law,
William Carter, Gentleman,
Peter Faucounnier, Gentle-
man,
Christopher Denne, Carpen-
ter,
Henry Swift,
William Lovell, Gentleman,
Edward Rich Esq"".,
John Freeman,
William Bissill,
John David, Saylemaker, R
July 7^^ Thomas Bennet,
John Clothworth, Mariner,
*See Appendix No. 17.
FREEMEN, 1702-3. 85
1702. July 7^. Joseph Wright, Mariner,
Gerrett Van Laer, Baker, R
1 1^. William Russell,Free Mason,
August 11*^. John King, Shipwright.
>
Compli-
mented,*
Freemen made in the Mayorality of Phillip French,
Esq^
December I *\ His Excellency^
Edward Vis-
count Cornbury,
Governo u r,
&c : —
2^. Charles Wolley, Merchant,
John Barrow, Merchant,
William Davis, Gentleman,
Benjamin Barnes.f
26^^. Richard Harris, Vintner,
1702-3. January 12^. John Davis, Merchant,
Benjamin Oldis, Feltmaker,
William Berkley, Mariner,
February i5^. Thomas Dyer, Carpenter,
Thomas Harvey, Carpenter,
March 2^ John Scott, Merchant,
John Cruger, Merchant,
9^. Elias Desgrange, Perriwig
Maker,J
23^ James Targee.Apothecary,R
April 20^. Patrick Crawford, Merchant.
22**. Andrew Stuckey, Merchant,
May 11^. Abraham Van Laer, Mariner,
R
James Blom, Mariner,
June ID*. John Forster, Wool Comber,
23**. Hugh Crow, Victualler,
July 9^. John Troop, Perriwig Maker,
16^. Dan Thwaites, Schoolmaster.
*See Appendix No. i8. f See Appendix No. 20. X See Appendix No. 21.
11^
86 FREEMEN, I 703-5.
Freemen made in the Mayorality of William Pear-
tree, Esq''.
1703. October 2 3^ George Booth, Joyner,
Matthias Pooley, Painter,
Nicholas Pooley, Taylor,*
November 9*^. James Many, Mgiriner,
1703-4. January 4^. John Cazalet, Perriwigmaker,
2o'^ Thomas Husk, Feltmaker,
February 15^. Aronout Hendrickse, Car-
man, R
March 14^. John Maclenan, Mariner,
May 2^ John James Fouchard, Vict-
ualler,
oshua Soulice, Taylor,
John Vigneau, Fisherman,
July 4^. Griffith Jones, Boatman,
James Gamewell, Turner,
August 21^. Thomas Gallaway, Mariner,
November 13*^. George Clarke Hsq^, Secr'y
— Complimented,
Thomas Byerly Esq*"., Rec.
Gen^ — Complimented,f
1705. April 3^ William Horsewell, Pewterer,
11^. Evan Jones, Butcher,
Humphrey Perkins, Mariner,
May IO^^ John Auboyneau, Merchant,
Thomas Bayeux, Merchant,
James Perot, Victualler,
1 5*. Alexander Allaire, Cooper,
John Magnon, Taylon
Archibald Morris, Manner,
July 24^. John Sloss, Merchant,
August — Jonathan Squier, Victualler,
September ii^\ John Collins, Cordwainer,
1 7^. Edward Spragg, Butcher,
25^. Daniell Foy, Victualler,
Roger Brett, Merchant,
* See Appendix No. 22. t See Appendix No. 23.
FREEMEN, l7o5-8. 87
1705. September 28^. John Gardner, Victualler,
October 16***. Isaac Thibou, Merchant,
Thomas Crouch, Joyner,
November i®*. William Leconte, Farmer,
f\ William Lieuthead, R
December 4^. Isaac Napthaly, Merchant,
1705-6. February 12^. Lewis Gomez, Merchant,
March i(f^. Robert Hickman, Mariner,
26*. Andrew Broughton, Victual-
ler,
April 16*^. Richard Warner, Carman,
Peter Garrettse, Carman, R
30^. Andrew Dupuy, Mariner,
May if^. Jonathan Broadhurst, Vict-
ualler,
28^. Thomas Statham, Perriwig
Maker,
July 4^. Richard Rowe, Mariner,
23^ Anthony Young, Tallow
Chandler,
Peter Murdock, Wool Comb-
er,
September 3^ Phillip Brookes, Mariner,
1707. April i''^ John Theobalds, Barber,
July 8^. Thomas Chattam, Mariner,
August 5^. Andrew Hannis, Blacksmith,
September 2^. John Gacherie, Victualler,
16^. Benjamin Jouriney, Joyner,
30*^. James Elines, Mariner,
Richard Lott, Upholsterer.
Freemen made in the Mayorality of Ebenezer
Wilson, Esq^
October 30^. Charles Sharpas, Cooper,
1708. March 30*^. William Hammond, Ship-
wright,
John Smith, Haberdasher,
88
FREEMEN, I 708-9.
1708.
7 •
August 3"*
April 13^. Jeremiah Redding, Labourer,
May 18^. Folkert Van Hoesen, Vict-
ualler,
22"*. Bartolemew Schaats, Silver-
smith, R
25^. Benjamin Taylor, Glazier, R
Thomas Tuder, Mariner, R
June 11^. John Staples, Gentleman,
Peter Burstel, Chirurgeon,
July 6*^ Abraham De Lucena, Mer-
chant,
John Guest, Sadler,
Anthony Lynch, Merchant,
May Bickley Esq^, Attorney
Gen^, Complimented,
Jacob Regnier Esq"., Barrister
at Law, Complimented,*
4^*". Robert Campbell, Porter,
Thomas Randolph, Gardiner,
R
31®^ Elias Nezereau, Merchant,
John Parr, Cordwainer,
Alexander Moore, Sadler,
September I4^^ John Stevens, Schoolmaster,
R
oseph D wight, Joyner,
oseph Robinson, Merchant,
^ickard Burk, Merchant,
His Excellency
John Lord
Lovelace, Gov-
ernor,
Roger Mompes-
son Esq^, Chief
Justice,
Coll. John Red-
knap, Engineer,
November 2^,
1708-C. February 1**.
^ Compli-
mented,f
* See Appendix No. 25.
\ See Appendix No. 31.
FREEMEN, I708-IO.
89
1708-9. February i*S
CompH-
' mented,*
2\
2 2^
March I2^^
April 19^.
June 7"^.
July 5'^
August 6*^.
23*^.
November —
December 6^,
tb
I 710.
^3
April i%'\
25^
June 6^.
2o'^
July 4^
25^.
Francis H arisen,
Gentleman,
Thomas Cockeril,
Gentleman,
Thomas Wood,
Gentleman,
oseph Grange,
Jeremiah Williams, Ship-
wright,
Andrew Bradford, Printer,
William Bond, Gentleman,t
James Batterson, Watch-
maker,
John Lyndsey, Gentleman,
Phillip Davis, Gentleman,
Jockens Roelofsen, Carman,
Alexander Mills, Perriwig-
maker,
William Glencross, Merchant,
Lawrence Eckles, Victualler,
Rene Kett, Merchant,
William Hobbs, Carpenter,
James Goodwin, Currier,
Allane Jarrat, Shopkeeper,
James Ballereau, Shipwright,
Robert Livingston, Mer-
chant,
John Roy, Merchant,
Frederick Jacobs, Carman, R
William Crom, Carman,
Joseph Aspinwall, Mariner,
James Martindale, Merchant,
Thomas Kearney, Merchant.
His Excellency Robt. Hunter
Esq., Governour,J
Benjamin Peck, Leather
Dresser,
* See Appendix No. 31. f^^c Appendix No. 32. { See Appendix No. 35.
go FREEMEN, 17IC-II.
1 710. August 8"*. Joseph Berry, Taylor,
22^ Andrew Fresneau, Merchant,
Noah Cazalett, Merchant,
John Keill, Gen-^
tleman, [CompH-
Archibald Kenne-
dy, Gentleman,^
October ii^. Richard Abeel, Glover,
Nathaniel Smith, Vintner,
William Brown, Blacksmith.
>
mented.
«
Freemen made in the Mayorality of Jacobus Van
Cortlandt Esq^
3i'^. Jonathan Daniell, Joyner,
November 28^. Henry Veorduyn, Gentle-
man, R
December ig^\ Rene Tongrelou, Merchant,
1710-11. Febraary 27^. Charles Teller, Merchant,
March 29^. William Warner, Victualler,
Peter Machett, Mariner, R
William Brewer, Feltmaker,
R
May I*^ William Hunt, Victualler,
18^. John Webb, Victualler,
ohn Pieterse, ^
ohn Thomas, [ Mariners, G
Matthias Law- C [Gratis]
rence, J
August 11^. Thomas Cox, Butcher,
Stephen Chardavoine, Coop-
er, R
2i'*\ Jacob Franks, Merchant,
September 11^. Benjamin Bill, Mariner.
• See Appendix No. 36.
July 24*^. ;
FREEMEN, I7II-I3. 91
Freemen made in the Mayorality of Caleb Heathcote
Esq^
171 1. October 30^. James You, Perriwig Maker,
1711-12. January 15*. Hendrick Bryce, Carman,
May 7^. Andrew Nandin, Victualler, R
24^. Thomas Sherrard, Taylor,
27^. Christopher Akars, Gardiner,
John Johnston, Barber, &c.,
July 15^. Thomas TarpV, Cooper,
Thomas Haydon, Currier,
Andrew Forrister, Taylor,
August 5^\ John Stell, Joyner, R
Cornelius Cornelison, Silver-
smith, R
August 26^. Benjamin Roberts, Perriwig
. Maker,
James Brown, Perriwig Mak-
er, R
September 9'^ Peter Steel, Brazier,
October 25*^. William Eyre, Merchant,
November 4*^ John Mackay, Victualler,
Thomas Codman, Victualler,
II*. Rodrigo Pacheco, Merchant,
John Drury, Victualler,
25*. James Maxwell, Merchant,
William Dugdale, Merchant,
Gregory Yarder, Mariner,
December 12*. Jacob Boyce, Carman,
1712-13. January 6*. Robert Robinson, Gentleman,
February 4*. James Spurling, Mariner,
24*. Humphrey Salisbury, Mer-
chant,
March 3I*^ John Wright, Watchmaker,
John Gordon, Victualler,
Peter Arkell, Gunsmith,
Richard Trueman, Carman,
April 14*. William Bouquet, Black-
smith, R
6"".
9 .
92 FREEMEN, 1713-I4.
1 71 3. May 5^. George Allen, Shopkeeper,
ohannes Buys, Carman,
ohn Graham, Gentleman, R
ohannes Ostrande, Felt-
maker, R
June 2^ John Marinus, Labourer,
Richard Huggins, Perriwig
Maker,
ohn Dunn, Taylor,
oseph PhilHps,Watchmaker,
Thomas Stow, Taylor,
William Webling, Butcher,
Valentine Campanal, Butcher,
August 4'^ Abraham Brock, Merchant,
James DuPre, Gentleman,
25^. Peter Willcock, Butcher,
November 3**. Edward Eastham, Taylor,
Lawrence Smith, Gentleman,
December 15*, James Bergerecn, Baker,
Isabrant Van Cliffe, Butcher,
1 713-14. February 16*. John Samm, Victualler,
March 9*^. Thomas Medley, Shop-
keeper,
April 13^. Nicholas Mattysen, Black-
smith,
May 4^. Peter Gardemoy, Carpenter,
Robert Drake, Barber Sur-
geon,
18^. John Guest, Currier,
Peter Keighley, Mariner,
June 1**. Christopher Rousby, Gentle-
man,
22^ Moses Hart, Merchant,
29*\ Rous Clopton, Gentleman,
July 2 7^^ Edward Churchill, Pipe-
maker,
October 12'^ Germanicus Andrews, Up-
holsterer,
I4^\ John Rolland, Mariner.
^ V
November 2^.
FREEMEN, I714-I5. 9
Freemen made in the Mayorality of John Johnston
Esq^
1 714. October 26*. Abraham Blanck, Carman, I
ames Welch, Joyner, R
ohn Haywood, Barber, R
December 7^. Fletcher Mathews, Gentle
man, R
Henry Holland, Gentlemar
Gratis *
Thomas Garland, Gentlemar
Gratis
John Hyat, Founder,
Lawrence Silk, Carman,
1 714-15. January 5^. David Minvieille, Merchant
15^. Charles Pinkethman, Gentle
man, Complimented,*
March 15^. Jacob Lambertse, Carman, I
29^^ Thomas Fell, Gentleman,
Peter Fosbergh, Baker,
Agnes Boyce, Spinster,
Fredrick Seabring, Shop
keeper,
Thomas Noxon, Distiller,
John Macloud, Victualler,
30^. Ariantie Doolhagen,
Jacob Swaen, Feltmaker, R
April 5**". Jonas Gandy, Labourer
Gratis
Zachariah Hutchins, Butcher
12^. Nicholas Devous, Weaver, I
Thomas Noble, Butcher,
23''. Elizabeth Fairday,
May 3*^. Jeremiah Bright, Perriwij
Maker,
3I*^ Adrian Abramson, Merchant
June 7'\ Mordechai Gomez, Merchant
21*^ John Hibon, Cooper, R
• Sec Appendix No. 39.
94 FREEMEN, I7l5.
1715. June 21®^. Joseph Prosser, Bricklayer, R
Thomas Lynch, Mariner,
P[aid]
28^. John Du Puy, Chirurgeon, P
Thomas Slow, Victualler, P
July 13^. Thomas Brasier, Victualler,
19^. Johann Michael Schultz, Tay-
lor,
Gerrit Van Ranst, Painter,*
John Conrad Cod wise. School-
master,
George Cocke, Vintner,
George Elsworth, Jun^, R
August 3**. Richard Grist, Butcher,
23**. Dennis Doolhagen, Victualler,
Christian Hartman, Joyner,
Michael Peffer, Labourer,
30^. Thomas Smith, Yeoman,
October 4*. John Delamontagne, Jun^, R
11^. Octavo Coenraet, Merchant.
Freemen made in the Second Year of the Mayorality
of John Johnston Esq^
18*^. Henry Brugman, Rope-
maker,
Peter Colvel, Ropemaker,
November 15^. Nathaniel Morey, Heel
Maker,
Abraham Fairday, Mariner,
William Jackson Jun^, Cord-
wainer,
Johannes Harberdwick, Cord-
wain er,
Gerardus Beeckman, Chirur-
geon, R
• Sec Appendix No. 40.
April 1 7^.
FREEMEN, I7l5-l6. gS
1 715. November 15^. James Jenkins, Carman,
29^. Thomas Miller, Butcher,
1715-16. January 9^. Joseph Richards, Mariner,
10^. Henry Bricard, Merchant,
Baruch Judah, Merchant,
February 28^^ Abraham Pereira, Tallow
Chandler,
Judah Morris, Merchant,
Richard Bishop, Barber Sur-
geon,
James Padwick, Baker,
Thomas Ingram, Cooper,
Henry Brass, Carman, R
March 27^. EliasChardavoine, Victualler,
Henry Pountenay, Butcher,
oshua Low, Sadler,
ohn Wytt, Merchant,
ohn Searle, Mariner,
George Talbot, Carpenter,
Thomas Grant, Joyner,
Ellick Clarck, Mariner,
William Jenkins, Taylor,
Henry Gillam, Joyner,
Joseph Leddel, Pewterer,
Isaac Twentyman, Taylor,
Anthony Tivanni, Perriwig-
maker,
ohn Ebbert, Taylor,
ohn Sibley, Joyner,
"^rancis Sylvester, Cooper,
William Stock, Brazier,
ohn Bell, Carpenter,
ohn Staff, Feltmaker,
Thomas Grigg, Joyner,
William Carlile, Mariner,
Thomas Elde, Blacksmith,
John Willox, Turner,
Thomas Oaks, Tinman, Gra-
tis,
96
FREEMEN, 17J6-I7.
I 716.
May 8
th
April 24^. Ebenezer Mors, Blacksmith,
John Smith, Currier,
George Illman, Carpenter,
Dirck Egbertse, Baker, R
Frans Van Dyke, Mariner, R
Anthony Lewis, Cooper, R
Gilbert Livingston, Mer-
chant, R
William May, Mariner,
Coenraet Teneyck, Silver-
smith, R
June 5^. William Gilbert, Baker,
Abraham Palding, Carman, R
George Holroyd, Victualler,
Phillip Dernie, Mariner,
Henricus Anthony, R
Thomas Johnson, Boatman,
Elias Votier, Mariner,
Isaac Bouyer, Cuttler,
Charles Pickering, Dyer,
October 2^ James Arden, Carpenter,
9***. John Burnett, Skinner,
Peter Hains, Ocean La-
bourer.
12
19
th
th
July 3^
September 1 1***
25
th
Freemen made in the Third Year of the May oral! ty of
John Johnston Esq^
October 16^. Everet Aertse, Carman, R
23^ William Taylor, Scalemaker,
November 20^. John Yerworth, Shipwright,
December 18^. George Elsworth Senior,
Butcher, R
Anthony Byvanck, R
1 716-17. January 22^ George Webb, Mariner,
February 12^. Robert Crannell Jun".. Gla-
zier, R
John Stout, Barber, R
FREEMEN, I716-18. 97
1716-17. February l9'^ Henry Parcel!, Carman,
William Dobbs, Cordwainer,
R
May 7^. William Lewine, Mariner,
Thomas Potts, Cordwainer,
Thomas Inglis, Painter,
2i*S Barent Barheyt, Carman, R
Gysbert Van VIecq, Carman,
R
June 4^. Abraham Price, Blacksmith,
July 9^. Matthew Bell, Carman,
John Denton, Butcher,
George Aston, Tanner,
Jonathan Hunter, Tanner,
23^. David Galatian, Taylor,
John Skip, Butcher,
Francis Masters, Apothecary,
30^\ Anthony Duane, Merchant,
John Kelly, Merchant,
Jonathan Broderick, Carman,
i\ugust 20^. John Dean, Mariner, R
September 3**. Benjamin Foster, Merchant,
October i^\ John Dunk, Victualler,
November ig^^. Richard Ashfield, Merchant,
R
26^^ Jacob Banker, Carman,
December 17^^. Isaac Bedlow, Marriner, R
William Cheshire, Merchant,
1 71 7-18. February 18^. John Dunlap, Cordwainer, R
April i^. Richard Worgan, Cordwainer,
John Marsh, Mason,
8^\ Richard Thomas, Victualler,
1 7^^ Charles King, Mariner,
2 2^ Nehemiah Partridge, Lim-
ner,
Elias Chardavoine Jun'.,
Cooper, R
May 13^. Joseph Haviland, Victualler,
July 8^. Christopher Hopkins,
7
gS FREEMEN, I718-I9.
1718 July 8^. John Lessley, Mariner,
Jonathan Oakley, Taylor,
Edmund Hawkins, Mariner,
Gratis,
Samuell Loveridge, Ship-
wright, R
August 5^. Nicholas Carow, Jeweller,
Tobias Boel, Attorney at
Law,
Abraham De Casarez, Tallow
Chandler,
Samuell Richards, Distiller,
19^. John Nicolls, Apothecary,
26^^ Francis Bassett, Pewterer, R
September 30*. George Carpenter, Butcher,
Isaac Cannon, Carman, R.
Freemen made in the Mayorality of John Johnston
Esq'', in the fifth year of his Mayorality.
November 4^. William Connor, Marriner,
Euwout Ewoutsen, Pot-
maker, R
December 2^. Joseph Latham Jun^, Ship-
wright, R
9'^ John Blake, Shipwright,
1719. April 2^ Thomas Mayes, Victualler,
2I*^ William Byfield, Mariner,
Ezekiel Bouyot, Mariner, R
John Pelletreau, Joyner, R
Charles Barre, Baker, R
May 26*. Matthias Nack, Gunsmith,
June 2^ Arnout Schermerhorn, Cord-
wainer, R
July 2i*\ Jeremiah Chardavoine, Tay-
lor, R
August 4^. Samuell Lancelott, Marriner,
Thomas Banks, Taylor,
FREEMEN, 1719-2O. 99
1 719. August 18^. Thomas Hopkins, Merchant,
September 1*^ Andrew Hay, Perriwigmaker,
Robert Harrison, Baker.
Freemen made in the Second Mayorality of Jacobus
Van Cortlandt Esq^
October 27^. Phillip Cockrem, Mariner,
November 3"*. James Vincent, Dyer,
Thomas Smith, Carman,
William Bradford Jun'., Pew-
terer, R
10^. Thomas Wenman, Uphol-
sterer,
17^*". Paulus Hopper, Carman, R
Casparus Blank Jun**., Car-
man, R
Jacobus Delamontagne, Car-
man, R
Lucas Stoutenburgh, Car-
man, R
Anthony Carr, Carman, R
Jacob King, Carman, R
24'\ Jacob Pitt, Carman,
Thomas Cleaves, Joyner, R
Thomas Noxon Jun^, Joyner,
R
1719-20. February 16*. Johannes Teneyck, Mariner,
R
Philip Van Borsom, Cord-
wainer, R
David Kermer, Boatman, R
23^ David Davis, Currier,
March i*^ Anthony Webb, Baker,
Elias Membret, Cordwainer,
R
25*. Oliver Whitehead, Fustian
Maker,
lOO FREEMEN, 172O-2I.
1720. May 3"*. William Osborn, Mariner,
10^. William Watson, Marriner,
I7^\ Robert Duncan, Taylor,
24^. Joseph Kingston, Joyner,
William Rankin, Carman,
31". Harman Vandewater, Car-
man,
Samuell Young, Cordwainer,
R
June I4'^ James Creighton, Barber, R
2I*^ Elizabeth Heurtin, Widow,
July I2*^ Jemima Haley, Widow,
August 2^ Teunis De Voor, Carman, R
16*. Ralph Potter, Taylor,
30^. Adolph Brouwer, Carpenter,
October 4*\ Lewis Allaire, Merchant,
His Excell : William Burnet
Esq"., Complimented.*
Freemen made in the Mayorality of Robert Walter
Esq^
November i*\ Isaac Kip, Cooper,
S'\ Josiah Millikin, Barber,
ohn Hutton, Goldsmith. R
2 2**. Daniell Miller, Sadler,
December 6^^ Peter Bedlow, Mariner, R
i^th \Vi]]iai",-| Connihane, Taylor,
Gilbert Miller, Cordwainer,
Israel Horsefield, Butcher,
John Home, Wheelwright, R
2o'^ John Ripple, Baker, R
John Thurman, Baker, R
1720—21. January i7'\ Joseph Haines, Merchant,
Oliver Earle, Leather
Dresser,
*See Appendix No. 45.
• • • « * •
,• • • • •
• ••• •./
FREEMEN, 172O-2I. lOI
1720-21. January 3i*\ Richard Talbot, Pullymaker,
February f^. Daniell Potter, Carman,
Gratis,
28^. Jacob Price, Mariner,
May 16^. Thomas Jennings, Carman,
Joshua Quereau, Blacksmith,
R
Daniel Lamoureux, Cord-
wainer, R
23**. John Jackson, Tobacconist,
George Browning, School-
master,
Abraham Jouneau, Mer-
chant, R
June 6^^ John Perry, Carman, R
Cornelius Cousine, Carman,
R
20^. John Houseman, Carman,
John Craikhoyt, Carman,
ohn Fordham, Taylor,
acob Miller, Sadler, R
Allard Anthony, Cordwainer,
R
July 4^. John Membret, Bricklayer, R
ii^\ Peter Vergereau, Silver-
smith, R
August 8^ William Smith Jun^,^
Gentleman, Son of
William Smith, Mer-
chant,
i5'\ Daniel Pouttreau, Wigmaker,
R
John Dyer, Tallow Chandler,
September 26^^ John Remerse, Gardiner,
John Giveen, Cordwainer,
Peter Degrove, Cordwainer,
R
Garrett Wendell, Taylor, R
October lo^. Lawrence Kinnen, Carman.
R
I02 FREEMEN, I 72 1-22.
Freemen made in the Second Year of the Mayorality
of Robert Walter Esq"".
1 721. October 1 7^. Jacob Hasey, Heelmaker,
John Abramson, Merchant,
Nicholas Eyres, Brewer,
24'^ Phillip Gilliot, Carman,
November 14^. Daniel Polhemus, Baker,
December 5*. Samuel Bellknap, Carpenter,
i9'\ Samuell Rout, Baker,
1721-22. February 7*^ John De Voor, Carman, R
Peter Lott, Carman,
20^\ William Glover, Schoolmas-
ter,
March 13^. Andrew Gereau, Cordwainer,
R
20*\ Richard Herring, Victualler,
William Lane, Victualler,
April 3**. Thomas Ford, Victualler,
IO*^ Ninion Chalouer, Tallow
Chandler,
Samuell Weaver, Tanner,
Thomas Dobson, Glover,
17'*". Edward Jones, Wigmaker,
May i^^ James Hutchins, Glover,
Harman Stout, Saylemaker,
R
Samuel Vincent, Mariner, R
8^. William North, Gentleman,
P[aid]
22"*. Elias Burger, R
June 5^. Thomas Marshall, Carpenter,
P
26^. Henry Schleydorn, Taylor,
P
July 3^ James Munden, Staymaker,
P
Io'^ Abraham Russell, Brick-
layer, P
FREEMEN, 1 722-23. IO3
1722. August 7*. Robert Wrimalls, Bricklayer,
P
21^ William Walling, Baker, P
Richard Armstrong, Turner,
P
28^\ David Harwood, Tallow
Chandler, P
October 23**. John Ellison, Merchant, R.
Freemen made in the Third Year of the Mayorality of
Robert Walter Esq^
•
1722-23. Januarys'^. John LeRoux, Goldsmith, R
22**. James Weeks, Schoolmaster,
April 2^ Baruch Cole, Mariner,
ohn Mitchell, Shipwright,
ohn Lanyon, Miner,
ohn Margeson, Mariner,
9^ Samuell Pell, Shipwright, R
30^. Zerujah Carter, Widow,
June 11^^ Roger Groves, Feltmaker,
Alexander De Bonrepos,
Saylemaker, R
July 16*^. Dennis Riche, Shipwright,
Thomas Black, Victualler,
Richard Lamprey, Wax
Chandler,
23**. Joseph Robinson, Cord-
wainer,
Thomas Robinson, Tanner,
25*. Capt. Peter Solgard, Compli-
mentary^*
30^. Joost Sooy, Mariner,
August 6^. Abraham Isaacks, Merchant,
Sebrant Brouwer, Bricklayer,
R
♦ Sec Appendix No. 46.
I04 FREEMEN, 1 723-24.
1723. August 20*. Gulian Verplank, Merchant,
R
September lo^. Richard Thackoway, Butcher,
Samuell Ask, Glover, R
Bartell Miller, Cordwainer,
R
John Pieter Zenger, Printer,
R
I7*^ John Walton, Schoolmaster,
Jacob Morne, Chirurgeon, R
Samuel Lawrence, Mariner,
R
24^. Edward Alleyn, Sadler,
John Smith, Carpenter.
Freemen made in the Fourth Year of the Mayorality
of Robert Walter Esq*"., and in the Fifth Year
of his Mayorality.
October 22"*. John Dighton, Tanner,
Owen Callaghane, Carpenter,
R
November 6^^ Peter Minvielle, Merchant,
December 24^. John Hewson, Cordwainer, R
1723-24. January 2i^\ James Sibbit, Cooper,
February 11^**. Elias Garish, Blacksmith,
March 24*^ John Hutton, Shipwright, R
April I4'^ Robert Lucas, Founder,
John Howes, Baker,
May 5^. Thomas Wildman, Victual-
ler,
Michael Hamlin, Butcher,
12^. Mitchell Somerset, Gentle-
man,
Thomas Nixon, Mariner,
Solomon Meyers, Shop-
keeper,
June l6^^ John Wall, Victualler,
FREEMEN, 1724-5. Io5
1724. June 16"*. Anthony Ward, Clockmaker,
30"". William Lawrence, Weaver,
July 14^. Edward Hayter, Cooper,
John Saxberry, Joyner, R
Lucas Peck, Joyner, R
2I®^ Joseph Pennyman, Merchant,
August 1 1^. Francis Vanderberg, Brazier,
Peter Loce, Carman,
September 22**. John Cooley, Blacksmith,
October 13^. James Lowey, Mariner,
27^. Jean Claudi, Taylor,
Francis Clerembault, Joyner,
John Patch, Ivory Turner,
1724-5. January 9^. Gilbert Warner, Distiller,
19^. Edmund Peers, Mariner,
February 2^. Henry Cuyler, Merchant,
Jacobus Kip Esq'., Alder-
man, R
Hermanns Vangelder Esq'.,
Alderman, R
Phillip Cortlandt Esq'.,
Alderman, R
John Walter, Merchant,
10^. Abraham Boelen, Merchant,
R
Henry Vanderspiegel, Mer-
chant, R
Andrew Teller, Merchant, R
Peter Mesier, Brewer, R
Barent Deforeest, Glazier, R
Jonathan Sherer, School-
master,
I6^^ Cornelius Santford, Mer-
chant, R
Charles LeRoux, Goldsmith,
R
Garret Roos, Shopkeeper, R
William Beekman, Chirur-
geon, R
I06 FREEMEN, 1724-5.
1724-5. February i6^. Gerrardus Beekman, Mer-
chant, R
Richard Van Dam, Merchant,
R
Cornelius Vanhorne (Gar-
rett's son), R
23**. Petrus Rutgers, Brewer, R
Frederick Williams, Baker, R
Abraham Aelstyn, Brick-
layer, R
Isaac Van Hoeck, Cord-
wainer, R
Aaron Van Hoeck, Cord-
wainer, R
Egbert Van Barson, Cooper,
R
Walter Hyer, Mason, R
Theophilus Elsworth, Brick-
layer, R
May 4^\ Thomas Lawrence, Joyner,
Johannes Hibon Jun""., Car-
penter, R
1 1^^ Benjamin Bate, Cordwainer,
John Lewis Pintard, Mer-
chant,
25*^ Katherine Webb, Spinster,
June I*^ Peregrine Sandford, Wood-
monger,
Mary Binam, Widow,
15^. John Sellens, Taylor,
2 2^ Peter Finch, Schoolmaster,
24*. Charles Wells, Mariner,
29'^ James Darcey, Mariner,
Richard Goodin, Locksmith,
August 4*^. Samuel Broadhurst, Silver-
smith, R
ames Nisbitt, Taylor,
acob Goelet, Mariner, R
ohn Goelet, Feltmaker, R
_ •
September 7*.
FREEMEN, 1 725-6. I07
1725. September 7^. Richard Berry, Joyner, R
John Vansise, Joyner, R
Hendrick Bogaert, Baker, R
Phillip Riche, Shipwright, R
James Jacobs, Joyner, R
Dirck Schuyler, Merchant. R
John Lawrence, Barber, R
Lawrence Garner, Farrier,
Peter Simmons, Mariner,
John Turner, Shipwright,
14^. James Searle, Merchant, R
October 5^^. William Hamersley, Mariner.
Freemen made in the Mayorality of Johannes
Jansen Esq'.
November 9^. Thomas Hall, Cordwainer,
16^. Richard Perrow, Miner,
December 3**. John Keewin, Mariner,
1725-6. January II*^ George Burnet, Shopkeeper,
Walter Kippin, Mariner,
Joseph Webb, Carpenter,
February 15^^ John Davis, Butcher,
22"*. Abraham Fincher, Joyner, R
March i^\ Samuel Brown, Butcher,
Cornelius Cousine, Cord-
wainer, R
Henry Cavelier, Shipwright,
R
Peter Brass, Cordwainer, R
29^. Peter Morgat, Shopkeeper,
John Hastier, Silversmith, R
May 17^. William Dufour, Carman, R
June 7*^ Jacob Hays, Merchant,
Jurye Lockstead, Distiller,
2I'^ Charles Arding, Taylor,
Christopher Codwise, Felt-
maker,
I08 FREEMEN, 1 726.
1726. July 5^. Francis Gottier, Mariner,
12^. Jeremiah Davis, Butcher,
Richard Wells. Butcher,
Abraham Bertrand, Joyner, R
William Golding, Bricklayer,
R
19^. John Lyndon, Feltmaker,
Samuel Snowden, Felt-
maker,
Peter Moss, Feltmaker,
Anthony Underwood, Sadler,
Ephraim Sylvester, Butcher,
Abraham Carcas, Snuflf-
maker,
Abraham Rodregos Rivera,
Merchant,
Johannes Lesser. Cord-
wainer,
Johannes Symentz, Cord-
wainer, R
Joseph Devou, Cordwainer,
R
George Walsgrave, Cooper,
R
August 16^. Robert Bennet, Shipwright,
Robert Richardson, Cooper
R
30*\ John Taylor. Brazier,
John Carr, Carpenter, R
September 6^\ Nicholas Anthony, Cord-
wainer, R ,
October ii^. William Tilladams, Mariner.
Freemen made in the Mayorality of Robert Lurting
Esq*".
October 25^. Thomas Dart, Merchant,
November 29^. Jason Vaughan, Gentleman,
FREEMEN, I 726-7. IO9
1726. November 29^. Isaac Delamontagne, Car-
man, R
1726-7. January IO^^ John Scot, Merchant, R
Cornelius Wynkoop, Silver-
smith, R
17^. Thomas Niblett, Victualler,
R
31*^ Abraham Vanderhule, Bar-
ber, R
February 7^. Thomas Wendover, Cord-
wainer, R
Victor Bicker, Carpenter, R
2I^^ John King, Wigmaker,
April 11^. Mary Carpenter, Widow,
18^. Richard Alsop, Shopkeeper,
29^**. Robert Carter, Shipwright,
Thomas Ford, Feltmaker,
May 2"*. Thomas Hammond, Mariner,
i6^\ Robert Saunders, Currier,
John Garreau, Merchant, R
30^. Archibald Campbell, Wig-
maker,
Edward Bailes, Tallow Chan-
dler,
June 20^. Hugh Higgins, Victualler,
July 4^\ Michael Berthon, Cook,
2 5^\ Thomas Corrin, Mariner,
September 5^. John Noble, Merchant,
12'^. Gabriel Moore. Shipwright,
R
i9^\ James Louree, Mariner.
'October 3"*. Thomas Richardson, Mari-
ner,
Anthony Smithram, Cord-
wainer,
Edward Blagge, Gentleman,
R.
1727-8. January 9^.
no FREEMEN, I 72 7-8.
Freemen made in the Second Year of the Mayorality
of Robert Lurting Esq^
1727. November 14^. Lucas Vechte, Carman, P
2T*^ Daniel Gomez, Merchant,
December 19^. Thau vet Besly, Goldsmith. R
ames Fauiers. Merchant,
acob Bomper, Brewer,
ohn Turner, Currier,
3avid Clarkson, Merchant, R
Matthew Clarkson, Merchant,
R
23^ Maurice Eight, Blacksmith,
R
Peter Noxon, Cooper, R
February 13^. Richard Phillpot, Mariner,
20^. Stanley Holmes, Bricklayer,
R
Garret Cousine, Joyner, R
Hester Musson, Widow,
March 12^. Pieter Van Ranst, Sailmaker,
William Ryley, Boatman,
John Gelaspy, Taylor,
April 2^ John Elnor, Carman,
Henry Roberts, Taylor,
9^^ Thomas Jewning, Butcher,
30^. Joseph Jeacocks, Carman,
Samuell Edmondson, Felt-
maker,
May 2^ His Excellency
John M o n t-
gomerie, Esq^,
Captain, Gene-
ral and Gover-
nour in Chief
of the Province
of New York,
* See Appendix No. 50.
Compli-
mented,*
FREEMEN, 1 728. Ill
1728. May 2^. Edward Gatehouse, School-
master, Gratis,
7^. Johannes Glundorff, School-
master,
Ambrose Licaer, Carman,
14^. Thomas Gilbert, Merchant, '
Joseph Royall, Mariner,
Samuel Cornell, Husband-
man,
21*'. Johannes Van SooHngen,
Chirurgeon,
June 4*. Harmanus Schuyler, Baker,
R
18^. Robert Green, Vintner,
2 5^^ John Seymour, Merchant,
Thomas Warren, Butcher,
George Nicholls, Watch-
maker,
Michael Carlo, Jeweller,
JohnGroesbeck, Merchant, R
Martin Van Everen, Black-
smith, R
July 9^. Jacob Roberts, Cutler,
David Lynn, Mariner,
16^. Robert Alford, Butcher,
23**. Thomas Raper, Carpenter,
Nicholas Gouverneur, Mer-
chant, R
George Lurting, Gentleman,
R
30***. Joseph Murray, Gentleman,
Complimented,
John Chambers, Gentleman,
Complimented,*
August 6^. Joshua Paul, Tanner,
Thomas Fincham, Labourer,
I3*^ Daniel Masters, Carman,
* See Appendix No. 51.
112 FREEMEN, 1 728-9.
1 7^8. August 20^. Stephen Morris, Cook,
27^. Charles Robinson, Merchant,
September 3**. Enoch Stevenson, Merchant.
F*reemen made in the Third Year of the Mayorality of
Robert Lurting Esq'.
1728. October 16^. Capt. Covil Mayne, Compli-
mented,*
22**. Jan De Wit, Merchant,
P[aid]
Charles Jandine, Carpenter,
R
November 2^. Jan Hole, Maulster, P
19^. Ezekiel Barbauld, Merchant,
Thomas Killmaster, Skinner,
R
26^. Samuel Shurmur, Merchant,
R
December 17^. John Handcock, Mariner,
1728-9. February' 2 8'^ Michael BattaiL Distiller,
March 4*^ William Hoppe, Carman,
18^. William Crolyas, Potter,
March 25^. Johannes Roorback. Baker,
April i'^ Daniel Dunscomb, Cooper,
i5^\ Archibald Gelaspy, Victual-
ler,
William Br)'ant, Mariner,
22**. Thomas Welch, Victualler,
Gratis,
Thomas Child, Cordwainer, R
Obadiah Hunt Jun*"., Mer-
chant, R[egisteredJ
May 6^. John Campling, X'ictualler,
John Sybrandt, Mariner,
John Ackerman, Cordwainer
R
* Sec Appendix No. 52.
FREEMEN, 1 729-3O. I 1 3
1729. May 13'^. John Stevens, Mariner,
14'^. Samuel Williams, Carpenter,
2o^ John Hillyer, Tin - Plate
Maker,
June i;'^. Thomas Singleton, Black-
smith,
July 8*^. James Foddy, Glass Seller,
George Warburton, Carver,
August 5*. Christopher Nicholson, Bar-
ber and Wigmaker,
19***. John Browne, Merchant,
September 2**. Thomas Harding, Feltmaker,
R
Richard Browne, Cutler,
9^. Richard Davis, Feltmaker,
Johan Frederick Gunter,
Founder,
16^. Jacques Gabriel Buvelot,
Brazier,
October 7^. Thomas Delamontagne,
Brickmaker, R[egistered]
Freemen made in the Fourth Year of the Mayorality
of Robert Lurting Esq^,
November 4'^ William Channing, Mer-
chant,
11^. Solomon Boyle, Skinner,
1729-30. January i^^\ John Schutz, Barber and
Perriwig Maker, R
John Buckenhoven, Painter, R
March 3^ Henry Dyer, Carman,
24^. Benjamin Thomas, Mariner,
April y^. Samuel Heath, Corn Chan-
dler,
Thomas Hedey, Wigmaker,
John Killmaster, Feltmonger,
R
8
114 FREEMEN, I73O.
1730. April 14^. John I nnes, Taylor,
Charles Taylor, Feltmaker,
21*^ Adam Vandenbergh, Car-
man,
Bartholomew Noxon, Cutler,
R[egistered]
28^\ John Lewis, Mariner,
May 5^. Christian Kocherthal, Tallow
Chandler,
William Morgan, Millwright,
James Coden, Mariner,
26^. Richard Baker, Victualler,
Rice Williams, Feltmaker,
Martin Clock, Shopkeeper, R
June 2**. Thomas Brown, Butcher,
I6*^ Thomas Hodges, Cord-
wainer,
Johannes Van Zandt, Lock-
maker, R
23**. Charles Dawson, Butcher,
John Nicholls, Cordwainer,
30^. Richard Bennet, Soap Boy-
ler and Tallow Chandler,
July 7^. Abraham Van Arenam, Car-
man, R
I4*\ Friend Lucas, Merchant,
August 4*. Stephen Bourdet, Silver-
smith, R
October 6^\ Samuel Myers, Shopkeeper.
Freemen made in the Fifth Year of the Mayorality of
Robert Lurting Esq^
October i6*\ John Lindesay, Merchant,
27'\ William Randall, Cord-
wainer, R
Peter Delamontagne, Car-
man, R
FREEMEN, I73O-I. Il5
1730. November 3^ Abraham Hyatt, Cordwainer,
10^. Edward Quey, Mariner,
Benjamin Jarvis, f'eltmaker,
24^. James Wallace, Merchant,
December 22^ Richard Gill, Tallow Chan-
dler and Soap. Boyler,
1 730-1. January 12^. John Armstrong, Mariner,
John Patterson, Victualler,
Thomas Wood, Carman,
George Stevens, Victualler,
19^. Joseph Johnson, Bookbinder,
February 2^. Robert Anderson, Shop-
keeper.
Freemen made and Registered in the Fifth Year of
the Mayorality of Robert Lurting Esq"*., since the
delivery of the New Charter, which was on
Thursday the Eleventh Day of February, Anno
Domini 1730-31.
February 11^. Abraham Lodge, Attorney
at Law, R
Robert Lurtipg Esq^, Mayor,
R
Francis Harison Esq^, Re-
corder, R
Fredrick Philipse, ^ p „
Gerrardus Stuyve- ! a?^ '*
sant, [ tT
John Roosevelt, J "^^"' ^
Samuel Kip, Gen-
tleman,
John Moore, Mer-
chant,
Isaac DePeyster,
Merchant,
James De Lancey Esq^, Com-
plimented,
!-
Assist-
ants, R
ii6
FREEMEN, I73O-I.
173O-I.
23^
February ii^. Peter Warren Esq*"., Com-
mander of his Mj". Ship
Solebay, Complimented,
John Avery, Gentleman,
Complimented,
James Alexander Esq^, At-
torney at Law, Compli-
mented,
William Smith, Gentleman,
Attorney at Law, Compli-
mented,
William Jamison, Gentle-
man, Attorney at Law,*
16^. Phillip Soaper, Carman,
18***. Richard Nicholls, Attorney
at Law, R
Robert Bevan, Victualler,
James Murphy, Victualler,
Robert Todd, Victualler,
Simon Appell, Baker, R
Daniell Gautier, Joyner, R
Thomas Grant, Joyner, R
March 2^ Richard Toll, Taylor,
Johann David Wolff, Taylor,
William Burnet, Carman,
John Tizard, Mariner,
Charles Claghorne, Carman,
Jacob Miller, Carman,
Thomas Syckells, Victualler,
ohn Downs, Victualler,
ohn Coe, Pipemaker,
idward Man, Cooper, R
Samson Benson, Cooper, R
Elinor Dod, Widow,
April 6^. John Dennis, Victualler,
Abraham Van Wyck, Mer-
chant, R
30
th
* See Appendix Ka 55.
FREEMEN, I 73 I. 117
1 73 1. April 6*^. David Abeel Merchant, R
Joris Brinckerhoff, Merchant,
R
Gerrardus Duyckinck, Lim-
ner, R
Adrian Bancker, Goldsmith.
R
Evert Byvanck, Baker, R
John Jackson, Goldsmith, R
William Heurtin, Goldsmith,
R
13*^. John Breese, Glover and
Leather Dresser,
William Whittaker, Clock-
maker and Watchmaker,
George Fielding, Goldsmith,
R
John Noble, Barber, R
Arnout Viele, Brazier, R
Cornelius Vangelder, Black-
smith, R
Johannes De Graaf , Cooper, R
Cornelius Turk, Mason, R
Isaac De La Metre, Weaver,
R
John Benson, Wheelwright, R
Adolph Benson, Blacksmith,
R
Samuel Pels, Ropemaker,
May4'^ H em y Watts, Butcher,
Anthony Lamb, Mathemati-
cal Instrument Maker,
John Troop Jun'., Barber, R
Isaac Chardavoine, Joyner, R
Christopher Robert, Silver-
smith, R
John Clarke, Shipwright, R
11^. Richard Lawrence.Victualler,
Benjamin Loring, Mariner,
'7'.'- M^y 'f'V j^m'rs FranckIin.Ccrdwainer.
John I^ Monies, MerchancR
Jacobus Kip, Potmaker. R
Jacobiis Rvckman. Bricklayer,
K ^•;;i.stered
Cornf:lius Courtrecht, Baker.
R
John ho^j^aert. Bricklayer. R
Georpff: Lamb, Turner, R
John Davis, Cooper, R
Isaac Bussing, Cooper, R
i8*\ fiumphrey Jones, Barber, R
Alexander Allaire, Cooper, R
Peter Quintard,Goldsmith, R
25*^ 'I'hom«'is Edwards, Goldsmith,
John lirigjfs, Apothecar)%
Thomas Dwight, Cooper, R
Phillip Goelet, Goldsmith, R
Peter Pounteneau, Tinman,R
Alb(!rtus Vandewater, Coop-
er, R
'Tobias Stoutenburgh, Gold-
smith, R
William Elsworth, Tinsmith,
R
ohn Bend, Shopkeeper,
oseph Donaldson, Taylor,
ohn Robins, Currier,
Joshua Slidell, Soap Boyler,
John Dunscomb, Cooper, R
2(/\ John (ireen well, Taylor,
Francis Warne, Joynen
lulv 2cV\ lames Kennedy, Barber and
\Viv»inaker, P
Auo^ust l^*^ Ciodfrov Benniiwav, Carman.
P aidl
J4*\ David Cox. Wiorniaker, P
;r'. Matthias BorroU. Men:hant.P
Henry Filkin. Baker, R
June i5*\
^ *><
FREEMEN, I 73 1-2. I I9
1 73 1. August 31'*'. Phillip Perot, Cooper, R
John Tenbroeck, Baker, R
Henry Cordaz. Farmer,
September 7*. Alexander Phenix, Mariner,
21^'. Edward Orum, or Edward
Worm, Butcher, P
October 5^. David Cumberland Smith,
Wigmaker, P[aid]
Freemen made and Registered in the Sixth Year of the
Mayorality of Robert Lurting Esq*".
October 14***. Henry Beekman Esq^, High
Sheriff, Complimented.*
November 2^. Peter De Lage, Merchant,
P
30*. John Monroe, Feltmaker, P
December 14^. Vincent Delamontagne Jun .,
Brickmaker, R
1 73 1-2. February 22**. Jacob Shearman, Cooper, R
March 7^. Jepthah Smith, Carpenter, P
28"^. David Cook, Mariner, P
Andrew Hunter, Dyer, P
John Oliver, Carman, P
Henry Tenbroeck, Carman, R
John Tenbroeck, Carman, R
Casparus Blanck, Carman,
R[egistered]
April 4*\ John Miller, Gardener, P
\S'\ Michael Thodey, Mariner, P
25^^ William Ludlow,Shopkeeper,
R
May 16^^. James Spencer, Cordwainer,
R
23^ Phillip Fiot, Mariner, P
Edward Arding, Victualler, P
* Sec Appendix No. 56.
I20 FREEMEN, I 732.
1732. June 20^. Rostall Richardson, Shop-
keeper, P[aid]
27'^ Isaac Johnson, Mariner, P
July 11'^. Timothy Horsfield, Butcher,
P
Robert Woodward, Joyner,
P
William Eagles, Sadler, P
William Brown, Carman, P
25^^ Michael Laurier, Cooper, R
August 8^. Governor William Cosby,
Complimented,*"'
29^. William Crofts, Butcher, P
Joseph Robinson, Butcher,
P
John Hunt, Mariner, R
September I2*^ Peter Jay, Merchant, R
Johannes Poulse, Cordwainer,
R[ecjistered]
Cornelius Tnorpe, Cord-
wainer, R
26*^. Lawrence Payne, Watch-
maker, P
John Oothout, Brewer, P
October 3^. John Linter, Carpenter, P
John Metcalfe, Joyner and
Carpenter. P
John Bassett. Pewterer, R
Henry Bensing, Potbaker, R
Cornelius Tienhoven, Cord-
wainer, R
Anthony Horn, Merchant, R
io^\ John Linter Jun\, Carpen-
ter, P
Victor Hyer, Cordwainer, R
Evert Pelse, Ropemaker, R
Elbert Karing, Baker, R
* Sec Appendix No. 58.
FREEMEN, 1 732-3. 121
Freemen made and Registered in the Seventh Year of
the Mayorality of Robert Lurting Esq^
1732 October 23^ Lord Augustus Fitz Roy,
Complimented,*
24^. Richard Green, Butcher, P
Johannes Hoppe, Carman, P
Matthew Van Duersen,
Cooper, R[egistered]
William Fisher, Distiller, R
November 21". William English, Victualler,
Gratis
Richard Waldron, Carman,
R
December 12^. John Lawrence, Butcher, P
Zebediah Hunt, Shipwright,R
^732-3. January 23^ Isaac Varian, Butcher, P
February 6^. Archibald Fisher,Chirurgeon,
P[aid]
Joseph Scott, Merchant, P
March 27^. John Johnson, Mariner, P
Thomas Maynard, Mariner,
R
Henry Vandergrist, Felt-
maker, R
May 2 2*^. David Walker, Boatman, P
William De Peyster, Gold-
smith, R
Adam King, Labourer, R
June 5*. John Wyley, Carman, P
July i7^\ Benjamin Burleigh, Apothe-
cary, P
August 24^. Major Alexander | p y
ry., ^'j^ C mentedf
1 homas rreeman, 1 '
September 1 1 "'. Michael Cornelisse, Carman,
R
* See Appendix No 59. f See Appendix No. 60.
122 FREEMEN, I 733-4.
^753' September ii*^. Thomas Cox, Butcher, R
25^. Robert Hunt, Carman, P
October 9^. Joseph Dotty. Cordwainer, H
Freemen made and Registered in the Eighth Year of
the MayoraJity of Robert Lurting Esq'.
1 733-4. Februar}- 5^. George Young, Butcher, P
19*. Joseph North, Cooper, R
March 5*^ John Galloway. Ropemaker,R
19^. Gysbert Garretson. Rope-
maker. R Registered]
John Yanderhule, Cordwain-
er, R
April 2^ Richard Robinson. Mariner,
Gratis,
John Gendell, Sa\iyer, Gratis.
^o^- William Lewis, Barber and
Perruke Maker, R
May 7^. Aaron Pleaces, Weaver, P
June 4*. Edward Kelly, Butcher, P
Benjamin Akerly, Cordwain-
er, P aid ,
Jacob Geruereaud ("dit Bois
Fleury " >, Blockmaker, R
lulv 2^*. Aaron Smith, Cordwainer, P
August 6^. John Symes, Gentleman. R
20^. Adam Koning. Cooper, R
October i*^. William Cardv, Barber, R
Samuell Goodness, Black-
smith. R
Rvnier Nack, Brewer, R
Freemen made and Registered in the Ninth Year of
the Mayoraiiiy of Robert Lurting Esq^
October 5'". Jacob Stoutenburgh. Gun-
smith. R
FREEMEN, 1 734- I 23
1 734. October 5^. Barent Rynders, Merchant,
R[egistered]
Teunis Tiebout Jun ., Cord-
wainer, R
Stephen Bayard, Merchant
and Alderman, R
15^. Simon Johnson, Gentleman
and Alderman, R
William Roome, Painter and
Alderman, R
Christopher Fell, Bolter and
Alderman, P[aid]
Johannes Burger, bricklayer
4nd Alderman, R
Jacob Boss, Gardiner, P
Frederick Becker, Carman,
P
29^. Sidney Breese, Leather
Dresser, P
Nathaniel Marston Jun**.,
Merchant, R
Nicholas Bayard, Merchant,
R
Abraham Lynsen, Merchant,
R
ohn Byvanck. Vintner, R
-lawsevelt Van Kueren,
Blacksmith, R
Peter Vlierboom, Cord-
wainer,
Jacobus Delamontagne,
Blockmaker, R
John Welsh, Cordwainer, R
Thomas Welsh, Cordwainer,
R
Hercules Wendover, Black-
smith, R
Richard Norwood, Mariner,
R
124 FREEMEN, I 734-
1 734- November 4***. Captain Matthew^
Norris, I Compli-
Captain Robert j mented*
Long, J
12*^. Wessell Wessells, Merchant,
R[egistered]
Peter Lynch, Merchant, R
John Marshall, Merchant, R
Jasper Bosch, Mariner, R
Harmanus Rutgers Jun'.,
Shopkeeper, R
Henry Rutgers, Shopkeeper,
R
Peter Marschalck, Baker, R
* .-,1 ^^_.
Abraham Kip, Cooper, R
James Simms, Joyner, R
John WilHamse, Baker, R
Charles Beekman, Cordwain-
er, R
Benjamin Moore, Sailmaker,
R
Arie Bogaert, Turner, R
Isaac Gardiner, Cordwainer,
R
John Beekman, Blockmaker,
R
Abraham Vanhorne Jun.,
Merchant, R
Nicholas Burger, Cooper, R
Petrus Kip, Cooper, R
Henry Deforeest, Printer, R
Samuell Jacobs, Carman, R
Christian Legrange, Black-
smith, R
Thomas Huggeford, Apothe-
cary, P[aidj
John Cox, Currier, P
* See Appendix No. 6i.
FREEMEN, 1734-5. 125
1734. November I2*^ Phillip Blacklidge. Mariner,
P[aid]
I9^^ Peter Van Duersen, Chan-
dler, R[egistered]
Francis Brat, Baker, R
Myndert Schuyler, Painter
and Glazier, R
Steenwyck DeRiemer, Gun-
smith, R
John Brazier, Carpenter, R
John Tiebout, Blockmaker,
R
William Waldron. Farmer, R
John Waldron Jun'.. of
Hoornshook, Farmer, R
Jacob Myer, Farmer, R
26*^ Edward Quey, Wigmaker, P
William Hawkshurst,
Butcher, P
Joseph Hanno, Ropemaker,
P
William Grant, Cordwainer,
R
Adam Dobbs, Blacksmith, R
Isaac Deforeest, Cooper, R
William Richardson, Cord-
wainer, R
Charles Beekman Jun^, Cord-
wainer, R
William Carr, Joyner, R
December lo^. Robert Harris, Baker, P
Luke Roome, Cordwainer, R
John Bassett, Mariner, R
31^ Robert Scott, Mariner, P
1734-5. January ^4^^ Samuel Hopson, Butcher, P
John Burroughs, Victualler,
P
Cornelius Brughman, Barber,
R
126 FREEMEN, 1734-5.
1734-5. February i8'\ Samuel Lewis, Blacksmith, P
Simon Cregier, Bricklayer, R
Raphael Goelet, Limner, R
Guybert Uyten Bogaert, Car-
man, R[egistered]
25^. Lawrence Vanderspiegel,
Cordwainer, R
March ii'^. Johannes Van Wyk, Cooper,
P[aid]
Richard Eagon, Mariner, R
April i*^ Thomas Behenna^ Mariner, P
Thomas Buttwell, Stay-
maker, P
Isaac Wood, Labourer, R
John Cazalet, Shopkeeper, R
15^. James Keeling, Mariner, P
Henry Breested, Feltmaker,
R
Cornelis Bogert, Baker, R
29^. John Hinman, Mariner, P
Caleb Miller, Victualler, P
May 6^\ Henry Row, Mariner, P
John Constable, Mariner, P
Robert Marrell. Weaver, P
20^. Henry Vangelder, Carpenter,
R
Jockhem Anderson, Weaver,
R
June 3**. Nathaniel Sands, Victualler,
P
lo^^ Moses Gombauld, Mariner,
P
Frederick Fine, Cordwainer,
R
Jacob Kip, Cordwainer, R
I7^^ John Eckerson, Carman, R
John Stoutenburgh, Mer-
chant, R
July i^\ John Campbell, Distiller, R
FREEMEN, 1735. 1 27
\Mem. Robert Lurting Esq""., Mayor, died the 3"*
July, 1735, ^"d P^^l Richard Esq^ was sworn Mayor
ye 7^ of July, 1735.]
^735* July ^S'*'* Nicholas Deforeest, Cooper,
R
17^^ John DeBoogh, Cordwainer,
R
Mark Pepper, Cordwainer, R
Matthias Bender, Cooper, R
Dirck Cooke, Carman, R
29^. Joseph Ward, Clockmaker, R
Peter Stoutenburgh, School-
master, R
Richard Swan, Feltmaker, R
Isaac Garnier, Cordwainer, R
Cornelius Van Hoeck, Cord-
wainer, R
Johannes Le Grange Jun^,
Boatman, R
Thomas Palmer, Joyner, P
August 19'^ Robert Bowne, Merchant, P
Gideon Lynsen, Baker, R
Benjamin Benson, Farmer, R
Francis Borree, Cordwainer,
R
September 2^ William Cosby, Gentleman,
P*
James Lyne, Gentleman, R
Ahasuerus Turck, Cordwain-
er, R
William Beck, Cordwainer, R
Andrew Myer, Cordwainer, R
Thomas Allen, Cordwainer,
R
Gilbert Van Duersen, Mason,
R
* See Appendix No. 62.
1 28 FREEMEN, 1735.
1735. September 2^ Joseph Palding, Mason, R
Peter Bant, Mason, R
Thomas Willet, Merchant,
R
John Bant, Cooper, R
Isaac Borree, Cooper, R
Isaac Mattock, Cooper, R
James Davy, Carpenter, R
John Apple, Carpenter, R
Jasper Farmar, Mariner, R
Abraham Marschalck, Baker,
R
16^. Daniel Shatford, Schoolmas-
ter. P
David Hays. Merchant, P
Garret Van Wagenen,
Schoolmaster, P
Lawrence Wessells. Baker,
R
Andrew Myer, Cordwainer,
R
Henry Kermer, Joyner, R
Thomas Murg. Cooper, R
Peter White, Cooper, R
William Van Duersen, Cord-
wainer, R
Lawrence Lambertse,
Weaver, R
Thomas Rout, Baker, R
Samuell Pell, Cordwainer,
R
2(f'. Andrew Hamilton, Barrister
at Law, Complimented,*
30^**. Lawrence Roome, Painter,
R
James Young, Cooper, R
John Clopper, Baker, R
* See Appendix No. 63.
FREEMEN, 1735-6. I 29
Freemen made and Registered in the Mayorality of
Paul Richard Esq'.
^735* October 14^. Israel Shadwick, Victualler,
R*
Peter Waldron, Yeoman, R
2I•^ Edward Anderson, Carpen-
ter, R
Andries Barheit, Cordwain-
er, R
November 18^. Jesse Deforrest, Carman, R
December 2\ Judah Hays, Merchant, P
23**. John Cure, Cordwainer, R
Cornelius Brewer, Baker, R
1735-6. January 13^. Joseph Cowley, Merchant, P
February 3**. James Brimer, Barber and
Wigmaker, P
William Beekman, Mariner,
R
17^ Samson Benson, Carman, R
March 23*^. Peter Schuyler Esq'., R
Adoniah Schuyler Esq'., R
James Campbell, Baker, R
Samuel Brown, Baker, P
Cristian Hartell, Mariner, P
April 6*. Richard Williams, Butcher,
R
13^. Edward Tittle, Merchant, P
John Richard, Merchant, R
20^. Anthony Yelverton, Carpen-
ter, R
John Stevens, Cordwainer, R
May 4*^. Thomas Noble, Merchant, P
Joseph Sacket Jun'., Mer-
chant, P
William Gale, Clothier, P
iS'^. John Wallace, Cutler, P
* See Appendix No. 64.
130 FREEMEN, 1 736-7.
1736. May 18^. Aaron Gilbert, Cordwainer,
P
James Mills, Wigmaker, R
William Parcell, Cordwainer,
R
June i*\ William Hayes, Cooper, P
James Jarrat, Carpenter, P
Thomas Brown, Cutler, P
August 3**. William Brownjohn, Apothe-
cary, P
September 14^. Richard Langdon, Mariner,
P
John Cavelier, Schoolmaster,
R
John Bloom, Turner, R
28^. Jonathan Hardman, Mariner,
P
James Brown, Cordwainer, P
Samuel Bayard Jun^, Mer-
chant, R
October 12^. John Shurmur, Merchant, P
ohn Smith, Shopkeeper, Rj'
David Vangelder, Black-
smith, R
14'^. Francis Child, Vintner, R.
Freemen made in the Second Year of the Mayorality
of Paul Richard Esq"".
November 16**". Thomas Field, Taylor, P
1736-7. January ii**". Laurence Rice, Tobacconist,
P
John Cousine, Cordwainer, R
February 22**. William Peek, Labourer, R
Samuel Dunscomb, Cooper,
R
March 29^. George Witts, Mariner, P
Robert Hogg, Mariner, P
^
FREEMEN, 1737. I3I
1737. April 19^. John Blanchard, Distiller, P
Albert Amerman, Carman, P
Dirck Amerman, Carman, P
May 3**. William Hitchcock, Carman,
R
24*^. John Vanderspiegel, Mer-
chant, R
William Milliner, Carman, R
Andrew Sloane, Cordwainer,
R
Lancaster Symes, Gentle-
man, R
Charles Henley, Schoolmas-
ter, P
James Wyley, Cooper, P
June 7^. Samuel Oates, Carman, P
Jonathan Peisley, Victualler,
P
Josiah Smith, Mariner, P
Charles Crooke, Bolter, R
Gabriel Crooke, Bolter, R
Adolph Brass, Cordwainer, R
July 12^. William Hoase, Woolcard
Maker, P
John Steward, Carpenter, P
John Gilbert, Bookkeeper, R
August 2**. James Perfect, Butcher, P
John Samuel Smith, Sadler,
R
Daniel Lynsen, Baker, R
Daniel Waldron, Cordwainer,
R
23**. Robert Clarke, Mariner, P
September 13^. Benjamin Quackenbos Jun^,
Gunsmith, R
John Peffer, Cordwainer, R
Abraham Alesteyn Jun^,
Bricklayer, R
John Euwotse, Carpenter, R
13^ FREEMEN, 173 7.
1737. September 13^. Richard Kip, Cooper, R
John Bisset, Mariner, R
William Proctor, Watch-
maker, P
Stephen DeLancey Jun^,
Merchant, R
John DeLancey, Merchant,
R
John Watts, Merchant, R
Lawrence LeTelHer, (Mer-
chant, R
Robert Troup, Mariner, R
October 4^. Henry Jenkins, Glover and
Skinner, R
John Marschalck, Gunsmith,
R
John Roosevelt Jun*". (Son
of Jacobus), R
Abraham Quick, Cooper, R
Cornelius Wortendyck, Shop-
keeper, R
Peter Ruston, Mason, R
Jacob Phenix Jun^, Felt-
maker, R
William Bant, Cooper, R
Peter Bush Jun'., Cooper, R
John Vredenburgh, Cord-
wainer, R
Blias Brevoort, Tinman, R
Benjamin Schutz, Feltmaker,
R
Peter Tillou, Turner, R
Andrew Clopper, Merchant,
R
Thomas Haywood. Carpen-
ter, R
Cornelius Vonck, Baker, R
John Teneyck, Cordwain-
er, R
FREEMEN, 1 737. 133
^737' October 4^^ Thomas Warner, Cordwain-
er, R
Richard Teneyck, Cordwain-
er, R
Cornelius Bogert. Joyner, R
Henry Brevoort, Turner, R
Paul Pelletreau, Tallow
Chandler, R
John Stevens, Cordwainer, R
Martin Bant, Cooper, R
John Lessley Jun^, Mariner,
R
David Provoost Jun'., Mer-
chant, R
John Provoost, Merchant, R
John Elsworth, Vintner, R
John Eastham, Gentleman,
R
Cornelius Seabring, Baker, R
Robert Benson, Merchant? R
Giddes Provost, Cooper, R
Jacobus Johnson, Taylor, R
John Aspinwall, Mariner, R
Peter Cannon, R
Joseph Willson, Mariner, P
William Crolius, Potter, P
Peter Crolius, Potter, P
Jacobus Peter Snider, Cord-
♦wainer, P
Johan Francis Walter,^ Car-
penter, P
William Popelsdorf, Baker,
P
October 6^. Peter Plowman, Feltmaker,
R
Gerret Hollar Morss, Felt-
maker, R.*
* See Appendix No, 66,
1 34
FREEMEN, I 737-
Freemen made and Registered in the Mayorality of
Paul Richard Esq', in his Third Year.
1737. October i8^. Nathaniel Hazard, Shop-
keeper, P
William Colegrove, Felt-
maker, P
John Price, Taylor, P
Balthazar DeHart, Glazier,
R
John Say re, Taylor, R
Francis Marschalck, Baker,
R
Aaron Hyer, Cordwainer, R
Garret Hyer, House Carpen-
ter, R
Abraham Vangelder, Gun-
smith, R
ohn Van Vorst, Baker, R
?eter Anderson, Carpenter,
R
Thomas Duncan, Merchant,
R
Peter Wessells, Joyner, R
Johannes Koning, Brick-
layer, R
Thomas Syckells, Cooper, R
November i". William Dewitt, Barber and
Wigmaker, R
Walter Hyer, Cordwainer,
R
Frederick Hyer, Cordwainer,
R
Johannes • Alstein, Black-
smith, R
Jacobus Kierstead, Mariner,
R
Peter Van Norden, BrioV-
maker, R
^5
th
FREEMEN, I 737-8. 1 36
1737-8. Januar)^ lo*. Cornelius Clopper, Shop-
keeper, R
James Quick, Cordwainer, R
Hendrick Vandewater, Gun-
smith, R
Abraham Booke, Cooper, R
Peter Bant Jun^, Cooper, R
John Man Jun^, Cooper, |R
Abraham Myers Cohen,
Shopkeeper, P
Gustaph Martin Rhuel, Tal-
low Chandler, P
Isaac Raphael Rbdriques,
Shopkeeper, P
Charles Lusher, Victualler, P
3I'^ Lawrence Roome, Painter, R
Andrew Fresneau, Merchant,
R
Samuel TenEyck, Mariner,
R
William Lyell, Sailmaker, R
William Wood, Butcher, R
Patrick Smith, Barber, P
February 7^. Renier Burger, Blacksmith,
R
Casper Burger, Carman, R
Barent Bush, Cooper, R
Nicholas Thomas, Carman,
R
Robert Provoost, Cord-
wainer, R
Patrick Scandling, Butcher,
P
March 14^. William Axson, Mariner, P
Marmaduke Earle, Painter
and Glazier, R
Abraham Mills, Joyner, R
April II*, James Charlton, Cardmaker,
P
136 FREEMEN, 1 738.
1738. May 2**. William Bartlett, Perriwig-
maker, P
Obadiah Wells, Glazier, P
John Roberts, Cordwainer,
P
9^. John Lush, Mariner, P
16^. Stephen Lawrence, Merchant,
P
Isaac Boeke, Cooper, R
Johannes Myer, Cordwainer,
R
30^. Judah Mears, Merchant, P
Thomas Eustick, Minor, P
June 13^. Alexander Willson, Cord-
wainer, R
27^. Thomas Eraser, Tobacconist,
P
Abraham Purcell, Weaver, P
Daniel Gardner, Distiller, P
ohn Schultz, Upholsterer, P
John Cregier, Mariner, R
July II^^ Richard Cook, Bricklayer, R
Thomas Ware Jun""., Cooper,
R
Freeman Redding, Joyner,
R
William Lane, Taylor, R
Matthew Macguire, Farmer,
Albertus Tiebout, Carpenter,
R
18^. Theophilus Elsworth, Shop-
keeper, R
Joost DeMill, Carpenter, R
Samuel Bowyer, Butcher, P
Richard Houghton, Barber
and Wigmaker, P
August 22**. Robej-t Ratsey, Mariner, P
Thomas Rigby, Joyner, P
TREEMEN, 1 738-9. I37
1738. August 22^ William Richardson, Lock-
smith, P
Jeremiah Owen, Mariner, P
Maurice DeHart, Sailmaker,
R
September 12^. William Cook, Mariner, P
Moses Taylor, Brazier, P
Everardus Brouwer, Mason,
R
October 3**. Nicholas Murphy, Butcher,
P
William Colwell, Joyner, R.
Freemen made and Registered in the Fourth Year of
the Mayorality of Paul Richard Esq'.
October 17^. Thomas Fleming, Carman,
P
John Gasherie, Cordwainer,
P
November 7^. James Jones, Victualler, P
Anthony White, Gentleman,
R
Henry Lane Jun^, Merchant,
R
Anthony Rutgers Jun^, Mer-
chant, R
William Rousby, Wigmaker,
R
Johannes Van Duersen, Cord-
wainer. R
December 5^. James Ruff head. Butcher, P
Thomas Jones, Mariner, P
Henry Lawrence, Mariner, R
Peter Smith, Currier, R.
1 738-9. February 6^ . William Dever, Mariner, P
Cornelius Van Ranst, Sail-
maker, R
138
1738-^.
March 6***.
20
th
FREEMEN, 1 738-9,
February 20^. Jonas Wright, Shipwright, P
Samuel Bell, Blacksmith, R
William Dobbs, Blacksmith,
R
Charles Dobbs, Ropemaker,
R
ohn Saunders, Cooper, R
ohn Tannar, Carman, P
ohn Kingston, Blacksmith,
R
Jacob Sloover, Cooper, R
Peter Hibon, Carpenter, R
ohn Thomson, Carpenter, R
ohn Quick, Carpenter, R
Arnout Roome, Carpenter, R
Nicholas Roosevelt, Gold-
smith, R
Daniel Burger, Cooper, R
Anthony Ham Jun^, Joiner, R
ohn Bogert Jun^, Baker, R
ames Wyley, Baker, R
Charles Sprainger, Turner,
R
Francis Scott, Barber, R
Richard Ebbetts, Cooper, R
George Vanhorne, Weaver,
R
April 10^. Victor Bicker, Feltmaker, R
Luke Kiersted, Mariner, R
Andrew Teneyck, Cooper, R
ohn Sipkins, Taylor, R
?eter Praa Provoost, Gun-
smith, R
Jacob Teneyck, Cooper, R
George Elsworth, Chair-
maker, R
May i^ John Croker, Taylor, P
Matthias Fosener, Carpen-
ter, R
FREEMEN, 1 739. 1 39
1739. M^iy I'*'- John Benson, Carpenter, R
15*. Isaac Van Dam, Merchant, R
William Walton Jun^, Mer-
chant, R
Bartholemew LeRoux, Gold-
smith, R
William Peet, Shipwright, P
James Thorne, Merchant, P
Cornelius Vanderhooven,
Carman, P
Uriah Hiam, Tallow Chand-
ler, P
John McMuUen, Cordwainer,
P
George Burn, Victualler, P
29^^ Samuel Richards, Mariner, P
June 19^. Nicholas Baily, Cabinet
Maker, P
July 10^. Aaron Machado, Distiller, P
August 9^. James Killmaster, Felt-
monger, R
21'^ John Lloyd, Farrier, P
October 2**. James Turner, Cooper, P
William Edmunds, Leather
Dresser, P
Richard Noble, Soap Boyler,
P
Isaac Bedlow, Cooper, R.
Freemen made and Registered in the Mayorality of
John Cruger Esq'.
November 20^. William Ketchum, Cordwain-
er, R
Gerrardus Beekman Jun*".,
Shopkeeper, R
Evert Byvank, Barber, R
Abraham Burrns, Carman, R
140 FREEMEN, 1 739-4O.
1739. November 20^. William Gilbert Jun^, Marri-
ner, R
John Earle, Glazier, R
December 4*. Nicholas Roosevelt, Mer-
chant, R
Theodorus Van Wyck, Shop-
keeper, R
Abraham Benson, Cooper, R
Lewis Parent, Carman, P
18^. Jacob Somersdyke, Wheel-
wright, R
Richard Harris, Mariner, R
John Burger (Son of Elias
Burger), Bricklayer, R
1739-40. January 8^. Elias Chardavoine, Baker, R
John Bill, Turner, R
29^. Thomas Taylor, Weaver, P
Thomas Carter, Malster, P
Alexander Willie, Cooper, P
Peter Burger, Cooper, R
March 11^. Henry Rousby, Shipwright,
R
ohn Kip, Blacksmith, R
oseph Montanie, Black-
smith, R
April 5^. Thomas Corbett, Victualler,
P
Jacob Sickells, Carman, P
Thomas Higby, Carman,
May 20^. William Dean, Labourer, P
John Allen, Cordwainer, R
Isaac King, Cordwainer, R
Gabriel Ludlow, Shopkeeper,
R
June 24^. Roger French, Shopkeeper,
P
Bartholomew Ryan, Mar-
riner, P
Henry Vangelder, Carman, P
FREEMEN, I74O. I4I
1740. July 22**. Samuell Hazard Jun^, Shop-
keeper, P
Edward Wheeler, Carman, R
August 6^. Fredrick Webber, Cooper, R
Abraham Anderson, Cord-
wainer, R
Cornelius Duyckman, Weav-
er, R
Hendrick Van Vleckeren
Weaver, R
Nicholas Kortright, Weaver,
Johannes Bass, Weaver, R
Teunis Somerdyck, Weaver,
R
Mathew Hoppe, Weaver, R
Egbert Somerdyck, Weaver,
R
elles Mandeville, Yeoman, R
acobus Van Orde, Brick-
maker, R
Isaac Webber, Wheelwright,
R
Arnout Webber, Brickmaker,
R
Cornelius Webber, Weaver,
R
19^. Hugh Crawford, Marriner. P
26^. John Atkinson, Glover, P
Samuell Waldron Jun'., Yeo-
man, R
John Nagell J un*".. Yeoman, R
Benjamin Waldron, Cord-
wainer, R
Jacob Dyckman Jun*"., Yeo-
man, R
Abraham Myer Jun^, Weav-
er, R
Johannes Myer Jun^, Weav-
er, R
142 FREEMEN, 174O-I.
1740. September i6^. Thomas Child, Barber, R
John Williams, Cooper, R
Aaron Bussing, Yeoman, R
John Sickles, Yeoman, R
Arent Myer, Yeoman, R
Adolph Myer, Yeoman, R
John Anderson, Yeoman, R
Abraham Kerse, Yeoman, R
John Kerse, Yeoman, R
October I4^^ Daniel Horsmanden Esq^,
Recorder, Complimented,*
2i^\ Richard Heather, Blacksmith,
P
November 4^. Peter Galatian, Joyner, P
I8^^ Isaac Levy, Shopkeeper, P
December 29^. Michael Henderson, Marri-
ner, P
23**. William Chapell, Carman, P
1 740-1. January 6^. William Drew, Butcher, P
February 3**. Thomas Beer, Ship Carpen-
ter, P
24^. John Merrett, Merchant, P
Thomas Allen, Schoolmaster,
P
March 17^. Francis Beckett, Marriner, P
May 15^. John Covenhoven, Joyner,
R
Joshua Amy, Marriner, P
Edward Townsend, Marri-
ner, P
Duncan Reed, Taylor, P
Peter Knickabaker, Labour-
er, P
Jacobus Van Aelts, Labour-
er, P
ohn Ryan, Labourer, P
ohn Willse, Labourer, P
See Appendix No. 67.
FREEMEN, I 74 1. 143
1741. June 22**. Silvanus Simmons, Cordwain-
er, P[aid]
Gabriel Sprung, Cartman, P
William Whitfield, Farrier, P
30^.* Peter Vanbrugh Livingston,
Merchant, P
Thomas Alsop, Merchant, P
Mathew Housman, Cartman,
P
Thomas Alsop Jun'., Mer-
chant, Rregisteredj
Benjamin Blagge, Merchant,
R
John Lamb, Painter, R
July 28^. Moses Lopez, Merchant, P
John French, Joyner, R
August 4^. Thomas Timeson, Marriner,
P
Francis Roake, Taylor, P
Benjamin Kierstead, Marri-
ner, R
25^. James Manners, Carman, P
Peter Lassier, Carman, P
Abraham Pit, Carman, P
Jacob Bennet, Carman, P
Lewis Nodine, Taylor, R
John Cocks, Carman, R
September 22**. Adam Mott, Baker, P
Thomas Dods, Bricklayer, R
October 13^. William Bowne, Cordwain-
er. P
ohannes Remson, Baker, P
ohn Waldron, Baker, R
3arent Seabring, Blacksmith,
R
November 24^. Daniel Van Duerse, Cooper,
R
George Brewerton, Hatter, R
December 6^. Wendell Ham, Baker, R
J44 FREEMEN, I74I-2.
1 741-2. February 2^ Benjamin Hodger, Carman,
Samuell Weaver Jun'., Cur-
rier, Rfegistered]
Thomas Grant Jun^, Joyner,
R
Benjamin Peddrick, Cooper,
R
23**. Vincent Montanie, Labourer,
R
Benjamin Jackson, Bolter, P
Samuell Bown, Shopkeeper,
Pfaid]
Adolph DeGrove, Felt-
maker, P
Abraham Boker, Blacksmith,
R
March 9* Joseph Palding, Carman, R
23**. John Smith, Leather Dresser,
R
Triancus Baldwin, Perruke-
maker, R
Alexander Forbes, Labourer,
R
April 6^. Adam Beekman, Cordwainer,
R
James Eckland, Marriner, P
May 4^. Peter DeMorest Jun'., La-
bourer, P
John Leake, Shopkeeper, P
Paul Francis Cebe, Shop-
keeper, P
18^. John Kilmiston, Joyner, P
Peter Charlton, Joyner, P
Edward Marriner, School-
master, P
Robert McAlpin, Stationer, P
Richard Byfield, Joyner, R
June 8^\ Christophell Stymets, Cord-
wainer, P
FREEMEN, 1 742-3. I45
1742. June 8^. Maynard Burt, Marriner, P
August 3**. Benjamin Stout, Cordwainer,
R[egistered]
John Stout, Periwiggmaker,
R
24*. Edward Graham, Merchant,
P[aid]
George Thorne, Cordwainer,
R
September 21**. Alexander Stewart, Cooper,
P
Richard Smith, Shopkeeper,
P
Cornelius Clopper Jun^, Mer-
chant, R
Wood Furman, Shopkeeper,
P
October 12*^. Thomas Hollock, Taylor, P
November 2^. Solomon Hayes, Merchant, P
23^ James Rombart, Cordwainer,
R
John Brevoort, Silversmith,
R
Elias Brevoort, Gunsmith, R
William Baldwin, Cordwain-
er, R
John Myer, Gunsmith, R
December 21"'. John Alwine, Cordwainer, R
John Myer, Cordwainer, R
Thomas Dobson, Tanner, R
1742-3. January 1 1*^. Simon Lambertse, Weaver, R
Richard Outenbogert, Black-
smith, R
Abraham Forbes, Bricklayer,
R
Isaac Blanck, Cordwainer, R
Henry Whitfield, Feltmaker,
R
Phillip Smith, Joyner, P
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FREEMEN, 1 743. 147
1 743. May 3^ Anthony Schuyler,Gunsmith,
R[egistered]
John Peek, Sailmaker, R
Gerrardus Phoenix, Taylor, R
An King Jun^, Feltmaker,
R
Mathew Wool, Cordwainer,
R
Daniel Raveau, Cordwainer,
R
24*^. Charles Fraser, Tobacconist,
P[aid]
Thomas Leimington, La-
bourer, P
Isaac Morris, Labourer, P
Dillion Bogert, Labourer, P
James Scott, Chandler, P
ames Napier, Sailmaker, P
ames Warner, Carpenter, R
Andrew Cannon, Painter, R
Simon Van Sise, Shipwright,
Cornelius Van Sise, Ship-
wright, R
Daniel Van Vleckeren, Cord-
wainer, R
Peter Colwell, Shopkeeper, R
June 21*^ Abraham Pinto, Chanaler, P
John Halden, Brazier, P
Enoch Hunt, Distiller, P
Peter Van Dewater, Labour-
er, P
Jacobus Van Orden, Labour-
er, P
Samuell Brower, Carpenter,
P
Robert White, Taylor, P
Abraham Wheeler, Brick-
layer, R
un^, Cord-
148 FREEMEN, 1 743-
1743- August 2^ Asher Mott, Merchant, P
William Page, Blacksmith, R
Lambert Losis, Blacksmith, R
William Blake, Surgeon, R
September 30"*. His Excellency George Clin-
ton Esq^, Captain-General
and Governour-in-Chief of
the Province of New York,
&c.. Complimented,*
October 4^. Thomas Moone, Merchant, P
Levy Samuel, Merchant, P
George Nicolls, Yeoman, P
John Bramgen, Taylor, P
Zacharias Sickles, Cordwain-
er. R[egistered]
Isaac Van Hook
wainer, R
John Cornelius, Cordwainer,
R
Abraham Lott, Baker, R
November i". Hugh Wentworth, Merchant,
P[aid]
John DeLamontanie (son of
Isaac), Cordwainer, R
William Woynet, Blacksmith,
R
Abraham Lave, Baker, R
C o 1 i n e Vangelder, Gun-
smith, R
John DeLanoy, Bricklayer,
R
Harry Van Maple, Bricklayer,
R
William Van Dalson, Turner,
R
John Beekman, Sadler, R
William Ellis, Cooper, R
* See Appendix No. 68.
FREEMEN, 1 743-4. 1 49
1743. November i"^. Abraham DeLamontanie,
Carpenter, R[egistered]
Aaron Bussing, Carpenter, R
James DeLanoy, Carpenter,
R
ohn Defoor, Cordwainer, R
idward Laight, Currier, R
Daniel Bonnett Jun'., R
Cornelius Ewoutse, Felt-
maker, R
Edward Willet, Gentleman,
P[aid]
22^ Abraham Bargeau, Marriner,
R
Tobias Ten Eyck, Merchant,
R
Lancaster Green, Attorney
at Law, R
1743-4. February 28^. Alexander Bates, Mason, R
March 20^. John Waghorne, Japanner
and Turner, P
April 10^. Daniel Bloom, Merchant, R
Hermanus Alstyne, Brick-
layer, R
Philip Cockrem, Carpenter,
R
Jonathan Hazard, Shop-
keeper, P
Daniel Hazard, Marriner, P
Thomas Brookman, Carpen-
ter, P
Andrew Carroll, Carpenter, P
John Campbell, Labourer, P
Cornelius DeGroot, Labour-
er, P
May i". George Peterson, Sugar
Baker, P
Mathias Earnest, Taylor, P
Samuell Birdsall, Labourer, P
l5o FREEMEN, 1 744.
1744. May i*^ Jonas Melick, Labourer, P
^ 4"^. MartinusCregier, Marriner,R
22^ William Donaldson, Chan
dler. PTaid]
George Dobbins, Farrier, P
William Wood, Labourer, P
Johannes De Graaf, Labour-
er, P
Thomas Bond, Labourer, P
Lauchlin McLean, Labourer,
P
Abraham Darie, Shopkeeper,
R[egistered]
Gregory Crouch, Cooper, R
Peter Fonk, Labourer, R
Cornelius Quackenbus, La-
bourer, R
Regnier Hopper, Labourer,
R
June 19^. Richard Clarke Cooke, Paint-
er and Limner, P
Anthony Glin, Labourer, P
ohn Steel, Labourer, P
^eter Trueman, Labourer, R
Abraham Abrahams, Barber
and Pemkemaker, P
August 7^. John Dies, Merchant, P
Andrew Gibbs, Carpenter, P
John Moulinar, Goldsmith, R
October 2^. William Taylor, Feltmaker,
R
Freemen made and Registered in the Mayorality of
Stephen Bayard Esq^
Novembers^. Isaac Abrahams, Distiller, P
ohn Hanion, Cooper, R
'ohn Van Varrick, Baker, R
FREEMEN, 1744-5. l5l
1744. December 18^. Abraham DeLanoy, School-
master, R[egistered]
ohn Benin, Marriner, R
ames Man, Cordwainer, R
ohn Outenbogert, Cooper, R
Peter Losee Jun^, Labourer,
R
Casper Stymetze, Labourer,
R
Charles Allen, Marriner, P
James Jackson, Cordwainer,P
Ebenezer Lamson, Barber, P
1744-5. February 5***. Henry Bell, Labourer, P
acob Parcell, Labourer, P
ohn Murra, Labourer, P
ohn Angevine, Labourer, P
lichard Bidder, Mariner, P
John Beekman, Merchant, R
Henry Turck, Merchant, R
ames Lowns, Cooper, R
ohn Carpenter, Butcher, R*
Albertus Bush, Marriner, R
26***. William Sells, Labourer, P
John Ackley, Joyner, R
March 26^. Thomas Willson, Marriner, P
Peter De Joncourt, Victualler,
P[aid]
Daniel Agar, Dyer, P
Mathew Areson, Labourer, P
Abraham Frere, Labourer, P
Benjamin Van Buskirk, La-
bourer, P
Lawrence Van Buskirk, La-
bourer, P
Richard Sibley, Turner, R
James Brown Jun^, Perri-
wiggmaker, R
* See Appendix No. 69.
1 52 FREEMEN, 1745.
1745. April 9^. James Man, Shopkeeper, P
May 7^. David Griffith, Marriner, P
Solomon Furman, Cooper, P
Jasper Drake, Boatman, P
Drake Palmer, Cordwainer, P
Peter Remson, Baker, P
John Cole, Labourer, P[aid]
David Davies, Labourer, P
Garret Davies, Labourer, P
John Carmon, Labourer, P
Isaac Daw, Labourer, P
George Coesaart, Bricklayer,
R[egistered]
28^. James Wheeler, Cordwainer,
R
John Smith, Labourer, P
Daniel Schureman, Labourer,
P
Isaac Stagg, Labourer, P
Peter DeWitt, Labourer, P
Elijah Muller, Shipwright, P
Jacob Hallett, Cordwainer, P
June 25^. Bartram Burd, Cordwainer, P
William Creed,Cordwainer, P
Nathaniel Lawrence, Gentle-
man, P
Lawrence Van Wyck, Labour-
er, P
John Hollen, Marriner,
July 23**. Benjamin Daly, Shipwright, P
James Cox, Shipwright, P
Alexander Monro, Ship-
wright, P
Elliott Allchurch, Shipwright,
P
Alexander Mowatt, Ship-
wright, P
Stephen Crosfield, Ship-
wright, P
FREEMEN, 1745. 1 63
1 745- July 23**. Charles Gardner, Shipwright,
P[aid]
Daniell Ruff, Shipwright, P
William Weeks, Shipwright,
P
Samuell Johnson, Shipwright,
R[egistered]
Joseph Latham, Shipwright,
R
Daniel Latham, Shipwright,
R
Enoch Vrelandt, Shipwright,
R
John NicoU, Blacksmith, R
Peter Berjeau, Marriner, R
August 6^. Thomas Bowman, Shipwright,
P
James Fulford, Shipwright,
P
Thomas Burnton, Shipwright,
P
Joseph Bowman, Shipwright,
P
Thomas Cope, Marriner, P
Samuell Carter, Shipwright,
R
Samuell Brughman, Marri-
ner, R
27"*. John Post, Shipwright, R
Joost Goederus, Cooper, R
Benjamin Watson, Cooper, R
Cornelius Myer, Blacksmith,
R
ohn Downs, Blockmaker, R
ohn Grant, Blacksmith, P
^awrence Vanderhoof , La-
bourer, R
September 24^.
October 15*^.
ohn Griffiths, Marriner, P
oris Remson, Bolter, P
1 54 FREEMEN, 1745-6.
1745. October 15^. Abraham Remson, Bolter, P
Andrew Varrick, Feltmaker,
R[egistered]
November 5^. John Young, Gentleman, P
Andrew Ramsey, Gentleman,
P[aid] '
William Cadogan, Cordwain-
er, P
Bryan Nevin, Marriner, P
John Lake, Carpenter, R
Cornelius Tiebout, Block-
maker, R
26***. Barnaby Savage, Ropemaker,
R
December 1 7***. Richard Trueman, Labourer,
R
Hendrick Powelse, Mason, R
Elisha Parker, Gen*., Attor-
ney at Law, R
John Burnet, Gen*., Attorney
at Law, R
John Eween, Carpenter, R
Peter Giraud, Joyner, R
Charles Phillips, Cooper, R
ohn Carr, Joyner, R
ohn Margeson, Carpenter, R
1745-6. January 7^. Donald McCoy, Marriner, P
Edward Earle, Feltmaker, R
Francis Childs Jun^, Peruke-
maker, R
John Lasher Jun^, Cord-
wainer, R
February 4***. Thomas Kendell, Marriner, P
18*^. George Rydout, Goldsmith,
P
March 4*^ William Cannon, Taylor, P
William Bonus, Surgeon, P
Caleb Lawrence, Bolter, P
Charles Nicol, Cordwainer, R
FREEMEN, 1745-6.
i55
'745-6.
April
23
29
th
March 4***. Lawrence Burras, Perriwigg-
maker, R[egistered]
Alexander Allaire J un^, Coop-
er, R
Abraham DeLanoy, Felt-
maker, P[aidJ ■
John Ayscough, Physitian, P
Malcolm Campbell, School-
master, P
Jonathan Hazard, Currier, P
Hugh Rogers, Marriner, P
ohn Bulfinch, Marriner, P
acob Cole, Labourer, P
Charles Berry, Perukemaker,
R
Gilbert King, Perukemaker,
R
Johannes Man, Sadler, R
Andrew Gautier, Joyner, R
Myer Myers, Goldsmith, R
John Zenger, Printer, R
George Walg^ove, Cooper, R
John Roome Jun^, Black-
smith, R
Casparus Hertz, Labourer, R
May 6*, Cornelius Van Cliff, Labour-
er, P
John Johnson, Labourer, P
Teunis Jacobs, Carpenter, R
June 3^ William Willson, Chandler, P
John Quackenbos, Carpenter,
P
Charles Walpole, Mathemat-
icall Instrument Maker, P
George Johnson, Bolter, P
William Webb, Victualler, P
Samuell DeMaree, Labourer,
P
1 56 FREEMEN, I 746.
1746. Junes**. Nicholas Anderson, Labour-
er, P[a ]
Jacobus Van Wyck, Labour-
er, P
Abraham Brinckerhoff, La-
bourer, P
John Davenport, Labourer,
P
Henry Ludlow, Merchant, R
Thomas Ludlow, Merchant,
R[egistered]
William Searle, Gen\, Attor-
ney at Law, R
Peter Montanie, Blacksmith,
R
ohn Lyons, Blacksmith, R
ohn Ellison, Sailmaker, R
ohn Ewoutse, Feltmaker, R
July i". Mathew Van Alstyne, Mer-
chant, P
Jacobus Buys, Labourer, P
Thomas Lappel, Joyner, P
Reginald Macbareth, Taylor,
P
Hendrick Wessells, Sail-
maker, P
William Anderson, Gold-
smith, R
22^ Joseph Meeks, Weaver, P
John Vangelder, Blacksmith,
R
September 2^ Hamilton Heuston, Marri-
ner, P
William Peters, Victualler, P
Albert Van Brunt, Baker, P
October 14^. John Waddell, Marriner, P
ohn Brandt, Marriner, P
oseph Griswold, Distiller, P
Samuell Tingley, Marriner, R
FREEMEN, I 746-7. iSj
1746. November 4***. John Cross, Cooper, P[aid]
Samuell Babington, Peruke-
maker, R[egistered]
Adrian Man, Baker, R
7^. Edward Nicoll, Cordwainer,
R
Johannes Hansen, Gunsmith,
R
1746-7. January 13*. Jacob Christopher Foster,
Tallow Chandler, P
Luke Mathewman, Taylor, P
Abraham Brower, Labourer,
P
February 3^ Francis Davison, Carpenter,
Gratis for his good Service
in Extinguishing the Fire
at the City Hall,*
Richard Wool, Feltmaker, R
March 3^ James Sample, Marriner, P
Nicholas Bogert, Baker, R
Jonathan Wheeler, Labourer,
R
3 1'\ John Estenbrook, Shipwright,
P
Simon Roberts, Shipwright, P
ames Clarke, Shipwright, P
acob Smout, Shipwright, P
William Haysham, Ship-
wright, P
William Kingsland, Ship-
wright,
Timothy Sloan, Weaver, P
Benjamin Lozier, Labourer,
P
John Dobey, Joyner, P
Archeliaus Colardis, Marri-
ner, P
Sec Appendix No. 70.
Duncan Brown,
John Ebbetts,
l58 FREEMEN, 1747*
1747. March 31*^. Johannes Cowenhoven, La-
bourer, Rfegistered]
Mathew Hoppe, Labourer, R
Francis Marney, Shipwright,
R
April 14^. Charles Johnson, School-
master, P[aid^
Ari Brinckerhoff, Labourer,
P
William Ross, Carpenter, P
John McClean, Shipwright,
P
Daniel Dunbibbin, Marriner,
P
^ Marriners
Gratis for
their good
Service in
V E X t i n -
guishing
the Fire at
the City
Hall,*
Volkert Vanhorne, Carpen-
ter, R
Gilbert Forbes, Carpenter,
R
Joseph Forbes, Cordwainer,
R
Jeremiah Lenn, Mason, R
May 5^. Thomas Emmans. Labourer,
P
Hans Jacob Huber, Labour-
er, P
Ulrick Brouwer, Labourer, P
Isaac Ver Veelen, Labourer,
P
* See Appendix No. 70.
J
FREEMEN, 1747- i5g
1747. May 5^. John Amerman, Labourer, P
Aaron Stockholm, Cordwain-
er. P[aid]
Thomas Pearse, Staymaker,
P
John Jeffrey, Shipwright, P
Anthony Dobbins, Marriner,
P
David Jones, Carpenter, P
Johannes Douw, Turner, R
6***. William White, Marriner, P
James Nash, Labourer, P
Henry Shaver, Labourer, P
June 2^ Abraham Cuyler, Shopkeeper,
P
Henry Shaddine, Shipwright,
P
Hugh Gill, Marriner, P
James Welch, Marriner, P
Moses Garrison, Labourer, P
Joseph Tomkins, Labourer,
P
Joseph Seaman, Labourer, P
Thomas Ackerson, Labourer,
P
John DeGray, Labourer, P
Alexander Griggs, Labourer,
P
Daniel Dunscombjun^, Coop-
er, R[egistered]
Cardan Proctor, Watchmaker,
R
Peter Ridout, Labourer, R
30***. Phillip Philipse, Merchant, R
John McEvers Jun^, Attor-
ney at Law, R
Abraham Eight, Marriner, R
July 2i'^. Archibald McEuen, School-
master, P
l6o FREEMEN, 1 747-5.
1747. Ju^y ^i**- After Burtis, Labourer, P
August 4^. Christopher Myer, Labourer,
P[aid]
ohn Price, Marriner, P
ohn Van Cortlandt, Gentle-
man, Attorney at Law, R
Peter Keteltas, Merchant,
R[egistered]
William Slow, Labourer, R
September 29^. Humphry Davenport, La-
bourer, P
Jacob Brandt, Cooper, R
Abraham Emott, Labourer,
R
October 13***. John McQuary, Labourer P
John Lee, Carpenter, R
Abraham Deforeest, Felt-
maker, R.
Freemen made and Registered in the Mayorality of
Edward Holland Esq^
November 3^ Hugh Mullaghan, Perriwig-
maker, P
Alexander McCoy, Marriner,
P
Francis Davis, Marriner, P
Abraham Brasier, Gunsmith,
R
17^. Robert Elliott, Shopkeeper,
P
December i". Elias De Grushe, Rope-
maker, P
22^ Edward Annely, Gunsmith,
P
Thomas Herdon, Wheel-
wright, R
1747-8. January 12^ John Tuder, Merchant, R
FREEMEN, 1 747-8. l6l
1747-8. January 12^. Anthony Rutgers, Gentle-
man, R[egistered]
Elijah Heffernan, Carpenter,
P[aid]
Henry Bryant, Weaver, P
February 2^ Andries Ten Brook, Carpen-
ter, R
Joseph Williams, Carpenter,
R
William Nicholson, Rope-
maker, P
19^. John Milligan, Doctor of
Physick, P
March i"*. David Brower, Labourer, P
Malcolm McEuen, Bookbind-
er, P
John McEuen, Labourer, P
Johan Jury, Libily, [?] P
15^. Richard Jeffery, Marriner, P
Thomas Haysham, Marriner,
P
Thomas Willis, Weaver, P
Robert Carr, Bricklayer, R
April 5^ John Kindell, P
13'*'. Ralph Steel, Labourer, P
May 3**. James Carr, Labourer, P
Martinus Weytman, Labour-
er, P
Mathew Oakee, Labourer, P
Jonathan Ogden, Yeoman, P
4^. Isaac Hays, Tallow Chandler,
P
Lawrens Van Boskirk, La-
bourer, P
Jacob Van Wormer, Labour-
er, P
Isaac Buys, Labourer, P
Hendrick Suydam, Butcher,
P
II
l62
FREEMEN, I 748.
1748.
31 .
June 7*^,
21^
May 4^. Hendrick Remsen, Mer-
chant. P[aid]
Joseph Veal, Labourer, P
John Waters, Innkeeper, P
Bartholomew Crannell. At-
torney at Law, R
Gideon Carstaing, Rope-
maker. R[egistered]
Peter Teats, Weaver, R
Hugh Williams, Marriner
(gratis given Claudius),
July 8^. Gulian Varck, Gunsmith, R
iacob Roome, Marriner, R
lalph Thurman Jun'., Coop-
er, R
William Dobbs, Blacksmith, R
William Pontinier, Tinman, R
Joseph Smith, Labourer, R
Roger Magra, Taylor, P
John Parcell Jun'., Black-
smith, R
John Burgiss, Marriner, Com-
plimented,*
28^. Jacob Gardinier, Labourer, R
Andrew Hoyer, Gunsmith, R
August 2^ Cristopher Godlieb Cerutz,
Baker, P
ohn Christee, Taylor, P
ames Gordon, Labourer, P
His Excellency ^
William Shir-
ley Esq^, Gov-
er' of the Col-
on y of the Mas-
sachusets Bay,
in New Eng-
land,
II
th
>■ Compli-
mented, f
* See Appendix No. 72.
t See Appendix No. 73.
FREEMEN, 1 748. 1 63
1748. August 23^ James Colwell, Labourer,
P[aid]
Johannes Duries, Baker, P
September 13*^. Isaac Ryckman, Cordwainer,
R[egistered]
Gilbert Ash, Joiner and Car-
penter, R
Samuel Ryckman, Peruke-
maker, R
Robert (James) Livingston,
Merchant, R
Nicholas Stuyvesant, Mer-
chant, R
22**. lacobus Blecker, Baker, P
ohn Welsch, Bricklayer, P
ohn Turck, Cooper, R
acob Roosevelt Jun'., Shop-
keeper, R
Teunis Tiebout Jun'., Block-
maker, R
Garret DeGraff, Cooper, R
James Tucker, Shopkeeper, P
Lawrence Lawrence, Mer-
chant, R
George Marschalk, Block-
maker, R
Isaac Roosevelt, Merchant,
R
Jacobus Roosevelt, Mer-
chant, R
Gerrardus Duyckinck, Lim-
ner, R
Abraham Van Wyck Jun'.,
Merchant, R
Edward Williams, Cordwain-
er, R
Henry Beekman, Cooper, R
Jacob King, Blockmaker, R
26*^. Henry Cregier, Marriner, R
164 FREEMEN, 1 748.
1 748. September 26*. William Van De Water,
Cooper, R[egistered]
Wiert Banta, Carpenter, R
Garret DeGrams, Carpenter,
R
Isaac Bertrand, Cooper, R
William Heyer, Cooper, R
Francis Hendricks, Gun-
smith, R
James Johnson, Wiggmaker,
R
James Stevens, Cooper, R
Peter Hyer, Cooper, R
James Downs, Blockmaker,
R
John George Cook, Stock-
ing weaver, P[aid]
William Kippin, Block-
maker, R
William Savory, Marriner, R
John Lawson, Marriner, P
Thomas Bevan, Marriner, P
October 6^. William Allison, Surgeon, P
William Kelly, Marriner, P
Phillip Hogan, Marriner, P
William Lee, Carpenter, R
Adam Phafer, Carpenter, R
November i*^. Thomas Sparham, Surgeon,
P
Simon Franks, Perukemaker,
P
Battos Hyer, Cooper, R
John Marschalk Jun*"., Block-
maker, R
William Livingston, Gentle-
man, Attorney at Law, R
2^. John Williams, Shipwright, R
22**. John Forrest, Taylor, P
Matthew Morris, Labourer, P
FREEMEN, I 748-9. 1 65
1748. December 13^. Jacobus Myer, Labourer, P
20^. Robert Northhouse, Carpen-
ter, P[aid]
John Mayfield, Marriner, P
29^. Abraham Bussing, Mason, P
ohn Crum, Cooper, P
ohn Abramse, Carpenter, P
oseph Hildreth, Schoolmas-
ter, R[egistered]
1748-9. January lo^. John Corbey, Labourer, P
David Devoor Jufi'., Weaver,
R
David Giraud, Bricklayer, R
February 9^. Robert Keech, Shipwright, P
Daniel White, Shipwright, R
Benjamin Clardock, Ship-
wright, P
Persidias Gerrebrantz, P
John Gossinor, Labourer, P
Elijah Lynch, Shipwright, P
Benjamin Clifton, Shipwright,
P
Robert White, Shipwright, R
Daniel Wright, Taylor, P
Charles Gilmour, Wiggmaker,
R
John Churchwell, Mastmaker,
P
10*^. John Neilson, Labourer, P
28^. John Alsop, Gentleman, At-
torney at Law, R
Lewis Relay, Cordwainer, R
March 21'^ Richard McGuire, Labourer,
P
31"*. Alexander Wyley, Pedlar, P
Charles McCaller, Labourer,
P
Gilbert Sherer, Taylor, P
James Parker, Printer, R
1 66 FREEMEN, 1 749.
1749. March 31". Johannes Huynch, Labourer^
R registered]
April II***. David Van Boskirk,Cooper,P
Peter Sawyer. Labourer, P
Johannes Weytman, Labour-
er, P[aid]
William Acker, Labourer, P
Petrus Brower, Labourer, P
Andrus Van Boskirk, Labour-
er, P
Ennis Mcintosh, Labourer, P
Gidion Happeir, Turner, P
Isaac Wheeler, Carpenter, R
Isaac Pool, Cordwainer, K
George Welch, Cooper, R
18*^. Robert Hendrickson, Scriv-
ener, P
Richard Poor, Labourer, P
May 2^ John Farrell, Soap Boyler, P
4*^. Amos Pain, Rigger, P
John Montgomerie, Peruke-
maker, P
Joseph Hadley, Labourer, P
David Piper, Taylor, P
oseph Paul, Labourer, P
urck Jurrick Scerp, Labour-
er, P
David McKenlis, Butcher,
P
John Dalley, Labourer, R
Henry Smith, Shopkeeper, R
Francis Dudley, House Car-
penter, P
18^. Simon Bogart, Marriner, P
23^ James Isaiah, Rope Mer-
chant, P
Josiah Bagley, Marriner, P
William Crilin, Marriner, P
Barent Deduyster, P
FREEMEN, 1749- 1 67
1749. May 31" William Darlington, Peruke-
maker, Praidl
Pontius Stell, Merchant, P
John Stimus, Labourer, P
Thomas Williams, Labourer,
P
John Fay, Labourer, P
Robert Hallet, Cordwainer,
R[egistered]
Daniel Brown, Shopkeeper,
P
Gilbert Hyat, Cordwainer, R
George Horsen, Gunsmith, R
Thomas Pullen, Joyner, R
Folkert Duryee, Shopkeeper,
P
George Applebey, Black-
smith, P
Richard Thorne, Merchant, P
June 13^. Richard Stillwell, Physitian,
R
July 18*^. Alexander Connolly, Physi-
tian, P
21". Jeremiah Hunt, Labourer, P
August i". Joseph House, Labourer, P
Richard Haddon,Marriner, P
John King, R
3**. Andrew Thomson, Mason, R
29^. Samuel Hodge, Peruke-
maker, P
Phillip Van Duersen, Cord-
wainer, R
Henry Stanton, Marriner, R
September 26^. Garret Van Home, Mer-
chant, R
William Carlile, Marriner, R
Davis Hunt, Carpenter, R
Thomas Gaulidet, Peruke-
maker, R
1 68 >REEMEN, i749-5o.
. 1749. September 26***. Cornelius Belsen, Turner, R
Thomas Seymour, Marriner,
P[aid]
Everaraus Brower, Felt-
maker, P
Abraham De Lanoy Jun'.,
Feltmaker, Rfegistered]
ames Rose, Labourer, P
acob Hansen, Blacksmith, R
acob Brower, Baker, R
David Hansen, Cooper, R
James Bussing, Cooper, R
October 24^. Daniel Speeder, Labourer, P
November j^. Edward Nevill, P
10^. Robert Harding, Joyner, R
21"^. Benjamin Winter, Ship
Joyner, P
oost Demaree, P
ohn Thomson, Stocking-
weaver, P
1749-50. January 4^. Joseph Crawford, Dancing-
master, P
9*^. Amos Dodge, House Car-
penter, P
II*. David Miller, Weaver, P
February 6*. Thomas Braine, Merchant, R
Isaac De La Meteire, R
Tulip May, R
27*^. Leonard Reade, Cooper, P
Henry Gilliam, Joyner, R
March 20*. Gabriel Carr, Sadler, P
Patrick Robinson, Labourer,
P
William Proctor, Merchant,
R
2i'^. Patrick Carryl, Shopkeeper,
P
April 10*. Thomas Wiley, Cooper, P
Samuel Benley, Yeoman, P
23^-
FREEMEN, I 75o. 1 69
1750. April io*\ Roger Pell, Gentleman, P
26*^. David Robinson, Tobaco-
nist, P[aid]
John Schultharp, Peruke-
maker, P
David Clarkson Jun\, Gentle-
man, R[egistered]
May i". Abraham Lott, Gentleman, P
Alexander Lindsey, Peruke
Maker, P
James Duncan, Gentleman,
R
Jacob Valentine, Mason, R
2^ Simon Smith, Taylor, P
Thomas Collins, Carpenter,
P
John Eagan, Boatman, P
Martin Wilson, Labourer, P
John Cosine, Cooper, R
29^, Peter Neefus, Labourer, P
William Stagg, Labourer, P
Nehemiah Okley, Labourer,
P
ohn Chadwick, Labourer, P
ohn Berrian, Boatman, P
eremiah Brewer, Merchant,
P
Richard Burge, Turner, P
Abraham Lyon (a Jew),
Baker, P
John Hardenbrook, Cord-
wainer^ R
30^. John Sackett, Merchant, P
August 7^. Edward Bullock, Gentleman,
P
16^. Josiah Patterson, Surgeon, P
Paul Roome, Cordwainer, R
Ede Van Every, Blacksmith,
R
170 FREEMEN, I 760.
1750. August 29^. Henry Byvanck Jun^, R
Abraham Bokee, Cooper, R
William Beekman Jun^, Mar-
riner, R[egistered]
ohn Brown, Carpenter, P
acob Duryee, Baker, P[aid]
ohn Duryee, Baker. P
Nicolas Elsworth, Hatter, R
John Gelaspy, Labourer, P
John Gilbert, Hatter, R
William Hardenbrook, Tin-
man, R
Dennis Hageman, Baker, P
Leonard Lispenard, Mer-
chant, P
George Misseroy, Cordwain-
er, R
Nicolas Parcells, Black-
smith, R
Richard Porter, Cordwainer,
R
William Palmer, Joyner, R
Peter Rycker, Blacksmith, P
James Sickles, Yeoman, R
Ebenezer Taylor, Mason, R
Cornelius Van Borsom, Bra-
sier, R
Albert Van Nostrand, Baker,
P
John Wessells, Chairmaker,
R
3i"^. Hendrick Snyder, Cordwain-
er, P
Elias Pelletreau, Goldsmitl \
R
John Vreedenburgh Jun'.,
Cordwainer, R
Isaac Van Aemam, Hatter,
R
FREEMEN, l75o-I. I/I
lySo. August 31" John Kinderick, Cordwainer,
R[egistered]
John Sickles, Cordwainer, R
September I2^^ Abraham Willet, Baker, P
Johannes Schenck, Bolter, P
Rene Bayeux, Confectioner,
Pfaid]
21**. William Dobs, Cooper, P*
25^. Joseph Hinchman, Physitian,
P
David Schuyler, Painter, R
November 6^. David Philipse, Wigmaker,
R
Eliphalet Ferris, Labourer,
P
7^. James Haywood, Sawyer, P
Thomas Crampshire, Wigg-
maker, R
20^. George Edmundson, Marri-
ner, P
Thomas Wall, Chocolate
Maker, P
Robert Woodhouse, Cord-
wainer, P
December 6^. Bernard Harver, Gunsmith, R
18^. Daniell Carter, Painter, R
Isaac Carstang, Yeoman, P
20***. Haman Levy, Merchant, P
1 750-1. January 8^. Richard Sharpe, Merchant, P
James Rochell, Merchant, P
Adriaen Houswaet, Mer-
chant, P
Joseph Yeoman, Merchant,
P
John Smith, Baker, P
John Wessells, Baker, P
February 5^. Abraham Mesier, Sadler, R
* See Appendix No. 75.
172 FI?:EEMEN, 1 75o-I. ,
J 750-1. Februarys*. Henry Van Denham, Inn-
holder, P[aid]
Thomas Perry, Watchmaker,
Jacob Van Voorhuys, Marri-
n^r, P
John Burg, Taylor, P
Godfrey Miller, Labourer. P
Duncan Alexander, Taylor,
P
7^. Abraham Ackerman, La-
. ^ bourer, R[egistered]
19*. Thomas Shephard, House
Carpenter, P
Gilbert Wessells, Sailmaker,
R
Godfrey Wall, Blacksmith, R
March 22**. Augustus Van Cortlandt,
/ (Sentleman, R *
April 2**. William Flannigan, Mer-
chant, P
John Pine, Labourer, P
Nicholas Ackerman, La-
bourer, P
Peter Pra Van Zandt, Inn-
holder, R
30*^. John Long, Merchant, P
John Evans, Labourer, P
Nicholas Bancker, Labourer,
P
Teunis Van Tassell, La-
bourer, P
. Andres Van Orde, Labourer,
P
Phillip Frissick, Marriner, P
Christopher Gaines, Stock-
ingweaver, P
♦ See Appendix No. 77.
FREEMEN, 1 75 1. 1 73
175 1. April 30*^. Isaac Carstang, Ropemak-
er, R[egistered]
Robert Saunders, Marriner,
R
May 2^ Jonathan Dibble, Innholder,
P[aid]
Jonathan Baily, Labourer, P
Frederick Oiisterman, Sugar
Baker, P
Thomas Kain, Scrivener, P
Michael Sickles, Cooper, P
Samuel Lane, Cordwainer, P
Stephen Carpenter, Yeoman,
P
Charles Sickles, Cordwainer,
P
May 7^. William Van Blarcum, La-
bourer, P
Joseph DeLap, House Car-
penter, P
Michael Smith, Labourer, P
Huybert Van Wagenen,
Schoolmaster, P
John Dowers, Rigger, P
8^ John Bussing, Baker, P
Thomas Franklin, Merchant,
P
June 4^. Gerardus William Beekman,
Merchant, P
Martin Knecht, Mason, P
John McMullen, Cooper, P
Henry Hardcastle, Carver, P
Andries Rieber, Gardner, P
Isaac Van Aernam, Labourer,
R
i8^ Robert Griffith Jun^, R
I9y. Sakey Hainsworth, Merchant,
P
July 16^. George Peters, Joyner, R
"174 FREEMEN, 1 75 1.
1 751* July 16^. Robert Dickson, Joyner, R
John MacGee, Cordwainer,
R[egjstered]
Peter Bookhoudt, Labourer,
P[aid]
John Van Orde, Labourer,
P
Isaac Tripp, Cooper, R
Nicholas Stilwelf, Cordwain-
er, R
Moses Benjamin Franks,
Taylor, P
ohn Rushton, Sadler, R
ohn Marshall, Cordwainer,
P
August 20^. Joseph Outen Bogert, Butch-
er, P
Nicholas Devoe, Labourer, P
September 3**. Robert McKindliss, Butcher,
P
October 8^ Daniel Stiles, Merchant, P
Andrew Barnes, Merchant, P
Anthony Ackling, Cooper,
R
I4^^ Hugh Rafter, Cordwainer, P
November 5^. James Stag, Labourer, P
Ephraim Lockwood, Labour-
er, P
Benjamin Fenton, Labourer,
P
Cornelius Garretson, Labour-
er, P
Joseph Anderson, Labourer,
R
Joseph Anderson Jun^, Indi-
an Jeweller, R
Edward Anderson, Labourer,
R
December 3^ Peter Louri, Jeweller, P
FREEMEN, 1752. 1 75*
1752. January 14^. Garret Van Warts, Labourer,
P[aid]
Benjamin Hildreth, Distiller,
R[egistered]
Alexander Phoenix Jun^, Sail-
maker, R
John McNab, Labourer, P
Charles Richardson, Butcher,
P
1 7^. Lambert Moore, Gentleman,
Attorney at Law, R*
February 4***. Stephen Baldwin,Cordwainer,
R
Frederick Lasher, Peruke-
maker, R
Jacob Lasher, Cordwainer, R
Peter Anthony, Cordwainer,
R
Andrew Marschalk, Baker, R
Isaac Brazier, Blacksmith, R
James Freeman, Labourer, P
5^. William Donaldson, Mer-
chant, P
John Hutcheson, Merchant, P
March 3^ Thomas Shreve, Carpenter, P
Benjamin Carmen, Labourer,
P
Peter Peterson, Labourer, P
24^. David Lyons, House Carpen-
ter, P
Abraham Van Vielen, La-
bourer, P
Thomas Holland, Victualler,
P
Duncan Mclver, Labourer,
P
Hugh McCall, Labourer, P
* Sec Appendix No. 78,
176 FREEMEN, 1 752.
1752. March 24^. John McKiddian, Labourer, P
April 14***. Christian Demaree, Labourer,
P[aidj
David ISavaro, Snuflfmaker,R
Joseph Young, Labourer, P
May 5*. Josiah Crane, Tobacconist,
R[egistered]
Paulus Coven noven. Labour-
er, P
acob Hopper, Labourer, R
acob Stymets, Labourer, P
! saac Janse, Weaver, P
Hugh Hughes, Currier, P*
Hendrick Halshart, Labour-
er, P
8*. Henry Hendrick, Labourer,
P
ig^. Timothy Shaw, Labourer, P
Jonn Van Dalson, Bricklay-
er, R
Abraham Bancker, Labour-
er, P
Henry Osburne, Labourer,
P
Samuel Woodsides, Marri-
ner, R
Jacob Van Wagenen, Weav-
er, P
Peter Crum, Labourer, P
Duncan McDougall, Labour-
er, P
26^. Cornelius Halff, Labourer, P
Tieunis Somernduyck, La-
bourer, R
David Hay, Physitian, P
Samuel Coon, Merchant, P
June 30^. Peter Connelly, Labourer, P
* Sec Appendix No. 79.
:• •* ••• .•• • •
•• • • • •
• •
FREEMEN, I 752-3. 1 77
1752. June 30^. Barnett McKenny, Labour-
er, P[aid]
David Hammond, Labourer,
R[egistered]
August 4^. David Young, Labourer, P
25*. Roper Dawson, Merchant, P
September 26^. Abraham Volk, Labourer,
P
John Nathan Hutchins,
Schoolmaster, P
October 14*. John Bingham, Cordwainer,
P
Arnold Hyatt, Labourer, P
November 7^. Joseph Levy, R
Bartholomew Coxeter, Tay-
lor. P
Josiah Bagley Jun'., Carpen-
ter, P
Nicholas Anthony, Cord-
wainer, R
John Parcell, Boalter, P
Harmanus Gardiner, Labour-
er, P
December 5^. John Morris, Cordwainer, R
William Bagley, Labourer, P
Jacobus Ackerman, Labour-
er, P
Peter Waldron, Labourer, P
William Wright, Tallow
Chandler, P
2I*^ Charles Sullivan, Labourer, P
^753- January 9***. Jacob Van Wagenen, Baker,
R
February 6*^. Samuel Cowdrey, Felt maker,
P
March 20^. Garret Noel, Schoolmaster, P
Rynier Quackingbos, La-
bourer, R
John Winter, Labourer, P
13
178
FREEMEN, 1 753.
1753-
April lo***. Jonathan Durell, Potter, P
May i"^. Thomas Robinson, Marriner,
Pfaid]
William Kennedy, Tallow
Chandler, P
John Bowen, Carpenter, P
Paulus Hopper, Labourer,
R[egistered]
22^ Alexander Murphy, Labourer,
P
John Halstead, Innholder, P
June 19*. Henry Taylor, Taylor, R
Isaac Germand, Innholder, P
Jacob Hoff Jun^, Labourer, P
Martinus Wiltsee, Labourer,
P
July 13***. John Wilson, Merchant, P
17***. Abraham Sazadas, Merchant,
P
Andrew Maverick, Painter, P
ohn Brasell, Labourer, P
ohn Glentworth, Taylor, P
William Patten, Labourer, P
Samuel Ryder, Labourer, P
Garret Rapalje, Merchant, P
Thomas Francklin, Felt-
maker, P
Peter King, Labourer, P
Cornelius Van Blarcum, La-
bourer, P
Lucus Van Blarcum, Labour-
er, P
Thomas Arden, Cordwainer,
R
ohn Dunlap, Merchant, P
ohn Fine, Labourer, P
August 7*. Daniel Knap, Innholder, P
James McCartney, Marriner,
P
23<
••: ••• • •
•t • • • •
• • • •
FREEMEN, 1 753-4. 1 79
1753. August 7^. Samuel Sackett, Tallow
Chandler, Pfaid]
8*. Nicholas Van Dyck. Cutler,
September ii^. Alexander Colden, Merchant,
October 2^ Owen Gray, Marriner, P
Peter Trainer, Blacksmith, P
Vincent Bodine, Cooper,
R[egistered]
lo*. Sir Dan vers Osborn, Bart.,
Complimentary,*
John Roberts, Gentleman, P
November 6***. John Van Tassell, Labourer,
P
27^. William Keen, Innholder, P
Alexander Lightfoot, Inn-
holder, P
John Crum, Leather Dresser,
P
Barnet Thompson, P
1754. January 8^. James Carroll, Butcher, P
William Richardson, Marri-
ner, P
Hillyard Judah, Shopkeeper,
Daniel Shaw, Joiner, R
Aaron Mors, Perukemaker, R
Jeremiah Blanck, Cordwain-
er, R
Garret Benson, Labourer, R
9^. John Mare, Labourer, P
10^. George Giffen, Innholder, P
29^. Jeremiah Beaudouin, Stay-
maker, P
February 5***. Robert Murray, Marriner, P
Ruben Warren Thompson,
Merchant, P
April 9^. Stephen Leach, Taylor, P
* See Appendix No. 80.
l8o FREEMEN, 1 754.
1754. April 9^. John Wyley, Distiller, P
Isaac Bernard, Labourer, P
Francis Weeks, Cordwainer,
P[aid]
John Myer. Weaver, R
Nicholas Low, Shopkeeper,
R[egistered]
John Alliner, Shipwright, R
Abraham Alliner, Ship-
wright, R
24^. John Amory, Merchant, P
May j^. George Van Warte, Brick-
layer, P
Lambert Blanck, Cartman, R
ohn Van Warte, Cartman, P
fohn Cargill, Butcher, P
8* Jacob Cornell, Weaver, P
June 4^. Isaac Post, Labourer, P
David Brown, Labourer, P
Thomas Stilwell, Labourer, P
William Taylor, Labourer, P
John Davis, Joiner, R
Alexander Montgomery, Inn-
holder, P
July 16***. Francis McNname, Labourer,
P
23^ George Duncan Jun^, Gen-
tleman, P
Benjamin Wynkoop, Sadler,
R
ohn McCarty. Labourer, P
Nathaniel Sullivan, Labourer,
P
August 6?. William Rhinelander, Cord-
wainer, P
John Latham, Shipwright, R
Lodewick Roos, Labourer, R
James Tiger, Innholder, P
Hugh Ryder, Blacksmith, R
FREEMEN, 1 754-5. 181
1754. August 6^. Jonas Wright, Shipwright,
R[egistered]
Richard Cornwell, Ship-
wright. P[aid]
James Wodden, Shipwright,
P
y^. Henry Derham, Merchant, P
October 8^. Francis Yeoman, Carpenter,
P
Richard Thorp, Labourer, R
November 5***. Dirick Duryee, Baker, P
Andrew Forster, Peruke-
maker, R
26^. John Parsons, Joyner, R
December 17***. Samuel Edmunds, Bricklay-
er, R
24^^ John Pierson, Merchant, P
^755- January 7^. Roland De Pabia, Merchant,
P
James Murray, Druggist, P
February 5^. Samuel Francis, Innholder,
R
25^. John Ellis, Glasier and Paynt-
er, P
April i"*. Dennis Sullivan, Labourer,
P
29^. John Lawrence, Boalter and
Baker, P
Josiah Martin, Tallow Chan-
dler. P
May 6*^ Daniel McEwen, Labourer,
P
Jacob Le Roy, Merchant, P
7*^ Michael Hoffman, Cord wain
er, P
Nicholas Stagg, Butcher, P
Christian Severbergh,
Watchmaker, P
l82 FREEMEN, I755.
1755- May f\ Joseph Keene, Labourer, P
27***. Richard Warner, Labourer,
P[aid]
John Crawford, -Labourer,
P
Thomas Burbanck, Labour-
er, P
Godfrey Miller, Britches
Maker, P
J uly 1 5*** Nathaniel Marston J un^, Gen-
tleman, R[egistered]
Isaac Furdon, Cordwainer,
P
Abraham Furdon, Cordwain-
er, P
James Harriway, Labourer,
P
John Mott, Labourer, P
Thomas Williams, Butcher,
P
Alexander Sheadder, Stone
Cutter, P
18^. Dirick Brinckerhoff, Shop-
keeper, R
August 5^. William Allan, Marriner, P
Joseph Varian, Butcher, R
26*. Jarvis Roebuck, C o r c k
Cutter, P
September lo^. David Beekman, Merchant,
R
Andrew Cannon, Merchant,
R
Petrus Byvanck, Merchant,
R
Cornelius Kortright, Mer-
chant, R
John Byvanck, Merchant, R
Adolph Brass Jun'., Mer-
chant, R
FREEMEN, 1755-6. 183
G
a.
B
o
U
1755- September lo^. His Excellency Sir^ *
Charles Hardy,
Knt., Capt. Gen-
eral and Govern-
our in Chief of
the Province of
New York, &c. j
30***. Andrew Hamersly, Brazier,
R[egistered]
Asher Myers, Brazier,
October 14*. William Weyman, Printer,
P[aid]
John Dally Jun^, Shipwright,
21"*. Abraham Van Dyck, Felt-
maker, R
Robert Boyle, Pewterer, R
Gilbert Smith, Perukemaker,
R
Vincent Tilyou, Turner, R
Samuel Brown, Bookbinder,
R
William Husty, Blacksmith,
R
November 4^. James Stewart, Baker, P
5* Abraham Van Warte, La-
bourer, P
Jacobus DeVoe, Labourer, P
Baltus Van Kleeck, Labourer,
P
William Nutter, Carpenter, P
December 23''. Hudson Goff, Bricklayer, R
Edward Loweare, Cooper, R
Abraham Van Aart, Brick-
layer, R
1756. January 27^. John Foy, Leather Dresser, P
Edward McElroy, Taylor, P
* Sec Appendix No. 8i.
184 FREEMEN, 1 756.
1756. February 4***. Anthony Byvanck, Labourer,
William Cairns, Joiner,
David Jaycocks, Labourer,
P[aid]
March 9*. James Davis, Labourer, P
acob Banta, Labourer, P
!^uke Clarke, Labourer, P
Thomas Parsell, Surgeon, P
30***. Cornelius Van Oorden, La-
bourer, R[egistered]
William Simmons, Labourer,
R
Alexander Young, Labourer,
P
Nicholas Devoe. Labourer, P
May 4^. Benjamin Douglass, Taylor,
R
William Moon, Marriner, P
John White, Cordwainer, Jl
William Cobhams, Shop-
keeper, P
Peter Van Der Voort, La-
bourer, P
Arthur McNeal, Marriner, P-
Henry Hulse, Labourer, P
Henry Alberto Bogart, La-
bourer, P
i8^\ Thomas Hays, Merchant, P
Samuel Rogers, Merchant, P
acob Reade, Taylor, P
onas Spack, Innholder, P
Angus McDugall, Innholder,
P
Garret Van Bommell, Weav-
er, P
ames MacGra, Labourer, P
ames Light, P
Abraham Skinner, Gold-
smith, R
FREEMEN, I 756. 1 85
1756. June 8*. Andries Van Orden, Labour-
er, P[aid]
Wilhelmus Dutcher, Labour-
er, P
David Demarree, Labourer,
P
Martinus Post, Labourer, P
Bernardus Swartwout, La-
bourer, P
Jacob Garretse, Labourer,
R[egistered]
29***. James Singer, Perukemaker,
P
Benjamin Allen, Taylor, P
John Sullivan, Taylor, P
oseph Burck, Taylor, P
saac Concklin, Taylor, P
David Davis, Taylor, P
Jacob Westervelt, Taylor, P
Abraham Losie, Taylor, P
July 13^. Richard Cursen, Gentleman,
P
oseph Wall, Labourer, P
ames Armstrong, Labourer,
John De Groot, Labourer, P-
James Bancks, Labourer, P
August 4*^. Peter Martin, Goldsmith, P
Isaac Somerenduyck, La-
bourer, R
Thomas Nowlan, Labourer,
P
Gilbert Outen Bogart, La-
bourer, R
William Brow.n, Joiner, P
17***. John Brower, Labourer, P
3i*\ Thomas Cheeseman, Ship-
wright, R
John Wright, Shipwright, R
l86 FREEMEN, 1756-7.
1756. August 31*^. Job Weeks, Shipwright, P
Dennis Woertman, Ship-
wright, R[egistered]
William Peet, Shipwright, P
Peter Caverly, Shipwright, P
Nathan Horton, Shipwright,
P[aid]
Silvanus Dillingham, Ship-
wright, P
Henry Brevoort, Blacksmith,
R.
Freemen made and Registered in the Mayorality of
John Cruger Esq^
November 16*''. Thomas Swartwout, Labour-
er, paid Mr. Mayor his fee
in this, P
Jacobus VerVela, Labourer,
paid Mr. Mayor his fee in
this, P
23^. Peter Cornell, Bricklayer, P
Nicholas Brewer, Labourer, P
Andrew Losie, Labourer, R
1757. January 4***. Emanuel Abrahams, Dis-
tiller and Tobacconist, P
George Anderson, Labourer,
R
II***. Jacobus Stryker, Labourer, P
Cornelius Wynkoop, Sadler,
R
February i*. John Palmer, Carpenter, P
John Vanpelt, Bricklayer, P
ohn Torrey, Shipwright, P
ohn Tompkins, House Car-
penter, P
Moses Clements, Cabinet-
maker, P
2^
FREEMEN, 1757- 187
1757. February 22^ Isaac Carow, Bricklayer, P
Samuel Miller, Shipwright, P
David Keech, Shipwright, P
March 22**/ James Utt, Butcher, R
ohannes Van Home, La-
bourer, P[aid]
Isaac Myer, Innholder, R
Samuel DeLamater, Cord-
wainer, R[egistered]
May 4* Barent Provoost, Gentleman,
R
ohn Lambert, Marriner, P
ohn Alley, Labourer, R
saac DeLamater, Labourer,
R
Thomas MuUiner, Cordwain-
er, R
William McKinliey, Labour-
er, P
Robert Johnson, Peruke-
maker, P
John McQuin, Staymaker, P
Patrick Derry, Taylor, P
Walter Brock, Labourer, P
Christopher Sennatt, Marri-
ner, P
John Walter, Labourer, P
Patrick McCulligan, Cord-
wainer, P
John Oblinus, Labourer, R
Elias Fritz, Labourer, P
James Neavin, Cooper, P
Stephen Farr, Marriner, P
31*^ Peter Stymets, Labourer,
P
Peter Jadwin, Labourer, P
Michael Pine, Labourer, P
William Warner, Labourer,
P
1 88 FREEMEN, 1757.
1757. May 31"*. Solomon Sherrard, Labour-
er. Pfaid]
Daniel Bernard, Cordwainer,
P
Stephen Fitzpatrick, Taylor,
P
George Hilliker, Labourer,
P
Lewis Hamilton, Perukemak-
er, P
John Cree, Cordwainer, P
Staats Bush, Labourer, R
June 21* Lewis Steward, Marriner, P
John Denny, Cordwainer, P
Robert Atkins, Labourer, P
Henry Veltman, Labourer, P
Morris Earle, Hatter, R
Thomas Montanja, Black-
smith, R[egistered]
Marmaduke Earle, Labour-
er, P
John Lewis, Marriner, P
Luke Lozier, Labourer, P
John Ten Brook, Labourer,
P
Richard Rodgers, Labourer, P
July 22^ Aaron Gilbert, Saltmeasurer,
R*
August 2^ Daniel Wandel, Labourer,
R
Barent Martling, Labourer, P
Daniel Devoe, Labourer, P
Francis Van Dyck, Razor
grinder, R
Abraham Van Buskirk, La-
bourer, R
23**. James McMullen, Labourer, P
* See Appendix No. 82.
/
FREEMEN, 1757- 1 89
1757. August 23^ Patrick Gibson, Labourer, P
September 13^. Thomas Walter, Surgeon, P
William Tuckey, Taylor, P
George Hopson, Butcher, P
Aldrick Brower, Labourer, P
Henry Stanton, Labourer,
R [egistered]
Isaac Bush, Labourer, P
Peter Ennis, Labourer, P
Isaac Shute, Labourer, R
James Dutchie, Wigmaker,
P[aid]
James McKenzie, Shipwright,
October 4^. John McCallester, Labourer,
P
John Porterfield, Labourer,
P
Peter Hanion,* Labourer, P
Charles Lugg, Rigger, P
Benjamin Lorine, Cordwain-
er, R
Thomas Harwood, Labour-
er, R
Johannis Burger, Mariner, R
Richard Outen Bogart,
Bricklayer, R
November i'^. Samuel Forster, Dyer, P
Samuel McGee, Joiner, R
7^. Francis Cooley, Marriner, P
Samuel Ellis, Joiner, P
December 6^. Archibald McElroy, Peruke-
maker P [not paid]
Jacob Brower, Labourer, P
David Brower, Labourer, P
Archibald Campbell, Labour-
er, P
Albert Allie, Labourer, P
John Davis, Labourer, P
I go FREEMEN, 1757-8.
1757. December 6^. Woolfert Webbers, Labour-
er, R registered]
James Wool, Labourer, R
John Mcintosh, Labourer, R
^758 January 3^ Robert Alexander, Merchant,
P[aid]
John Dalglish, Merchant, P
Magnis Garret, Labourer, P
Robert Ryder, Labourer, P
George Clapham, Labourer,
P
Nathaniel Coles, Labourer, P
31"*. William Shelly, Labourer, P
February 7^. Peter Garrabrants, House
Carpenter, P
Egbert Vander Hoof, Gun-
smith, R
April 25^. Jacobus Westervelt, Labour-
er, P
May 2**. John Runshaw, Cordwainer,
P
23**. Elias Bailey, Labourer, P
Abraham Swartwout, La-
bourer, P
William Parsill, Labourer, P
Albertus Spier, Labourer, P
Michael Ryer, Labourer, P
Johannis Van Cleck, Labour-
er, P
Laughlin Mcintosh, Labour-
er, P
John Van Schryven, Labour-
er, P
Hendricus Ackerman, La-
bourer, P
Fredericus Ver Vele, Labour-
er, P
Charles Brewer, Labourer, P
John McDaniel, Labourer, P
FREEMEN, I 758. IQI
1758. May 23^ Elijah Ferguson, Labourer,
Praid]
Walter Steward, Labourer, P
Ezra Hubble, Marriner, P
Jesse Hunt, Taylor, P
Benjamin Ogden, House Car-
penter, P
James Loghead, Taylor, P
Peter Graham, Labourer, P
John Devan, Leather Dress-
er, P
Joseph Horton, Labourer, P
Cornelius Myer, Labourer, P
June 20^. John Coolbach, Labourer, P
James Gallispie, Labourer, P
Gabriel Winter, Carpenter, P
David Harris, Labourer, P
Abraham Storm, Labourer, P
Benjamin Comfort, Labour-
er, P
Gepham Sherrard, Labourer,
P
John Keating, Merchant, P
July 18^. Francis Hoogelandt, Cooper,
P
Isaac Van Gerder, Labourer,
R[egisteredJ
August i"\ Philip Doughty, Taylor, P
15***. Isaac Adophus, Merchant, P
Richard Flannegan, Labour-
er, P
James Hillyard, Labourer, P
Isaac Blauvelt, Labourer, P
September 12***. Simon Van Wynche, Labour-
er, P
William Scott, Labourer, P
Thomas Bedford, Labourer,
P
Jeremiah Field, Labourer, P
192 FREEMEN, 1 758-9.
1758. September 12*^. Henry Burchell, Labourer, P
Albert Amerman, Baker, P
John Crisp, Ship Carpenter.
October 10 . Samuel Cumpton, Tinman, P
Joseph Rigby, Cordwainer,
R[egisteredJ
November 7^. Christopher Kilby Jun*".,
Shopkeeper, P
Andrew Walker, Labourer, P
ID*. Johan Hendrick Brown,
Baker, P
1759. January 30*^. James Post, House Carpen-
ter, P
Joseph Le^is,' Labourer, P
Benjamin Benson, Labourer,
P
Jacob Demaree, Bricklayer, P
James Dickson, Shipwright, P
Gerrardus H ardenbrook.
Bricklayer. R
Jacob Lozier, Bricklayer, R
Oliver Lozier, Bricklayer, R
March 27***. Abraham Cock, Cooper, P
May 8^. Thomas Wright, Merchant, P
William Alger, Merchant, P
Patrick McUaniel, Taylor, P
Sam u ell Crosby, Labourer, P
Abraham Marling Jun*"., La-
bourer, P
John Storm, Labourer, P
24^. John Lewis, Marriner. P
June 5^. Alexander Brevoort, La-
bourer, P
Shadrich Chatterton, Labour-
er, P ^
ames Cargill, Butcher, P
ohn Outenbogart, Butcher,
R
FREEMEN, I 759-
193
24
th
1759. July 3^ Manuel Myers, Shopkeeper,
P[aid]
Samuel DeLucena, Shop-
keeper, R[egistered]
Abraham Van Gelder, Gun-
smith, R • *
ohn Johnson, Sadler, R
acob Clawson, Butcher, P
Gotthart Ziegler, Butcher, P
Peter Shweikert, Chocolate-
maker, P
Gottfried Woolhauper, Turn-
er, P
Mawritz Goubel, Baker, P
John Will, Pewterer, P
George Hubner, Labourer, P
John Baltus Dash, Tinman,
P
Carl Sweverdiz, Taylor, P
Ludwig Gressman, Taylor, P
Johan Heinrich Gunther, La-
bourer, P
Frederick Weiss, Cutler, P
August 8^. Richard Palmer, Labourer, P
Thomas Palmer, Labourer, P
James Bogert, Baker, R
September 2(f^. Silvester Morris, Silversmith,
R
October 4***. Jacob Remsen, Boalter, P
William Cowley, Cooper, P
Edward Price, Labourer, P
Thomas McDaniel, Cooper,
R
ohn Peterson, Baker, R
! Richard Ten Eyck, Baker, R
John Brown, Baker, R
/ Isaac Slover, Cordwainer, R
November 9^. William Cobb, Marriner, P
M ichael Cornelison, Labou rer,
13
MH
P^P'P'.P^^vr^, J, ;7^^>>-^,
I / ^ti I h / rffii^'f 4*^, John S^xon. I-abourer, Pfaid]
John F5^:M, Shipwright. P
I >;i n i ^: 1 C h rist ian Forraxtier.
i^/oMsmith. P
I /(mi liihiiiiry f';'^ kirharcl Lewis, Merchants P
I'rlifiiiiry S'\ Martin Pcndcrgast, Black-
Hmith, P
John ICmmc:tt, Cordwainer, R
H"'. Jacob Wandlc, Shipwright, P
M»inh .^"'. Nathan Msh, Shopkeeper, P
William Nicoll, Taylor, P
ohn Anderson, Joiner, P
acoh Mycr Allen, Gunsmith,
r
Mward Hunt. Joiner, P
William Goforth, Labourer,
r
William Post. Paynter, R
Lunos Roado. Cordwainen R
Nlichaol Hutlen Labourer, P
'^ ArttvHU Cannon. Carpenter.
K ^vistonxll
Stc^^hctt l.anchouse. Carpen-
!v^>'.': \lichacl WilL Cord-
V V v^ Vr^srdck. Baker. P
V ,". : ".: "^ K r ckicoksr. La-
VLu
..'"»
V
!ca. Labour-
^occuptr 3L
- ** iT
FREEMEN, I760. 1 95
1760. September i6***. Willett Taylor, Marriner, P
Theophilus Anthony, Black-
smith, R[egistered]
Patrick Hynes, Marriner, P
Joseph Chadwine, Cooper, R
James Paulding, Cordwainer,
R
Walter Hyer, Cordwainer, R
William Haywood, Block-
maker, R
Benjamin Aerson, Butcher,
P[aid]
Rynier Quackenbush, Cord-
wainer, R
Isaac Bennett, Cooper, R
Charles Jeffrey, Marriner, P
Robert Warne, Blockmaker,
R
Peter Wright, Blacksmith, R
Lancaster Burling, Ship-
wright, R
Henry Ryker, Joiner, P
October 14^. David Holmes, Shipwright, P
John Smith, Copper Refiner,
P
Stephen Richards, Merchant,
R
November 4^^ James Kerkwood, Shipwright,
P
John Banker, House Carpen-
ter, R
Abraham Willson, Peruke-
maker, R
Gen. Jeffrey Amherst, Com-
plimentary,*
December 9^. John Gallaudet, Peruke-
maker, R
* Sec Appendix No. 83.
196
FREEMEN, 1 76 1.
1761.
January 13^. Samuel DeGroot, Labourer,
Pfaid]
22**. Michael Murphy, Marriner,
P
February 3^ Isaac LaMessne, Labourer, P
George Hutton, Labourer,
R[egistered]
William Serjeant, Labourer,
P
Thomas Burns, Cooper, R
Paul Blanck, Cordwainer, R
Elias Bunnell, Blacksmith, P
Jacob Harser, Labourer, R
Edward Annley, Gunsmith,
R
William Scandrett, Brass
Founder, P
ohn Van Sice, Shipwright, R
acob Wyncoop, Shopkeeper,
R
Abraham Fincher, Carpenter,
R
Francis Dominick, Carpenter,
R
John Davis, Taylor, R
John Wallace, Taylor, R
George Dominick, Brick-
layer, R
JDavid Scott, Hatter, R
Thomas Howell, Cooper, R
Francis Panton, Peruke-
maker, P
Alexander McDougall, Black-
smith, R
Duncan McDougall, Cord-
wainer, R
John Lowrier, Ropemaker, R
Robert Nisbitt, Ropemaker,
R
FREEMEN, I 76 1. 1 97
1 76 1. March 3"*. Thomas Pool, Marriner, P
Nicholas Slidell, Blacksmith,
Rfegistered]
Frederick DeVoe, Cordwain-
er, R
Evert Kip, Currier, R
Robert Lyng, Labourer, R
Crosfield Ruston, Currier, P
William Taylor, Blockmaker,
R
Robert Provoost Jun^, Marri-
ner, R
John Graham, Labourer, P
Peter Taylor, Carpenter, R
John Burt Lyng, Silversmith,
R
Nicholas DeRiemer, Hatter,
R
Isaac Stoutenburgh Jun^,
Gunsmith, R
Manus Burger, Cordwainer,
R
James Wells, Cordwainer, R
George Harner, Pewterer, R
Henry Tiebout, Bricklayer,
R
Duncan McDougall, Labour-
er P[aid]
John DeGroot, Joiner, R
Vincent Carter, Labourer, R
Charles Wiggins, Joiner, R
Caleb Ogden, Hatter, P
John Morris, Perukemaker, R
Thomas Young, Cooper, R
John Forbes, Carpenter, R
Thomas Jackson, Cooper, P
Verdine Elsworth, Baker, R
George Brewington Jun^,
Gentleman, R
k
198 FREEMEN, I76K
1 76 1. March 3^ William Forbes, Cordwainer,
R[egistered]
Francis Thodey, Merchant, R
Henry Hustick, Blacksmith,
R
William Tillson, Chairmaker,
R
oseph Cox, Upholsterer, P
iienry Roomer, Shopkeeper,
R
John Heath, Silversmith, R
William Mcllvaine, Baker, R
Abraham Williams, Carpen-
ter, R
Peter Mashet, Brazier, R
Thomas Ogilvie, Carpenter,
John Marlin, Blacksmith, P
, Martin Shire, Cordwainer, R
Duncan Campbell, Taylor, P
William Bennet, Blacksmith,
John Campbell, Potter, R
John Slidell, Tallow Chand-
ler, R
Samuel Lester, Taylor, R
Cornelius Cooper, Hatter, R
John Smith, Cooper, P[aid]
John Simmons, Marriner, P
Robert Burn, Cooper, R
John Thompson, Scriviner, P
Joseph Paulding Jun^, Baker,
R
John Wyley, Taylor, R
Francis Arden, Bricklayer, R
Cornelius Bennet, Cordwain-
er, R
Cornelius Van Den Bergh,
Yeoman, R
I
FREEMEN, 1 76 1. ' 1 99
1 761. March 3**. John Dudley, Baker, R
Jeronimus Alstyne, Black-
smith, R[egistered]
William Dudley, Carpenter,
R
John Tomlinson, Taylor, P
May 5^\ John Beckitt, Cordwainer, P
Thomas Hildreth, Sailmaker,
R
Peter Romer, Blacksmith, R
John Mone Brute, Peruke-
maker, R
Robert Boyd Jun^, Black-
smith, P[aid]
Cornelius Hyer, Hatter, R
Woolfert Cooper, Labourer,
P
Jacob Van Warte, Labourer,
P
22**. John Tharger, Cordwainer, R
July 7^. Benjamin Stymets, Carpen-
ter, R
Waldrom DeBlau, Weaver,
R
John Williams, Marriner, P
August 7*^ Benjamin Lindner, Praticioner
in Physick, P
John Oveler, Hatter, P
William Carr, Taylor, P
Paul Miller, Marriner, P
John Imlay, Merchant, P
Henry Grigg, House Carpen-
ter, R
Joseph Woodruff, Paynter and
Glazier, R
8^. Timothy Scandrett, House
Carpenter, P
September 22**. William Smith, Blockmaker,
R
200 FREEMEN, I761-3.
1 761. September 22^ William Marriner, Cordwain-
er, R[egistered]
John Needham, Taylor, R
Andrew Hopper, Blacksmith,
R
Walter DeGrove, Cooper, R
October I4'\ Jacob, Labach, Cordwainer, R
3i*\ General Robert Monckton,
Governor of New York,
Complimentary,*
November 10***. Richard Allan, Brassfounder,,
P[aid]
Leonard DeKlyne, Joiner, R
1 762. January 5*^. Thomas Marston, Merchant,
R
Stephen Gibbon, Merchant,
R
Joseph Cockran, Carpenter,
R
February 2^ Johannis Kove, Cordwainer,
P
3?. Mathew Hoyer, Baker, P
Garrit Roorback, Baker, R
May 5^. David Flemming, Soap Boy-
len P
William Lawson, Cordwain-
er, P
October I4'^ Jacob Sharpe, Baker, P
Cornelius Clopper Jun^,
Baker, R
Wessell Van Orden, Black-
smith, R
December 21"^ Cornelius Van Sise, House
Carpenter, R
1763. February i^\ Moses Sherwood, House
Carpenter, P
September 26^. Whitehead Hicks Esq^, R
* See Appendix No. 84.
FREEMEN, 1 764-5. 201
1764. August 21"*. James Cebra, Merchant, R
October 30^^ John Utt, Butcher, P[aid]
1765. April 30^. Lawrence Wessells Jun .,
Baker, Rfegistered]
Jeremiah Wool, Lastmaker, R
June 25*^. T i e u n i s Somerenduyck,
Farmer, R
August 20*^. John Milde Burger, Cord-
wainer, R
October i**. Rynier Skaats, Sallmaker, R
Isaac Ball, Carpenter, R
Jacobus Quick, Tanner, R
Andrew TenEyck, Joiner, R
Benjamin Quackenbush Jun*".,
Carpenter,
Pete Tillou Jun^, Turner, R
Ahasuerus Turk Jun*"., In-
strument Maker, R
Philip Paine, Bookbinder, R
Jonathan Piercey, Carpenter,
R
Tobias Van Zandt, Block-
maker, R
Abraham Wheeler, Labourer,
R
Richard 'Warner, Sailmaker
R
Andrew Bell, Blacksmith, R
Walter Hyer Jun^, Taylor, R
James Abeel, Merchant, R
Francis Webster, Cordwain-
er, R
f Dennis McGuire, Baker, R
i Isaac Carow, Cabinetmaker,
R
Thomas King, Cooper, R
^ Jacob Smith, Turner, R
Christopher Stymets Jun'.,
; Carpenter, R
202 FREEMEN, 1 765.
1765. October i"^. John W. Vredenburgh, Hat-
ter, R[egistered]
Gerrard DePeyster, Mer-
chant, R
Peter V. Benthuysen, Hatter,
R
James Selover, Carpenter, R
Henry Van Ness, Painter and
Glazier, R
William Bickers, Hatter, R
Victor Bickers, Hatter, R
John Utterbergh, Peruke-
maker, R
Elias Anderson, Blacksmith,
R
William Wool, Heelmaker, R
William Depeyster Jun*".,
Merchant, R
John Walter, Joiner, R
acob Brower, Carpenter, R
!3avid Provoost, Gunsmith, R
William DeWitt, Cordwain-
er, R
David Barclay, Perukemaker,
R
ohn Post, Cooper, R
?eter Outerberg, Cordwain-
er, R
Henry Miller, Cordwainer, R
James Lawrence, Chear-
maker, R
ohn Johnson, Taylor, R
?hilip Home, Carpenter, R
John Hopper, Farmer, R
William Richardson, Cord-
wainer, R
Henry Beekman, Peruke-
maker, R
John Piper, Cordwainfjr, R
FREEMEN, 1 765. 203
1765. October i*\ Mathew Hopper, Blacksmith,
R[egistered]
Andrew Blanck, Cartman, R
Jellis Hopper, Cordwainer,
R
Garrit Abeel, Merchant, R
James Dunscomb, Cooper, R
John Lewis, Perukemaker, R
Wessel Hopper, Farmer, R
Richard Somerendyck, Farm-
er, R
David Post, Blacksmith, R
Herculus Mulligan, Taylor, R
Samuel Dyckman, Carpenter,
R
Jacob Brower, Baker, R
Nicholas Becker, Cordwainer,
R
Evert Byvanck Jun^, Mer-
chant, R
John Howes, Wheelwright, R
James Campbell, Cordwainer,
R
Nicholas Parcell, Blacksmith,
R
Lawrence Kemble, Tinman,
R
Nicholas Romine, Carpenter,
R
Christopher Benson, Marri-
ner, P[aid]
James Mott, Breechesmaker,
R
Benjamin Quereau, Carpen-
ter, R
Harmanus Schuyler, Painter,
R
William Young, Peruke-
maker, R
204 FREEMEN, 1 765.
1765. October i*^. Isaac Chardavoine Jun^, Car-
penter, R[egistered]
Peter Crolius, Cordwainer, R
Henry Labagh, Cooper, R
Timothy Bussing, Cordwain-
er, R
Vander Clife Norwood,
Blockmaker, R
William Elsworth, Gunsmith,
R
Tobias Stoutenburgh, Baker,
R
William Teller, Sadler, R
William Williams, Shop-
keeper, R
John King, Cordwainer, R
Peter Burger, Perukemaker,
R
Daniel Burger, Blockmaker,
R
Richard Norwood, Brazier, R
John Kip, Cordwainer, R
Mangle Minthorne, Cooper,
R
Jacobus Van Sise, Merchant,
R
James Hallet Jun^, Wheel-
wright, R
Charles Wheeler. Joiner, R
Nicholas N. Anthony, Tan-
ner, R
Moses Taylor Jun^, Taylor,
R
Mathew Redet, Cordwainer,
R
Thomas Whitefield, Ship-
wright, R
Richard Leacraft, Brass-
founder, R
FREEMEN, 1 765. 205
1765. October I *^ Simon Cregier, Cordwainer,
R[egistered]
Christopher Kennedy, Tay-
lor, R
Cornelius Cregier, Cordwain-
er,
Walter Hyer, Cooper, R
John Jadwin, Cooper, R
John Barry, Baker, R
John DeForeest, Sailmaker,
R
John Silvester, Cooper, R
Michael Thodey, Merchant,
R
Abraham Lynsen, Merchant,
R
William Baldwin, Staymaker,
R
acobus Bogert, Baker, R
asper Stymets, Cordwainer,
R
Isaac Peck, Felt maker, R
Isaac Bussing, Cooper, R
Elias Chardavoine, Carpen-
ter, R
Leonard Warner, Turner, R
ohn Keene, Perukemaker, R
saac Vredenburgh, Cord-
wainer, R
Joshua Slidell, Silversmith, R
John Cree Jun^, Cordwainer,
R
John Oothout, Shopkeeper,
R
John Somerindyck, Book-
binder, R
William Miller, Cordwainer,
R
Lewis Thibou, Sadler, R
206 FREEMEN, 1 765.
1765. October i**. William Grigg, Silversmith,
R[egistered]
John DeLamontagne, Paint-
er, R
David Grim, Cordwainer, R
Mathias Vredenburgh, Hat-
ter, R
Nicholas Depeyster, Mer-
chant, R
John Mare Jun^, Limner, R
Michael LeGear, Cordwainer,
R
Luke C. Quick, Baker, R
Evert Wessells, Cordwainer,
R
Frederick Ecker, Carpenter,
R
Garrit Van Gelder, Chair-
maker, R
James Wessells, Perukemak-
er, R
Isaac Marschalk, Baker, R
Jacobus Myer, Baker, R
Harmanus Bussing, Shop
Joiner, R
Benjamin Hoogelandt, Car-
penter, R
Andrew Marschalk, Baker, R
Isaac Corsa, Shopkeeper, R
Nicholas Quackenbush, Bak-
er, R
acob Shafer, Scrivener, R
saac Laback, Cooper, R
Abraham Laback, Cooper,
R
Thomas Dodge, Shipwright,
P[aid]
Barent Speere, Cordwainer,
P
FREEMEN, 1 765. 207
1765. October i"^. Marinus Willet, Cabinet-
maker, Rreefisteredl
Henry Brinckerhooff. Cord-
wainer, R
Walter Quackenbush, Baker,
R
Thomas Wiggins, Carpenter,
R
Garret Waldron, Bricklayer,
P[aid]
Samuel Deal, Hosier, P
William Warner, Turner, P
James VanDyck, Cutler, P
Peter Hosier, Carpenter, R
Adam Gilchrist, Taylor, P
John Gasner, Glazier, R
Mathew Tiers, Blacksmith, P
John Elliot, Taylor, P
Richard Edwards, Cooper, P
Robert Tout, Cordwainer, R
John Sticklin, Cordwainer, R
Michael Slidell, Soap Boy-
ler, R
Abraham Martling, Cord-
wainer, P
Paulus Banta, Carpenter, P
Abraham Flarentine, Cord-
wainer, R
Edward Meeks, Blacksmith,
R
October i^^\ John Harris Cruger, Mer-
chant, R
Nicholas Cruger, Merchant,
R
Cornelius Roosevelt, Gentle-
man, R
Anthony Rutgers Jun'., Mer-
chant, R
Peter Low, Merchant, P
208 FREEMEN, 1 765.
1765 October 14^. Samuel Hallet, House Car-
penter, R[egistered]
Henry Will, Pewterer, P
Henry Whiteman, Button
Maker, P[aid]
Johannis Zuricker, Stonecut-
ter, P
John Games [Earnest], Mer-
chant, R
23*^. Jacobus Van Antwerp, Tay-
lor, P
William Lupton, Retailor, P
Abraham Van Ranst, Mer-
chant, R
John Bates, Breeches Maker,
P f
Robert Andrews, White-
smith,. P
Adam DeGrushe, Ship-
wright, R
Elias DeGrushe Jun^, Rope-
maker, R
Peter Van Der Voort, Shop-
keeper, P
John Murray, Shopkeeper,
P
Joseph Drake, Shopkeeper,
Abraham Brinckerhool,Shop-
keeper, R
Peter DeMilt, Taylor, R
Dirick Brinckerhoof Jun*".,
Shopkeeper, R
David Banta, Mason, P
Henry Sickels, Joiner, R
Aert Houseman, Baker, P
Peter Earle, Shipwright, P
* See Appendix No. 86.
FREEMEN, 1 765. 209
1765. October 23**. Benjamin Underbill, Sbop-
keeper, P[aid]
Henry Franklin, Sbopkeeper,
P
Nicbolas Killman, Innbolder,
P
George Bell, Labourer, P
Jacob Ruslaer, Tallow Chan-
dler, P
Alexander Finck Jun^, Butch-
er, P
John Stagg, Baker, P
29^^ John Montanje, Baker, R
Walter Cosine, Shopkeeper,
R[egistered]
Jacob Shourt, Carpenter, R
james Bennet, Coppersmith,
P
John Ouackenboss Jun'.,
BakerT R
John Miller, Surgeon, P
Jacob Clock, Carpenter, P
Gilbert Pell, Shipwright, R
Abraham Van Duersen, Tal-
low Chandler, R
Richard iLewis, Labourer, P
ohn Duryee Jun^, P
oseph Caverly, Shipwright,
P
Henry Peckwell, Schoolmas-
ter, R
John Monat, Cabinetmaker,
R
Michael Houseworth, To-
bacconist, P
John Taylor, Brazier, R
David Morris, Carpenter, P
. Hendrick Horneger, Baker
P
14
p
2IO FREEMEN, 1 765.
1765. October 29^. John Stagg, Bricklayer, P
TeunisTiebout, Bricklayer, R
Garrit Van Den Berg,
Farmer, R[egistered
David Brown, Taylor, F
Cornelius Ryan, Breeches-
maker, P[aid]
John Edward Prior, Car-
penter, P
ohn Stevens, Currier, R
ohn Arden, Carpenter, R
David Gartner, Taylor, P
John Van Home, Peruke-
maker, P
George McKeyser, Labour-
er, P
David Henry Mellen, Marri-
ner, P
Frederick Ranshier, Cooper,
P
William Winterton, Mason,
P
Anthony Stonebeek, Cord-
walner, P
John Christian Pontuis, Tay-
lor, P
John Brower, Upholster, R
Abraham Kip, Painter, R
Michael Gress, Sadler, P
James Riker, Gentleman, R
Thomas Fisher, Shopkeeper,
P
Godfried Brugman, Mason, P
Daniel Forshea, Tobacconist,
P
David Gobell, Baker, P
Henry Fasch, Cordwainer, P
Joseph DeVoe Jun^, Cord-
wainer, R
FREEMEN, I 765. 211
1 765. October 29^. Samuel Lawrence, Coach-
maker, P[aid]
ohn Painter, Shopkeeper, P
'^hilip Acker, Carpenter, P
Mathew Morrill, Stocking-
weaver, P
Abraham DeLanoy, Brick-
layer, R[egistered]
Richard Burt, Blacksmith, P
ames Cready, Cordwainer, P
ohn Thorp, Blacksmith, P
inglebert Kemmena, Chirur-
geon, P
Blazey Moore, Tobacconist,
P
Jacob Heitz, Labourer, P
Peter Lorilliard, Tobacco-
nist, P
Michael Weaver, Cordwain«
er, P
John Goodberlet, Taylor, P
David Woolhofter, Turner,
P
Henry Ritter, Cordwainer, R
Michael Ritter, Taylor, P
Oliver Miltenburgh, Leather
Dresser, R
Cary Dunn. Goldsmith, P
William Waldron, Mason, R
John Shepard, Mason, R
Alexander Ogilvie, Ship-
wright, R
Stephen Ustick, Carpenter, R
Christian Utt, Leather
Dresser, R
Jacob Fay, Cordwainer, P
Anthony Fox, Currier, P
Samuel Bates, Breeches-
maker, R
212 FREEMEN, 1 765.
1765. October 29^. Daniel Wiggins, Soap Boiler,
P[aid]
Alexander Auxberry, Cord-
wainer, R[egistered]
James Deas, Perukemaker, P
Peter Poyshart, Blacksmith,
P
Elkannah Deane, Coach-
maker, P
Nisbet Deane, Hatter, P
Wandle Boise, Baker, P
Christopher Pierce. Cord-
wainer, R
ames Boggs, Cooper, P
ames Gromwell, Tailor, P
Michael Van Bueren, Cord-
wainer, R
Peter Rossell, Cordwainer, R
Edmond Mott, Carpenter, P
Andrew Merrill, Cordwainer,
R
Frederick Shoneret, Shop-
keeper, P
William Crawford, Soap
Boyler, P
Arie Miller, Weaver, P
Joseph Lester, Leather
Dresser, P
Charles Miller, Baker, P
John Johnson, Brassfounder,
R
David McKindlas, Butcher, R
Tobias Norwood, Cordwain-
er, R
Mathew Buys, Blacksmith, R
James Farquharson, Shop-
keeper, P
Anthony Boulton, Cordwain-
er, P
"V
FREEMEN, 1765-6. 213
1765. October 29^. Oliver Burgiss, House Car-
penter, R[egistered]
William Thorne, Taylor, P
ames Homan, Shopkeeper, P
ohn Sullivan, Taylor, P[aid]
ames Palmer, Blacksmith, P
acob Brown, Carpenter, P
Hienry Sickels, Carpenter, P
David Ross, Carpenter, P
George Wilt, Butcher, P
John Piero, Cordwainer, R
William Beekman, Butcher, P
Arie Ryckman,Cordwainer,R
John Myer Jun^, Blockmak-
er, R
Thomas White, Shop Joiner,
November 21"^. His Excellency Sir Henry
Moore, Baronet, Compli-
mented,*
\7tt. June 3**. William Bancker, Merchant,
R
10^. William Davis, Marriner,
Complimented, Rf
August 5*^ Robert McWilliams, Labour-
er, P
26^^. Abraham Outenbogert,
Butcher, R
William Lisk, House Carpen-
ter, October ist, 1765,
Freemen made and Registered in the Mayoralty
Whitehead Hicks, Esq'., Vizt.
October 17^. FauconnierValleau, Sadler, P
22''. Isaac Moses, Cordwainer, P
(not paid)
* See Appendix No. 87. f See Appendix No. 88. J See Appendix No. 89.
214 FREEMEN, 1 766-8.
1766. December 9^. Coenradt Barnes, Hatter, P
Hendrick Heyser, Carpenter,
P[aid]
1767. January I3^\ Richard Bancker, Merchant,
R[egistered]
February 20^. Jasper Stymets, Measurer,
R*
April i4*\ William Crawford, Cooper,
P
1768. January 5^. James Sacket, Merchant, R
Abraham D. Revier, Cart-
man, P
February 2^ John Young, Schoolmaster,
P
William I. Elsworth, Pewter-
er, R
Bernard DeForeest, Shop-
keeper, R
William Needham, Bricklay-
er, R
March i**. Benjamin Montanja, Black-
smith, R
Bernard Gaus, Labourer, P
Patrick Welch, Labourer, P
Gifford Dally, Taylor, R
April 2^ Leonard Lispenard Jun*".,
Gentleman, R
Robert Crannell, Marriner,
R
May 4^. John Armstrong, Peruke-
maker, R
Samuel Wall, House Carpen-
ter, P
Garrit Peterse, Blacksmith,
5^. Christopher Johnson, Inn-
holder,
June 3^ Charles Giles, Marriner, Pf
* See Appendix No. 90. f See Appendix No. 91.
FREEMEN, 1 768. 215
1768. June 7^. Joseph Reade Jun^, Esq'.,
Rfegistered]
Benjamin Kissam, Gentle-
man, Attorney at Law, R
Benjamin Helme, Gentle-
man, Attorney at Law, R
Rudolphus Ritzema, Gentle-
man, Attorney at Law, R
John McKesson, Gentleman,
Attorney at Law, R
John Brown, Yeoman, P[aid]
Gilbert Burger, Scrivener,
R
Henry Bickers, Hatter, R
Walter Bickers, R
July 5^. Timothy Hutten, Cordwain-
er, R
William Eagles, House Car-
ter, R
Thomas Eagles, House Car-
penter, R
Aaron Aerson, Baker, R
John Clarke, Turner and
Chairmaker, R
Charles Mail, Leather Dress-
er, P
John Child, Sugar Baker, P
Henry DetlulT, Labourer, P
Garrit Kip, Baker, R
John Dover, Taylor, P
Francis Travillian, Innhold-
er, P
August 2^. Triamier Baldwin, Carpenter,
R
John Forster, Butcher, P
William Normand, Butcher,
P
Samuel Falkenham, Leather
Dresser, P
2l6
FREEMEN, 1 768-9.
1768. August 2^. Robert Allison, Carpenter
and Joiner, Rfegistered]
3**. Barrack Hays, Vendue Mas-
ter, R
Jacob Ott, Butcher, P[aidl
Moses Judah, Merchant, R
30^. Abraham Rice, House Car-
penter, P
Darling Conrow, Bricklayer,
R
Henry Palmer, Blacksmith, P
acob Hart, Mason, P
oseph Dunkley, Painter, P
ohn Taylor, Innholder, P
Richard Ammarman, Cooper,
R
James Reynolds, Cordwainer,
R
1769, January 3**. Joseph Pierson, Carpenter, P
John McComb, Bricklayer, P
James Byers, Brass Founder,
R
oseph Meeks, Cordwainer, P
oseph Meeks Jun^, Cord-
wainer, R
Philip Ebert, Baker, R
Melachi Treat, Surgeon, P
Eleazer McComb, Gentle-
man, P
Samuel Boyd, Blacksmith, R
William Malcom, Rope-
maker, P
William W. Ludlow, Mer-
chant, R
Anthony Lispenard, Gentle-
man, R
31*^ John Marston, Merchant, R
Abraham Montanja, Block-
maker, R
FREEMEN, 1 769.
217
1769.
January 3 1®*. John Moore, Merchant, R
Cook Mulligan, Merchant, R
Donald McLean, Surgeon, P
John Taylor, Merchant, R
Samuel Tuder, Marriner, R
William Turner, Marriner, R
James Rivington, Bookseller,
P[aid]
Gabriel Wm. Ludlow, Mer-
chant, R[egistered]
George Ludlow, Merchant,
R
Joseph Lynsen, Peruke-
maker, R
ohn Lamb, Merchant, R
oseph AUicocke, Gentleman,
P
Thomas Henderson, Inn-
holder, P
Ebenezer Hazard, Gentle-
man, P
Nicholas Hoffman, Gentle-
man, P
Thomas Duncan, Merchant,
R
Anthony L. Bleeker, Gentle-
man, R
Frederick Barr, Paynter, R
Anthony Post, Carpenter, R
Philip Henning. Surgeon, P
Richard Harris, Clarke, P
Thomas Horsfield, Brewer, P
George Ball, Merchant, R
William Byvanck, Ship-
wright, R
Evert Bancker, Shopkeeper,
R
Anthony Kendall, Marriner,
P
2l8 FREEMEN, 1 769.
1769. January 31". Stephen Favier, Marriner, R
Thomas Welch, Shopkeeper,
P[aid]
Thomas Welch Jun^, Shop-
keeper, Rfegistered]
Thomas Charles Willet,
Shopkeeper, P
William Waddle, Merchant,
R
Jacob Wilkins, Brass
Founder, P
George Lindsay, Stone Cut-
ter, P
Elias Smith, Carpenter, R
Peter DeMaree, Carpenter, R
Thomas Campbell, Potter, R
William Shipman, Shop-
keeper, R
Benjamin Bell, Feltmaker, R
William Butler, Scriviner, P
Frederick Bassett, Pewterer,
R
Thomas Burling, Cabinet-
maker, R
Christopher Bennet, Gentle-
man, P
Thomas Barclay, Merchant,
R
William McDugall, Gentle-
man, P
Peter Quackenboss, Baker, R
Coenradt Wm. Ham, Baker,
R
Richard Herbert, Cordwain-
er, R
Richard Harison, Gentle-
man, Attorney at Law, R
Edward Kelly, Marriner, R
John Laboyteaux, Taylor, P
FREEMEN, 1 769. 2ig
1769. January 31**. John Ramsay, Tanner, P
Samuel Williams, Shop-
keeper, R[egistered]
William Campbell, Gentle-
man, P[aid]
Thomas Collister, Cabinet-
maker, R
Robert Sharpe, Stone Cut-
ter, P
Josias Shortvavasen, Mar-
riner, P
Benjamin Stout Jun^,
Gauger, R
ohn Marshall, Marriner, R
ohn Moore, Gentleman, P
! Richard LaMersnev, Cord-
wainer, P
Henry Wilmart. Gentleman,
P
Robert R. Waddle, Gentle-
man, P
Peter Willsie, Cordwainer, R
Alexander Wallace, Gentle-
man, P
Thomas Tucker, Merchant,
R
Grove Bend, Shopkeeper, R
Benjamin Booth, Gentleman,
P
Pet^r DeRemier, Goldsmith.
R
Smith Ramage, Gentleman,
P
ohn Dawson, Jeweller, P
ames Lent, Blacksmith, P
acob Hallet, Taylor, R
George Leonard, Butcher, P
John Sawyer, Carpenter, P
Henry Shire, Cartman, P
220
1/69.
FREEMEN, 1 769.
January 31**. Thomas Steward, Gentle-
man, P[aid]
Jonathan Skinner, Carpenter,
Rfegistered]
Jacob Blanck, Carpenter, R
John Blocker, Gentleman, R
George Beck, Butcher, P
Thomas Brownjohn, Drug-
gist, R
Thomas Jackson, Sadler, P
John McGillivrey, Labour-
er, P
Patrick McDavitt, Gentle-
man, P
ames Gordon, Labourer, P
ohn Carrow, Cordwainer, R
ames Van Brockle, Cart-
man, R
James Bonnet, Jueller, P
Richard Ray, Merchant, R
ames Armstrong, Grocer, P
John Arthur, Gentleman, P
Alexander Patterson, La-
bourer, P
John Scandlin, Marriner, R
Edward Nicoll Jun'., Mer-
chant, R
Stephen Rapalje, Gentleman,
R
William Allen, Cordwainer,
P
Neal McKenny, Labourer, R
Daniel McDugey, Taylor, P
John Machet Jun^, Sadler, R
Thomas Miller, Marriner, P
James Jones, Labourer, P
Adam Todd, Joiner, R
H e n d r i c k Timmerman,
House Carpenter, P
kk.
FREEMEN, 1769.
221
1769.
January 31*^. James Gleen, Taylor, R
Abraham Gouverneur, Tra-
der, R[egistered]
James Slater, Labourer, R
Martin Shire, Cartman, P
Richard Bolton, Innholder,
P[aid]
Samuel Bunce, Joyner, R
Gabriel H. Ludlow, Mer-
chant, R
Peter Webbers, Wheelwright,
R
acob Riper, Cordwainer, R
!iliakim Raymond Jiin''.,
Merchant, R
Daniel Ebbets Jun^, Paynter,
R
Philip Livingston Jun^, Gen-
tleman, Attorney at Law,
R
Elvin Vallentine, Cordwain-
er, R
John George Lucum, Butch-
er, P
William McDermott, Car-
penter, R
James Loutherkeene, Gen-
tleman, P
John Brewer, House Carpen-
ter, R
Andries Lardner, Baker, P
Elias Anderson, Wheel-
wright, R
Gerrardus Hardenbrook,
Skinner, R
Michael Tremper, Peruke-
maker, R
John Herbert, Butcher, P
Abraham Brower, Taylor, R
222
1769.
FREEMEN, 1 769.
January 31
Thomas Wm, Moore, Gen-
tleman, P[aid]
John N. Bogert, Brazier, R
Daniel McCormick, Gentle-
man, P
Benjamin Jones, Druggist, R
Oliver Templeton, Gentle-
man, P
John Burrows, Joiner, R
Evert Brown, Blacksmith, R
John Thompson, Shopkeep-
er, R[egistered]
Samuel Boyer, Perukemaker,
R
Crean Brush, Gentleman, P
George Wallgrove, Jun^,
Cooper, R
Adolph Philipse, Merchant,
R
Jonathan Cowdry, Carpenter,
P
Henry Spranger, House Car-
penter, R
ohn Clem, Blacksmith, P
ames Alner, Feltmaker, R
Alexander Clarke, Weaver, P
Otto Parisien, Silversmith, P
Andries Regler, Butcher, P
Hugh Ross, Cartman, P
George Kline. Baker, P
Frederick William Kecht,
Gentleman, P
William Imlay, Merchant, R
Miles Sherbrook, Gentleman,
P
Abraham Saunders, Cord-
wain er, R
Joseph Sherrin, Labourer, P
Hulins Shire, Cartman, R
FREEMEN, 1 769. 223
1769. January 31". Hamilton Young, Gentle-
man, P[aid]
John Hunt, Gentleman, R
Peter Hall, Marriner, P
ames Hannon, Gardner, R
oshua Mullock, Gentleman,
P
John DeWitt Jun^, Wheel-
wright, Rfegistered]
Aaron DeVoe, House Car-
penter, R
Nathaniel Tyley, Cordwain-
er, R
Stephen Terhune, Paynter,
P
Henry Edwards, Taylor, P
Marmaduke Forster, Carpen-
ter, R
David Ross, Cartman, R
William Leonard, Baker, P
Thomas Lowrey, Innholder,
P
William Parke, Gentleman,
P
John Sitcher, Taylor, P
Thomas Ludlow Jun^, Mer-
chant, P
Levinus Clarkson, Merchant,
R
February 3**. Gerrard G, Beekman Jun',,
Merchant, R
Simon Van Antwerpe, Sail-
maker, R
7^. James Forbes, Innkeeper, P
George Fach, Baker, P
Martin Farrell, Labourer, P
Edward Goold, Gentleman, P
Manassa Salter, Baker, R
Barnardus Smith, Taylor, R
224 FREEMEN, 1 769. '
1 769. February 7^. Robert Sinclair, Gentleman.
P[aid]
Samuel Smith, Gentleman, R
Thomas Crabb, Gentleman, P
Abraham Cannon, Cordwain-
er, R[egistered]
ohn Morton, Gentleman, P
ohn B. Moore, Blockmaker,
R
Nicholas Moore, Bricklayer,
R
White C Matlack, Clock-
maker. P
Alexander McDougall, Gen-
tleman, R
William Witnel, Collarmak-
er, P
Adolph Waldron, Baker, R
ohn Watts, Boatman, P
acobus Van Norden, Farm-
er, R
John Van Dam, Merchant, R
Henry Holland Jun^, Mer-
chant, R
John Hopper, Farmer, R
Mathias Hadlenman, La-
bourer, P
ohn Haines, Shipwright, P
ocobus Allgelt, Boatman, R
^ewis Ackerman, Cartman,R
William Lyle, Founder, P
John Lockhart, Printer, P
Burger Provoost, Blacksmith,
R
William Irving, Gentleman,
P
Wandle Zerbone, Tanner, P
Michael Kip, Cooper, P
John Keily, Scrivener, R
ii
FREEMEN, I 769. 225
1769. February 7^. John Barwick. Cartman. R
Alexander Robertson, Gen-
tleman, P[aid]
Robert Robertson, Gentle-
man, P
Edward Ming, Ccoper
8^. Benjamin Seixas, Sadler, R
John Stiles, Practitioner in
Physick, P
Benjamin Etting, Goldsmith,
R[egistered]
Andrew Hays, Goldsmith, R
John Hamilton, Plasterer, P
Robert C. Livingston, Mer-
chant, R
Richard Cornish, Innholder,
P
9^. John Shan, Marriner, P
William Allen, Gunsmith, P
Thomas Royse, Taylor, R
Abraham Brashier Jun'., Sad-
ler, R
Peter Bertine, Marriner, R
Nicholas P. Bogert, Marri-
ner, R
William Poole, Perukemaker,
R
William Pagan. Gentleman,
P
Jacob Vredenburgh, Peruke-
maker, R
Robert Watts, Merchant, R
Thomas Jones, Gentleman,
Attorney at Law, R
Samuel Judah, Merchant, R
Archibald Curry, Gentleman,
P
io*\ Charles Emery, Marriner,
Walter Thomas, Silversmith,
15
226
FREEMEN, 1 769.
1 769. February 28^. Philip I. Livingston, Gentle-
man, Attorney at Law, R
Isaac Low, Gentleman, P
Nicholas C. Low, Gentleman,
P[aid]
Samuel Dunscomb, Marriner,
Rfegistered]
Mathew Norwood, Scrivener,
R
John Wm. Smith, Gentle-
man, Attorney at Law, R
Isaac Heron, Watchmaker, P
Philip Brashier, Merchant, R
John D. Crimshier, Gentle-
man, Attorney at Law, R
Marvin Perry, Watchmaker,
R
Jonas Philipse, Retailer, P
David Mathews, Gentleman,
Attorney at Law, R
Samuel Jones, Gentleman,
Attorney at Law, R
March 21*^. James Nixon, Gentleman, P
Robert Hargrave, Surveyor,
P
John Houseman, Paynter
and Glazier, R
ohn Warner, Taylor, R
Daniel Fisher, Taylor P
Balthazar Creamer, Hosier,
P
Charles Amory, Marriner, R
Walter Thomas, Silversmith,
R
June 20*^ George Woolrick, Labourer,
P
John Cherbacker, Labourer,
P
John Kain, Marriner, P
FREEMEN, 1 769. 227
1769. June 20^. Francis Burch, Scrivener, P
John George Crosskoop,
Baker, P[aid]
Peter Chappie, Stocking
Weaver, P
Daniel Tier, Labourer, P
Jacob Moore, Farmer, P
Ludewick Kranskoop, Farm-
er, P
ohn Ries, Farmer, P
ohn Kelly, Gentleman, P
oseph Stairer, Perukemaker,
P
John Jacob Staple, Sugar
Baker, P
Jochem Christian Schultz,
Baker, P
Philip Oswald, Baker, P
August 4^. Michael Shrum, Labourer, P
Thomas McCarty, House
Carpenter, Rfegistered]
September 5^. Robert Place, Marriner, P
Michael Solomon Hays,
Watchmaker, R
Vivian Davenport, Gardner,
P
Adam Dobbs, Cordwainer, R
James Connelly, Cordwainer,
R
11^. Pelatiah Haws Jun*"., Cooper,
P I
27^. George Trail, Snuff Maker,
P
. William Upton, Miller. P
John Mott, Butcher, R
Abraham Cannon, Baker, R
Asher Jones, Cordwainer, R
Isaac Jones, Cooper, R
Thomas Bayeux, Innholder,R
228 FREEHEX, 1
1 769, October 3I Archibald McMckar, Gentle-
man, P[aid]
31* John Gillidan, Cooper, R
December 19* Garret Schotler, Paynter and
Glazier, P
1 7 70- January 9*. Gregory Springall, Gentle-
man, P
David Jones, Gentleman, P
ohn Bolitho, Distiller, P
ohn Small wood. Innkeeper,
P
John Watts, Gentleman, P
February 6*^. John Clarke, Shagreen Case-
maker, P
Daniel Tingley, Marriner, R
Benjamin Moore Jun^, Marri-
ner, R[egistered]
Gilbert Forbes, Shopkeeper,
R
8*^. Abraham Van Wyck, Mer-
chant, R
Mathew Earnest Jun^, Mer-
chant, P
Thomas Manning, Cooper, R
John Lawrence, Cooper, R
Elias Stilwell. Cooper, R
Elijah Arnold, Cooper, R
March 6^. John Samler, Sugar Re-
finer, P
John Bronckhurst, Sugar Re-
finer, P
April 3"*. John Anthony, Cordwainer,
R
ohn Dealing, Shopkeeper, P
ohn Hardenbrook, Black-
smith, R
Alexander McClean, Yeo-
man, P
Isaac Sheldon, Marriner, P
FREEMEN, l770. 229
1770. April 3**. Alexander McDonald, Inn-
holder, P[aid]
Samuel Ray, Shopkeeper, P
Stephen Van Voorhis, School-
master, P
John Berrian Jun*"., Marri-
ner, R[egistered]
Thomas Hazard, Shop-
keeper. R
Samuel Spencer Skinner,
Distiller, P
Ephraim Bostwick, Carpen-
ter, P
Lawrence Brashier, Felt-
maker, R
Francis Colegrove, Felt-
maker, R
Richard Livingston, Marri-
ner, R
July 24^. Francis Child, Scrivener, R
August 21^. David Johnson, Gentleman,
R
ames Steward, Marriner, R
saac Van Duersen, Black-
smith, R
ohn Buckstone, Baker, P
ohn J. Gilbert, Shopkeeper,
R
Jonathan Holmes, Shopkeep-
er, P
Isaac Guion, Surgeon, R
Roger Smith, Taylor, P
James Warner, Blacksmith, R
Hugh McDowel, Baker, R
Jacob Sperry, Gardner, P
Abraham Isaacks, Taylor, P
William Webb, Cooper, P
William Young, Shopkeeper,
P
230 FREEMEN, I770-
1770. August 21" John Freeborne, Ship Chan-
dler, Pfaid]
Jacob Tyler, Schoolmaster, P
Christian Hipler, Cordwain-
er, P
William Staple, Shopkeeper,
P
William Laight, Merchant, R
James Seaman, Shipwright, P
Abraham Pardon, Scrivener,
R[egistered]
September 1 1***. James Steward, Merchant, R
Joshua Hett Smith, Gentle-
man, R
>c William Sidney, Gentleman,
R
Thomas Ellison, Gentleman,
P
John Schuyler Jun^, Mer-
chant, R
James Stiles, House Carpen-
ter, R
Barent Cuyler, Merchant, R
Thomas Bridgen Attwood,
Druggist, P
William Seton, Gentleman, P
George Remsen, Shopkeep-
er, P
Henry Deforeest, Blockmak-
er, R
Edward Doughty, Shopkeep-
er, P
John Brandon, Marriner, P
Aaron Bancker, Bricklayer, P
Nathaniel Marriner, Paynter,
R
Thomas Stagg, Baker, R
Jacob Van Vincola, Brick-
layer, R
FREEMEN, I77O. 23 1
1770. September ii^. Jacob Brewerton, Gentleman,
R[egistered]
Henry Thomas, House Car-
penter, R
John Algea, Marriner, R
Isaac Bancker, Cordwainer,
R
Cornelius J. Seabring, Bolter,
P[aid]
William Arnold, Ropemaker,
P
John Davis, Leather Dresser,
R
Martin Foy, Currier, P
John Whiteman Jun'., Farm-
er, R
Alexander Steward Jun^,
Ship Chandler, R
Rynier Low, Tobacconist, R
George Willis Jun'., Brick-
layer, R
David Knolton, Cabinetmak-
er, P
Adrian Stymets,Carpenter, R
Isaac Piper, Cordwainer, R
Richard Halloway, Labourer,
R
Edmond Taylor, Cordwain-
er, R
Richard Moone, Marriner, R
William Crolius, Potter, R
John Dowden, Carpenter, P
Ellis Wool, Heelmaker, R
James Keane, Breeches Mak-
er, R
Patrick Murphy, Labourer, R
David Man, Butcher, R
Thomas I vers, Ropemaker,
P
232 FKEEMES, I77OL
1770. September 11* Edward Handly, Innholder,
P[aid]
Joshua Hutchins, Butcher, P
John Oustennan, Sugar Bak-
er, R[egistered]
Philip Thompson, Taylor, R
Cornelius Turck, Baker, R
Cornelius Van Sise, Cooper,
R
Edward Grant, Labourer, P
James Eteridge, Sadler, P
John Faulkner, Butcher, R
Cornelius Roome, Hatter,
R
Malcom McEuen, Pewterer,
R
Oliver Waldron, House Car-
penter, R
John Kell, Innholder, P
Joseph Randle, Shopkeeper,
P
Benjamin Burrows, Cord-
wainer, R
James Arentz, Perukemaker,
R
Henry Ogden, Taylor, R
Alexander Anderson, Joiner,
R
Cornelius C: Wynkoop, Shop-
keeper, R
James Cobham, Innholder, P
Cornelius DeGrushe, Rope-
maker, R
John Rice, Organist, P
Thomas Warner Jun^, Chair-
maker, R
Henry Riker. Marriner, R
James Willson, Cordwainer,
R
h-'
FREEMEN, I77O. 233
1770. September 1 1^. William Sutton, Ropemaker,
R[egistered]
Andrew Van Evera, Black-
smith, R
James Perkins, Farmer, P
John Peter, Gardner, P[aid]
Francis Van Wagenen, Car-
penter, R
Thomas Banfield, Cooper, R
John Fitzpatrick, Labourer,
R
Thomas Brown, Marriner, R
John Kerby, Innholder, R
William Wood, Gentleman, P
Thomas Barnet, Gentleman,
P
William Crossley, Afmourer,
P
Charles Hadley, Armourer, P
Samuel Roberts, Armourer, P
Christopher Sweedland,
Armourer, P
Thomas Austin, Carpenter, P
Joseph Charters, Wheel-
wright, P
Richard Prickitt, Blacksmith,
P
ohn Ryan, Labourer, P
Evert Van Wagenen, Black-
smith, R
Michael Johnson, Sailmaker,
R
Philip Simmons, Peruke-
maker, P
William Ryneck, Cordwain-
er, R
Anthony King, Carpenter, R
acob DeGroot, Joiner, R
'ohn Hopper, Carpenter, R
234
FREEMEN, 177a
1 77a September 11**.
Joseph Labatoux, Cordwain-
er, P[aid]
Richard Thomas, Cooper, R
Nicholas Anderson, Labour-
er, R[egistered]
Benjamin Bussing Jun'. , Tay-
lor, R
John Romney, Silversmith, R
Benjamin Gilbert, Hatter, R
Henrj- J. Ryker, Marriner, R
John Rx^an Dixon, Marriner,
R
Richard Wenman, Upholster-
er, R
Richard Xorris, Stay maker,
P
Aaron Van Hook Jun^, Mer-
chant, R
William Corby, Gardner, P
John Hendrick Tier, Labour-
er. P
Richard Nassau Stephens,
Gentleman, P
Jeremiah Goodwin, Carpen-
ter, R
William Day, Cooper, R
Francis Marble, Butcher, P
Adam Finch, Butcher, R
ohn Fish, Shopkeeper, P
ohn Craig, Weaver, P
^oseph Beck, Stay maker, P
John Boles, Scrivener, P
James Kierstead, Baker, R
Luke Kierstead, Baker, R
ohn Francis, Weaver, R
oseph Meade, Labourer, P
ohn Hamilton, Cordwainer,
R
John Fisher, Tanner, R
FREEMEN, iTJO-Jl. 2^5
1770. September II '^ Peter Hulich, Staymaker, R
Francis Covenhoven, Painter,
R[egistered]
George Higby, Farmer, R
John Watson, Cabinetmaker^
P[aidl
Garret Lefferts, Shopkeeper,
P
Abraham E. Lott, Shopkeep-
er, P
James Young, Shopkeeper, P
Christopher Miller, Marri-
ner, R
14^. James Waterman, Innkeeper,
P
Abraham Van Duersen,
Cooper, R
John Man, Cordwainer, R
William Brownjohn Jun'.,
Surgeon, R
October (f". Daniel Sickles, Cordwainer, R
15^. John Waldron, Carpenter,
27^. John, Earl of Dunmore, Gov-
ernor of New York, Com-
plimented,*
1 77 1. Januarys^. Christopher Duyckinck, Sail-
maker, P
Alexander McGinnis, Choco-
latemaker, R
Frederick Rhinelander, Shop-
keeper, R
March i6'^ William Snow Steele, Gen-
tleman, P
April 19^. John Fowler, Innholder, P
May 9'^ John Turner, Shopkeeper, P
28^\ David Shaddle, Wheelwright,
R
«
* See Appendix No. 93.
236 FREEMEN, I 77 1-73-
1771. July 15*^. His Excellency William
Tryon Esq*"., Governor
and Commander-in- Chief
of the Colony of New
York, Complimented with
his Freedom, enclosing the
Seal in a Gold Box, R *
August 9*^. Peter McLean, Cordwainer, P
1772. February 4^. }ohn Rutter, Shipwright, P
July 21*. Joseph Willson, Marriner, R
September i5^. Joseph Luther Henning,
Baker, R[egistered]
25*^. Thomas Stilwell, Hatter, R
November 3**. Donald Drummond, Marri-
ner, P[aid]
December 8^^ John L. C. Roome, Gentle-
man, R
^77 i' January 26^. William Wentworth, Scriv-
ener, R
February 2^ George Webster, Grocer, P
3**. William G. Forbes, Gold-
smith, R
23**. John Hinde,Cloath Worker, R
Richard Minifie, Fuller, R
April 29^. John Blagge, Gentleman, Rf
Edward Blagge,Gentleman,R
May 11^. Francis Sawyer, Wheel-
wright, R
June 7^. His Excellency the^
Honorable Thomas
Gage, Lieutenant-
General in his Majes-
ty's Army and Com-
mander-in-Chief of )-RJ
all his forces in North
America (Compli-
mented and the Seal
Enclosed in a Gold
Box),
♦ Sec Appendix No. 94. t See Appendix No. 95. % Sec Appendix No. 96.
FREEMEN, 1773-75. 237
1773. September 22**. Thomas Parsels, Cordwainer,
R[egistered]
Peter Elting, Gentleman, R
November 2^. George Dey Bertsyer, Chim-
ney Sweeper, P[aid]
December 7^. John Stout, Baker, R
acob Poser, Baker, R
ames McCullen, Cooper, R
74. March 3*^. John Perr)^, Gentleman, R
8^^ John Buchanan, Marriner, P
Patrick Dennis, Marriner, R
April 7^. Robert R. Livingston, Gen-
tleman (Complimented),*
July 19^, Benjamin James, Gentleman,
R
Thomas Stevenson, Gentle-
man, R
August 2**. William Bell, Breeches
Maker, R
3**. John Kelso, Windsor Chair-
maker, P
John Betts, Cabinetmaker,
R
September i3^\ Moses Marden, Innholder, P
14^. Forster Lewis, Innholder, R
November 1". Christopher Fagenham,
Shopkeeper, P
Jacob Lamply, Innkeeper, P
2^ Edward Bardin, Innkeeper,
R
15^. Thomas Meredith, Cordwain-
er, R
December 6^. James Gilliland, Schoolmas-
ter, R
7^. Peter Garson, Compass-
maker, R
1775- February 9^. Emmanuel Rinedollar, Tay-
lor, P
* See Appendix No. 98.
238 FREEMEN, 1775-
1775- February 28^. Charles John Brannon, Inn-
keeper, P[aid]
March 28^. Thomas Burch, Tinplate-
maker, R[egistered]
Lewis Fueter, Goldsmith, R
William Millburne, Shop-
keeper, R
John Kingston, Goldsmith,
R
Jacob Boshart, House Car-
penter, R
Simon Snyder, Stonecutter,
Bryan Conner, Innkeeper, P
Thomas Hartley, Staymaker,
R
April ii'^. Robert Bell, Taylor, R
Richard Kip, Upholster, R
June 13^. James Seagrove, Gentleman,
P
John Shaw, Gentleman, P
[The last session of the Common Council under Colo-
nial rule, was held on Thursday, May 24th., 1776. The
civil authority again resumed their functions on Mon-
day, February 9th., 1784, when James Duane took his
seat at the Common Council as Mayor of the City.]
FREEMEN, 1 784. 239
City of I
New York, f
At a Common Council, held in the said City, on Tues-
day the Qth. Day of March, 1784.
Present :
James Duane ; Esquire, Mayor,
Richard Varick, Esquire, Recorder.
The following Laws and Ordinances, for the good
rule and government of the inhabitants and residents
within the said city, were ordained, made, established
and published, and ordered to be printed in one of the
pubic News Papers, viz. :
A Law relative to the admission of Freemen.
Passed March 9, 1784.
BE It Ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, and
Commonalty of the city of New York, convened
in Common Council, and it is hereby ordained by the
authority of the same, That all and every person or
persons hereafter to be made Free of this city (who
were not born within this city, or served a regular ap-
prenticeship of seven years with the same) shall pay for
the freedom thereof as followeth, to wit : Every mer-
chant, trader or shopkeeper, the sum of Five Pounds of
lawful money of the state of New York, including the
several fees hereinafter mentioned ; And every handicraft
tradesman, the sum of Twenty Shillings of like lawful
money, for the use of the Corporation, with the follow-
240 FREEMEN, 1 784.
ing fees on being made free, that is to say, Eight Shil-
lings to the Maj^or, Six Shillings to the Recorder,
Seven Shillings and Six Pence to the Clerk, and One
Shilling to the Cryer and Bellringer of the Mayor's
court ; and that every person hereafter to be made free
of this city, that was born or served an apprenticeship
within the same, shall pay for being sworn a freeman
and registered and a certificate, the sum of Eight Shil-
lings to the Mayor, Seven Shillings and Six Pence to
the Clerk, and One Shilling to the Cryer and Bellringer
of the Mayor's court.
II. And be it further ordained by the authority afore-
said. That every person hereafter to be made free of
this city shall take such oath of allegiance to the state
of New York, as now is or hereafter shall be established
by law, before the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and any four
or more of the Aldermen, and also the following oath,
to wit :
** I do swear, That I, as a Freeman of the
city of New York, will be obeisant and obedient to the
Mayor, and other Ministers or Peace Officers of the
said city ; the franchises and customs thereof, I will
maintain and keep the said city harmless as much as in
me lieth. I will know of no unlawful gatherings, assem-
blies, or meetings, or of any conspiracies against the
peace of the people of the state of New York, but I
will warn the Mayor, or other Magistrate thereof, or
hinder it to the utmost of my power. All these points
and articles I will well and truly maintain and keep
according to the laws and customs of the said city. So
help me God."
The New York Packet and the American Advertiser^
March 18, 178^, No. 36S.
At a Common Council held the 25th. Day of March,
1784.
The following Persons Residents in this City were
FREEMEN, 1 784. 24 1
admitted and sworn as Freemen and ordered to be
registered, viz.:
William Connor, Cartman,
Peter Vouch Jun'., Cartman,
James J. Myers, Cartman,
Charles DeBevois, Cartman,
Isaac Kipp, Cartman,
Daniel Lambert, Cartman,
ohn Ten Brock, Cartman,
"rancis Gendar, Cartman,
James Connoly, Cartman,
Morris Earle, Cartman,
Isaac Blauvelt, Cartman,
William Godwin, Cartman,
Thomas Staats, Cartman,
John Pearce, Cartman,
Nicholas Hilman, Cartman,
ames Myers Jun*"., Cartman,
ohn Nenning, Cartman,
saac Brower, Cartman,
Adam Wendel, Cartman,
William Patterson, Cartman,
Casparus Blanck, Cartman,
David E. Demarest, Cartman,
James Campbell, Cartman,
John Johnson, Cartman,
Alexander Van Everson, Cartman,
Alexander Dugan, Cartman.
Thomas Dick, Cartman,
Ivy Muckleworth, Cartman,
John C. Philips, Cartman,
Daniel Davenport, Cartman,
Barnaby Bellisle, Cartman,
William Crawford, Cartman,
Nicholas Demarest, Cartman,
Michael All, Cartman,
David Cornwell, Cartman,
Andrew Hamilton, Cartman,
16
FREEMEN, 1 784.
John Rains, Cartman,
Philip Fay, Cartman,
Robert Berwick, Cartman,
John Mcckar, Cartman,
Elias Shell, Cartman
James Blanchard, Cartman,
Thomas Tompkins. Cartman,
Henry Rhinebecker, Cartman,
Thomas Ferdon, Cartman
John Van Der Hoof, Cartman,
John Leonard, Cartman.
Abraham Van Tuyl, Cartman,
James Collard, Cartman,
Peter Freer, Cartman.
John Van Vasick, Baker,
Alexander Buchannan, Cartman,
Reuben Frazee. Cnrtnian,
John Johnson, Cartman,
James Adams, Cartman
Daniel Ruchei, Cartman.
Abraham Martling, Cartman,
John Osman. Cartman,
John Ross, Cartman,
Anthony Clauson, Cartman,
James Black, Cartman,
Bartholomew Staats, Silversmith,
Harmanus Staats, Measurer.
At a Common Council held the 30th. Day of March,
.1784-
The following Persons were sworn and admitted as
Freemen of the City and ordered to be registered, viz, .-
John Harriot, Cartman,
Peter Peters, Cartman,
William Beekman. Cartman,
John Chambers. Cartman,
Charles Jillard, Cartman,
FREEMEK, 1784. 243
John Cassady, Cartman,
Samuel Clark, Cartman,
Jonathan Concklin, Cartman,
Peter Hardenbrook, Cartman,
John Hays, Cartman,
James Johnson, Cartman,
ohn Davenport, Cartman,
ames Davenport, Cartman,
oseph Demarest, Cartman,
Richard Johnson, Cartman,
Caleb Ward, Cartman,
Joseph Ely, Cartman,
Moses Ely, Cartman,
Isaac Halsey, Cartman,
John Valentine, Cartman,
Cornelius Van Der Hoof, Cartman,
Abraham Knickerbacker, Cartman,
John Day, Cartman,
William Smith, Cartman,
ames Davis, Cartman,
ames Ryckman, Cartman,
Samuel Quackenbos, Cartman,
John Baldridge, Cartman,
Andrew Myers, Cartman,
Abraham Lafoy, Cartman,
Albertus Tiebout, Cartman,
Paulus Banta, Cartman,
Gideon Sprague, Cartman,
Nicholas Grub, Cartman,
Abraham Moore, Cartman,
Harman Van Rypen, Cartman,
Michael Faech, Cartman,
Tunis Dalson, Cartman,
Abraham Day, Cartman,
Thomas Gardner, Cartman,
Matthias Kerby, Cartman,
Jonas Woods, Cartman,
Francis Parsman, Cartman,
Daniel Fagan, Tallow Chandler.
244 FREEMEN, 1 784.
At a Common Council held the ist. Day of April,
1784.
The following Persons were admitted and sworn as
Freemen of the City and ordered to be registered, viz. :
Isaac King, Cartman,
Thomas Kelly, Cartman,
David Morgan, Cartman,
Aaron Jenkins, Cartman,
Abraham Ely, Cartman,
William Day, Cartman,
John Porter, Cartman,
Samuel Thistle, Cartman,
Peter Van Orden, Cartman,
Henry Crum, Cartman,
Joseph Deacon, Cartman,
oseph Hinds, Cartman,
acob Bogert, Cartman,
John J. Myers, Gentleman,
George Gillespy, Cartman,
William Waldron, Cartman,
James Carter, Cartman,
David Willis, Cartman,
ohn M. Tier, Cartman,
ehiel Ferris, Cartman,
!i^rancis Moore, Cartman,
Moses Egbert, Cartman,
Elias Romine, Cartman,
Matthew Vanderhoof, Cartman,
Peter Westervelt, Cartman,
Jacob Wendel, Cartman.
At a Common Council held the 6th. Day of April,
1 784.
The following Persons were admitted and sworn as
Freemen of this City and ordered to be registered, viz. :
Silvanus Seely, Carpenter,
Ezekiel Crane, Carpenter,
FREEMEN, 1 784. 245
William Campbell, Cartman,
William Ludlam, Cartman,
Michael Sandford, Cartman,
Cornelius Vandenbergh, Cartman,
Enos Tompkins, Cartman,
Nicholas Davison, Cartman,
Stephen Hadley, Cartman,
Nicholas Harry, Cartman,
Andrew Shoe, Cartman,
John Van Dervoort, Cartman,
Nicholas Concklin, Cartman,
Nathaniel Lane, Cartman,
Henry Barns, Cartman,
George Williams, Cartman,
Henry Bloom, Cartman,
Henry Vanderhoof, Cartman,
Isaac Coe, Cartman,
William Hawks, Cartman,
Joseph Keens, Innholder,
Elijah Wedge, Public Cryer,
Walter King, Cartman,
Herman Chappie, Cartman,
Henry Foreman, Cartman,
ohn Sidman, Cartman,
ohn Turner, Cartman,
ohn Fritz, Cartman,
Walter Dougall, Cartman,
Abraham Delameter, Cartman,
Albert G. Bogert, Cartman,
Charles Maston, Cartman,
ames West, Cartman,
ohn Stilwell, Cartman,
William Phillips, Cartman,
Andrew Jennings, Cartman,
John McFall, Cartman,
John Ackerman, Cartman,
Francis Colegrove, Cartman.
246 FREEMEN, 1 784.
At a Common Council held the 15th. Day of April,
1784.
The following Persons were admitted and sworn as
Freemen of the^ity and ordered to be registered, viz. :
Abijah Wells, Cartman,
Richard Allison, Cartman,
Ebenezer Hudson, Cartman,
William Mitchel, Cartman,
ohn Van Orden, Cartman,
ohn Nuthwait, Cartman,
onathan Wheeler, Cartman,
John Brown, Cartman,
George Sparlen, Cartman,
Peter Snyder, Cartman,
James Throckmorton, Cartman,
William Anderson, Cartman,
Epaphras Cook, Cartman,
Edward Fowler, Cartman,
Luke Terboss, Cartman,
William Andem, Cartman,
David Walker, Cartman,
ohn Heron, Cartman,
oseph Ransom, Cartman,
John Longtown, Cartman,
William Sloan, Cartman,
John Shaver, Cartman,
William Noble, Cartman,
Robert Giles, Cartman,
Hendrick Bogert Jun'., Cartman,
Jonathan Belcher, Cartman,
James Egberts, Cartman,
Robert Thomas, Cartman,
Matthew Musty, Cartman,
John Foot, Cartman,
William Connoly, Cartman,
Elijah Crane, Cartman,
Peter Smith, Cartman,
FREEMEN, 1 784. 247
Abraham Demarest, Cartman,
Philip Jordon, Cartman.
At a Common Council held the nth. Day. of May,
1784.
The following Persons were admitted and sworn as
Freemen of this City and ordered to be registered, viz. :
Peter Shultz, Cartman,
Henry Birdsall, Cartman,
Cornelius Post, Cartman,
Dirck Brinckerhoff Jun^, Cartman,
Abraham Riker, Cartman,
Matthew Riker, Cartman,
John McGill, Cartman,
acob Benschoten, Cartman,
acob Storm, Cartman,
Benjamin Horn, Cartman,
Casparus Romine, Cartman,
Peter Bogert, Cartman,
William Davids, Cartman,
William Van Vorst, Cartman,
Ryer J. Ryerse, Cartman,
Abraham Tucker, Cartman,
John Peter Westman, Cartman,
Andrew Van Alen, Cartman,
Jonathan Ross, Cartman,
Cornelius Paulding, Cartman,
Aaron King, Cartman,
James Gibson, Cartman,
Wright Carpenter, Cartman,
William Pierson, Cartman,
Hendrick C. Bogardus, Cartman,
James Patterson, Cartman,
William Davison, Cartman,
James Johnson, Cartman,
Samuel Scudder, Cartman,
John Johnson, Cartman,
248
FREEMEN, 1 784.
Rinier Skaats Jun'., Cartman,
David Young, Cartman,
Wilhelmus Van Houten, Cartman,
William Birdsall, Cartman,
Jacob Marselius, Cartman,
Lawrence Buskirk, Cartman,
James Gillespy, Cartman,
Peter Mauritsen, Cartman,
Martin Morrison, Cartman,
John All, Cartman,
Matthew Granger, Cartman,
Izrael Pearsall, Cartman,
Zebadiah Ward, Cartman,
ohn Foreman, Cartman,
oseph Russell, Cartman,
acob Dalmadge, Cartman,
ames Covenhoven, Cartman,
ohn Bowman, Cartman,
George Allison, Cartman,
Thomas Bushfield, Cartman,
John Purdy, Cartman,
Daniel Ackerman, Cartman,
Malcom Buchannan, Cartman,
John Turner, Cartman.
At a Common Council held the 14th. Day of May,
1784.
The following Persons were admitted and sworn as
Freemen of this City and ordered to be registered, viz. :
John H. Sleght, Merchant,
Benjamin Thorn, Carpenter,
James Stitt, Cartman,
Hendrick Bartholf, Cartman,
Matthew Cunningham, Cartman,
Daniel Perrine, Cartman,
Archibald Locke, Cartman,
FREEMEN, 1784. 249
ohn Simmons, Cartman,
^eter Quackenboss, Cartman,
Samuel Hutchins, Cartman,
Peter DuBois, Cartman,
Jonathan Miller, Cartman,
Hugh Lindsay, Cartman,
John Retan, Cartman,
Angus Sutherland, Cartman,
William Sandford, Cartman,
John Ernest, Cartman.
City of
New York
(•ss.
JAMES DUANE, Esquire,
L. S. MAYOR,
And the Aldermen of the City of New York.
To all to whom these Presents shall come^ send Greet-
ing :
KNOW YE, That Lawrence Goetz, Blacksmith, is
admitted, received and allowed a FreTeman and
Citizen of the said City ; to Have, Hold, Use and
Enjoy all the Benefits, Privileges, Franchises and Im-
munities whatsoever, granted or belonging to the said
City. In Testimony whereof, the said Mayor and
Aldermen have caused the Seal of the said City to be
hereunto afifixed. Witness James Duane, Esquire,
Mayor, the twenty-fifth Day of May in the Year of our
Lord 1784, and of the Sovereignty and Independence
of the State the eighth.
Jas. Duane.
By order of the Mayor
and Aldermen.
Robt. Benson, Clk.
From printed form reproduced in Manual of the Common Council^ 1862.
25o FREEMEN, 1 784.
At a Common Council held the 2d, Day of June,
1784.
The following Persons were admitted and sworn as
Freemen of this City and ordered to be registered, viz. :
ames Valentine, Cartman,
eremiah DuBois, Cartman,
David Pierson, Cartman,
John Owen, Cartman,
Henry Stiles, Cartman,
Nathan June, Cartman,
Cornelius Tharp, Cartman.
At a Common Council held the i6th Day of June,
1 784.
Peter Sypher, Cartman, was admitted and sworn a
Freeman of this City and ordered to be registered
according.
At a Common Council held the 30th. Day of June,
1 784.
The following Persons were admitted and sworn as
Freemen and ordered to be registered, viz. :
William Snyder, Baker,
Daniel Shaffer, Tobacconist,
Simon Losee, Labourer,
Valentine Vaughan, Labourer.
At a Common Council held the 7th. Day of July,
1 784.
Benjamin Westervelt, Cartman, was admitted and
sworn as a Freeman of the City and ordered to be
registered.
FREEMEN, I 784. 25 1
At a Common Council held the 21st. Day of July,
1 784.
Thomas Peet and Richard Wheeler were sworn and
admitted as Freemen of the City and ordered to be
registered.
At a Common Council held the 26th. Day of August,
1784.
The following Persons were admitted and sworn as
Freemen of the City, viz. :
ohn Clark, Shoemaker,
srael Knapp, Carpenter.
At a Common Council held the ist. Day of Septem-
ber, 17S4.
Ichabod Steinbrach, ) ^ ^
f u c J \ Cartmen,
John Snyder, )
were admitted and sworn as Freemen and ordered to
be registered.
At a Common Council held the nth. Day of Septem-
ber, 1784.
Present :
James Duane Esq^, Mayor,
Richard Varick Esq^, Recorder.
Ordered that five respectful Addresses from this
Corporation be presented with the Freedom of this
City in Gold Boxes, one to his Excellency the
Governor George Clinton, one to his Excellency
General Washington, one to the Honourable John
Jay Esq^, one to the Honourable the Marquis
De La Fayette, and one to Major General Baron Steu-
ben, and that Mr. Mayor and Mr. Recorder prepare
and report the addresses, and that Alderman Gilbert,
252 FREEMEN, 1 784.
Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Phoenix direct the making of
the Gold Boxes * accordingly.
Mr. Mayor informed the Board that as the Marquis
De La Fayette would depart this City in a day or two
he had prepared the draft of an Address to him, as also
of the Certificate of his Freedom of this City, which
were read and approved by the Board in the Words
following, viz. :
'* To the Right Honourable the Marquis De La Fay-
ette, Marechal de Camp of the Armies of His Most
Christian Majtsty and Major General in the Service
of the United States of America.
Sir : We the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of
the City of New York are Happy in the Opportunity
which your presence affords us of giving you a public
Testimony of our Esteem.
It is with peculiar Pleasure we welcome you to a
Place the repossession of which was so long a princi-
pal object of those Wishes and Efforts in which you
so zealously participated. The early and adventurous
Part you took in the Revolution, and the essential
Services which you have rendered in different Situa-
tions, will ever endear you to those to whom the
Rights of America are Dear.
Altho', Sir, we are persuaded, that in the affections
of a free People, you will find the most pleasing
Tribute to your distinguished Merits, We beg leave,
as a Token of our peculiar Regard, to present you
with the Freedom of this City ; and to assure you,
that we feel ourselves deeply interested in your Hap-
piness and Prosperity.
By order of the Common Council.
Jas. Duane, Mayor.
New York,
September nth., 1784.
* At a Common Council held November nth., 1784, a warrant was issued to
Samuel Johnson for Cl^.'j for two Gold Boxes. December 8th., 1784, a warrant
for ;^56,io,4 for two Golden Boxes. — City Records.
FREEMEN, 1 784. 253
City of )
New York, j ^^•
Whereas :
James Duane Esq^, Mayor, the Recorder, Alder-
men, and Assistants of the City of New York in
Common Council convened. To all to whom these
Presents shall come. Send Greeting. — Whereas the
Right honourable The Marquis De La Fayette Marechal
de Camp of the armies of his most Christian Majesty
and Major General in the service of the United States
of America, by the early and adventurous Part which
he took in the late Revolution, by which the Liberties
and Independence of the United States are happily
established, and the essential Services he hath per-
formed in different Situations, hath endeared himself to
all to whom the Jlights of America are Dear, and we
being desirous of giving him a public Testimony of
our Esteem and of our high Sense of his distinguished
Merit and essential Services : Be it therefore known
to all whom it may concern, that the said Marquis de
la Fayette is by these Presents admitted and received
a Freeman and Citizen of the City of New York in
the State of New York in America. In Testimony
Whereof, We cause the public Seal of the said City to
be hereinto affixed.
Witness James Duane Esq^, Mayor of the said
City, this fourteenth Day of September in the Year of
our Lord 1784, and of the Independence of the State
the ninth.
James Duane.
By order of the Common
Council.
Robt. Benson, Clk.
At a Common Council held the i5th. Day of Septem-
ber, 1784.
The Members having waited on the Right Hon-
254 FREEMEN, 1 784.
Durable the Marquis de la Fayette with the Address
of the Corporation, Mr. Mayor laid on the table the
Marquis's answer, which was read, and is in the words
following :
To the Honourable the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-
monalty of the City of New York.
While I am honoured with so flattering marks of
your esteem, it is a peculiar gratification to me to
receive them in this City, where with delight I see the
triumphant restoration of the American flag.
Amidst hardship of war, which so heavily fell upon
you, it has been your noble task to give the world an
example of disinterestedness and fortitude. To unite
with you, in common eff^orts and common wishes,
became my fortunate lot ; and altho' from a powerful
co-operation then in readiness, we had a right to
expect the re-possession of New York, yet did I feel
much happier in the far better method, by which the
end of your exile was made a signal for restored peace.
In the precious testimonies of your partiality now
aff^orded me, I most pleasingly enjoy the new tie that
connects me with this City ; and while I ardently
share with you in every concern for its prosperity, I
beg leave to assure you that the warmth of my zeal
can only be equalled by the feelings of my respect and
gratitude.
William Hope was admitted and sworn as a Free-
man of the City and ordered to be registered.
At a Common Council held the 20th. Day of Septem-
ber, 1784.
The Mayor informed the Board that his Excellency
the Governor was returned to this city, and that ac-
cording to order the Recorder and himself had pre-
pared an Address to his Excellency, together with a
Certificate of the Freedom of this City, which were
FREEMEN, 1784, 255
read and unanimously approved by this Board, and
are as follows, viz. :
To His Excellency
George Clinton, Esquire,
Governor of the State of New York, &c., &c., &c.
The Respectful Address of the Mayor, Aldermen
and Commonaky of the City of New York.
May it please your Excellency :
We the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the
City of New York congratulate your Excellency on
your return to this metropolis from the western
frontier.
The uprightness of your conduct, your uniform zeal
for the public good, and the important part, both in
the field and in the Senate, which you have acted in
vindicating the liberties of America, have justly ele-
vated you to a high place in the confidence and esteem
of your country.
Permit us then to embrace this opportunity of unit-
ing our applause to those of other public bodies, who
have already paid their tribute to your merit, and be
pleased to accept of the Freedom of this City, now
respectfully presented, as a testimony of our high
sense of your services, of our affectionate regard to
your person, and of our earnest wishes for your do-
mestic happiness, and the tranquillity of your admin-
istration.
By Order of the Common Council.
James Duane, Mayor.
City of )
New York, j ^^•
By James Duane Esquire, Mayor, the Recorder, Al-
dermen, and Assistants of the City of New York
in Common Council convened.
To all People to whom these Presents shall come
256 FREEMEN, I 784.
or may in any wise concern, Greeting. Whereas His
Excellency George Clinton Esquire, Governor of the
State of New York, by the Uprightness of his Con-
duct, by his uniform Zeal for the public Good, and by
the important Part, in the Field and in the Senate,
which he hath acted in vindicating the Liberties and
establishing the Independence of America, justly pos-
sesses a high Place in the Confidence and Esteem of
his Country : Now know ye that we being desirous
to unite our applause to those of other public Bodies
who have already paid their Tribute to his distin-
guished Merit, to manifest our affection for his Per-
son, and to perpetuate the just Sense which we enter-
tain of his important Services, Have admitted and
received, and by these Presents Do admit and receive
His said Excellency George Clinton Esquire to be a
Freeman of the said City of New York, To hold, exer-
cise and enjoy all the Rights, Privileges, Advantages,
and Immunities to the Freemen of the said City
incident and appertaining. In Testimony Whereof,
We have caused the public Seal of the said City to be
hereunto affixed and enclosed in a Golden Box. Wit-
ness James Duane Esquire, Mayor of the said City,
this twenty-second Day of September in the Year of
our Lord 1784, and of the Independence of the State
the ninth.
James Duane.
By order of the Common
Council.
Robt. Benson, Clk.
Ordered, That Aldermen John Broome and William
Neilson wait on his Excellency to know when and
where he will be pleased to receive this Board with
the said Address.
That they inform the Mr. Mayor of his Excellency's
answer, and that Mr. Mayor convene the members to
wait on his Excellency accordingly.
FREEMEN, 1 784. 257
At a Common Council held the 24th. Day of Septem-
ber, 1784,
The Mayor, Recorder, and the other members of
the Board having waited on his Excellency the Gov-
ernor on Wednesday last [September 2 2d.] with their
Address, the Answer which his Excellency had been
pleased to make thereto was read in the words follow-
ing, viz. :
Gentlemen :
Be pleased to accept of my warmest acknowledge--
ments for your very polite and affectionate address.
If my attempts to serve my country have contrib-
uted to the happiness of my constituents, I could
not meet a reward which I more highly esteem, than
their confidence and approbation ; and permit me to
assure you, that the pleasure I now experience in
receiving this honourable testimony of your favoura-
ble opinion of my public conduct, and regard for my
person, is greatly enhanced, when I reflect that it is
to your wisdom we are so much indebted for the
tranquillity and good order which prevails in this
metropolis.
Geo. Clinton.
At a Common Council held the 2d. Day of October,
1784.
Mr. Mayor informed the Board that the Honourable
John Jay Esq', was returned to this city, and that ac-
cording to order he and Mr. Recorder had prepared
the Draft of an Address from this Corporation to Mr.
Jay, and also the Certificate of his Freedom of this
City, which were read and unanimously approved of
by the Board and are as follows, viz. :
17
258 FREEMEN, 1 784.
To the Honourable John Jay Esquire, late one of the
Ministers Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America for negotiating a Peace.
Sir:
Be pleased to accept the Congratulations of the
Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of
New York, on your safe Return to the place of your
Nativity.*
The Revolution which hath secured our Liberties
and Independence, will not be more celebrated for the
illustrious Events which have marked its Progress,
than for the Roll of Statesmen and Heroes, by whose
Wisdom, and Valour, under the Divine Favour, it hath
been established on the most solid basis.
Among these worthy Patriots, you, Sir, are highly
distinguished — in our own Convention — in our first
Seat of Justice — as a member and as President of the
United States in Congress assembled — and as a Min-
ister Plenipotentiary, both in Spain and France — you
have executed the important Trusts with Wisdom,
Firmness, and Integrity, and have acquired universal
applause.
While you thus possess the nations Confidence and
Esteem for a series of eminent Services, We, your
fellow Citizens, feel a singular Pleasure in embracing
this Opportunity to present you with the Freedom of
your native City, as a public Testimony of the respect-
ful Sentiments we entertain towards you, and as a
Pledge of our affection, and of our sincere Wishes for
your Happiness.
By order of the Common Council.
James Duane, Mayor.
♦ On Saturday the 24th. of July, the ship Edward, Capt Henry Coupar, arrived
at this port from London, in seven weeks and two days. In her the Hon. John
Jay, Esq., his Lady and family; Philip Livingston, Esq. ; and several other
gentlemen came passengers. — The New York Packet, July 2tth., 1784, AV. 405.
Last week the Honourable John Jay, Esq., came to this City from the Family-
Scat at Rye, and on Monday, the 4th. instant, received the Addresses from the
Corporation. — The New York Packet^ 'Jhursday\ October ^th., 1784, N^o. 426.
FREEMEN, 1 784. 259
City of )
New York. ) ^^•
By James Duane Esquire, Mayor, and the Recorder,
Aldermen and Assistants of the City of New
York in Common Council convened.
To all People to whom these Presents shall come
or concern, Greeting.
Whereas, the glorious Revolution which hath se-
cured our Liberties and Independence will not be
more celebrated for the illustrious Events which have
marked its Progress than for the Roll of Statesmen
and Heroes by whose Wisdom and Valour, under the
Divine Favour, it hath been established on the most
solid Basis. And whereas, among these worthy
Patriots the Honourable John Jay Esquire is highly dis-
tinguished, having in our own Convention — in our first
Seat of Justice — as a Member and as President of the
United States in Congress assembled, and as a Minis-
ter Plenipotentiary both in Spain and France, executed
the important Trusts committed to him, with Wisdom,.
Firmness, and Integrity ; and thus by a series of
eminent Services obtained the national Confidence
and Esteem and universal Applause.
Now, therefore, know ye that We, feeling a singular
Pleasure in paying a just Tribute to the Merits of the
said John Jay our fellow Citizen, Have received and
admitted, and by these Presents Do receive and admit
him to be a Freeman of his native City, To hold, exer-
cise and enjoy all the Rights, Privileges, Advantages,
and Immunities to the Freedom of the said City, inci-
dent or appertaining as a public Testimony of the
respectful Sentiments we entertain towards him, and
as a Pledge of our affection and our sincere wishes for
his Happiness and Prosperity. In Testimony Whereof
We have caused the public Seal of the said City to be
hereunto affixed, and these Presents to be enclosed in
a Golden Box.* Witness James Duane Esq^, Mayor
* The gold box, ornamented with the arms of the city, is now in the possession
of his grandson, John C. Jay, of Rye, N. V.
26o FREEMEN, 1 784.
of the said City, this 2d. Day of October in the Year of
our Lord 1784, and of the Sovereignty and Indepen-
dence of the State of New York the ninth.
James Duane.
By order of the Common
Council.
Robt. Benson, Clk.
Ordered that Aldermen Lott, Gilbert, and Ivers
wait on Mr. Jay to know when and where he will be
pleased to receive this Board with the said Address.
That they inform Mr. Mayor of his answer, and that
Mr. Mayor convene the Members to wait on him
accordingly.
Monday Noon, October 4th., 1784.
Mr. Mayor having convened the Members of this
Corporation they proceeded to wait on Mr. Jay with
their Address, to which he was pleased to make the
following answer :
To the Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen, and Com-
monalty of the City New York.
Gentlemen :
Accept my warmest Thanks for your affectionate
Congratulations on my Return to my native Country ;
and for the particular Mark of Approbation with
which you have honoured my Endeavours to do my
Duty in promoting its Welfare. I consider the Day
on which I again landed on these Shores as one of
the happiest with which an indulgent Providence has
blessed me ; and that Satisfaction was increased by
finding my Fellow Citizens in the Enjoyment of pub-
lic Tranquillity and private Security, under the auspices
of Magistrates who had given early Proofs of atten-
tion to both.
I cannot omit this Opportunity of offering to you,
Gentlemen, my Congratulations on our having attained
FREEMEN, 1 784. 26 1
the Objects of a War, in the Course of which America
in general, and this Part of it in particular, displayed
exemplary magnanimity and Perseverance ; and exhib-
ited to the World the singular Spectacle of a patriot
army of Citizens, peaceably retiring with their great and
good Chief, crowned with Laurels and the Blessings of
the People, to fill the various Stations of private Life.
If we cultivate the Virtues and observe the Policy
requisite in Peace, with the attention paid to those
which (with the Blessings of Heaven) gave Success
to the War — If our Views be national — our Union
preserved — our F'aith kept — War, however improb-
able, provided for — knowledge diffused — and our
federal Government rendered efficient, we cannot fail
to become a great and happy People.
This being a Land of Light and Liberty, I bless
God that it is the Land of my Nativity. Here my
Forefathers from France after the revocation of the
Edict of Nantes a.d. 1684, sought and found Free-
dom and Toleration. I am bound to it by the strong-
est Ties, and as its Happiness has been the first
Object of my Endeavours from early Life, so the most
fervent Wishes for its Prosperity shall be among
those of my latest hours.
John Jay.
At a Common Council held the 8th. Day of October,
1784.
Mr. Mayor produced the Draft of an Address to
Baron Steuben, as also a Certificate of his Freedom of
this City, which were respectively read and agreed to
by the Board, and are in the words following, viz, : •
To the Honourable Frederick William, Baron de
Steuben, late Major General and Inspector Gen-
eral of the Armies of the United States of
America.
The Address of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Com-
monalty of the City of New York.
262 FREEMEN, I 784.
In offering testimonials of the respect of this Cor-
poration for individuals who have distinguished them-
selves in our happy revolution, we cannot be unmind-
ful of the merits of the Baron de Steuben.
We recollect with pleasure. Sir, among other im-
portant services which you have rendered, that to
your well directed efforts this country is essentially
indebted for the introduction of that system into our
military establishments, on which the reputation and
success of our arms so much depended. The bat-
tle of Monmouth soon after the commencement of
your labours, and every subsequent event of the Jate
war, are memorable proofs of the utility of that sys-
tem m the field, and the records of Congress bear
testimony in how great a degree it contributed to
promote the interests of national (economy.
As a public mark of the sense we entertain of your
services, and of our esteem for you personally, we
f)resent you with the Freedom of the city, within the
imits of which you have chosen your residence. We
shall only add, that the interest we take in your
happiness dictates our warmest wishes, that you may
experience from the citizens of the State at large
every species of distinction and acknowledgment, which
can contribute to render that residence agreeable.
By order of the Common Council.
James Duane, Mayor.
City of ]
New York, f ^^•
By James Duane Esquire, Mayor, and the Recorder,
Aldermen and Assistants of the City of New York in
Common Council convened.
To all People to whom these Presents shall come
or concern, Greeting.
Whereas the honourable Frederick William Baron
de Steuben, Major General and Inspector General
of the Armies of the United States of America,
among other individuals who have distinguished
FREEMEN, 1 784. 263
themselves in our happy Revolution, hath rendered
important service, and this Country is more especially
indebted to his well directed Efforts for the Introduc-
tion of that System into our Military Establishment,
on which the Reputation and Success of our Arms so
much depended ; the Battle of Monmouth soon after
the Commencement of his Labours, and every sub-
sequent Event of the late War, being memorable
Proofs of the Utility of that System in the Field ;
and the Records of Congress bearing Testimony in
how great a Degree it contributed to promote the
Interests of National CEconomy. Now therefore
Know Ye that WE, being mindful of the distin-
guished Merit of the said Baron de Steuben, Have re-
ceived and admitted. And by these Presents Do receive
and admit, the said Baron de Steuben to be a Free-
man of the said City within the Limits of which
he hath chosen his Residence, to hold, exercise, and
enjoy all the Privileges, Advantages, and Immunities
to the Freedom of the said City incident and apper-
taining as a publick mark of the Sense WE entertain
of his Services, of our Esteem for him personally, and
of the Interest WE take in his Happiness. In Testi-
mony whereof WE have caused the public Seal of the
said City to be hereunto affixed and these Presents to
be enclosed in a Golden Box.* Witness James Duane
Esquire, Mayor of the said City, this eleventh Day of
October in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of
the State of New York the ninth. t t-.
J as. Duane.
By Order of the Common
Council.
Robt. Benson, Cl'k. [L. S.]
From the original in possession of the New York Historical Society,
Ordered, That Aldermen Neilson, Broome and Mr.
TenEyck wait on the Baron to know when and where
* The gold box was presented by Baron Steuben to Major William North ; it
is now in possession of his granddaughter, Mrs. Francis B. Austin, of this city.
264 FREEMEN, 1 784.
he will receive the said Address. That they inform
Mr. Mayor of his answer, and that Mr. Mayor con-
vene the Members to wait on him accordingly.
Monday, the nth. Day of October, 1784.
Mr. Mayor having convened the Members of the
Corporation, they proceeded to wait on the Baron de
Steuben with their Address, to which he was pleased
to make the following answer, viz. :
To the Honourable the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-
monalty of the City of New York.
Gentlemen :
The flattering testimonials you have condescended
to give me of your esteem, and the kind approbation
with which you have been pleased to reward my well
meant endeavours to render services to America in
the late arduous contest, inspire me with a gratitude
more easily felt than expressed.
It is not surprising, however flattering it may be to
me, that my services, whatever they may have been,
should be recollected by so important and respectable
a part of the community, which has never ceased to
remember those of their own officers by whom I have
been so eff^ectually assisted. To the abilities and
merit of the officers, and the singular docility' of the
soldiers, with whom I had the honour to serve, Amer-
ica is in the highest degree indebted for that disci-
pline, order and (jeconomy which finally distinguished
ner army. To none is she more obliged than to those
of this State; and I am happy in having this oppor-
tunity of acknowledging how much I am indebted to
them, for the success of the system it became my doty
to j>ropose.
I accept with the most lively sense the honour con-
ferred on me by this mark of personal attention ; if
FREEMEN, I 784. 265
anything could add to its value, it would be enhanced
by the manner of your bestowing it.
The proofs I have had of the esteem of the inhabi-
tants of this city, have convinced me that I have
made a happy choice in fixing on my place of rest
from my military labours. It will be my highest
ambition to deserve the honour of being enrolled
among them, possessing the good opinion of my fel-
low citizens and their worthy magistrates, I can with
more confidence anticipate the friendship of those of
the State at large, for whose prosperity I shall ever
most gratefully and sincerely pray.
I have the honour to be, with the greatest respect,
Gentlemen :
Your obedient Servant,
Steuben.
At a Common Council held the 20th. Day of October,
1 784.
The following Persons were admitted and sworn as
Freemen of this City and ordered to be registered, viz, :
Hezekiah Van Keuren, Cartman,
John Crawson, Cartman,
Abraham Brower, Cartman,
John Terhune, Cartman,
George Miller, Cartman,
I Anthpny Ford, Cartman.
At a Common Council held the 2d. Day of December,
1784.
Mr. Mayor, according to order, presented the Draft
of an Address from this Corporation to his Excel-
lency General Washington, also the Draft of a Certifi-
cate of his Excellency being admitted to the Freedom
of this City, which he read and laid upon the table, and
the same being again respectively read were unani-
266 FREEMEN, 1 784.
mously approved of and agreed to by the Board, and
are in the words following, viz. :
To His Excellency George Washington, late Gen-
eral and Commander in Chief of the Armies of the
United States of America.
The respectful Address of the Mayor, Aldermen,
and Commonalty of the City of New York in Common
Council convened.
Sir :
When this City after its Restoration (25th. Novem-
ber, 1783) had the Honour of your Excellency's Pres-
ence, it was regretted that the Derangement of its
Institutions suspended those public Testimonials of
Respect, Gratitude, and Applause which every Heart,
truly American, is solicitous to pay to your distin-
guished Merits and Services. The Corporation, since
organized, resolved to embrace proper opportunity to
manifest the exalted Sense which they entertain of
both ; and are happy that your Approach to the vicinity
of this State will put it in their Power to carry that
Resolution into effect.
The Effusions of public Esteem are the most wel-
come Tribute to a patriot Mind, and as none can have
greater Reason to cherish the most honourable and
affectionate Sentiments towards you than the Citizens
of the State of New York, so we have the fullest
Confidence that there is no State in which they are
more generally and emphatically felt. Flattering our-
selves that you are convinced of this Truth, we are
led to hope that it may not be displeasing to you to
have your name enrolled among the Citizens of a
Metropolis for the Recovery of which so much of
your Care and Solicitude have been employed.
On the present Occasion we would wish to convey
to your Excellency a just Idea of the Admiration we
feel for the Virtues you have displayed in the late Revo-
lution : But Justice to the illustrious Part you have
FREEMEN, I 784. 267
acted would oblige us to adopt that strong Language
of Panegyrick which we fear would wound the Deli-
cacy for which you are conspicuous. We shall there-
fore only indulge ourselves so far as to observe that it
is your Glory, thro' all the vicissitudes and embarrass-
ments of a Revolution, thro' alternate Scenes of pros-
perous and adverse Fortune, never to have known a
Moment when you did ^ not possess the full Confidence
and Esteem of your Country ; and after having, by
the Divine Favour, most essentially contributed to
establish the Liberty and Independence of thirteen
Republicks, it is your peculiar Glory to have chear-
fully retired from the Head of a victorious Army to
the modest station of a private Citizen.
Permit us to add our fervent Prayer that your Ex-
cellency, in just Reward of such eminent Services and
Virtues, may be crowned with every Blessing which a
grateful Country and indulgent Heaven can bestow.
City of )
New York, j ^^•
By James Duane Esquire, Mayor, and the Recorder
. and Aldermen of the City of New York.
To all to whom these Presents shall come or may
concern. Greeting.
Whereas His Excellency George Washington, late
Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United
States of America, by a series of the most illustrious
Services is entitled to the Respect, Gratitude, and
Applause of every Heart which is truly American ;
And as none can have greater Reason to cherish the
most honourable and affectionate Sentiments towards
him than the Citizens of the State of New York : So
we have the fullest Confidence that there is no State
in which they are more generally and emphatically felt.
Flattering ourselves that, convinced of this Truth,
His Excellency may be pleased to have his name
enrolled among the Citizens of a Metropolis for the
268 FREEMEN, 1 784.
Recovery of which so much of his Care and Solicitude
have been employed : Now therefore know ye that
we, considering that Effusions of public Esteem are
the most welcome Tribute to a patriot mind, have
admitted and received, and by these Presents Do
admit and receive, his said Excellency to be a Free-
man and Citizen of the said City.
To hold, exercise, and enjoy all the Rights, Privi-
leges, and Immunities to the Freedom and Citizen-
ship of the said City incident and appertaining as a
permanent Proof of the admiration we feel for his
exalted Virtues, for the Wisdom, Fortitude, and Mag-
nanimity which he had so gloriously displayed thro'
all the Vicissitudes and Embarrassments, thro' all the
alternate Scenes of prosperous and adverse Fortune,
produced in the Progress of an arduous and difficult
War. And finally for that patriotic Heroism which,
after having been an essential Instrument in giving
by the Divine Blessing, Liberty and Independence to
thirteen Republicks, hath led him to retire with Chear-
fulness from the Head of a victorious Army to the
modest Station of a private Citizen.
In Testimony of these Truths and to perpetuate
them to our remotest Posterity, we the said Mayor,
Recorder, and Aldermen have caused these Presents
to be entered on our public Records, and our common
Seal of the said City, enclosed in a golden Box, to
be hereunto affixed. Witness James Duane Esq^,
Mayor of the said City, this 2d. Day of December in
the Year of our Lord 1784, and of the Independence
of the State the ninth.
Ordered that the said Address and Certificate be
engrossed, that Mr. Mayor subscribe the Address on
behalf of this Corporation, and that the common Seal
of this Corporation be affixed to the said Certificate ;
and that Mr. Mayor, who is going to Philadelphia on
public business, be requested in the name of this Cor-
poration to present the said Address and Certificate,
with the golden Box, to his Excellency, who is expected
FREEMEN, 1 785. 269
at that place, otherwise that Mr. Mayor transmit the
same to his Excellency by such conveyance as he may
conceive most proper.
At a Common Council held the i8th. Day of January,
1785.
John Paine,
Robert Smith,
Michael Gates,
Jacob Day,
William White,
were admitted and sworn as Freemen of this City and
ordered to be registered accordingly.
At a Common Council held the 29th. Day of January,
1785.
ohn Dunlap, Cartman,
ohn Kip, Cartman,
oseph Forbes, Cartman,
osiah Concklin, Cartman,
George Aerlich, Cartman,
Uzziah Coddington, Cartman,
John Smith, Cartman,
Robert Smith, Cartman,
were severally sworn as Freemen of this City and
ordered to be registered.
At a Common Council held the 9th. Day of March,
1785-
ohn Van Winckel, Bricklayer, and
oseph Cheesemen, Bricklayer,
were admitted and sworn as Freemen of this City and
ordered to be registered.
270 FREEMEN, I 785.
At a Common Council held the 5th. Day of April.
1785.
John Helsman, Tobacconist, sworn and admitted a
Freeman of this City and ordered to be registered
accordingly.
At a Common Council held the 6th. Day of April,
1785.
William Bussing, )
Aaron Banta, VCartmen,
Michael Sandiord, )
were admitted and sworn Freemen of this City and
ordered to be registered.
At a Common Council held the nth. Day of April,
1785.
Jacob Shearman, Cartman,
William Rutledge, Carpenter,
were admitted and sworn as Freemen of this City
and ordered to be registered.
At a Common Council held the 20th. Day of April,
1785.
John Harvey,
Isaac Woolcoks,
Daniel Demaray, J^Cartmen,
Saml Arnett,
James Hulet,
were sworn and admitted as Freemen of this City
and ordered to be registered.
FREEMEN, 1 785. 27I
At a Common Council held the 30th. Day of April,
1785.
Abraham Ackerman, Cartman,
Isaac Stagg, Shoemaker,
were sworn and admitted Freemen of this City and
ordered to be registered.
At a Common Council held the 2d. Day of May, 1785.
Present James Duane Esq'., Mayor.
Mr. Mayor produced to the Board a Letter from
his Excellency General Washington covering his
answer to the Address of the Corporation of the 2d.
of December last, which answer is in the words fol-
lowing, viz, :
To the Honourable the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen,
and Commonalty of the City of New York.
Gentlemen :
I received your Address, and the freedom of the City
with which you have been pleased to present me in a
golden Box, with the sensibility and gratitude which
such distinguished honours have a claim to. The flat-
tering expression of both, stamps value on the acts ;
and call for stronger language than I am master of,
to convey my sense of the obligation in adequate
terms.
To have the good fortune amidst the vicissitudes
of a long and arduous contest ** never to have known
a moment when I did not possess the confidence and
esteem of my Country " — And that my conduct should
have met the approbation, and obtained the affec-
tionate regard of the State of New York (where diffi-
culties were numerous and complicated), may be as-
scribed more to the effect of divine wisdom, which
had disposed the minds of the people, harassed on
272 FREEMEN, 1 785.
all sides, to make allowances for the embarrassments
of my situation, whilst with fortitude and patience
they sustained the loss of their Capitol, and a valua-
ble part of their territory — and to the liberal senti-
ments, and . great exertion of her virtuous Citizens,
than to any merit of mine.
The reflection of these things now, after the many
hours of anxious sollicitude which all of us have had, is
as pleasing, as our embarrassments at the moments we
encountered them, were distressing — and must console
us for past sufferings and perplexities.
I pray that Heaven may bestow its choicest bless-
ings on your City — That the devastations of War, in
which you found it, may soon be without a trace.
That a well regulated and beneficial Commerce may
enrich your Citizens. — And that, your State (at
present the Seat of the Empire) may set such exam-
ples of wisdom and liberality, as shall have a tendency
to strengthen and give permanency to the Union at
home — and credit and respectability to it abroad.
The accomplishment whereof is a remaining wish, and
the primary object of all my desires.
G^ Washington.
Ordered that the said address and answer be pub-
lished.*
At a Common Council held the 20th. Day of May,
1785.
* The Address of the Corporation to General Washington (see December 2d.,
1784) and liis reply to the same appeared in London's New York Packet^ of
Monday, May 9th., 1785, with the following prefatory note: ** The following
Address was prepared to have been presented 10 his Excellency General Wash-
ington, when he was expected in the neighbourhood of this City: But, as the
visit did not take place, it was transmitted to his seat at Mount Vernon, and the
Corporation have been honoured with the following answer." The letter of
Washington has been reproduced in fac-simile for the Manual of the Common
Council for 1870.
The Common Council, January i8th,, 1785, issued a warrant for ;f45.i6 to
pay William W. Gilbert for a** Golden Box** to enclose the freedom presented
to Washington.
A fac-simile of Washington's reply was printed in the Corporation Manual for
1870.
FREEMEN, I 785. 273
Harmanus Blauvelt, ) ^
Jesse Danielson, j '
were admitted and sworn Freemen of this City and
ordered to be registered.
At a Common Council held the 25th. Day of May,
1785.
Peter Van Houten, Cartman,
ames Smith, Cartman,
ohn Bishop, Cartman,
iarnet Nagel, Cartman,
Gerrit Smith, Cartman,
Isaac Kipp, Cartman,
ohn Dusenbury, Cartman,
ohn Mills, Shoemaker,
were severally admitted and sworn Freemen of this
City and ordered to be registered.
At a Common Council held the 13th. Day of July,
1785-
William Hamilton, Merchant,
Hercules Wendover, Cartman,
Francis Gains, Cartman,
were severally admitted and sworn as Freenjen of this
City and ordered to be registered.
At a Common Council held the 19th. Day of Octo-
ber, 1785.
David Demares, Cartman,
Nathaniel Guyon, Cartman,
John Bogardus, Cartman,
George Brown, Cartman,
William Post, Cartman,
18
2 74 FREEMEN, 1 785-6.
John Varick, Cartman,
John Montanye, Cartman,
were severally admitted and sworn as Freemen of this
City and ordered to be registered.
At a Common Council held the 28th. Day of Decem-
ber, 1785.
John Craig,
ames Van Blaricum,
oshua Williams,
John Cunningham,
were admitted and sworn Freemen of this City and
ordered to be registered.
>-Cartmen,
At a Court of General Sessions of the Peace, held
the 7th. Day of February, 1 786.
Philip Jacob Arcularius, of the City of New York,
Tanner, admitted and sworn as a Freeman of the said
City and ordered to be registered.
A LAW RELATIVE TO THE ADMISSION OF FREEMEN.
Be it Ordained, by the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-
monalty of the City of New York, in Common Cotmcil
convened^ and it is hereby Ordained by the Authority of
the same, That all and every Person or Persons here-
after to be made Free of this City (who were not Born
within this City or served a regular Apprenticeship of
Seven Years within the same), shall Pay for the Free-
dom thereof as follows, to wit : Every Merchant, Trader
or Shop-keeper, the Sum of Five Pounds y Lawful Money
of the State of New York, including the several Fees
hereinafter mentioned ; And every Handicraft Trades-
man, the sum of Twenty Shillings of like Lawful
/
FREEMEN, 1 786. 275
Money, for the Use of the Corporation, with the fol-
lowing Fees on being made Free, that is to say,
Eight Shillings to the Mayor, Six Shillings to the
Recorder, Seven Shillings and Sixpence to the Clerk,
and One Shilling to the Cryer of the Mayor's-Court ;
and that every Person who was Born or served an
Apprenticeship within this City, shall Pay for being
Sworn a Freeman, and being Registered, and for a
Certificate thereof, the Sum of Eight Shillings to the
Mayor, Six Shillings to the Recorder, Seven Shillings
and Sixpence to the Clerk, and One Shilling to the
Cryer and Bell-Ringer of the Mayor's Court.
II. And Be it Further Ordained, by the authority
aforesaid^ That every Person hereafter to be made
Free of this City, shall take such oath of Allegiance
to the State of New York, as is now or hereafter shall
be established by Law, before the Mayor, Deputy
Mayor, and any Four or more of the Aldermen ; and^
also the following Oath or Affirmation, to wit : I, A.
B., do swear (or solemnly Affirm, as the Case may be)
that I, as a Freeman of the City of New York, will
maintain the lawful Franchises and Customs thereof,
and keep the same City harmless as much as in me
lieth, and that I will in all Things do my Duty as a
good and faithful Freeman of the same City ought to
do. So Help me GOD.
Laws and Ordinances of New York City, March 2i)tA,, 1786, page 4.
At a Common Council held 12th. Day of July, 1786.
David Ackerman sworn and admitted a Freeman
of this City and ordered to be registered.
At a Common Council held the 19th. Day of July,
1786.
John Johnson admitted and sworn a Freeman of
this City and ordered to be registered.
276 , FREEMEN, 1 786.
At a Common Council held the 14th. Day of October,
1786.
The following Persons were admitted and sworn as
Freemen of this City and ordered to be registered,
viz. :
Elijah Price, Taylor,
Wm. Grinding, Brewer,
Edward McHugo, Shoemaker,
Lewis Harrington, Shoemaker,
Thomas Kennedy, Weaver,
Lewis Andrew Gautier, Farmer,
James Whitlock, Taylor,
John Fleming, Shoemaker,
Ephraim Ross, Weaver,
Benjamin McDowall, Shoemaker,
William Willis, Hatter,
ames Graison, Farmer,
ames K. Delaplaine, Watchmaker,
"Bernard C. Schuyler, Blacksmith,
James Irvin, Farmer,
Isaac Doughty, Labourer,
George Albert, Labourer,
John Wessels, Boatman,
James King, Labourer,
John Kyser, Tanner,
Samuel Chandler, Labourer.
At a Common Council held the i8th. Day of Octo-
ber, 1786.
Henry Lines and James Purdy, Labourers, were
admitted and sworn Freemen of this City and ordered
to be registered.
At a Common Council held the ist. Day of Novem-
ber, 1786.
The following Persons were admitted and sworn
FREEMEN, 1 786-7. 277
Freemen of this City and ordered to be registered,
viz. :
John Anderson^ Mariner,
Ralph Hodge, Barber,
John Martin, White Smith.
At a Common Council held the 15th. Day of Novem-
ber, 1786.
George Titler, Cabinetmaker,
John Webster, Labourer,
were admitted and sworn Freemen of this City and
ordered to be registered.
At a Common Council held the 27th. Day of Decem
ber, 1786.
David Schaats, Labourer,
Ezekiel DeCamp, Labourer,
were admitted and jsworn Freemen of this City and
ordered to be registered.
At a Common Council held the 31st. Day of January^
1787.
Charles Van Norden,
Benjamin Lawrence,
Peter Van Bommel,
were severally admitted and sworn Freemen of this
City.
At a Common Council held the 14th. Day of March,
1787.
Samuel Delamater, Cordwainer,
John Shick, Blacksmith,
were admitted and sworn Freemen of this City.
278 FREEMEN, I 787.
At a Common Council held the 9th. Day of May,
1787.
acob Demarest, Labourer,
ohn Bogert, Labourer,
Amos Munday, Labourer,
were severally sworn and admitted Freemen of this
City and ordered to be registered.
At a Common Council held the i6th. Day of May,
1787.
The following Persons were admitted and sworn
Freemen of this City and ordered to be registered.
John Austin, Chocolate Maker,
Charles McLean, Grocer,
Abraham Bond, Carpenter,
Peter Lawrence, Blacksmith,
William Brown, Chair Maker,
acob Tiers, Butcher,
ohn Ross, Taylor,
Gideon Carstang, Ropemaker,
Peter Bolmer, Blacksmith.
Charles Hedenberg, Shoe Maker,
Henry Bausher, Blacksmith,
John Murray, Blacksmith,
Samuel Valleau, Taylor,
Nicholas Van Antwerp, Ironmonger,
James Moore, Baker,
John Doughty, Grocer,
Robert Carter, Cabinet Maker,
James W. Lent, Cooper,
Stephen Rose, Cooper,
Gerardus Burger, Blacksmith,
Thomas Bruen, Last and Heel Maker,
Benjamin Shepard, Cooper,
Gerrit Walgrove, Cooper,
Joseph Smith, Grocer,
FREEMEN, 1 787. 279
Morris Smith, Innholder,
Thomas Burrows, Carpenter,
John Young, Cordwainer,
Edward Patten, Taylor,
Joseph Corre, Innkeeper,
John Divine, Shoemaker.
At a Common Council held the 20th. Day of June,
1787.
The following Persons were admitted and sworn
Freemen of this City and ordered to be registered.
William Mooney, Upholsterer,
Henry Mitchell, Watchmaker,
Thomas Franklin Jun^, Ironmonger,
Thomas Underhill, Silversmith,
James Kipp, Brass Founder,
Abel W. Hardenbrook, Tin Plate Worker,
William Dean, Cooper,
Daniel Lawrence, Shipwright,
Daniel Stansbury, Tanner and Currier,
James Sculthorpe, Tanner and Currier,
Joel Post, Butcher,
John DeGroot, Shipwright,
Frederick Mabie, Shoemaker,
Thomas Drake, Shipwright,
Stephen Coles, Distiller,
Jacob Morris, Cooper,
William Cowenhoven, Hatter,
Henry Rogers, Carpenter,
John Rose, Carpenter,
Daniel Bayles, Shipwright,
Cornelius Warner, Carpenter,
Matthew Bird, Carpenter,
Caleb Pell, Coppersmith,
John Smith, Carpenter,
Isaac Asten, Cordwainer,
28o FREEMEN, 1 787.
Dow Tallman, Carpenter,
David Vanderbeeck, Blacksmith,
Anthony Brown, Carpenter,
James Quackenbush, Shopkeeper,
William Nichols, Blacksmith,
William Hopson, Butcher,
Adam Van Orden, Shoemaker,
Jonathan Traphagen, Carpenter,
Barnet Simonson, Grocer.
At a Common Council held the 2d. Day of July, 1787.
William McKenney, Stone Cutter,
John Jebine, a City Marshal,
James Targay, Labourer,
were respectfully admitted and sworn Freemen of this
City.
At 'a Common Council held the 12th. Day of July,
1787.
Isaac Meyer, Labourer,
was sworn and admitted a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 20th. Day of July,
1787.
ohn Spies, Shoemaker,
oseph Earl, Carpenter,
Henry Stanton, Labourer,
George Ennis, Labourer,
Benjamin Smith, Labourer,
were severally admitted and sworn Freemen of this
ity.
FREEMEN, I 787. 28 1
At a Common Council held the ist. Day of August,
1787.
Daniel Van Antwerp, Grocer,
EHas DeGrushe, Ropemaker,
John Dennison, Labourer,
were admitted and sworn Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council held the 24th. Day of Octo-
ber, 1787.
John Harrison, Cordwainer,
James Reid, Labourer,
Samuel Littick, Labourer,
John Lovet, Labourer,
were respectively admitted and sworn Freemen of this
City.
At a Common Council held the 31st. Day of October,
1787.
Lambert Andrieson, Labourer,
Philip Burgin, Cooper,
Gilbert WoodhuU, Grocer,
were admitted and sworn Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council held the 21st. Day of Novem-
ber, 1787.
Jeremiah Stone, Labourer,
Jonas Roe, Labourer,
Anthony Tiebout, Labourer,
were severally admitted and sworn Freemen of this
City.
At a Common Council held the 1 2th. Day of Decem-
ber, 1787.
Barney Egberts, Labourer,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
282 FREEMEN, I 788.
At a Common Council held the 12th. Day of January,
1 788.
James Snow, Labourer,
Richard Robertson, Tanner,
were admitted and sworn Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council held the 20th. Day of
February, 1788.
James Teller, Hatter,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 9th. Day of April,
1788.
John Leacock, Labourer,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 30th. Day of April,
1788.
David Lisk, Labourer,
Lucas Van Buskirk, Labourer,
John Bogert, Labourer,
Abraham Storm, Labourer,
William Parsel, Labourer,
Jacob Roll, Labourer,
Simon Demarest, Labourer,
were severally admitted and sworn Freemen of this
City.
At a Common Council held the 14th. Day of May,
1788.
The following Persons were admitted and sworn as
Freemen of this City, viz. :
FREEMEN, 1 788. 283
James Mathers, Labourer,
James Moj-rell, Labourer,
Matthias Hack, Labourer,
Thomas Jaycocks, Labourer,
Richard Westervelt, Labourer,
William Smith, Labourer,
George Beekman, Labourer,
Lucas Kip, Labourer,
Anderson French, Labourer,
Cornelius Westervelt, Labourer,
William Ryer, Labourer,
Edmund Butler, Labourer,
Abraham Van Blarcum, Labourer,
Nathaniel Morrison, Labourer,
William Butler, Labourer,
Frederick Long, Labourer,
John Cottle, Labourer.
At a Common Council held the 5th. Day of June,
1788.
Isaac Hadley, Labourer,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 31st. Day of July,
1788.
John Edwards, Labourer,
Valentine Tier, Labourer,
William Hillyer, Labourer,
were admitted and sworn Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council heldt he 27th. Day of August,
1788.
Cornelius Meyer Jun^, Labourer,
John DePue, Labourer,
284 FREEMEN, 1 788-9.
Edward Grant, Labourer,
Thomas Lefoy, Hatter,
were severally admitted and sworn Freemen of this
City.
At a Common Council held the loth. Day of Septem-
ber, 1788.
Garret Bartholph, Labourer,
John McLean, Labourer,
Joseph Bailey, Labourer,
Philip Cockrem, Grocer,
were admitted and sworn Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council held the 24th. Day of Septem-
ber, 1788.
Samuel Gautier, Taylor,
John Johnson, Marriner,
Thomas P. Van Nostrandt, Blockmaker,
Joseph Trow, Labourer,
Robert McCuUen, Cooper,
were severally admitted and sworn Freemen of this
City.
At a Common Council held the 14th. Day of October,
1788.
James Watson, Merchant,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the ist Day of April,
1789.
Robert Johnston, Shopkeeper,
ohn Wool, Heelmaker,
ohn Van Osdall, [Arsdale] Boatman,
FREEMEN, I 789. 285
Cornelius Mabie, Labourer,
ohn Fistan, Blacksmith,
ohn Van Houten, Blacksmith,
ohn Ackerman, Innholder,
acob Shourt, Blacksmith,
were severally admitted and sworn Freemen of this
City.
At a Common Council held the 15th. Day of April,
1789.
Jonathan Lawrence Jun^,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 5th. Day of June,
1789.
Philip Ruckell, Labourer,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 30th. Day of June,
1789.
Hugh Montgomery, Mariner,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the i6th. Day of Septem-
ber, 1789.
Peter Deconty,
Andrew Blank, Cartman,
Abraham Brower, Blacksmith,
were admitted and sworn as Freemen of this City.
286 FREEMEN, 1 789.
At a Common Council held the 12th. Day of October,
1789.
Richard Smith, Labourer,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
The following Resolutions were agreed to by the
Board, viz. :
Whereas, Major Pierre C. L'Enfant having at the
Request of the Citizens furnished a plan for altering
and improving the City Hall, so as to render it suita-
ble for the reception and accommodation of the Con-
gress of the United States, generously undertook to
superintend and direct the Work : and in the execu-
tion thereof hath displayed a highly distinguished
Degree of Skill and Taste in Architecture, and hath
moreover exerted uncommon Zeal and Industry in
accomplishing the said Design, notwithstanding the
unfavorable Season in which it was undertaken, and
the said Hall from his Talents and Exertions hath
become a signal Ornament of this City and a Monu-
ment of the Munificence of the Citizens.
Resolved, therefore, that the Thanks of this Board
be presented to the said Major L'Enfant for his emi-
nent Services in forming and executing the said Plan,
and that the Freedom of this City be presented to him
under the common Seal of the Corporation as a Proof
of their Esteem.
Resolved, also, that this Corporation, as a further
proof of their Sense of the Services of the said
Major L'Enfant in the premises, will convey to him
in fee a Lot of their common Land containing the
quantity of Ten Acres in such place as shall be agreed
upon by a Committee of this Board.
Ordered that Alderman Bayard and Messrs. T. Van
Zandt and Janeway be the Committee to fix on the
plans for locating the said Lot as aforesaid.*
* December yith,^ 1789. The Committee reported the selection of ten acres of
the Common Lands between the land of David Provoost and the Post Road
FREEMEN, I79O. 287
At a Common Council held the 19th. Day of March,
1790.
Benjamin Egberts, Grocer,
Frederick Devoue, Grocer,
were admitted and sworn as Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council held the 26th. Day of March,
1790.
Samuel Bell, Cabinetmaker,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 14th. Day of May,
1790.
Isaiah Wool, Stonecutter,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 1 7th. Day of Septem-
ber, 1790.
John Hillyer, Cooper,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 24th. Day of Septem-
ber, 1790.
Abraham Martling, Labourer,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
(Third Avenue between 68th and 69th Streets). It was ordered that a city sur-
veyor lay out the lands approved of. May iiM., 1790. The Major refused the
gift of land. January 26tA,t 1801. A Memorial of Major P. Charles L'Enfant
was presented to the Common Council claiming compensation for his services in
planning and directing the improvements made to the City Hall in the year 1789.
It was ordered that the sum of $750 be paid to Major L'Enfant in full discharge
of all claims against the Corporation for his services. February ittA., 1801. A
letter from the Major declining the*appropriation [of $750 and asking for a larger
sum, was read. The Common Council determined not*fo reconsider the subject.
288 FREEMEN, I 79 1.
At a Common Council held the 17th. Day of January,
1791.
On Motion of Mr. Pintard :
Resolved, that the Freedom of this City be presented
to the Honourable Horatio Gates Esq'., late Major
General in the Army of the United States of America.
Ordered that the Aldermen and Assistants of the
East Ward [Daniel McCormick and John Pintard]
prepare the Draft of a Certificate for that purpose.
At a Common Council held the 25th. Day of
February, 179
The Committee for the purpose appointed reported
the Draft of a Certificate to General Gates on his
admission to the Freedom of this City, which was
read and approved of by the Board in the words
following :
J
^'y^"^ >ss
New York, ^ ^^•
By Richard Varick Esq^, Mayor, and the Recorder,
Aldermen, and Assistants of the City of New York in
Common Council convened.
To all People to whom these Presents shall come
or may concern, Greeting.
Know ye that we, being mindful of the distinguished
Merit of the Honourable Horatio Gates Esq^, late a
Major General in the Armies of the United States of
America, Have received and admitted, and by these
Presents Do receive and admit, the 'said Horatio
Gates to be a Free-Man of the said City of New
York, within the limits of which he hath lately chosen
his Residence, to hold, exercise, and enjoy all the
Privileges, advantages, and Immunities to the Free-
dom of the said City incident and appertaining: As a
FREEMEN, 1 79 1. [289
public Mark of the Sense we entertain of his Services,
of our Esteem for him personally and of the Interest
we take in his Happiness.
In Testimony whereof we have caused the public
Seal of the said City to be hereunto affixed. Witness
Richard Varick Esq^, Mayor of the said City, the 25th.
day of February in the Year of our Lord 1791, and of
the Independence of the United States the fifteenth.
Ordered, that the Seal of this Corporation be affixed
thereto, and that Mr. Mayor be pleased to subscribe
and present the same in such manner as he shall judge
most respectful and proper.
At a Common Council held the 29th. Day of March,
1791.
ohn Pintard, Merchant,
oseph Mallenbrey, Surgeon,
William Collet, Coachmaker,
were admitted and sworn Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council held the 2d Day of May, 1791.
Mr. Mayor reported that he had waited on the
Honourable Horatio Gates, and in the name of the
Board presented him with the certificate of his being
made a Freeman of this City, and that he received
the same with great satisfaction and requested Mr.
Mayor on his behalf to return the Board his Thanks
for their polite attention towards him.
At a Common Council held the 30th. Day of May,
1791.
Gardiner Baker, Cordwainer,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
19
290 FREEMEN, 179I-3.
At a Common Council held the 24th. Day of June,
1791.
John Hoogland, Sadler,
Jeremiah Ward Wool, Silversmith,
were admitted to the Freedom of this City.
At a Common Council held the 1 2th. Day of Septem-
ber, 1 791.
John C Crygier, Grocer,
John S. Delamater, Taylor,
were admitted and sworn Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council held the 12th. Day of March,
1792.
James Stuart, Grocer,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 4th. Day of June,
1792.
John Fox, Grocer,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the loth. Day of Septem-
ber, 1792.
Peter Wynkoop, Baker,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Meeting at the Mayor's Office on Saturday, the
28th Day of September, 1/93.
Jedediah Waterman, Chocolatemaker,
Azariah Dunham, Labourer,
FREEMEN, I 795-6. 29 1
David Covert, Labourer,
John Seaman, Labourer,
were admitted and sworn Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council held the i6th. Day of March,
1795.
Ordered that as a Testimony of the high Sense
this Board entertain of the public Services of Alex-
ander Hamilton, especially in the administration of
the Office of Secretary of the Treasury of the United
States, He be presented with the Freedom of this
City.
At a Common Council held the i8th. Day of May,
1795.
A letter from Alexander Hamilton Esq'., to Mr.
Mayor, was read setting forth, that he had received
the letter from Mr. Mayor covering his Certificate of
the Freedom of this City, that among the precious
Testimonies he had received of the approbation of his
immediate fellow Citizens none was more acceptable
or more flattering to him than that which he now
acknowledged, and requesting Mr. Mayor to convey
to this Board the Expressions of his high Sense of
the Honour they had done him (which he shall be
happy on every opportunity of manifesting) as well as
his sincere Respect for themselves.
At a Common Council held the 26th. Day of Septem-
ber, 1796.
James C. Brasher, Taylor,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
292 FREEMEN, 1 796.
At a Common Council held the 7th. Day of October,
1796.
Jacob Delamontagnie attended the Board and ad-
mitted that he was not a Freeman of this City. That
he was a Freeholder in the Third and Seventh Wards
previous to the election of Charter Officers on the
29th. of September last. That he was in treaty for
the purchase of a Freehold estate in the Sixth Ward,
for which he was returned Alderman elect, previous to
the said election, but that the said purchase was not
completed until after the said election.
Ordered, that the consideration of the subject be
postponed till Monday afternoon next [October loth.]
when Mr. Delamontagnie will be heard, if he has any-
thing to offer himself or by Council.
At a Common Council held the loth. Day of October,
1796.
The Board proceeded to the question on the eligi-
bility of Jacob Delamontagnie to hold the office of
Alderman of the Sixth Ward, and it appearing from his
admission that he was not a Freeman of this City, nor
a- Freeholder in the said Ward, at or before the late
election in the said Ward. Whereupon the Board
determined unanimously that he was ineligible to hold
the said office.
At a Common Council held the 1 7th. Day of October,
1796.
acob Delamontagnie, Gentleman,*
ohn A. Wolfe, Cordwainer,
ohn P. Pearss, Merchant,
* A special election for Alderman of the Sixth Ward was held October 26th.,
1796, when Mr. Delamontagnie was again returned, and took his seat at the next
meeting of the Board.
FREEMEN, IJgt-f. 293
John p. Anthony, Tanner and Currier,
Abraham Boudonire, Hatter,
were admitted and sworn as Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council held the 24th. Day of October,
1796.
George Snowdon, Ship Chandler,
Andrew Anderson, Cabinetmaker,
were admitted and sworn as Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council held the 14th. Day of Novem-
ber, 1796.
Jeremiah Marshall, Inspector of Lumber,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 19th. Day of Decem-
ber, 1796.
Brigadier General Donald Campbell,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 9th. Day of January,
1797.
Andrew Newell, Cooper,
Nicholas G. Carmer, Merchant,
were admitted and sworn as Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council held the 29th. Day of February,
1797-
Henry Verveeden, Grocer,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
294 FREEMEN, \^^^.
At a Common Council held the 25th. Day of February,
1797.
Jasper Ward, Merchant,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 27th. Day of February,
1797.
Cary Dunn Jun'., Gentleman,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
A Law to regulate the admission of Freemen in the
City of New York.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor y Aldermen^ and Com-
nt07ialty of the City of New York in Co7nmon Council
convened, and it is hereby Ordained by the Autfiority
of the same, That each Person hereafter to be ad-
mitted, and made a Freeman of the said City (who
was not born within the said City or served a regular
Apprenticeship of Seven Years within the same), shall
pay as follows, to wit : A Merchant, Trader or Shop-
keeper, the sum of Five Poimds, and a Mechanic the
sum of Twenty Shillings for the Use of the Corpora-
tion of the said City ; and that every Person, on being
admitted and made free as aforesaid, shall pay the fol-
lowing Fees, to wit: Eight Shillings to the Mayor,
Seven Shillings and Six Pence to the Clerk, and O^ie
Shilling to the Cryer of the Mayor s Court.
And further, That each person to be admitted and
made a Freeman of the said City shall take before
the Mayor and any four of the Aldermen the following
oath or afifirmation, to wit :
I do swear (or afifirm, as the Case may be). That I,
as a Freeman of the City of New York, will maintain
the lawful Franchises and Customs thereof ; that I will
keep the said City from Harm as much as in me lieth,
FREEMEN, 1 797- 295
and that I will in all Things do my Duty as a good
and faithful Freeman of the said City ought to do.
Laws and Ordinances of the City of New York^ May 1st,, 1797, page 6.
At a Common Council held the 17th. Day of April,
1797.
James Kent Esq^
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
James Kent Esq', attended and produced a Com-
mission under the Great Seal of the State appointing
him to the Office oif Recorder of this City. Where-
upon he took and subscribed the Oaths prescribed and
directed by Law and the Charter of this City, and
took his seat accordingly.
At a Common Council held the 26th. Day of June,
1797.
Archibald Kerby, Gentleman,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the i8th. Day of Septem-
ber, 1797.
Philip Fulkerson, Porter,
Edmund Washburn, Yeoman,
Lewis Smith, Carpenter,
were admitted and sworn as Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council held the 25th. Day of Septem-
ber, 1797.
George Harsin, Taylor,
Joseph Dunkley, Grocer,
were admitted and sworn as Freemen of this City.
294 FREEMEN, 1 797.
At a Common Council held the 25th. Day of February,
1797.
Jasper Ward, Merchant,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 27th. Day of February,
1797.
Cary Dunn Jun'., Gentleman,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
A Law to regulate the admission of Freemen in the
City of New York.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Com-
moftally of the City of New York in Co7nmo7t Council
convened, and it is hereby Ordained by the Autfiority
of the sa7ne, That each Person hereafter to be ad-
mitted, and made a Freeman of the said City (who
was not born within the said City or served a regular
Apprenticeship of Seven Years within the same), shall
pay as follows, to wit : A Merchant, Trader or Shop-
keeper, the sum of Five Pounds, and a Mechanic the
sum of Twenty Shillings for the Use of the Corpora-
tion of the said City ; and that every Person, on being
admitted and made free as aforesaid, shall pay the fol-
lowing Fees, to wit: Eight Shillings to the Mayor,
Scvc7i Shillings and Six Pence to the Clerk, and One
Shilling to the Cryer of the Mayor s Court.
And further, That each person to be admitted and
made a Freeman of the said City shall take before
the Mayor and any four of the Aldermen the following
oath or afifirmation, to wit :
I do swear (or affirm, as the Case may be), That I,
as a Freeman of the City of New York, will maintain
the lawful Franchises and Customs thereof; that I will
keep the said City from Harm as much as in me lieth,
FREEMEN, 1 797- 295
and that I will in all Things do my Duty as a good
and faithful Freeman of the said City ought to do.
Laws and Ordinances of the City of New York^ May 1st,, 1797, page 6.
At a Common Council held the 17th. Day of April,
1797.
James Kent Esq',
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
James Kent Esq', attended and produced a Com-
mission under the Great Seal of the State appointing
him to the Office of Recorder of this City. Where-
upon he took and subscribed the Oaths prescribed and
directed by Law and the Charter of this City, and
took his seat accordingly.
At a Common Council held the 26th. Day of June,
1797.
Archibald Kerby, Gentleman,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the i8th. Day of Septem-
ber, 1797.
Philip Fulkerson, Porter,
Edmund Washburn, Yeoman,
Lewis Smith, Carpenter,
were admitted and sworn as Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council held the 25th. Day of Septem-
ber, 1797.
George Harsin, Taylor,
Joseph Dunkley, Grocer,
were admitted and sworn as Freemen of this City.
290 FREEMEN, I797-80.
At a Common Council held the 14th. Day of October,
1797.
Samuel Montgomery, Windsor Chairmaker,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 26th. Day of March,
1 799.
John Bogert Esq^, Merchant,
Nicholas Carmer, Merchant,
were admitted and sworn as Freemen of this City.
At a Common Council held the 14th. Day of October,
1799.
Philip Ten Eyck, Book Storekeeper and Stationer,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 20th. Day of October,
1800.
William Peterson, Cordwainer,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 27th. Day of October,
1800.
Anthony Rutgers, one of the Wardens of the Port,
was admitted and sworn a Freeman of this City.
At a Common Council held the 3d. Day of November,
1800.
Philip Brasher Esq'., Attorney at Law,
Joseph Gilmore, Taylor,
were respectively admitted and sworn as Freemen of
this City.
FREEMEN, 1801. 297
Extract from An Act relative to the election of Char-
ter Officers, and relative to Weigh-masters in the
City of New York. Passed by the Legislature of
New York, April 7th., .1801.
And be it further enacted. That no person shall
vote as a Freeholder at any of the said elections,
unless he shall be possessed of a freehold estate, in
lands or tenements in his own right, or that of his
wife, to the value of fifty dollars over and above all
the debts charged thereon, within the ward where he
shall vote, and shall have possessed the same (except
it came to him by descent or devise) at least one
month before the day of such election.
And further y That no person shall vote as a Free-
man of the said City, at any of the said elections,
unless he shall have been admitted to the freedom of
the said city at least three months, and have actually
resided in the ward for which he shall so vote at least
for one month, before the day of such election.
And fur t her y That every person offering to vote
as a Freeholder at any such election shall, before he
be admitted to vote, take the following oath, if re-
quired so to do by the inspector of such election, that
is to say ; ** I do solemnly and sincerely swear and
declare that I am a Freeholder, and that I hold my
estate by descent or devise (if such shall be the case,
or if he shall not so hold, then), and that I have been
so for one month next preceding this election, and
possessed in my own right (or in my wife's right) (as
the case may be) of a freehold of the value of fifty
dollars in the ward in which I now offer to vote ; that
I do not hold the same in trust for any body politic
or corporate, or for any pious or religious use whatso-
ever ; that I have not before been polled at this elec-
tion by virtue of the said freehold, and that I have
not procured the said freehold under any obligation or
promise to convey the same to any other person after
this election." And in like manner every person offer-
298 FREEMEN, 180I.
ing to vote as a Freeman of the said City, at any such
election, shall, if required so to do by the said inspector,
take the following oath before he shall be admitted
to vote at such election, that is to say : ** I do solemnly
and sincerely swear and declare in the presence of
Almighty God, that I am, and have been for three
months last past, a Freeman of the city of New York,
and have actually resided in the ward in which I now
offer to vote, for one month last past, and that I have
not been before polled at this election ; and if any
person offering to vote as a Freeholder or Freeman, as
aforesaid, shall refuse to take the oath above pre-
scribed to be by him taken, when thereunto required
by the inspector as aforesaid, his vote shall be rejected."
A Law to regulate the admission of Freemen in the
City of New York.
Be it 07'dained by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Com-
mo7ialty of the City of New York in Cotmno^i Council
convened. That each person hereafter to be admitted
and made a Freeman of the said city (other than such
as were born or have served a regular apprenticeship
of seven years within the same) shall pay as follows, to
wit : A merchant, trader or shopkeeper, the sum of
twelve dollars and fifty ceftts, and a mechanic the sum
of two dollars and fifty cents, for the use of the cor-
poration of the said city; and that every person on
being admitted and made free, as aforesaid, shall pay
the following fees, to wit : One dollar to the clerk,
and twejity-five ce?its to the crier of the Mayor's court.
Afid further, That each person hereafter to be
admitted and made a Freeman of the said city shall
take, before the Mayor and any four of the Aldermen,
the following oath or affirmation, to wit :
I do swear, or affirm (as the case may be). That I,
as a Freeman of the city of New York, will maintain
FREEMEN, 180I. 299
the lawful franchises and customs thereof ; that I will
keep the said city from harm as much as in me lieth,
and that I will in all things do my duty as a good and
faithful Freeman of the said city ought to do.
Laws and Ordinances of tht City of New York, April 27M., 1801, page 6.
City Charter. We are happy to learn that the
necessity of an application to the Legislature for a
revision of the City Charter has been taken into con-
sideration by the Common Council. The Charter of
this City has for a long time been a source of com-
plaint to our fellow citzens, and occasionally attracted
the attention of our State Legislature. Many of the
regulations and provisions it contains for the govern-
ment of the City, by lapse of time, and a total change
of circumstances, become useless ; others improper,
and some oppressive. It has been an opinion propa-
gated with some zeal, and more generally received
than adjust consideration of the subject will warrant,
that legislative interference would be improper unless
formally solicited by members of the corporation.
This is a position which, if admitted, is calculated to
involve us in endless inconveniences, and tending in
its consequences to perpetuate the mischiefs under
which we labour. It is, moreover, so repugnant to
the nature of all our civil institutions, that, upon an
impartial investigation, we trust it will be abandoned
by its advocates. A doctrine tending to raise a cor-
porate body of this nature above legislative power,
and make it paramount, in effect, to the constitution
under which we live, appears to us pregnant with
calamity and danger. Hitherto the gentlemen who
have successively composed the Common Council do
not appear to have been impressed with the necessity
of amendment, and have withheld their consent to an
alteration of such parts of the Charter as have been
found oppressive by experience, because they contend
300 FREEMEN, l802.
that its most objectionable provisions have not been
enforced for many years. What reasons have pro-
duced this determination we are at a loss to ascertain.
That it originated in interested motives, or in views
inimical to the true interests of the city, we never can
admit without reluctance ; but a perseverance in this
opposition to the wishes of a large majority of the
citizens, cannot fail, in the end, to produce these
unpleasant impressions. It appears to us a singular
instance of attachment to the unwholesome regula-
tions of former times. The design that the Charter
should be revised has not its origin in the wild spirit
of innovation, but arises from evils and inconvenience
daily felt ; from a conviction that, in its present
form, it is incompetent to ensure to the inhabitants of
this city a useful and efficient government. By a
perusal of the Charter it will be perceived that, before
the revolution, it experienced revisions in order to
adapt it to the circumstance and the spirit of the
times ; and what, it may be asked, has since placed it
beyond the control of the sovereign power of the
State ? The Legislature, it is to be hoped, will view
the subject in a proper light, and we are inclined to
believe that a respectful petition from our fellow citi-
zens will meet with suitable attention, particularly if
sanctioned by the approbation of the present mem-
bers of the Common Council. In viewing this subject,
we are far from believing that the Charter should be
hastily prostrated ; but we do believe that it is suscep-
tible of salutary amendments. It is not for us to dic-
tate, but we would suggest the propriety of the early
adoption of some measures by our citizens for the
accomplishment of so desirable an object, either by a
general meeting of the citizens, or by meetings in the
respective wards, to appoint a general committee to
pursue such measures as may be thought advisable,
and best calculated to produce the desired effect.
Morning Chronicle, Deumber ilth,^ l8o2.
FREEMEN, l802. 3OI
To the Editor of the Morning Chronicle.
Sir : With great pleasure I observed in the Chroni-
cle of yesterday a paragraph suggesting the propriety
of adopting measures to obtain a revision and altera-
tion of the Charter of this City ; it is a subject which
requires the attention and exertion of the citizens,
and it is to be hoped will be pursued with that zeal
and spirit which its importance demands ; at the same
time paying a due respect to the constituted authori-
ties, and the opinions of each of our fellow citizens, if
any such there are, who may think a revision of the
Charter unnecessary or inexpedient.
When, and as often as, the people experience incon-
venience from the operation of laws, or any public
instrument whereby their rights and privileges are
affected, or the safety of the community endangered,
they have an incontestable right to appeal to the
Legislature for redress.
The public mind, for a long time past, has been
much agitated upon the subject of the Charter.
Several applications have been made to the Legisla-
ture for redress ; but the difference of political senti-
ments which prevailed in the Senate and House of
Assembly has hitherto rendered abortive every effort
to make the Charter (which was oljtained while
America was under the dominion of the King of Great
Britain) more congenial to the principles of republi-
canism, and consistent with the laws and constitution
of our country.
The several grievances of which the people com-
plain are :
First. By the Charter — "On the feast of St.
Michael the archangel in every year, the Freemen of
the City, being inhabitants thereof, and the Free-
holders of the several wards, shall and may assemble
themselves and meet together at such time of the day,
and at such public place in each of the said wards, as
the respective Aldermen, for each respective ward, for
the time being shall appoint ; and then and there, by
302 FREEMEN, l802.
plurality of voices or votes, to elect and choose out of
the inhabitants of each respective ward, being Free-
holders there, or Freemen of the said City (except for
the out ward), one Alderman, etc.," for the ensuing
year.
By a construction given to this clause of the Char-
ter, none but Freemen and Freeholders have a right
to interfere in the election of Charter Officers ; and if
one man owns a freehold of the value of fifty dollars*
in every ward, his right to vote is extended to all the
wards. This is unequal, for that one man, merely by
the effect of chance (as it happens in many instances),
has privileges far beyond what more meritorious
characters enjoy ; unjust, because it extends that in-
fluence which arises from wealth, over the suffrage of
the poor but honest man, and which the constitution
and laws of the State wisely intended to prevent. In
this clause of the Charter, then, there is a great
grievance, as far as relates to the right of Freeholders
voting in every ward.
Seco7idly. As far as it relates to Freemen — By the
Charter, the Mayor and four or more of the Alder-
men, have the power of making free citizens, and the
Charter expressly interdicts all persons except free
citizens, from using any art, trade, mystery or occupa-
tion, within tlie City. Thus a power is vested in the
Mayor and the Corporation (if capriciously disposed),
to prevent all persons, let their characters and stand-
ing in society be ever so exalted, from obtaining the
freedom of the City, and without which any person
may be prohibited from pursuing any calling, however
necessary for himself or useful to the public. In this,
therefore, there is a manifest grievance, and more
particularly so, when it is considered that the Charter
Officers are to be chosen by the Freeholders, and
Freemen of the City, of which the former are the
* By the 6th section of the law of the Legislature of this State, relative to the
election of Charter Oflicers in this City, passed 7ih. April, iSoi, the qualification
of a Freeholder to vote is limited at fifty dollars.
FREEMEN, l802. 303
greater number ; and those who are not Freemen or
Freeholders, but men of more wealth, and who con-
tribute to the support of the City, by having their
personal estates taxed, are utterly excluded from any
share in the elections.
Thirdly, By the Charter, the City is divided into
seven wards, and those so to remain. At the time it
was granted, in the year 1730, as appears from the
bounds of the respective wards, it is evident the
probable increase of population, in what now forms
the sixth and seventh wards, never was truly esti-
mated by the framers of the Charter. Since that
period, from a variety of fortunate circumstances, the
increase of population in those wards has nearly if not
quite overbalanced that of the other five wards. This
population is daily increasing in the sixth and seventh
wards in the same proportion, and although either of
these wards contains more than double the number of
inhabitants of the largest of the other wards, still they
are by the Charter entitled to no greater share in the
Councils of the City than the smallest ward in it. In
this, therefore, there is a manifest grievance, and
more especially when we reflect that no provision is
made by the Charter for a redress of it. Also that
the present system is repugnant, not only to the con-
stitution and laws of the United States, but the consti-
tution and laws of this State, which apportion the
representatives to the number of inhabitants.
The above are a few of the many causes of com-
plaint which involve the rights and interest of the citi-
zens of New York respecting its Charter, and those
are not stated in that strong language which their
effects would warrant. There are other just causes
of discontent. At present I shall forbear to enumer-
ate them, but leave the citizens to think on those I
have mentioned, trusting that the meeting suggested
will shortly be called, when the business will be fully
discussed, and a respectful memorial to the Legisla-
ture be agreed upon, which I hope will meet the sane-
304 FREEMEN, l8p2.
tion of the present members of the corporation. The
patriotism and good sense which now prevails in our
Common Council, induce me to hope that our applica-
tion to the corporation will be crowned with success ;
but should I be mistaken, let the application be made
to the Legislature with the firmness and respect be-
coming Freemen, tenacious of their rights, and who
wish to be relieved from real evil.
One of the People.
December 28th., 1802.
Morning Chronicle ^ December 30M., 1802.
It is recommended to the Citizens of New York, to
meet on Thursday Evening, at Six o'clock, at Adams's
Hotel, in William Street, to take into consideration
what measures should be adopted in order to obtain
an Extension of the Right of Suffrage in the Election
of Charter Officers of this City.
December 28th., 1802.
American Citizen, December 2^th.^ 1802.
City of New York.
Thursday Evening, December 30th., 1802.
In pursuance of pubh'c notice, a large number of
citizens met this evening at Adams' Hotel, William
Street, to take into consideration what measures
should be adopted in order to obtain an extension of
the rights of suffrage in the election of Charter Offi-
cers of this City.
Several causes concurring to render an adjourn-
ment of the meeting proper, it was resolved **that a
committee of three be appointed to call a general meet-
ing of the citizens to deliberate on the above subject,
at such time and place as shall to them seem fit and
convenient, and that sufficient notice thereof be given
in the public prints."
FPREMEN, 1803. 305
A Committee of three citizens was accordingly ap-
pointed.
By order of the meeting,
Philip I. Arcularius, Chairman.
Morning Chronicli . January lit.. 1S03.
A writer in the Morning Chronicle, who signs him-
self " One of the People," evinces that the Charter of
this city should be revised. The propositions are
absurd and preposterous as they are base and deceitful.
After (JeffersoR-Iike) a little fawning and cringing;
after modestly appealing to the "opinion of each of his
fellow citizens, if any such there are who may think a
revision of ike Charter unnecessary or inexpedient," he
mentions three as " the several grievances of which the
people complain ; " and shortly after, as being a "few of
the many causes of co'mplaint which involve the rights
and interest of the Citizens of Neza York, respecting its
Charter, etc" Let us examine them as they respect-
ively present themselves.
First, That by a Construction given to a clause of the
Charter, none but Freemen and Freeholders have a
right to interfere in the election of Charter Officers;
and that if one man owns a freehold to tJu value of fifty
dollars in every ward, his right to vote is extended to all
the wards.
Why, truly, I can perceive no grievance in this, as
the writer so loudly complains of. On the contrary, I
conceive it to be just and proper. If a citizen is pos-
sessed of a freehold in each ward, he has a right to
take care that no person is elected in those wards that
might affect his interest. He is more interested than
pother who is his inferior in that particular. The more
ijerty he possesses, the more he is attached to the
jnent^the more he has to protect, and conse-
,Wtts a greater right to interfere in those elec-
i^^^itHl-this pass however.
306 FREEMEN, 1803.
Second, That none but Freemen or Freeholders have
a right to vote.
Here the cloven foot appears — if this alteration
which the writer so ardently sighs for, was effected, we
should have an addition to our present stock of Irish
Freevten* an insult to our citizens and an injury to our
Country, the whole host of Africans that now deluge
our City (already too impertinent to be borne), would
be placed upon an equal with the citizens. This savours
too much of French Liberty and Fquality ! Far be it
from me to imagine that the Blacks are an inferior
race of beings — yet let them be kept at a proper dis-
tance, and themselves and us will experience the bene-
fits of it.
Third, That by the Charter the City is divided into
seven wards, and those so to remain.
The subtlety of this writer can hardly be concealed.
'Tis evidently a democratic manceuvre to render "the
Charter more congenial to the principles of republican-
ism," I. e., to elect a Common Council composed of a
majority of their own Sect, He wishes the Sixth and
Seventh Wards to be divided, so as to constitute four.
Suppose the writer's wishes to be gratified, and
these wards to be divided ; it would result thus ;
Federal 3, Democratic 6 — Democratic majority 3.
And then farewell to the rights and franchises of
our Citizens — An eternal adieu to order and happi-
ness.
A Citizen.
The Neta York Gatettt and Gcmral Advtrliser. January y/„ 1803.
Whereas, At a general meeting of the citizt^ns of the
city of New York, convened on the 30th. ult., at..
Adams' hotel, for the purpose of taking into consicW^
tion the measures necessary to be pursued in o
obtain an extension of the right of suffrage in^d
• Here no disrespect is meant to the respectable part offlft^UI
FREEMEN, 1803. 307
tion of Charter Officers of this city, the subscribers
were appointed a committee to make the necessary
arrangements for convening a general meeting of the
said citizens, for the afore-mentioned purposes. They
do, therefore, in pursuance of that authority, hereby
give this Public Notice, That a general meeting of the
said citizens, for the above-mentioned purposes, will
be held on Friday, the 7th. inst., at 6 o'clock p. m., at
Adams's assembly room in William Street,
The committee confidently trust, that when the
right of suffrage, the vital principle of a free govern-
ment, is the primary object of the meeting, that no
citizen, who regards his political liberty, needs any
stimulus to excite his punctual attendance.
ames Smith,
ohn Santford,
Thos. Herttell.
Morning Chronicle^ January 4/^., 1803.
January 3d., 1803.
Messrs. Lang & Co.
I have lately seen a proposition to petition the
Legislature of this State for a revision (as it is called)
of the Charter of this city.
It is much to be lamented, that those demagogues
who at present possess the reins of government,
should be permitted thus gradually to subvert every
remnant of liberty in this country, and our citizens
remain silent spectators of the truly alarming and
affecting scene. The proposition is another example
of the destructive tendency of democratic principles,
and is an additional proof of the paltry schemes to
which the vicious and unprincipled will resort to sup-
port their tottering credit or sustain the falling ruins
of lawless ambition. We have beheld the overthrow
of our judiciary, and the subversion of our Constitu-
tion, and must yet witness the sacrifice of an addi-
tional victim. Covered, as usual, under the pleasing
308 FREEMEN, 1803.
garb of patriotism and zeal for the country — a garb
that inevitably draws forth the honest support of the
virtuous ; a combination has been formed to assassinate
the Charter of the City, for the purpose of promoting
the cause of ruin, anarchy and confusion.
A certain person, under the signature of ** One of the
People^' has appeared in the Morning Chronicle to
advocate and recommend the contemplated measure*
I have no doubt that those who have, or shall peruse
the communication, will join me in declaring, that he
is an insignificant and perfidious impostor — one who
should be held up to the indignation and scorn of his
countrymen, and branded with the merited appellation
of **An enemy to the nation and a subvertor of its
liberties." Whether enjoying the smiles of fortune or
experiencing the frowns of penury — courted by the
wealthy and affluent, or neglected and despised, let him
blush for, and bewail his wickedness and folly ; and if,
unhappily; his labours should prove successful, may
remorse and all her concomitant train, haunt him and
all those concerned in the plot, until unfeigned contri-
tion and penitence shall have effaced their guilt. At
present, it is that writer's duty to justify himself to all,
and if he thinks proper he may consider this as a
defiance.
I am sorry to perceive that the Editor of the
Chronicle could have permitted the production to
have polluted his paper or have wanted sufficient
penetration to discern its object — and if this is the
manner he proposes to conduct in future, 'twere better
he would desist and retire to that profession which
affords more honour to himself and benefit to the
public.
I shall conclude by advising this vous populi, that
when he again intrudes himself before us, he adopt a
more beneficial subject and to betray less ignorance
or base hypocrisy.
Caius.
The New York Gazette and General Advertiser, January loM., 1803.
FREEMEiV, 1803. 3^
At a general meeting of the citizens of New York,
convened agreeable to public notice, the 7th. instant,
at Adams's assembly room, to take into consideration
the necessity and propriety of appealing to the legisla-
ture to obtain an alteration in the Charter of the city ;
the following resolutions were unanimously entered into:
Resolved, As the sense of this meeting, that every
citizen who is of lawful age, has a fixed residence in
our city, and pays taxes, ought to be duly represented
in the government of the same.
Resolved, That it is the opinion of the citizens here
assembled, that the charter of the said city ought to be
altered so as to extend the right of suffrage for char-
ter officers, to all citizens having a right to vote for
the most numerous branch of the state legislature,
that the said election for charter officers should be by
ballot, and be holden at the time and places, as the
elections for members of the legislature, and that no
Eerson be permitted to vote out of the ward in which
e resides.
Resolved, That a committee of five persons for the
first six wards, and a committee of • eight for the
seventh ward, be appointed with full power from this
meeting, to take every measure which they may deem
expedient and proper to carry the foregoing resolu-
tions into effect ; and that the committee be composed
of the following persons, viz. :
For the First Ward. William Boyd, John Sanford,
David Dunham, William Milliard, and William Edgar.
Second Ward. John Duffie, John Broome, Thomas
Smith, David Denniston, Cornelius Crygier.
Third Ward. Solomon Townsend, John Bingham,
Samuel Burling, Jonathan Pearsee Jun'., John A.
Wooly.
Fourth Ward. Gardner Jones, James Warner,
John Mills, Peter Anderson, Peter H. Wendover.
Fifth Ward. Abraham Bloodgood, Samuel Russel,
Philip I. Arcularius, Benjamin Egbert, Ephraim
Brasher.
3IO FREEMEN, 1803.
Sixth Ward. Arthur Smith, Henry Verveelen,
John T. Banta, William Dustan, Joseph Board.
Seventh Ward. Henry Rutgers, Marinus Willett,
William Johnson, George I. Warner, Abraham Leg-
gett, William Mollenear, Jacob P. Myers, Jacobus
Dyckman.
Published by order of the meeting.
Philip I. Arcularius, Chairman:
William Keteltas, Secretary.
N. B. The respective committees from each ward,
are requested to meet at Abraham B. Martling s, on
Thursday eviening, at 6 o'clock, to carry the foregoing
resolutions into effect
Morning Chronicle^ January wth,^ 1803.
A correspondent expresses his hope, that if the
Legislature take up the Charter of incorporation of
this City, they will make a thorough reformation, by
extending the elective franchise to every man, woman
and child. It is feared by some, that though the
matter will be discussed, to please the sixth and
seventh wards, yet that.it will be so contrived as in the
end to fail, and thus monarchy and slavery be entailed
upon this great and populous city.
The New York Gazette and General Advertiser^ January 14M., 1 803.
At a meeting of the Common Council held the 17th.
Day of January, 1803.
John Broome, William Edgar, Henry Rutgers,
Gardner Jones, Solomon Townsend, and Abraham
Bloodgood, composing a Committee appointed at a
meeting of the Citizens, for the purpose of petitioning
the Legislature for amendment on the Charter of the
City, appeared before the Board, and presented the
following communication :
FREEMEN, 1803. 3II
Gentlemen :
At a meeting of the Citizens of New York con-
vened agreeably to public notice the 7th. instant, to
take into consideration the propriety of applying to
the Legislature for the purpose of obtaining an
Alteration in the Charter of this City so as to extend
the right of Suffrage, sundry resolutions relative
thereto were proposed and adopted ; a copy of which,
with the proceedings of the meeting, we have the
honor to inclose. Last evening the Committees from
the several wards met, pursuant to appointment, and
after discussing the subject it was agreed that a Com-
mittee of one member from each ward in the City, out of
their number be appointed to apply to your honorable
Body to solicit your Co-operation with them for the pur-
pose of procuring the extension of the right of Suffrage.
A measure which we have good reason to believe had
long been the wish of many of our Fellow Citizens.
It having fallen to our Lot, to be appointed on that
Committee, We do accordingly request your Honour-
able Body will please to inform us, whether it will be
agreeable to unite with your Fellow Citizens in an
application to the Legislature at their next Session for
the accomplishment of that object, and if so, how far
it will be agreeable to you, to have the right extended.
We have it in charge to report your Answer to
the General Committee when obtained, shall therefore
be obliged by receiving it as soon as your Honourable
Body can make it convenient.
We are with great respect.
Gentlemen,
Your most obedient and very humble Servants,
John Bromme,
William Edgar,
Henry Rutgers,
G. Jones,
Solomon Townsend,
Abraham Bloodgood,
Henry Verveelen.
New York, 14th. January, 1803.
312 FREEMEN, 1803.
To the Honourable Mayor, Aldermen, and Common-
alty, etc.
Ordered that the consideration thereof be post-
poned until the next meeting of the Board.
At a meeting of the Common Council held the 27th.
Day of January, 1803.
The Board proceeded to consider the communica-
tion of John Broome Esquire, and others relative to
petitioning the Legislature of this State at their present
Session for certain amendments to the Charter of this
City.
Alderman Joshua Barker submitted the following
Resolution, to wit :
Resolved, That this Board concur in opinion with
John Broome Esquire, and others in their memorial
pr€:sf:ntcd to the Board on the 17th. instant, in the
ext^msion of the right of Suffrage in the Election of
Charter Officers in this City, and that the said Elec-
tion ought to be by ballot, and that this Board will
make the necessary application to the Legislature the
present Session to obtain the same as far as they on
mature deliberation shall deem it expedient.
Mn Caleb S. Riggs offered the following Resolu-
tion as a substitute for that submitted by Alderman
Barker, to wit :
'I he Common Council of the City of New York,
having taken into Consideration a communication
made to this Hoard the 17th. Day of January, 1803,
by John Broome and others as a Committee appointed
by some of the inhabitants of this City respecting an
ai;plir:ation to the Legislature to alter the Charter
UM-reof, anrl also sundry resolutions passed at a public
irw'^rting in relation to the said application to the
l/^'^M^Iature and the alterations contemplated to be
made in the Charter, and having maturely reflected
FREEMEN, 1803. 3I3
Upon the same, and the Common Council having
further attentively considered the question at large
whether it is necessary or expedient at present to
have the Charter of this City altered by the Legisla-
ture, the Board do not perceive that any reason has
been, or can with propriety be offered for any altera-
tion now taking place, founded on, or supported by
considerations of public utility, or from an apprehen-
sion that the essential interests of the City will suffer
from the lawful exercise of the present chartered
rights, franchises of the Citizens.
It is perhaps inexpedient for the Common Council
at this time to express any opinion as to the motives
of those who appear solicitous to obtain alterations in
the Charter, or to animadvert upon the means which
have been used and are now pursuing to accomplish
their views ; suffice it to say, that experience suffi-
ciently evinces not only inutility but real danger to
be apprehended from frequent and important changes
in Constitutions, laws and charters, and the evils will
be incalculable whenever such changes are the off-
spring of political party differences, or dictated by the
ambition of individuals.
Therefore resolved. That this Board deem it inexpe-
dient at present to take any steps or to concur in any
measures for the purpose of procuring any alterations
in the Charter of this City.
Resolved, That the Mayor, or Recorder furnish a
copy of the preceding to the Committee who made
an application to the Common Council on the 17th.
Day of January, 1803, respecting an application to the
Legislature for altering the Charter of the City.
A division being taken upon the aforegoing Reso-
lutions, the same were passed, as follows :
For the affirmative, Aldermen Brasher, Van Zandt,
Oothout, Bogert, Ritter, Messrs. Morris, Stevens,
Bogardus, LeRoy, Riggs.
For the negative. Aldermen Minthorne, Barker^
Messrs. Crolius, Brevoort.
314 FREEMEN, 1803.
The following petition to the Honourable the Legis-
lature was also read and carried by the same division.
To the Honourable the Legislature of the State of
New York in Senate and Assembly convened.
The Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the
City of New York, in Common Council convened,
most respectfully represent.
That the Common Council have, through the medium
of the newspapers printed in the city of New York
and otherwise, been informed, and have reason to
believe that certain persons in the city of New York
have had meetings in order to concert measures to
prevail on the Legislature at their present session, to
interpose by law and alter the Charter of this city,
thereby essentially to vary the rights and privileges of
the Freeholders of the said city as the same now are
and of right ought to be enjoyed, used and exercised.
The Common Council cannot but flatter themselves
with a hope that the Legislature will not only discern
the danger but impropriety of taking away the char-
tered rights and privileges of the city of New York
without the concurrence of the Common Council, who
represent the body corporate, and are charged with
the preservation of its rights and privileges.
The Common Council deem it unnecessary to go
into a detail of the measures which there is reason to
believe are and for some time past have been pursued
to prevail on the Legislature to interfere in this busi-
ness even without the sanction or concurrence of this
Board ; much less do the Common Council think it
expedient to express any opinion as to the motives
which may actuate individuals in their attempt to effect
this purpose.
Whatever may be their intentions, or the measures
pursued by them, the Common Council cannot per-
suade themselves, that a view of the past will induce a
belief that any such alterations in the Charter, as they
FREEMEN, 1803. 3^5
have reason to believe are now sought after by the
promoters of these meetings, will be attended with
beneficial consequences. Perfection in human institu-
tions is not to be expected. And no law or charter is
likely to be deemed faultless by every one who may
be effected thereby. Frequent and important changes
ought not to be considered as the least of the evils
.which may be experienced by the community.
It is more than half a century since the Charter of
the City of New York was granted ; and under the
provisions therein contained, the city has not only
increased in size and population, but, under the foster-
ing care of the Magistrates, improvements both useful
and ornamental have been made from time to time,
and are still progressing. The revenues of the Cor-
poration have been increased, and the rising commerce
of the city, so interesting to the State at large, and
which equals or perhaps surpasses that of any city in
America, may be ascribed in some degree to the
salutary regulations contained in, and authorized by
the present Charter.
The Common Council beg leave further to state
that as often as they shall discover iynportant defects
in the Charter they shall deem it their duty to com-
municate the same to the Legislature and ask their
aid in providing a remedy for the same. But the
Common Council are of opinion that at present Legis-
lative interference with the Charter is at least unneces-
sary, and therefore hope that in the opinion of the
Legislature it will be deemed altogether improper.
Alderman Barker gave notice that at the next meet-
ing of the Board he intended to move for a recon-
sideration of the said petition.
At a Common Council held the 31st. Day of January,
1803.
Alderman Barker having submitted to the Board a
motion that the petition agreed at the last meeting
3*6 FREEMEX, 1803.
to be presented to the Legislature against altering
the Charter, be reconsidered, and having called a
division upon the said motion it was lost in the man-
ner following :
For the affirmative. The Recorder, Aldermen Bar-
ker, Minthorne, Messrs. Brevoort, Crolius.
For the negative. Aldermen Bogert, Oothout,
Brasher. Van Zandt, Messrs. LeRoy, Stevens, Morris,
Riggs, Bogardus.
Resolved, That the Memorial to the Legislature on
the subject of an application for alterations in the
Charter of this City, pass the Common Seal, and that
one copy thereof under the Common Seal be trans-
mitted to the President of the Senate, and another to
the Speaker of the House of Assembly, and at least
one other copy to the members of the Assembly from
this City.
A correspondent has read with great pleasure the
memorial . from the Corporation of this city to the
Legislature, against the necessity and propriety of
altering the Charter. It may have the intended effect ;
but if it should not, the Corporation have done their
duty, and they will be seconded by every reflecting
man, in making a stand against those wretched demo-
cratic and disorganizing principles which have brought
us into disgrace and confusion, and to the very brink
of ruin.
The Xew York GatetU and General Advertiser y February 'jth,^ 1803.
At a Common Council held the 14th. Day of February,
1803.
Alderman Barker having laid before the Board the
reasons of the minority of the same for dissenting
from the resolutions and petition adopted in relation
to altering this Charter of the City as it respects the
qualifications of the election of Charter Officers, upon
FREEMEN, 1803. 3^7
the question being taken whether the Clerk shall
enter the same on the Minutes, the same was lost
as follows, to wit.
jFor the affirmative^ Aldermen Minthorne, Barker,
Messrs. Brevoort, Crolius.
For the negative, Aldermen Ritter, Brasher, Oothout,
Bogert, Messrs. Riggs, Morris, LeRoy, Stevens.
Protest of the Minority in the Corporation.
We, the undersigned Members of the Common
Council of the City of New York, in common council
convened agreeable to notice heretofore given and on
mature deliberation, believing that in all representative
and legislative bodies the minority have, as well for
themselves as for their constituents, an indubitable
right, on all occasions which they may deem of suffi-
cient importance, to express the reasons by which
they have been governed on any particular decision
that may take place, in proper and decent language,
and to demand that the same be entered of record on
the minutes of the same.
Therefore, in consequence of our just and indubita-
ble right, and for the reasons hereinafter assigned, we
have dissented from, and do most solemnly protest
against the decision of a majority of the said common
council, on the 27th. of January, in the year of our
Lord 1803, relative to a certain memorial presented
to the said common council, on the seventeenth of the
same month, by John Broome Esq^, and others, as a
sub-committee of the citizens of the city of New York,
and properly delegated for that purpose, requesting
the aid of the Common Council in an application to the
legislature for an extension of the elective franchise in
the election of charter officers for the said city of New
York.
And also, against a certain memorial presented to
the said Common Council by a member of the same,
3l8 FREEMEN, 1803.
which was also adopted, and ordered to be transmitted
to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House
of Assembly, and at least one copy for the use of the
members of the Legislature from this city ; in order,
as the undersigned have good reason to believe, iif
possible, to counteract one of the most salutary and
beneficial measures that could, in all probability, have
been devised for the tranquillity and welfare of the
city, and also in a considerable degree to check that
right, the most sacred of all others ; that is, the right
of petitioning ; and that the governed may thereby
lay their grievances fully before that authority which
possesses full power to redress the same — and demand
that this our protest, with the reasons particularly set
forth, and hereunto annexed, be entered of record on
the minutes of this day.
First, Because, in the opinion of the undersigned,
the charter of the said city is susceptible of many use-
ful, valuable and necessary amendments ; and that the
same ought to be so amended and improved as to be
congenial with, and not repugnant to, a republican con-
stitution and government ; that is, taxation and repre-
sentation ought to be inseparable, and that no body
corporate ought to be possessed of any constructive
power which, in the hands of contending parties,
might tend to confuse and distract the councils of the
same, and thereby put the police of so populous a city
in jeopardy.
Second, Because, in the opinion of the undersigned,
no power ought to be lodged in any body corporate,
by which a majority of part of its constituent members
could either proscribe or extend the lawful franchise
of the same, and thereby exclude and prevent the
election of any men, or set of men, and elect such
only as the mayor and any four aldermen, for the time
being, shall think the most proper for any sinister or
other purposes, whereby the usefulness of the institu-
tion might be converted into any engine of tyranny
and oppression, and the powers and privileges of the
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319
thereby arrested from them. The under-
,re therefore firmly of opinion, and fully per-
that bad as the said charter is, if the same
and strenuously now to be carried into effect,
incalculable evils would thereby result,
penalties of considerable magnitude to many
;ctBpie individuals, and deprivation of gaining an
t livelihood to others, as well as a general incon-
jce, would be the result. Therefore they most
concur in an opinion, which they have good
to believe is in concurrence with the opinion
r^^e majority of the citizens of the city of New
ho contribute and are chargeable with the
,ary burdens and expences of the same; that
whi^ the evils of any public institution, by carrying
J thgj^wers of the same into full and compfeat exten-
'^srfbatere fully to be discovered, that the same ought to
' reCw'e the correcting hand of legislative aid, and be
xheiilby made subservient to the general good of all
intHfested therein.
Because, in the opinion of the undersigned, the
length of time since, and the government from and
under whom the said charter was first granted, are
sufficient to induce us to believe, and the course of
events which have actually taken place since that
period, have fully proved that the rights of the subject
were not at that time so fully understood or sought
after as in the present and more enlightened age ; but
it is most evidently to be discovered, that some of the
most prominent features of the said charter are calcu-
lated as more congenial with a monarchial and kingly
government, than with the more modern and plain
republican institutions of the present day ; whereby
the rights and privileges of the citizens are more fully
delineated and better understood.
Because, in the opinion of the ladersigned, the said
memorial has given full and unojj^^^^l testimony of
the unaccommodating dispositi^pV^B^present ma-
jority of the common council, which ^>)^8toed on very
320 FREEMEN, 1803.
different ground prior to the organization!
present board, in which the minority thought t
good reason to expect a continuation of
accommodating spirit, and would, on a mal
much importance, have endeavored, by c
disposition and conduct, to have met eacj
some reasonable arrangement, which woiila
conceded to, and was actually proposed, by i
ity for the same conciliating purpose.
Because, in the opinion of the undersignJ
actual experience of the year past has fully tai^
to scan the lengths contending parties can I
effect their favorite schemes with the most plJ
constructions, and both be conscious of beinj
fectly in the right, and also be backed by thd
respectable source of legal information ; wliereft
undersigned, under all the circumstances which h
loudly called for redress, and the mode in whic
same has and is endeavored now to be effected,
their entire approbation, and the gentlemen who
undertaken the arduous task are entitled to 1
highest esteem, and doubt not of its happy and"
tary effects, like every other just and equitable clai
when sought for and obtained in that proper and con-
stitutional mode. All which is submitted by, gentle-
men, your most obedient, etc., in the minority.
Joshua Barker,
Mangle Minthome,
Henry Brevoort,
Clarkson .Crolius.
New York. February 14th., 1S03.
Moruing Chn'akU. Ni'ai York. Fibruary iqtA., 1B03.
To the Honourable the Legislature of the' State of
New York^r'.^nate and Assembly convened,
The Mem^iia' jj hV subscribers, being members of
a general 4BP^ ttff'&ppointed by the citizens of the
FREEMEN, 1803. 321
crty of New York, at a general meeting of the citizens,
on the seventh day of January last, as appears from
the proceedings of said meeting, a copy whereof is
hereunto annexed.
Respectfully Sheweth —
vT-hat by the charter of the city of New York, the
aldermen and assistants who are members of the com-
mon council of the said city, shall be elected by the
freemen of the said city, being inhabitants thereof,
and the freeholders of each respective ward.
That the said aldermen and assistants, together
with the mayor and recorder of the said city, compose
the common council thereof, and possess the power of
making bye laws and ordinances for the regulation
and government of the same.
That by the operation and construction of the elec-
tive franchise of the citizens under the said charter, a
great proportion of the citizens who are effected by
the laws and ordinances of the said common council,
and who contribute to the support of the said city,
have not any share in the representation in the coun-
cils of the same.
That inasmuch as on the one hand the freeholders
of the said city by voting in every ward, if they
have freeholds in the same, have elective rights far
beyond what is consistent with the principles of a
government founded upon the basis of equal liberty,
so on the other the number of freemen is so very in-
considerable, that the great body of the people cannot
under the charter be represented in the corporation of
the same. It is too obvious to be denied, that the
refusal of the freedom of the city to its regular inhabi-
tants, is a source of great grievance, and invests the
common council with full power, if so disposed, to
convert the valuable objects of the charter into engines
for promoting political views.
Living happily under the constitutions of a free
government, and anxious for the preservation of re-
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publican principles, your petitioners with concern
lament that many of the said citizens are deprived of
their most inestimable rights. The right of represen-
tation is the stronghold of every social privilege ; it
cannot be violated without endangering the principles
of our government and the existence of our liberties.
Your petitioners do further state to your honoura-
ble body, that, in their opinion, the citizen, in exercis-
ing his privileges, ought to be wholly independent of
the control of the magistrate. By the charter of mak-
ing freemen is submitted entirely to the mayor and
four aldermen. Thus a difference of opinion may be
the means of withholding from the meritorious citizens
an important right.
Your petitioners beg leave further to state to your
honourable body, that the elections for charter officers
in this city have hitherto been conducted not by bal-
lot, but viva voce. The restraint which this mode of
electing must produce upon the elector in exercising
his privilege, is too obvious for us to use argument or
shew the necessity of adopting the mode of election
by ballot. Suffice it for us to say, the happy effects
which this later mode has produced since the revolu-
tion, are sufficient inducements for preferring the
same
Your petitioners do further respectfully represent to
your honourable body, that although by the constitu-
tion and laws of this state and the United States, the
qualifications of electors for members of the house of
assembly of this state, and the house of representa-
tives of the United States, is extended to every citi-
zen who rents a tenement of the yearly value of five
dollars, and who has contributed, by a regular assess-
ment to the exigencies of the public. And although
your memorialists have reason to believe that it is the
wish of many of their fellow citizens that the elective
franchise of the citizens of New York may be ex-
tended thus far, (still) your petitioners with confidence
submit to the wisdom of the legislature for such an
FREEMEN, 1803. 323
extension of the elective franchise as the local situa-
tion of this city may be found to require.
Inasmuch as the economizing of time devoted to
public business- is as laudable as of that spent in
private concerns, your memorialists further submit to
the consideration of your honourable body, whether it
would not be attended with beneficial consequences to
the citizens of New York that the election for charter
officers should be held at the time when and place
where the annual elections for senators and members
of assembly are held in the said city.
Your petitioners further beg leave to represent that
they are persuaded it is the wish of a very great pro-
portion of their fellow-citizens that the elective fran-
chise of the citizens may be extended ; and as a proof
thereof, they humbly refer your honourable body to
memorials presented to the legislature of this state
at their last session, upon the same subject ; which
memorials were signed by several thousands of their
fellow-citizens, and are now on the files of your hon-
ourable house.
Your memorialists further beg leave to state, that
by the encrease of population in this city, several of
the wards, in respect to the number of inhabitants,
have become overgrown, and that others remain
nearly stationary ; and that the smallest ward in the
city has a representation in the common council equal
to the most populous ward. This your memorialists
humbly conceive is repugnant to the system of elec-
tion and representation, as contemplated by the con-
stitution of this state. And they humbly submit to
the consideration of the legislature, whether the wards
of the said city should not be so equalized or increased
in numbers, as that the inhabitants of each ward may
be as nearly equal as the plan of the city will admit,
and the representation from each ward thereby be
created by the same equal means.
Your memorialists further beg leave humbly to rep-
resent, that relying on the reasonableness of the
324 FREEMEN, l803,
wishes of their fellow-citizens, and the constitution-
ality of the mode pursued for the redress sought, they
had a hope that the corporation of the city of New
York would have co-operated with th^m in an applica-
tion to the legislature on a subject which involves the
dearest rights of freemen. They have been induced
to address that board on the subject, but, contrary to
your memorialists' most sanguine wishes, they have
been disappointed ; as will appear from a copy of the
proceedings of the general committee, which is here-
unto annexed, and to which your memorialists beg
leave to refer.
Nevertheless, your petitioners humbly pray that
your honourable body would take the importance of
the subject under consideration, and grant such relief
in the premises as in your wisdom you may deem
meet. And as in duty bound, we will ever pray.
Morning ChronicUy New York^ February 234/., 1 803.
The bill lately passed concerning the amendment of
the city charter, extends the elective franchise to all
persons possessing a freehold worth fifty dollars, or a
lease of seven years, of land or tenement, which lease is
worth fifty dollars, or paying a yearly rent of twenty-
five dollars, having been resident in the city one year,
and paid taxes, such persons are entitled to vote for
charter officers. It is provided, also, in the said act,
that the elections shall be by ballot, held for the space
of two days ; and that none shall vote out of the ward
of which he is an inhabitant. A slight review of this
amendment must convince us of its propriety and
justice.
It is certainly no more than right, that every person
who is bound by the decrees of any power, should
have the privilege of choosing those who are to exer-
cise this authority ; and as the acts of the corporation
bind householders as well as freeholders, it is certainly
proper that the former should have an equal right
FREEMEN, l803, 325
with the latter of choosing that body. Hitherto, how-
ever, this privilege has been almost exclusively in the
hands of the wealthy ; and those also persons who
possess freeholds ; a class which compose but a small
part of the inhabitants of this city ; for as to those
who have received the liberty of the city, this power
of the corporation has been so sparingly exercised,
that a few aged individuals compose the whole of their
number.
If we consider for a moment the charter itself, it
must be evident, that it was designed that persons of
the description now included, were to have equally
with freeholders the privilege of electing charter offi-
cers. It was intended that industrious, reputable
citizens, following a lawful occupation, paying taxes,
and renting a tenement, should receive the freedom
of the city. The power of granting this was vested in
the corporation, because, as this body would be com-
posed of characters chosen by their fellow-citizens for
their integrity and usefulness, so they would be the
most proper persons to judge what individuals were
qualified for receiving this privilege. And it certainly
must have been intended, that where no reasonable
objections could be made to claimants, that it was
their duty to grant their petition. If I am invested
with the power of benefiting certain individuals, if they
qualify themselves for receiving such benefits, it fol-
lows clearly, that when thus qualified, it is unjust that
I^ should refuse ; by doing so, I abuse the power which
is placed in me.
The provisions made for voting by ballot, instead
of viva voce, is a further improvement. Experience
has shown that the latter mode was by no means free
from restraint, and that individuals often, owing to
peculiar situations in which they were placed, could
not act with independence, and freely use that right,
which is one of the most valuable in the possession of
the people.
The restriction also included in the amendment of
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the charter, requiring every person to vote only in the
ward of which he is an inhabitant, is also reasonable
and just. By this means the privilege will be equal ;
for it is certainly strange, that an individual who has
property scattered throughout the different wards,
should be enabled by means of this to vote in each.
According to this arrangement, the balance of power is
completely thrown into the hands of the wealthy, who
may monopolize a number of votes, as if property thus
situated was so circumstanced as to justify so great
an extension of this privilege. If an alderman and
his assistant, elected in a particular ward, had a right
to do certain acts affecting the property in that ward,
perhaps there might be some consistency in this doc-
trine. But when we know that every decree and
regulation, as well for one ward as another, is deter-
mined by the corporate body, in common council con-
vened, it is strange why and for what reason, founded
in equity or justice, any individual should have ever
possessed several votes, according to the situation of.
his property. This arrangement also often militated
against this favourite maxim, which appears to have
been the principle in this system, ** that right should
be in proportion to wealth." For many inhabitants,
who are possessed of considerable property, have it
compacted in one ward, thus affording them but one
vote ; while others, though possessed of little, have it
so scattered as to afford them several in the election
of charter officers. To remedy these defects, with
many others which call for redress, is contemplated by
the amendments of the city charter ; and which, doubt-
less, as they are founded in justice, will be productive
of the most salutary consequences.
Morning Chtonicle, Xen' York, Match I'^d., 1803.
FREEMEN, I8O3. 327
Proceedings of the Legislature on the revision of the
Charter, 1803.
In Assembly.
January 29/^. Mr. W. Gilbert gave notice, that he
would on some future day, move for leave to bring in
a bill, entitled ** An Act to equalize and increase the
number of Wards in the City and County of New
York."
February ^th. Mr. W. Gilbert, pursuant to notice
by him for that purpose heretofore given, moved for
leave to bring in a bill, entitled ** An Act to equalize
and increase the number of Wards in the City and
County of New York." Leave being given, Mr. Gil-
bert brought in the said bill, which was read a first
time and ordered a second reading.
February iiih. Mr. Few gave notice that he should
on some future day move for leave to bring in a bill
entitled ** An Act for the better regulating of the Elec-
tion of Charter Officers within the City of New York;
and for designating the'qualifications of voters."
February i^th. A petition from Anthony Lispenard
and others, inhabitants of the City of New York,
praying for certain alterations in the Charter of said
City, was read and the consideration thereof post-
poned until to-morrow.
A remonstrance from the Corporation of the City
of New York, against the making of certain altera-
tions contemplated in the Charter of said city, was
read and the consideration thereof postponed until to-
morrow.
Mr. Few, pursuant to notice by him for that pur-
pose heretofore given, moved leave to bring in a bill,
entitled ** An Act for the better regulation of the elec-
tion of Charter Officers in the city of New York, and
designating the qualifications of Electors." Leave
being given, Mr. Few brought in the said bill, which
was read a first time, and ordered a second reading.
February \bth. The bill for a better regulation for
328 FREEMEN, 1803.
the election of Charter Officers, etc., was read a
second time, and committed to a committee of the
whole House.
A petition from Anthony Lispenard and others, of
the city of New York ; and a remonstrance from the
Corporation of said city, both relating to the same sub-
ject, were called up and committed to a committee of
the whole House when on the bill for a better regula-
tion for the election of Charter Officers.
February \jth. A petition from John Broome, and
a number of others, citizens of the city of New York,
praying for the extension of the elective franchise in
relation to the choice of Charter Officers in the said
city, and the papers accompanying the same, were read
and committed to the committee of the whole House
when on the bills relating to the division of wards and
qualifications of electors in the city of New York.
February 19///. The Committee of the whole House
reported progress on the bill to increase the number
of Wards in the city of New York.
February 2\st. The committee reported the bill to
increase the Wards in the city of New York. It was
passed and ordered to be engrossed.
March \st. The House resolved itself into a com-
mittee of the whole House, on the bill, entitled **An
Act for the better regulation of the election of Char-
ter Officers in the city of New York, and designating
the qualifications of electors, and after some time
spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and
Mr. Wisner from the said committee, reported, that in
proceeding on the said bill, and after the same had
been read in the committee, the first enacting clause
thereof was again read, and in the words following :
Be it enacted by the People of the State of New
York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That
every free male person of the age of twenty-one years,
being a citizen of this State, and who shall have resided
in said city six months next preceding such election,
and paid taxes within the same, and shall have rented
FREEMEN, 1803. 329
a tenement of the yearly value of dollars for the
term of one year within the same, or shall be a lease-
holder of any land or tenement, of the value of
dollars, and who has been years in possession of
the same, shall be entitled to vote for charter officers
in the said city of New York.
That debates were had thereon, and the question
having been put, whether the committee did agree to
the said clause, it was carried in the affirmative [yeas
70, nays 19].
Mr. Wisner further reported progress, and asked
for and obtained leave to sit again.
Ordered, That the committee of the whole House
be discharged from the further consideration of the
said bill, and that it be referred to a select committee,
consisting of Mr. Few, Mr. Tompkins and Mr. Gilbert,
to report the same complete.
A message from the Senate was received informing
the House that the **Actto increase the number of
Wards in the city of New York, and equalize the
same," had been passed -without amendment.
March wtfu Mr. Few, from the select committee to
whom was committed the bill, ** An Act to extend the
qualifications of electors for Charter Officers in the
city of New York, and for other purposes," reported,
that the committee had gone through the bill, filled
up the blanks, and agreed to the same, without
amendment, which he was directed to report to the
House ; and he read the report in his place, and
delivered the same in at the table, where it was again
read, and agreed to by the House. Ordered^ That
the bill be engrossed.
March 1 2th. The engrossed bill v/as read the third
time.
Ordered, That the said bill be recommitted to a
committee of the whole House.
March \^th. The House resolved itself into a com-
mittee of the whole House, on the bill, entitled "An
Act to extend the qualifications of electors for Char-
330 FREEMEN, 1803.
ter officers in the city of New York, and for other
purposes ; " and after some time spent thereon Mr.
Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Wisner, from the
said committee, reported, that in proceeding on the
said bill, and after the same had been read in the com-
mittee, a motion was made, that the third blank in
the first clause of the said bill should be filled up with
the word ''fifty'"
That debates were had on the said motion, and the
question having been put, whether the committee did
agree to the same, it passed in the negative [nays 49,
yeas 33].
That a motion was made, that the said blank should
be filled up with the word ''forty'' and the question
having been put, whether the committee did agree to
the same, it passed in the negative [nays 47, yeas 33].
That a motion was made, that the said blank should
be filled up with the word ** twenty-five," and the
question having been put, whether the committee did
agree to the same, it was carried in the affirmative
[yeas 53, nays 26].
That a motion was then made, that the said bill
should be rejected ; and the question having been put,
whether the committee did agree to the same, it passed
in the negative [nays 67, yeas 13].
Mr. Wisner further reported, that the committee
had gone through the bill, made amendments therein,
filled up the blanks, and agreed to the same, which he
was directed to report to the House ; and he read the
report in his place ; and delivered the same in at the
table, where it was again read, and agreed to by the
House. Oi'dercd, That the bill be engrossed.
March i6th. The engrossed bill was read the third
time.
Resolved, That the bill do pass.
In Senate.
' March i6th. A message from the Assembly was
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received with the bill entitled " An Act to extend the
qualification of electors for Charter officers in the city
of New York, and for other purposes," which was read
the first time, and ordered to a second reading.
March 1 7///. The bill was read a second time and
referred to a committee of the whole.
[The bill was not acted upon after the reference].
Republican Meeting. At a meeting of several Re-
publican Citizens from the respective Wards of this
city, held at Martling's on Tuesday Evening, the 5th.
of January, 1804, it was considered expedient to call a
General Meeting of their Republican fellow citizens
for the purpose of taking into consideration measures
to promote their political and social interest. A meet-
ing is therefore requested for the above purpose at the
Union (late Adams') Hotel, No. 68 William Street,
on Tuesday Evening next, at 6 o'clock.
William Boyd, Chairman,
Samuel Cowdry, Secretary.
Morning Chronicle^ Monday ^ January ^th,^ 1804.
In pursurance of a notice to the Republicans in
general, to meet last evening at the Union Hotel, to
*• take into consideration measures to promote their
political and social interests," there was, we under-
stand, a pretty numerous collection, both of Clin-
tonians and Burrites. We are unable to state all the
particulars ; but such as we have received we commu-
nicate, and believe they are correct as far as they go.
From the curious manner of mentioning the object
of the meeting in the papers, it is not to be wondered
at, that great numbers came without understanding
precisely what was intended. Some therefore cried
one thing, and some another ; for the assembly was
confused ; and the more part knew not wherefore they
were come together. At length Mr. Osgood was
chosen a chairman, and Mr. Wortman clerk. The
332 FREEMEN, 1804.
meeting now took some little shape and a motion was
made by a leading Clintonian to adopt a certain
memorial to the Legislature, of which the great object
was to alter the Charter, so as to extend the elective
franchise to all conditions of people. This was the
original Clintonian proposition and was adopted ; but
others were then for going a step further in the great
work of reformation and making the office of Mayor
elective annually by the citizens at large, and that of
Clerk of the Common Council to depend on appoint-
ment by the Corporation. This we understand was
introduced by the Burrites as an amendment to the
original motion, and after some eloquent speeches for
it by Mr. Matthew L. Davis and other leading Burr-
ites, and against it by Mr. Tunis Wortman and other
leading Clintonians, was finally found to be so purely
democratic, and smacks so much of liberty and equal-
ity, that the majority deserted their leaders and, to
their extreme chagrin, voted for its adoption.
New York Evening Post, January iiM., 1804.
We find that in certain particulars, our information
respecting the proceedings of the Republican Meeting
on Tuesday evening was incorrect. It seems that in-
stead of Mr. Wortman, Mr. Miller was the secretary,
and that the Burrite amendment for the office of
Mayor elective, was not carried ; neither was it nega-
tived ; but a small committee of sixty-three was ap-
pointed to take into consideration the project of
altering the Charter, and report at another meeting.
But we shall attempt to give a more satisfactory view
of the whole ground.
The following: were in substance the Clintonian
resolutions :
1st, That every person qualified to vote for the
most popular branch of the Legislature should be
entitled to vote for Charter officers.
FREEMEN, 1804. 333
2d, That the election should be by ballot.
3d, That the election for Charter officers should be
held at the same time and place with the election for
members of the Legislature.
4th, That no elector should vote out of the ward in
which he resided.
5th, That there should be two inspectors of the
election appointed, who should be sworn, whose return
should be final and conclusive.
6th, That after receiving the returns of the inspect-
ors, the Common Council' should not, under any pre-
text whatever, interfere to set aside the election.
It was not thought advisable to make objections to
either of the first five resolutions, and they were there-
fore permitted to pass in silence, but the last was
objected to as being unnecessary, and was at length
struck out. Then the Burrites proposed as an amend-
ment to add to these following resolutions, which
caused a very animated debate and gave rise to much
good speaking, at least on one side.
1st, That the office of the Mayor of the city of New
York should be elective annually, in the same manner
as that of Aldermen, and that he should have a fixed
salary in lieu of all perquisites.
2d, That the office of Clerk of the Common Coun-
cil and Clerk of the city and county of New York,
should be separate and distinct offices, and that the
Common Council should have the power of appoint-
ing their own Clerk.
3d, That the licensing of Carmen, Grocers, etc.,
should be appointed by the Common Council, and not
by the Mayor alone.
On this Wortman rose and said, really he had not
made up his mind whether it was best that the office
of Mayor should be elective or not, and he thought it
most advisable, on the whole, to take time to de-
liberate.— He therefore moved that all this business
should be referred to a committee to consist of sixty-
three citizens, and who should be nominated and
334 FREEMEN, 1804.
appointed by Mr. Osgood, the chairman, and that
their opinion should be conclusive. This was at first
objected to on account of the mode of appointment,
but the objection was withdrawn. However, the last
part of it, equally indicative of cunning and of im-
pudence, was successfully opposed, and instead of it
the committee are to make a report to a meeting
of the citizens at large. In the debate that followed,
Mr. Swart wout spoke at great length. Having said
that the sixth resolution was the production of an
enthusiast, Mr. Wortman jumped up with ** I, Mr.
Chairman, I, sir, am that enthusiast ; I am the author
of it ; I am the enthusiast, and hope I ever shall be in
the sacred cause of liberty." — ** I am sorry to hear it,"
Mr. S. went on, ** an enthusiast. Sir, is but another name
for madman ; " and he followed up the blow so closely
that Wortman retreated from the field without any
attempt to support himself. In answer to what fell
from Mr. Van Wyck, that the making of the office of
the Mayor elective was repugnant to our State consti-
tution, and that, in short, he considered the proposi-
tions of the Burrites as only introduced to embarrass
and defeat them, Mr. Swartwout said, **he pitied
the temerity of this young gentleman on account of
his extreme youth," and called on him to know where
he was in the year '98 ; a call which Mr. Van Wyck
did not seem disposed to comply with, for he rose no
more. As to the objection of Mr. S. Miller to making
the office of Mayor elective, which was that elections
were already so frequent that it took people away
from their business and caused them great incon-
venience, in proof of which he had mentioned the
various bank elections, sugar-refiner elections, &c., he,
Mr. S., said, surely this young man had forgot the
principles on which republicanism, as understood by
himself and his friends, was bottomed, the frequency
and freedom of elections ; and if Mr. M. thought that
they were now to abandon all they had ever advocated,
because it might be averse to the pleasure of a single
FREEMEN, 1804. 335
individual in power, he trusted he would find himself
woefully mistaken.
Col. Willett said, he had always been accustomed
to consider the Charter of this city in too sacred a
light to be meddled with by the Legislature, but the
Legislature it seems had thought otherwise ; and since
they had begun with it, he confessed he was for going
further, and amending it thoroughly ; on this principle
alone he was in favour of making the office of Mayor
elective.
The last Clintonian speaker, Mr. Judah, as soon as
Dr. Smith had finished his oration, with a full measure
of the ore rotundo rose, and with a view to show his
wit and his shrewdness at the same time, moved that
no man should be permitted to speak longer than five
minutes ; to which the Doctor smartly rejoined, that
he moved as an amendment to the motion, that no
man in that meeting should be permitted to have more
than a thimbleful of brains. Down sunk poor Judah
into his seat, and **word spake never more."
We are informed by some of those present, that
it was the most diverting scene imaginable. The
speakers on the Burr side were, Mr. J. Swartwout,
Col. Willett, Mr. M. L. Davis, Mr. S. Smith, and Dr.
Smith ; opposed to these were, Mr. Van Wyck, Mr.
Wortman, Mr. S. Miller and Mr. Naptali Judah — a
very unequal contest, as every one must see, on the
part of the latter. Taking the more popular side of
the question too, it is no wonder that defeat pervaded
the ranks of the Clintonians, and victory sat perched
on the banners of the Little Band.
Further particulars are omitted for want of time
and room and inclination.
New York Evening Post t January \2th,y 1804.
At a late meeting of those calling themselves Repub-
licans, William Boyd was turned out, and Samuel
Osgood chosen Chairman. The Evening Post is incor-
336 FREEMEN, 1804.
rect in saying that Mr. Wortman was the new Secretary,
and that he was one of the speakers. Mr. Wortman
had prepared the business, and left it to be advocated
by his tools or underlings. The great subject of
consideration, and which drew forth some eloquent
speeches, was to alter the character [Charter] of this
city, so as to extend the right of voting to all condi-
tions of people. An amendment was introduced by
the Burrites ; but there has not been time to obtain
the most exact information.
New York Gazette and General Advertiser^ January 12M., 1804.
A meeting of the republican citizens, was held on
Tuesday evening, agreeable to public notice, for the
purpose of considering the propriety of making certain
alterations in the city charter.
At this meeting, a set of resolutions drafted by Mr.
Tunis Wortman, clerk of the county and corporation,
were handed to the chair.
Certain of those resolutions, the purport of which
was the extension of the elective franchise, having
been adopted without opposition, a gentleman rose
and observed to the meeting, that the alterations
now contemplated, did not go to a sufficient length, for
the removal of those evils which the republican citizens
had long felt, and of which they had frequently com-
plained : that now was the period to strike at the root
of those evils, and remove at once, other grievances,
no less important than those for which they were pro-
viding remedies. He then went into a consideration
of the office of Mayor of the City, showing the variety
of trusts, privileges and perquisites attached to that
office, explaining the manner in which he had it in his
power to tyrannize over the whole body of Carmc7i in
particular, as well as other very numerous classes of
Citizens, and deducing from these observations, the
propriety that a magistrate invested with such exten-
sive powers, and to whom such important trusts were
FREEMEN, 1804. 337
confided, should be responsible to the people, over
whom he was to preside : that he should be elected
by the inhabitants of this city, in the same manner as
the rest of the corporation, instead of being appointed
to his office by the council of appointment of the
state. He further advocated the propriety of fixing
his salary at a limited sum proportioned to his ser-
vices, instead of his being paid by perquisites which
opened a door for oppressive exactions, and the
amount of which could not be ascertained He also
stated his opinion, that the clerkships of the county
and corporation, both of which are at present united
in one person, should be separated, and that the clerk
of the corporation should be appointed by that body,
not by the council of appointment of the state as at
present
He was followed and supported by several other
republican citizens, who have been designated by the
appellation of the little band. They were strenuously
opposed, by Mr. Tunis Wortman and several other of
the followers of Mr. DeWitt Clinton ; but these latter,
finding the sense of the meeting decidedly against
them, grew rather less obstreperous in their opposi-
tion, and resolutions to the effect just mentioned were
referred to a committee ; which committee, the Clin-
tonians moved, should be appointed by the chair (Mr.
Samuel Osgood, the father-in-law of DeWitt Clinton,
being the chairman). This was opposed by the little
bandy who contended that the committee should be
nominated and appointed by the meeting. They, how-
ever, were induced to withdraw the motion, from an
inclination to see how far certain of the Clintonians
were prepared to go with their ctit and dry proceed-
ings, being also conscious, that the people would have
an opportunity of deciding on the report of this com-
mittee ; accordingly on their opposition being with-
drawn, another paper was handed to Mr. Osgood, con-
taining 63 names ; the committee consisting of 7 from
each ward. Mr. Osgood thereupon read over these
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names to the meeting, as their committee. DeWitt
Clinton's men had then the effrontery to move that
the decision of this committee, whose names they had
thus written beforehand, should be definite. The
republicans rejected their proposition with suitable
contempt, and they were given to understand, that
the citizens would decide on the report of this com-
mittee at a subsequent meeting, which they were to
convene as soon as they were ready.
It has long been a circumstance ardently desired
by the republicans, that the elective franchise with
respect to charter officers should be extended, and
also, that the mayor of the city should hold an elective
office. The latter is a point for which our most active
and upright republicans have long and anxiously
struggled ; it is one supported by every principle of
real republicanism, and it doubtless will only be
opposed by the devoted friends of DeWitt Clinton.
An Elector.
Morning Chronicle^ S^eio Y or k,^ January \2th,^ 1804.
As the members of the Legislature from this city
soon depart to occupy their seats at Albany, there is
no surprise at a meeting of the Republicans (as they
call themselves) having been advertised by William
Boyd and Samuel Cowdry ; the one officiating as chair-
man, and the other as secretary. The members of
Legislature have to receive their instructions, and mat-
ters to be so planned as that there may be a perfect con-
cert between the hither and nether end of the State.
New York Commercial Advertiser^ January 13M., 1804.
There will be another meeting of the democrats in
which Samuel Osgood, and not William Boyd, will be
Chairman, before the members of Legislature, from
this city, depart for Albany. Positive instructions
FREEMEN, 1804. 339
will be given them, as to the grand question debated,
and some ones of a secret nature, which they are to
obey under pain of the displeasure of the great Mogul.
From the opposition made to the resolutions pro-
posed by the Burrites, at the late meeting of the
Republicans, it i^ easy to see the designs of the Clin-
tonians. By the popular measure of extending the
right of voting, they hoped to carry the next election ;
but when a resolution was offered to make the Mayor
elective (the most essential thing of all) they were con-
founded, and made violent opposition. This touched
the dagon of the party. On this they had no instruc-
tions, and they dare not appear without them. It
may be expected now that the leaders of the Clin-
tonians will order private meetings, and take their
measures without consulting the Burrites.
AVw York Commercial Advertiser, January i^th., 1804.
Republican Notice. At a meeting of the Committee
from the different Wards held at Martling's Tavern,
William Boyd in the chair. On motion, resolved that
a general meeting of our Republican Fellow-Citizens
be requested on Tuesday evening the 31st. instant at
the Union Hotel Hate Adams'), No. 68 William Street,
precisely at 8 o'clock, to hear the report of the said
Committee.
William Boyd, Chairman,
William L. Rose, Secretary.
January 31st
Morning Chronicle, January 3IJ/., 1804.
Democratic Mob. The democrats, we understand,
had another meeting last evening, on the old business
of amending, or rather destroying, the Charter of the
City. The meeting, we are told, exhibited the discord,
the tumult, the zeal and the fury of a Parisian mob.
To an uninterested observer, the scene, if not per-
340 FREEMEN, 1804.
fectly disgusting, must have been highly diverting.
Such noise and confusion — such shouting and hissing,
and clapping and clamoring — such quarrelling and
breaking of windows, have rarely been witnessed. If
the leaders are not already ashamed of their proceed-
ings, they must surely, in a cooler moment, blush at
the recollection of such disgraceful conduct.
At a former meeting, if we rightly understand the
proceedings, a committee of sixty-three members was
appointed to consider the expediency of petitioning
the General Assembly, and (if the measure accorded
with the views of the committee) to draft a memorial.
This memorial was to be reported to a general meet-
ing of Democratic Citizens. When the grand Com-
mittee met, it appeared that some of the members were
for incorporating into the memorial, the propositions
of the Burrites. This suited not the designs of the
leaders. In their wisdom therefore, but without the
consent or knowledge of the peopUy they formed, out
of their number, a select committee of nine — ** all
chosen men," who are thoroughly initiated into the
mysteries of the party. The select committee drafted
a memorial, from which everything savouring of Burr-
ism was excluded ; and instead of reporting it to the
general meeting, for the approbation of their fellow-
citizens, such was their love for the people ! they sent
it forward to the seat of government. Last evening
they reported that a memorial of some description or
other had been drafted and sent to Albany ; and
moved that this report be adopted. What was meant
by the motion to adopt this extraordinary Report, is
not precisely understood. Thus, however, these hutn-
ble serva7its of the sovereign people manage their own
affairs, in their own way. And thus the deluded mul-
titude are hoodwinked and wheedled into the adop-
tion of a memorial which they have never seen, and
of which they are totally ignorant. Surely they who
appointed the committee had a right to see and ex-
amine the memorial; and had they the dignity and the
FREEMEN, 1804. 34^
spirit of freemen, instead of sanctioning the spurious
instrument, they would have spurned the unwarrant-
able proceeding.
About six o'clock the company began to assemble,
and at seven the business began. To attempt a delin-
eation of the various motions or speeches that were
made on the occasion would be impossible, for the
continual hue and cry, raised when any of the Little
Band attempted to speak, precluded the possibility of
hearing the arguments of all the gentlemen on that
side of the question. Whenever any favorite object
of the Clintonians was brought upon the carpet, the
ablest among their party were permitted to discuss
the subject, peaceably and undisturbed ; but no sooner
did a Burrite presume to answer him, than " the ques-
tion— the question," was reiterated from one end of
the room to the other.
It was requested by Mr. David A. Dunham, in case
of a division, that no Federalist would vote on either
the one side or the other. He was followed by Citi-
zen Warner, who insinuated that he had seen Federal
gentlemen, then in the room, actively employed in
opposition to the direct sense of the meeting. *' We
did not request the company of Federalists, Tories,
&c.," said the same citizen, ** we want none but Repub-
licans." This gained him great applause. All this
time Cheetham stuck in one corner of the room, as
snug as a flea in a blanket, and ever and anon he
"grinned horribly a ghastly smile."
While all this was going on in the upper end of the
room, those at the lower end, who, by the by, could
not repeat much of what their masters said, were
bawling for the question, or an adjournment. About
this time, Mr. M. L. Davis, a young man of some
talents, and considerable vanity, mounted the ros-
trum, and was beginning a speech, previous to the
questions being taken, when the hisses of the multi-
tude brought him to a level with his fellow-citizens ;
342 FREEMEN, 1804.
and It was insisted that no person be permitted to say
anything more on the subject. A second time he
rose, and he was again cried down. Now who would
have thought that a foreigner would have attempted
to palm his opinions upon the public, after the voice
of an American had been rejected. Yet so it was — no
sooner had Mr. Davis sat down, than behold !
*' A Cheetham rises in the Senate brave !"
With confidence he mounted the senatorial car ; but
his stay was of short continuance ; for no sooner did
those lips of his prepare to utter the dictates of his
heart, than he was hurled by the surrounding rabble
from his lofty summit. And Wortman, too ; yes, he
was there.
After voting a petition to the Legislature, to regu-
late the factor of the State Prison, in his disposal of
shoes by wholesale, instead of retail, an adjournment
took place.
Never did I witness a more motley crew ; and the
universal disorder and irregularity which prevailed
were sufficient to create disgust in the respectable
men of their own party.
The conclusion was indeed laughable. After an
adjournment had been carried, the Republicans were
called upon to deposit with the committee one shilling
each to defray the expenses of the room. No sooner
was this request made, than the great body pushed for
the door ; and from 6 to 700 persons, I am informed,
that about forty shillings were collected.
New York Commercial Advertiser, February ist,, 1804.
Republican Meeting. On Wednesday evening,
agreeably to notice in the papers, an extremely large
meeting of republican citizens was held at the Union
Hotel. William W. Gilbert, Chairman, Samuel Courd-
FREEMEN, 1804. 343
ney, Secretary. This meeting was an adjourned one
from that held on Tuesday, the loth. ult.
To the utter astonishment of every rational man,
the committee, whose names had on that former even-
ing been previously prepared, and were read off from
a piece of paper by the chairman, reported that they
had taken the liberty of deciding finally on the sub-
ject— that they had transmitted a memorial to the
legislature entirely omitting those resolutions respect-
ing the office of Mayor ; and that now the business
was done, the citizens were at liberty to decide.
Considerable debate took place, in which the sub-
ject of the following resolutions was discussed.
1. ** Resolved, That the office of Mayor of this city
ought to be elective, and that he ought to have a fixed
salary in /leu of all perquisites."
2. " Resolved, That the appointments of cartmen,
retailers of liquor, &c., ought to be made by the counr
cil of appointment ; and not as at present, discretion-
ary with the Mayor : and that each applicant should
pay for license the sum of cents."
3. ** Resolved, That the office of city and county
clerk should be held by different persons, and that the
common council should have the appointment of their
own clerk."
In the course of the ensuing debate, those who
opposed these resolutions were heard by their adver-
saries with silence and attention ; but when any person
rose to advocate the principles contained in these
resolutions, there was a constant noise and tumultuous
opposition made by their opponents. Attempts had
been employed to pack the room with a number
of noisy and riotous characters ; men destitute even of
citizenship, who were brought in squads to excite dis-
turbance. To these were added all the petty office-
holders of the city, who had been taught that they
must support the dignity and influence of the mayor,
their patron, at all hazards ; these men, without regard
to decency, made every effort, by hooting and stamp-
344 FREEMEN, 1804.
ing, to prevent any arguments being offered by the
citizens friendly to the resolutions ; as also to frighten
timid minded men from expressing the same opinions.
A question at last came up which tried the strength
of the two parties — that is, the republicans or little
bandy as they have been termed, but who are now a
numerous and powerful host, on the one side, and
the partizans of DeWitt Clinton, or banditti, as they
are termed, with their associates, on the other. The
question was predicated on the amendments proposed
for the charter, and was as follows :
" Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting, the
office of mayor of the city of New York ought to be
elective."
On this question the junto, headed by Mr. Cheet-
ham, Mr. Wortman and Mr. Edward Ferris, the flour
inspector, supported by the whole tribe of petty
office-holders, and the crowd of riotous people whom
they had introduced, were in the negative. Yet, not-
withstanding the measures they had taken to pack the
room with their creatures, and to frighten people
from voting by their noise, a majority was decidedly
in favor of making the Mayor elective, when the ques-
tion was taken by Ayes and Noes. The chairman,
however, chose to take it again by holding up of
hands. This last question was neither heard nor under-
stood by half of the meeting, and on this division the
question was lost.
At all events, admitting that it was fairly lost, on
this last mode of taking the question, it follows that the
partizans of Mr. DeWitt Clinton have been brought
from behind the mask, and made at last to show their
real views, and wishes. They have pronounced a
public and unqualified opinion '* That the office of
Mayor of this city ought not to be elective'' They have
thus abandoned the true republican principle for
which we have ever fought. And for what ? To ag-
grandize an ambitious individual. To deprive the
people of their dearest rights, as Aaron did the
FREEMEN, 1804. 345
Israejites of their most precious jewels of old, for the
purpose of decorating a golden calf, which they expect
the citizens of New York to fall down and worship.
An Elector.
Morning Chronicle ^ New York, February 2d., 1804.
Charter of the City. It is said that the bill altering
the qualifications of electors for charter officers has
passed the Senate with an amendment, making the
renting of a tenement of the yearly value of twenty-
five dollars, instead of five fixed by the lower House,
the qualification, in point of property, of a voter.
This alteration renders it necessary to return the bill
to the Assembly, by whom it must be agreed to
before it is sent to the Council of Revision. There
can be little doubt of its finally becoming a law, and
our Charter being thus at an end.
Neiv York Evening Post, April 2d,, 1804.
Charter Bill. The bill altering the mode of elec-
tion prescribed by the Charter of this City, has
become a law of this State notwithstanding the objec-
tions made by the Council of Revision. It was carried
in both houses by more than the requisite numbers,
71 voting in favor of it in the Assembly and 16
against it; and in the Senate 21 in favor of it and 5
against it. The whole strength of the prevailing
party appears to have been brought to bear on this
question in obsequious obedience to the commands of
His High Mightiness who presides over our City.
The pretended republicans of the day bow with sub-
mission to the arbitrary dictates of this pride-swollen
chieftain ; in this consists the essence of that inde-
pendence of sentiment of which they make such an
everlasting prattling. Blessed republicanism, where
the orders of one man are to be implicitly obeyed,
346 FREEMEN, 1 804.
without ever stopping to enquire whetTier they are
right or wrong ! It is enough for these subtle
patriots, that D[eWitt] C[linton] has proclaimed his
sovereign will and pleasure, and all opinion of their
own vanishes ; all exercise of intellectual powers is at
an end. Accordingly we find men voting for this bill,
who a year ago reprobated it as the greatest evil that
party violence could produce. What is the inference ?
Why, that his Honor the Mayor wants a more pliant
council, and one who will bend to his nod, and become
the instruments of his vengeance. Hence it is that the
Charter is destroyed, and one of the most ''salutary
principles of our Government" prostrated.
We are informed that Chief Justice Lewis and
Judge Spencer were the only two members of the
Council who voted for the bill ; from Governor Clin-
ton it met with his decided disapprobation. He yet
retains too sacred a regard for chartered rights to
offer them up a wanton sacrifice to his party ; not
even the powerful consideration of aiding the views of
his hopeful nephew, could prevail on him to assent to
a measure pregnant with mischiefs to this city, which
every day's experience will unfold.
New York Evening Post, April loM., 1 804.
Proceedings of the Legislature on the revision of the
Charter, 1804.
In Assembly.
February 6th. The Memorial of the general com-
mittee, in behalf of the citizens of the city of New
York, praying for the extension of the elective fran-
chise, in relation to the choice of Charter officers, and
for other improvements in the Charter of the said city,
was read and referred to a select committee, consisting
of the members attending this house from the city
and county of New York. [Henry Rutgers, Solomon
FREEMEN, 1804. 347
Townsend, George Clinton, Jr., James Warner, Wil-
liam Few, Peter H. Wendover, Peter A, Schenck,
Samuel Bradhurst and Peter Curtenius.]
February ?>th. Mr. Few, from the committee to
whom was referred the memorial of the general com-
mittee of the republican citizens of New York, pray-
ing for the amendment of the charter of the said city,
reported as follows : —
That they had taken the said memorial into mature
consideration, and are unanimously of opinion, that
the grievances therein complained of call for legisla-
tive redress ; and have therefore directed their chair-
man to ask for leave to bring in a bill for that purpose.
Ordered, That leave be given accordingly.
Mr. Few, pursuant to leave, brought in the said bill,
entitled '* An Act relative to the election of Charter
officers in the city of New York," which was read the
first time, and ordered a second reading.
February ()th. The bill was read a second time and
committed to a committee of the whole.
February i^^th. The remonstrance of the Corpora-
tion of the city of New York, against the contem-
plated amendments to the Charter of the said city,
was read, and referred to the committee of the whole,
when on the bill.*
February 2\st, Ordered, That the bill, entitled
** An Act relative to the election of Charter officers in
the city of New York," be made the order of the day
for Tuesday next.
February 2%th. The House resolved itself into a
committee of the whole on the bill relative to the elec-
tion of Charter officers in the city of New York, and
after some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed
the chair, and Mr. Looker, from the said committee,
reported progress and asked for and obtained leave to
sit again.
February igih. The House again resolved itself
*This was the same memorial presented at the previous session, see page 314.
It was published by order of the Common Council in the newspapers ot the city.
348 FREEMEN, 1804.
into a committee of the whole on the bill, and after
some time spent thereon, Mr. Speaker resumed the
chair, and Mr. Looker, from the said committee,
reported, that in further proceedings on the said bill a
motion was made, that the same should be rejected.
That debates were had on the said motion, and the
question having been put thereon, it passed in the
negative [nays 71, yeas 10].
Mr. Looker further reported progress and asked for
and obtained leave to sit again. Ordered, That the
said bill be made the order of the day for to-morrow.
March \st. The house again resolved itself into a
committee of the whole on the bill for the election of
Charter officers, and after some time spent thereon,
Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Looker, from
the said committee, reported that in further proceed-
ings on the said bill. Mr. Wisner made a motion, that
the committee should agree to a clause in the words
following, to wit :
Aiid be it further enacted, That the Mayor of the
said city shall receive, as a compensation for his ser-
vices, in lieu of his fees and perquisites he now receives,
the sum of to be paid quarterly by the Chamber-
lain of the said city ; and that the Clerk of the city
and county of New York shall receive, as a compen-
sation for his services, in lieu of the fees and perqui-
sites he now receives, the sum of to be paid
quarterly by the Chamberlain of the said city ; and
that the said Mayor and Clerk of the said city shall
continue to receive all such fees and perquisites as
they have heretofore been accustomed to receive, and
shall keep an account thereof, and shall exhibit such
account quarterly to the Common Council of the said
city ; who, having examined and filed the same in the
office of the Chamberlain of the said city, the said
Mayor and Clerk shall respectively pay the amount
thereof to the said Chamberlain, all which monies shall
be applied to the public use of the said Mayor, Alder-
men and Commonalty of the said city of New York.
FREEMEN, 1804. 349
Then Mr. Wendover moved the previous question
on the said clause, viz, — Shall the main question be
now put ?
That debates were had thereon, and the question
having been put on the said motion, it was carried in
the affirmative. [Yeas 64, nays 1 3.]
The question having been put, whether the com-
mittee would agree to the said clause, it passed in
the negative. [Nays 60, yeas 18.]
That a motion was made to fill up the blank in the
fifth section of the said bill, with the words twenty-five.
That the question having been put thereon, it passed
in the negative. [Nays 58, yeas 22.]
That a motion was made, that the said blank should
be filled up with the word twenty. That the question
having been put thereon, it passed in the negative.
[Nays 56, yeas 22.]
That a motion was made, that the said blank ^ould
be filled up with the word five. That the question
having been put thereon, it was carried in the affirma-
tive. [Yeas 60, nays 13.]
Mr. Looker further reported progress, and asked
for and obtained leave to sit again.
March 2d, The House again resolved itself into a
committee of the whole, on the bill, entitled " An Act
relative to the election of Charter officers in the city
of New York," and after some time spent thereon,
Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Looker,
from the said committee, reported, that the committee
had gone through the bill, made amendments, added
clauses, filled up the blanks, and agreed to the same ;
which he was directed to report to the house : And he
read the report in his place, and delivered the same in
at the table, where it was again read and agreed to by
the House. Ordered^ That the bill be engrossed.
March ^th. The engrossed bill was read the third
time. Resolved, That the bill do pass. Ordered, That
Mr. Hunter and Mr. Kennedy, deliver the bill to the
honorable the Senate, and request their concurrence.
350 FREEMEN, 1804.
March 2()th. A message from the honorable the
Senate, delivered by Mr. Van Bergen and Mr. Van
Schoonhoven was read, informing this House, that the
Senate have passed the bill, with amendments there-
with delivered.
The bill and amendments having been read, and the
amendments having been again read, were severally
concurred in by the House, and the bill amended ac-
cordingly.
Ordered, That Mr. Rutgers and Mr. Sanford, de-
liver the bill and amendments to the honorable the
Senate, and inform them that this House have con-
curred in their amendments to the said bill, and have
amended the same accordingly.
March '}pth. The honorable the Senate returned
by Mr. Van Scoonhoven and Mr. Van Vechten, the
bill entitled *' An Act relative to the election of Char-
ter officers in the city of New York." Ordered, That
Mr. Schermerhorn and Mr. Schuyler, deliver the bill
to the honorable the Council of Revision.
April ^th. A message from the honorable the
Council of Revision, delivered by his honor Mr. Jus-
tice Kent, was read, and is in the words following, to
wit :
The Council object to the bill, entitled '' An Act
relative to the election of Charter officers in the city
of New York," because the bill contains important
alterations in the Charter of the said city, and it not
appearing in the bill by recital, or otherwise, that the
same were made upon the application, or with the
consent of the parties interested, it is to be intended
that they are made without such application or con-
sent : And although it be granted, that such an inter-
ference would be justified by some strong public
necessity, it is not to be presumed by the Council,
that any such necessity exists in the present case, as
none are recited in the bill, or appear from the pro-
visions in it ; and it has been considered as a settled
and salutary principle in our government, that in all
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FREEMEN, 1804. 35 1
cases where the ordinary process of law affords a com-
petent remedy, Charters of incorporation, containing*
grants of personal and municipal privileges, were not
to be essentially effected without the consent of the
parties concerned.
Geo. Clinton.
April ^th. The House proceeded to the considera-
tion of the objections of the honorable the Council
of Revision to the bill, as entered on the journals of
this House of yesterday.
The said objections having been again read, and
considered, and the said bill having been read and
re-considered, Mr. Speaker put the question, whether
the said bill, notwithstanding the objections of the hon-
orable the Council of Revision to the same, shall be
a law of this State, and it was carried in the affirma-
tive. • [Yeas 71, nays i6.]
Thereupon-Resolved, That the said bill, notwith-
standing the objections' of the honorable the Council
of Revision to the same, be a law of this State.
Ordered, That Mr. B. Thompson and Mr. J. Thomp-
son deliver the said bill, objections, and a copy of the
preceding resolution, to the honorable the Senate.
In the Senate.
March $th. A message from the honorable the As-
sembly, delivered by Mr. Hunter and Mr. Kennedy,
was received, with the following bill for concurrence,
viz., the bill entitled '* An Act relative to the election
of Charter officers, in the city of New York," which
was read the first time, and ordered a second reading.
March 6th. The bill was read a second time and
committed to a committee of the whole.
March 27 th. Mr. Taylor, from the committee of the
whole on the bill, reported progress, and obtained
leave to sit again.
March iZth. Mr. Taylor, from the committee of the
352 FREEMEN, 1804.
whole, reported, that in proceeding in the said bill,
'and after the same had been read in the committee,
Mr. Van Vechten made a motion that the same should
be rejected, and the question having been put thereon,
it passed in the negative. [Nays 20, yeas 6.]
That in proceeding further in the bill, a clause
thereof was again reaa in the words following, viz. :
''And be it further enacted, That all persons who
are qualified by the Charter of the said city, to vote
for Charter officers, and every male citizen of this
State, or of any of the United States, of the age of
twenty-one years and upwards, who shall have resided
in the said city for the space of six months preceding
said election, and shall during that time have rented a
tenement of the yearly value of dollars, and have
paid any taxes within the said city, and is not dis-
qualified by law, shall vote at such election for Char-
ter officers, and shall be entitled to all the rights and
privileges of a Freeman of the said city."
Then Mr. L'Hommedieu made a motion, that the
committee should agree to a substitute to the said
clause, in the words Tollowing, viz. :
WhereaSy By the Charter of the said city it is or-
dained, That no person whatever not being a free
citizen of the said city, shall at any time use any art,
trade, mystery, or occupation within the said city, liber-
ties and precincts thereof, or shall by himself or others,
sell or expose to sale any manner of goods, wares,
merchandises, or commodities in any house, shop,
place, or standing within the said city, or the liberties
or precints thereof, (save in the time of public fairs :)
A7id Whereas, It is evidently the intention and
spirit of the said Charter, that no person who is not a
Freeman of the said city, should be permitted to carry
on any art, trade, or merchandise within the same : —
Ajid Whereas, Notwithstanding such prohibition
and obvious intention, many wholesome inhabitants
have moved into the said city, and have been per-
mitted to carry on their arts, trades, mysteries, merchan-
FREEMEN, 1804. 353
dise and occupations, and have contributed to the
public expenses and performed the duties exacted of
citizens, without having been made Freemen of the
said city, whereby its population and wealth have been
greatly increased, and its arts and commerce pro-
moted : —
And Whereas, Doubts do exist whether such citi-
zens are entitled to vote for Charter officers, until
they first have been made Freemen of the said city,
according to the particular mode prescribed by the
said Charter : Therefore,
Be it further e^iadedy That all persons qualified by
the Charter of the said city to vote for Charter offi-
cers, and all persons who have resided for the space
of one year before the passing of this act, or who for
the space of six months thereafter shall reside in the
city of New York, and who have used any art, trade,
mystery, or occupation within the same, or have ex-
posed to sale any manner of goods, wares, merchan-
dises or commodities in any house, place, shop or
standing thereof, for the term aforesaid (save in the
times of public fairs) without any penalty or forfeiture
having been exacted of him or them therefor, by the
Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the said city,
shall be considered and taken as a free citizen of the
said city, as by the the tacit consent of the said
Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty, and shall be en-
titled to vote for the Charter officers, and enjoy all
other rights, privileges and immunities belonging to
Freemen of said city : —
Provided neverthelesSy That no person shall vote at
any such election except in the ward in which he shall
actually reside, and that no person shall be deemed
and taken to be a Freeman of the said city aforesaid,
who has not for six months next, and immediately
preceding the election, rented a tenement of the
yearly value of dollars within the said city, and
who shall not have taken and subscribed an oath
before the Mayor, Recorder or an Alderman of the
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354 FREEMEN, 1804.
said city, and caused the same to be filed in the office
of the Clerk of the said city, in the words following,
to wit.
I, of the ward of the city of New York,
do solemnly and sincerely swear and declare, that 1
have resided in the said city for the space of one year
immediately previous to the first day of April, 1804, ^ind
now am a resident in the said city (or if the residence
commenced after the said ist. of April, 1804,) then
for the space of six months immediately preceding
the date hereof, and that I have for the aforesaid
space of one year (or six months, as the case may be)
actually and openly carried on in the said city, the art,
trade, mystery or occupation (as the case may be,
naming the particular art, trade, mystery or occupa-
tion of such person) without any fine or penalty hav-
ing been exacted of me for the same, by the Mayor,
Aldermen and Commonalty of the said city.
That the question having been put, whether the
committee did agree to the said substitute, it passed
in the negative. [Nays 16, yeas 7.]
Mr. Taylor further reported, that the committee
had gone through the bill, made amendments, and
agreed to the same ; which he was directed to report to
the Senate : And he read the report in his place, and
delivered the same in at the table, where it was again
read, and agreed to by the Senate.
Ordered, That the amendments be engrossed.
March 29M. The bill with the engrossed amend-
ments was read the third time.
The President put the question whether the bill
should pass, and it was carried in the affirmative.
[Yeas 17, nays 6.]
Thereupon, Resolved, That the bill do pass.
Ordered, That Mr. Van Bergen and Mr. Van
Schoonhoven, deliver the bill with the amendments to
the honorable the Assembly, and inform them that
the Senate have passed the bill with the amendments
therewith delivered.
FREEMEN, 1 804, 355
The honorable the Assembly returned by Mr. Rut-
gers and Mr. Sanford the bill, informing that they
had concurred in the amendments of the Senate to
the said bill, and had amended the bill accordingly.
The amended bill having been examined, Orderedy
That Mr. Van Vechten and Mr. Veeder, return the
bill to the honorable the Assembly.
April 5thy A message from the honorable the As-
sembly, delivered by Mr. B. Thompson and Mr. J.
Thompson, was received, with the bill, together with
the objections of the Council of Revision.
The Senate having considered the said objections,
and also re-considered the said bill, Mr. President
put the question whether the said bill (notwithstanding
the objection of the honorable the Council of Revision
to the same) should become a law of this State, it
was carried in the affirmative by more than two-thirds
of the members present. [Ayes 21, nays 5.I
Thereupon — Resolved, That the said bill, notwith-
standing the objections of the honorable the Council
of Revision to the same, become a law of this State.
An Act relative to the election of Charter Officers in
the city of New York.
Passed April 5th., 1804.
Be it enacted by the people of the State of New
York, represented in senate and assembly. That the
anniversary election for charter officers to be chosen
in and for the city of New York, shall commence on
the third Tuesday of November in every year, and
that all such elections shall be by ballot, and may be
continued by adjournment from day to day, for two
days successively including the first : and that all
officers so chosen, shall be sworn into and commence
the duties of their respective offices, on the first Mon-
day of December thereafter.
And be it further enacted, That the Mayor, Alder-
356 FREEMEN, 1804.
men, and Commonalty of the said city, shall, on such
day in the month of November in every year, as to
them shall seem meet, at least eight days before the
annual election above established, fix upon a proper
place in each of the wards of the said city, where such
election shall be held, and shall nominate and appoint
three fit and discreet persons, residents and electors
thereof, inspectors of the said election ; and further,
that in case any one or more of the said inspectors
shall die, remove out of the said city, refuse to serve,
or be rendered incapable of attending any of the said
elections before, or on the day on which the same is
to be held, that it shall be lawful for the Mayor,
Aldermen and Commonalty in every such case, and
they are hereby required, to appoint another such per-
son or persons in the room of the person or persons
before appointed. And in case the said Mayor,
Aldermen and Commonalty, shall neglect or refuse to
make such appointment, it shall be lawful for the
Mayor of the said city, and he is hereby enjoined, to
appoint such other inspector or inspectors.
A7id be it further efiacted, That the inspectors of
each ward, whenever an election is to be held therein,
shall by writing under their hands, to be fixed up in
at least five of the most public places in such ward,
give six days notice of the time and place, when and
where, the said election is to be held, and at the time
and place of opening such election. The said in-
spectors shall publicly administer to each other, and
severally take the following oath or affirmative: ** I,
, do solemnly and sincerely declare and
swear (or affirm), in the presence of Almighty God,
that I will in all things, honestly, faithfully and im-
partially, and according to the best of my knowledge
and abilities, execute the office of Inspector of this
election ; and that I will faithfully and impartially
canvass and estimate the ballots taken at the said
election, and certify a true and just statement of the
same according to my best understanding ; and if I
FREEMEN, 1804. 357
shall discover any other person or persons who shall
attend with me for the purpose aforesaid, conduct
himself or themselves partially, unduly, or corruptly
in the premises, that I will divulge or discover the
same, to the end that the persons so offending may
be brought to justice."
And further, That in each ward the inspectors shall
appoint one competent clerk of such election, who
shall keep a poll list of the same under the direction
of the inspectors, and shall take the following oath, to
be administered by the said inspectors. " I, ,
do solemnly and sincerely declare and swear, that I
will faithfully, truly, honestly and impartially keep the
poll list of this election, and in all things, according to
the best of my knowledge and abilities, will do )and
perform my duty as a clerk thereof." And the said
clerk shall be allowed for his services at the rate of
two dollars per day. And the said inspectors shall
preside at said election, and conduct and direct the
same according to the regulations of this act, and be
the returning officers thereof, in manner hereinafter
directed. And the inspectors and clerk being sworn
as aforesaid, the said inspectors shall cause proclama-
tion to be made three times as follows, viz : " Hear
ye ! hear ye ! hear ye ! the poll of this election is
opened, and all manner of persons attending the same,
are strictly charged and commanded, by the authority
and in the name of the people of this state, to keep
the peace thereof during their attendance at this elec-
tion, upon pain of imprisonment," which proclamation
shall be repeated at every opening of the poll, after
an adjournment thereof ; and proclamation of every
such adjournment and closing thereof shall also in
like manner be made. Provided always, that the
proclamation by which the same shall be closed, shall
be preceded three hours before, by a proclamation
notifying the same will be closed. And the poll of
ever)' such election shall be open in the day time only,
between the rising and setting of the sun, and shall be
358 FREEMEN, 1804.
opened at or before ten o'clock in the morning of every
day on which the said election shall be held.
And be it further enacted. That all persons who are
qualified by the Charter of the said City to vote for
Charter officers ; and every male citizen of this State,
or of any of the United States, of the age of twenty-
one years and upwards, who shall have resided in the
said city for the space of six months preceding said
election, and shall, during that time, have rented a
tenement of the' yearly value of twenty-five dollars,
and have paid any taxes within the said City, and is
not disqualified by law, shall vote at such election for
Charter officers, and shall be entitled to all the rights
and privileges of a Freeman of the said City. Pro-
vided always —
And it is hereby further enacted, That no person
shall vote at any election, except in the ward in which
he shall actually reside.
And be it further enacted. That every mortgagor
or mortgagee when in possession of the mortgaged
premises (and not otherwise) shall be deemed a free-
holder within the meaning of this act. And that no
person holding lands, tenements, or hereditaments in
trust for any body politic or corporation, or for any
pious use or purpose, shall thereby acquire or possess
a right to vote.
And be it further enacted, That the mode of con-
ducting every such election shall be as follows : — Every
person who shall be qualified to vote at such election
for Charter officers by virtue of this act, and shall
offer himself to vote, shall at such election openly
deliver his ballot to one of the inspectors ; which bal-
lot shall be a paper ticket, containing the name of a
person for Alderman, and the name of a person for
Assistant of the said ward, and the name of such
other officer or officers as shall be to be chosen in the
ward in which the elector shall reside, or such and so
many of them respectively as he shall think proper to
vote for, severally written on the same paper ticket,
FREEMEN, l804, 359
designating who is voted for as Alderman, and who
for Assistant, and the like for all the officers to be
chosen at such election, and for whom the said elector
shall think proper to vote ; and the said paper ticket
shall be so folded or closed as to conceal the writing
thereon ; and on receipt of every such ballot, the
inspector shall cause the name of the elector to be
entered in the poll list by the clerk, and shall cause
the ballot, without suffering the same to be in-
spected, to be put into a box to be provided for the
purpose, with a sufficient lock thereto, which box shall
be locked, and the key. thereof kept during the elec-
tion by any one of the inspectors, selected by the
majority of them ; and a small hole shall be made in
the lid or cover of the box, sufficient only to receive
such ballot, and through which all ballots shall be put
into the box, and which box shall be opened at the
times hereinafter njentioned. And further, that on
every adjournment of the poll, the poll list shall be
examined by the inspectors, and every mistake shall
be corrected according to their judgement ; whereupon
the box shall be opened, and the poll list put into it
and locked up therein, and the key delivered to such
one of the inspectors as the majority shall appoint, and
the seal of one of them shall be put on the said box,
so as to cover the hole in the lid thereof, and the box
shall then be delivered to such other of the inspectors
attending such election as a majority of them shall
direct, who shall carefully keep the same, and shall,
without suffering the same to be opened, or the said
seal broken or removed, deliver the same box in at the
election table at the next opening of the poll, in pres-
ence of all the spectators attending such election, when
and where the seal shall be broken, and the box opened,
and the poll list taken out, and the box again locked in
order to proceed in the said election, which course shall
be observed and pursued until the poll be finally closed.
And be it further enacted. That whenever any per-
son shall present himself to give his vote or ballot at
360 FREEMEN, 1 804.
any such election, as qualified by the Charter of the
said city and this law, to vote for Charter officers ;
and either of the inspectors shall inspect, or any other
elector in such ward shall challenge him to be unquali-
fied for the purpose, the inspectors shall tender and
administer to him the following oath or affirmation.
** I, , do solemnly and sincerely swear (or
affirm) that I am a freeholder, and that I hold my estate
by descent or devise (if sach shall be the case, and if
he shall not so hold, then), and that I have been so
for one month next, preceding this election, and pos-
sessed in my own right, or in my wife's right (as the
case may be), of a freehold in the city of New- York,
and that I do not hold the same in trust for any body,
politic or corporate, or for any pious or religious use
whatsoever ; and that I have not procured the said
freehold under any obligation or promise to convey
the same to any other person after this election, or
(as the case may be) that I am, and have been for
three months last past, a freeman of the said city, and
do actually reside in the said ward in which I now
offer to vote (or as the case may be), and that I have
for six months next, and immediately preceding this
election, rented a tenement of the yearly value of
twenty-five dollars within the said city, and have been
rated, and actually have paid taxes within the same,
and that I am now an actual resident in the ward in
which I now offer to vote, and that I have not been
polled before at this election." And that in case any
elector shall refuse to take the oath so tendered to
him, he shall lose his vote at such election. And if at
any such election, an inspector shall receive the vote
of any elector, who being tendered the said oath, shall
refuse to take the same, such inspector shall, for each
offence, forfeit the sum of twenty-five dollars to any
person who will sue for the same, to be recovered with
costs. And further, the said inspectors are hereby
required to administer the said oath to any person
who shall voluntarily offer to take the same.
FREEMEN, 1804. 36 1
And be it further enacted, That after finally closing
the poll of any such election, the inspectors of the
wards in which such election shall be held, shall pro-
ceed without delay, publicly to open the boxes con-
taining the said ballots, and shall first count the said
ballots unopened, and if the number of the ballots in
the said box shall exceed the number of electors con-
tained in the poll list, the said inspectors shall draw
out and destroy, unopened, so many of the said ballots
as shall amount to the excess, and the said inspectors
shall then proceed to canvass and estimate the said
ballots, and if two or more ballots are found folded or
rolled up together they shall not be estimated : and the
said inspectors shall complete the said canvass on the
day subsequent to the closing of the poll, or sooner,
and thereupon shall set down in writing the names of
the several candidates for the respective offices, with the
number of votes for each, and shall thereupon certify
and declare who have the majority of votes for each
respective office, and shall subscribe their names
thereto, and by one of them, to be appointed for that
purpose by a majority of them, shall immediately
deliver the said certificate (the said inspectors keeping
a duplicate thereof) to the clerk of the city, or his
deputy, who shall record the same in a book to be
kept for that purpose.
And be it further enacted, That if any person shall
be guilty of any disorderly conduct at any such elec-
tion, or during the time of the canvass and estimate
aforesaid, the major part of the inspectors at such
election are hereby authorized and required to com-
mit the offender to the gaol of the said city, there to
remain during the pleasure of the said inspectors, pro-
vided, that such imprisonment shall in no case exceed
six hours after the canvass of such election shall be
finished. And all Sheriffs, Under-Sheriffs, Constables
and Gaolers, are hereby strictly charged and required
to aid and obey the inspectors herein.
Ajid be it further enacted. That if any of the Alder-
362 FREEMEN, 1804.
men, or other officers of the said city, chosen as afore-
said, shall refuse to serve, die, or remove out of the
said city, before the expiration of the time for which
he was chosen to serve in any such office; or shall not
be legally qualified to serve in such office ; then and
in every such case, such office shall be deemed to be
vacant, and the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty,
in Common Council convened, shall order an election
to be held to fill up every such vacancy, which shall
be held, regulated and conducted in the same manner
as is prescribed in this act for the anniversary election
of Charter officers.
And be it further enacted. That if any of the said
inspectors shall be guilty of any wilful neglect of the
duties required of them by this act, or of any partial
or corrupt conduct in the execution of the same, and
be thereof convicted ; every of them so offending
and convicted shall forfeit and pay for every such
offence the sum of five hundred dollars, to be re-
covered by action of debt, or by information in any
court of record, the one moiety thereof to the use of
any person who shall prosecute for the same, and the
other moiety thereof to the use of the Mayor, Alder-
men, and Commonalty of the said city ; and if the
prosecutor in any such suit shall prevail, he shall
likewise recover his costs of suit against the person
convicted ; but if the person so proceeded against shall
be acquitted, he shall recover double costs against the
prosecutor, and no process shall issue to bring in the
party accused, until bond be filed in the office of
the clerk of the Court, out of which the process shall
issue, in the penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars,
with two sufficient freeholders as sureties, such as the
court shall approve, to secure the defendant double
costs, to become due on a discontinuance, withdrawing
of the suit, or an acquittal, or neglect to bring the
same to trial within five terms after the appearance
of the defendant to answer the same. And further,
that every person so convicted shall also suffer the
FREEMEN, l804, 3^3
same pains and penalties, as in cases of wilful and cor-
rupt perjury, and shall from and after such conviction
be utterly disqualified to hold or enjoy any place of
office in this state.
And be it further enacted, That whoever shall by
bribery, menace, or other corrupt means or device
whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, attempt to
influence any elector of this city in giving his vote or
ballot, or deter him from giving the same at any
election within said city by virtue of this act, and
shall thereof be convicted, such person so offending
and convicted shall forfeit and pay for every such
offence five hundred dollars, to be sued for and re-
covered by any person, and in the manner and under
restrictions above prescribed, in actions to be brought
for neglect of duty or corrupt conduct ; one moiety of
which penalty shall be recovered to the use of the
person prosecuting for the same, and the other moiety
thereof to the use of the Mayor, Aldermen, and
Commonalty of the said city ; and on such conviction,
the person convicted shall forever thereafter be utterly
disqualified to hold, exercise, or enjoy any office, or
place of trust or profit, within this state.
And be it further enacted. That no officer, or other
person, shall call out, or order any of the militia of the
said city to appear, or exercise on any day during any
election to be held by virtue of this act, except in
cases of invasion or insurrection, on pain of forfeiting
the sum of one hundred dollars for every such offence,
to be recovered by any person who will sue for the same
with costs ; the one moiety of such penalty to his
own use, and the other moiety thereof to the use of
the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the said
city.
And be it further enacted. That it shall not be law-
ful for any officer or minister of justice to serve any
civil process in the said city on any person entitled to
vote at any election to be held by virtue of this act,
on any day during such election.
364 FREEMEN, T804.
And be it further enacted. That it shall be lav
for every person hereafter to be appointed Mayor
the said city at any time within twenty days after si
appointment, to take the oaths prescribed by
Charter of the said city, to be taken by such Maj
before such person or persons as may be appointed
commission, under the great seal of this state, in
nature of a Dcdimus Potestatum, to administer
oaths required to be taken by persons holding offi
under this state in the said city, instead of taking
oaths in the presence of three or more Aldermen
the said city.
And he it further enacted^ That it shall be lav
for the person administering the government of I
state by and with the advice and consent of the Co
cil of Appointment yearly, hereafter, to appoint
several Charter officers who are to be annually
pointed at any time during the session of the legi
ture in every year, and every officer so appoin
shall hold his office for one year from the time of
appointment, and until another shall be appoin
and sworn in his stead.
And be it further enacted. That the collector of e
ward shall, before he enters upon the execution of
duties of his office, give bond to the Mayor, Ale
men, and Commonalty of the said city, with s
surety or sureties, and in such penalty as the Ch
berlain or Treasurer of the said city shall deem
ficient, conditioned for the true and faithful perfo
ance of the office of Collector, and in case of
neglect or refusal so to do, his office shall be con:
ered as vacant, and the Common Council order a i
election.
Ajid be it further enact cd. That the act entit
** An Act relative to the election of Charter offic
and relative to Weigh-masters in the city of N
York," passed the 7th. day of April, 1801, except
last section thereof, shall be, and the same is her
repealed.
FREEMEN, 1804-7. 365
State of New- York,/)
Secretary's Office, j
I certify the preceding to be a true copy of an act
of the Legislature, now on file in this office.
Arch'd M'Intyre, Dep. Sec'ry.
Albany, May i6th., i8o4.
At a Common Council held the 24th. Day of Novem-
ber, 1806.
ohn Hatfield,
ames Drake, Merchant,
Jacob Mott, Grocer,
Samuel Torbert, Physician,
Samuel Cowdrey, Attorney at Law,
Joseph Bond,
appeared before the Mayor and Aldermen and took
the oath as Freemen of the City of New York.
The corporation consists of the Mayor, Recorder,
Aldermen and Assistants ; they possess the power of
making Freemen of the said corporation ; and all per-
sons exercising trades, or following occupations, in the
city (except in the public fairs), without first purchas-
ing their freedom, are liable to be fined five pounds.
Aliens are forbidden to be made Freemen of the city,
until after they have been naturalized or denizenized.
But this part of the Charter has, of late years, been
but little acted upon. Freemen are seldom created ;
and no prosecutions are brought against those who
carry on business without taking out their freedom.
The Picture of New York, by Samuel L, Mite hill, 1807.
At a Common Council held the i6th. Day of Novem-
ber, 1807.
Samuel Marsh, Shipwright, qualified as a Freeman
of this City.
366 FREEMEN, 1808.
At a Common Council held the.ioth. Day of October,
1808.
The petition of Joseph Burjeau (Shoemaker) and
James Hardie, to be admitted Freemen of this City,
was granted, who appeared and took the Freeman's
oath prescribed by the Charter.
Alderman John Bingham, Merchant,
Alderman Jacob Mott, Grocer,
Alderman Thurston Wood, Auctioneer,
Alderman James Drake, Merchant,
Assistant John W. Mulligan, Attorney at
Law,
Assistant Thomas I. Campbell, Lumber
Merchant,
Samuel Cowdrey, Attorney at Law,
Jacob P. Roome, Carpenter,
Edward Moran, Merchant Tailor,
were respectively, on application, admitted Freemen
and took the Freeman s oath.
At a Common Council held the 17th. Day of October,
1808.
The following persons, on application, were ad-
mitted Freemen of this City, and respectively took
the oath prescribed by the Charter :
Josiah Shippey Jun^, Teacher,
Andrew I. McLaughlin, Steward of Alms
House,
Leonard Warner, Carpenter,
Israel Lewis, Carpenter,
John P. Roome, Sailmaker,
William I, Waldron, Grocer.
At a Common Council held the 24th. Day of October
1 808.
The following persons, on application, were ad-
FREEMEN, 1808-9 367
mitted Freemen of this City, and respectively took
the oath prescribed by the Charter :
Doctor John A. Graham, LL.D., Counsellor
at Law,
Isaac A. Van Hook, Attorney at Law,
John Mooney, Shipmaster,
William P. Roome,
William L. Mott, Merchant,
Charles A. McPherson, Mason,
Oliver Hebbert,
Thomas Mooney, Grocer.
At a Common Council held the 14th. Day of Novem-
ber, 1808.
The following persons were admitted Freemen of
this City and took the oath prescribed by Charter :
William Davison,
Isaac S. Douglass, Merchant,
Charles Freeman, Hairdresser,
Abraham Brouwer, Tailor,
Obadiah Sands,
Andrew Otterson, Tailor.
At a Common Council held the 20th. Day of February,
1809.
Daniel I. Ebbets, China Storekeeper,
Jacob S. Myers,
were admitted Freemen of this City, and severally
took the oath prescribed by Law.
At a meeting of the Common Council held the 14th.
Day of August, 1809.
William Devoe of the Ninth Ward, Cordwainer,
was admitted a Freeman of this Corporation and took
the oath prescribed by the Charter.
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368 FREEMEN, 1809-I2.
At a meeting of the Common Council held the
Day of November, 1809.
Roswell Graves, Merchant, William Welling,
spector of Beef and Pork, and John A. Harding v
admitted to the Freedom of this City, and sever
took the oaths prescribed by the Charter.
At a meeting of the Common Council held the 2
Day of November, 1809.
Benjamin C. Stevens was admitted to the F
dom of this City and took the oath prescribed by
Charter.
At a Common Council held the i8th. Day of Nov
ber, 181 1.
Josiah Hcdden, Attorney and Counsellor at L
was admitted a Freeman of the City and took the c
prescribed by the Charter. •
At a Common Council held the loth. Day of Aug
1812.
Resolved, In consideration of the high sense en
tained by the Corporation of the City of New Yc
of the important and beneficial services rendered
the United States in general, and more particularlj
interests and accommodation of this City, by his in\
tion and improvements in Steam-Boat navigation, t
the Freedom of this City be presented to Robert 1
ton Esq.
At a Common Council held the 7th. Day of Sept
ber, 181 2.
The Common Council of the City of New Y<
considering a Naval establishment all important
FREEMEN, l8l2. 369
the protection of our Commerce and to the defense of
our country, and viewing the recent capture of the
British Frigate Guerriere, by the American Frigate
Constitution, as not only illustrating the advantages
of a navy but as reflecting the highest honor on the
intrepidity and skill of Captain Hull, his Officers and
crew. Esteem their duty as the municipal Government
of this great Commercial City, to express their senti-
ments on this occasion, and to present the thanks of
the Citizens of New York to the gallant officers and
seamen who achieved this brilliant victory, and they
Resolve, That the Freedom of the City be presented
to Captain Hull, in a Golden Box with an appropriate
inscription. And that His Honor, the Mayor, be re-
quested to forward the same with a copy of these
Resolutions.
At a Common Council held the T4th. Day of Septem-
ber, 1812.
Resolved, That as an additional tribute of respect
from this Corporation to Captain Hull, he be requested
to honor them with a sitting for his portrait to be
deposited in the picture gallery of the City Hall, and
transmitted to posterity as a memorial of the high
sense entertained by this Corporation of the brilliant
victory obtained by the United States Frigate Consti-
tution, under his command, over the British Frigate
Guerriere, Captain Dacres, in his action on the 20th,
August, 1 81 2.
At a Common Council held the 30th. Day of Novem-
ber, 18 1 2.
Resolved y That an elegant sword be presented to
Capt Jacob Jones, late of the United States Sloop of
War Wasp, and also the Freedom of this City, as a
testimony of the high opinion this Common Council
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370 FREEMEN, l8l2.
entertain of his gallant conduct in capturing the British
Sloop of War Frolic
And that the thanks of this Board be presented to
his brave Officers and Crew.
At a Common Council held the 7th. Day of Decem-
ber, 181 2.
Robert Fulton Esq^, to whom the Common Coun-
cil had by a former Resolution granted the Freedom
of the City, attended, and took the oath prescribed by
law.
At a Common Council held the 1 7th. Day of Decem-
ber, 181 2.
The Hon. De Witt Clinton, Mayor, President. His
Honor the Mayor informed the Board that an official
account having been received of the capture of the
British Frigate Macedonian, by the U. S. Frigate
United States, and that the Commodore was expected
daily to arrive in this port with his prizes, and pre-
suming it would be the wish of the Common Council
to express their own and the feelings of their fellow
Citizens on this achievement so honorable to the
naval character of our country, he had for that purpose
summoned them together.
He then presented the following Resolutions for
their consideration, which having been read were
unanimously adopted :
In testimony of the high sense which the Common
Council entertain of the gallantry, skill and patriotism
of the Captain, Officers and crew of the Frigate
United States in the capture of the British Frigate
Macedonian, an event which has added new laurels to
the triumphs of American heroism, and which is all
important to the great commercial Interests of the
FREEMEN, l8l2. 37 1
Union in its practical illustration of the utility, and its
enforcement of the necessity of a Navy,
Resolved, That the Freedom of the City in a Gold
Box be presented to Commodore Decatur, and that
his Portrait be procured and set up in the Gallery of
portraits belonging to the City, and that the thanks
of the Common Council be presented to his officers
and crew, who were concerned in this brilliant achieve-
ment.
And as an additional testimony of respect to the
naval officers who have on this as well as two other
occasions vindicated the honor of our country, Re-
solvedy That Aldermen Fish, Wendover and Mr.
Lawrence be a Committee to make suitable arrange-
ments in concurrence with our fellow citizens for a
public Dinner to Commodore Decatur, Captains Hull
and Jones.
Resolved, That on th^ arrival ol the Frigate
United States, and her prize in this port, the national
Flag be displayed on the City Hall. That Brig. Gen.
Morton be requested to cause a national salute to be
fired by a detachment from his Brigade. That the
Vessels in the Harbour hoist their colors Mast high,
and that the Bells in the City be rung for one hour
on the occasion.
Resolved, That this Board will, with the concurrence
of Commodore Decatur, give the Warrant officers and
crew of the Frigate United States a Dinner on board
the Ship.
At a Common Council held the 28th. Day of Decem-
ber, 181 2.
The Board assembled in the Mayor's Office. The
Hon. DeWitt Clinton, Mayor, President
Upon motion the Common Council adjourned to
their Chamber, for the purpose of conferring upon
Capt Isaac Hull of the United States Frigate Consti-
2iT2 FREEMEN, l8l2.
tution the Freedom of the City, agreeably to a former
Resolution.
It being announced that Captain Hull was in wait-
ing, a Committee, consisting of Alderman Fish, Mr.
Lawrence and the Clerk of the Common Council, were
deputed to introduce Captain Hull into the Common
Council Chamber.
This was accordingly done, when his Honor ad-
dressed Captain Hull as follows :
•
Sir:
In behalf of the Common Council I have the Honor
of presenting you with the Freedom of this City, and
Communicating their high sense of the courage and
skill displayed by yourself, your officers and crew in
the capture of the British Frigate Guerriere.
Deeds of valor and achievements of glory are, at
all times, cherished by patriotism and rewarded by true
policy, but when we consider that our recent victories
on the ocean have exhibited the American character
in the most interesting light ; have created a new
character in the annals of naval warfare, and have
been the principal means of establishing our navy on
a respectable and permanent basis, it must be uni-
versally admitted that actors in these scenes of
heroism are pre-eminently entitled to the gratitude of
their Country. That Commerce is essential to our
prosperity, that it cannot flourish without protection,
and that it cannot be protected without a navy, are
truths too evident to be denied, and too important
not to be appreciated by the intelligence and public
spirit of America.
We cannot withhold on this occasion our approba-
tion of your generous and benevolent treatment of the
vancjuished ; it demonstrates the natural alliance be-
tween courage and humanity, and in mitigating the
calamities of war, it reflects honor on our national
character.
The l^reeman's oath, as prescribed by Law, was
FREEMEN, 1813. ;iy;i
then administered to Captain Hull by the Mayor, and
the certificate thereof enclosed in a superb Golden Box
prepared with suitable Emblems were delivered to
him.*
Captain Hull expressed the deep sense he felt at the
honors thus conferred upon him. That Box and its
highly valued contents, he pledged himself to preserve
as an incentive to his zealous and most strenuous exer-
tions in the cause of his country wherever future good
fortune should afford him an opportunity. To have it
believed, he said, by so highly respectable a body as
the Corporation of the City of New York, that an
action of his had contributed to so desirable an event
as the establishment of a navy on a permanent Basis,
was a source of pleasing reflection which would only
cease with life.
After which Captain Hull retired.
At a Common Council held the ist. Day of March,
1813.
In testimony of the high sense entertained by the
Common Council of the gallantry and skill of Commo-
dore William Bainbridge and his Officers and Crew
on board the United States Frigate Constitution, in
the late capture and destruction of his Britannic Ma-
jesty's Frigate, the Java, whereby new laurels have been
acquired by our gallant navy ; and a new instance
afforded of the practical utility of that kind of defense,
for the protection and encouragement of the important
commercial interests of our country ; therefore
Resolved, That the Freedom of the City in a Gold
Box be presented to Commodore Bainbridge, and
that his portrait be obtained and set in the Gallery of
portraits belonging to this City ; and that the thanks
* The certificate of Freedom was elegantly engrossed on vellum, the gold box
was richly embossed, and had a representation of the battle between the Consti-
tution and Guerriere painted in enamel.
374 FREEMEN, 1813.
of the Common Council be presented to his Officers
and crew who were engaged in this achievement so
honorable to themselves and the nation.
At a Common Council held the 29th. Day of March,
1813.
Resolved, That his Honor, the Recorder, be re-
quested to transmit to Commodore Bainbridge the
resolution of the Board passed the ist. instant, respect-
ing the victory by him obtained, and the Officers and
Crew of the United States Frigate Constitution.
Mr. Lawrence presented the following Resolutions,
which were unanimously agreed to :
The Common Council of the City of New York
being fully convinced that a Navy establishment is im-
portant to the protection of Commerce and to the
defense of our Country ; and viewing the late capture
of the British Sloop of War Peacock, by the American
Sloop of War Hornet, as reflecting the highest honor
on the intrepidity and skill of Captain Lawrence, his
Officers and Crew ; and being solicitous at all times to
offer the meed of applause to those of our gallant offi-
cers who thus eminently deserve it, they avail them-
selves of the present occasion to present the thanks of
Citizens of New York to the officers and crew who
achieved this splendid victory.
Resolved, That the Freedom of this City be pre-
sented to Captain James Lawrence, together with a
piece of plate with appropriate devices and inscription
thereon, and that His Honor the Recorder [Pierre C.
Van Wyck] be requested to present the same with a
copy of this Resolution.
Resolved, That in testimony of the high sense the
Common Council entertain of the conduct of the crew
of the U. S. Sloop of War Hornet, by the capture of
H. R. M. Sloop of War Peacock, in the unexampled
short period of fifteen minutes, that the Common
FREEMEN, 1813. 375
Council will give a public dinner to the said gallant
crew of the said Sloop of War Hornet.
At a Common Council held the 31st. Day of May,
1813.
The following Letters were laid before the Board,
being answers to certain Letters written by the re-
quest of the Corporation to Captains Bainbridge and
Lawrence.
Letter to Captain Bainbridge.
New York, April 2d., 18 13.
Commodore William Bainbridge.
Sir :
It is with the highest satisfaction I communicate the
enclosed Resolution of the Common Council of this
City ; you will receive it as one of those evidences of
attention and gratitude which our Country is proud to
shew to those who have so eminently distinguished
themselves by their gallantry and valor, with my con-
gratulations for the past, and my best wishes for your
future success.
I have the honor to be, sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Pierre C. Van Wyck.
Letter to Captain Lawrence.
Capt. James Lawrence.
Sir :
It is with great pleasure that I execute the very
flattering duty imposed on me by the Common Coun-
cil in communicating to you the enclosed Resolutions.
The brilliant victory obtained by yourself and those
under your command has afforded to that Honorable
body another opportunity of manifesting their readi-
37^ FREEMEN, 1813.
ness to distinguish merit, and bestow the highest com-
pliment in their power upon one whom they consider
so justly entitled to it.
Although it is unnecessary for me to add anything
to the sentiments contained in their Resolutions, and
fully conscious that to the feelings of brave men the
applause of their country is the highest and most
grateful of all rewards, yet I cannot but express a
nope that a Harvest of Laurels will not be the only
Book which the gratitude of a free nation bestows on
its defenders.
The contemplation of American character, exalted
and unrivalled Glory on the Ocean, ought no longer to
be sullied by the reflection that those who have achieved
it are treated with neglect, and that the proud impulses
of Justice and Generosity are stifled by the calcula-
tions of political economists. With a tender of my
sincere congratulations for your success and assurance
of my perfect respect and esteem.
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
Pierre C. Van Wyck.
Answer of Captain Bainbridge.
U. S. Frigate Constitution.
Sir :
The Resolution of the Common Council of the City
of New York, in favor of myself, the Officers and
Crew of the Frigate Constitution, relative to our con-
duct in the Action with the British Frigate Java, has
been through you gratefully received. Permit me. Sir,
to convey through the same channel to that highly
respectable body the Common Council, my warmest
acknowledgements, for the Honor they have personally
done me in presenting to me the Freedom of the City of
New York, and in giving me a place in the Gallery of
Portraits of that City — such distinguished favors from
a City in which I spent many happy days of my juve-
nile years, could not fail to make a just penetration on
FREEMEN, 1813. 2in
my feelings, and to command My best wishes for the
prosperity and happiness of its Inhabitants.
For the very friendly participation which you take
in communicating the Resolution, I beg you to accept
assurance of the sincere esteem and high respect with
which I have the honor to be, etc.
Wm. Bainbridge.
To P. C. Van Wyck Esq'.
Answer of Captain Lawrence.
U. S. Ship Hornet.
April' 1 3th., 181 3.
Sir:
I have been honored with your polite letter of the
I St Inst., enclosing the Resolution passed by the
Common Council of the City of New York on the
29th. of March last, approbatory of the conduct of
myself and the Officers and crew of the Hornet
during the engagement with his B. M. Sloop of War
Peacock. For these testimonials of public regard from
such a respectable and honorable body, I cannot but
feel the sincerest gratitude, and I assure you. Sir, I
shall ever esteem the honors that have been so
liberally awarded by the Common Council of the City
of New York as amongst the highest and most valu-
able which my country can bestow. In these senti-
ments I am cordially reciprocated by the Officers and
crew I have the honor to command, and they trust
(with myself) to future opportunities to become more
worthy of the distinguished honors which have been
already conferred.
For your Individual good wishes and congratula-
tions I beg you to accept my sincere thanks.
With sentiments of sincere respect and esteem, I
have the honor to be, etc.,
James Lawrence.
To P. C. Van Wyck Esq^
378 FREEMEN, 1813.
At a Common Council held the 4th. Day of October,
1813.
The Common Council have received with feelings
of no ordinary interest intelligence of the recent
achievements of Commodore Perry on Lake Erie, an
achievement which, while it confirms the character for
valor hitherto sustained by our brave Tars, evinces the
nautical skill of our Naval Commanders. It would ill
comport with the high sense which this brilliant deed
has afforded to the Common Council of the City of
New York were they to pass it over in silence.
In testimony, therefore, of the high sense which the
Common Council entertain of the valor and skill dis-
played by Commodore Perry in his late discomfiture
and capture of the whole of the British fleet on the
waters of Lake Erie,
Resolved, That the Freedom of the City be pre-
sented to Commodore Perry in a Gold Box, and that
he be requested to sit for his Portrait to be placed in
the Gallery of Portraits of the Common Council.
Resolved, Also that thanks of the Common Council
be presented to the gallant Officers and crew of the
Fleet under his Command who achieved this Victory
so honorable to the rising Navy of our Country.
Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor be requested
to transmit a copy of this Resolution to Commodore
Perry.
On motion of Alderman Wendover, Resolved, That
Henry Street, in the Eighth Ward, be hereafter called
Perry Street, in honor of Commodore Oliver H. Perry
of U. S. Squadron on Lake Erie.
At a Common Council held the 8th. Day of Decem-
ber, 1 81 3.
The Board assembled agreeably to adjournment,
when, being informed that Commodore Bainbridge
FREEMEN, 1813. 379
was in waiting, a committee consisting of Alderman
Mesier and Alderman Buckmaster, were appointed to
introduce Commodore Bainbridge into the Common
Council Chamber. The Commodore having been in-
troduced, the members rose to receive him.
The Mayor then addressed him as follows :
Sir — We avail ourselves of this opportunity to ex-
press to you in person those sentiments of respect and
regard which we have already communicated to you
in another form.
In rendering this tribute to merit we feel peculiar
pleasure. While our local attachments are gratified with
the distinguished conduct of a man whom we consider
as a citizen of this place, our national feelings are
elevated by that heroism and magnanimity with which
you achieved a double victory ; for when the Flag of
your Enemy was yielded to the power of your arms,
his predjudices and animosities were at the same time
subdued by a generosity and humanity never sur-
passed.
The Mayor then administered to the Commodore
the Freeman's Oath, and presented to him a Certificate
of the Freedom of the City in an elegant Gold Box.*
The Commodore then made the following reply to
the Mayor s address.
Sir — The distinguished honor which the Corpora-
tion of the City of New York have conferred on me,
claims my grateful acknowledgements. The Free-
dom of one of our greatest commercial Cities, will
ever be duly appreciated, and excite sensations which
I feel, but cannot express. When my Country com-
* The box measured three inches in diameter and one inch in depth. On the
inside of the lid the following inscription was engraved, "The Corporation of
the City of New York to Conimodore William Bainbridge, of the United Slates
frigate Constitution, in Testimony of the high sense they entertain of his gallan*
try and skill in the capture of his Britannic Majesty's ship Java on the 29th. of
December, 1812.'* An engraving of the box can be found in Lossing's Field-
Book of the War of 1812, page 462.
380 FREEMEN, 1813.
mands I shall always cheerfully obey, and this testi-
mony of your good opinion will be a stimulus to fur-
ther exertions.
The Commodore then withdrew. Upon leaving the
Hall he was greeted with the acclamations of a large
concourse of Citizens who had assembled to witness
the public honors bestowed upon a gallant fellow
Citizen.
The following letter from his Honor, the Mayor, to
Commodore Perry, communicating the resolutions of
the Common Council on the subject of the victory of
Lake Erie, and the Commodore's reply, were read,
and resolved that the same be entered at length on
the minutes of the Common Council and published in
the gazettes of this city.
New York, October loth., 1813.
Sir :
It is with peculiar pleasure that I transmit to you
the enclosed resolutions of the Common Council of
this City, expressive of their high sense of the glorious
triumphs of the American squadron under your com-
mand— an event without parallel in the annals of our
country, which gives you distinguished rank among
the celebrated men that reflect lustre on the Ameri-
can name, and which has dispensed the blessings of
security and tranquillity to a most important and ex-
tensive portion of the United States.
I have the honor to be,
With great respect,
Your obedient humble servant,
De Witt Clinton.
To Commodore Perry, Newport.
Newport, November 29th., 1813.
.Sir :
The distinguished honor conferred on me by the
Common Council of the City of New York, in their
FREEMEN, 1814. 38 1
approbation of my conduct on the loth. of September,
calls forth the warmest sentiments of gratitude ; to
perform, to the best of my ability, the duty I owe to
my country, shall ever be my highest ambition. The
request to sit for my portrait, '* to be placed in the
gallery of portraits of the Common Council," is too
high an honor not to be readily complied with.
I beg. Sir, that you will accept my thanks for the
very flattering manner in which you have communi-
cated to me the resolutions of the Common Council of
the City of New York.
Very Respectfully,
I have the honor to be.
Your obedient Servant,
O. H. Perry.
The Honorable De Witt Clinton.
At a Common Council held the 26th. Day of Septem-
ber, i8i4.
WhereaSy The Corporation of the City of New York
feel, that no exploit of the present war has more
claim to the fullness and warmth of National grati-
tude than the victory of Commodore Macdonough,
over a superior force on Lake Champlain ; either
from pride in the achievement or benefit from its con-
sequence.
They therefore tender to that officer their admira-
tion and thanks, and as a memorial of the new lustre
added by him to the brightness of our naval renown.
Resolved, That the Freedom of the City, in a Gold
Box, be presented to Commodore Macdonough, and
that his portrait be procured and be set up in the
Gallery of paintings belonging to this City, and that
the thanks of the Corporation of this City be pre-
sented to his brave officers and crews.
Which passed unanimously, and his Honor the
Mayor was requested to forward a copy of the same
to Commodore Macdonough.
382 FREEMEN, 1814.
At a Common Council held the loth Day of October,
1814.
IVhereaSj The Corporation of this City entertain the
most lively sense of the late brilliant achievements of
General Jacob Brown on the Niagara frontier, con-
sidering them as proud evidences of the skill and
entrepidity of the hero of Chippewa and his brave
companions in arms, and as affording ample proof of
superior valor of our hardy freemen over the veteran
legions of the enemy.
Resolved, That as a tribute of respect to a gallant
officer and his intrepid associates who have added
such lustre to our arms, the Freedom of the City be
presented in a Gold Box to General Jacob Brown, that
his portrait be obtained and placed in the gallery of
portraits belonging to this City ; and the thanks of
this Corporation be tendered to the officers and men
under his command.
The Mayor was requested to transmit a copy of the
same to General Brown.
At an Extra Meeting of the Common Council held
the 14th. Day of October, 1814.
The Mayor announced to the Board that Commo-
dore Perry was, by invitation, in waiting to receive the
Freedom of the City voted to him by a Resolution of
the Board. Whereupon Mr. Hardenbrook and Mr.
Brown were appointed a committee to wait upon
Commodore Perry, and introduce him to the Common
Council — Accordingly the Commodore was introduced
into the Common Council Chamber by the committee
and received by the members standing.
His Honor the Mayor addressed Commodore Perry
as follows :
Sir — The illustrious achievements of Individuals in
FREEMEN, 1814. 383
science anvd in arms constitute the glory of Nations.
Patriotism, therefore, unites with policy and justice in
conferring those honors and rewards which are due
to distinguished merit.
After we have signalized ourselves in conquering
the Enemy of our Country, a task perhaps more diffi-
cult remains to attain, a victory over ourselves. He
who, in the moment of triumph and in full career of
glory, reposes himself with humility upon the Supreme
Being, exercises the duties of humanity to the van-
quished, and displays that modest deportment which
is ever the companion of elevated minds, exhibits an
example of virtue worthy of all imitation and honor-
able to human nature.
I shall not. Sir, on this occasion, from motives of
deiicacy, expatiate upon the important naval events
which took place under your auspices upon the waters
of Lake Erie, but I must be permitted to say that
your subsequent conduct, and particularly your en-
deavors by more than filial attention to soothe the
afflicted spirit, and to restore the wounded frame of
your brave and magnanimous antagonist, have given
you the strongest additional claims upon the regard
and affections of your country.
I now proceed, Sir, to perform one of the most
pleasing acts of my life in conferring upon you the
highest honors in the power gf this City to bestow.
To which the Commodore made the following reply :
The honor conferred on me by this respectable
body would at all times call forth the loudest emotions
of gratitude, but at the moment when the Citizens of
this City have given such distinguished proofs of their
patriotism, it adds much indeed to the gratification to
have my name enrolled among them as a Freeman.
The usual oath was then administered to Commo-
dore Perry, and the Freedom of the City in an elegant
384 FREEMEN, 1814.
Gold Box, with appropriate design enamelled thereon,
was presented to the Commodore.
The Commodore then retired.
At a Common Council held the 24th. Day of October,
1814.
His Honor the Mayor transmitted to the Board the
letter, in pursuance of their request, he had addressed
to Commodore Macdonough, together with his reply,
which were directed to be inserted at length on the
minutes.
Letter to Commodore Macdonough.
New York, 28th. September, 18 14.
Sir :
Your recent naval victory on Lake Champlain must
be considered as one of the most splendid and most
important events of war, whether we take into view
the superiority of the Enemy's Force, the skill and
gallantry displayed, or the intimate connection of this
great achievement with the effectual protection of the
Northern frontiers of this State and Vermont against
the incursions of the Enemy.
Amidst the numerous testimonies of the grateful
feelings of your Countrymen, you will now receive the
unanimous sense of the municipal authorities of this
City, and I beg leave to assure you that I consider it
one of the most pleasing acts of my life to communi-
cate to you this evidence of gratitude and regard, and
at the same time to express the sentiments of respect
which I entertain for you and the gallant men who
acted so gloriously under your auspices.
I have the honor to be, etc.,
De Witt Clinton.
Commodore Macdonough.
In this letter was enclosed the Resolutions of the
Common Council of September 26th.
FREEMEN, 1814. 385
Commodore Macdonough's Answer.
U. S. Brig Eagle.
Plattsburgh Bay, October 13th., 18 14.
Sir :
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 28th. ulto., conveying to me the Resolu-
tions of the Honorable the Corporation of the City of
New York. To meet the approbation of my country
has always been my greatest ambition, and this distin-
guished honor conferred on me by your Honorable
corporation is received with feelings of peculiar pride
and gratification ; permit me to return you my earnest
thanks for the friendly expressions contained in your
letters, to subscribe myself.
Very respectfully Yours, etc.,
T. Macdonough.
Hon. De Witt Clinton, Mayor, etc.
At a Common Council held the 4th. Day of Novem-
ber, 18 14.
The Hon. De Witt Clinton, Mayor, President.
His Honor the Mayor informed the Board that
agreeably to the wishes of the generality of the mem-
bers, he had summoned the Common Council for the
purpose of conferring upon Commodore Stephen
Decatur the municipal honors voted to him by a
former Resolution of the Common Council.
The Common Council being informed that Commo-
dore Decatur had arrived, and was in waiting in the
Hall, a Committee, consisting of Alderman Mesier and
Alderman Munson, were appointed to wait upon the
Commodore and introduce him into the Common
Council Chamber. Upon his entering the Members
rose, and upon being presented by the Committee to
the Mayor, His Honor addressed him as follows:
Sir, During the Revolutionary war, our contest with
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386 FREEMEN, 1814.
France and the Barbar)'^ powers, and in the present war
with Great Britain, the gallantry and skill of our sea-
men have been constantly gaining upon the admiration
of mankind. Wherever they have approached an Enemy,
victory has almost invariably attended the American
Flag. The great Lakes, the Mediterranean Sea, the
British Channel, the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, bear
witness to their illustrious exploits, and they have
elevated America to the pinnacle of naval glory.
When a great event has occurred, we are anxious to
see how the actor narrates his own achievements.
When the Hero becomes the historian of his own ex-
ploits he stands in a situation peculiarly delicate. If
he appears in a style of inflated bombast and presents
himself to the public in an attitude of swelling arro-
gance, he offends equally the good taste and moral
sense of his country, but if, on the contrary, his bravery
is only surpassed by his modesty — if he describes his
victory in the same spirit with which he achieved it —
and if, in addition to this, he conducts himself to the
vanquished with chivalric courtesy and humanity, his
glory is then complete, and he ranks among the great
men who reflect honor upon human nature.
This description will apply most emphatically to
the naval Heroes who have distinguished themselves
during the present war. Their skill and bravery in
battle, and their modest and benevolent deportment
after victory, evince that whether they are called upon
to fight for their country, to record their own achieve-
ments, or to exercise the offices of humanity, they
stand equally entitled to public approbation.
As one of the most distinguished of that illustrious
band, you have been honored with the approving
voice of your country. This City, which looks to you
as one of her most efficient protectors in the hour
of peril, now presents you with her municipal honors,
and I feel more than gratified in saying that the senti-
ments which I have on this occasion expressed, accord
with the unanimous voice of our fellow citizens.
FREEMEN, 1814. 387
The Mayor then administered to him the Freeman's
oath, and presented to him the Certificate of Freedom
and an elegant Gold Box. The Commodore then made
the following reply :
Sir, The services which I have had the good fortune
to render in the line of my profession, have been so
greatly overrated by the honorable the Corporation of
New York, that I am totally at a loss how to express
my thanks, and therefore can only beg leave to assure
them, that my utmost exertions shall be used to
render myself worthy of the distinguished honor they
have been pleased to confer on me, in presenting me
the Freedom of this City, so conspicuous for its
patriotism and pre-eminent for the liberality with
which it cherishes and rewards every effort that has a
tendency to exalt the character of the nation. I beg
you, sir, to accept my warmest acknowledgements for
the flattering terms in which you have been pleased to
express yourself towards me on this occasion.
The Commodore then withdrew, and upon leaving
the Hall he was saluted by the Citizens, who had as-
sembled to witness the honors paid to their gallant
countryman.
At a Common Council held the 21st. Day of Novem-
ber, 1814.
The Hon. De Witt Clinton, Mayor, President.
The following Resolution was presented by His
Honor the Mayor, and unanimously agreed to :
In testimony of the high sense which the Common
Council entertain of the important services rendered
to the United States, and of the lustre reflected upon
the American character by the successful operations
of a small army under the command of General
Macomb, acting in concert with a body of militia,
hastily assembled from this State and Vermont
388 FREEMEN*, 1814.
against a powerful army commanded by the Governor
General of Canada in person, whereby the Enemy was
compelled to retreat into his own territory, and our
important Northern frontier was protected from his
devastations.
Therefore, Resolved^ That the Freedom of this City
in a Gold Box be presented to General Macomb, and
that he be requested to sit for his portrait to be put up
in the gallery of portraits belonging to the City, and
that the thanks of the Common Council be presented
to the officers and soldiers of the regular Troops and
Militia who acted so worthily at that important crisis.
Resolvedy That the Mayor be requested to com-
municate this Resolution to General Macomb, and
that the Recorder, Alderman Mapes and Mr. Brown
be a committee to carry it into execution.
His Honor the Mayor presented copy of a letter
written by him to General Brown, together with the
General's answer, which were directed to be pub-
lished, and to be inserted on the minutes.
To General Brown.
New York, October 14th., 18 14.
Sir, In communicating to you the unanimous vote of
the Common Council of this city respecting yourself and
the gallant army under your command, I am at a loss
for adequate language to express the sentiments of
satisfaction which I experience on this occasion.
Without intending to express any opinion on antece-
dent events, I can with confidence assert that the ex-
ploits of the army under your command on the Niag-
ara frontier have exalted our military character, have
inspired public confidence, and have exhibited skill,
intrepidity, and enterprise which reflect honor on the
soldier of any country.
I pray you, sir, to be assured of my undeviating re-
gard, and of the highest respect with which
I am, &c.,
De Witt Clinton.
FREEMEN, 1814. 389
Answer from General Brown.
Head Quarters,
Sackets Harbour,
November 9th., 18 14
Sir :
I have received your letter of the 14th. ultimo, en-
closing the resolutions of the Corporation of the city
of New York of the loth., approving my conduct and
that of the gallant army which it was my good fortune
to command on the Niagara frontier.
The approbation of my country is the highest re-
ward I covet. The praise so justly bestowed on my
brave Troops is in the highest degree grateful to my
feelings. It is to them, that I am indebted for the
distinguished mark of honor conferred upon me, the
value of which is not a little increased by the prompt
and decisive manner in which it was awarded, and the
very flattering terms in which you have been pleased
to lay the subject before me.
Have the goodness, Sir, to express to' the Corpora-
tion of the City of New York, the high sense which I
shall always entertain of the honor conferred on my-
self and my gallant companions in arms, and receive
the assurance of my unalterable respect and the high
consideration with which I am,
Your most obedient servant,
Jacob Brown.
To Hon. De Witt Clinton.
At a Common Council held the 5th. Day of Decem-
ber, 18 14.
His Honor, the Mayor, laid before the Board a copy
of the letter written by him to General Macomb agree-
ably to the Resolution of the Board, and the answer
of General Macomb, which were directed to be in-
serted on the minutes.
390 freemen; 1814.
New York, November 23d., 1814.
Sir:
The enclosed resolutions of the Common Council of
this city respecting the gallant exploits of the regular
troops under your command, and of the militia asso-
ciated with you in the defence of our Northern frontier,
expresses fully my sentiments, and I have therefore
only to add the assurance of the great respect with
which
I have the honor to be,
Your most obedient servant,
De Witt Clinton.
To Major General Macomb.
Belleville, November 24th., 18 14.
To the Hon. De Witt Clinton.
Sir:
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
favor of the 23d., inclosing the resolutions of the Com-
mon Council of the city of New York, expressing their
approbation of my conduct in defending Plattsburgh,
and offering their thanks to the gallant officers and
soldiers under my command in that affair. Also request-
ing me to sit for my portrait, and presenting me with
Freedom of the city. These marks of distinction are
received with the liveliest emotions and are peculiarly
gratifying as proceeding from the constituted authori-
ties of a city so renowned for its munificence and pub-
lic spirit. I shall with pleasure comply with the in-
tentions of the resolutions, and ever be mindful that
richest reward of an American soldier is the approba-
tion and good opinion of his fellow citizens. With
these sentiments permit me to offer the assurances of
the high consideration and respect with which
I have the honor to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Alexander Macomb.
FREEMEN, 1814. 391
At a Common Council held the 8th. day of Decem-
ber, 1814.
The Honorable De Witt Clinton, Mayor, President.
His Honor, the Mayor, informed the Board that
Major General Macomb had been ordered to the Fron-
tiers, and was immediately to leave the city, he had
therefore summoned them together for the purpose
of conferring upon the General the civic honors voted
to him by the Common Council.
The Board being informed that General Macomb
was in waiting, a Committee consisting of Aldermen
Lawrence and Douglas, were appointed to introduce
the General.
Upon his entering the Common Council Chamber,
he was received by the Common Council with due
respect, and upon being presented by the Committee
to the Mayor, His Honor addressed him as follows :
Sir, At the commencement of the present war, most
of the soldiers of the Revolution were no more. The
surviving few, bending under the weight of years, or
still feeling the wounds they had received in their
country's cause, were with some exceptions no longer
able to appear in arms. A long peace had in a great
degree banished military knowledge, but there was still
one institution devoted to its cultivation. From this
school, superintended by a Gentleman of great science
and talents, has proceeded that knowledge which has
essentially propioted the security of America. War
is science as well as an art, and in order to constitute
an able and accomplished soldier, there must be an
union of valor, intelligence, and discipline. Consider-
ing our unprepared state, the absence of discipline
and the low state of military knowledge, it is not to
be wondered that the first stages of our contest should
be marked by unfortunate events. Adversity tries
the character of nations as well as of individuals. It
was not for America in the vigor of youth and in full
possession of martial courage and physical power to
392 FREEMEN, 1814.
succumb under a series of disastrous occurrences.
She rose in the plentitude of her strength, like Samp-
son from his slumbers. She sent forth her gallant
sons to the combat — they measure swords with long
tried veteran armies, that had gathered laurels on the
ensanguined plains of Europe. They repulsed the
enemy in all directions with inferior force ; they fre-
quently conquered them ; with equal force they never
were vanquished. They have acquired immortal re-
nown— have given confidence to the country, have ele-
vated our character in the estimation of the civilized
world ; and posterity will look upon the actors in these
illustrious scenes with the same veneration that we
now contemplate the departed heroes of former times.
Fully sensible of the important services which you
have rendered to America at a very critical period,
and desirous of doing justice to a citizen of this State
who deserves so well of his country, this city now con-
fers upon you her civic honors.
The Mayor then administered to him the Freeman's
oath, and presented him with a certificate of freedom,
together with a gold box.
After which General Macomb made the following
reply :
The honors conferred upon me by the unanimous
voice of the Corporation are no less flattering to me
than they will be gratifying to the troops I had the
good fortune to command. They will receive the appro-
bation of the constituted authorities of the city of New
York, with a due sense of its value and importance.
I am about to return to them and witness the enthu-
siasm with which they will hail the sentiments so hon-
orably expressed on their conduct.
I leave, Sir, the city with an anxious wish for its
prosperity and most fervent prayers for its safety.
And thus I take a most affectionate leave of my fellow
citizens and of you Gentlemen of the Corporation in
particular.
The General then withdrew.
FREEMEN, 1815. 393
At a Common Council held the 6th. day of January,
1815.
The Honorable De Witt Clinton, Mayor, President.
His Honor the Mayor, stated that having received
information that Commodore Macdonough had arrived
in this city, but he was immediately to take his depart-
ure for Lake Champlain, he had presumed it would be
agreeable to the Common Council to avail themselves
of this opportunity of the Commodore's presence in
the city to confer upon him those municipal honors
which had been voted to him, and he had therefore
summoned them together.
The Common Council having been informed that
Commodore Macdonough was in waiting, a Committee
consisting of Aldermen Mapes and Mr. Brown were
appointed to introduce him to the Common Council.
Upon the Commodore's being presented to the Mayor
he addressed him as follows —
When our Northern frontier was invaded by a pow-
erful army — When the heroes, who have immortalized
themselves on the Niagara, were pressed by a superior
force, when the capitol of the United States was over
run by hostile bands — When the most important city
of the South was attacked by the enemy, and when
he threatened to lay waste our maritime towns with
fire and sword — At a period so inauspicious and
gloomy, when all but those who fully understand and
duly appreciate the firmness and resources of the
American character, began to despair of the Republic,
you were the first who changed the fortune of our
arms and who dispelled the dark cloud that hung over
our country. With a force greatly inferior you met
the enemy vaunting of his superior strength and con-
fident of victory, you crushed his proud expectations
— you conquered him ; and the embattled hosts, which
were ready to penetrate into the heart of our country,
fled in dismay and confusion. In discharging the great
duties, which you owed to America, you did not forget
394 FREEMEN, 1815.
in that trying hour, the source of all power and all
good : you appealed to that Being, in whose hands
are the issues of life and the fate of nations, and you
complete the glory of the patriot by exhibiting the
Christian Hero.
As long as illustrious events shall be embodied in
History, so long will the victory on Lake Champlain,
obtained under your auspices, command the respect of
mankind ; and when you and all who hear me shall be
numbered among the dead, those who succeed us to
the most extended line of remote posterity will cher-
ish with exaltation those great achievements which are
indissolubly connected with the prosperity and glory
of America.
The Mayor then administered to him the Freeman's
oath, and presented the certificate of Freedom, ele-
gantly ornamented with suitable devices and a golden
>ox with an appropriate inscription engraven upon it
The Commodore then replied as follows :
Sir, With mingled feelings of gratitude and pleas-
ure, I received the honors you have been pleased to
confer on me. The title of a Freeman of this City
distinguished as much for its high national character
as for its commercial eminence, will be borne with
peculiar pride and satisfaction.
The Commodore then withdrew.
At a Common Council held the 28th Day of January,
1815.
The Honorable De Witt Clinton, Mayor, President.
His Honor the Mayor, informed the Board that,
understanding that Major General Brown had arrived
in the City and that he was to remain but a few days,
he had summoned them together to confer upon him
the municipal honors formerly voted to him.
General Brown having attended and having been
FREEMEN, l8l5, 395
presented to the Mayor — His Honor made the follow-
ing address to him :
Sir, However disastrous and portentious the state of
public affairs may appear at any particular period, there
is almost invariably in every free country a redeem-
ing spirit which produces faculties demanded by the
crisis and elicits powers proportioned to the emergency.
The history of the United States furnishes many re-
markable illustrations of this truth, and gives us strong
reason to believe that however we may suffer for a
time, yet that the hand of the Almighty has marked us
out for a long career of prosperity and greatness. The
war of the revolution astonished mankind by a sublime
display of heroism and political wisdom ; and when at
a subsequent period the elements of anarchy and con-
fusion were let loose among us, our civil institutions
were ameliorated and our national prosperity forti-
fied and improved by the counsels and exertions of
sages and patriots. We are now engaged in a War
with one of the most powerful nations of the world,
a nation which has had a principal agency in over-
throwing the colossal power of France, which now
controls the destinies of Europe, and which holds in
its hands the trident of the ocean. This enemy so
formidable has attacked by sea and by land, has ap-
proached us in all directions, and is now menacing our
Northern, our Western, our Eastern and our Southern
frontiers. Although distracted by intestine divisions,
paralyzed by inefficient measures, environed with dan-
gers and surrounded by difficulties, yet America has
on most important occasions presented a countenance
undismayed and magnanimous, and has produced
heroes who have on the ocean and the land vindicated
our national character, and have erected imperishable
monuments of individual and national glory. The
events which have occurred on the Western frontier
of this State during the last campaign have baffled the
proud expectations of the enemy and have taught him
396 FREEMEN, • 1815.
that by energy, wisdom, and union, we can set at defi-
ance the combined efforts of the old world. At Chip-
pewa, and Bridgewater, and at Erie, our gallant army
came in contact with the veteran soldiers of Great
Britain, who had dyed the plains of Europe with the
blood of the best troops of France, and the result has
everywhere been successful and glorious. The heroic
spirits which directed our physical force, and the brave
soldiers that fought under such masterly guidance, are
entitled to the gratitude of America. Wherever they
go the good wishes and good offices of their country
will attend them ; history will record their services and
their sufferings, their deeds of valor and of glory ; and
future generations as well as the present will look up
to them as models for imitation and as examples of
heroic greatness.
As long as the waters of the Great Lakes shall roll
over the cataract of the Niagara, so long will those
heroes command the gratitude and veneration of pos-
terity ; and the future traveller will with increased
curiosity, and indescribable emotions, contemplate the
magnificent scenery of a country equally celebrated
for the illustrious achievements of man and the sub-
lime operations of nature. To the leaders in these
exploits the just and impartial voice of future times
will apply the portrait of a great captain, drawn by
the first orator of Antiquity.
Labor in negotris fortitudo 171 periculis industria in
agefido celeritas inconficiendo consilium in providendo.
Although delicacy will not permit me to state the
agency which you have had in these distinguished
scenes, yet I must be permitted to say that the prom-
ises which you gave of future and eminent usefulness
(when by your vigor and skill you protected the most
important place in the West against invasions of the
enemy) have been fully realized on the borders of the
Niagara, and that to such men as you and your gallant
companions in arms, America must look for the pal-
ladium of her safety.
FREEMEN, 1815. 397
The Freeman's oath was then administered to him
by the Mayor and the certificate of freedom and a gold
box* with suitable inscriptions thereon being pre-
sented to him, the general made the following reply :
I intreat you to accept my most sincere acknowledge-
ments for the very favorable view you have been
pleased to take of my military conduct. The only claim
which I can possibly have on the notice and regard of
my country, is that of an honest zeal to promote her
interest and her glory.
With unfeigned pleasure I avail myself of this opportu-
nity to assure you that the events which have attracted
your praise, are to be ascribed under God, to the
distinguished merit of the officers with whom I have
had the happiness to be associated with, and to the full
reliance which I have ever placed on the unequalled
qualities of the American Soldier. I have only given
to the troops under my command an opportunity of
evincing to their country that they are worthy of her
confidence ; her approbation is their highest reward.
The flattering acknowledgment, by so distinguished
a body as the Corporation of this great city of the
merits of that heroic army, I shall ever cherish as
among the most honorable events of my life. Ani-
mated by the most fervent zeal for the service of
their country, these expressions of her esteem will
only stimulate the army to increased exertions to
secure her rights and to vindicate her fame.
The General then withdrew.
Certificate of Freedom.
To all to whom these presents shall come, De Witt
Clinton, Esq., Mayor, and the Aldermen of the City of
* The box is described as of fine gold, elliptical in form, three inches in
length, two and a half in width, and three-fourths of an inch in depth. On the un-
der side of the lid the following inscription was engraved : "The Corporation of
the City of New York to Major General Jacob Brown, in testimony of the high
sense they entertain of his valor and skill in defeating the British forces, superior
in number, at the battles of Chippewa and Brideewater, on the 5th and 25th of
July, 1814." An engraving is given of it in Lossing^ Field-Bookof the Warof 1812,
page 841. The Certificate of Freedom was beautifully engrossed and illastrated.
39^ FREEMEN, 1815.
New York, send greeting : At a meeting of the Com-
mon Council, held at the Common Council Chamber
in the City Hall of the City of New York, the follow-
ing resolutions were unanimously agreed to :
Whereas, The Corporation of this city entertains
the most lively sense of the late brilliant achievements
of General Jacob Brown on the Niagara frontier, con-
sidering them as proud evidences of the skill and intre-
pidity of the hero of Chippewa and his brave companions
in arms, and affording ample proof of the superior valor
of our hardy farmers over the veteran legions of the
enemy.
Resolvedy That as a tribute of respect to a gallant
officer and his intrepid associates, who have added such
lustre to our arms, the Freedom of the city of New
York be presented to General Jacob Brown, that his
portrait be obtained and placed in the gallery of portraits
belonging to this city, and that the thanks of this Cor-
poration be tendered to the officers and men under his
command.
Know ye that Jacob Brown, Esquire, is admitted and
allowed a Freeman and a Citizen of the said city, to
have, to hold, to use, and enjoy the Freedom of the
city, together with all the benefits, privileges, fran-
chises, and immunities whatsoever granted orbelonging
to the said city.
By order of the Mayor and Aldermen.
In Testimony whereof the said Mayor and Alder-
men have caused the seal of the said city to be hereun-
to affixed.
[L. S.]
Witness : De Witt Clinton, Esquire, Mayor, the fourth
day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thou-
sand eight hundred and fifteen, and of the Independ-
ence and Sovereignty of the United States, the 39th.
De Witt Clinton.
J. Morton, Clerk.
FREEMEN, 1815. 399
At a Common Council held the 8th. day of March,
1815.
The following Law was adopted.
No. 37. A Law to regulate the admission of Free-
men in the City of New York.
Be it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Com-
monalty of the City of New York in Common Council
convened. That each person hereafter to be admitted
and made a Freeman of the said city (other than such
as were born or have served a regular apprenticeship
of seven years within the same) shall pay as follows, to
wit : A merchant, trader or shopkeeper, the sum of
twelve dollars and fifty cents, and a mechanic the sum
of two dollars and fifty cents, for the corporation of the
said city ; and that every person on being admitted
and made free, as aforesaid, shall pay the following
fees, to wit : One dollar to the clerk, and twenty-five
cents to the crier of the Mayor's Court.
And further, That each person hereafter to be ad-
mitted and made a Freeman of the said city shall take,
before the Mayor and any four of the Aldermen, the
ollowing oath or affirmation, to wit :
I do swear, or affirm (as the case may be). That I as
a Freeman of the City of New York, will maintain the
lawful franchises and customs thereof ; that I will keep
the said city from harm as much as in me lieth, and that
I will in all things do my duty as a good and faithful
Freeman of the said city ought to do.*
* This was the last adoption of the law relating to the admission of Free-
men, which had been re-enacted without change from 1801 to 1815. At a meet-
ing of the Common Council held June 18, 1816, the Corporation Council was re-
quested to revise and correct the Laws and Ordinances of the City, and make a
speedy report on the same ; his report was submitted December 2, 1816, and
referred to a committee on laws, who after many sessions finally reported May 5,
1817, sixty-six ordinances, which were approved and ordered to be printed. The
committee omitted the law relating to Freemen.
400 FREEMEN, 1815.
At a Common Council held the 3d. Day of April, 181 5.
The Hon. John Ferguson, Mayor, President
The Common Council having been informed that
Capt. Jacob Jones had arrived in the city, it was Re-
solved that the Common Council will assemble on
Thursday next at 12 o'clock, to confer upon him the
Freedom of the City voted to him by a former Resolu-
tion of the Board.
At a Common Council held the 6th. Day of April.
1815.
The Common Council having been informed that
Captain Jones was in waiting, a Committee consistinj
of Aldermen Fish, Lawrence and Mapes, were deputes
to wait upon him. He was accordingly presented to
the Mayor.*
At a Common Council held the 5th. day of June,
1815.
The following preamble and resolution was pre-
sented by Alderman Mesier, and agreed to unani-
mously.
The Corporation of the City of New York, in com-
mon with their fellow citizens, experience a most
lively gratification in noticing another heroic achieve-
ment of our gallant Navy.
The late decisive victory obtained by Captain
Charles Stewart, in the U. S. Frigate the Constitution
is, for judgment and style in manoeuvring, unrivalled ;
and when the superiority of the Enemy in weight, and
the number of guns, together with the difficulty of
contending with a divided and active force, is consid-
ered, it ought to be classed among the most brilliant
* Yesterday forenoon, at' the City Hall, the Freedom of the City in a Gold
Box, and an elegant Sword were presented, in the usual form, by the Common
Council, to the gallant Captain Jones, of the Navy. The N. Y. Gazette and Gen-
eral Advertiser, April "ith,, 1815.
FREEMEN, 1815. 4OI
feats recorded in naval history. The capturing, under
the circumstances so disadvantageous as detailed in
his modest official letter, two such vessels as the
Cyane and Levant, in the short period of 40 minutes,
evinces such a precision in gunnery and skill in sea-
manship, as raises the character of the American tar
to proud elevation.
In testimony, therefore, of the high sense the Com-
mon Council entertain of the gallantry and martial
skill displayed by Captain Charles Stewart, in the cap-
ture of His Britannic Majesty's two ships, Cyane and
Levant
Resolved, That the Freedom of the City be pre-
sented to him in a Gold Box, and that the thanks of
the Corporation be presented to the officers and crew
of the Constitution for the brave manner in which
they engaged, fought and conquered on that occasion.
At a Common Council held the 2Sth. Day of July,
1815..
The Honorable Jacob Radcliflf, Mayor, President.
His Honor, the Mayor, informed the Common
Council that the Committee appointed to carry into
effect the Resolution of the Board, respecting Captain
Stewart, having received intelligence of his arrival in
town, he had at their request summoned the Common
Council for the purpose of conferring upon Captain
Stewart the civic honors voted to him.
The Common Council being informed that Captain
Stewart was in waiting^, the Mayor appointed a Com-
mittee consisting of Aldermen Mapes and Smith, to
introduce Captain Stewart into the Council Chamber,
who performed that duty, and upon Captain Stewart's
being presented to the Mayor, he addressed him as
follows :
Sir, In behalf of this Corporation, I have the honor
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402 FREEMEN, 1815.
to present to you the Freedom of this City, as a testi-
mony of the high opinion they entertain of the gal-
lantry and skill displayed by you in the capture of two
of His Britannic Majesty's Ships of war, the Cyane
and Levant
Our citizens have at all times felt a deep interest,
and the highest gratification in the prosperity and
glory of our infant navy. Having to contend on its
recent trial, with a gigantic power on the ocean boast-
ing of superior skiU, and of triumphs over all other
nations, it was natural, that in the commencement of
the contest some doubts should be entertained of the
immediate result ; but the daring spirit and consummate
ability displayed in its first efforts, accompanied with
the most brilliant success, soon dispelled those doubts,
and inspired a confidence which has been confirmed
and increased in every stage of its subsequent career.
Not only has the honor of the American Flag been
maintained in every conflict, but the achievements of
our navy have transcended the most sanguine expec-
tations of its friends, and exalted the American name
and character in every part of the world — It has given
a pledge of inestimable value to the Country, and a
proof to its enemies that the people of these States
arc as capable of vindicating their rights on the ocean,
as they have manifested the power of maintaining them
on the land.
To you. Sir. is justly ascribed the honor of having
supported and elevated this character, and of confirm-
iiiij this pledijc in one of the last conflicts of the war,
in a difficult and trying situation, contending with a
superior force, and under circumstances which entitle
thr victory you obtained to be classed amongst the
most brilliant feats recorded in naval history.
\'our countrymen are anxious to evince their grati-
tude for this event, and they feel a peculiar pride in
bestowing their praise on the officers and crew of a
favorite ship, which was the first in the late war to
aciiuire distinguished honor to the American Flag, and
FJ^EEMEN, 1815. 403
after a course of unexampled success, among the last
to extend and increase its lustre. I am accordingly
instructed to request that you present the thanks of
this Board to the officers and crew of the Frigate Con-
stitution under your command, for the heroic manner
in which they engaged, fought, and conquered, on the
occasion now referred to.
The Freeman's Oath was then administered to Cap-
tain Stewart, and the certificate of the Freedom of the
City together with a gold box were presented to him
by the Mayor.
Captain Stewart then addressed the Mayor as fol-
lows :
Sir, I receive with a lively sensibility the honorable
testimony which you have conferred on me, in behalf
of the Corporation of the City of New York, and I
must ever bear in grateful remembrance so distin-
guished a mark of their liberality.
In the late contest with our skilful and gigantic
enemy it has pleased Divine Providence to enable our
countrymen to sustain with unsullied lustre the honor
of our flag.
To our fellow citizens, we owe our grateful acknowl-
edgments for the strong interest they have taken n
our infant navy, and for the liberality with which they
have rewarded its exertions. Encouraged by their good
opinion we have felt on all occasions that it ought not
to be disappointed. If, Sir, I have been permitted
through the confidence of our government and the
valor of my officers and crew, to contribute any posi-
tion of support to the honor of our Flag, and the ele-
vation of our character on the ocean, I must ever
consider it as one of the happiest events of my life.
It will afford me. Sir, great pleasure to convey to the ,
officers and crew I had the honor to command, the
distinguished notice the Corporation of the City of
New York have been pleased to bestow on their
efforts — I beg leave to return my thanks to the Cor-
404 FREEMEN, 1819.
poration for the honor they have conferred on me, and
the very liberal manner they have noticed the victory
obtained by the officers and crew of Frigate Consti-
tution over his Britannic Majesty's late ships Cyane
and Levant. I also beg you, Sir, to accept my thanks
for the flattering manner in which it has pleased you
to convey to me this instance of munificence of the
Corporation.
After which Captain Stewart withdrew.
At a Special Meeting of the Common Council held
the 19th. Day of February, 1819,
The Hon. Cadwallader D. Colden, Mayor, President
His Honor, the Mayor, stated that having received
information that Major General Jackson would arrive
in this city on Saturday and as he understood it was
the wish of the Common Council to render him certain
marks of distinction on his visit to this place, he had,
on the advice of some members, called this special
meeting to take said subject into consideration.
Whereupon the Recorder presented certain Reso-
lutions which, after some discussion, were agreed to
in the words following •
WhercaSy The Common Council of the City of New
York entertain a deep and grateful sense of the public
services of Major General Andrew Jackson ; as a tes-
timony of which, and wishing to transmit to posterity
the respect they bear for his military achievements,
the splendor of which have been surpassed only by the
great and lasting benefits they have secured to the
United States :
Therefore, the Common Council, acting in behalf of
the Citizens of New York, do resolve —
First. That the Freedom of the City, in a gold
box, with a suitable inscription, be presented to Major
General Andrew Jackson, at a Common Council to be
specially convened for that purpose ; and that an ap-
FREEMEN, 1819. 405
propriate address be made to him by His Honor the
Mayor, in behalf of the Corporation.
Secondly, That he be respectfully requested to per-
mit a full length portrait painting of him to be taken,
under the direction of the Corporation ; to be placed
in the gallery of paintings in the City Hall.
Thirdly. That Mr. Recorder, Alderman Munson,
Mr. Stephens, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Bolton, be a Com-
mittee to wait upon General Jackson upon his arrival
in this City, and communicate to him, in behalf of the
Corporation, the high satisfaction it will afford them
to receive him in their Council Chamber; and the
manner in which they are desirous of giving a public
demonstration of the very distinguished interest they
take in his character and fame.
Resolved, That the Committee appointed to receive
General Jackson in behalf of this Board, be intrusted
to oflfer to him and his suite a conveyance up the Hud-
son River to West Point and back to this City in a
Steam Boat under direction of the corporation.
Resolved, That the Committee invite General Jack-
son and suite to be with the Corporation on Monday
when his Honor tht: Mayor presents the Standard to
the Governor's Guard.
Resolved, That the said Committee be directed to
carry into effect the preceding Resolutions.
His Honor, the Mayor, was requested to procure
the Gold Box * mentioned in the Resolution, and the
* This famous box is described as being about five inches in length and width
in proportion, of solid gold beautifully chased, and its intrinsic value about three
hundred dollars. This inscription was engraved on the lid : *' Presented by the
Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New York to Major General
Andrew Jackson, with the Freedom of the City, as a Testimonial of respect to his
high military attainments."
General Jackson bequeathed the box, in trust to his adopted son, Andrew
Jackson Jr., to be presented at the close of the next war, to the person adjudged
to be the most valiant in defence of his country. At the close of the War with
Mexico attention was called to the bequest, and the Board of Aldermen, April 16,
1849, appointed a committee to decide as to the person entitled to the honor.
Many claims were made and much controversy ensued ; the Corporation finally
September 7th, 1857, designated Major Garret Dyckman as the recipient, and
September 14th, as the day of presentation. Andrew Jackson Jr., who was pres-
ent in the city, refused to deliver the box, in consequence of a protest from mem-
bers of the First Regiment of New York Volunteers in favor of Col. Ward B.
406 FREEMEN, 1819.
following were appointed the Committee to carry the
other Resolutions into eflfect, vizt, Alderman Munson,
Messrs. Stevens, Allen, Bolton.
At a Common Council held the 22d Day of February,
1819.
Mr. Recorder, from the Committee of Arrangements,
reported that agreeably to the directions of tne Com-
mon Council they had waited upon Major General
Jackson and had presented to him the Resolutions
passed at the last meeting of the Board, that they had
received a reply from General Jackson, which he read
to the Board, and which was as follows : —
Richard Riker, Esqr.
Chairman of the Committee.
Sir : — The Resolutions of the Common Council of
the City of New York with which you have this day
presented me, have been read with that satisfaction
which the generosity and hospitality of your honora-
ble body is calculated to inspire.
It affords me singular gratification to be enabled to
comply with the several requests contained in your
Communication, and I accept with pleasure your polite
invitation to witness the ceremony of presenting the
Standard to the Governor's Guard.
Having but a few days to remain in this section of
Country, I am compelled to deny myself the pleasure
I had anticipated in visiting West Point, and therefore
decline the acceptance of the transportation which has
Burnett. On the evening of September 14th, a stormy meeting of the Common
Council was held in which the action of Mr. Jackson was denounced and the
Committee discharged from further consideration of the subject. On the 17th
of August, 1859, the box was formally presented at Nashville to General Burnett
by Dr. John M. Lawrence, who acted for his father-in-law, Mr. Jackson, and
was received by Gideon H. Pillow as the representative of General Burnett, who
at the time was on service at Nebraska City,
The report of the Joint Committee September 7th, 1857, printed in the Pro-
ceedings of the Board of Aldermen, vol. 67, page 269,' gives an interesting history
of the claims for the .box.
FREEMEN, 1819. 407
been so liberally offered for my conveyance to that
place.
For the honor conferred on me by your distinguished
body permit me to present through you to the Com-
mon Council of the City of New York, the assurance
of my high respect and gratitude.
I am, Sir, very respectfully.
Your Obt. Servt.
Andrew Jackson.
Whereupon it was ordered that the same be entered
on the Minutes at length, and filed.
It was also resolved that the Board will assemble
to-morrow at one o'clock in the Sessions Room for the
purpose of conferring upon Major General Andrew
Jackson the Freedom of the City agreeably to the
Resolutions of the Common Council.
At a Common Council held the 23d Day of February,
1819.
Upon motion the Resolutions of the Board agreed
to at the Special meeting on the 19th instant, and the
reply of General Jackson thereto, which was reported
on the 2 2d, were severally read.
Mr. Stevens, from the Committee of Arrangements,
informed the Common Council that they had waited
upon General Jackson and accompanied him to the
Hall and that he was now in waiting in the Common
Council Chamber.
The Committee were then requested to wait upon
the General, inform him that the Common Council
were assembled, prepared to receive him and introduce
him to the Board.
The Committee accordingly retired and in a few min-
utes General Jackson entered. Upon his entrance the
Common Council rose to receive him. After being
seated a few moments two of the Committee led him
408 FREEMEN, 1819.
to the centre of the space occupied by the Commoh
Council and presented him to the Mayor, upon which
his Honor the Mayor addressed him as follows : —
Address of the Mayor.
Major General Jackson,
No task could be more gratifying to me than that
which I am now to perform. I am to congratulate you
in behalf of the Common Council and of our fellow Cit-
izens, on your arrival among us.
We are happy to avail ourselves of the first oppor-
tunity of testifying by every mark of respect the feel-
ings, your high military services have inspired.
While the whole country was agitated by the threat-
ened invasion of a powerful foe, we could not but learn
with anxiety that he had directed a large armament to
a point where it was known he could only be met by an
inferior force chiefly of our undisciplined and inexpe-
rienced countrymen.
We knew that Britain at the end of a contest which
had convulsed Europe for twenty years, had destined
her veteran and victorious troops to make war upt>n us,
but the sons of our soil, animated by your spirit and
conducted by your wisdom, drove the invaders from
our shores and achieved a victory, which, while it
raised the character of our country to an elevation that
attracted the admiration of the rest of the world, left
to every American a debt of gratitude to you, and to
our brave brethren who fought with you, which can
never be cancelled.
With these sentiments allow me to present to you,
this Certificate of your being admitted a Freeman of
this City, and to thank you for your compliance with
the Resolution of the Common Council requesting
your portrait.
Permit me also to assure you that we shall feel great
pride in being able to claim you as our fellow citizen
and in placing the portrait of one who has deserved
FREEMEN, 1819. 4O9
SO well of his country in our Gallery, occupied by the
resemblances of many who have similar, tho' no one
superior claims to our grateful acknowledgment
To which General Jackson made the following reply :
Sir, The distinguished honor which the Common
Council of the City of New York has conferred by my
admission as a Freeman of their City, is to me a source
of the highest gratification and will ever be recollected
with feelings of the warmest sensibility.
To be associated with those who have been distin-
guished for their patriotism and zealous attachment
to the republican principles of our government is the
most exalted station of an American citizen. The
approbation you have been pleased to express of my
humble efforts in the field, command my greatest ac-
knowledgments. For those sentiments am I indebted
to the bravery of the troops I had the honor to com-
mand.
What I have done was for my country. Had I erred
in the discharge of my official duty, that error would
have originated in the warmth of my devotion to her
interest and a misapplication of the means best calcu-
lated to promote her happiness and prosperity : but to'
find that my conduct has been sanctioned by my gov-
ernment and approved by my fellow citizens is a source
of happiness unequalled in the occurrences of my life,
for the proudest honor which can grace the soldier and
the richest reward which he can receive for the fa-
tigues, perils and privations of his profession is the
approbation of a grateful country.
The General was then handed by two of the Com-
mittee and seated on the right of the Mayor.
His Honor then administered to him the oath of a
Freeman as prescribed by Law and delivered to him
the Certificate of his being a Freeman. His Honor, the
Mayor, then arose and announced General Jackson to
have been admitted a Freeman of the City of New
4IO FREEMEN, 1819.
•
York, agreeably to the Charter and Laws of the
same.
The General was then introduced by the Committee
of Arrangements to the several members of the Com-
mon Council, after which he retired, accompanied by
the Committee of Arrangements.
At a Common Council held the 26th. Day of July,
1819.
Alderman Allen presented the following Resolution,
which was unanimously agreed to :
Resolved^ That the Committee on Finance be in-
structed to enquire if the provisions of a Resolution
passed the 13th. day of March, 18 13, granting the
Freedom of the City, with a piece of plate to the late
Captain James Lawrence, have been complied with,
and if not, whether it is now expedient and proper to
carry into effect said Resolution so far as to present
to the family of Captain Lawrence, the mementoes of
his gallantry in the capture and destruction of the
British Sloop of War, Peacock.
At a Common Council held the 9th. Day of August,
1819.
The same Committee who were instructed to inquire
respecting a Resolution of the Board voting to the
late Captain Lawrence of the United States Navy, a
piece of plate, reported : —
** That they have ascertained from Mrs. Lawrence,
now a resident of the village of Greenwich, that the
Certificate of Citizenship alluded to was presented
her by his Honor, the Mayor, and is now in her pos-
session, but that the piece of plate with which she
would have been much gratified, has not been provided
or presented agreeably to the resolution of the Cor-
FREEMEN, 18I9. 4I J
poration, a copy of which was furnished her shortly
after its passage. Whatever may have been the causes
for delay in carrying into effect this tribute of respect
to a gallant officer, your Committee are of opinion
that no censure ought to rest on the members of this
Board who, your Committee are persuaded, entertain
a high sense of the services rendered, and the intre-
pidity and skill displayed by the brave men who fought
and bled in defence of the injured rights of our country,
during the late war, and who therefore could not have
refused this meed of approbation had they been ap-
prised of its non-performance.
"The Committee have no doubt, therefore, that the
Board will accord with them in opinion that it is both
expedient and proper to fulfill as soon as practicable
the pledge given by their predecessors, and they offer
the following Resolution accordingly : —
'' Resolvedy That the Committee on Finance be in-
structed to present to the widow of the late Captain
James Lawrence, a piece of plate with suitable devices
and inscriptions indicative ot the gallantry and skill of
her late husband, in the capture of the British Sloop
of war Peacock, by the American Sloop Hornet, under
his command, agreeably to a Resolution of the Com-
mon Council passed the 29th. day of March, 18 13."
Stephen Allen,
B. Crane,
J. Hammond,
J. Hone,
which was approved, a blank in the Resolution filled
up with Finance Committee and the Resolution
adopted.
At a Common Council held the ist. Day of November,
1819.
Alderman Allen, from the Committee on that subject,
reported that the piece of plate directed to be executed
and presented to the family of the late Captain James
412 FREEMEN, 182O.
Lawrence, was completed. Whereupon the Finance
Committee were requested to take order for present-
ing the same in the name of this Corporation to Mrs.
Lawrence, the Widow of the late Captain Lawrence.
At a Common Council held the 28th. Day of
February, 1820.
A petition from Peter Charles L'Enfant, addressed
to His Honor the Mayor, stating the services rendered
by him in devising the plan and superintending the
erection of the Old City Hall, for which he received
no compensation, although a grant of ten acres of land
in the Outward was on 9th. October, 1 789, voted to
him, and praying the Corporation to take his case into
consideration, was read and referred to the Finance
Committee.
At a Common Council held the 1 7th. Day of April,
1820.
The Finance Committee, on petition of P. Charles
L'Enfant, reported :
That it appears Mr. L'Enfant, at the request of the
Citizens, furnished plans for altering and improving
the Old City Hall, so as to render it suitable for the
reception of the Congress of the United States, and at
the same time performed the superintendence of the
work until completed. The Committee have discov-
ered nothing on the minutes of the Common Council
relative to any stipulation for compensating Mr. L'En-
fant for this undertaking, and they are led to infer
that it was altogether voluntary on his part, and that
his object was the honor of the performance, rather
than pecuniary reward.
On the 1 2th. October, 1789, the Common Council
after reciting the generous services of Mr. L'Enfant,
resolved that the thanks of the Board, together with
FREEMEN, 1820, 413
the Freedom of the City, be presented to him, and
also that a lot of Common Lands, containing the quan-
tity of ten acres, be conveyed to him in fee simple.
The location of this land was decided by the Board
on 30th. December, 1789, and on 6th. April, 1790, the
Clerk presented a Survey and Map of said land, and
on the 16th. he laid before the Board, the draft of a
grant to P. C, L'Enfant. On the 30th. of April the
Board was informed that Mr. L'Enfant declined ac-
cepting the proffer of the Corporation ; whereupon it
was ordered that the Clerk communicate to him this
information, and in the meantime that execution of
the grant be suspended. The Clerk reported on the
14th. May, 1790, that he had written to Mn L'Enfant,
and received an answer stating ** that it was perfectly
agreeable with his sentiments and disposition to refuse
the gift."
On the 26th. January, 1801, a Memorial from P.
Charles L'Enfant claiming compensation for his ser-
vices, &c., was presented to the Common Council, and
the Board determined to allow him $750 in full dis-
charge of all further claims against the Corporation
for, or on account of his said services, and on the i6th.
of February following Elias Kane, in behalf of L'En-
fant, communicated to the Board the unwillingness of
him the said L'Enfant, to accept the $750, and re-
quested the Common Council to reconsider the subject
and to make him a greater allowance ; whereupon it
was determined not to reconsider the same.
The foregoing comprises a brief statement of all
the facts that have come to the knowledge of your
Committee on this subject, and they are such as plainly
evince on the part of Mr. L'Enfant a disposition to
value his services far above what they were deemed to
be worth by the gentlemen composing the Common
Council at the time they were rendered. The Com-
mittee do not pretend to judge of the value of these
services, nor are they willing to decide as to the jus-
tice of Mr. L'Enfant's claim farther than what may be
414 FREEMEN, 1824-29.
inferred from the entries in the Minutes of the Com-
mon Council, and from these it is concluded that,
whatever his services were, they were rendered volun-
tarily, and without any stipulation for or expectation
of a reward.
It is a question for the Board to decide, therefore,
whether after the repeated rejection by Mr. L'Enfant
of the liberal offers made him by the Common Council,
he has still any claim on this Board.
The Committee think not, and they therefore offer
the following resolution :
Resolvedy That it is inexpedient to grant the request
of P. C. L'Enfant
a Allen,
J. Hone,
J. Hammond,
B. Crane,
S. P. Brittain,
which was approved and the resolution adopted.
At a Common Council held the i8th. Day of August,
1824.
Resolved, That in testimony of the high respect
which this Common Council entertain for George
Washington De La Fayette, the Son of the Marquis
De La Fayette, whose virtues they trust he bears
with the Honored name of his father, be made a Free-
man of the City of New York, and that the Certificate
of Freedom, handsomely engrossed, be presented to
him in a Golden Box.
At a meeting of the Common Council held the 23d.
Day of March, 1829.
Alderman Cebra presented the following Resolution
in relation to presenting the Freedom of the City to
the Honorable Martin Van Buren.
FREEMEN, 1829. 415
Whereas, The great and fundamental principle of
the Compact formmgthe Union of these United States
is, that the individual members thereof when called on,
shall be ever ready to lend their utmost aid either in
War, or in Council, in support of those sacred principles
of civil liberty which we enjoy and hope and believe
it is our high destiny in this happy land to continue
to enjoy. Impressed with a due sense of this truth,
the Common Council of the City of New York, while
they deeply deplore the necessity which calls on the
State to surrender to National Councils one of her
brightest sons, cannot but view with pride and exulta-
tion the patriotism and Public Spirit which has actu-
ated him in the acceptance of those arduous and
responsible duties for the public good ; and entertain-
ing as we do the highest regard, not only for the pure
republican principles which have uniformly marked the
political course of their fellow citizen, the Honorable
Martin Van Buren, they deem the present moment of
their separation from him, a proper occasion for the
expression of these sentiments of respect and attach-
ment
Therefore Resolved, That a copy hereof together
with the Freedom of the City be presented to the
Honorable Martin Van Buren as a testimony of the
respect and esteem which the people of the City of
New York entertain for his private worth and public
services.
Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor, do carry the
foregoing Resolution into effect.
On being read, Alderman Palmer moved that the
same be laid on the table. The question being taken
thereon, it passed in negative. The question was
then taken on the Resolution and was carried in the
affirmative.
41 6 FREEMEN, 1829.
At a Common Council held the 20th. Day of April,
1829.
The Hon. Walter Bowne, Mayor, President.
His Honor, the Mayor, laid before the Board a Let-
ter from the Honorable Martin Van Buren, Secretary
of State of the United States, expressing his thanks
to the Common Council for their Resolution tendering
the Freedom of the City to him, was read and directed
to be filed.
The letter was as follows :
Washington, April 4, 1829.
Sir:
Your letter with the Resolution passed by the Com-
mon Council tendering to me the Freedom of the City,
is received.
In communicating to that Honorable body my ac-
ceptance of this distinguished mark of their respect for
my public services, and my grateful sense of the Honor
they have conferred upon me, do me the favor to as-
sure them of my hearty concurrence in the patriotic
sentiments they have expressed, and which they have
in so flattering a manner been pleased to attribute to
me as the rule of my conduct.
In indulging a just pride in the present greatness,
and a strong solicitude for the continued prosperity of
a City, whose good fortune it is to have its affairs en-
trusted to persons so deserving of public confidence,
as are your associates and yourself, I participate in feel-
ings which are, I trust, as they certainly ought to be,
common to every Citizen of our highly favored State,
Accept, with the assurance of my respects, my thanks
for the kind manner in which you have discharged the
duty imposed upon you by the Common Council, and
be so good as to convey to its members individually
my personal respect.
I have the honor to be Your Obt. Servant,
M. Van Buren,
The Hon. Walter Bowne.
FREEMEN, 1 832. 4I7
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the 28th.
Day of May, 1832.
Resolved, That a Select Committee of three be ap-
pointed to confer with a Committee on the part of the
Board of Assistant Aldermen, for the purpose of mak-
ing arrangements to meet and receive the Hon. Martin
Van Buren upon his return to his native State,
Resolved, That the said Committee make the neces-
sary arrangements on the part of the Board for carry-
ing mto effect the resolution of the Common Council of
23d. March, 1829, ordering the Freedom of the City
to be presented the Hon. Martin Van Buren, as a tes-
timonial of the respect which they entertained for his
private virtues and public services.* Adopted by the
Assistants June 4. Approved by the Mayor June <?, 18 J2.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the 27th.
Day of June, 1832,
Alderman Murray presented the following resolu-
tion, which was read, unanimously adopted, and directed
to be sent to the Board of Assistant Aldermen for con-
currence :
Whereas, The Common Council of the City of New
York have been informed, that Commodore Daniel
T. Paterson is now in this City, on his way to take
command of the naval forces of the United States, in
the Mediterranean, therefore
Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to wait
on Commodore Paterson, to convey to him the high
sense entertained by this Common Council, of his pub-
lic services and private virtues, and to present him with
the Freedom of the City in a gold box, in token of his
distinguished gallantry during the late war with Great
* Mr. Van Buren arrived from Europe on the 5lh. of July, 1832. He was
waited upon at Staten Island, but declined a public reception in consequence
of the prevalence of Cholera in the city.
27
4l8 FREEMEN, 1832.
Britain, and especially for the conspicuous part he bore
in the glorious achievement at New Orleans.
The President appointed on that Committee Alder-
men Murray, Whiting and Hall.
The Common Council convened yesterday, for the
purpose of conferring on Commodore Patterson the
mark of respect heretofore voted to him — the Freedom
of the City and a gold box. After the two Boards had
taken their seats, the Committee appointee^ conducted
the Commodore into the room, accompanied by the
following officers : Commodore Chauncey, Captain
Stringham, Lieutenants McKenny, Chauncey, Byrne,
Pettigrew, Auchmuty and Harwood ; Sailing Master
Bache ; Dr. Baltzer, passed Midshipman Shuck, Mid-
shipmen Potter, Barry, Auze, and McLane.
The Mayor addressed the Commodore in a neat
speech, adverting to his past gallant services, particu-
larly in the compaign in which New Orleans was de-
fended. The long absence of the Commodore from his
native State, had, he said, alone prevented a previous
expression of the gratitude entertained by his fellow
citizens here for his labors in defending the honor of
his country. The Commodore in his reply, expressed
himself peculiarly gratified that the tribute came from
the city in which the days of his boyhood were passed ;
since which time, he had but little opportunity of inter-
course with his fellow citizens of New York. He took
the necessary oath '* to defend the city, as far as in
him lies," and the Freedom was conferred upon him by
delivering the proper official document.
It is to be noted, that if the battle of New Orleans
could not have been advantageously lugged in, the
Commodore might have, in all probability, won as
many naval victories as all our Captains together, dur-
ing the last war, without its being particularly remem-
bered, at this juncture, by the Honorable the Corpora-
tion. The glorification was all for General Jackson,
and a little for the Commodore. The fame of the one
FREEMEN, 1832. 419
is to endure *' as long as the waters of the Mississippi
shall flow to the Atlantic," (the Gulf of Mexico mean-
ing) ; but the other must be content, if his own lasts as
long as Goose Creek shall flow to the Potomac. It was
all, however, exceedingly proper ; and such honors
could not be conferred on a more gallant officer, or on a
better man. N. Y. Commercial Advertiser .July 3^., 1832.
The frigate United States, weighs anchor this morn-
ing, from the Bay off the Battery, having on board
Commodore Patterson, who proceeds to the Mediter-
ranean as Commander of the squadron in that sea.
Previous to the departure of Commodore Patterson,
the Common Council invited him yesterday, to the
Governors Room in the City Hall, where the cere-
mony of presenting him with the Freedom of the City
was performed by his Honor,' the Mayor, [Walter
. The affair was conducted with great pro-
Doth on the part of the Corporation, and the
gallant Commodore. The officers of the Navy pres-
ent, were in full uniform. XTommodore Patterson was
heard to observe that a broadside from an enemy would
have less effect on his feelings, than the compliment
paid him ; in the first case he should have felt at home ;
to the latter he was unused. The family of the Com-
modore accompany him. N. V. Gazette and General
Advertiser. July 3^., 1832.
Bowne
priety.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the ist.
Day of August, 1832.
A message was received from the Board of Assist-
ant Aldermen, in favor of the payment of the expenses
of the ceremony of presenting the Freedom of the
City to Commodore Daniel T. Patterson, amounting
to $341,83, which was read, concurred in and ordered
to be sent to his Honor, the Mayor, for approval.
Approved by the Mayor, August nth., 1832.
420 FREEMEN, 1 836.
The Freedom of the City.
The 20th. and 21st. sections of the Montgomerie
Charter gave to the Mayor and four or more Alder-
men, the power to make free citizens of the City, on
payments of a fee not exceeding ;^5, to the use of the
corporation. This was only a repetition of the power
conferred by Governor Dongan's Charter.
The power contained in these two sections was form-
erly of momentous importance for the Charter, while
it granted the power, at the same time prohibited all
persons, other than such free citizens, to use any art,
trade, mystery, or manual occupation, within the city,
saving in the times of fairs; or to sell or expose to sale,
any manner of merchandise or wares whatsoever, by
retail when no fair was at the time kept in the city,
under a penalty for each offence. It was further pro-
vided that no person should be made free as aforesaid,
but native born, or naturalized, or denizated subjects.
This chartered power has ceased to be of any im-
portance, and is used only as a testimonial of respect
or gratitude, on the part of the corporation, towards
persons in high stations, or who may have entitled
themselves to the honor by personal merit, or some
distinguished service. There are instances in the an-
nals of the corporation of this species of reward. But
the admission to the freedom of the city, was, at the
date of the charter, not only a token of honor, but a
grant of substantial benefit. By making a person a
freeman of the city, he became entitled to all its muni-
cipal privileges ; and among others, to the right of vot-
ing for, and of being voted to corporate offices, and
which right belonged only to corporate freemen and
to freeholders, until the Charter was altered by statute,
in 1804.
But although the exclusive privileges formerly con-
ferred on the inhabitants of chartered towns and cities
of pursuing commerce and exercising the mechanic
arts, have fallen into discredit in Europe, among men
FREEMEN, 1836^ 421
of enlarged views and liberal policy as being impolitic
monopolies, which restrain competition, damp the spirit
of enterprise, check the free circulation of labor, and
raise the price of commodities ; and although such
monopolies are utterly reprobated and abandoned in
this country, yet they were originally introduced in
Europe, and afterwards cherished during the disorder
and violence of the middle ages, as invaluable barriers
against the insecurity and oppression of the feudal
system. They were ardently desired, and frequently
granted by the benevolence or policy of princes, during
the 1 2th and 13th centuries, who confirmed local usages
and enabled the inhabitants of towns and cities to pos-
sess common property, and to have their feudal exac-
tions either abolished or defined and limited, and to
enjoy the inestimable privilege of being amenable only
to their own municipal jurisdictions. Those incorpo-
rations conferred freedom on the feudal Serfs who
escaped into them unless duly reclaimed. They were
cities of refuge to the oppressed. This was the case in
France and Germany, as well as in England. If a vil-
lain, says Glanville, b. 5, ch. 5, remained for a year
and a day in any privileged town, which had franchises
by prescription or charter, he became thenceforward a
free member of the corporation. Manumission, said
Lord Coke, (Co. Litt. 137, 6,) among other significa-
tions, meant *' the incorporating of a man to be free of
a company or body politic, as a freeman of a city, or
burgess of a borough."
We are therefore not to be surprised that this an-
cient privilege (so tenacious is established usage)
should continue to be cherished long after the occasion
for it, and the reason of it had ceased : nor that it
should have been inserted and continued by our ances-
tors in the early charters of New York. There has
been, until recently, something dear and sacred at-
tached to the very mention of chartered rights and
privileges. We perceive ample proofs of this senti-
ment and feeling in all the early proceedings of our
422 FREEMEN, 1 847.
revolutionary patriots and statesmen. The Charter
of the City of New York, with Notes by Chancellor
Kent. iZ^d, page 152.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the 12th
Day of April, 1847.
Whereas, General Taylor and the gallant officers
and brave men under his command, by their victory
at Buena Vista on the 2 2d. and 23d. February last,
and General Scott and the gallant officers and brave
men under his command, by their brilliant achievement
at Vera Cruz, have earned for themselves not only an
ever enduring fame, but the approbation and thanks
of their fellow citizens ; and therefore, be it
Resolved, That the thanks of the citizens of the City
of New York are hereby given through us, their rep-
resentatives, in Common Council convened, to General
Taylor, the officers and men under his command, and
to General Scott, the officers and men under his com-
mand, and to that portion of our navy who gallantly
co-operated with them, for their unexampled victorious
triumphs and exploits at Buena Vista and Vera
Cruz.
Resolved, That in honor of the said great and glo-
rious victories and conquests, a salute of one hundred
guns be fired, under the direction of Major General
Sanford, at noon of such day as the Mayor may desig-
nate, from the Battery and from Tompkins Square, and
that the national flag be displayed from the public
buildings and shipping in our harbor on such day, and
that the City Hall be illuminated on the evening of
that day, under the direction of the Committee of of-
fices and Repairs. And
Whereas, The Common Council, whilst they rejoice
and glory in the success of our arms, fully sympathise
with the families and friends of the illustrious dead
who lost their lives in defending the honor of our
FREEMEN, 1 847. 423
country and glory of its flag, on the field of Buena
Vista and at Vera Cruz, and to testify their respect
for their memories, therefore, be it
Resolved, That on the day succeeding that to be
named for the purpose of the foregoing Resolution,
the national flag be displayed at half-staff on all the
public buildings and shipping in our harbor, and the
bells of the several churches be tolled from noon to
one o'clock of that day,
Resolvedy That the Mayor transmit, through the
War and Navy Departments of the United States, a
certified copy of these Preambles and Resolutions,
under the seal of the City, to General Scott, General
Taylor, and the officers commanding the Navy in the
attack on Vera Cruz, with a request that they will
make the same known to the officers and men of their
respective commands.
In commemoration of the victories of our arms at
Buena Vista and Vera Cruz, in admiration of the skill
and gallantry which has covered our nation with honor,
and in gratitude for the signal benefits which have
thus been secured to our country, the Common Coun-
cil do resolve.
That the thanks of the City be presented to the
armies under the command of General Taylor, and
General Scott.
That the Freedom of the City be presented to
Generals Taylor and Scott.
That swords be presented to General Scott and to
General Worth, his second in command at Vera Cruz,
and to General Taylor and General Wool, his second
in command at Buena Vista.
That on the evening of [May 7th] instant, all the
public buildings in the City be illuminated, and the
citizens at large be requested at the same time to illu-
minate their dwellings.
That on the same day national salutes will be fired
at the Battery, Park, Washington Parade Ground,
Union Square, and Tompkins Square, and that a Com-
424 FREEMEN, 1848.
mittee be appointed to carry the above Resolutions
into effect
Resolved, That the Common Council of the City of
New York highly approve the able and skillful manner
in which this War has been conducted by the National
Administration. Adopted by the Board of Assistants
April 23//. Approved by the Mayor, April 24.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the 24th.
Day of July, 1848.
Whereas, The inhabitants of this City have at all
times taken a lively interest in the wellfare of the
Navy of the United States, and whereas this right
arm of our Nation's defence, has rendered the country
gallant and efficient service in the late war with Mex-
ico, both on the shores of the Pacific and the Atlantic
coast, And
Whereas, The arrival in our harbor of the United
States frigate Cumberland, bearing the broad pennant
of Commodore Perry, offers an appropriate occasion
to testify our appreciation of the gallantry and good
conduct of our Navy generally, in the late war — there-
fore
Resolved, That the thanks of this Corporation, and
of their constituents, be tendered to Commodore
Matthew C. Perry and the officers and crew of his
frit>-ate, for their gallantry and good conduct in the
late war with Mexico, and that the hospitalities of the
City be tendered to them through a Committee, to
consist of five from each Board.
Resolved, That the Freedom of the City of New
York be presented to Commodore Matthew C. Perry,
as a lasting testimonial of the gratitude and respect
of its inhabitants, for his energy, gallantry, and good
conduct while attached to, and in command of the
Gulf Squadron during the late war with Mexico, and
for his timely and efficient co-operation with the land
FREEMEN, 1 848. 425
forces of our country, whenever such co-operation
could be rendered available. Adopted by the Board
of Assistants^ July 24, Approved by the Mayor,
July 28.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held on the
1 8th. Day of September, 1848.
Whereas y It is a wise and prudent policy to notice
with marks of approbation, any act of noble daring
and heroic courage, whether accomplished upon the
land or upon the sea. either by those high in authority,
or in the humble walks of life, and to express our ad-
miration of individuals who, regardless 01 themselves,
and anxious only for the safety of their fellow men,
hazard their own lives in an attempt to rescue and
preserve those of others ; and,
Whereas, In the recent calamity which occurred to
the Ocean Monarch, upon her voyage from Liverpool
to the United States, by which one hundred and
seventy-eight persons were suddenly sacrificed, the
disinterested courage and noble bravery of one of the
crew of the American ship New World, was the means
of rescuing from an awful death twelve helpless women
and children, at the imminent hazard of his own life—
and who also, upon the occasion of the stranding of
the packet ship Henry Clay, at Barnegat, was instru-
mental in preserving property and lives, and who, in
consideration of his late services and disinterested
humanity, has received the congratulations of the
Shipwreck and Humane Society of Great Britain, and
distinguished marks of approbation from the Queen
of England, the Prince de Joinville, and others, there-
fore
Resolved, That the Common Council of the City of
New York, have heard with feelings of gratitude and
deep interest of the noble daring, and gallant conduct of
Frederick Jerome, a seaman on board of the American
ship New World, who, at the imminent hazard of his
426 FREEMEN, 185O.
own life, was the means of saving a number of per-
sons from the wreck of the Ocean Monarch, upon the
occasion of her recent destruction by fire, and for
which he is entitled to, and we do hereby tender to
him, the thanks of the inhabitants of the first Com-
mercial City of the Western World, and commend
him and his family to the care and attention of those
whose duty it is to protect the interests of our gallant
seamen.
Resolved, That the Freedom of the City be presented
to the said Frederick Jerome, upon his arrival at
this port, in a gold box, with suitable inscriptions, and
that a Committee of three from each Board, be now
appointed to carry the same into effect. Adopted by
the Board of Assistants Sept. 2^th. Approved by the
Mayor Sept. 26th.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the 4th.
Day of January, i85o.
Whereas, The ship Caleb Grimshaw, belonging to
the firm of Samuel Thompson & Nephe\y, of this city,
was destroyed by fire, near the Azores, in the month
of November last, while on her voyage from Liver-
pool to this port, with a valuable cargo, and a large
number of passengers; and Whereas, five days after
the discover)' of the fire, all on board being in immi-
nent peril, a sail was discovered, which proved to be
the barque Sarah, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, com-
manded by Captain David Cook, who, notwithstand-
ing the sea was rough, the wind blowing a gale, imme-
diately went to the rescue of those on board the Caleb
Grimshaw, and after eight days perseverance and hard
labor, succeeded in saving from a watery grave, nearly
four hundred human beings ; and Whereas, it is under-
stood the barque Sarah, is soon to arrive at this port,
therefore, ^ r^ ^ n \ - • 1
A\Ko/zrd, That the said David Cook is eminently
entitled to the gratitude of the civilized world, for the
FREEMEN, 1 854. 427
humanity and generosity evinced by him on the afore-
mentioned melancholy occasion, and the thanks of
the people of this city are hereby tendered to him, in
consideration of his gallant and self-sacrificing conduct
during the eight days he was striving to save the lives
of the people of a New York ship.
Resolved, That the Freedom of the City be pre-
sented to the sai(l David Cook in a gold box, as a feeble
testimony of the high estimation in which he is held
by the members of this Common Council, individually
and collectively.
Resolved, That a copy of this preamble and these
resolutions be presented to Captain Cook, on his arri-
val in this city, or sent to him at Yarmouth, Nova
Scotia, in case of his not entering this port.
Resolved, That the sum of one hundred dollars be,
and is hereby appropriated to carry the above resolu-
tions into effect. Adopted by the Board of Assis-
tants, Jan. ^th. Approved by the Mayor Jan. ^th.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the i6th.
Day of January, 1854.
Whereas, It is a wise and prudent policy to notice
with marks of approbation any act of noble daring
and heroic courage, whether accomplished upon the
land or upon the sea, and to express our admiration of
individuals who, regardless of themselves and anxious
only for the safety of their fellow men, hazard their
own lives in an attempt to rescue and preserve those
of others ; and
Whereas, In the recent calamity which occurred to
the ship San Francisco, upon her voyage from this
port to San Francisco, by which the lives of up-
wards of one hundred and seVenty persons were sud-
denly sacrificed, the disinterested courage and noble
conduct of Captain Robert Creighton and crew of the
British ship, Three Bells, from Glasgow, and bound
428 FREEMEN, 1854.
to this port, was the means of rescuing from an awful
death, two hundred and thirty persons, among whom
were women and helpless children, and many officers
and soldiers of our government — at the imminent
hazard of their own lives, and who did so nobly stay
by the unfortunate vessel for six days, during a severe
gale of wind, and at a time when his ship was in a
leaking condition, and heavily loaded, with chloride of
lime ; and
Whereas, Captain Low, of the bark Kilby, of Boston,
did, at the same time, remain by the wreck of the
above unfortunate vessel, and with his crew nobly aid
and rescue the unfortunate passengers from the above
named wreck, while at the same time his ship was in a
leaky condition, short of provisions, and nearly desti-
tute of sails, and
Whereas, Captain Stouffer, of the ship Antarctic, of
New York, with his crew, did nobly aid, and, with
heroic devotion endeavor to rescue the passengers
from the above unfortunate vessel, and
Whereas, Captain C. B. Pendleton, of the Ameri-
can ship Lucy Thompson, of New York, did gener-
ously aid in bringing into this port a portion of the
surviving passengers, therefore,
Resolved, That the Common Council of the city of
New York have heard with feelings of gratitude and
deep interest of the daring and gallant conduct of the
officers and crews of the above-named vessels, who,
at the imminent hazards of their lives, were the means
of saving a large number of persons from the San
Francisco, upon the occasion of her recent shipwreck,
and for which they are entitled to, and we hereby
tender to them the thanks of the inhabitants of this,
the first commercial city of the Western World, and
commend them and their families to the care and at-
tention of those whose 'duty it is to protect the interest
of our gallant seamen.
Resolved, That the Freedom of this city be tendered
to Captain Robert Creighton, of the ship Three Bells,
FREEMEN, 1 86 1. 429
and to Captain Edwin J. Low, of the bark Kilby, and
a copy of this resolution, and a committee of three be
appointed to carry the same into effect. Adopted by
tlie Board of Counctlmen Jan. i ()th. Approved by the
Mayor Jan. 20th.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the
22d. Day of April, 1861.
The following resolutions were adopted :
Resolved, That the thanks of the Mayor, Aldermen
and Commonalty of the City of New York, are hereby
tendered to Major Robert Anderson, of the United
States Army, for his gallant defense of Fort Sumter,
against a vastly superior force of men, guns, and for-
tifications ; that as an evidence of the high apprecia-
tion of this municipality for the faithful manner in
which he discharged the delicate and responsible
duties which devolved upon the commandant of that
fort, the Freedom of the City be and is hereby con-
ferred upon Major Anderson, in token of which it is
directed that a gold box be presented to him by his
Honor, the Mayor, and that for this purpose the sum
of be appropriated. And be it further
Resolved, That the Governor's Rooms in the City
Hall be, and they are hereby placed at the disposal of
Major Anderson, for any day upon which it may be
convenient for him to receive the congratulations of
the inhabitants of this City.
Resolved, That a select committee of the Board of
Aldermen and the Board of Councilmen, to consist of
five members of each Board, be appointed to carry the
foregoing resolutions into effect.
Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing resolutions
be suitably engrossed, and transmitted to Major
Anderson by the joint committee.
Resolved, That the sum of five hundred dollars be,
and the same is hereby appropriated for the purchase
430 FREEMEN, 1 862.
of a gold box, to be presented to Major Robert An-
derson, of the United States Army, in token of the
Freedom of the City, conferred upon him for gallant
and distinguished services at Fort Sumter. Adopted
by the Councilmen April 29. Approved by the Mayor ^
May I, 1861.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the 2d.
Day of June, 1862.
Preamble and Resolution offered by Henry W. Genet.
Whereas, Our distinguished fellow citizen, Thurlow
Weed, Esq., who for the last six months has been
engaged in England and France in enlightening public
opinion there in regard to the true character of the
infamous rebellion which exists in the Southern States,
and has thus rendered to the country valuable services,
deserving public recognition ; and
Whereas, It is expected that Mr. Weed will arrive
at this city during the present week ; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Freedom of the City be ten-
dered to Mr. Weed, and that the Committee on
National Affairs be instructed to take such steps as
may be proper, to extend to him the hospitalities of
the city on his arrival here» and extend to him a public
reception.
Which was adopted on a division ; yeas 13, nays 2.
Concurred in by the Board of Councilmen June id^
1862 ; yeas 17, nays 3.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the 5th.
Day of June, 1862.
The following message was received from his Honor
the Mayor, vetoing the resolution extending the hos-
pitalities of this City to Thurlow Weed, Esq. :
FREEMEN, 1862. 431
Mayor's Office, June 5, 1862.
To the Honorable the Board of Aldermen :
Gentlemen — I return without my approval the pre-
amble and resolution tendering to Mr. Thurlow Weed,
the Freedom of the City, and instructing the Com-
mitttee on National Affairs ** to take such steps as may
be proper to extend to him the hospitalities of the
city on his arrival here, and extend to him a public
reception."
The ceremonies and ovation contemplated by this
resolution necessarily involve the expenditure of public
money. All doubt on this point is removed by the
rejection of an amendment to the resolution offered in
the Board of Councilme'n, providing that no expense
shall be incurred thereby.
Such being the character of the resolution, the City
Charter requires that it shall receive the votes of three-
fourths of all the members elected to each branch of
the Common Council. Section forty-two of that in-
strument is in these words : ** No money shall be
expended by the Corporation for any celebration,
procession, or entertainment of any kind, or on any
occasion, unless by the votes of three-fourths of all
the members elected to each Board of the Common
Council."
On examination of the official proceedings of the
Common Council, I find that this resolution failed to
receive the vote required by this section, and is, there-
fore, clearly illegal.
Candor requires me to add, that if this insuperable
objection to the resolution had not existed, there are
others which would have constrained me to withhold
my approval.
George Opdyke, Mayor.
Which was received, laid on the table, and directed
to be printed at length in the minutes, and published
in all the newspapers employed by the Corporation,
432 FREEMEN, 1 862.
Among the passengers by the Persia yesterday was
Mr. Thurlow Weed, of the Albany Evening Journal,
who has been designated by some of our contem-
poraries on the other side of the water as the " War-
wick," of the Northern States. How far this title
may be applicable to the modest, retiring gentleman,
who has for so many years filled so large a space in
e annals of the histor>' of our State, it is not for the
porter to say ; but that he bears his honors meekly,
must be truly said and written. Mr. Weed, who went
to Europe as a private citizen, returns to be crowned
with municipal laurels, and honored with municipal
attentions.
On the arrival of the Persia yesterday, Mr. Weed
was met first by intimate personal friends, who had
notice of his coming — Messrs. Dawson, James Davis,
H. G. Hastings, J. E. Coulter, and others — whose
greeting was as informal as it was hearty. Alderman
Smith, chairman of the joint committee appointed by
the Common Council to tender to him the hospitali-
ties of the city and a public reception, was then intro-
duced, much to Mr. Weed's surprise, but in answer to
the prepared speech of the Alderman, he simply
thanked them for the great courtesy extended to him,
as unexpected as it was unusual, and asked time to
consider what action he should take upon the occasion.
The N. V. Thnes, June by 1862.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the i6th.
Day of June, 1862.
The veto message of the Mayor, of resolution ex-
tending the hospitalities of the city to Thurlow Weed,
was taken from the table and the resolution!* passed,
notwithstanding the objection of the Mayor by a divi-
sion ; yeas 13, nays 3.
Concicrred in by the Board of Councilmen^ June
itth.y 1862 ; yeas 16, nays 2.
FREEMEN, 1 862. 433
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the 7th.
Day of July, 1862.
•The Committee on National Affairs, to whom were
referred a preamble and resolution, tendering the hos-
pitalities of the city to Thurlow Weed, Esq., hav-
ing undertaken the performance of the pleasing duty
assigned them, presented Mr. Weed, as a part of the
proposed ceremonies incident to the occasion, a duly
authenticated copy of the said preamble and resolu-
tion, properly engrossed,* to which the accompanying
reply from Mr. Weed was received, declining the offer
of such hospitalities, and which your Committee
desire to present to the Common Council.
Terence Farley,
Henry Smith,
John Hogan,
Peter Mitchell,
Ira A. Allen,
Charles J. Chipp, ^
>•
Committee on
National Affairs.
Albany, July i. 1862.
Gentlemen : — I received, with a grateful sense of
the honor they confer, the very flattering resolution
adopted by the Common Council of our Commercial
Metropolis. I accept them, frankly and proudly, as
emanations rather of your own generous construc-
tions than as merited by any service it may have been
in my power to render our country.
If, during a temporary residence in Europe, I have
been enabled, in some degree, to relieve the complica-
tion in which our affairs were involved ; to do some-
♦ Mr. Weed returned to the United States in June. As he stepped off the
steamer he was met by a committee of the Common Council delegated to inform
him that in recognition of his services in Europe, he had been tendered, by a
unanimous vote, the Freedom of the City of New York ; which would be pre-
sented in a costly gold box, at a public dinner given by the city in honor of the
recipient, that custom having been established when this distinguished honor was
conferred upon Washington and Lafayette. Memoir of Thurlow Weed, by
Thurlow Weed Barms, 1S84, page 413.1
28
434 FREEMEN, 1 862.
thing towards vindicating our Government from unjust
aspersions ; or to aid in turning back the tide of popu-
lar sentiment, setting so strongly against our cause, it
was owing to the prompt and generous confidence re-
posed in me by our distinguished representatives in
England and France. In bearing testimony, as is both
a duty and a pleasure, to the ability and fidelity of Mr.
Adams and Mr. Dayton, I cannot forbear to add that,
rising above considerations which might have disturbed
Ministers less truly devoted to their country, they not
onlyacceptedunofiicial co-operation, but disembarrassed
my colleagues and myself, by cheerfully facilitating our
efforts. It is a pleasure, also, to add that, on several
occasions and in essential ways, I was efficiently aided
by Mr. Sanford, our indefatigable Minister to Bel-
gium. Nor could the Government, in a season of trial
and difficulty, have made happier selections of Consuls
in Paris and London. Messrs. Bigelow and Morse are
discharging their responsible duties in a manner worthy
of all praise.
Our government was by no means too prompt in in-
viting some of its citizens to visit Europe. It is to be re-
gretted that two or three eminent gentlemen, to whom
it is understood that invitation extended, were unable
to accept it, for the field was large and the laborers
few. In the designation of Archbishop Hughes, and
Bishop Mcllvaine, however, the Government was pecu-
liarly fortunate. The services of these enlightened and
eminent divines and devoted Union men, the former
in Paris, and the latter all over England, were season-
able and effective. Their exalted positions, their high
characters, and their fervid zeal, gave weight and au-
thority to their statements and opinions.
Secession, while undermining for ultimate rebellion,
was thoughtful of the importance of the favor of Eu-
rope. The South, with its long-cherished purpose,
worked as diligently abroad as at home. The North,
unconscious of the great crime meditated, slept. Ac-
tive emissaries of secession, aided too often by sym-
FREEMEN, 1862. 435
pathizing Miilisters and Consuls, settled the public
mind on the other side of the Atlantic against us.
Public opinion was formed against the Union, before
our side of the question was presented, or heard. By
turning truth end for end, and reading history back-
wards, we were held by Europeans as the aggressors !
The last three months of Mr. Buchanan's Administra-
tion were almost as injurious abroad as at home ; for
there, as here, loyal men ohly occupied the places of
disloyal Cabinet and Foreign Ministers, too late to
nip rebellion in the- bud.
Unfortunately, there were causes, as well as pretexts,
for the lack of sympathy which we encountered in
Europe. The governments of the old world remember
that, from the nature of our institutions, our own sym-
pathies have generally run with those who have
struggled to overthrow monarchies, and that we have
shown alacrity in recognizing the independence of such
as struggled successfully. With the nations most inti-
mately connected with us the " Morrill Tariff "was re-
garded with great disfavor. In England it was believed
that we not only cherished unfriendly feelings towards
that country, but that we desired a disruption of
friendly relations. The emissaries of rebellion seized
upon these causes and pretexts, to turn the current of
feeling in their favor. It was, too, plausibly urged, that
the difference in climate, soil, habits, and ** want of con-
geniality " between the North and South constituted
such radical discordance, that our Union had become
an impossibility. Indeed these fallacies were so suc-
cessfully pressed, that Mr. Gladstone, in a recent speech
at Manchester, stated that the Union was but a co-
partnership, dissoluble whenever passion or caprice
prompted, in any of the parties, a desire to withdraw.
That eminent statesman — if, for a moment we adopt
his theory — overlooked, or ignored the circumstance,
that our secession copartners, in retiring, broke open
the safe, and stole valuable securities, the common
property of the firm — or, in other words, that, in
436 FREEMEN, 1 862.
separating, they seized the fortifications, the arms,
the Custom-houses, the post-offices, and the public
moneys — acts of treason in a public, or of robbery in
a private sense, which would, perpetrated in England,
have consigned them to the Tower or the penitentiary.
While England, France, Belgium, and Germany be-
gin to experience serious inconvenience and embarrass-
ment from their short supply of cotton, I do not ap-
prehend immediately, that these Governments will
interfere, though, with the two former, the subject has
been considered. It is proper to say that France is
even more impatient than England ; not, however,
from unfriendliness, but because the emperor assumes,
in absence of employment, to supply his people with
food.
But we have nothing to fear from Europe, if we are
successful in the prosecution of the war. Fort Donel-
son, Nashville, Winchester, New Orleans, and Mem-
phis are our strongest arguments against intervention,
with Governments that determine all questions by
military measurement.
There are, however, but too well-founded reasons
for apprehending future embroilment with England.
Nor can I doubt the propriety of dwelling briefly, but
earnestly, upon a danger fraught with consequences so
vital to the welfare of both nations. The Trent affair,
though happily, because rightfully, settled, has left an
arrow with poisoned barb festering in our flesh, and
irritating our nerves. The impression that England,
willing to take us at disadvantage, availed herself of
the erring judgment or impulsive zeal of a naval com-
mander, to wage war upon us, has obtained through-
out our country. That England expected war, and
intended war, making with unparalleled alacrity, and
in gigantic proportions, preparations for war, is ad-
mitted to be true. But, with opportunities favorable
to a correct understanding of the views of the English
Government, and of the feelings that swayed the Eng-
lish mind, I am bound, in truth and fairness, to say.
FREEMEN, 1 862. 437
that that Government and people sincerely believed
that we desired a rupture with them ; that we sought
occasion to taunt and snub them ; and, egregiously
unfounded as the supposition was, that the present
Secretary of State was the representative of this hos- *
tile sentiment. In justification of these impressions,
it was said that by "bullying" we obtained advantages
in the settlement of the north-eastern and Vancouver
boundary questions ; that we abruptly dismissed their
Minister, Mr. Crampton, and their consul, Mr. Barclay ;
that our sympathies, in their war with Russia, were
with their enemy ; that we had often threatened to
wrest Canada from them ; and, finally, that Secretary
Seward had avowed hostile intentions towards England.
Some of these grounds of complaint were, as we
know, well taken, and all were believed to be so.
We all felt that the recognition of the Southern
Confederacy as a belligerent, by England and France,
was an over-hasty and ungracious act. But, in sub- .
mitting the proposition to the French emperor, the
English crown lawyers enforced it by arguments which,
from that standpoint, were forcible. Both Govern-
ments supposed that the insurgent States had, or could
fit' out vessels of war, and wished to relieve themselves
from the responsibility of treating such vessels as
pirates. In this they erred ; for, without the impunity
thus extended to them, not even the Nashville or
Sumter would ever have ventured to sea. -
But, notwithstanding these adverse influences, and the
existence, in certain high quarters, of views not friendly
to the success of our form of government, the Union
has many ardent, well-wishing friends in England, and
can have many more, if we act justly ourselves, and
labor to correct grossly erroneous impressions. The
paths of peace are the only paths of pleasantness for
England and America. In view of dangers which I
do not exaggerate — dangers growing out of mutual mis-
apprehension of each other's real sentiments — it be-
hooves the Government, the Press and the People of
438 FREEMEN, 1 862.
both countries, by enlightened counsels, large tolera-
tion, and wise forbearance, to soothe, rather than stim-
ulate existing irritation. Nor in forming our estimate
of the degree and value of English sympathy during
our domestic troubles, is the fact, that her Queen and
House of Commons modified harsh dispatches and re-
sisted unfriendly legislatiqn, without significance.
To have been deemed worthy, by the Boards of
Aldermen and Councilmen of the city of New York,
of the high municipal honors which their resolutions
confer, is a distinction of which any man would be
proud — to me it is a treasure more ''precious than
rubies" or **fine gold." In again thanking you for
this undeserved honor, I beg to assure you that, while
I may be unable to justify this partiality, I shall at
least do nothing that will induce the Common Council
to regret its action.
Born upon the banks of the Hudson River, my ad-
vent in the city of New York, in the year 1807, was
in the capacity of cabin-boy to the sloop Jefferson,
Capt. Jacobus Bogardus, of Catskill ; and my first en-
trance to the city, from Coenties slip up Broad street,
with the trunk of a passenger on my shoulder, is a
w(^ll-remembered incident. Subsequently, in 1816, '17
and '18, I wrought there as a journeyman printer.
Having, therefore, obtained an early foothold in our
great metropolis, and witnessed its wonderful growth,
its unparall'eled prosperity, and its unfolding material
and intclKxtual glories, during a period which has
angmrnted its population from less than one hundred
thousand to more than a million, you will pardon the
weakness which confesses its pride in being invested
with tluj I^Vcedom of a city destined to become what
London is — a centre and depository of the wealth,
pow(T and wisdom of the world.
In declining the hospitalities which your resolutions
ront(Mnplate, and your Committee tender — though
your own generous sympathies need no prompting —
|)crmit me to suggest that the city s good cheer be
FREEMEN, 1 862-3. 439
reserved for and dispensed among the survivors of the
gallant men who uphold the cause of the Union in san-
guinary battles, with a steadiness and heroism which
entitle them to our affection and gratitude.
Respectfully and truly
Your obedient servant,
Thurlow Weed.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the
2;^th. Day of September, 1862.
Resolved, That the sum of one hundred and ninety-
eight dollars and twenty-five cents be, and the same is
hereby appropriated for the expenses attending the
reception of Thurlow Weed, Esq., and that the Comp-
troller be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to
pay the amount, upon the presentation of the proper
vouchers. Adopted by the Counczlmen^ Oct. 17///.
Approved by the Mayor, Oct. 2^d. 1862.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the 13th.
Day of August, 1863.
Whereas, Rear-Admiral David Glasgow Farragut,
the heroic chief of the Western Gulf Blockading
Squadron, is now temporarily residing in this city ; and
Whereas, The indomitable energy, unsurpassed skill,
and heroic intrepidity that have characterized the
career of Admiral Farragut, from the period of his
entrance into the Navy of the United States, when a
mere boy of nine years of age, until the present time,
when he takes rank among the veterans of the naval
service, a career that commenced as a midshipman on
board the world-renowned Essex, Commodore David
D. Porter, and was inaugurated in the terrific contest
between that vessel and the British ships Phcebe and
Cherub, in the harbor of Valparaiso, during the war of
181 2, and which culminated in the passage of Forts
440 FREEMEN, 1 863.
Jackson and St Philip, and the Chalmete Batteries,
mounting over two hundred and fifty guns, the disper-
sion, destruction, or capture of the enemy's flotilla of
about twenty vessels, guarding the Mississippi, below
New Orleans ; the capture of that city ; the passage
and bombardment of the fortifications at Vicksburg,
Grand Gulf, Warrenton, Baton Rouge, and Donald-
sonville, achievements which, combined with the vic-
tories of the land forces of the United States, under
General Grant at Vicksburg, and General Banks at
Port Hudson, resulted in dividing in twain the so-
called Confederate States ; in paralyzing their resist-
ance to the legitimate Government of the Union ; in
rendering nugatory the efforts of a most determined,
unscrupulous and desperate domestic foe to accomplish
the disruption of this, the most liberal government in
the world, and which eventuates in opening to the
commerce of the nation the inestimable blessings and
advantages of the free navigation of the " Father of
Waters," from its source to its embouchures — a career
so unrivalled and brilliant, that it must challenge the
admiration of the world, and particularly of every
lover of this country and its free institutions ; and
H'/icrcas, The exhibition of such rare patriotism,
devotion to and love of country in one who is a native
of. and was domiciled in one of the disaffected
States, at the time of the outbreak of the rebellion,
and who so manfully resisted every overture made,
and advantage proffered to assist in betraying his
country, by those who had sworn to be its defenders,
but adds, were such an addition possible, to the repu-
tation of Rear-Admiral David G. Farragut, for hon-
esty, integrity, and patriotic devotion to his country,
at that time in the utmost need of the services of her
children, particularly of those whom she had educated
anil fostered — thus presenting another among the
many instances where citizens of Southern birth have
|)n)ved themselves ** faithful among the faithless," and
whose adhesion to the cause of the Union and the
FREEMEN, 1 863. 44 1
Constitution, but tends to prove the hopelessness of
their destruction, and the futility of the attempt of the
traitors then and now in arms for their subversion ;
and
WhereaSy It is in an especial manner the duty, as it
is the pride of this Common Council, the representa-
tives of the great commercial centre of this hemi-
sphere, to bear willing testimony to the appreciation
by themselves and their constituents of the patriotic
worth, heroic valor, and untiring energy displayed by
Admiral Farragut in every position he has occupied
during his long, eventful, and useful life, in which he
has had an opportunity of exhibiting to an admiring
country those great and manly qualities, so character-
istic of the American Navy, and as it is equally the
duty of this Common Council to add their feeble trib-
ute of admiration and respect for one in so pre-emi-
nent a degree deserving of such a mark of esteem,
with a view of perpetuating to our remotest posterity,
the bright record of the name and fame of Rear- Ad-
miral David G, Farragut, and in the hope of inspiring
to deeds of emulation the youth of the " Great Re-
public ; " be it therefore
Resolvedy That the Freedom and hospitalities of this
city be, and hereby are, respectfully tendered, by the
Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of
New York on behalf of its inhabitants, to Rear-Ad-
miral David Glasgow Farragut ; that he hereby is
earnestly requested to visit the Governors Room, in
the City Hall, on any day most suitable to his conven-
ience, to receive formally the congratulations of the
municipal authorities, and of affording our citizens an
opportunity of paying their respects, personally, to the
** Hero of the Mississippi ; " and the Committee on
National Affairs of both branches of the Common
Council are hereby authorized to make the necessary
arrangements for carrying into effect the provisions of
this resolution ; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing preamble
442 FREEMEN, 1 864-66.
and resolution be suitably engrossed, duly authenti-
cated, and appropriately framed, and presented to
Admiral Farragut.
Adopted by the Board of Councilmen, August 14M.
Approved by the Mayor, August lyth.
At a meeting of the Board of Councilmen held the
29th. Day of December, 1864.
Whereas, Intelligence has reached this Common
Council that Vice-Admiral David Glasgow Farragut
and Captain Percival Drayton, of the United States
Navy, are at present staying in the city of New York;
and
Whereas, It is appropriate and becoming that public
notice should be taken of the arrival within our midst
of two such distinguished representatives of American
seamen, and that full opportunity be allowed our fel-
low-citizens to meet with and congratulate them on the
glorious results of their achievements ; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Freedom and hospitalities of the
City of New York are hereby tendered to Vice-Ad-
miral David Glasgow Farragut and Captain Percival
Drayton by this Common Council, acting in behalf of
their fellow-citizens, and that they are respectfully in-
vited to visit the Governor's Room in the City Hall,
on any day they may deem proper to designate, to re-
ceive the congratulations of the municipal authorities,
and to afford an opportunity to the citizens in general
of paying their respects to those intrepid and distin-
guished guests. Adopted by the Board of Aldermen
Dec, 2>ist. Approved by the Mayor, Dec. ^^ist.
At a meeting of the Board of Aldermen held the 27th.
Day of August, 1866.
Whereas, His Excellency, Andrew Johnson, Presi-
dent of the United States, will visit this city on
FREEMEN, 1 866. 443
Wednesday next, the 29th. instant, while en route for
the city of Chicago ; and
Whereas, It is due, as^ well to the exalted position
he occupies as the Chief Executive officer of the Re-
public as to the ability, patriotism, and devotion to the
best interests of the nation that have characterized his
administration of the duties incident to this great office,
that the people of this metropolis should, in a manner
befitting the occasion, and through their representa-
tives in the Common Council, be afforded an oppor-
tunity of testifying their respect and regard for him,
personally, and of demonstrating their admiration for
the eminently wise, national, and conciliatory measures
proposed and adopted by him in his untiring efforts to
inaugurate and perpetuate a new era of kindness and
fraternal regard between all the States and people com-
prising the American Union ; be it, therefore
Resolved, That a Special Committee of five mem-
bers from each branch of the Common Council be ap-
pointed, to act conjointly with His Honor, the Mayor,
to wait on His Excellency, Andrew Johnson, upon his
arrival in this city, and tender to him the Freedom and
hospitalities of the city of New York ; that the Gover-
nor s Room in the City Hall be placed at his disposal
in which to receive the congratulations of our citizens ;
and that the Committee be, and hereby is authorized
and empowered to make such other and necessary
arrangements as will afford the people of the city an
opportunity of manifesting their affection for the Presi-
dent and of testifying their adherence and devotion to
the principles entertained and advocated by him, of
good-will, peace and reconciliation between all sections
of our common country. Adopted by the Councilmen,
August 2'jt/i. Approved by the Mayor, August 2jth,
III.
APPENDIX TO ROLL OF FREEMEN.
1695—1774.
APPENDIX TO ROLL OF FREEMEN.
1 695-: 1 774.
No. I.
At a Common Council held the 8th. of July, 1695.
Upon Reading an Order from his Excellency the
Governour, Directed to the Mayor & Magistrates of
this Citty, Requireing them forthwith to summons in
all the Freemen of this Citty who by themselves or ser-
vants are to be Immediably Imployed In the Repaire
of ye Fortifications, Bulwarks, Flankes & Batteries
thereof & that they are to see that all the Guns
Mounted upon any of ye Fortifications be ready and fitt
for present Service, Powder, Ball, and Gunners proper
and fitt to Answer the Present Occasion for the De-
fence and Security of this Citty &c. And the same
being Considered, itt is the Opinion of this board that
itt is Requisite and Convenient the Fortifications be
put in Repaire and that the Freemen &c. of ye said
Citty be forthwith ordered to Labour in the Reparation
of ye same ; but are also humbly of Opinion that they
have not power to Raise Money upon the Inhabitants
for the Materialls that will be wanting and Needfull for
the Effectual doeing thereof.
City Records.
No. 2.
At a Common Council held the 19th. of November,
1695.
Ordered that the several Laws hereafter named be
fairly Engrossed and Printed viz : — [See Jan. 16. 1695.]
448 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 695.
No. 10 Freemen to be Inrolled & Sworne
'' II Apprentices to be bound before ye Mayor
or some Aldermen.
Ciiy Records.
No. 3.
At a Common Council held the loth. of December,
1695.
The following Laws were read and approved and
Ordered to be forthwith Published.
No. 3 Concerning Freemen.
'* 22 Freemen to be Inrolled.
** 23 Apprentices to be bound before ye Mayor,
&c.
The above named Laws were after the Ringing of
three Bells Published according to Order.
aty Records.
No. 4.
At a Common Council held the 12th. of December,
1695.
The following Oath of a Freeman was read and Ap-
proved and Ordered the said be Printed and Adminis-
tred to all such as shall be made Freemen of this City.
The Oath of a Freeman.
[Blank in City Records.]
City Records.
No. 5.
At a Common Council held the 13th. of December,
1695.
Resoivedy That the Inhabitants of this Citty their
Apprentices and Children that were here at the time
f
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APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 695-98. 449
the Charter was Granted be Allowed and Deemed
Freemen of this Citty they Registring their Names in
the Town Clerkes officie for which each person soe
Registred shall pay Nine pence.
City Records,
No. 6.
At a Common Council held January 23d. 1695-6.
The Petition of Direck Slike, Francis Cooley, John
Daniell, Peter Oday, Melgert Casparas Springsteen,
William Gysbert, John Doublett & Simeon Soumoine
was read & Ordered that they be Admitted Freemen
of this City, paying the Fees of their Certificates only.
City Records,
No. 7.
At a Common Council held Nov. 25th. 1697.
The Several Laws and Ordinances to be continued
in force for the space of three months.
No. 3 Concerning Freemen
** 22 Freemen to be Inrolled
" 23 Apprentices to be bound before the Mayor,
&c.
City Records,
No. 8.
At a Common Council held May 23d. 1698.
Ordered that for ye time to Come No Freemen be
admitted into this Citty but what shall be soe Allowed
by the Mayor and three Aldermen pursuant to the
directions of the Charter.
That No man for ye time to Come doe Claime a
Right of being a freeman of this Citty that shall be
29
450 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1698.
Absent Out of the same for the Space of twelve
Months, Unless he shall keep fire and Candle, and
pay Scott and Lott, and in Case any person that is a
freeman and shall be Absent as Aforesaid and not pay
Scott and Lott and keep Fire and Candle shall loose
his freedom.
City Records.
No. 9.
At a Common Council held June 20th. 1698.
Ordered that all the Inhabitants of this Citty their Ap-
prentices and Children that were here the time the
Charter was Granted be Allowed Deemed & Es-
teemed Freemen of this Citty they Registring their
Names in the Town Clerkes Office for which each per-
son soe Registred shall pay Nine pence. Provided
that None be Registred Under ye Age of twenty-one
Years and that the said Register be taken before the
Mayor and two Aldermen who are to sitt Every Tues-
day Morning att ye Citty Hall from the hours of Nine
to Eleaven of the Clock till the same be perfected.
And that the Oath of a freeman of this Citty be Ad-
ministred to all that Come to be Registred.
Ordered, That all the printed Laws, Orders and
Ordinances of this Citty be Continued in force for
three Months longer, Except what Relates to the In-
rollment of Freemen and Apprentices.
City Records,
No. 10.
At a Common Council held October loth. 1698.
William Sharpas, Town Clerk, to be paid for *• print-
ing Certificates of Naturalization."
City Records.
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 699. 45 I
No. II.
At a Common Council held March 31st. 1699.
The Petition of Robert Cranell was read and the
Courte doe Order that he be Admitted a Freeman of
this Citty Gratis, he being a poor man & not able to
purchase ye same.
City Records.
No. 12.
David Provoost as Mayor of this City hath not by
any of the City Books accounted for the Freedoms and
Lycenses during his Mayoralty in which 52 persons
paid Excise to the Collector, and the same year were
granted 24 Freedoms to Mechanicks and one to a Mer-
chant, the usual fees of each Lycense is for the City
18 shillings, each Tradesmans Freedom 24 shillings
and each Merchants ;^3,i2, the whole if computed is
;^63,8. Report to the Common Council, January 19,
1710-11.
City Records.
No. 13.
Certificate of a Freeman (manuscript form) from the
original in possession of the New York Historical So-
ciety.
Citty of \
New Yorke, )
[L. S.]
Isaac De Riemer Esq*' Mayor and the Aldermen
of the Citty of New Yorke. To all to whome these
presents shall Come Send Greeting Whereas
Thomas Evans, Bricklayer hath made application to
be made a Freeman and Cittizen of the said Citty.
These are therefore to Certifie and Declare that the
said Thomas Evans is hereby Admitted Received and
452 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 70I-2.
allowed a Freeman and Cittizen of the said Citty, to
Have, Hold Enjoy and Partake of all the Benefitts
Liberties Priviledges Freedoms & Immunities What-
sovever Granted or belonging to the same. In Testi-
mony, whereof the said Mayor hath hereunto Sub-
scribed his Name and Caused the seale of the said
Citty to be affixed the first day of October, Anno. Dom.
1 701. Annoq. Rog. Regs. WilL tcrtii. Nunc. An
&c. Decimo tertio,
I. D : Riemer, Mayor.
Will. Sharpas Clk.
No. 14.
At a Common Council held December 23d. 1701.
The following Laws Orders and Ordinances of this
Citty were read and Ordered and Established in full
force and Vertue till further Order viz : [here follows
the titles of 38 Ordinances]
No. 3 Concerning Freemen
*' 22 Freemen to be Inrolled
23 Apprentices to be bound before the Mayor,
&c.
26 Oath of a Freeman
29 Law Relating to Apprentices
30 Who are Deemed Freemen
31 Freemen to be made by the Mayor and Al-
dermen.
City Records,
No. 15.
At a Common Council held May 12th. 1702.
Ordered that all the Soldiers of his Majesties Garri-
son Forte William Henry in this Citty that are his
Majesties Natural borne Subjects be made freemen of
this Corporation Gratis, Any former Law to the Con-
1 1
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APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 702. 453
trary Notwithstanding and that Mr. Mayor Administer
unto them the Oath of a Freeman and Grant them
Certificates of the same under the Seale of the Citty
accordingly.
At a Common Council held May 26th. 1702.
Whereas, His most sacred Majesty among many
other princely favours shown to this Province, hath
sent over during the Late Warr a Considerable num-
ber of forces to protect and secure us from the Insults
of our Enemies the French of Canada and their Indi-
ans, which forces for our further protection his Majesty
has been graciously pleased to continue amongst us.
A7td Whereas, All manner of Provisions and Ap-
parell are much dearer in this Citty than in England
whereby the said soldiers Cannot Convenienly subsist
of their pay only, but the most of them being Trades-
men which had they a Liberty to Exercise within this
Corporation itt would not only Enable them to live
Comfortably but Impede their dissertion and Encour-
age them in their duty and also others to List them-
selves in the said service.
Aftd Whereas, By the By-Laws of this Corporation
No person whatsoever can keep shop or Exercise any
handy Craft Trade or Occupation but such as are Free-
men thereof under the penalty of five pounds for each
offence after warning given.
Therefore this Court taking into Consideration the
many signal favours aforesaid and in token of their duty
and gratitude for the same doe hereby Resolve and
Order. That all the Officers and Soldiers (who are
his Majesties Natural borne Subjects) belonging to his
Majesties Garrison Forte William Henry within this
Citty be made Freemen of this Corporation Gratis &
Ordered, That the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen
administer unto them the Oath of a Freeman and
grant them Certificates thereof under the Seale of the
Citty and that the Town Gierke Register their Names
454 APPExVDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 702.
as Freemen accordingly, any former Law to the Con-
trary in any wise Notwithstanding.
City Records.
See the Case of William Atwood, Collections of
N. Y. Historical Society, for \%%o, pages 266, 290, and
315.
No. 16.
At a Common Council held June 27th. 1702.
Resolved, That all persons that are now dwellers
within this Citty that are her Majesties Natural borne
Subjects or Naturalized or Denizized that are poor
and not able to purchase their Freedoms be made
Freemen of this Citty Gratis & Ordered that the
Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen doe Administer unto
such the Oath of a Freeman of this Citty and that the
Mayor Execute Certificates thereof under the Seale
of the said Citty, any former Law of this Citty to the
Contrary hereof Notwithstanding.
City Records.
No. 17.
At a Common Council held June 27th. 1702.
Resolved, That John Bridges, Doctor of Laws, Mr.
Robert Mil ward, Mr. Charles Congreve, Mr. Edward
Rich. Mr. Philip Rokeby, Mr. William Lovell, Mr.
John Freeman, Mr. John Pierson, Mr. Peter Faucou-
nier, Mr. Henry Swift, Mr. May Bickley, Mr. William
Carter, Mr. Mott, and such Others of the household as
Came into this Province with his Excellency the Lord
Cornbury be made Freemen of this City Gratis Any
Law of this Corporation to the Contrary Notwithstand-
ing, Provided they be all her Majesties Natural borne
Subjects or Naturalized or Denizized as by the Char-
ter of this Citty is Required.
City Records.
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I702. 455
No. 18.
At a Common Council held June 27th. 1702.
Resolved, That this Court in the Name of this Cor-
poration doe Complement his Excellency Edward Vis-
count Cornbury, Capt. General and Governour in
Chiefe of this Province &c : with a Freedom of this
Citty and that the Mayor Execute the same and Cause
the Scale to be Covered with a Gold Box. That Al-
derman Boelen doe make the said Box Convenient for
the use, and that the Mayor Issue his Warrant to the
Treasurer for the Payment of the Charge thereof.
At a Common Council held December ist. 1702.
•
Orderedy This Court forthwith waite upon his Ex-
cellency Edward Viscount Cornbury, Capt. General
and Governour in Chiefe of this Province and present
him with the freedom of this Citty and that Mr. Re-
corder [Broughton] make a Speech to his Excellency
suitable to the Occasion.
City Records.
No. 19.
At a Common Council held July nth. 1702.
Ordered that the Third Printed Law of this Corpo-
ration called (Concerning Freemen) be Repealed and
the said Law is hereby Repealed accordingly.
Ordered that all the Laws, Orders and Ordinances
of this Citty which were published the Eighteenth day
of March last past be Continued in force till further
Order, the third printed Law Concerning freemen
only Excepted which is Repealed.
Ordered that no person or persons whatsoever with-
in this Citty and Liberties doe keep shop or sell any
goods or Wares by Retaile or Exercise any handy
Craft Trade or Occupation but such as are Freemen
456 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 702-3.
thereof or soe Admitted by the Mayor, Recorder and
Aldermen, or by the Mayor or any three or more of
the Aldermen (after Legal warning given) under the
penalty of five pounds for Each Offence. And all per-
sons hereafter to be made free shall pay as followeth.
Every Merchant Trader or Shop Keeper the sum of
Twenty shillings and
Every handy Craft Tradesman, Six Shillings Cur-
rant Money of New Yorke with Customary fees on
being made free as aforesaid for the use of this Citty
and that such as are not able to pay for the same shall
be made free Gratis.
City Records,
No. 20.
At a Common Council held October 26th. 1 702.
Ordered Benjamin Barnes who Came over with his
Excellency be made a Freeman of this Corporation and
he was Sworne accordingly.
City Records.
No. 21.
At a Common Council held March 9th. 1702-3.
Ordered that Elias Desgrange, Peruke maker who
came hither with his Excellency the Governour be
made a Freeman of this Corporation Gratis.
City Records.
No. 22.
At a Common Council held October 23d. 1703.
Resolved that Matthias Pooley, Painter, Nicholas
Pooley, Taylor, and George Booth, Joyner, being poor
Tradesmen and not able to pay, be made Freemen of
this Corporation Gratis.
City Records.
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 704. 457
No. 23.
At a Common Council held April i ith. 1704.
Ordered that Thomas Byerley, Esq', her Majes-
ties Receiver of this Province and Georgfe Clarke,
Esqr. Secretary of the same be Complimented with
the Freedom of this City.
City Records.
No. 24.
At a Common Council held May 25th. 1704.
Ordered that Mrs. Jael Ratier, Widdow of Jacob
Ratier, late of this City Marriner deceased have Liberty
to follow any LawfuU Trade or Imployment within
this Corporation for the better obtaining a livelyhood
for her and her family during her well behaving her
selfe any former Law of this Corporation to the Con-
trary Notwithstanding.
City Records,
No. 25.
At a Common Council held October 3d. 1704.
Resolved that Jacob Regnier, Esqr. Barrister att
Law be Complemented with the Freedom of this City.
City Records,
No. 26.
At a Common Council held December 22d. 1704.
Ordered that Mary Lawrence, Widdow have Liberty
to follow any LawfuU Trade or imployment within
this City for the better obtaining a livelyhood for
herselfe and family any Law of this Corporation to the
Contrary Notwithstanding.
City Records,
458 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 706.
No. 27.
At a Common Council held July nth. 1706.
An Ordinance was passed for the carrying on the
Fortifications of the City. It recites that the Act of
General Assembly passed June 1706, *' Enacted that
from and after the publication of the said Act [An Act
to Enable the Mayor, Aldermen and Common Coun-
cil of the City of New York to Carry on the Fortifi-
cations of the said City] all and Every the Citizens,
Freeholders and housekeepers of the City of New York
being Inhabitants of the same City for and during the
Term and Space of two Years Either by themselves or
sufficient Labourers shall doe such Labour att such
days and times at such place or places and in such
manner and forme for the fortifying of the said City
of New York and for Maintaining the same in Repair
as shall from time to time be directed and appointed
by the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and Assistants of
the said City of New York or the Major part of them
Convened in Common Council on Penelty of six shil-
lings for every Neglect Refusal or default to be for-
feited and paid by Every such person or persons who
shall Neglect Refuse or delay to doe and performe
such labour by themselves or A sufficient Labourer in
their Stead and place."
City Records.
No. 28.
At a Common Council held Dec. 21st. 1706.
Ordered that the following Laws, Orders and Or-
dinances be and are hereby Published and Continued
in force for the [usual] space of three Months. They
number 42.
No. 19 Freemen to be Enrolled
'* 20 Apprentices to be bound before the Mayor,
Recorder or an Alderman
a
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APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 707. 459
No. 24 Oath of a Freeman
27 Law relating to Apprentices
28 Who are deemed Freemen
29 Freemen made by the Mayor and three Al-
dermen.
City Records.
No. 29.
At a Common Council held March 28th. 1707.
Ordered that the following Laws Orders and Ord-
nances [26 in number] of this City after the Ringing
of three Bells were publickly read and published, being
first Ordered Ordained and Established to be Coun-
tinue and Remaine in full force and Vertue for the
Term of three months from and after the date hereof.
No. 1 1 Freemen and Apprentices
Ordered that the aforesaid Laws be forthwith
printed.
City Records,
Free-Men and Appentices,
Be it Ordained by the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen
and Assistants of the City of New York, convened in
Common Council, and it is hereby Ordained by the
Authority of the same, That no Person or Persons
whatsoever within this City and Liberties thereof do
Keep Shop or sell any Goods or Wares by Retail, or
exercise any Handy-craft Trade or Occupation, but
such as are Freemen thereof, or so admitted by the
Mayor, Recorder & Aldermen, or by the Mayor or
any three or more of the Aldermen (after legal warn-
ing given) under the penalty of five Pounds for each
offence. And all Persons hereafter to be made free
shall pay as followeth, Every Merchant, Trade or
Shop-keeper the sum of 20^-, and every Handy-craft
Trades-man 6^. current Money of New York, with
460 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 707.
customary Fees on being made Free, as aforesaid, for
the use of this City. And that such as are not able to
pay for the same, shall be made Free gratis.
Who to be deemed Free-men.
And be it further ordain'd by the Authority afore-
said, That all the Inhabitants of this City, that are nat-
ural born, naturalized or Denizons, their Apprentices
and Children that were in the said City at the time
the Charter was granted, be allowed and deemed Free-
men of this City, they Registering their Names in the
Town Clerk's Office, for which each person so regis-
tered shall pay 9^.
Apprentices to be bound before the Mayor ^ &c.
And be it further Ordained, &c. That no Merchant
or Handy-craft Tradesman shall take any Apprentices,
to teach or instruct them in their Trade or Calling,
without being bound by Indenture before the Mayor,
Recorder, or any one of the Aldermen of the said City,
and Registered in the Town Clerks Office, and not for
a less term than four years, and at the expiration of the
said Indentures, the said Apprentice shall be made free
of the said City by the Master, if he have well and truly
served him ; and the Clerk shall have for registering
each Indenture of Apprenticeship, the sum of three
Shillings, to be paid by the Master of such Appren-
tice bound as aforesaid. And that all Indentures of
Apprenticeship hereafter to be made within this City
contrary to the true intent and meaning hereof, shall
be void and of none effect.
The Oath of a Freeman of the City of New York.
Ye shall Swear, That ye shall be good & true to
our Soveraign Lady Queen Anne, and to the Heirs of
our said Soveraign Lady the Queen. Obeysont and
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 707-8. 46 1
Obedient shall ye be to the Mayor and Ministers of
this City, the Franchises and Customs thereof. Ye
shall maintain, and this City Keep harmless, in that
which is in you is. Ye shall be contributing to all
manner of Charges within this City, as Summons,
Watches, Contributions, Taxes, Tallages, Lot and
Scott, and all other Charges, bearing your part as a
Free-man ought to do. Ye shall know no Forreigner
to buy or sell any Merchandize with any other For-
reigners within this City or Franchize thereof, but
ye shall warn the Mayor thereof, or some Minister of
the Mayors. Ye shall implead or sue no Free-man
out of this City, whilst ye may have Right and Law
within the same. Ye shall take no Apprentice, but
if he be free-born, (that is to say) no Bond-man's Son-,
nor the Son of an Alien, and for no less term than
for four years, without fraud or deceit; and within
the first year ye shall cause him to be enrolled, or else
pay such Fine as shall be reasonably imposed upon
you for omitting the same ; and after his term ends,
within convenient time, being required, ye shall make
him free of this City, if he have well and truly served
you. Ye shall also Keep the Queens Peace in your
own Person. Ye shall Know of no Gatherings, Con-
venticles or Conspiracies made against the Queens
Peace, but you shall warn the Mayor thereof, or let it
to your Power, All these Points and Articles ye shall
well and truly Keep, according to the Laws and
Customs of this City. So help you God.
Printed Laws and Ordinances published 2Sih of
March, 1 707.
No. 30.
At a Common Council held May 20th. 1708.
Ordered that Robinson, Widdow, have Liberty
to follow any Lawful! Trade or Imployment within
this Corporation for the support during her good be-
462 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 708-9.
haviour in such manner as the Widdows of Freemen
of this City do hold and enjoy, any former Law of this
Corporation to the Contrary notwithstanding.
City Records,
No. 31.
At a Common Council held February ist. 1703-9.
Ordered that this Corporation present his Excellency
my Lord Lovelace with the Freedom of this City &
that the Seal be Inclosed in a Box of Gold & that Mr.
Mayor procure the same at the Charge of this Corpo-
ration.
Ordered that this Corporation Complement Roger
Mompession, Esqr, Chief Justice of this Province, Mr.
Harrison, Mr. Cockerill and Coll. Redknap with the
Freedom of this City, & also Mr. Thomas Wood.
At a Common Council held March ist. 1708-9.
This day this Court waited upon his Excellency my
Lord Lovelace who was pleased to become a Member
of this Corporation by Accepting of the Freedom
thereof (which this Court presented to his Lordship,
the Seal being inclosed in a gold box) after which Mr.
Recorder [May Bickley] made A handsom Speech to
his Excellency Suitable to the Occasion Assuring
him of the Loyalty and Affection of this Corpora-
tion &c. : which his Lordship Received with great
Satisfaction.
April ist. 1709. A warrant was issued to pay the
City Clerk, William Sharpas, the '* money by him dis-
burst for Parchment, Silk Laces and Engrossing of
Several Freedoms presented by this Corporation to
his Excellency My Lord Lovelace & Others."
City Records,
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, l7o8-ia 463
No. 32.
At a Common Council held March 12th. 1708-9.
Ordered that Capt. William Bond be made a Free-
man of this Corporation who was this day in this Court
Sworn accordingly.
City Records,
No. 33.
At a Common Council held March 30th. 1710.
Ordered that the Mayor issue his Warrant to the
Treasurer to pay to William Sharpas [City Clerk] or
Order the sum of two pounds Eight Shillings Current
Money of New York, it being for three Blank paper
books one for Recording the Tax Roles and the other
two for Registring Freemen, by him bought of William
Bradford for the use of this City in February last.
City Records.
No. 34.
At a Common Council held May 13th. 1710.
Ordered That the Treasurer Keep a Particular Ac-
count of the Several Branches of the City Revenue
Arising by the Ferry Dock, Fines, Lycenses, Free-
doms, Taxes &c. Entering in the City Journal the
Persons Names taking their Freedoms, Lycenses &c.
with the sums Received of them.
City Records,
No, 35.
At a Common Council held June i6th. 1710.
•
Resolved that this Corporation Coriipliment his Ex-
cellency Coll. Hunter with the Freedom of this Cor-
464 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I7IO-II.
poration, that the Seal be enclosed in A Gold Box of
the like value as has usually been given to Other Gov-
ernours and that the Mayor take Care that the same
be provided Accordingly
Sept. 12th. 1 7 10. A Warrant was issued to William
Sharpas, City Clerk " for Money by him paid for En-
grossing an Address and Freedom for his Excellency
Coll. Hunter."
City Records.
No. 36.
At a Common Council held July 25th. 1710.
Ordered that Mr. John Keill and Mr. Archibald
Kennedy, Gent, be Complimented with the Freedom
of this Corporation.
Oct. 17th. 1 710. A warrant was issued to William
Sharpas, City Clerk, '* for Cash paid for Engrossing &
Parchment two Freedoms for Dr. Keill and Mr. Ken-
nedy."
City Records.
No. 37.
At a Common Council held October 30th. 1711.
A Law for Regulating Indentures of Apprentices.
Forasmuch as great Inconvencies have arisen by
Apprentices Serving but Four Years, by reason where-
of they are seldom Masters of their Trades ; For Rem-
edy whereof, Be it Ordained by the Mayor, Recorder,
Aldermen and Assistants of the City of ^t,^ York, con-
vefid in Common Council and it is hereby Ordained by
the Atcthority of the same, That from henceforth no
Merchant, Shop-Keeper or Handy-craft Trades man
shall take any Apprentice, to teach or instruct them
in their Trade or Calling, without being bound by In-
denture before the Mayor, Recorder, or any one of the
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I713-I5. 465
Aldermen of the said City, and Registered in the Town
Clerks Office, and not for a less term than Seven Years,
and at the expiration of the said Indentures, the said
Apprentice shall be made free of the said City by the
Master, if he have well and truly served him ; and the
Clerk shall have for registering each Indenture of Ap-
prenticeship, the Sum of Three Shillings, to be paid
by the Master of such Apprentice bound as aforesaid.
And that all Indentures of Apprenticeship hereafter to
be made within this City contrary to the true intent
and meaning hereof, shall be void and of none effect,
any former Law of this Corporation to the Contrary
hereof in any wise notwithstanding.
Also Ordered the Oath of A Freeman be Altered
Accordingly.
City Records,
No. 38.
At a Common Council held March 24th. 1713-14.
Ordered that for the future the Treasurer of this
Corporation do deliver out all the Freedoms & Ly-
censes Granted by this Corporation and by the Mayor,
and that he be Accountable to this City for its dues
and to the Officers for their fees any former usage or
Custom of this Corporation to the Contrary Notwith-
standing.
City Records,
No. 39.
At a Common Council held Jan. 15th. 1 714-15.
Capt. Charles Pinkethman having done many Con-
siderable services for this City in the late Warr as
Commander of a Pirate ship of Warr called the Hun-
ter Gaily, it is therefore hereby Ordered that this
Court do Compliment the said Charles Pinkethman
with the Freedom of this Corporation.
30
466 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I715.
Ordered that Capt. Henry Holland and Lieut. Gar-
land have the Freedom of this Corporation Gratis,
City Records.
No. 40.
Certificate of a Freeman (printed form) from the
original in possession of the New York Historical
Society.
I
City of New York, ss.
John Johnston, Esq., Mayor of the City of New
_ York, do hereby Certifie and make Known to all
to whom those Presents shall come, or may in any wise
concern, That on the Day of the Date hereof, in the
Court of Record held at the City Hall of the said City,
before the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen of the same
City, Personally appeared Garrett Roos of the said
City, Baker, and then and there, in Open Court, did
take the Oaths, by Law appointed to be taken, instead
of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, Subscribe
the Test, and Make, Repeat and Swear to and Sub-
scribe the Abjuration Oath ; And that his Name is
accordingly Entered on Record in the said Court. In
Testwiony whereof I the said Mayor have hereunto
put my Hand and Seal in Nezu-York, the 19th. Day
of July in the first Year of the Reign of our Soveraign
Lord, King George, of Great Britain, Fra7ice and Ire-
land, Defender of the Faith, &c. Annoq ; Domini 1 715
John Johnston.
Will. Sharpas Clk.
No. 41.
At a Common Council held Oct. 7th. 1715.
Ordered that no Freeman or Inhabitant of this Cor-
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I719. 467
poration be obliged to serve twice in the Office of
Constable of this City in less than fifteen Years time.
City Records.
No. 42.
At a Common Council held December ist. 1719.
The following Laws Orders and Ordinances of this
Corporation are hereby Made, Ordained, Renewed
Established and Published (after the Ringing of three
Bells) and ordered to be Continue and Remaine in full
force and Vertue for three Months from and after the
date hereof, and Ordered the same with the Charter
of this Corporation be forth with Printed &c.
A list of 39 Ordinances given.
No. 20 Freemen and Apprentices
21 A Law for Regulating Indentures of Ap
prenticeship
39 The Oath of A Freeman of the City of New
York.
City Records.
No. 43.
Free-Men and Apprentices,
Be it Ordain d by the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen
and Assistants of the City of New York convened in
Common Council, and it is hereby ordained by the
Authority of the same. That no Person or Persons what-
soever within this City and Liberties thereof do Keep
Shop or sell any Goods or Wares by Retail, or exer-
cise any Handy-craft Trade or Occupation, but such
as are Free-men thereof, or so admitted by the Mayor,
Recorder and Aldermen, or by the Mayor or any three
or more of the Aldermen (after legal warning given)
under the penalty of Five Pounds for each offence.
And all Persons hereafter to be made free shall pay as
((
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468 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I719.
followeth, Every Merchant, Trader or Shop-Keeper
the Sum of Twenty Shillings, and every Handy-craft
Tradesman six Shillings current Money oi New -Yorky
with customary Fees on being made Free, as aforesaid,
for the Use of this City. And that such as are not
able to pay for the same, shall be made Yr^^ gratis.
Who to be deemed Free-men.
And be it ftcrther Ordained by the Authority afore-
said. That all the inhabitants of this City, that are
natural born, naturalized or Denizons, their Appren-
tices and Children that were in the said City at the
time the Charter was granted, be allowed and deemed
Free-men of this City, they Registering their Names
in the Town Clerks Office, for which each Person so
registered shall pay Nhie Pence.
Laws^ Orders^ and Ordinances , page 13, Printed Edition of 1719.
No. 44.
The Oath of a Free-man of the City of New
York
Ye Shall Swear, That ye shall be good and true
to Our Sovereign Lord King George, and to the Heirs
of our said Sovereign Lord the King. Obeysont and
Obedient shall ye be to the Mayor and Ministers of
this City, the Franchises and Customs thereof. Ye
shall maintain and this City Keep harmless, in that
which in you is. Ye shall be contributing to all man-
ner of Charges within the City, as Summons Watches,
Contributions, Taxes, Tallages, Lot and Scot, and all
other Charges bearing your part as a Free-man ought
to do. Ye Shall Know no Forreigner to buy or sell
any Merchandize with any other Forreigners within
. APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I72O. 469
this City or Franchize thereof, but ye shall warn the
Mayor thereof, or some Minister of the Mayors. Ye
shall implead or sue no Free-man Out of this City,
whilst ye may have the Right and Law within the
same. Ye shall take no Apprentice, but if he be
free-born, (that is to say) no Bond-mans Son, nor the
Son of an Alien, and for no less term than for Seven
Years, without fraud or deceit ; and within the first
Year ye shall cause him to be enrolled, or else pay
such Fine as shall be reasonably imposed upon you
for omitting the same ; and after his term ends, within
Convenient time, being required, ye shall make him
free of this City, if he have well and truly served you.
Ye shall also keep the Kings Peace in your own Per-
son. Ye shall Know of no Gatherings, Conventicles
or Conspiracies made against the King's Peace, but
you shall warn the Mayor thereof, or let it to your
Power. All these Points and Articles ye shall well
and truly Keep, according to the Laws and Customs
of this City. So help you God.
Laws^ Ordets^ and Ordinances of the City of Neiu York^
page 24, Printed Edition of I'ji^.
No. 45.
At a Common Council held September 26th. 1720.
Ordered this Corporation Compliment his Excel-
lency William Burnet, Esqr, our Governour with the
Freedom of this City with the seal thereof in a Box
of Gold & that Alderman Cruger and Alderman Kip
do take Care forthwith to prepare the said Box.
The following Address was three times Read & Ap-
proved & Signed by this Court & Resolved that this
Court do Immediately wait upon his Excellency the
Governour & present the same (viz.)
470 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 72O.
To His Excellency William Burnet, Esqr, Captain
Generall and Gouvernour in Chiefe of the Prov-
inces of New York & New Jersey and the Terri-
tories Depending on them in America and Vice
Admirall of the same &c.
The Humble Address of the Mayor, Aldermen and
Commonalty of this his Majesties most Antient
City & Corporation of New York in the Province
of New York in America.
May it Please Your Excellency.
Wee do with hearts full of Sincerity and affection
Congratulate your Excellency's arrivall in this your
Government of New York, And Wee do assure your
Excellency that Wee take it to be a manifest Demon-
stration of his Majesties most tender Affection and
Care of his Subjects in these Parts to have appointed
a Person of your great Character, Prudence and Other
Eminent Vertues to Govern us. And that Wee will
not only Support and Maintain with our lives and For-
tunes his Majesties Royall Person and Government
and the Sucession as now by law Established
to the utmost of our power but as a Testimony of our
Duty Study & Pursue the best methods Wee Can
Conceive Cheerfully to Support Your Excellency's
Dignity in the Administration of Your Government
so as to make the same to You Easy pleasant and
happy in all respects.
Wee Doubt not but that as it is now both in Your
power & will to do us good You will Exert Yourself
in a Conspicuous Manner to make us a happy people
and that this City will flourish in its wealth, Buildings
& number of Inhabitants under Your Administration.
And Therefore Humbly begg Your Excellency will be
favourably pleased to do us the Honour to become a
Member of our Corporation and participate of our
Happiness.
That his Majesties most Auspicious Reign may be
attended with all Blessing, and the Succession Con-
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I72O-23. 47 1
tinued to his Royall issue throughout all Ages. And
Your Excellency be Ever happy in Your Govern-
ment over us are the fervent Prayers of
May it Please Your Excellency
Your Excellency's most Dutiful
and most Obedient Servants
Jacobus Van Cortlandt
David Jamison.
Oliver Teller, Edward Blagge,
John Roosevelt, Jacobus Kip,
Philip Minthorne, John Cruger,
Philip Schuyler, Hermanus Vangelder,
New York Phillip Cortlandt,
September ye 26th, 1 720. Frederick Phillipse.
At a Common Council held October nth. 1720.
Ordered the Mayor issure his Warrant to the Treas-
uer to pay Mr. Charles Le Roux, Goldsmith or Order
the Sum of Nineteen pounds three Shillings Current
Money of New York in full for a Gold Box for in-
closing the Seal of his Excellency's Freedom of this
Corporation
Also a Warrant to William Sharpas, City Clerk,
for '* Money by him disburst for Engrossing his Ex-
cellency's Freedom, Parchment and a Silk lace " En-
grossing ^i. Parchment 4s. Silk Lace is 3d.
City Records.
No. 46.
At a Common Council held July 25th. 1723.
This Court having taken into their Consideration
the Great service lately done to this Province in par-
ticular as well as to all other his Majesties good sub-
jects in Generall by Capt. Peter Solgard, Commander
of his Majesties Ship Greyhound, the Station Ship of
this Province, who lately on a Cruise upon this Coast
472 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 723.
in the due Execution & discharge of his Duty upon
Intelligence given him sought & Pursued and Engaged
two Pyrate sloops Commanded by One Low (a Noto-
rious & Inhumane Pyrate) one of which Sloops he took
after a Resolute Resistance & Very Much Shattered
the other who by the favour of the Night Escaped,
twenty six of which Pyrates so taken being lately Exe-
cuted at Rhode Island, not only Eased this City and
Province of a very great trouble but of a very Con-
siderable Expence &c.
It is therefore Resolved Nemiyte Contra dtcefite, that
this Corporation do present the said Capt. Solgard
with the Freedom of this Corporation as a Mark of
the great Esteem they have for his Person as well as
fof the aforesaid Great and good services, and that the
seal of the said Freedom be Inclosed in a Gold Box ;
that Mr. Recorder [David Jamison] and Mr. Bickley
do draw the Draft of the said Freedom signifying
therein the Gratefull sense of this Corporation for so
signal a service to the Publick Benefit & advantage of
Mankind. That Alderman Kip, and Alderman Cruger
do prepare the said Box, that the Arms of this Corpo-
ration be Engraved on one side thereof and a Repre-
sentation of the Engagement on the Other, with this
Motto (Vizt) Qucesitos Hunta^ii Generis Hostes Debel-
lare Superbum 10 /unit 1723. That the Town Clerk
Cause the same Freedom to be handsomely Ingrossed
on Parchment & that the whole Corporation do wait
upon him to Present the same.
At a Common Council held August 6th. 1723.
This day the Corporation Waited upon Capt. Peter
Solgard, Commander of his Majesties Ship Greyhound,
and Presented unto him the Freedom of this Corpo-
ration in the Words following, and also a Gold Snuff
Box with the Arms of this Corporation handsomely
Engraved on one side thereof, and on the Other his
Majesties Ship Greyhound Engaging two Pyrate sloops
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 723. 473
and a motto Over them (Vizt. Qucesitos Huntani Ge-
neris Hostes Debellare Superbum) which Capt. Sol-
gard accepted with Great satisfaction and Invited this
Corporation to a Collation to Morrow Night.
^'^y°^ ^ss.
New York, j
Robert Walter, Esqr. Mayor and the Aldermen
of the City of New York.
To All to whom these Presents shall Come send
Greeting.
Whereas. Capt Peter Solgard, Commander of his
Majesties Ship the Greyhound (the Present station
ship of this Province) in his Cruise having Intelligence
of two Pyrate sloops of Considerable force in Consort-
ship under the Command of one Low, a Notorious
Pyrate, that had (for upwards of two years past Com-
mitted many Depredations Murders and Barbarities
upon Many of his Majesties Subjects and Allyes) lately
Come upon this Coast, hath with great Diligence and
Outmost Application, Pursued Over taken and after
a stubborn Resistance Vanquisht and Overcome both
of them, taking one and driving the Other from our
Coast.
Which action as it is Glorious in it self, so it is
Glorious (to witt) the safety and Freedom of our own
Trade and Commerce and of all the Neighbouring
Provinces on this Continent. Such Signal services
done against the Enemies of Mankind Merritts the
applause of all good Men but more Immediately from
those of this Province who are appointed his Particu-
lar Care and Charge.
We therefore the Mayor, Aldermen and Common-
alty of the City of New York assembled in Common
Council to Express our Gratefull sense and acknowl-
edgement to the said Capt. Peter Solgard for so Noble
and faithfull discharge of his Duty and as a particu-
lar Mark of the Great Esteem and Just Regard we
bear to his Person do Unanimously present him and
474 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 725.
beg his kind acceptance of the Freedom of the Cor-
poration of this City of New York and that he will
please to become a fellow Citizen with us.
These are therefore to Certifie and delare that the
said Capt. Peter Solgard is hereby Admitted Received
and allowed a Freeman and Citizen of the said City
of New York To Have Hold Enjoy and Partake of
all & singular the Advantages Benefitts, Liberties,
Priviledges, Franchises, Freedoms and Immunities
whatsoever Granted or belonging to the said City.
In Testimony whereof the said Mayor hath here-
unto subscribed his Name and Caused the seal of the
said City to be affixed the twenty-fifth day of July
in the Ninth Year of the Reign of our sovereign
Lord George by the Grace of God King of Great
Brittain France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith
&c* Annog Domini 1723.
Ordered the Mayor issue his Warrant to the Treas-
uer to pay unto Mr. Charles Le Roux, Goldsmith,
or Order, the sum of twenty-three pounds, Nineteen
shillinijs. Current Money of New York, for a Gold
Box and Engraving the same (by this Corporation
presented unto Capt. Peter Solgard)
Cit}' Records,
No. 47.
At a Common Council held July 27th. 1725.
Ordered that all the Laws and Ordinances be renewed
established and published, to continue in force for three
months ** A I^iw Entituled A Law for Regulating In-
dentures of Apprenticeship only Excepted."
Ciiy Kecordi.
No. 48.
At a Common Council held October 27th. 1725.
l^ixlored the Words in the Freeman's Oath (Vizt)
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 726. 475
(Ye shall also keep the Kings Peace in your own Per-
son) be struck out of the said Oath and that the same
words for the future be Omitted in the same Oath any
former Law, Order or Ordinance of this Corporation to
the Contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding.
City Records.
No. 49.
At a Common Council held September ist. 1726.
Ordered the Oath of a Freeman of this Corporation
for the future be in the words following (Vizt.) and that
the Town Clerk have for his fee for Registring each
Freeman sworn or made One Shilling and six pence
(Vizt)
The Oath of a Freeman of the City of New York.
Ye Shall Swear that ye shall be good and true to
our Sovereign Lord King George and to the Heirs ot
our said Sovereign Lord the King. Obeysant and Obe-
dient shall ye be to the Mayor and Ministers of this
City. The Franchises and Customs thereof Ye shall
Maintain and this City Keep harmless, in that which
in you is. Ye shall be Contributing to all Manner of
Charges bearing your Part as a Freeman Ought to do.
Ye shall take no Apprentice for a less Term than for
Seven years without fraud or deceit, and within the
first year ye shall Cause him to be Enrolled or Else pay
such fine as shall be reasonably Imposed upon you for
Omitting the same, and after his Term Ends within
Convenient Time being Required Ye shall make him
free of this City if he hath well and truely served you.
Ye shall know of no gatherings Conventicles or Con-
spiracies made against the Kings Peace but You shall
warn the Mayor thereof or lett it to your power.
All these Points and Articles ye shall well and truely
keep According to the Laws and Customs of this City.
So help you God
City Records,
476 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 728.
No. 5o.
At a Common Council held April i6th. 1728.
Resolved that this Corporation do Compliment his
Excellency John Montgomerie, Esqr Capt. General and
Governourin Chief of this Province &c, with the Free-
dom of this Corporation, that the Seal be Enclosed in a
Box of Gold, and that Alderman [Philip] Cortlandt and
Mr. [John] Roosevelt be a Committee to get the same
made with all Convenient Expedition.
May 3d. 1728. Warrant issued to pay Mr. Charles
Le Roux, Goldsmith, the sum of twenty pounds six shil-
lings and six pence current money of New York, for a
Gold Box for his Excellency's Freedom of this Corpo-
ration.
City Records,
No. 5l.
At a Common Council held July 30th. 1728.
Whereas, At a Common Council held the 24th. day
of March 1726-7 it was Ordered that in Case any Pros-
ecution be Commenced against this Corporation or the
ustices of this City and County (who are the Mayor,
'Recorder and Aldermen of this Corporation) for the In-
commodiousness and Insufficiency of the Goals, that
Mr. Recorder, Mr. Joseph Murray and Mr. John Cham-
bers, Attorneys at Law be retained as Counsell for this
Corporation to defend the same and that Mr. Mayor issue
Warrants to the Treasurer to pay to each of them Five
pounds as a Retaining fee, which Warrants were issued
and delivered to them accordingly.
Ami Whereas. The said Mr. Joseph Murray and
Mr. John Chambers have this day Voluntary delivered
up to this Court the said Warrants unpaid to be Can-
celled expressing their zeal and affection for the Good
and Welfare of this Corporation and that they shall al-
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 728. 477
ways to the utmost of their power defend this Corpo-
ration against any Attempts to disturb or molest them
in their lawfull Rig^hts and Priviledges &c. It is there-
fore Ordered the said Warrants be Cancelled before
this Court. And Ordered the Clerk return them the
Thanks of this Court for their Services and good Incli-
nations to this Corporation.
It Appearing to this Court that Joseph Murray Gent.
Attorney at Law within this City is a zealous Assertor
of the Rights and Priviledges of this Corporation, it is
therefore hereby Ordered that this Court do Compliment
the said Joseph Murray with the Freedom of this Cor-
poration and that Mr. Mayor execute the same under
the Seal thereof.
It Appearing to this Court that John Chambers, Gent.
Attorney at Law within this City (the place of his Na-
tivity) is a zealous Assertor of the Rights and Privil-
edges of this Corporation. It is therefore hereby Or-
dered that this Court do Compliment the said John
Chambers with the Freedom of this Corporation and
that Mr. Mayor execute the same under the Seal
thereof.
City Records.
No. 52.
At a Common Council held October i6th. 1728.
Whereas. Capt. Covil Mayne, Commander of his
Majesties Ship Biddeford, at the request of his Excel-
lency the Governour with great Chearfullness & Expe-
dition sailed with the said Ship in pursuit of a Spanish
Privateer that Infested these Coasts and landed a Con-
siderable force on Gardiners Island and there Com-
mitted great Depredations & Cruelties on the Inhabi-
tants thereof, on Notice of whose Comeing the said
Privateer fled with great precipitation. It is therefore
hereby Ordered that in Grateful! Return of the said
good service, that this Corporation do present the said
478 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 728.
Capt. Covil Mayne with the Freedom of this Corpora-
tion, with the Seal enclosed in a Silver Box and that Mr.
Mayor execute the same in the words following (Vizt.)
City of
New York,
J
Robert Lurtingf Esqr. Mayor and the Aldermen of
the City of New York in America.
To all to whom these Presents shall Come send
Greeting.
Whereas. Capt. Covil Mayne, Commander of his
Majesties Ship Biddeford did lately at the Request of
his Excellency the Hofible. John Montgomerie lisqr.
Governour and Capt. General of this Province, with the
Greatest Chearfullness, Bravery and Expedition (Not-
withstanding that the Man of Warr under his Command
was at that time unrig'd in Order to refit) in a few hours
make ready and proceed against A Spanish Privateer
Ship which had landed A Considerable force and already
made barbarous havock and depredation upon the
Coasts of this Province (at a time when his Majesties
Station Ship the Shoram was unhapily disabled by the
loss of her Masts in her late dangerous Voyage from
Great Brittan and rendered intirely incapable of put-
ting to sea) and by the Terror of his Majesties Arms
under the Conduct of so Gallant and Experienced A
Commander (which too soon reached the Ears of the En-
emy) drove them from these seas, by means whereof our
Villages that had lately felt and were hourly Exposed
to their Brutal Ravage were freed from their Just fears
and Apprehensions, our Alarms Ceased, and our Trade
was again successfully Opened. We therefore- the
Mayor Aldermen and Commonality of the City of New
York Assembled in Common Council to Express our
Gratefull sense and Acknowledgement to the said Capt.
Covil Mayne for so Noble and faithfull A Discharge of
his duty do Unanimously present him and beg his kind
Acceptance of the Freedom of the Corporation of the
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 73O. 479
City of New York, and that he will please to become a
fellow Citizen with us.
These are therefore to Certifie and declare that the
said Capt. Covil Mayne is hereby Admitted, Received
and allowed A Freeman and Citizen of the said City of
New York. To Have, Hold, Enjoy and Partake of all
and singular the Advantages, Benefitts, Liberties, Privi-
ledges, Franchises, Freedoms and Immunities whatso-
ever granted or belonging to the same City.
In Testimony whereof the said Mayor hath hereunto
Subscribed his Name and Caused the Seal of the said
City to be Affixed the Sixteenth day of October in the
Second Year of the Reign of our sovereign Lord George
the Second by the Grace of God King of Great Brittain,
France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith &c : Annoq
Domini 1728.
ROBT. LURTING.
Will. Sharpas, Clk.
October 24th. 1728. A Warrant issued to pay Mr.
Charles Le Roux, Goldsmith, the sum of one pound two
shillings and nine pence Current Money of New York,
for a Silver Box for inclosing the Seal of the Freedom
presented to Capt. Covil Mayne.
City Records,
No. 53.
At a Common Council held March 28th. 1730.
The Committee appointed the 23d. instant to Con-
sider about Obtaining a New Charter and of what things
will be Needful to Petition for have made their Report
in the words following (Vizt.)
First, That we Petition for a New Charter in the
Royal Stile to Confirm and grant unto this City their
present Grant and Charter and all of the Antient Rights
and Priviledges of this Corporation.
480 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 73O.
Tenth. That the Corporation have power to Ad-
minister Proper and lawful! Oaths to the Freemen and
Officers thereof, and that they have Power to make such
and so many Freemen as they shall think fitt, and
to Restrain all Unfreemen from Exercising any Trade
or Occupation within the same:
At a Common Council held August 3d. 1 730.
The following Petition was read and approved by
this Court and Ordered that Mr. Mayor, Alderman
Philipse and Mr. Chambers do forthwith present the
same to his Excellency the Governour.
To His Excellency John Montgomerie, Esqr. Captain
Generall & Governour in Chief of the Provinces
of New York, New Jersey and Territories depend-
ing thereon in America and Vice Admiral of the
same &c: in Council.
The Humble Petition of the Mayor Aldermen and
Commonalty of the City of New York.
Sheweth.
That the City of New York is an Antient City,
and the Citizens thereof have Antiently held and Still
do hold and use divers and sundry Rights Liberties
Priviledges Franchies free Customs Preheminencies Ad-
vantages Jurisdictions Emoluments Immunities Lands
Tenements Publick Buildings and Hereditaments as well
by the Name of the Mayor Aldermen and Common-
alty of the City of New York as Otherwise as well to
the great Improvement of his Majesties Revenue and
the sencible Increase of Navigation Trade and Com-
merce as to the Advancement of the said City in its
Number of Buildings and Inhabitants whereby the said
City is become a Considerable Seaport and Exceedingly
Necessary and useful! to Great Brittain in Supplying
his Majesties Government in the West Indies with
Bread Flour and other Provisions
******
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I73O-3I. 48 1
That the Mayor Recorder or Deputy Mayor with
any three or more of the Aldermen have power to Ad-
minister proper and lawfull Oaths to the Freemen and
Officers of this Corporation, and that they have power
in the Mayors Court to make such and so many Free-
men as they shall think fitt, and to Restrain all Un-
freemen from Exercising any Trade or Occupation
within the same.
No. 54.
Extract from the Charter of the City of New York
granted by Gov. Montgomerie Jan. 15th. 1 730-1.
And we do hereby for us our Heirs and Successors
Constitute appoint and Ordaine that no person whatso-
ever not being a ITree Citizen of the Said City as afore-
said Shall at any time hereafter use any Art trade
Mystery or Occupation within the Said City Liberties
and precincts thereof or Shall by himself themselves or
others Sell or expose to Sale any manner of goods
Wares Merchandizes or Commodities by Retaile in any
house Shop place or Standing within the Said City or
the Liberties or precincts thereof Save in the time of
publick ffairs and that every Such person So using
any Art trade Mystery Occupation or So retailing
contrary to the Intent and meaning of these our present
Letters and Shall persist therein (after warning to him
or them thereof given or Left by the appointment of
the Mayor of the Said City for the time being or his
Deputy at the place or places where Such person or
persons Shall So use any Art Mystery or Occupation
or expose to Sale by Retaile as aforesaid any goods
wares Merchandizes or Commodities as aforesaid) Shall
forfeit the sum of ffive pounds New York money to and
for the use of the Said Mayor Aldermen and Common-
alty of the City of New York and their Successors for
every time that he or She Shall So use any trade Mys-
tery or Occupation or Expose to Sale by Retaile as
31
482 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I73O-3I.
aforesaid any goods wares Merchandises or Commodi-
ties after such warning given or left as aforesaid All
and every of which Same fforfeitures Shall and may be
Levied by Distress and Sale of the goods and Chatties
of such Delinquent and Delinquents by Warrant under
the Seal of the Said City Signed by the Mayor there-
of for the time being or his Deputy rendering the Sur-
plusage to the Owners or Owner thereof if any be
(the necessary charges of making and Selling Such
Distress being first deducted) or by any other lawful
method to be obtained and Shall be recovered and re-
ceived by and to the only use of the Mayor Aldermen
and Commonalty of the City of New York and their
Successors forever without any Account thereof to be
given to us our Heirs or Successors or to any of the
Officers or Ministers of us our Heirs or Successors Pro-
vided always and we do hereby for us our Heirs and
Successors direct appoint and order that no person or
persons Shall be made free as aforesaid but Such as are
or Shall be natural born Subjects of us our Heirs or
Successors or shall be Naturalized or made Denizens
And we do further for us our Heirs and Successors
Ordain appoint direct will and grant that all and every
person and persons now living who at any time here-
tofore have been Admitted ffi-ee Citizens or into the
ffi-eedom of the Said City of New York Shall be and
remain ffree thereof and free Citizens and have and
enjoy the Said ffreedom and all the rights and "privil-
edores of ffreemen and free Citizens of the Said City
of New York to all Intents and purposes whatsoever.
Manual of the Common Council^ 1868, page 34.
No. 55.
At a Common Council held February nth. 1730-31.
This day the Corporation received from the hands
of Gov. Montgomerle the new Charter of the City,
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 73 1. 483
which was pubh'shed at the entrance to the City Hill
with the usual formality of ringing three bells and mak-
ing proclamation for silence, they then returned to the
Common Council Chamber.
Robert Lurting, Esqr. Mayor, Francis Hanson Esqr.
Recorder, Frederick Philipse, Gerrardus Stuyvesant
and John Roosevelt, Esqr. Mr. Samuel Kip, Mr. Isaac
De Peyster and Mr. John Moore (all Members of this
Court) were sworn Freemen of this Corporation and
ordered to be Registred accordingly.
Ordered this Corporation do Compliment James De
Lancey Esqr., Peter Warren, Esqr. Commander of his
Majestys Ship Solebay, James Alexander, Esqr. Wil-
liam Jamison and William Smith Gent. Attorneys at
Law and John Avory Gent. Each with the Freedom of
this Corporation.
City /Records,
No. 56.
At a Common Council held October 14th. 1731.
Ordered that Henry Beekman Esqr. High Sheriff of
this City and County be complimented with the Free-
dom of this Corporation.
City Records,
No. 5/.
At a Common Council held November i8th. 1731.
The following Laws, Orders and Ordinances having
been read and considered in severall Common Coun-
cils and several Additions Alterations and Amendments
made thereunto were this day Read again and ap-
proved and ordered to be Continue and Remain in
full force and Vertue for the Term of one year from
and after the Publication thereof and forthwith to be
printed [forty laws entered in Common Council Min-
utes.]
484 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 73 1.
A Law relating to making Freemen.
Be It Ordained by the Mayor: Recorder, Aldermen
and Assistants of the City of New York convened
in Common Council, and it is hereby Ordained by the
Authority of the same, That no Person or Persons
whomsoever, within this City and Liberties thereof, do
keep Shop, or sell or expose to Sale any Goods or
Wares by Retail, or exercise any Handy-craft Trade
or Occupation, but such as are Free-men thereof, or so
admitted by the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen, or by
the Mayor, or any four or more of the Aldermen in the
Mayors Court or in Common Council (after legal Warn-
ing given to the contrary) under the Penalty of Five
Pounds for each Offence. And all Persons hereafter
to be made free of this Corporation shall pay for the
Freedom thereof as followeth (to wit) Every Merchant,
Trader or Shop-keeper, the sum of Three Pounds of
current Money of this Colony, & every Handy-craft
Tradesman the sum of Twenty Shillings of like current
Money, for the Use of this Corporation, with the custom-
ary Fees, on being made free, as aforesaid.
A Law for Regulating Indentures of Apprenticeship.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen
and Assistants of the City of New York convened in
Common Council, and it is hereby Ordained by the
Authority of the same. That from hence-forth no Mer-
chant, Shop-keeper or Handy-craft Trades-man shall
take any Apprentice to Teach or Instruct them in their
Trade or Calling within this City, without being bound
by Indenture before the Mayor, Recorder or one of
the Aldermen of the said City, and enroling the same
in the Town-Clerk's Office. And that at the expira-
tion of the said Indentures the said Apprentice shall
be made free of this City by the Master, if he hath
well and truly served him. And the Clerk shall have
for enroling each Indenture of Apprenticeship the sum
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 732. 485
of Three Shillings, to be paid by the Master of such
Apprentice, bound as aforesaid.
The Oath of a Freeman of the City of New York.
Ye do Swear, That ye shall be good and true to
our Sovereign Lord King George the Second, and
to the Heirs of Our said Sovereign Lord the King ;
Obeysant and Obedient shall ye be to the Mayor and
Ministers of this City, the Franchises and Customs
thereof. Ye shall maintain, and this City keep Harm-
less, in that which in you is. Ye shall be contributing
to all manner of Charges within this City, as Summons
Watches, Contributions, Taxes, Tallages, Lot and
Scot, and all other Charges, bearing your part as a
Freeman ought to do. Ye shall know of no Gather-
ings, Conventicles or Conspiracies made against the
King's Peace, but you shall warn the Mayor thereof,
or let it, to your power. All these Points and Articles
ye shall well and truly Keep, according to the Laws
and Customs of this City. So help you God.
Printed Laws and Ordinances of the City of New York^ 1731.
No. 58.
At a Common Council held August 3d. 1732.
Resolved that this Corporation do Address his Ex-
cellency the Governour on his Safe and happy Arrival
to this his Government, and that Mr. Recorder, Alder-
man Cruger, Alderman Philipse, Alderman Rutgers
and Mr. Chambers or any three of them be a Com-
mittee to prepare the said Address. That this Corpo-
ration do also present his Excellency with the Freedom
thereof and that the Seal be inclosed in a Gold Box.
That the same Committee do Enquire of his Excel-
lency if he will do this Corporation the Honour to
dine with them & when and what time will suit his
486 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 732.
Excellencys Conveniency. That the same Committee
do give Necessary Orders for Making the said Gold
Box and for preparing a Dinner Agreeable to the Oc-
cassion.
At a Common Council held August 8th. 1732.
The following Address to his Excellency William
Cosby, Capt. General and Governour in Chief of this
Province &c ; was read and unanimously approved and
signed by this Court; And Ordered this Court do
wait upon his Excellency with the same to-morrow
and also present his Excellency with the Freedom of
this Corporation with the Seal thereof in a Gold Box,
and that his Excellency be invited to do this Corpo-
ration the Honour to dine with them the same day.
To His Excellency William Cosbv, Esqr. Captain
General & Governour in Chief of the Provinces
of New York, New Jersey and Territories de-
pending thereon in America and Vice Admiral
of the same and Colonel in his Majestys Army.
The Humble Address of the Mayor, Recorder, Alder-
men and Commonalty of this his Majestys most
Ancient City and Corporation of New York in
the Colony of New York in America
May it please your Excellency,
The Corporation of this City of New York Attends
you to Congratulate Your Excellency s, Your Lady's,
and Your familys Safe and happy Arrival in Your Gov-
ernment where we hope Your Excellency s Administra-
tion will give you ease and Tranquility Equal to what
it promises.
His Majesty has ever been so Exceedingly Gracious
to this Province as in giving us a Governour to give us
a Guardian of his People here and that most tender
Care of his distant Subjects after our late much lamented
loss he has Renewed to us in Your Excellency who
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 732. 487
have been pleased to give us Your Protection before we
were in a Capacity to be Gratefull for it.
Sir, It is an unspeakable Comfort to us that while you
have successfully Opposed the attacks of our too Ambi-
tious friends the Sugar Colonies, you are still in a more
Exalted Circumstance placed at the head of a Frontier
People who upon any sudden or unexpected Rupture
may have Occasion to Sue to your Excellency, that you
would again Exert that Valour, Conduct and Experience
which has so Eminently signalized your Excellency as
a Soldier.
Sir, As Trade is the Support of this Colony and this
City the Center of that Trade, we hope your Excellency
will Countenance and Protect us in the Enjoyment of
all our Rights and Priviledges : And as we are Grate-
fully Sensible of your Excellency's past favour we will
Unanimously Endeavour to deserve the Continuance of
them.
We are May it please your Excellency
Sir, Your Excellency's
Most Obedient and
Most Humble Servants
John Chambers, Robert Lurting,
John Moore, Francis Harison,
Petrus Rutgers, John Cruger,
Isaac De Peyster, Harmanus Vangelder,
Gerrard Beekman, Gerrardus Stuyvesant,
Garret Roos, Anthony Rutgers,
Johannes Waldron, John Roosevelt,
Johannes Hardenbroeck,
To which Address his Excellency was pleased to
Return the following Answer (vizt.)
Gentlemen,
I thank for this Kind Address wherein you Express
much Loyalty, there is Nothing I can do that will be
so pleasing to his Majesty as Endeavouring all that is
488 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 732.
in my Power towards the Enlarging your Trade and
Protecting you in your just Rights and Priviledges,
which I will do very Chearfully.
August 13M. 1732. A Warrant was issued to pay
Mr, Charles Le Roux, Goldsmith, the sum of Twenty
pounds eleven shillings and six pence current money
of New York, for a Gold Box and Engraving the same
for enclosing the Seal of his Excellencys Freedom of
this Corporation.
City Records,
No. 59.
At a Common Council held October 20th. 1732.
This Corporation being Informed that the Right
Hoiible Lord Augustus Fitz Roy son of his Grace the
Duke of Grafton, Lord Chamberlain of his Majestys
Household &c : is Arrived within this City to pay a
visit to his Excellency the Governour his Lady and fam-
ily. It is therefore hereby Resolved {Nemine Contra
dice7itc) that this Corporation do wait upon his Lord-
ship in a full body to Congratulate his Lordships Arri-
val within this City and present his Lordship with the
Freedom thereof, and that the Seal thereof be Inclosed
in a Gold Box with the Arms of this City Engraved
thereon at the Charge of this Corporation.
At a Common Council held October 23d. 1732.
The following Freedom was read and Approved by
this Court & Signed by the Mayor and the Seal of
this Corporation Affixed thereunto and the same In-
closed in a Gold Box & thereupon this Court waited
upon his Lordship at his Majestys Garrison and pre-
sented the same to his Lordship where Mr. Recorder
[Francis Harison] made a Very Elegant Speech on
the Occasion,
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 732. 489
City of
New York
.}''•
Robert Lurting Esq. Mayor and the Aldermen of
the City of New York. To all to whom these Presents
shall Come Greeting.
Whereas, The Right Honourable Augustus Fitz Roy
son to his Grace the most High Puissant and Noble
Prince Charles Fitz Roy, Duke of Grafton in the King-
dom of Great Brittain, Lord Chamberlain of his Maj-
estys Household, One of his Majestys most Honour-
able Privy Council and Knight of the most Noble
Order of the Garter &c : hath been pleased to Honour
this City with his Presence which we Esteem as A
Mark and Testimony of his Lordships Regard and
Respect for his Excellency our Governour the Honour-
able Colonel William Cosby, his Excellent Lady and
family and as a Most signal favour done to this Cor-
poration. And inasmuch as his Lordship is Pleased
in a Most Condescending Manner to become a Free-
man and Citizen of the same which we shall ever Value
as our Peculiar Happiness and distinguishing Ornament
in Gratefull Acknowledgement thereof These are to
Certifie and declare that the said Right Honourable
Lord Augustus Fitz Roy is hereby Admitted Received
and Allowed a Freeman and Citizen of the said City
of New York. To Have, Hold, Enjoy and Partake
of all and singular the Advantages, Benefitts, Liberties,
Priviledges, Franchises, Freedoms and Immunities what-
sover Granted or belonging to the same City to him
and his Heirs forever.
In Testimony whereof the said Mayor hath sub-
scribed his Name and Caused the Seal of the said
City to be Affixed the twenty third day of October,
in the sixth Year of the Reign of our sovereign Lord
George the second by the Grace of God King of
Great Brittain, France and Ireland Defender of the
Faith &c : Annoq. Doth. 1732.
RoBT. Lurting, Mayor.
490 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 733.
July 27th. 1733. A Warrant issued to pay Mr.
Charles Le Roux, Goldsmith, for the sum of Fourteen
pounds, eight shillings current money of New York, for
a Gold Box containing the seal of the Freedom of the
Right Honble the Lord Augustus Fitz Roy.
City Records*
No. 60.
At a Common Council held August 24th. 1733.
This Corporation being very desirous upon all Oc-
casions to demonstrate the Great Deference they
have and justly Entertain for his Excellency William
Cosby Esqr. Capt. General and Governour in Chief
of this Province and for his Excellencies Noble iamily
do hereby Order that the Hofible Major Alexander
Cosby Esqr. Brother to his Excellency the Governour ;
and Lieutenant Governour of His Majesties Garrison
of Annapolis Royal and Thomas Freeman Esqr. son
in law to his said Excellency be Each of them pre-
sented with the Freedom of this Corporation and that
the Seal of each Freedom be Inclosed in a Silver
Box, Guilt, with the Arms of this City Engraved there-
on, and that this Court do wait upon them & pray
their Acceptance thereof and present the same Ac-
cordingly.
Ordered Mr. Mayor provide the said Boxes.
At a Common Council held August 27th. 1733.
This day the Court waited on the Honble Major
Cosby and Thomas Freeman Esqr. at his Majestys Gar-
rison, Fort George, within this City, and presented
unto them the following Freedoms, which they were
pleased very kindly to accept, and Assured this Cor-
poration, that at all times, they will do them all the
good Offices & services in their Power &c :
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1733. 491
City of
New York
.
ss.
Robert Lurting. Esqr. Mayor and the Aldermen
of the City of New York.
To all to whome these Presents shall Come Send
Greeting. Whereas, the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen
and Assistants of this Corporation in Common Council
Convened think themselves in Duty bound to Embrace
Every Occasion of Expressing their Affection and Es-
teem for the Person and Noble family of his Excellency
their Present Governour. And being truly sensible of
the Loyality, Courage, Conduct and Great Abilities of
the Honourable Major Alexai\der Cosby Esqr. and Am-
bitious of Receiving so worthy A Member into this Cor-
poration did Order, that the said Alexander Cosby Esqr.
should be presented with the Freedom of this Corpora-
tion. These are therefore to Certifie and declare that
the said Alexander Cosby, Esqr. is hereby Admitted Re-
ceived and Allowed A Freeman and Citizen of the said
City. To Have, Hold, Enjoy and Partake of all the
Benefitts, Priviledges, Franchises, Freedoms and Im-
munities whatsover Granted or belonging to the same
City. In Testimony whereof the said Mayor hath here
unto Subscribed his Name and Caused the Seal of the
said City to be Affixed the four and twentieth day of
August in the Seventh Year of the Reign of our Sover-
eign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God
King of Great Brittain France and Ireland Defender
of the Faith &c: Annoq. Dofh. 1733.
RoBT. Lurting.
Per Order of Common Council
Will. Sharpas, Clk.
^'^y^f Iss
New York. [ ^^•
Robert Lurting, Esqr. Mayor and the Aldermen of
this City of New York.
To all to whom these Presents shall Come Send
492 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 733-4.
Greeting. Whereas the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen
and Assistants of this Corporation in Common Council
Convened from A due sense of the Enjoyment of that
Peace, Quiet, Ease, Liberty & Prosperity which they
possess under the Virtuous just and Equitable Admin-
istration of his Excellency the Honourable William
Cosby, Esqr. their most beloved and Esteemed Gov-
ernour, and desirious ever to Retain amongst them
the most sure and Valuable Pledges of that Regard
which his Excellency, his Right Hounourable Lady
and Noble family have in many former and late In-
stances Expressed for them and Considering how great
Advantage it will be to them to Enroll in their Num-
ber A Person of so great Merit, Distinction and
ample fortune as is Thomas Freeman Esqr. lately inter-
married with the Vertuous and Honble Lady Mrs. Grace
Cosby Youngest Daughter to his said Excellency, did
Order that the said Thomas Freeman Esqr. should be
presented with the Freedom of this Corporation. These
therefore are to Certifie and declare that the said
Thomas Freeman, Esqr. is hereby Admitted, Received
and Allowed A Freeman and Citizen of the said City.
To Have, Hold, Enjoy and Partake of all the Benefitts,
Liberties, Priviledges, Franchises, Freedoms and Im-
munities whatsoever Granted or belonging to the same
City. In Testimony whereof the Mayor hath hereunto
Subscribed his Name and Caused the Seal of the said
City to be Affixed the four and twentieth day of August
in the Seventh Year of the Reign of our Sovereign
Lord George the Second by the Grace of God King of
Great Brittain, France and Ireland. Defender of the
Faith &c: Afinog. Dofh. 1733.
ROBT. LURTING.
Per Order of Common Council
Will. Sharpas, Clk.
March 15th. 1733-4. A Warrant issued to Mr.
Charles Le Roux, Goldsmith, to pay the sum of Seven
pounds, One Shilling & Eleven pence half penny cur-
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 734* 493
rent Money of New York for two silver Guilt Boxes
for the Freedoms of the Honble Major Alexander
Cosby and Thomas Freeman Esqr.
City Records,
No. 61.
At a Common Council held November 4th. 1 734.
Ordered the Freedoms of this Corporation be Pre-
sented unto Capt. Matthew Norris and Capt. Robert
Long, Commanders of his Majestys Ships Tartar &
Seaford in the words following (Vizt.)
City of )
New York \ ^^•
Robert Lurting, Esqr. Mayor and the Aldermen of
the City of New York.
To all to whom these Presents shall Come send
reeting. We the Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty
of the City of New York aforesaid Assembled in
Common Council being willing to Demonstrate the
great Value and Esteem we have for the Person of
Matthew Norris Esqr. Commander of his Majestys
Ship the Tartar (the Station Ship of this Colony) and
son of the Honourable Sir John Norris, Admiral of
his Majestys Royal Navy of Great Brittain ; and who
being lately a worthy Member of the Honourable
House of Commons of Great Brittain, did in that
House Strenuously Oppose and give his Vote against
the Bill passed in favour of the Sugar Colonies ; and
being truly sensible of the Loyalty, Courage, Conduct
and Abilities of the said Mathew Norris and of his
sincere and hearty Affection towards this Colony and
City, and to the Interest thereof, and also of his near
Alliance to us by the Marriage with our Country Wo-
man the worthy Daughter of the Honourable Lewis
Morris Esqr. a Native of this City, and being desirous
494 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 734.
of Receiving so worthy a Member into this Corpo-
ration and that he should be Presented with the Free-
doms thereof. These are therefore to Certifie and
declare that the said Matthew Norris Esqr. is hereby
Admitted Received and Allowed A Freeman and Cit-
izen of the said City. To Have Hold Enjoy and Par-
take of all the Benefitts, Liberties, Priviledges, Fran-
chises Freedoms and Immunities whatsoever Granted
or belonging to the same City. In Testimony where-
of the said Mayor hath hereunto subscribed his Name
and Caused the Seal of the said City to be Affixed
the fourth day of November in the Eight Year of
the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second
by the Grace of God King of Great Brittain France
and Ireland Defender of the Faith &c : and in the
Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and
thirty four.
ROBT. LURTING.
Per Order of Common Council
Will. Sharpas, Clk.
City of )
New York j ^^•
Robert Lurting Esqr. Mayor and the Aldermen o
the City of New York.
To all to whom these Presents shall Come send
Greeting. We the Mayor Aldermen and Commonality
of the City of New York aforesaid Assembled in Com-
mon Council being willing to Demonstrate the great
Value and Esteem we Have for the Person of Robert
Long Esqr. Commander of his Majestys Ship the Sea-
ford (the Station Ship of this Colony) and being truly
sensible of the Loyalty, Courage, Conduct and Abilities
of the said Robert Long, and of his sincere and hearty
Affection towards this Colony and City, and to the
Interest thereof, and being desirous of Receiving so
worthy a Member into this Corporation and that he
should be Presented with the Freedom thereof. These
are therefore to Certifie and declare that the said
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 735* 495
Robert Long Esqr. is hereby Admitted Received and
Allowed A Freeman and Citizen of the said City. To
Have, Hold, Enjoy & Partake of all the Benefits,
Liberties, Priviledges Franchises, Freedoms and Im-
munities whatsoever Granted or belonging to the same
City. In Testimony whereof the said Mayor hath
hereunto Subscribed his Name and Caused the Seal
of the said City to be Affixed the fourth day of Novem-
ber in the Eight Year of the Reign of our Sovereign .
Lord George the Second, by the Grace of God King
of Great Brittain France and Ireland. Defender of
the Faith &c ; and in the Year of our Lord One thou-
sand seven hundred and thirty four.
ROBT. LURTING.
Per Order of the Common Council
Will. Sharpas, Clk.
City Records,
No. 62.
Gov. William Cosby appointed, Sept. 29th. 1735,
Capt. William Cosby to be High Sheriff of the City
and County of New York
No. 63.
At a Common Council held September i6th. i735-
Ordered that Andrew Hamilton Esqr. of Philadel-
phia, Barrister at Law, be presented with the Freedom
of this Corporation. And that Alderman Bayard, Al-
derman Johnson and Alderman Fell be a Committee
to bring in a Draught thereof.
At a Common Council held September 29th. 1735.
Stephen Bayard, Simon Johnson and Christopher Fell
Esqrs. Aldermen to whom it was Referred to prepare
>}'''
496 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 735-
the Draught of the Freedom of this Corporation to be
presented to Andrew Hamilton Esqr. make their Report
thereon in the words following (to witt) that they
have prepared the form of the Grant to the said Andrew
Hamilton Esqr. of the Freedom of the City of New
York in these words (to witt)
City of
New York
Paul Richard Esqr. Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen
and Assistants of the City of New York, Convened
in Common Council.
To all to whom these Presents shall Come send
Greeting. Whereas Honour is the Just Reward of
Vertue and Publick Benefitts demand A Publick Ac-
knowledgement. We therefore under a Gratefull sense
of the Remarkable service done to the Inhabitants of
this City and Colony by Andrew Hamilton Esqr. of
Pensilvania, Barrister at Law, by his learned and gen-
erous defence of the Rights of Mankind and the Liberty
of the Press in the Case of John Peter Zenger lately
tryed on an Information Exhibited in the Supream
Court of this Colony. Do by these presents bear to
the said Andrew Hamilton Esqr. the Publick thanks
of the Freemen of this Corporation for that signal
service which he Chearfully undertook under great
Indisposition of body and Generously performed Re-
fusing any fee or Reward. And in Testimony of our
Great Esteem for his Person and sense of his Merit
do hereby present him with the Freedom of this Cor-
poration. These are therefore to Certifie and declare
that the said Andrew Hamilton Esqr. is hereby Admit-
ted Received and Allowed A Freeman and Citizen of
the said City. To Have Hold Enjoy and Partake of
all the Benefits Liberties Priviledges Freedoms and
Immunities whatsoever Granted or belonging to A
Freeman and Citizen of the same City. In Testimony
whereof the Common Council of the said City in Com-
mon Council Assembled have Caused the Seal of the
k
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1735. 497
said City to be hereunto aflfixed this Twenty Ninth
day of September Annoq. Domini One thousand seven
hundred and thirty five
By Order of the Common Council
Will. Sharpas, Clerk
And we do further Report that sundry of the Mem-
bers of this Corporation and Gentlemen of this City
have voluntarily Contributed sufficient for a Gold Box
of five Ounces and a half Inclosing the Seal of the said
Freedom, upon the Lid of which we are of Opinion
should be Engraved the Arms of the City of New
York.
Witness our hands this twenty Ninth day of Septem-
ber 1735
Stephen Bayard,
S. Johnson,
Christopher Fell.
Which Report is Approved by this Court and
Ordered that the Freedom and Box be forthwith made
Pursuant to the said Report and that Mr. Sharpas the
Common Clerk of this City do affix the Seal to the
same Freedom and inclose it in the said Box
Mr. Alderman Bayard going to Philadelphia and
Offering to be the Bearer of the said Freedom to Mr.
Hamilton. Ordered that Mr. Sharpas deliver it to
Alderman Bayard for that purpose and that Alderman
Bayard do deliver it to Mr. Hamilton, with assurances
of the Great Esteem that this Corporation have for
his Person and Merits.
At a Common Council held October i5th. 1735.
Ordered that the Freedom Granted by this Corpo-
ration to Andrew Hamilton Esq. with the Report of
the Committee for preparing A draught of the same
and the Order of this Court thereon may be Printed.
City Records,
32
498 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 735.
Round on the Lid of the Box, mentioned in the afore-
said Report and Order, there is engraved not only the
Arms of the City of New York, but also this Motto in
a Garter :
Demersce Leges- Titnefacta Liber tas-Hcec Tandem Enter-
gunt
On the inner side of the Lid of the Box, shewing
itself at the same Time with the Certificate of the
Freedom ; There is engraven in a flying Garter, these
Words
Non Nutnmts, — Virtute Paratur.
As an Incentive to publick Virtue, on the Front of
the Rim of the said Box, there is Engraven a Part of
TuUy's Wish ;
Ita Cuique Eveniat, Ut De Republica Meruit.
Which Freedom and Box was presented in the
Manner that had been directed, and gratefully accepted
by the said Andrew Hamilton,
The following Lines, give the true Sense of the three
Latin Motto's.
The Laws suppressed and Freedom gasping lay.
But shot at length a more refulgent Ray.
Unmoved by filthy Lucre's golden store,
Instant he flew, at Virtue s awful Lore.
Thus may each patriot gain the high Applause,
Earn'd by each Patriot in his Country's Cause.
Narrative of Ztngers Trial printed, by John Holt, New York 1770 : page aI^,
The original certificate of Freedom, written in large
German text upon vellum, as well as the gold box which
accompanied it, is in the possession of Septimus H.
Palairet. Esq., of *' The Grange," near Bradford, Eng-
land, who married a great-great-grand-daughter of Mr.
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 735. 499
Hamilton. The gold snuff-box is of oval form, three
inches in length by two in breadth, and is three-fourths
of an inch deep. Upon the box are the arms of the
city. The box is very heavy, and of very yellow pure
gold.
Collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania Nov. 1 851.
No. 64.
At a Common Council held October 14th. 1736.
The Officers of the Corporation elected Sept. 29th.
were this day duly sworn in. From the Harlem Divi-
sion Israel Shadwick and Peter Waldron were elected
Constables.
*' Israel Shadwick, Victualler, and Peter Waldron,
Yeoman Sworn Freemen and Ordered to be Regis-
tred/'
City Records.
No. 65.
At a Common Council held November 4th. 1735.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor, Recorder Aldermen
and Assistants of the City of New York, convened in
Common Council and it is hereby Ordained by the
Authority of the same, That the Common Seal of this
Corporation, commonly Called the City Seal (now in
the Custody and Keeping of the Common Clerk of this
Corporation), shall not be put, and affixed to any Writ-
ing or Instrument whatsoever, Except unto such Grants,
Leases, Freedoms Warrants, Lycences, or other Instru-
ments, as shall Concern this Corporation in Point of
Interest, or Otherwise, and that by Order of the Com-
mon Council of the said City, in Common Council con-
vened or unto Freedoms^ by Order of the Mayors Court
of the said City ; any Usage heretofore to the Contrary
Notwithstanding.
City Records
500 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I736-4O.
No. 66.
At a Common Council held October 6th. 1737.
It is the Opinion of the Majority of this Court that
Peter Plowman and Garret Hollar Morss Feltmakers,
are Freemen of this Corporation, as appears to this
Court by the Oaths of the said Peter Plowman and
Garret Hollar Morss and Other Circumstances and
Ordered that they be Registered as Freemen.
City Records,
No. 67.
At a Common Council held January 17th. 1736—7.
Ordered this Court do present the Freedom of this
City to Daniel Horsmanden Esqr. Barrister at Law, one
of his Majestys Council for this Province and Recorder
of this Corporation as a Mark of their great Esteem for
him and for his good services done for this Corporation
and that the Clerk of this Court Affix the Seal of this
Corporation thereunto accordingly.
At a Common Council held October 14th. 1740.
Ordered That the Seal of this Corporation be Affixed
to the Freedom of Daniel Horsmanden, Esqr, Recorder
of this City, Pursuant to a former Order of this Court
of the 17th: of JanVy 1736.
City Records,
No. 67>^.
Certificate of a Freeman (written form) from the orig-
inal in possession of Mrs. Elizabeth Ustick.
City of
New York, ^ ^^•
[L. S.]
Paul Richard Esqr. Mayor and the Aldermen of
the City of New York. To all to whom these pres-
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 743- 5OI
ents shall Come Send Greeting. Whereas. Thomas
Eustick, Minor, hath made application to be made a
Freeman and Citizen of the said City ; These are there-
fore to Certifie and Declare that the said Thomas Eus-
tick is hereby Admitted, Received and allowed a Free-
man and Citizen of the same City. To have, hold, use,
partake and Enjoy all the Benefits, Liberties, Priviled-
gesy Franchises, Freedoms and Immunities whatsoever
Granted or belonging to the same ity. In Testimony
whereof the said Mayor hath hereunto Subscribed his
Name and caused the Seal of the said City to be affixed
the Thirtieth Day of May in the Eleventh Year of the
Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second, by
the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and
Ireland. Defender of the Faith &c. Annoque Domini
One Thousand Seven hundred and Thirty Eight.
Paul Richard.
Will. Sharpas, Clk.
No. 68.
At a Common Council held September 28th. 1743.
This Board having ordered the Draft of an Address
to his Excellency the Governour to be prepared, a Draft
was Accordingly produced and Read in the Words fol-
lowing vizt.
To his Excellency George Clinton Esqr. Captain
Generall and Governour in Chief of the Province
of New York and the Territories thereon Depend-
ing in America and Vice Admirall of the same &c:
The Humble Address of the Mayor, Aldermen and
Commonalty of this his Majesties Most Ancient City
and Corporation of New York in the Colony of New
York in America.
May it Please your Excellency.
We his Majesties most Dutifull and Loyall Subjects
the Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of
502 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1743-
New York Attend your Excellency to Congratulate
you, on your, your Ladle's and your family's Safe and
happy Arrival in this Your Government Where we
hope your Excellency will Enjoy Ease Tranquility and
high Satisfaction.
We Do with hearts full of Gratitude and Sincerity
Acknowledge your Excellency's favourable Sentiments
of the Loyalty of this his Majesties Colony, and your
Good purposes and Intentions to Study and Promote
the Interest and happiness thereof so elegantly and
fully Expressed in your Excellency's Speech to the Late
Assembly on Tuesday Last.
As this Corporation is a Considerable part of your
Excellency's Government We Beg leave in the Name
of this City to Assure your Excellency of our Loyallity,
fidelity and Obedience to his most Excellent Majesty
King George the Second our Most Gracious Sovereign,
And that We Will Always Zealously, and Affection-
ately Use our Utmost Endeavours to Render your Excel-
lency's Administration Happy and Prosperous over us.
Sir we humbly Recommend our Antient Rights and
Priviledges to your Excellency's Patronage and Protec-
tion and beg your Excellency will be favourably pleased
to do us the honour to become a Member of our Corpo-
ration, and participate of our Rights and Priviledges.
» We are may it Please your Excellency
Your Excellency's most Obedient and
Most Humble Servants.
Which was Agreed to, and Ordered to be Engrossed.
The Draft of a Freedom to be presented to his Excel-
lency was also read and Agreed to by this board in the
Words following Vizt.
City of I
New York j ^^•
John Cruger Esqr. Mayor and the Aldermen of the
City of New York.
To all to whom these presents shall Come send
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1743- 5^3
Greeting. Know ye That We the Mayor, Aldermen
and Commonalty of the City of New York aforesaid
Assembled in Common Council being Willing to
Demonstrate the Great Value and Esteem we have
for the Person of his Excellency George Clinton
Esqr. Captain Generall and Governour in Chief of
this his Majesties Province of New York and Terri-
tories thereon Depending in America and Vice Ad-
mirall of the Same, &c: And being truly Sensible of the
Great honour it will be to this Corporation to have so
Worthy a person a Member thereof : Ordered that he
be presented with the Freedom of this Corporation, with
the Seal thereto Enclosed in a Gold Box.
These are therefore to Certifie and Declare that his
said Excellency George Clinton Esqr. is hereby Ad-
mitted, Received and Allowed, a Freeman and Citizen
of the said City. To Have, Hold, Enjoy, and partake
of all the Benefitts, Liberties, Priviledges, Franchises,
Freedoms and Immunities whatsoever Granted or be-
longing to the same City.
In Testimony whereof the said Mayor, and Aldermen
have caused the Seal of the said City to be hereunto
Affixed the [twenty ninth] day of [September] In the
Seventeenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord
George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Brit-
tain, France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith
&c: And in the Year of our Lord One Thousand
Seven hundred and forty three.
And Ordered the same be handsomely Engrossed on
parchment. And the Seal of this Corporation Affixed
thereto to be Enclosed in a Gold Box of about Twenty
pounds Value, and that Mr. Charles Le Roux be desired
to prepare such a Box accordingly.
At a Common Council held September 29th. 1743.
The Engrossed Address to his Excellency the Gov-
ernour was Read, agreed to and signed by all the Mem-
bers present. And Ordered that Aldermen Stuyvesant
504 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 743-63.
and Alderman Johnson wait on his Excellency theGov-
ernour to know when he will be Attended by this Board
with their Address. [Members present and signing
John Cruger Mayor, Aldertnen Gerrardus Stuyvesant,
William Roome, Simon Johnson John Moore, Christo-
pher Bancker, John Pintard, John Marshall. Assistant
Aldermen. Henry Bogert, Samuel Lawrence, Isaac
Stoutenburgh, George Brinckerhoff, Robert Benson.]
Memorandum : On the Thirtieth day of September
1743, the Mayor, Aldermen and Assistants Waited on
his Excellency Governour Clinton with their Address,
to which his Excellency was pleased to Make the fol-
lowing Answer (Vizt.)
Gentlemen,
I Return you my hearty thanks for your Compliment
in Making Me free of your City, the Loyallty you Ex-
press in your Address for his Majesty my Royall Master,
as well as the Satisfaction you Enjoy at my Safe arivall
with my family to my Government, Will Engage me
Constandy to Study the Welfare of your City, and to
Maintain the Priviledges thereof. And I hope my Ad-
ministration will Make you happy and Prosperous.
G. Clinton.
30 Sept'br. 1743.
City Records.
No. 69.
At a Common Council held, at the house of Walter
Brock, December 22d. 1763.
Whereas it hath Been represented To this Board that
John Carpenter [Carpender] of the said City, Butcher,
hath Openly and Contemptuously declared that he
would Sell his Beef for Four pence half penny per pound
in spite of all that the wise heads, that made the Law
Could do. or words to that Effect. It is therefore
Ordered that upon Service of a Copy hereof on the
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1747- 505
said John Carpenter, he appear before this Board at
the house of Walter Brock, Innkeeper, near the City
Hall To-morrow morning at Eleven o'Clock To hear
the said Charge proved Against him and shew Cause
why he should not be Disfranchised.
At a Common Council held December 23d. 1763.
John Carpenter of Kings County, Butcher, who
Claims the Freedom of this City attends this Board pur-
suant to the order of Common Council yesterday, and
William Bayard, Esqr. also Attended at the same time
and proved on oath the Charge alledged in the said
order of yesterday against the said John Carpenter,
whereupon this Board for the said Contempt do order
that the said John Carpenter be disfranchised and the
said John Carpenter is disfranchised Accordingly ; and
do further order that the said disfranchisement be made
out under the Seal of the said Corporation to be Signed
by the Mayor and Countersigned by the Clerk of this
Board and served on the said John Carpenter.
City Records,
No. 70.
At a Common Council held January i5th. 1747.
Ordered the Mayor issue his Warrant to the Treas-
urer to pay to Francis Davison or order the sum of
Seven pounds Current Money of this Colony for his
Good Services in the Extinguishing the fire at the City
Hall on the 14th. Instant. And Ordered that the said
Francis Davison (as a further Acknowledgement of his
Good Services) be presented with the Freedom of this
Corporation.
Ordered the Mayor issue his Warrant to pay Dun-
can Brown and John Evitts [Ebbets] the sum of Eight
pounds (that is to say four pounds each) for their Good
Services in the Extinguishing the fire at the City Hall
5o6 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1746-7.
on the 14th. Instant. And Ordered that the said Dun-
can Brown and John Evetts (as a further Acknowledge-
ment of their Good Service) be presented with the
Freedom of this Corporation.
City /Records,
On Wednesday last in the Fore-noon a fire broke out
in the Roof of the City Hall, at some distance from the
Chimney, but by the immediate Attendance of the Mag-
istrates, and the Assistance of the Inhabitants (who
have always been remarkable for their Readiness and
Dexterity on such Occasions) it was soon extinguished.
Three Persons were observed to be extraordinarily
active and useful ; one was Francis Davison, a Carpen-
ter, (being the same Person that was so Instrumental in
extinguishing the Fire formerly in the Cupola of the
new Dutch Church) who got out upon the Roof, with an
Axe, and cut the Roof open where the Fire was, the
Engines at the same time playing the Water upon him,
and the Weather being intensely cold, by the time the
Fire was out he was cloathed with Ice. The other two
Persons Duncan Brown Mate, and John Ebbets Marri-
ner, belonging to a Vessel in the Harbour. The next
day the Corporation met, and sent for said Francis Da-
visofty Duncan Brown and John Ebbets, when the
Mayor returned them the Thanks of the Corporation
for their good Services and ordered seven Pounds to be
paid to the said Francis Davison, and four Pounds each
to the said Duncan Brown and John EbbetSy by their
Treasurer ; and also ordered each of them to be pre-
sented with the Freedom of the Corporation, as an En-
couragement to others to behave with the same Spirit
and diligence on such Occasions. It is not certainly
known how the Fire began, but as it first took under
the Shingles in a Room where two Criminals were Con-
fined, and at a considerable Distance from the Chim-
ney, it is generally believed the Fire was put there by
those Criminals.
Thi N'. Y. Gazette, Revived in the Weekly Post-Boy Jan, i^th, 1746-7.
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1747- Soj
No. 71.
To His Excellency The Honourable George Clinton
Governour in Chief etc.
The Humble Petition of Several of his Majesty's
Loyal Subjects and Freemen of this flourishing City of
New York under the Care and auspicious Govern-
ment of Your Excellency
Most humbly Sheweth unto Your Excellency
That not only for and during these tumultuous and
dangerous times, when his Majesty's Dominions at
home and abroad are attempted and endangered by
Subtil and unnatural ingratefull Enemys, We Ats and
Your most constant and zealous Subjects are invaded
and attacked by illegal and circumventing malprac-
tices, against the peace and Interests and priviledges of
this City and its Denizens, by Sundry and numerous
persons, not Freemen of this City^ but Inhabitants of
the Neighbouring provinces, and more especially of the
Jerseys, who in Several numerous Companys Several
times heretofore have and still do make a practice of
coming into this City after the laying of our taxes
yearly there to exercise their Several handicraft trades
such as Carpenters, Bricklayers ^c,yin^^xm\v\x\^ Us the
anciefit Freemen of the aforesaid City, by offering the
Services of themselves, Journeymen and Servants, at
Sundry places, and as many Sundry times at the Rate
of 20 or 30 Pounds per Job or distinct article of Work-
manship less than has been agreed for by uSy and so pro-
portionably to every A greement or Undertaking, we Shall
or can make They the said Invaders to Our Libertys
and propertys and indeed Our Livelihood Our All,
sometime before the collecting such Taxes yearly as
aforesaid carrying away Such Moneys so Surreptitiously
got here, with them into the Jerseys to pay for their
Lands, and Livings there and to Support their own
Government, not so much as buying a pair of Shoes in
the City of New York but frequently hrm^vd'g Nails and
other Materials for Building &c. along with them from
508 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1747.
the Jerseys and other provinces. Now may it please
Your Excellency (who are well known and beloved for
Your most remarkable and tender Regard, towards per-
sons in Distress even Strange7's to You) That You would
out of Your Paternal Care and Benevolence to Us Your
Excellency's oppressed petitioners and people, exert
Your Authority and goodly Offices towards Suck and
Such under You, in the said Government, and City, As
in your most prudent Judgment, You shall think proper
for the Remedy and prevention of this not growing but
long practiced Evil and Grievance. That Your Excel-
lency's aforesaid most humble Petitioners may be the
better enabled to Love Our Said gracious Sovereign,
and his most honorable Governor and his Country as
we heretofore and hitherto chearfully have done. And
also gain Relief for Our Selves and Familys which other-
wise must inevitably Suffer or be compelled to leave this
Our Country and these Our Settlements, But hope
better things, and dont in the least distrust the Goodness
and tender Regards of Your Excellency and for whose
Welfare
Your Excellency's
Most humble Petitioners as in Duty bound
Shall forever pray
John Lake, Pieter Gauder,
James Davied, Vinsenct Tillyou,
ohannes Roome, Piedre Blute,
ames Garrard, Bartom. Wm. Carr,
Peter Geraud, Richd. Petit,
John Exeen, Thos. Petit,
Aaron Bussing, John Montany,
Thos. Brookman. Hugh Bradish,
Wm. Carr, John Johnson,
And. Gautier, Alexr. Campbell,
Garret Cozine, Phill. Cockran,
Thos. Grigg,
John Couenhoven,
ohn Appell,
ohn Carr,
John Van Sise, James Warner,
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 747-
5o9
Richd. Cook,
James Simms,
Abraham Wheeler,
John Delanoy,
Thos. Dod,
James Delanoy,
Henry Van Maple,
James Glenn,
Davis Hunt,
Joseph Williamson,
Duncan Dufie,
John Campbell,
Wm. Roome,
Peter Roome,
Jacob Brower,
Abraham Brower,
Daniel Giraud,
James Bowman,
Pierre Ozy,
Hendk. Bougart,
Gerrit Johnson,
John King,
Andw. Thompson,
Alex. Balfo,
_ ames Hallet,
Nichs. Lazair,
Abraham Bussing,
Johannes Seez,
Ary King,
Wm. Hyer,
Anthony De Mild,
Wm. Lee,
Oliver Roosevelt,
Staats Degodt,
Wm. Boudt,
Philip Branson,
Francis Dudley,
Cornelis Vanderberg,
John King,
Abm. Montany,
Jolmack Caye,
Peter Mergesen,
Mathew Hughes,
Cornelis Vanwey,
Robt. Carr,
Wm. Spoor,
Phill. Aker,
David Wilson,
David Slaupenitt,
Jacob Hallet,
Henry Van Maple,
Jos. Dean,
Isaac Bogart,
Waert Banta,
Peter Bout,
ohn Lee,
ohn McDougell,
Abraham McDugell,
Samuel Job,
Alex. Campbell,
James Glenn,
Jacob Lozair,
John Cochran,
John Tellou,
Elijah McPerson,
Adam Phafer,
Robert Milliner,
Wm. Smith,
Charles Smith,
Robt. Milinour,
Gorman
The copyist of the above list of signers has noted on
the margin that Henry Van Maple and James Glenn had
5lO APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 747.
" signed twice," and after the names of Jolmack Caye.
Waert Banta, Elijah McPerson the word ** feigned '';
Johannes Seez *' no such man "; Duncan Dufie *' higland-
er " ; Abraham Brower and John Campbell " labour-
ers" ; and Jacob Hallet, **cordwainer."
Endorsed Copy Petition presented to The Govr. and
read in Council 2d. April 1747. Referred to a
Committee. Report upon it verbaly loth. April
1747. Advised the Govr to give for Answer to
the petitioners That they should pursue the ordi-
nary and regular method prescribed by the Laws
of the City.
May it please Your Excellency,
In pursuance of Your Excellency's Orders in Council
of the 2d. day of April Instant we have proceeded to
consider of the Petition of the persons Stileing them-
selves Freemen of the City of New York thereby re-
ferred to us. And the Council beg leave to report their
Opinion thereon as followeth touching Bricklayers and
Carpenters.
Firsts As to the Grievance complained of whenever
any there be The City Charter has prescribed a Remedy
which is when any Stranger comes into this City and
exercises any Trade or Occupation upon application and
complaint to the Mayor he is to order such person to
appear at the next Mayor's Court and to take up his
Freedom or in Default he is Subject to the penalty of
5^. and so if he continue to exercise such Occupation
5^. for every such Default after Notice.
Sccopidly^ The Council observe there are about Ninety
nine Names to this Petition. That the Bulk of the per-
sons who may be supposed to have subscribed their
Names are obscure people altogether unknown to us in
person and name excepting very few of them. If they
are Freemen and there be at this time any real cause
for such complaint, they must be very ignorant and for-
getful of the Obligations of the Oath of a Freeman of
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 748. 5ll
this City which is ** The Franchise and Customs thereof
to maintain and the City to keep harmless in that which
in there is " and therefore the Council are of Opinion
it becomes the Duty of every Freeman when the privi-
ledges of the Citizens are invaded (to use the words of
the petition) and who is apprized thereof to warn the
Mayor that the Remedy given by Charter may be
applyed.
This we humbly conceive to be the regular and ordi-
nary Answer.
Endorsed. April 1747, Report upon Petition of Brick-
layers & Carpenters to the Governor.
Reported Memorial. The Council advise to the Govr.
to give for Answer. Let the petition pursue the
Ordinary & regular methods prescribed by the
Laws of the City.
Horsmanden Papers, N, Y. Historical Society.
No. 72.
At a Common Council held June 28th. 1748.
The Deputy Clerk produced to this Board a Draft of
the Freedom of this Corporation to be presented to
Captain John Burgiss, which was read and is in the
words following (to witt.)
^^^y^f iss
New York j ^^- '
Edward Holland Esqr. Mayor, and the Aldermen
and Commonalty of the City of New York. To All
to whom these Presents shall Come send Greeting.
Whereas Captain John Burgiss, Commander of the pri-
vateer snow or Vessel of War called the Royal Catharine,
did on the fourth Day of this Instant month of June on
his return in the said snow from a successful Cruize
meet on this Coast (about Six Leagues from Sandy
Hook) a French privateer Brigantine called Le Mars of
512 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 748.
considerable force and having on board near three times
the Number of his Men which Brigantine gave Chase
to and engaged the said John Burgiss and in that En-
gagement attempted several times to Board and take
him, which he the said John Burgiss by his prudence
Conduct and Valour not only prevented but also did
Vanquish Overcome take and bring the said French pri-
vateer into this Port and Harbour of New York, which
action as it was brave and noble in itself so it is also in
the Publick Benefitts and Advantages which flow from it
to witt, the safety and freedom of our Own Trade and
Commerce as also of the neighbouring Provinces and
Merits the applause of all persons and particularly of
the Inhabitants of this City.
We therefore the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty
of the City of New York Convened in Common Coun-
cil from the just sense we have as well of the Conduct
and Bravery of the said Captain John Burgiss in this
Particular as of the benefitts arising thereby to this City
Do Unanimously present unto him the Freedom of the
Corporation of this City of New York. These are there-
fore to Certifie and declare that the said Capt. John
Burgiss is hereby Admitted, Received and Allowed a
Freeman and Citizen of the said City of New York.
To Have, Hold, Enjoy and Partake of all and Singular
the Advantages, Benefitts, Liberties, Priviledges, Fran-
chises, PVeedom and Immunities Whatsoever Granted
or belonging to the same City.
In Testimony Whereof the said Mayor, Aldermen
and Commonalty have Caused the Seal of the said City
to be Affixed the 28th day of June in the Twenty .
second year of his Majesties Reign Anno Dom 1748.
City Records,
No. Ti.
At a Common Council held August nth. 1748.
Ordered that the Freedom of this Corporation be
presented to his Excellency the Honourable William
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 748. 513
Shirley Esqr. Commander in Chief of his Majesties
Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England
and that this Board be a Committee to Draw the Draft
of said Freedom.
At a Common Council held August 12th. 1748.
Messrs. [Simon] Johnson and [Brandt] Schuyler, two
of the Committee for preparing the Draft of the Free-
dom of this Corporation to his Excellency Governour
Shirley did produce a Draft to this board which was
read in the words following (to witt)
City of .
New York ^ ^^-
}
Edward Holland Esqr. Mayor, and the Aldermen
and Commonalty of the said City in Common Council
Convened. To all to whom these Presents shall Come
Greeting. Know Yee that we being willing to Demon-
strate the great regard and Esteem we have for the per- ,
son of his Excellency William Shirley Esqr. Captain
General and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Mas-
sachusetts Bay in New England and Vice Admiral of
the same and being truly sensible of his great Conduct,
Courage, Loyalty and Abilities Signalized not only in
the part he Lately acted in forming the plan for the re-
duction of Louisburofh to the Crown of Great Britain
which has greatly Conduced to the securing the Trade
of this City but also in a Late hazardous and painfull
Journey by him made through a Country (frequented by
Barbarians who have made frequent Incursions that way
and behaved as most merciless and Cruel Enemies) to
meet the Six Nations of Indians at Albany and in Con-
junction with his Excellency the Honourable George
Clinton Governour of this Colony to secure their friend-
ship alliance and firm attachment to the Crown of Great
Brittain and since Safely arrived in this City. And
being Desirous of Receiving so Worthy a Member into
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514 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I 7 49-5 O.
this Corporation and that he should be presented with
the Freedom thereof, of which we pray his favourable
Acceptance, these are therefore to Certify and Declare
that his said Excellency William Shirley Esqr. is here-
by admitted, received and allowed a Freeman of the said
City of New York. To Have Hold use Enjoy and par-
take of all the Benefits, Liberties, Priviledges, Fran-
chises, Freedoms and Immunities Granted or belonging
to the same. In Testimony whereof the said Mayor
hath hereunto subscribed his name and Caused the Seal
o'f the said City to be affixed the Twelfth Day of August
in the Twenty Second year of the reign of our Sover-
eign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of
Great Brittain France and Ireland King Defender of the
Faith &c: and in the year of our Lord One Thousand
Seven Hundred and forty Eight.
Ordered the same be Engrossed and that the Deputy
Clerk affix the Seal of this Corporation thereto.
City Records.
No. 74.
At a Common Council held February 4th. 1749-50.
•
The following Laws Orders Ordinances of this Corpo-
ration to remain in full force for one year.
No. 10 A Law Relating to the making of Freemen
(Excepting that part which is hereinafter ordered
Repealed. )
Ordered that that part of the Law Entitled A Law
Relating to making Freemen of this City wherein a fee
•of Six Shillings is allowed to the Recorder for the mak-
ing a Freeman be Repealed and the same is hereby
Repealed Accordingly.
City Records
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I75O-5I. 515
No. 75.
At a Common Council held September 21st. i/So.
William Dobs Cooper admitted a Freeman of this
Corporation and Appointed one of the Corn measurers
of this City and took the Oath.
City Records.
No. 76.
At a Common Council held March 7th. 1751.
Ordered that Every Merchant not born in this City
who shall hereafter apply for the Freedom thereof shall
pay the Sum of Five Pounds Current Money of this
Colony for the same.
City Records.
No. TT.
At a Common Council held March 2 2d. i75i.
Augustus Van Cortlandt of the City of New York
Gent, was Sworn a Freeman, of this Corporation and
ordered to be Registred, and then the said Augustus
Van Cortlandt did produce to this Board a Deputation
from John Chambers Esqr. Common Clerk of this City
reciting that he had heretofore appointed Mr. Abraham
Lodge one of his Deputys for Executing the Office and
place of Common Clerk of the City of New York, who
being often Indisposed and not able to give Constant
attendance upon the Duties thereof, he had therefore for
the better and more Certain performance of the several
Duties of the said Office also appointed the said Augus-
tus Van Cortlandt an Inhabitant and Freeholder of and
in the said City to be one of his Deputys together with
him the said Abraham Lodge or in his absence to Doe
and Execute all things appertaining to the office of
Common Clerk of the said City which was allowed and
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approved of by this Board and the said Augustus Van
Cortlandt thereupon took the Oath for the Due Execu-
tion of the said Office.
City Records.
No. 78.
At a Common Council held January 17th. 1752.
Mr. Lambert Moore Sworn a Freeman of this Corpo-
ration and then the said Mr. Lambert Moore produced
to this Board a Deputation from the Honourable John
Chambers Esqr. appointing him one of his Deputy
Clerks of the Peace and of the said City an<^ County
Which was read and allowed and thereupon the said
Lambert Moore took the Oath for the Due Execution
of his said Office.
* City Records,
No. f79.
At a Common Council held June loth. 1752.
Hugh Hughes, Currier, admitted a Freeman of this
Corporation and appointed one of the Corn Measurers
of this City and Ordered that when Mr. Mayor deliver
him his Lycence he take the usual oath for the Due
Execution of that Office.
City Records,
No. 80.
At a Common Council held October 9th. 1 753.
Ordered that this Board or the Major part of them be
Committee to prepare the Draft of an Address to his
Excellency Sir Danvers Osborn, Baronet on his safe
Arrival to his Government.
Resolved that this Corporation Do Present his Excel-
lency Sir Danvers Osborn, Baronet with the Freedom
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1753- 517
thereof and the Seal of this Corporation affixed thereto,
to be Enclosed in a Gold Box of about Twenty Pounds
value and that Mr. Nicholas Roosevelt prepare such a
Box accordingly.
Ordered that Alderman Courtlandt, Alderman De
Peyster, Alderman Benson, Alderman Provoost and
Mr. Abraham De Peyster be a Committee to Invite the
Council such of the members of the Assembly as shall
be in Town, the Capt. of the man of war, with such Gen-
tlemen as came over with him, the Treasurer of the
Colony, the King's Attorney, Mr. Rutledge, Mr. Gor-
don, Mr. Pen and Mr. Oliver De Lancey to Dine with
his Excellency Sir Danvers Osborn, Baronet, to mor-
row at the House of George Burns near the Long
Bridge in this City, and that the said Committee do
forthwith give Orders for preparing the said Dinner
agreeable to the occasion. Also Ordered that the said
Committee cause a Bonfire to be made in the Commons
near the Work House and procure three Dozen of Wine
to be sent to the said fire, that the City Hall the Alms
House and the Ferry House be illuminated, that a half
Barrel of Cannon Powder be provided by the said Com-
mittee to Discharge some Cannon that lay in the Com-
mons near the Bonfire, and that the Expence of all
which be Paid by this Corporation
At a Common Council held October loth. 1753.
This Board having Ordered a Draft of an Address
To his Excellency the Governour to be prepared, a Draft
was accordingly produced and read in the words follow-
ing.
To His Excellency Sir Danvers Osborn, Baronet, Cap-
tain General and Governour in Chief of the Province
of New York and the Territories thereon Depend
inof in America and Vice Admiral of the same.
May it Please your Excellency,
We the Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty of the City
5l8 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1753-
of New York Beg Leave most heartily to Congratulate
Your Excellency upon Your appointment to the Govern-
ment of this Colony and Your Safe Arrival amongst us.
As the Course of your Education and Your abilities
for Publick affairs abundantly qualify You for the high
Station to which You are advanced and the Important
Trust reposed in You by our head Sovereign ; so must
Your affluent fortune Naturally Dispose You to Dis-
charge Your Office with Integrity and Resolution.
While we Cannot on the one hand Expect the favour-
able Smiles of his Majesty (who has ever proved him-
self the father of his People) without the Chearful sub-
mission to his Prerogative, which is the Indispensible
Duty of all his Loyal Subjects ; so are we on the other
Hand, sufficiently assured, that Your Excellency will
ever be Ready to Vindicate our Legal Rights and Priv-
iledges, and be as averse from Countenancing as we
from Brooking any Infringments of our Inestimable Lib-
erties, Civil and Religious.
As Your Excellency's Arrival, must remove Every
Pretence for those Animosities, which have, for some
time Past, unfortunately subsisted Amongst us ; we
flatter ourselves that they will be Buried in Oblivion,
and Happily succeeded by a firm and uninterupted
Peace and Tranquility, and that Every one in a Publick
Station will shew himself influenced by a Publick Spirit;
while we all agree it will scarcely be Possible to differ
about the Means of Promoting the true Interest of the
Community. This we hope and Believe is the sincere
Design of the Good People of this City, and herein we
are Confident of having the Honour of Your Excel-
lency's hearty Concurrence.
To which His Excellency was Pleased to Return the
following Answer.
Mr. Mayor ; and Gentlemen of the Corporation
I Return You my Hearty Thanks for Your kind Con-
gratulations, and Benevolent Sentiments upon the Pres-
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 755- 5 19
ent Ocasion I shall always make it my Utmost En-
deavour to Deserve Your Esteem by always Concurring
in such measures as May Promote in Every Branch the
True Interest Peace and Tranquility of this City and
Community.
No. 8i.
At a Common Council held Sept. 4th. iy55.
Resolved that this Corporation Do present his Excel-
lency Sir Charles Hardy, Knight, with the Freedom
thereof and that the Seal of this Corporation be Affixed
thereto to be enclosed in a Gold Box and that Mr.
Nicholas Roosevelt prepare such a Box Accordingly.
At a Common Council held Sept. 8th. i755.
The Board having ordered a Draft of a Freedom to
his Excellency the Govenour to be prepared ; a Draft
was Accordingly produced and read in these words vizt.
City of )
New York j ^^•
Edward Holland Esqr. Mayor, and the Aldermen
and Commonalty of the City of New York. To All to
whom these presents shall Come Send Greeting. Know
Yee that We the Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty
of the City of New York aforesaid, assembled in Com-
mon Council, being Willing to Demonstrate the Great
Value and Esteem we have for the person of his Ex-
cellency Sir Charles Hardy Knight, Captain General
and Governor in Chief of this his Majesties Province
of New York and Territories thereon Depending in
America and Vice Admiral of the same and being Truly
Sensible of the Great honour it will be to this Corpora-
tion, to have so worthy a person a member thereof
Ordered that he be presented with the Freedom of
this Corporation with the Seal thereto Enclosed in a
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Gold Box with the City Arms Engraved on the Lid
thereof. These are therefore to Certifie and Declare
that his said Excellency Sir Charles Hardy Knight is
hereby Admitted, Received and Allowed a Freeman
and Citizen of the said City. To Have Hold, Enjoy
and Partake of all the Benefits, Liberties, Priviledges,
Franchises, Freedoms and Immunities Whatsoever
Granted or belonging to the same City. In Testimony
whereof the said Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty
have Caused the Seal of the said City to be hereunto
affixed the Tenth Day of September in the Twenty
Ninth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George
the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France
and Ireland King Defender of the Faith, and so forth,
and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven
Hundred and fifty five.
Which was agreed to and ordered to be Engrossed.
The draft of an Address to be preferred to his Excel-
lency, was also read and Agreed to by this board in the
words following
To His Excellency Sir Charles Hardy, Knight, Cap-
tain General and Governor in Chief, in and over
the Province of New York, and the Territories
depending thereon in America and Vice Admiral
of the same.
The Humble Address of the Mayor Aldermen and
Commonalty of his Majesties ancient Corporation
of the City and County of New York in Com-
mon Council Convened.
May it please your Excellency,
We the Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty of the
City and County of New York Beg Leave most heartily
to Congratulate your Excellency on your Safe Arrival
to this Government, over which his most Sacred Majesty
has been Graciously pleased to place you.
We think it our Duty to express our most hearty
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1755- 5^1
Thanks for his paternal Care of us in appointing a per-
son of whom we have had the most favourable Impres-
sions, and from whose Character in Life we have the
Greatest Reason to Expect a Continuance of that wise
and happy Administration we have been blessed with
Some time past.
You may be Assured, that whatever is in our power
will be Chearfully Contributed to make your Stay in
this Government, Easy, Honourable, and Satisfactory
to you, and of Course happy to our Selves.
We humbly Recommend to your Excellency's Favour
and Protection, the Priviledges and Rights of this City ;
and in a particular Manner Invite you to Partake of its
Liberties and Immunities, by Accepting of the Highest
Complement we Can make, to wit, the Freedom of the
Corporation.
We beg Leave, with the Greatest Deference and Re-
spect to Subscribe
May it please your Excellency,
Your Excellency's Most
Humble, and most
Obedient Servants.
Whereupon its Ordered that the same be forthwith
fairly Engrossed to be Laid before this board on Wed-
nesday next.
At a Common Council held Sept. loth. 17 55.
The Engrossed address to his Excellency the Gov-
ernour was read, agreed to, and Signed by the Majority
of the Members present, and then the whole board
waited on his Excellency Sir Charles Hardy, Knight,
with said Address also with the Freedom of this Cor-
poration and Seal thereto annexed Enclosed in a Gold
Box and presented the same to him upon which his
Excellency made the following Answer (vizt.)
AUCliCUCy ITIclUC LllC lOJlOWlIlg mibWCr [^\ILI,J
[r. Mayor and Gentlemen of the Corporation.
I sincerely Thank you for your kind Recepti
Ml .
tion and
522 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I757-6a
Hearty Congratulations on my Arrival. The Dutyai
Loyalty you Express to his Majesty Cannot but be ve
agreeable to me and I hope I shall always merit t
Continuation of those favourable Impressions you ha'
Received of me by an Administration Productive of tl
True Interest of the Country.
I hope also I shall always Do Honour to that Cor
pliment you are pleased to make me of the Freedo
of the City by Protecting the Priviledges and Righ
thereof.
Chas. Hardy.
Fort George New York )
the loth. of September, i^SS. j
No. 82.
At a Common Council held July 22d. 1757.
Aaron Gilbert, Salt measurer, was sworn a Freem;
of this Corporation and ordered to be Registred ai
was also admitted and sworn into the office of one
the publick Measurers of this City,
City Rteot
No. 83.
At a Common Council held October loth. 1760.
Ordered, That Mr. Recorder, Alderman Lungsto
Alderman Lispenard, Alderman Scott and Mr. Roosi
velt or the Major part of Them be a Committee to Pr
pare the Draft of An Address to his Excellency Gener
Amherst for his Success in the Reduction of Canada,
Resolved, That this Corporation Do Present himwj
the Freedom of this City and that the Seal of this Co
poration be affixed thereto to be Enclosed in a Go!
Box, and that Mr. Nicholas Roosevelt prepare such
Box accordingly.
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 760. 523
At a Common Council held November 24th. 1760.
This Board Having ordered the Draft of an Address
to his Excellency Jeffrey Amherst Esqr. Major Generall
and Commander in Chief of all his Majesty's Forces in
North America &c. To be prepared* a Draft was ac-
cordingly produced and Read in the words Following
(Vizt.)
To his Excellency Jeffrey Amherst, Esqr. Major Gen-
erall and Commander in Chief of all his Majesty's
Forces in North America, &c. &c.
The Cordial Address of the Mayor, Aldermen and
Commonalty of the Antient City of New York in Com-
mon Councill Convened.
May it please your Excellency,
To the United Suffrages of the British world in favour
of your Excellency's distinguished merit, the Mayor, Al-
dermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Beg
leave to add their most graetful Tribute of Thanks for
the invaluable Services wrought by your Superiour Wis-
dom and Valour in annexing the Extensive Country of
Canada to his Majesty's Dominions in America, An
Acquisition so inestimable in itself, so pregnant with the
most important Consequences cannot fail to shine with
a supreme Lustre amidst the most luminous Events, and
give to its Author Rank Exalted in the Train of British
Worthies, minutely to describe the Innumerable Ad-
vantages Resulting from so signal a Conquest would
be a vain Attempt. Let Millions yet unborn mark
the Distinguished •Blessings as they Rise and while
they Reap the happy Fruits of your martial Virtues
they will not Cease to Bless the name of Amherst.
Yet that we ourselves may not seem insensible of our
Happiness permit us, Sir, to Turn our Eyes to the
wide Extended Frontiers of our many fair Colonies,
over which his sacred Majesty has so long swayed his
524 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 70O.
Gracious sceptre, how strangely altered is the amaz-
ing scene ! — There the savage Native and more sav-
age Canadian was lately wont to seize the Defenceless
and inoffending Peasant doomed with his Tender wife
and helpless Children to the most excruciating Death
or a more Dreadfull Captivity Hence an Universal
Horror seized the Borderers, To this succeeded a
Generall Dereliction ; and the numerous settlements
abandoned to the Relentless fury of an insatiate foe
were soon Reduced to dismal and undistinguished
Ruin, Husbandry Felt the Fatal Effects of such a
Waste of Country ; and this City famous for its exten-
sive Commerce Beheld and wept the Diminution of its
Staple ; Thus Besides the keenest sympathy for our
suffering Fellow Subjects we have acted our own sad
parts in the Affecting Tragedy. — But Canada is no
more — The Peasant may Return in Security to his
Fields; Husbandry will soon Revive, the face of na-
ture smile with the Blessings of peace ; and this
Flourishing City rejoice in the Plenty of its markets.
This surprizing Change we attribute with the most
humble Gratitude to the paternal Care of our most
gracious Sovereign in appointing your Excellency to
Conduct his Victorious Armies in America. Our
Restless Enemies, possessed of the Two Great Rivers
of St. Lawrence and Mississippi, long since formed
the horrid scheme of Circumventing us with a Chain
of Fortresses, this with unwearied Industry they at
Length atchieved ; and by this they gained the Do-
minion of the Lakes and their Connecting Streams —
the passes thus secured, as well into Canada as our
own Country, necessarily Procured them the assistance
of numerous Tribes of Indians, anjl, not to say worse
shook the Fidelity of the few who had so long Valued
themselves on our protection, nothing then seemed
wanting but a little Patience till they had introduced
a sufficient number of Regulars from France, but in this
they Failed, their Sanguine Expectations broke down
the Restraints of Policy and they Began to Execute
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 760. 525
the deep-laid purpose Before they had Strength Suffi-
cient to ensure Success, and yet thus advantageously
Situated they Compelled us in a Defensive war to
Toil through several Campaigns ; most of which ended
in the Loss of Some Fort or Tract of Countr}-, so
True it is, that the inferiority of their numbers was in
a great measure Compensated for, by the possession
of those important posts ; which had they not Been
wrested from them by your unexampled Conduct sec-
onded by the matchless Heroism of the much lamented
Wolfe and the Vigorous Efforts of his Brave Successor
in Command, would in the hands of so vigilant design-
ing and indefatigable an Enemy, most probably have
ended in the Reduction of the whole British North
America. This Sir, is a hasty Portraiture of the mighty
Evils from which by your Triumphs we have Been
delivered ; Evils to which we shall never again be ex-
posed ; unless our late Restless neighbours should by
a Restitution be Enabled to Renew the execrable
attempt. Yet what will more Effectually perpetuate
your name Sir with universal applause to the latest pos-
terity are those ennumerable Benefits arising from
an exclusive possession of this Vast Continent these
Benefits, the purchase of your Labours, will unfold
themselves in every Revolving year Till Great Britain
shall Become the Emperial mistress of nations. In-
deed to View her in her present Glorious State must
Swell the Breast of her every worthy son, Her Royal
fleets seem already to give Law to her Neighbours, as
often as they spread Canvas even the insulting Gaul
beholds with Trembling Expectation ; while to her
Victorious Armies it is the same thing to march and
to Conquer but the vast Variety of Soils and Climates
in America capable of Produceing every Necessary and
Conveniency of Life joined to the Fishery on its Coast
must infalliably prove to our mother Country an inex-
haustible Source of Wealth thus enabling her as well
by t|ie power of her arms witholding or Bestowing the
Blessings both of art and nature, to humble the United
526 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 760.
Arrogance of the most presumptuous opposers ; and
Support the Tottering Fortunes of depended States.
Such, Sir, Will be the wonderfull Effects of the Con-
quest gained by those Armies which you have Com-
manded with so much Honour to yourself and the nation
A Conquest too immensely valuable ever to be ceded
to an Enemy whose principal Characteristic is a Per-
fidious abuse of Favours, But, Sir, while so Remark-
able an Event will never Fail to Furnish the most am-
ple Testimonials of your military Accomplishments,
the ingenuous mind must at the same Time receive
a peculiar Satisfaction from the Contemplation of
an other part of your uncommon Character ; we mean
your Humane and Generous Use of Victory the pic-
ture of a Conqueror drawn from the Greatest Exam-
ples Recorded in the Faithfull pages of History tho' it
strikes the soul with a mixture of Admiration and
Terror is seldom expressive of the Benevolent Effec-
tions of the Heart even when the Conquered are
Rather objects of Commiseration than Revenge, hence
it is that your Compassionate Treatment of the Van-
quished Canadians must appear most Singularly ami-
able To Require of a disarmed yet Implacable Foe
whose Inhumanities have deserved the severest
strockes of Vindictive Justice, nothing more than a
quiet Submission to the Gentle Dictates of British
Rule is indeed a Disinterested Virtue and must Con-
vince the attentive World that Britons never Conquer
to enslave. To Conclude ; Sir, that the God of
Armies may Continue to Furnish your head with Wis-
dom, your Breast with Fortitude and your Arm with
Strength that he may Cover you as with a Shield and
make you Terrible to your Enemies in the day of
Battle ; that you may Long live to Enjoy the gracious
Smiles of your Royall Master, the Greatfull acclama-
tions of the British Nation and the peaceful Eulogiums
of an approving Conscience that your name may Be
Remembered With Thankfulness by the Latest Pos-
terity ; and that your unwearied Labours for the
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 760. 527
publick Welfare may meet with their due Rewards
here ; and an unfading Crown of Glory hereafter, are
the Earnest Wishes and Desires of your Excellency's
most obedient humble servants, The Mayor, Aldermen
and Commonalty of the City of New York.
Which was agreed To ; and ordered to be En-
grossed.
The Draft of a Freedom to Be Presented to his
Excellency, was Also Read and is in the Words Fol-
lowing (Vizt.)
City of )
New York, j ^^ "
John Cruger Esqn, Mayor, the Recorder Alder-
men and Assistants of the City of New York in
Common Council Convened : To all To whom these
presents shall come, send Greeting. Whereas the
late Glorious Success of the British Arms in the
Compleat Reduction of the extensive country of Can-
ada to the Obedience of his Majesty, are under God
to be attributed to the Singular Wisdom and Valour
of his Excellency Jeffery Amherst Esqr. Major Gen-
erall and Commander in Chief of All his Majesty's
forces in North America &c : In favour of whose
Distinguished Merit wee are Desirous of Furnishing
the most Ample and publick Testimonials. Wee do
Therefore Under a Gratefull Sense of the many Sig-
nal Services wrought by the said Jeffery Amherst
Esqr. for the British Nation in General, and the North
America Colonies in particular During the P/esent
War with France, hereby present him with the most
hearty and Unfeigned Thanks of the Freedom of this
Corporation, and in Testimony of our Great Esteem
for his person and Merit and With a sincere Desire
of Doing the Highest Honour to this City by the
Addition of so Worthy and Dignified a member, Wee
do entreat him to Accept of and do Accordingly pre-
sent him with the Freedom of this Corporation ;
These are Therefore to Certify and Declare that the
528 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 760.
said Jeffery Amherst Esqr. is By these presents
Admitted Received and Allowed a Freeman and Citi-
zen of the City of New York in the Colony of New
York in North America, To have hold Enjoy and
partake of All and Singular the Benefits Liberties
privilidges freedoms and Immunities Whatsoever
granted or Belonging and of Right Appertaining To
a Freeman and Citizen of the same City ; In Testi-
mony whereof wee the Mayor Aldermen and Com-
monalty of the said City in Common Council Con-
vened at the City Hall of the said City have caused
the Seal of the said City to these presents to be
affixed this Twenty Seventh day of November in the
year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and
Sixty and in the Thirty fourth year of the Reign of
his Majesty George the Second by the Grace of God
of Great Brittain France and Ireland King Defender
of the Faith &c.
And ordered the same to be Handsomely En-
grossed on Parchment and the seal of this Corpora-
tion Affixed thereto to be Enclosed in Gold Box with
the Following Inscription Engraved thereon, to witt,
Illustrissi7H0 Cesare orbem Tenente Brttaninim Geor-
gia Scciuido, Insignia Gallorum Canadensium Domi-
tori Geoderido Amherst Anno MDCCLX Neo-
Eboracc7isis Civitas hei virtutis militaris Tributum
Gratissime Confert,
At a Common Council held November 27th. 1760.
The Engrossed Address to his Excellencey Jeffery
Amherst Esqr., Major Generall and Commander in
Chief of All his majesty's forces in North America &c.
was Read and agreed to and Signed by the members
of this Corporation, and then the whole Board Waited
on his said Excellencey with the said address as also
with the Freedom of this Corporation and seal thereto
annexed, Enclosed in a Gold Box which they Pre-
sented to him, and thereupon his said Excellencey
made the Following Answer (Vizt.)
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 76 1. 529
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the
Antient City of New York.
Gentlemen,
I Return you my most Sincere thanks for the Ad-
dress you have pleased to make me. It Gives me
Very particular pleasure that the success of his Ma-
jesty's Arms in the Reduction of Canada has Contrib-
uted so much to the Happiness of the People on this
Continent, and it is my most hearty Wish that This
City may Reap All the advantages it Can Desire from
this Conquest, and that it may Prosper and Flourish
to the Latest Time,
I am
Gentlemen,
Your most obedient
Humble Servant
Jeff: Amherst.
City Records.
No. 84.
At a Common Council held October 30th. 1761.
This Board having order'd the draft of an address
to his Excellency the Honourable Robert Monckton,
Captain Generall and Governour in Chief in and over
the Colony of New York, and Territories thereon De-
pending in America, Vice Admirall of the same and
Major Generall of his Majesty's forces, to be prepared ;
a Draft was accordingly prepared and Read in the
Words following (Vizt.)
The Humble address of the Mayor, Aldermen, and
Commonalty of his Majesties Antient Corporation
of the City of New York, in Common Councill
Convened.
May it please your Excellency,
We his Majesties most Dutifull and Loyall subjects,
34
530 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 76 1.
the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City
New York, do with great sincerity Beg leave to Co
gratulate your Exceflency upon your Accession to th
Government We Do with the Greatest Gratitude ar
Thankfullness Acknowledge his most Gracious Maje
ties Paternal Care and Effection in Constituting an
appointing over us a Gentleman every way Abu;
dantly Qualifyed to discharge the high Station to whic
you are advanced, and the important Trust Repose
in your Excellency by our most Gracious Sovereig
your Abode with us for some Considerable Time he
furnished your Excellency with many Oppertunitic
of Becoming acquainted with the Civil and Religioi
Constitutions of the people you are to Govern,
favour not often Conferred upon us, and we have n
Reason- to Doubt that a Gentleman of your Excellei
cies abilities, has acquired a Sufficient knowledge i
Both, Permit us. Sir, to Assure you, that your Gallar
Conduct and intrepid Behaviour at the Memorabl
Battle, on the Plains of Abraham at Quebeck, wi
always be Gratefully remembered not only by th
present Generation but also by the Latest posterity
And we beg leave to Assure your Excellency that w
will, not only as a Body Politick and Corporate bi
also in our Respective Stations, Exert ourselves t
Render your Excellencies Administration Easy an
Prosperous among us.
Which being agreed to was ordered to be Er
grossed ;
The Draft of a Freedom to be preferred to his E>
cellency was also Read, and agreed to by this Boar
and is in the words following,
City of )
New Ygrk. [ ^^ '
John Cruger Esqr.. Mayor, and the Recorder, Aide
men and Commonalty of the City of New York, To A
to whom these presents shall Come send Greetinj
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I 76 1. 53 1
Know yee, that we the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen
and Commonalty of the City of New York aforesaid,
Assembled in Common Councill, being Willing to Dem-
onstrate the Great Value and Esteem wee have for
the person of his Excellency the Honourable Robert
Monckton, Captain Generall and Governour in Chief,
of this his Majesty's Province of New York and Terri-
tories thereon depending in America, and Vice-Admi-
rall of the same and Major Generall of his Majesties
Forces, and being Truly sensible of the Great Honour
it will be to this Corporation, to have so worthy a per-
son a member thereof. Ordered that he be presented
with the Freedom of this Corporation With the seal
thereto Inclosed in a Gold Box with the City Arms
Engraved on the Lid thereof ; These are therefore to
Certify and declare that his said Excellency the Hon-
ourable Robert Monckton, is hereby admitted received
and allowed a Freeman and Citizen of the same City.
To have hold Enjoy and partake of All the benefits
Liberties priviledges franchises freedoms and Immuni-
ties Whatsoever Granted or Belonging to the same
City. In testimony whereof the said Mayor Recorder
Aldermen and Commonalty have Caused the seal
of the said City to be hereunto Affixed the Thirty
first day of October in the Second year of the Reign
of our Lord George the Third by the Grace of God
of Great Brittain France and Ireland King defender of
the faith &c. and in the year of our Lord one Thou-
sand seven hundred and sixty one.
Ordered the same be Handsomely Engrossed on
parchment and the seal of this Corporation affixed
thereto to be Enclosed in a Gold Box.
At a Common Council held October 31st. 1761.
The Engrossed Address to his Excellency the Hon-
ourable Robert Monckton, Captain Generall and Gov-
ernour in Chief in and over the Colony of New York
and Territories thereon Depending in America, Vice
532 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 76 1.
Admirall of the same, and Major Generall of his
Majesty's forces was Read and agreed to, and Signed
by the Members of this Corporation and then the
whole Board Waited on his said Excellency, with the
said Address, as Also with the freedom of this Corpo-
ration, and the Seal thereto inclosed, in a Gold Box,
which they presented to him and thereupon his said
Excellency made the following Answer (Vizt.)
Gentlemen,
I have the highest sense of the favourable opinion
you are pleased to express of me in your Address for
which, and your kind Congratulations, I return you
my Unfeigned Thanks, Happy in your Professions to
render my Administration easy and prosperous, I
think it is my Indispensible duty, to give a particular
Attention to the Welfare and Prosperity of this City.
January 13th. 1762. Ordered The Mayor issue his
Warrant to the Treasurer, to pay Mr. Nicholas Roose-
velt, the sum of Twenty four Pounds four Shillings,
for a Gold Box which this Board annexed to the
Freedom of this City lately given to his Excellency
Robert Monckton.
City Records,
No. 85.
A Law relating to making Freemen.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen
and Assistants of the City of New-York, convened in
Common Council, and it is hereby Ordained by the
Authority of the same. That all Persons hereafter to
be made free of this Corporation (who were not born
within this City, or served a regular Apprenticeship of
seven years within the same) shall pay for the Free-
dom thereof as foUoweth, to wit, Every Merchant,
Trader, or Shop-Keeper, the Sum of Five Pounds, of
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 762. 533
current Money of this Colony, including the several
Fees herein aftermentioned ; and every Handicraft
Tradesman, the Sum of Twenty Shillings, of like cur-
rent Money, for the Use of this Corporation, with the
Customary Fees on being made free, That is to say,
Six Shillings to the Mayor, Six Shillings to the Re-
corder, Seven Shillings and Six Pence to the Clerk.
One Shilling to the Cryer and Bell-ringer of the
Mayor s Court ; and that every Person hereafter to be
made Free of this City, that was born, or served an
Apprenticeship within the same, shall pay for being
sworn a Freeman and registred, the Sum of One
Shilling and Six Pence to the Clerk, and Nine
Pence to the Cryer and Bell-ringer of the Mayors
Court.
II. And be it further Ordained by the Authority
aforesaid. That ever)' Person hereafter to be made
Free of this City, shall take the following Oath before
the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and any Four or more of
the Aldermen, (to wit).
Ye do swear. That ye shall be good and true to
Our Sovereign Lord King George the Third, and
to the Heirs of our said Sovereign Lord the King ;
Obeysant and obedient shall ye be to the Mayor and
Ministers of this City, the Franchises and Customs
thereof: Ye shall maintain, and this City keep Harm-
less, in that which in you is : Ye shall be contributing
to all Manner of Charges within this City, as Sum-
mons. Watches, Contributions, Taxes, Tollages, Lot
and Scot, and all other Charges, bearing your Part as
a Freeman ought to do : Ye shall Know of no Gather-
ings, Conventicles, or Conspiracies made against the
King s Peace, but you shall warn the Mayor thereof,
or let it, to your Power. All these Points and Articles
ye shall well and truly Keep, according to the Laws
and Customs of this City, So help you God.
iMWSf Statutes^ Ordinances and Constitutions of the City
of New York, November K^th. 1762. New York, 1763.
534 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 765.
No. 86.
Printed form of Certificate of Freeman, 1765,
Manual of the Common Council for 1852, page
City of
New York ^ ^^•
(l.s.)
By John Cruger, Esq ; Mayor, And the Ald<
of the City of New Yorky To all to whovi these
ents shall come, send Greeting.
WHEREAS Joseph Drake shopkeeper
made Application to be made a Freeman
Citizen of the same City. CTiirSC ate 5ri)CrcfO
certify and declare, that the said Joseph Dral
hereby admitted, received, and allowed, a Fre
and Citizen of the same City; To ^abc^ I^OlTlt
and ]5uJ0|), all the Benefits, Privileges, Franchise!
Immunities whatsoever granted or belonging t
same City. Jn CTcStimonP whereof, the said M
and Aldermen, have hereunto caused the Seal c
said City to be affixed. ^iLiitnfSSg John Cr
Esq ; Mayor, the Twenty fourth Day of Octob
the fifth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign
George the Third, by the Grace of God, of <J
Uritain, Jf ranrr, and trdant, King, Defend
the Faith, &c. and in the Year of our Lord 1761
By Order of the said Mayor
and Aldermen.
Augt. V. Cortlandt. Clk.
No. 87.
At a Common Council held November 14th. 1
M"^ Recorder [Simon Johnson] produced tc
Board the Draft of an Address to his Excellent
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1765. 535
Henry Moore, Baronet, Captain-Generall, and Gov-
ernour in Chief, in and over the Colony of New York
and Territories thereon depending in America, Vice-
Admiral and Chancellor of the Same, Which was Read
and is in the Words following.
To his Excellency Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, Cap-
tain General and Governour in Chief, in and over
the Colony of New York and the Territories
thereon Depending in America, Vice Admiral &
Chancellor of the Same.
The humble Address of the Mayor, Aldermen and
Commonalty of his Majesty's Ancient Corporation of
the City of New York, in Common Council Convened.
May it Please your Excellency,
With Hearts Elate and full of Joy, we Beg Leave
to Congratulate your Excellency on Your Appoint-
ment to the Chief Command of this Colony and the
safe Arrival of Yourself and Family Amongst us.
While we Look Back upon the Administration of
Your immediate Predecessor, General Monckton, Who
Governed this Colony with a Spirit of Dignity Justice
and Tenderness never to Be Forgotten By the people
of this Country, we Esteem it a fresh proof of his
Majesty's paternal Care over us that he was pleased,
Instantly upon his Removal To Berwick, to make pro-
vision for our Loss By delivering the Charge of the
Colony to a Gentleman whose fame Promises us so
happy a Succession.
It is indeed Unfortunate to Your Excellency that
the Colonies in General are now Groaning under the
Burthen of Great Grievances and filled with fearfull
Apprehensions of the Loss of Some of their most Inesti-
mable Privilidges : But it is no Small Alleviation of our
Grief that we Can Assure your Excellency we feel No
Abatement of that Gracious Protection which has so
Gloriously distinguished the Princes of his Majesty's
Illustrious house, and as we do with all undissembled
536 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 765.
sincerity Profess the utmost Devotion and Loyal
to our Royal Sovereign, so it Affords us no Sm;
Pleasure that By Your Accession to the Govemme
We Again have the Prospect that the True State ai
fidelity of his Subjects in this Colony will Be faithful
Represented to the Throne.
Impressed with the most favourable Sentiments <
Your Excellency (whose Arrival at this Critical June
ure was most ardently wished for) we Rejoice in th
Confident Expectation, of the preservation and Estal
lishment of the Publick Peace and Felicity ; And sha
Always Be Ready on our Parts, not only to Contribut
to the maintainance of Good order in this City, But t
the Comfort and Ease of yourself and family.
Signed By order of the Common-Council.
Augustus Van Cortlandt Clk.
City of New York, November 21st. 1765.
And the same Being Approved of By this Board w;
ordered To Be Engrossed and at the same Time tl
Draft of a Freedom to be Preferred to his said Exc^
lency was Also Read and Agreed to By this Board ar
is in the Words following (Vizt.)
City of ) ^g
New York )
John Cruger Esq*". Mayor, and the Aldermen ar
Commonalty of the City of New York : To all 1
Whom these Presents shall Come send Greetin
Know Yee that we the Mayor, Aldermen and Con
monalty of the City of New York aforesaid, Assemble
in Common Council, Being willing to Demonstrate th
Great Value and Esteem we have for the Person of h
Excellency Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, Captain Gener
and Governour in Chief in and over the Province <
New York and the Territories thereon depending i
America, Vice-Admiral and Chancellor of the same, an
Being Fully Sensible of the Great honour it will Be 1
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 765. 537
this Corporation to have so Worthy a Person a Mem-
ber thereof Ordered that he Be Presented with the
Freedom of this Corporation with the seal theretcr En-
closed in a Gold Box, with the City Arms Engraved
on the Lid thereof, These are Therefore to Certify
and Declare that his said Excellency Sir Henry Moore,
Baronet, is hereby Admitted Received and Allowed a
Freeman and Citizen of the said City ; To have hold
Enjoy and Partake of all the Benefitts Liberties Privi-
lidges franchises freedoms and Immunities Whatso-
ever Granted or Belonging to the same City ; In
Testimony Whereof the said Mayor, Aldermen and
Commonalty have Caused the seal of the said City
to be hereunto Affixed the Fourteenth day of Novem-
ber in the Sixth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign
Lord George The Third, By the Grace of God of
Great Britain France and Ireland King, defender of the
faith &c* and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand
seven hundred and Sixty five.
By order of the Common-Council ;
Augustus Van Cortlandt Clk.
Ordered By this Board that the same Be liand-
somly Engrossed on Parchment and the seal of this
Corporation Affixed thereto to be Enclosed in a Gold
Box with the City Arms Engraved thereon.
At a Common Council held November 21st. 1765.
The Engrossed Address to his Excellency Sir
Henry Moore, Baronet, Captain General and Govern-
our in Chief in and Over the Province of New York
and the Territories depending thereon in America, Vice
Admiral and Chancellor of the same, was read and
agreed to And ordered that the same Be Signed By
the Clerk of this Board, and then the whole Board
waited on his said Excellency, with the said Address
as also with the Freedom of this Corporation and the
Seal thereto Annexed in a Gold Box, which they pre-
538 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 766.
sented to him and thereupon his said Excellency mac
the following Answer, (vizt.)
Gentlemen,
I return you my hearty thanks for this Address an
for Your Expressions of Regard for my Self an
Family. It will be no small Satisfaction to me if m
Arrival here can in any shape Contribute to the Pul
lick Peace and Tranquility. Nothing on my part shal
be wanting to Establish them on a Lasting founds
tion ; and from Your Assurances of Duty and Loyalt;
to his Majesty, as well as Readiness to maintain Goo^
Order in this City, I can have no doubt of obtaining s<
desirable an end.
At a Common Council held June 3d. 1766.
Ordered that the Mayor issue his Warrant to th
Treasurer to pay Nicholas Roosevelt Esqr. or ordei
the sum of Thirty Eight pounds Ten Shillings in fu
for Two Gold Boxes, Made for the use of the Coi
poration.
City Recara
No. 88.
At a Common Council held June loth. 1766.
Mr. Mayor informed this Board that William Davi
of this City, Marriner, hath lately delivered to him to h
Presented to this Board the Picture of the RigF
Honourable William Pitt, set in an Elegant and Gei
teel frame, and this Board in order to Demonstrat
the Great Value and Esteem they have for the perso
of so Great a Patriot and Friend to America as the sai
William Pitt, Do hereby in Return for the Compl
ment of the said William Davis, Order that the Fre<
dom of this Corporation be prepared and presented t
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 767-69. 539
him, and that the Clerk prepare one Accordingly and
deliver the same to Mr. Mayor who is desired to Present
it to the said William Davis, with the Thanks of this
Board.
City Records.
No. 90.
At a Common Council held February 20th. 1767.
Jasper Stymets of this City was Sworn a Freeman
of this Corporation, and Ordered to be registered and
the said Jasper Stymets made application to this Board
to be appointed one of the publick measurers of the
said City. Ordered by this Board that he be ap-
pointed to the said Office accordingly, on his first tak-
ing the usual oath for the due execution of the same.
City Records*
No. 91.
At a Common Council held June 3d. 1768.
Ordered that Charles Giles be appointed, and he is
hereby accordingly appointed one of the publick Meas-
urers of this City on his taking the usual Oath for the
due Execution of said Office, and the said Charles
Gyles was at the same time Admitted and Sworn a
Freeman of this Corporation and ordered to be regis-
tred.
City Records.
No. 92.
At a Common Council held August 24th. 1769.
The Petition of Theophilus Hardenbrock and Sun-
dry other House Carpenters in this City, was again
540 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, IJ^JO.
m
Read, setting forth among other things that a Cons
erable Number of Country Carpenters have for Soi
years past Come into this City in the Summer Seas
and Followed their Trade, and in the Fall return aga
to their familys without paying Any Taxes or asse!
ments, to the Great prejudice of your petitioners ai
the impoverishment of their familys, &c.
Ordered that Alderman Blagge, Alderman Gauti<
and Messmes Huggit, Van Varick, Van Wagenen,
the major part of them be a Committee to Confer wi
the petitioners in order to relieve them upon the su
ject of their petition and report the same to this Boa
with all Convenient Speed.
City Recm
No. 89.
At a Common Council held January 19th. 1770.
Whereas it hath been reported to this Board th
one certain William Lisk, of the said City, Carpent<
did yesterday endeavour to Excite and promote
Riot, to demolish a Certain House in the Common
Contiguous to the Work House, the property of th
Corporation, and did at the same time treat the Mayc
in a very Insolent and Contemptuous manner, wt
was then in the Execution of his Office Contrary I
the Oath the said William Lisk, hath taken to presen
the peace of the said City as a Freeman thereof, It
therefore
Ordered by this Board, that upon Service of a Cop
hereof on the said William Lisk, he appear before th
Board on Thursday next at three o'Clock in the afte
noon at the Common Council Chamber, in the Cii
Hall of this City, to shew Cause why he should n(
be disfranchised, for his Conduct aforesaid.
[There is no record of his appearance to answer tl
charge.]
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, \TjO. 54I
No. 93.
At a Common Council held October 27th. 1770.
M' Recorder produced to this Board, the draft of
an address to his Excellency the Right Honourable
John Earl of Dunmore, Captain General & Governour
in Chief in & over the province of New York and the
Territories depending thereon in America, Chancellor
& Vice Admiral of the same in the Words following,
To his Excellency the Right Honourable &c. as above
The humble address of the Mayor, Alderman &
Commonalty of the City of New York in Common
Council Convened.
May it please your Excellency.
The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of this City
Embrace with alacrity, the Earliest opportunity of
Offering to your Lordship, their hearty Congratula-
tions on your appointment to the Chief Command of
this Colony, and your arrival in the Metropolis of
your Government.
Impressed with the warmest Sentiments of Duty and
Loyalty to our gracious Sovereign, We acknowledge
with the Utmost Gratitude this recent and affection-
ate Instance of his Majestys Goodness and paternal
Care, in appointing to preside over us his faithful!
Colony a Nobleman eminently distinguished, by his
Rank and Quality, and whose personal accomplish-
ments afford the most pleasing prospect of an able
and upright administration.
From Expectations so well Grounded, we cannot
doubt of your Excellencys Countenance and protec-
tion in the full and uninterrupted Enjoyment of the
franchises and Immunities Extended by his Majesty's
Royal Predecessors to this his Ancient Corporation,
and with undissembled Sincerity, we beg leave to
assure your Lordship, our best Endeavours shall Con-
542 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I77O.
stantly be Exerted in promoting the true End of all
Government peace order and publick Tranquility,
while we shall neglect no opportunity in Contrib-
uting everything in our power to your Excellencys
Ease, Satisfaction and felicity.
And the same being approved of by this Board, was
ordered to be Engrossed, and at the same time the
draft of a Freedom to be preferred to his said Excel-
lency was also Read and agreed to by this Board, and
is in the words following
City of )
New York j ^^•
By Whitehead Hicks Esq*^ Mayor, and the Alder-
men & Commonalty of the said City. To all to whom
these presents shall Come. Send Greeting Know ye
that we the Mayor Aldermen and Commonalty of the
City of New York aforesaid, assembled in Common
Council, being willing to demonstrate the Great value
and Esteem we have for the person of his Excellency
the Right Honourable John Earl of Dunmore, Cap-
tain General and Governor in Chief in and over the
province of New York and the Territories depending
thereon in America, Chancellor and Vice Admiral of
the same, and being truly sensible of the Great honour
it will be to this Corporation, to have so worthy a
person a Member thereof, Ordered that he be pre-
sented with the Freedom of this Corporation, with the
Seal thereto enclosed in a Golden Box, with the City
Arms Engraved on the Lid thereof : These are there-
fore to Certify and Declare, that his said Excellency
the Right Honourable John Earl of Dunmore, is
hereby admitted, received and allowed a Freeman &
Citizen of the said City. To have and to hold Enjoy
and partake of all the Benefits, Liberties, priviledges,
franchises, freedoms, and Immunities, whatsoever.
Granted or belonging to the same City. In Testi-
mony whereof the said Mayor, Aldermen and Com-
monalty, have Caused the Seal of the said City, to
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I77O-7I. 543
be hereunto affixed the 27*^ day of October, in the
Eleventh year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord
George the third by the Grace of God of Great
Britain France and Ireland King, Defender of the
faith &c. and in the year of our Lord 1770.
Ordered by this Board that the same be handsomly
Engrossed on parchment, and the Seal of this Cor-
poration be affixed thereto to be Enclosed in a Gold
box, with the City Arms Engraved theron.
At a Common Council held November 13th. 1770.
The Engrossed address to his Excellency the Right
Honourable John Earl of Dunmore, Captain General
and Governour in Chief, in and over the province of
New York, and the Territories depending thereon in
America, Chancellor and Vice Admiral of the same,
was Read and agreed to, and ordered that the same
be signed by the Mayor, and the same being signed
accordingly ; this Board did thereupon Wait on his
said Excellency with the said address, and the same
was presented to him by the Recorder, [Thomas
Jones]. Who returned the following Answer (vizt.)
Gentlemen,
I am infinitely obliged to you for this kind address.
I hope to Confirm you in the Good opinion you Con-
ceive of me, by making the Franchises and Immuni-
ties of this Corporation the Objects of my particular
Care and Attention and with your assistance, I am
not under the Least doubt of seeing the most perfect
order and Tranquility Reign throughout this City.
City Records
No. 94.
At a Common Council held July 9th. 1771.
Ordered by this Board, that Mr. Recorder [Thomas
Jones] Do prepare the draft of an Address to his
544 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 77 1.
Excellency William Tryon Esqr., Captain Gen
and Governour in Chief, in and over the Provino
New York, and the Territories depending thereon
America, Chancellor and Vice Admiral of the sa;
and that the Clerk of the Board prepare the Draft
a Freedom of this Corporation to his said Excellen
and prefer the same at their next meeting.
Ordered by this Board, that Alderman Brewer!
and Mr. Mesier, be a Committee to Cause a Gold B
to be prepared against Saturday next, of the Value
twenty pistoles, for Enclosing the City Seal, to
annexed to the Freedom of his said Excellency ^A
liam Tryon, and that the said Committee apply
John Ling, to prepare the same Accordingly.
It is agreed to by this Board, and Ordered, that Jo
Myer illuminate the City Hall, New Goal, Wo
House, and the Ferry House at Nassau Island, at t
Expence of this Corporation, as a Compliment to 1
Excellency Governour Tryon.
At a Common Council held July 15th. 1771.
M' Recorder, Pursuant to an order of the last Coi
mon Council, produced to this Board, the draft of ;
Address to his Excellency William Tryon Esqr., Cs
tain General and Governour in Chief, in and over t
province of New York, and the Territories dependii
thereon in America, Chancellor & Vice Admiral
the same, which being Read, is in the words f
lowing.
To his Excellency William Tryon, (as above)
The humble address of the Mayor, Aldermen ai
Commonalty of the City of New York,
May it please your Excellency,
We, his majestys most dutifull and loyal Subjec
the Mayor, Aldermen & Commonalty of this antie
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, I77I. 545
Corporation, beg leave to present your Excellency,
our warmest Congratulations on your arrival with
your family in this Colony ; and your appointment to
Succeed our late worthy Governor the Earl of Dun-
more, on whom, from a just Estimation of his Ser-
vices, his majesty hath been Graciously pleased
to Confer the Government of his Dominion of
Virginia,
With the most lively Gratitude we receive this
mark of his majestys paternal Goodness in appoint-
ing to preside over this his loyal and faithful Colony,
a Gentleman whose abilities eminently distinguish and
qualify him for the discharge of this important trust,
and whose Irreproachable Conduct in the Government
he lately so honourably filled, is the Strongest presage
of our own publick felicity.
The ardour with which your Excellency as Supreme
magistrate in the Colony, which you lately presided
over, undertook that hazardous though necessary Ser-
vice, in Supporting the Laws of the Country, and the
Quelling a daring Insurrection justly alarming to the
Community, and which if not happily Suppressed,
might have been Attended with Very Dangerous
Consequences, we think reflects great honour upon
your Excellency.
We Cannot leave your Excellency, without entreat-
ing your favourable Countenance and protection of
this Corporation in the full enjoyment of all its fran-
chises and priviledges Granted by his Majesty's Royal
predecessors, nor without Offering our most ardent
wishes, that you may long enjoy the inward and Solid
Satisfaction, ^resulting from an easy, mild, and equit-
able administration, which we shall ever Studiously
endeavour to promote, Confident from the tendency of
your Amiable disposition, that it will prove a Blessing
to the people.
And the same being approved of by this Board, was
ordered to be Engrossed, and at the same time the
draft of a Freedom of this Corporation, to be preferred
35
] 546 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 771.
to his said Excellency was also Read, and agreed t^
by this board, and is the words following,
City of \
New York. ) ^^ '
By Whitehead Hicks Esqr., Mayor, and the
Aldermen and Commonalty of the said City. To al
to whom these presents shall Come, Send Greeting
Know Ye that we, the Mayor, Aldermen and Common-
alty of the City of New York aforesaid assemblec
in Common Council, being Willing to demonstrate
the great Value and Esteem we have for the person oi
his Excellency William Tryon Esq', Captain Genera!
and Governor in Chief, in and over the province oi
New York, and the Territories depending thereor
in America, Chancellor and Vice admiral of the same
and being truly Sensible of the Great honour it will b<
to this Corporation, to have so worthy a person c
Member thereof. Ordered that he be presented with
the Freedom of this Corporation, with the Seal thereto
enclosed in a Golden Box; These are therefore tc
Certify and Declare, that his said Excellency, the saic
William Tryon, is hereby admitted, Received anc
allowed, a Freeman and Citizen of the said City Tc
have and to hold. Enjoy and partake of all the bene
fits Liberties, priviledges, franchises, freedoms, anc
immunities whatsoever, Granted or belonging to the
same City. In Testimony whereof the said Mayoi
Aldermen & Commonalty, have Caused the Seal o
the said City, to be hereunto affixed the [i8th] day o
J-uly, in the Eleventh year of the reign of our Sover
eign Lord George the third, by the Grace of God o
Great Britain France and Ireland King, Defender o
the faith &c. and in the year of our Lord 1771.
Ordered by this board that the same be hansomb
Engrossed on parchment, and the Seal of this Corpc
ration be Affixed thereto, to be Enclosed as afore
said.
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 77 1. 547
At a Common Council held July i8th. 1771.
The Engrossed Address to his Excellency William
Tryon Esqn, Captain General and Governour in Chief,
in and over the Province of New York and the Terri-
tories depending thereon in America, Chancellor and
Vice Admiral of the same, was Read and agreed to,
and ordered that the same be Signed by the Mayor,
and the same was Signed Accordingly. This Board
did thereupon wait on his said Excellency, with the
said Address, and the same was presented to him by
the Recorder, Who returned the following Answer
(vizt.)
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the
City of New York,
Gentlemen,
I receive with Real pleasure your Congratulations
on my Arrival with my Family in this Colony, and
esteem myself happy in being appointed to Succeed
your late worthy Governour in the Command of this
most Respectable province.
I conceived it an indispensable duty in me, to Carry
into Execution those active Measures, I was Called
upon to pursue, in Vindication of the Violated Civil
Rights of a province I had then the honour to pre-
side over. But to receive such honourable Testi-
monies of the necessity of that Service, from the
Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of this antient
Corporation, affords as much Inward satisfaction to
my mind, as it does me publick honor.
Imprest with a proper Sense of my duty, and your
favourable Opinion of my Inclinations, I shall faith-
fully endeavour to promote the publick felicity, of this
Country.
The Corporation of the City of New York, may be
Confident, of every possible Countenance and pro-
tection from me, in all its franchises and priviledges
548 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1771-74.
granted by his Majesty's Royal predecessors, ;
that their Studious endeavours to promote the S
cess of my administration will meet, with all Suita
returns of Respect and Gratitude.
And then this Board presented his said Excellei
with the Freedom of the Corporation.
f
The Certificate of Freedom issued July i8. 17
having been destroyed in the fire at Fort George
duplicate was made, with the following proceedir
of the Corporation.
At a Common Council held February 21st. 1774.
M"^ Mayor produced the draft of an address to 1
Excellency Governor Tryon, which being read is
the Words following,
To his Excellency William Tryon Esqr., Captain Ge
eral and Governor in Chief, in and over the C
ony of New York, and the Territories dependi
thereon in America, Chancellor and Vice Admii
of the same. .
The Humble address of the Mayor, Aldermen ai
Commonalty of the City of New York.
May it please your Excellency,
While we Testify our Gratitude to God for t
Gracious interposition of his Almighty arm in pi
serving your Excellency, and so many Branches
your family, in the late Conflagrations of the Buil
ings in the fort ; it is with a mixture of undissembl
Grief, that we find ourselves Called to the mela
choly Office of Cpndolence on account of your Gre
Losses in the wasting destruction of that memoral
and Perilous hour.
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1774- 549
But Pungent as our Sorrow is, for this Calamity to
your Excellency, it might be Alleviated by the Gener-
ous Sympathy of a province, that has a Just Sense of
the merits of its Ruler, if the approaching minutes of
your departure did not darken the prospect, we had
of a more lasting felicity under your Command.
It becomes us as the Loyal Subjects of a most Gra-
cious Sovereign, to Submit to an act of his pleasure.
Expressly founded upon the Royal approbation of its
Expediency for the publick Utility ; and more Espe-
cially, as you have inspired us with the firmest Con-
fidence in your Zealous Attention whether present or
Absent to the best of Interests of the Colony.
It is Nevertheless with regret, that we are Obliged
to look forward to the parting moment ; for if Integ-
rity and Generosity, Impartiality and Condescension,
prudence and activity, Vigilence and Indepency, in
the Chief majestrate of a Colony, are Sure pledges of
the people, of the Common felicity, we have to depre-
cate your departure, as an Event unfortunate to the
province.
In Testimony of the Affectionate Esteem of a
Grateful City, We beg Sir, your acceptance of this
Box, enclosing an Exemplification of that Instrument
destroyed in the late fire, by which we formerly Gave
you a Title to its freedom and privileges, and which
you once did us the honour to Receive.
And the same being approved of by this board, was
ordered to be Engrossed.
At a Common Council held February 2 2d. 1774.
The Engrossed address to his .Excellency William
Tryon Esq^ Captain General and Governor in Chief,
in and over the province of New York, and the Terri-
tories depending thereon in America, Chancellor and
Vice Admiral of the same, was Read this day and
agreed to, and
Ordered, that the same be Signed by M' Mayor in
55o APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 774-
behalf of this Corporation, and the same was Sigr
accordingly. This Board did thereupon Wait on
said Excellency, with the said Address, and the sa
was presented to him by M"^ Recorder — who Returr
the following answer, (to witt,)
Gentlemen,
I take Very Kindly this Publick Testimony of yc
Congratulations on the providential Deliverance
my family from the Calamitous and Perilous Situati
to which we were Subjected by the late fire; a
Return you my Cordial thanks for your warm and fe
ing Expressions, of Condolence on the Heavy Loss
I Sustained in that Consuming and destructive hoi
The Generous Sympathy of a province may AUevi^
the Burden of my pecuniary Injuries, but the loss
useful papers, and a Collection of everything, th
I have been able to make, thr'o a Series of Ye<
devoted to Business, must be Irreparable lasting.
The favorable Sentiments this City Entertains
the Impartiality and Integrity of my publick Condu
Gives me Great Satisfaction.
I Gratefully accept from the Mayor, Aldermen
Commonalty of the City of New York, this Eai
repossession of a Golden Box, and Exemplification
that Instrument which upon my Arrival in this Go
ernment ; Gave me a Right to the Freedom and pri
leges of a Citizen ; This Honorable mark of D
tinction was pleasing to me at the first presenting
it, but the uniform Civility and Attention of its ]
habitants has Enhanced the Value of the Testimoni
and my warmest Wishes, whither present or absent, v
ever attend this flourishing Commercial American Ci
Wm. Tryon.
Ordered the Mayor Issue his Warrant to the Tre
urer of this City to pay to Otto Parisien, or order, t
sum of ;^32;i8:6, for a Golden Box, by him made,
order of this Board.
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1774- 551
No. 95.
Fort George New York May the 3rd. 1774.
Gentlemen,
In Answer to the Memorial presented to me in
behalf of the Members of the Corporation of this
City, relative to Incompatibility of the Offices of
Alderman & Coroner being held by one & the same
Person, I am to inform you that I have received Mr.
Benjamin Blagge's Resignation of the Office of Coro-
ner, & With the Advice of his Majesty's Council,
Nominated his son John to Succeed him in that Office,
which will superceed the Necessity of My deciding
upon the Legality of the opinions of the Gentlemen
of the Law who have been consulted on that Occasion.
I am Gentlemen
Your most Obedient Servant
Wm. Tryon.
To the WorshipfuU Mayor
& Corporation of New York.
City Records,
No. 96.
At a Common Council held November 14th. 1765.
The Draft of a Freedom to Be Preferred to his Ex-
cellency the honourable Thomais Gage, Major General
and Commander in Chief, of all his Majesty's forces
in North America, was Likewise Read and Agreed to
By this Board and is in the words. following (viz^)
^^^y^f Iss
New York ) ^^•
John Cruger Esqr. Mayor, and the Aldermen and
Commonalty of the City of New York. To all To
Whom these Presents shall Come Send Greeting,
know Yee that wee, the Mayor, Aldermen and Com-
552 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1773-
monalty of the City of New York Aforesaid, Asset
bled in Common Council, Being willing to demonstrai
the Great Value and Esteem we have for the Perse
of his Excellency the honourable Thomas Gage, Majc
General and Commander in Chief of all his Majesty
forces in North America &c : and Being Truly sens
ble of the Great honour it will Be to this Corpon
tion to have so Worthy a Person a Member Thereo
Ordered That he Be Presented with the Freedom c
this Corporation, with the seal thereto, Enclosed in
Gold Box with the City Arms Engraved on the Li<
Thereof ; These are Therefore to Certify and Declar
that his said Excellency The Honourable Thoma
Gage, is hereby Admitted Received and Allowed ;
Freeman and Citizen of the said City ; To have hol<
Enjoy and Partake of all the Benefitts, Liberties, Privi
lidges, franchises, freedoms and Immunities What
soever Granted or Belonging to the same City. Ii
Testimony Whereof the said Mayor, Aldermen an<
Commonalty have Caused the seal of the said City ti
Be hereunto Affixed the Fourteenth Day of Novem
ber in the Sixth year of the Reign of our Sovereigi
Lord George the Third, By the Grace of God o
Great Britain France & Ireland King, Defender o
the faith and so forth, and in the Year of our Lon
one Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty five.
By order of the Common Council
Augustus Van Cortlandt Cllc
Its Ordered By this Board, that the same Be hanc
somly Engrossed on Parchment, and the seal of thi
Corporation Affixed thereto, to be Enclosed in a Gol
Box, with the City Arms Engraved thereon.
At a Common Council May 20th. 1773.
The Mayor communicated to this Board that Gene
ral Gage, intends shortly to leave this province fo
Europe, and that as his conduct had been Generall
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1773. 553
approved of by the Inhabitants of this City, therefore
proposed that this Board should address him and at
the same time, prefer him with the Freedom of this
Corporation, the Seal whereof to be Enclosed in a
Gold Box.
This Board therefore Agreeing in Sentiment with
Mr. Mayor, Ordered that an Address and Freedom
be prepared Accordingly.
At a Common Council held June 4th. 1773.
M"^ Mayor Produced to this Board, the draft of an
address to his Excellency the Honourable Thomas
Gage, Lieutenant General in his Majestys army & Com-
mander in Chief of all his forces in North America,
on his Departure from this Province to Europe, which
was Read, and is in the words following.
To his Excellency the Honourable Thomas Gage,
Lieutenant General in his Majestys Army &
Commander in Chief of his Majestys Forces in
North America.
The Address of the Mayor, Aldermen, & Com-
monalty of the City of New York.
We should do Violence to the Grateful Feelings
of the Citizens of New York, of every Rank, if we
omitted in taking Leave of your Excellency, to Ex-
press their Grief at the Deparature of an Inhabitant,
whose Residence here has done Honour to our City,
and of whose Politeness and Benevolence we have
had Abundant Experience.
It would be painful to you. Sir, and on some joyful
Occasion, it will be more Agreeable to us, to recount
the most Signal Instances of your Favour to this
Community ; permit us nevertheless to remark that
your's was the Arduous Task to command an Army,
in that critical Hour, when the several Branches of
the Empire, rent by unnatural Discords, seemed to
554 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1773*
be upon the point of Dissolving the Union to wi
they owe their Safety their Glory and their ha
ness ; and your's was the Honour to direct in \
Storm, not only with Wisdom and Firmness, but \
that Magnanimity and Prudence, so happily sui
to the Exigencies of the Times, and with that Af
tionate Tenderness to the true Interest of the Pub
which never fails to Add more Lustre to the chara<
of a General, than can be derived from all the sp]
did Exploits of Arms.
In the Name of a City, that has a high and j
Sense of your distinguished Merit, and as a Memo
of the Gratitude, and Affection of its Inhabitants,
beg your Acceptance of this Box, and a Title to
the Rights of a Citizen of New York ; and we m
Ardently beseech the sovereign disposer of hun
Affairs, ever to follow you and your family, with
Smiles of a most indulgent Providence,
And the same being approved of by this board, \
ordered to be Engrossed — and at the same time i
draft of a Freedom to be preferred to his said Ex<
lency was also Read and agreed to by this Board,
Ordered by this Board that the same be handsor
Engrossed on parchment, and the Seal of this Cor]
ration Affixed thereto, to be Enclosed in a Gold I
with the City arms Engraved thereon.
At a Common Council held June 7th. i773-
The Engrossed address to his Excellency the H
ourable Thomas Gage, Lieutenant General in
Majestys Army and Commander in Chief of all
Majestys forces in North America, was Read s
agreed to.
Ordered that the same be Signed by Mr. May
and the same being Signed accordingly this Boa
did thereupon Wait on his said Excellency with
said address, as also with the Freedom of this Cor
ration, the Seal of the said Corporation being Enclo
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 773- 555
in a Gold Box and annexed thereto, which they pre-
sented to his said Excellency, and thereupon his said
Excellency made the following answer (Vizt.)
To the Worshipful the Mayor, Aldermen, & Com-
monalty of the City of New York,
Gentlemen,
Your very kind Address, at this Time of my De-
parture, gives me uncommon pleasure, and merits my
warmest Acknowledgements.
It has ever been my Ambition, as my Study, equally
to promote the Interest of my King, and the welfare
of his Subjects. I cannot therefore fail of being
highly sensible of the honourable Testimony you are
pleased to Give me of your Approbation of my Con-
duct.
I esteem myself highly honoured, by your enroll-
ing my Name in the List of your Citizens and I ac-
cept your present with gratitude, as a Memorial of
your Affections, and as such i shall ever carefully pre-
serve it.
It is my Ardent Wish, that your City may increase
& prosper & that its Inhabitants may continue a flour-
ishing & happy people, to the End of Time.
Ordered the Mayor Issue his Warrant to the Treas-
urer of this City to pay to Otto Parisien, or order, the
Sum of ;^30 : i6, for a Gold Box made by order of this
Board, for Enclosing the City Seal, annexed to the
Freedom, which the Corporation presented to General
Gage this day.
June 17th. 1773. A Warrant issued to Robert Hull
for the sum of Sixty one pounds, ten Shillings and Six
pence, in full of his account, for the Expence of Enter-
taining General Gage.
City Records
4
556 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 773-
No. 97.
At a Common Council held December 2d. 1773,
Be it Ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen and Com
monalty of the City of New York convened in Com
mon Council, and it is hereby ordained by the Author
ity of the same, that the following Laws and Ordinance
of this Corporation be established, published and con
tinned, and remain in full Force and Virtue for on<
Year from and after the Date hereof, viz :
No. 9. A Law relating to Freemen
City Records
No. ID. A Law relating to making Freemen.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen and Com
monalty of the City of New York, convened in Com
mon Council, and it is hereby Ordained by the Author
ity of the same. That all Persons hereafter to be made
free of this Corporation Twho were not born within
this City, or served a regular Apprentice ship of seven
Years within the same) shall pay for the Freedom
thereof as followeth, to wit. Every Merchant, Trader
or Shoi>-Keeper, the Sum of Five Pounds, of cur-
rent Money of this Colony, including the several Fees
herein after-mentioned; and every Handicraft Trades-
man, the Sum of Twenty Shillings, of like current
Money, for the Use of this Corporation, with the cus-
tomary Fees on being made Free. That is to say. Six
Shillings to the Mayor, Seven Shillings and Six Pence
to the Clerk, and One Shilling to the Cryer and Bell-
ringer of the Mayor's Court ; and that every Person
hereafter to be made Free of this City, that was born,
or served Apprentice ship within the same, shall pay
for being sworn a Freeman and registered, and a Certi-
ficate, the Sum of Six-Shillings to the Mayor, Seven
Shillings and Six pence to the Clerk, and One Shilling
to the Cryer and Bell-ringer of the Mayor's Court,
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1774. 557
II. And be it further Ordained by the Authority
aforesaid, That any Person hereafter to be made Free
of this City, shall take the following Oath before the
Mayor, Deputy-Mayor, and any Four or more of the
Aldermen, (to wit.)
Ye do swear. That ye shall be good and true to our
Soverign Lord King George the Third, and to the
Heirs of our said Sovereign Lord the King, obeisant
and obedient shall ye be to the Mayor and Ministers
of this City; the Franchises and Customs thereof: Ye
shall maintain, and this City keep Harmless, in that
which in you is : Ye shall be contributing to all Man-
ner of Charges within this City, as Summons, Watches,
Contributions, Taxes, Tollages, Lot and Scot, and all
other Charges, bearing your Part as a Freeman ought
to do : Ye shall know of no Gatherings, Conventicles,
or Conspiracies made against the King's Peace, but
you shall warn the Mayor thereof, or let it, to your
Power. All these Points and Articles ye shall well
and truly keep, according to the Laws and Customs
of this City. So help you God.
Laws Statutes and Ordinances published December 2d, 1773.
Printed by Hugh Ga/ne^ 1774.
No. 98.
At a Common Council held April 7th. 1774.
Robert R. Livingston, Esqr., Signified to this board
that he had Resigned his Commission of Recorder,
and this Board being willing to demonstrate the
Esteem and Regard they have for him, and a just
Sense of his Merit, agree to Compliment him with
the Freedom of this Corporation,
City Records M
558 APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1854.
ADDENDUM TO FREEMAN, i854.
At half past ten yesterday morning, Aldermen Blunt
Hoffmeyer and Lord, and Councilmen Wild, Seeley and
Hodgekinson, the Joint Committee of the Common
Council appointed to tender to Capt. Robert Creighton,
of the British ship Three Bells, the Freedom of the City,
in accordance with the joint resolutions of the two
Boards to this effect met at the Astor House, where they
were received by Capt. Creighton.
In the presence of a small company assembled, Alder-
man Blunt, Chairman of the Committee, presented Capt.
Creighton with the Freedom of the City in a gold box,
and accompanied th^ presentation by the following
address :
Capt. R-obert Creighton — Sir : I am authorized by the
Corporation of the City of New York to extend to you
the Freedom of the City, together with a gold box as a
testimonial of their regard for you.
I might linger on the thrilling incidents connected
with your fidelity to suffering humanity, from the
moment you discovered the San Francisco until you had
rescued from a watery grave, more than two hundred
distracted beings. I might touchingly allude to your
tears, from day to day, (as witnessed by your sailors,)
because vou could not sooner relieve the unfortunate.
I might speak of the fearful responsibility you assumed
in violating the insurance of your ship and valuable
cargo, by deviating from your specific course — of your
personal perils amid the howling tempest — of the four-
inch stream of water pouring in upon you, which caused
both pumps to be constantly wrought before you dis-
covered the wreck — of the disadvantaofe of four hundred
tons of iron and large quantities of merchandise, in a
ship of unly seven hundred tons burthen, of the loss oi
every sail, before you saw the wreck, save your foresail
and mainsail. I might dwell on these historical truths
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 854. 559
and on your affectionate regard for the rescued ; but I
forbear. All this, and even more, is on every tongue
and uttered around every fireside, and cannot be glori-
fied by me.
The contemplation of the good you have affected, will
ever be a delightful solace to you, and your humanity
will be a precious inheritance to your consanguity. The
wives and children of those whose lives you have pre-
served, will ever love you, and transmit your name to
their farthest posterity. The mariners of every ocean
will strive to imitate your meritorious example. The
noble youth of our country will read of your heroic deeds,
and resolve to cultivate your manly virtues. Little
children already lisp your name in terms of praise*
Tears of gratitude are freely shed for you by either sex ;
and fervent prayers go up to Heaven from the habi-
tations of all this land, that your valuable life may be
long preserved, and that health, happiness and prosper-
ity, may ever be your lot.
And your name will be revered by coming genera-
tions, when every being who beholds the sun of this day
shall be a tenant of the tomb.
To this address Capt. Creighton responded as follows :
Gentlemen : I thank you sincerely for the testimonial
of approbation you have given me in behalf of the Cor-
poration of the City of New York, and I accept it with
pleasurable emotions. I would I were worthier of the
honor which you now bestow, and the other honors
which have been forced upon me during my stay in your
city. In the humble position which I occupied with re-
spect to the survivors of the unfortunate San Francisco^
in whatever I have done I have performed nothing more
than a humanitary duty — a duty which I feel that any
man, animated by the common sympathies of human
nature, would gladly have done under similar circum-
stances. Gentlemen, I renew my thanks to you for the
high honor you have conferred, and I feel that I would
be wanting in gratitude did I not fully reciprocate the
kindly wishes towards the city and citizens of Nfew
56o APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 854.
York, which they have so generously expressed in
behalf.
The box presented was a massive gold one, of ab<
three and a half inches in length, two and a half
breadth at the centre, and an inch and a quarter
height. It was richly ornamented with chaste woi
Inside the cover of the box was engraved the followii
words :
•* Presented to Capt. Robert Creighton, by the Cor
mon Council of the City of New York, with the Fre
dom of the City, for his noble conduct in rescuing tl
lives of the passengers and crew of the steamship Sc
Francisco, which was shipwrecked in the Gulf Strear
while bound from New York to San Francisco, Cal
fornia, January, 1854."
After the presentation, Capt, Creighton, accompanie
by the Committee, entered a carriage, and was conveye
to the Governor's room at the City Hall, where larg
numbers of our citizens had assembled for the purpos
of seeing and congratulating the man who had risked s
much for humanity's sake in saving the survivors of tl:
San Francisco. On the arrival of the carriage Cap
Creighton was greeted with three cheers. He pn
ceeded at once to the Governor's room, and within tl:
space of an hour and a half over three thousand of 01
citizens, including many ladies, shook the gallant captai
warmly by the hand. He was frequently cheered durin
the time. At half past twelve o'clock he returned, i
company with the Committee, to the Astor House,
At five o'clock a select company of gentlemen, most!
members of the Common Council, met at the Ast<
House to partake of a dinner tendered to Capt. Creig]
ton. Councilman Wild presided. After the cloth ha
been removed, Capt. Creighton, Capt. James P.Watkin
and others were toasted and cheered. Among tho*
who spoke were Councilmen Wild, Clancy, and Conove
Aldermen Herrick and Drake, Mr. F. McDonald, t\
consignee of the Three Bells, Mr. Andrews, and other
In the evening in accordance with an invitation e:
APPENDIX TO FREEMEN, 1 854. 56 1
tended by Mr. E. A. Marshall, manager of the Broad-
way Theatre, Capt. Creighton, accompanied by the Com-
mittee of the Common Council, attended the perform-
ance at that popular place of amusement, where a
private box had been fitted up for their reception.
New York Daily Times, Jan, 27, 1854.
Captain Creighton, the gallant commander, left the
port at twelve o'clock yesterday, with the ship Three
Bellsy for Glasgow. As the ship passed down the bay,
she was saluted by a discharge of artillery from Fort
Columbus, at Governor's island.
New York Daily Times, Feb. 21, 1854.
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INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP.
Feb. 9th. 1694-5 ^o J^n- 29th. 1707-8.
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CITTY OF N. YORKE:
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP,
begun February ye 19**" 1694 and ends January ye
29^
1707.
INDEX.
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Pawel
Page
Adderly, William . .
75
Cazall, John . . .
114
Bickley, William Jun""
9
Darkins, Robert . .
21
Bickley, William Sen'
DeKay, Jacob . . .
34
28, 44,
129
David, John . . .
104
Burling, Edward . .
46, I3i>
157
Evertson, Wessell
3
Bawler, William . .
^7
Ellison, John . . .
49
Burger, Pieter . . .
62
Echt, William . .
no
Barbaric, John . . .
70
Bogaert, William . .
91
Farmer, Anthony . 1 7
, 22
Bassett, Michael 92,
148
Faneuil, Benjamin
72
Bussey, James . 123,
128
Gilliard, Christopher .
135
Chaigneau, Peter . .
77
Cooper, Caleb
89
Haywood, William 5i,
109
Crooke, John . . .
47
Hannien, Johannes .
107
Cosens, Barne . . .
84
Hoghlandt, Dirck
126
566 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 694.
Page
Horsewell, William . i5i
Jackson, William . .
47, 66, 136
Kip. Abraham & Jesse 3
Kidd, William ... 5
King, Peter ... 48
King, John .... 98
Latham, Joseph . . 38
Latham, Daniell . 61, 94
Leconte, Francis . . 74
Lucas, Augustus . . 100
Phillips, Samuell
81
Melott, John Peterson
Mills, James . . .
Marston, Nathaniell
n, 13; ii7»
Mersereau, Daniell .
Mason, Robert . .
Matthews, Peter . .
Manton, Phillip . .
Many, John 2 Indent .
Maude, A Negro
woman
Marques, Isaac Rod-
riques
2
6
141
12
29
31
52
64
96
124
Newkirke, Peter . . 15
Nisbett, Robert . 54, 68
Norwood, Benjamin . 138
Penny, William &c. . 64
Ratier, Jacob ... 79
Roberts, Thomas 102, 116
Rolland, John . . 154
Skelton, Robt. . . 16
Splinter, Abraham 24, 140
Spencer, James . . 33
Stoaks, Richard . . 58
Sheppard, John . .
86, 105, 150
Schuyler, Brandt . . 87
SolHce, Joshua . .133
Stephens, John 144 to 148
Swift, Henry . . .153
Trevett, John ... 8
Teneyck, Jacob . . i55
Troop, John . 160, 161
Viele, Cornelius . 19, 42
Van Dam, Rip . . 25
Vanderburgh, Dirck . 42
Vandike, Francis . .
112, 113, 114
Valleau, Stephen . .121
Vilant, David . . .127
Vanderspiegel, Nicho-
las
143
White, Peter . 38 to 41
Waldron, Richard . . 59
Waldron, Rutgert 100, 120
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 694. 567
This Indenture Wittnesseth, that Nicolas Auger Son
of Nicolas Auger of y* Citty of New Yorke Joyner
Aged tenn years or thereabouts with the Consent of
his Parents & also of his own Free & Voluntary
Will in the Presence of Charles Lodwick Esq'* Mayor
of y* said Citty hath put himselfe Apprentice unto
Wessell Evertson of y* Same Citty Cooper & y* Said
Science or Trade of a Cooper which he the Said Wes-
sell Evertson now Useth to be taught & with him
after y* manner of An Apprentice to Dwell and Live
from the day of the Date hereof unto the full End
and Terme of Nine Years from thence next Ensuing
by all which Terme of Nine Years the said Appren-
ticeship the S"* Nicolas Auger well and truely shall
Serve the Comandments of his Master LawfuU &
honest Everywhere he shall Gladly doe no hurte to his
Said Master he Shall not doe or Suffer to be done
The Goods of his Said Master he Shall not Purloyn
waste or Destroy nor them to any body lend att Dice
or any other unlawful! Game he Shall not play
whereby his Master may Incurrany hurte, Matrimony
he Shall not Contract^ Taverns he Shall not frequent,
from y* Service of his Said Master day or Night he
shall not absent himselfe, but in all things as a good
& faithfull Apprentice shall bear and behave himselfe,
towards his Said Master and all his dureing the
Terme aforesaid. And y* Said Wessell Evertson to
Said Apprentice the Science [page 2] or Trade of a
Cooper which he now useth Shall teach & Informe
or Cause to be Taught & Informed the best way y^ he
may or Can & also Shall finde to his Said Apprentice
Apparell meate drinke & bedding & all other Nes-
sessaries meet and Convenient for an Apprentice dur-
ing the Terme Aforesaid & att y* Expiration of ye
Said Terme to finde & Supply his Said Apprentice
with two good & Sufficient Suits of wearing Apparell
from head to foot.
In Wittness whereof the Parties to these Present
Indentures have Interchangeably Sett their hand<%
568 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 695.
& Seals the Nineteenth day of February in th
Sixth year of their Majesties Reign Annoq Dom. 169
his
Nicolas X Auger,
marke
Sealed & Delivered in the Presence of
Charles Lodwick, Mayor.
Will. Sharpas.
Entered the 21th. Feb. 1695.
This Indenture Wittnesseth that I Cornelius Hen
dricks now of y* Citty of New York Labourer doe o
my own proper & Voluntary Accord binde myselfi
Apprentice & Servant unto John Peterson Molet foi
the terme & Space of five years viz^ from y* fifteentl
day of April next In the year of our Lord one thousanc
Six hundred Ninety and Six years untill the fifteentF
day of April which will be in the year of our Lord one
thousand Seaven hundred & one years to Serve the Saic
John Peterson Molet his Heirs Executors Administrators
& Assigns faithfully truely and honestly Dureing the
Space of five Yeares to his trade and mystery of [page
3] being A. Smith and that he shall not absent himselfe
by Night or day from his said Masters Service without
Leave but in all things faithfully and honestly Serve
his said Master indureing the said Terme of years
within y* Precincts of y*" Said Citty & County of New
Yorke as a faithfull Apprentice ought to doe. In Con
sideration whereof the Said John Peterson Molet dott
binde & oblige himselfe his Heirs Executors & Admin-
istrators to teach & Instruct the Said Cornelius Hen-
dricks In the Art trade and Mystery of being a Smitt
within the Terme & Space of y* years above Expressec
& att the End & Expiration of y* aforesaid Years tc
Give the Said Cornelius three pounds Currant Silvei
Money of New Yorke & two New Suits of apparel
one for holy days & the other for working days anc
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 696. 569
also to furnish the Said Cornelius Dureing the time of
his Apprenticeship with meate Drinke Clothing wash-
ing & Lodging as is Convenient and Suitable for an
Apprentice to have.
In Testimony whereof both parties have hereunto
Interchangeably putt their hands And Seals att New
Yorke y*" twentieth day of February & in y* Seaventh
year of y* Reign of William the third over England &c.
King & in the year of our Lord one thousand Six
hundred Ninety and five years.
his
Cornelius X Hendricks.
marke
Signed Sealed & Delivered In the
Presence of Will. Sharpas,
David Vilant.
Citty of New Yorke. Memorandum that on the
twentieth day of February 1695 personally Came before
me William Merrett Esq** Mayor of y* Citty of New
Yorke the within Named Cornelius Hendricks &
acknowledged the within Indenture of Apprenticeship
to be his Voluntary Act & Deed.
Will. Merrett.
Entered ye 23d. July, 1696.
This Indenture made y* twenty third day of July In
y year of our Lord one thousand Six hundred &
Ninety Six Between Bastian Congo a Free Negro man
Aged twenty Seven years or thereabouts of the one
parte & Abraham Kip & Jesse Kip both of the Citty
of New Yorke Merchants of the other Parte Witt-
nesseth [page 4] that the Said Bastian Congo for the
Consideration of the Sum of Seaventeen Pounds fifteen
Shilings of Currant Money of New Yorke to him In
hand paid by the Said Abraham Kip and Jesse Kip
570 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 696.
before y* Ensealing & Delivery hereof the Rec
whereof he doth hereby acknowledge of his Own
and Voluntary Will hath put himselfe Apprentice t
the Said Abraham Kip & Jesse Kip their Heirs .
Assigns and with them the Said Abraham Kip ;
Jesse Kip their Heirs or Assigns or some of them a
the manner of an apprentice or Servant to Dwell i
Serve from y* Day of the Date hereof untill the Eij
teenth day of June next Ensueing he the Said Bast
Congo being to Provide and furnish himselfe w
Clothes and wearing Apparell Dureing the Said Ten
And In Case the Said Abraham & Jesse Kip (att
Request of the Said Bastian Congo Dureing the tim<
his Said apprenticeship) Shall Supply him with Mor
whereby to furnish him with Clothes or other Ness
saries for which he may have occasion that then i
Said Bastian Congo doth Covenant and Agree to c
with the Said Abraham Kip and Jesse Kip their Hi
and assigns that after the Expiration of the Ter
abovesaid he the Said Bastian Conofo after the man
of an Apprentice as aforesaid will Serve them the S
Abraham Kip and Jesse Kip their Heirs and Assij
att the Rate of thirty Shilings Permonth untill by
Said Servitude he Shall fully Satisfie & Content
Same, by all which Terme the Said Servitude c
Apprenticeship the Said Bastian Congo well and tru
Shall Serve the Commandmants of his Said Mast
Lawfull and honest Everywhere he [page 5] SI
gladly doe hurte to his Said Masters he Shall not <
or Suffer to be done. Neither Shall he Purloyn wa
or Destroy their goods or them to Any body lend f
att any time absent himselfe from their Said Ser\
but in all things as a good & faithfull Apprentice
Servant Shall bear & behave himselfe towards his S
Masters and all theirs. Dureing the Terme Afores
They the Said Abraham Kip and Jesse Kip finding
their Said Apprentice meate Drinke and Lodg
Dureinor his S^ Servitude.
In Wittness whereof the Parties to these Pres
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 696. 57 1
Indentures Have Interchangeably Sett their hands &
Seals the day and year first Above written.
his
Bastian X Congo,
marke
Sealed & Delivered In the Presence of
Johannes Vonderheul.
Will. Sharpas.
Citty of New Yorke July 24^ 1696. Then Person-
ally Came before me Brandt Schuyler Esq" one of his
Majesties Justices of the Peace of the Said Citty the
within Named Bastian Congo & Acknowledged the
within Indenture to be his Voluntary Act and Deed.
Brandt Schuyler.
Citty New Yorke.
This Indenture Wittnesseth that Elizabeth Morris
Now att Present of y* Citty of New Yorke Spinster as
well for And In Consideration of her Passage on board
the Barquentine Called the Antegua (Capt William
Kidd late Owner) in the late Voyage from the King-
dom of England to this porte of New Yorke as also
for other good Causes and Considerations her there-
unto Moveing Hath and by these Presents doth binde
her selfe A Servant unto the Said Cap^ William Kidd
and to live with him after the manner of a Servant and
with his Executors Administrators or Assigns for and
[page 6] Dureing the full Terme and Space of four
years to Commence from the fourteenth day of July
last past being the day of her Arrival here from the
Kingdom of England In the Aforesaid Barquentine
And the Said Elizabeth doth hereby Promise and
oblige her selfe Dureing the said Terme faithfully Care-
fully and honestly to Serve the Said William Kidd his
Executors Administrators or Assigns as a good and
honest Servant ought to doe. And dureing which Said
time the Said William Kidd doth hereby binde and
Oblige himselfe his Executors Administrators and as-
572 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1696.
Signs to finde and Provide for her the Said HHzabc
Nessessary and Competent meat Drinke washing* loo
ing and apparell and Imploy her In honest and Cc
venient Labour Dureing the S** Terme and att t
Expiration thereof Shall give unto her Double appar
In Wittness whereof the S^ Parties have hereun
Interchangeably Sett their hands & Seals att Nc
Yorke this Nineteenth day of August In the year
our Lord one thousand Six hundred & Ninety S
Annoq. RRe Will tertii None. Angl. &c., octavo.
her
Elizabeth X Morris,
marke
Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of.
Will. Merrett, Mayor.
Ja : Emott.
- —
[page 7] Recorded for James Mills
Indenture of James Dyre (Son of Major Willia
Dyre, Gent, Deceased) with Express Consent of W
Ham Dyre, his eldest brother, to James Mills, Merchai
from date hereof, for seven years.
Signed in presence of John Clapp, Aug. Graham
October 22d. 1696. Acknowledged before Wi
Merrett, Mayor.
[page 8] Indenture of Richard Bedford, aged 18,
John Trevett, Marriner, for four years from da
hereof.
Signed in presence of Geo. Rescarrich, Will. Sharps
October 24th. 1696. Acknowledged before Robe
Darkins, Justice of y* Peace.
[page 9] Recorded for William Bickley Jun', The thi
tieth day of October, Anno. Dom. 1696.
** This Indenture Wittnesseth that Robert Tomsc
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 697. 573
Aged fifteen years or thereabouts hath bound himselfe
by Indenture to Serve Ellis Lightwood late of New
Yorke Gen' & his Heirs & Assigns After y* manner of
A Servant for the Space & Terme of Eight years, And
Whereas the Said Ellis Lightwood did Committ ye
Said Robert Tomson to the Care of Edward Courte
of New Yorke Aforesaid Vintner to Dispose of as he
Shall See Convenient Now Know Yee that the Said
Robert Tomson for and in Consideration of the Sum of
Pounds Currant Money of New Yorke aforesaid
to him the said Edward Courte in hand paid att &
before y* Ensealing & Delivery of these Presents by
William Bickley of New Yorke Aforesaid Cordwainer
or Ropemaker of his own free and Voluntary will hath
put himselfe Apprentice unto the Said William Bickley
and the Said Science or Trade of a Cordwainer or
Ropemaker which he the Said William Bickley now
Useth to be taught," etc — for seven years from date
hereof.
Signed in presence of John Bosford,
Will. Sharpas,
September 26th, 1696.
Ackowledged before
Will. Merrett.
[page 11] Recorded for Mr. Nathaniel Marston.
Indenture of Ambrose Upton, with Consent of his
Mother, Margaret Langly, to Nathaniell Marston, as
an Apprentice (Occupation not given) for 8 years from
date (January 12th, 1697.)
Signed in Presence of Robert Skelton, Gustavus
Home.
[page 12] Recorded for Daniell Mersereau, y* loth.
day of July, 1697.
Indenture of S.tephen Susso, son of Gabriell Susso,
574 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 697.
With consent of his father, to Daniell Mersereau, Taylor,
for Seven years from date.
his
Signed July 9th. 1697. Stephen X Sussoo, Gabri-
ell his marke
X Sussoo.
marke
In presence of Jno. Basford, Peter Gernais.
Bound before William Merrett Esq" Mayor &c.
Marginal Note. — 1697, October 21* this day the
said Daniel Mercerau & Stephen Susso Came into the
office & desired this Indenture of Apprenticeship &
Every Article therein Contained to be Cancelled &
made Null & Voide.
Will. Sharpas, Clerk.
Note. — ^This indenture provides that the master shall,
in addition to other matters, cause the apprentice to be
instructed in '* Reading and writing if the Same Shall
be obtained in the Terme of Two Years."
Recorded for Nathaniel Marston, ye 24th. day of
August, 1697.
[page 13] This Indenture Wittnesseth that Nathaniel
Lynus by and with the Consent of his Parents hath put
himselfe and by these Presents doth Voluntarily and of
his own free will and Accord put himselfe Apprentice
to Nathaniel "Marston of New Yorke Barber to learn
his Art Trade or Mystery and after the manner of An
Apprentice to Serve from y* Date hereof till the full
Terme of Seaven Years be Compleat and Ended Dur-
ing all which Terme the Said Apprentice his Said
Master Nathaniel Marston and Mistriss Margarett Mar-
ston faithfully Shall Serve his Secretts keep his LawfuU
Commands Gladly Everywhere obey he Shall do no
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1697. 575
Damage to his Said Master Nor See it to be done by
others without letting or Giving Notice thereof to his
Said Master he Shall not waste his Said Masters goods
nor lend them Unlawfully to Any he Shall not Committ
Fornication Nor Contract Matrimony within the Said
Terme ; Att Cards Dice or any other unlawfuU Game
he shall not play whereby his Said Master may have
Damage with his own goods Nor the Goods of others
During the Said Terme without Lycense from his Said
Master he Shall Neither buy nor Sell he Shall not
absent himselfe Day nor Night from his Masters Ser-
vice without his Leave. Nor haunt Ale houses Tav-
erns or Playhouses but in all things as a faithfull
Apprentice he shall behave himselfe towards his Said
Master and all his During the Said Terme. And the
said Master his Said Apprentice in the Same Art which
he Useth by the best means that he Can Shall teach or
Cause to be taught and Instructed finding unto him
meat Drinke, Apparell Lodging and washing fitting
for an Apprentice During the Said Terme. And for
the true Performance of all and Every of the Said Cov-
enants and Agreements Either of the Said Parties
binde themselves unto the other.
In Wittness whereof they have Interchangeably put
their hands and Seals this Nineteenth day of August in
the Ninth Year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord
William the third by the Grace of God King of Eng-
land Scotland France and Ireland &c : Annoq Dom.
1697.
Nathaniel Lynus
Signed Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of us
William White.
the marke of x Damascus White,
Jno. Basford.
The above Named Nathaniel Lynus was bound
before me the Day and Year last Abovesaid.
576 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 697.
[page 1 5] Recorded for Peter Newkirke, the i6th,
of October, Anno. Dom. 1697.
Indenture of Helie Cocq to Peter Newkirke, Si
maker, for seven years from date.
Signed in presence of, Thomas Burroughs, D. J
treau.
September 23d. 1697. Acknowledged before Ro
Darkins, Justice of the Peace.
[page 16] Recorded for Robert Skelton, Taylor,
1 8th. day of November, 1697.
Indenture of Richard Rey, son of John Rey, ^
consent of Gustavus Home, his father in law, to R
ert Skelton, Taylor, for six years from date.
Signed, December 4th, 1696. Richard Ray
In presence of Robert Hawkins, Gustavus Ho;
Wm Huddleston.
Acknowledged, November i8th, 1697. before
Will. Merrett, Mayoi
[page 1 7] Recorded for Anthony Farmer, the 9th.
of December. 1697.
This Indenture Wittnesseth that Walter Hop
Aged thirteen Years or thereabouts by & with
Consent of John Edmiston Commander of the Pri
Elizabeth of Barvvick upon Tweed Now Riding in
Harbour of New Yorke to whose Charge he was
his Parents Committed hath for and in Consideratioi
the Sum of thirteen pounds Curr' Money of New Y
to him the said John Edmiston in hand paid att :
before the Ensealing and Delivery of these Presents
Daniell Plowman Commander of the Sloop Ann r
Riding in the Harbour aforesaid as well as of his c
free and Voluntary will put himselfe Apprentice u
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 698. 577
r
the said Daniell Plowman, etc. " the said Apprentice or
Servant " to serve for seven years from date.
Signed, May 19th, 1693. Walter Hoper, John
Edmeston.
In the presence of Matthew Plowman, Will. Sharpas.
New Yorke ye 22d. of May, 1693.
Memorandum, then Appeared before me Abraham
D : Peyster Esq' Mayor of the Citty of New Yorke the
above written John Edmeston and Walter Hopper and
Acknowledged the Above written Indenture to be their
A/oluntary Act and Deed to the use Above Mentioned.
A : D : Peyster, Mayor.
I underwritten doe Acknowledge to have made Over
a boy by Name Walter Hooper Unto Mr. Anthony
Farmer for y^ Sum of thirteen pound in hand Received
as Witness my hand this twenty sixth day of May one
thousand Six hundred Ninety three.
Dan : Plowman.
Witness Math. Plowman, Tho* Coker.
[page 19] Recorded for Mr. Cornelius Viele, y* 12th.
day of August, Anno. Dom. 1698.
Indenture of Lewis Peeck, son of Jacob Peeck of Scha-
nectade, yeoman, to Cornelius Viele, Chirurgeon, for
four years from June i6th. 1698.
Dated June i6th. 1698. Signed in presence of Dau-
see Arkins, G. Bonnin.
Acknowledged August 9th. 1698, before Will. Merrett.
[page 21] Recorded for Capt. Robert Darkins, y* 17th.
day of August, Anno. 1698.
Indenture of Arnold Crooke, son of John Crooke,
37
578 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 698.
Cooper, to Capt. Robert Darkins, Marriner, for four
years from date, August 17th. 1698.
Signed in presence of, J no. Crooke, John Sheappard,
Jos. Cealis, John Rodman Jr.
Acknowledged before Will. Merrett, Mayor
[page 22] Recorded for Mr. Anthony Farmer, y* i7tL
day of December, Anno. Dom. 1698.
Indenture, dated May i5th. 1693, of Frances Cham-
pion, daughter of Frances Champion, with consent of
Mother, to Anthony Farmer and Elizabeth Farmer, his
wife, as an apprentice and servant, for nine years from
date. Said Master and Mistress in addition to other
Matters *• to Instruct the said Frances to Reade and to
teach and Instruct her in Spining, Sewing, Knitting or
any other manner of housewifery " etc.
Signed in the presence of Frances Champion, Jno.
Eldridge, Jno. Basford.
Acknowledged, December 17th. 1698, before
Jacobus V : Cortlandt, Esq^ Alderman.
[page 24] Recorded for Abraham Splinter, the third
day of January, Anno. Dom. 1698.
Indenture of William Evans, aged 14 years, to Abra-
ham Splinter, Cordwainor, Tanner and Currier, for five
and a half years from date.
Signed in presence of [No Names entered.]
January 2d. 1698.
To which is added.
Memorandum that the said Abraham Splinter at the
Expiration of the Above Apprenticeship is to finde and
Provide to the Said William Evans two New Suits of
Apparell one of Broad Cloath & one of Stuffer Searge
Six Shirts Six Neckcloaths three paire of Stockings two
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1699. 579
pair of Shoes & two hatts and to allow y* Said Appren-
tice Convenient time to learn to write and Read and to
Cypher as far as the Rule of three
William Evens.
Jacobus Van Cortlandt, Alderman. Will. Sharpas.
[page 25] Recorded for Mr. Rip Van Dam, the twenty
Ninth day of April, Anno. 1699.
Indenture of John Reade, son of Lawrence Reade,
Merchant, with consent of his father to Rip Van Dam,
Merchant, for seven years from March 25th. 1699. Con-
tains the usual provisions with the following added :
** And the Said Rip Van Dam doth Covenant prom-
ise and Agree to and with the Said John Reade that
Dureing the last Year of the above Mentioned Appren-
ticeship the Said Rip Van Dam Shall Occupy & Imploy
the Said Apprentice in business and Matters of Mer-
chandize in parts beyond the Seas and att the Expira-
tion of the Said Apprenticeship Shall pay or Cause to
be [paid] unto his Said Apprentice the Sum of twenty
five pounds Currant Money of New Yorke in Consider-
ation of his Said Service. And it is further Covenanted
between y^ parties Aforesaid that in Case itt Should
Soe happen that y* Said Rip Van Dam Should dye
Dureing the Said Apprenticeship the Said Apprentice is
to Serve & Assist the Widow of the Said Rip Van
Dam for y"" Terme of Six Months after the Decease of
the Said Rip Van Dam in the Said Art, Trade or Mys-
tery of Merchandize (Provided his Apprenticeship in all
exceed not the Terme of Seaven Years) And then
these Indentures to be Utterly Voide & of None Effect
Any thing before Mentioned to y^ Contrary Notwith-
standing."
Signed, April 29th. 1699, John Reade, Lawrence
Reade.
In the presence of Will. Morris, Tho: Howarden,
Will. Sharpas.
580 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 699.
Mem that y* day & Year last within written the
within Named John Reade personally Appeared before
me Thomas Wenham Esq" one of the Aldermen of the
Citty of New Yorke & Acknowledged y^ within written
Indenture to be his Voluntary Act & Deed & also att
tht Same time the within Named Lawrence Reade
Acknowledged y^ he Did the Same with his Consent &
Good Liking.
Tho : Wenham.
[page 28] Recorded for William Bickley, y* 17th. day
of July, Anno. Dom. 1699.
Indenture of Thomas Lance, with Consent of his
mother, to William Bickley, SenS Shop keeper, and
Susannah, his wife, for five years from date, with the
usual conditions, and
** Itt is further agreed unto by and between the S^
parties that in Case of the Decease of the S"" William
Bickley within the time Above Limited the S** William
Bickley Shall Assign and make Over the Reversion of
his time on the S"^ Lance unto no Other man but unto
his Son Abraham Bickley."
Signed May 2 2d. 1699, in the presence of John Rod-
man, John Dewilde, William Bickley Junr.
Acknowledged May 23d, 1699, before Steven V:
Cortlandt, Justice of the Supreme Court.
[page 29] Recorded for Robt. Mason, July 17th. 1699.
Indenture of John Macgregory, aged 12 years with
consent of his relations, to Robert Mason, Cordwainer,
for seven years from date.
Signed May 6th. 1699, in the presence of. Jacob
Swan, Will Sharpas.
Acknowledged same day by John Macgregory and
by his sister Katherine Evans, his nearest relation to be
by her Consent, before J. V : Cortlandt.
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 699. 58 1
To which is added, Mem. that the Said Robert Mason
Shall teach the S"" apprentice to Read and write.
[page 31] Recorded for Capt. Peter Matthews, the 17th.
day of July, Anno. Dom. 1699.
Indenture of Sarah Baker, Daughter of Marietta
Damean, a free Indian Woman, with the Consent of her
Mother, to Capt. Peter Matthews Gent, & Bridgett, his
wife, as a Servant for seven years from date, with usual
covenants.
**And also shall teach or Cause to be taught &
Instructed the Said Apprentice to Read the English
tongue and to worke plain worke And att the Expira-
tion of. the S** Terme to Give and Supply to their Said
Apprentice two good Suits of Apparell. Provided all-
ways that the Said Apprentice Shall not be Obliged to
her Apprenticeship or any parte thereof out of the
Province of New Yorke without the Consent of her S""
Mother. Any thing Above Mentioned to the Contrary
Notwithstanding.
Signed &c. May 5th. 1699.
her
Sarah X Baker
marke
her
Marietta X Damean
marke
In the presence of K. V. Renslaer, Will Sharpas.
Acknowledged before Jacobus V : Cortlandt Esq^
Alderman.
[page 33] Recorded for James Spence, Marriner, the
4th. day of December, Anno. 1699.
Indenture of William Willson, son of Ann Boing to
James Spencer, Marriner, for 8 years from November
20th. 1699, with usual conditions. Also that the Mas-
582 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1699,
ter '* Att the Expiration of the S"" Terme Shall Give or
Cause to be Given unto his Said Apprentice two New
Suits of Apparell both of Lining & wooling & One
Quadrant and Calendar & Forestaff and Epitome,"
Signed November 20th. 1699, ^^ th^ presence of
Thomas Carroll, Tho. Adams.
Acknowledged by Willson, and consented to by his
mother, November 24th. 1699, before J. V. Cortlandt.
[page 34] Recorded for Mr. Jacob Dekey, the 4th. day
of December, 1699.
Indenture of Richard Buckmaster, aged 14 years.
with consent of his parents, to Jacob Dekey, Baker
and Bolter, for six years from date. Usual form.
Signed September 7th. 1699. by Richard Buckmas-
ter, Elizabeth Buckmaster.
In the presence of Rich"^ Willett, Will. Sharpas.
Acknowledged before J. V. Cortlandt.
[page 36] Recorded for Joseph Latham & Jane his
wife, y"" 4th. December Anno. Dom. 1699.
Indenture of Hannah Buckmaster, aged 12 years,
with the consent of her Mother, to Joseph Latham,
Shipwright, and Jane, his wife, Seamstriss and Manto
Maker, for five years from date. Said Hannah to be
taught *' to make Mantos, Pettycoats, Sew and marke
plain worke " etc, With usual Conditions and proviso
that in case of the death of Jane Latham these Indent-
ures shall be void.
Signed October 9th. 1699, by Hannah Buckmaster,
Eliz^ Baldrydg.
In the presence of, Eh'zabeth Farmer, Will. Sharpas.
Acknowled before J. V. Cortlandt.
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 699. 583
[page 38] Recorded for Peter White, y* 4th. day of
December, Anno. Dom. 1699.
Indenture of Mary Buckmaster, aged 13 years, with
tlie Consent of her Mother, to Peter White, Joyner, and
Catherine, his wife, Taylor woman, for four years from
date, With usual conditions and proviso that in case
of the death of Catherine White these Indentures shall
be null and void.
Signed October 9th. 1699, by Mary Buckmaster, Eliz*
Baldrydg.
In the presence of, Adam Baldrydg, Margrette Dun-
can.
Acknowledged before J. V. Cortlandt.
[page 39] Recorded y^4th. of December, 1699, for Peter
White.
This Indenture made ye Ninth day of January 1699,
Between Peter White, of New Yorke Joyner. of the
One parte and Susannah Hochins, of Cove Neck in the
Bounds of Hempstead, on the Island of Nassau, on the
Other parte Witnesseth Viz', that the Said Susannah
Hochins, doth by these presents put and binde her Son
Thomas Hochins, now of the age of thirteen Years amd
a halfe, An Apprentice to the Aforesaid Peter White
his Heirs or Assigns," etc. for Seven and a half years
from date, with usual Covenants, also that the Master
shall teach Thomas to write and read English and
shall on the Expiration of the Apprenticeship give him
'* two Suits of Apparell & a Sett of Tools.
Signed, by Tho. Hutchins, Susannah Hutchins, P.
White.
In the presence of Tho. Hicks, Isack Hicks, Mary
Hicks.
Acknowledged October 24th. 1699, before Brandt
Schuyler.
584 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 70C.
[page 41] Recorded for Mr Dirck Vanderburg-h, Brick-
layer.
Indenture of Michael Jaenson, son of John Mynder-
son, late of the Citty of New Yorke, to Dirck Vander-
burgh, bricklayer for 4 years from January ist. 1695,
with the consent of his Overseers. Usual form.
Signed January 4th. 1695. Michael Jaenson.
In the presence of. John Markeneer, Phillip Schuyler,
Daniel Butts.
To which is added the following :
** New Yorke first day of March — ??
1700
Then appeared before me Brandt Schuyler Esq^
Alderman of the citty of New Yorke, the within par-
tyes Dirck Vanderburgh of Same place bricklayer, and
Michael Jaenson his apprentice, and the S"* Dirck did
acknowledg and confesse that the S^ Michael had
well truly and faithfully Served the complete time of
apprentiship with him lett him be registred.
Brandt Schuyler.
[page 42] Recorded for Cornelius Viele,y* 19th. day of
March Anno. Dom. — —
1700
Jndenture of Gerrett Strudle alias Tompson, son of
Gabriel Strudle alias Tompson, Inholder, with the con-
sent of his father, to Cornells, Viele Chirurgeon, for five
years from date hereof. In usual form except that the
Master is only bound to feed and lodge the appren-
tice and teach him his trade.
Signed, March 17th. 1699. Gerrett Striddle.
In the presence of Gabriel Tamson, Wm. Huddleston.
'' Att a Courte of Record held att the Citty Hall of
y^ Said Citty on Tuesday the 19th. day of March — z2
1700
The Within Indenture was Acknowledged in Open
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I7OO. 585
Courte by the within Named Gerrett Striddells, as his
Voluntary Act and Deed. D. Provoost, Mayor.
[page 44] Recorded for William Bickley, the 25th. day
of March, 1700.
Indenture of Thomas Richardson, with the consent
of his late Master Roger Baker, to William Bickley,
Shop keeper and Susannah his wife, their Heirs, Exec-
utors, etc, for five years from date» with usual condi-
tions, and further agreed that the said Thomas shall be
employed ** in the works of Husbandry On a Farme and
in Any Other Affairs that they or Either of them Shall
think fitting to Imploy him about or their Occasions
Shall at Any time Require *' etc.
Signed, March 19th. 1700, by Thomas Richardson.
In the presence of George Davison, Thomas Dyer,
Henry Coleman.
Acknowledged before Stephen Van Cortlandt, Justice
of the Supreme Court.
[page 46] Recorded for Edward Burling, the first day
of June, Anno. Dom. 1700.
Indenture of Thomas Sutton, aged 18 years, to
Edward Burling, Carpenter, for three years from date,
with usual conditions *' And att y* Expiration of the
Terme Shall Give to his Said Apprentice a good S^tt
of Carpenters Tools & Shall learn him to write Read &
Cypher."
Signed May 24th. 1700, Thomas Suton.
In the presence of Jeremiah Tothill, Ebenezer Willson.
Acknowledged before D. Provoost, Mayor.
[page 47] Recorded for William Jackson, the 5th. day
of July, Anno. Dom. 1700.
This Indenture made the first day of October in the
Year of Our Lord One thousand Six hundred & Ninety
Eight Between William Jackson of the Citty of New
586 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 7OO.
York Cordwainer on the One parte and John Dunlop
of the Same Citty on the Other parte. Witnesseth
that the Said John Dunlop of his Own Vohmtary Will
and Consent hath put and bounde himselfe an Appren-
tice to the Said William Jackson and Hannah his wife
their Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns from
the day of the Date hereof the Space of five Years fully
to be Compleated and Ended During which Terme and
time the Said John Dunlop his Said Master and Mis-
triss well and faithfully Shall Serve their Secrets Shall
keep their Commands Lawfull and honest Every where
Shall Readily and Cheerfully Obey he Shall not waste
or Imbezle the goods of his Said Master nor lend them
to Any [one] without leave, from his Said Master, he
Shall not Absent himselfe from his Masters Service by
day or Night without leave Askt & Granted from his
Said Master but as a faithfull Apprentice Shall he behave
himselfe towards his Said Master and Mistriss and the
Said William Jackson his Master Shall teach and Instruct
or Cause to be taught and Instructed his Said Appren-
tice in the best Method he Can in the Art or Trade
which he professeth finding his Said Apprentice meat
Drinke Washinor and lodorincr and Cloathinof fitt for an
Apprentice and likewise his winters Schooling And
Upon his faithfull Service And att the Expiration of his
time Shall Receive two Suits of Cloathing One Suite to
worke in the Other for Sundays.
In Witness whereof the Said Parties have Inter-
changeably sett their hands & Seals this first October
Anno. Domini. 1698. John Dunlap.
Signed Sealed Delivered in the presence of
Robert Masson,
Nathaniell Haire.
New York June y*^ 24th. 1 700. Acknowledged before
me D. Provoost, Mayor.
[page 48] Recorded for Mr. Peter King, the 23d.
day of August, Anno. Dom. 1700.
This indenture made y*^ tenth day of July In y^ twelfth
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 7OO. 587
Year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord William King
of England &c : Annog : Dom. 1 700 Between Ann
Indian Woman & Tom Indian Boy of the one parte
and Peter King of the Citty and County of New Yorke
Inholder of the Other parte. Witnesseth that the said
Ann Indian Woman And Tom Indian Boy & her Son
of her and his free Will [and] Accord before David Pro-
voost Esq"^ MayorW the Citty of New Yorke hath by
these presents put and binde themselves Servants to
the said Peter King and Elizabeth his wife to Serve
them or their Assigns for the Space of Seaven Years
Next Ensueing the Date hereof She the Said Ann
Indian Woman And the Said Tom Indian Boy for the
Space of twenty one Years Next Ensueing the Date
hereof fully to be Compleat & Ended by each of them
for their Terme of Seaven Years and twenty One in all
which Terme their Said Master and Mistriss & all his
faithfully Shall Serve in all Such Lawfull Imploy and
Service as from time to time Durin^f the Said Terme
their Said Master and Mistriss Shall Sett them about
According to the Laws and Customs of this Province.
All the Children that Shall be borne of the body of his
Said Servant Ann During y*^ Said Terme Shall Serve
the Terme of twenty cne years unto the Said Peter
King his Heirs and Assigns well and truely Shall Serve
And the Said Master or his Assigns During the Said
Terme. Shall finde and Provide Unto the Said Servant
Sufficient Meat Drinke Apparell & Lodging fitting
for Such Servants and for y*^ true performance of all
and Every the Said Covenants and Agreements Either
of the Said parties binde themselves Unto the Other
by these presents, In Witness whereof they have Inter-
changeably put their hands & Seals the day and Year
first Above written &c :
the 4- Marke of An Indian Woman.
the D Marke ofThom the Son of the Abovesaid woman.
Signed Sealed & Delivered in the presence of Joseph
Bueno, Tho : Adams.
588 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I700,
New Yorke July y* loth. 1700, then appeared before
me David Provoost Esq***, Mayor for the Citty &
County of New Yorke, the within Named & bounden
Ann Indian woman & Acknowledge this within Instru-
ment to be her Voluntary Act & Deed and to Serve the
within named Peter King or his Assigns for y® Space of
Seaven Years from the day & the Date hereof also Thorn
her Son to Serve the Said King in Manner and forme as
abovesaid for Space of twenty and one Years & then to
be Sett att his Liberty &c.
D. Provoost, Mayor.
[page 49] Recorded for Mr. John Ellison the fourth
day of September Anno Dom. 1700.
Indenture of Edward Attrell Son of Edward Attrell,
Cutler, to John Ellison, Joyner, for twelve years and
five months from date. Usual form.
Signed July 9th. 1692 by Edward Atrell.
In the presence of William Williams, John Finey,
Luycas Schouten.
Acknowledged September 4th. 1700. Brandt Schuy-
ler, Alderman.
[page 5i] Recorded for William Haywood the 14th.
day of September Anno Dom. 1700.
Indenture, dated February 21st. 1695, of John Birch,
Son of Thomas Birch, lately of the Island of St. Helena,
deceased, with the consent of his mother, the wife of
Israel Hayles, Corporal on the said Island of St. Helena,
to William Haywood, Carpenter or Ship Right, of the
Ship Katherine of New York, for 7 years from date.
Usual form.
Signed by John Birch
In the presence of, James Rider, Jasper Ene, John
Vernon Secret.
Acknowledged Sept. 14th. 1700, before Brandt Schuy-
ler, Alderman.
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 7OO. 589
[page 52] Recorded for Phillip Manton the 30th. day of
Sep'' 1700.
Indenture of John Home, aged 14 years, son of
Sarah Home, Widdow, with consent of his mother, to
Phillip Manton, Wheel Wright, for 6 years from date,
Usual form, John Home to be taught to '* Read and
Write perfectly the English Tongue/'
Signed Sept. 30th. 1700, by John Home.
In the presence of Brandt Schuyler, Alderman Will.
Sharpas.
With following clause at end.
•* Memorandum the Said Phillip Manton is to Give
his Apprentice tools to worke with that are Nessessary
att the Expiration of the Said Terme."
[page 54] Recorded for Robert Nisbett and William
Penny the i6th. day of October 1700.
This Indenture Witnesseth that Richard Burch aged
fifteen Years or thereabouts of his Own free and Volun-
tary Will as well as by and with the Consent of his
Mother Margery Hails Now Resident within the Citty
of New Yorke before me Jacobus V. Cortlandt Esq'®
one of the Aldermen of the Said Citty hath put him-
selfe Apprentice Unto Robert Nisbett and William
Penny of the Same place Taylors * * or the Survivor
of them, etc for 7 years from August 12th. 1700. Usual
conditions.
Signed August 26th. 1700, by Richard Burch,
Margery Hales.
In the presence of Robert Mason, Will Sharpas.
Acknowledged before J. V. Cortlandt.
[page 55] Recorded for William Haywood the twenty
Seaventh day of Nov^*" 1 700.
Indenture of John Clarke, aged 17 years, with con-
590 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I7OI.
sent of his^ mother, Dorothy Clarke, of Staten Islar
Widdow, to William Haywood, Shipwright for four yes
from March ist. 1701. Usual form.
Signed Nov. 26th. 1700 by John Clarke.
In the presence of Joseph Arrowsmith, Will Sharp?
Acknowledged before Nicolaes Rosevelt, Justice.
[page 57] Recorded for William Bawler y*' 8th. day
January Anno Dom. 1700.
Indenture of Stephen Carter to William Bawlc
Brewer, for four years from date. Usual conditior
The Master ** also shall allow his Said Apprentice Rig
pounds Currt Money of New Yorke for and towan
Cloathing him Yearly During the Said Terme."
Signed Dec. 2^ 1700, by Stephen Carter.
In the presence of John Hutchins, Wm. Huddlesto
Acknowledged January 7th. 1700 before J. V. Cor
landt, Justice.
[page 58] Recorded for Mr. Richard Stoaks the 8t
day of January Anno Dom. 1700.
Indenture of Mary Moore, aged 1 1 years with coi
sent of her father and mother as apprentice to Richai
Stoaks and Margarett his wife, for four years from dat
Usual form. Said apprentice to be taught '* to Se
Plaine worke and Read the English Tongue.'
Signed December nth. 1700 by Mary Moore.
In the presence of John Moore, Will Sharpas.
Acknowledged before J. V. Cortlandt.
[page 59] Recorded for Richard Waldron the 23
day of January Anno Dom 1700
Indenture of Thomas Norton, son of Thomas Norto
Deceased, with the consent of his friends, to Richa
Waldron, Blockmaker and Turner, for four years fro
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I70I. 59I
January 20th. 1700. Usual conditions. Said apprentice
to have one quartei of a year's Schooling.
Signed January 20th. 1700 by Thomas Norton.
In the presence of Will. Gait, Tho: Adams.
Acknowledged January 23d. 1700 before J. V. Cort-
landt, Justice.
[page 61] Recorded for Mr. Daniell Latham Ship-
wright y*" 14th. day of February Anno Dom. 1700.
Indenture of James Walton, to Daniell Latham, Ship-
wright, for five years and eight months from date.
Usual form. Apprentice to be instructed *'in reading
and writing a good hand.'*
Signed February 15th. 1700 by James Walton.
In the presence of William Walton, Richard Crego,
J no. Basford.
Acknowledged February i5th. 1700 before Jacobus
V. Cortlandt, Alderman.
With proviso added that ** the Said Master is to Give
unto his Said apprentice one adds and One Axe one
Maule and one Saw."
[page 62] Recorded for Peter Burger, the 17th. day of
June Anno Dom. 1701.
This Indenture made in New Yorke the nth. day of
June 1 701 Wittnesseth that 1 William Pemberton, father
in Law of Jonah Thomasson, being ten years of age, have
made him A Prentice unto Pieter Burger for the time
of Eight Years beginning the first of May 1701 and
Ending the first of May 1709 in which time the Said
Master promiseth to Learn to his Prentice the Coopers
Trade for as much the Said Jonas Shall be able to per-
ceive and to Maintain the Said Jonas with Cloths Vic-
tualls Sewing washing and what he more Shall want
and he Shall have Liberty to goe Six winters in the
Night School that is to Say three Months in Every
winter upon the Charge of his Master and att the Ex-
592 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I7OI.
piration of the time above S^ promiseth the Master to
Give to Jonas a Sundays Cloth from head to foot above
his dayly Cloths and four New Shirts four Neckcloths
four handkerchiefs and Jonas Thomasse promiseth to
Serve his Master as a good prentice in all Obedience
and fidelity and to be Carefull to please him in all things
which are Just and Lawful!
Don in Wittness of the truth the day Month and Year
as Above and have Signed this with our hands and
Sealed with our Seals.
This is the Marke of Wm. Pemberton, P,
Sett with his Own hand
Pieter Burger '
his
Jonas X Thomas
marke
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of
A. D. Lanoy,
A. Keteltas.
Memorand. that on the 17th. day of June Anno Dom
1 701 personally Came before me Isaac D: Riemer Esq"^
Mayor of the Citty of New Yorke the above Named
Jonas Thomas & acknowledged the above Indenture to
be his Voluntary Act and Deed and the above Named
William Pemberton Declared he Consented to the Same.
I. D. Riemer,
Mayor.
[page 64] Recorded for James Many Marriner the
fourth day of Sep^' 1701.
Indenture of James Peat, son of Rene Peat, of East
Jersey, Boateman, with the Consent of his father, to
James Many, Marriner, for six years from date.
Usual conditions. Signed May 3d. 170I; by James
Peat.
In the presence of Rene Peat, Augustus Grassett,
Gousse Bonnin.
Acknowledged September 3d. 1701, before J. V. Cort-
landt. Justice.
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I7OI. 593
[page 65] Recorded for James Many Marriner the
fourth day of September 1701
Indenture of John Pridmore of East Jersey to James
Many, Marriner, for six years from date.
Usual conditions. Signed August 30th. 1701, by
John Pridmore.
In the presence of John Paget, Augustus Grassett.
Acknowledged September 3d. 1701 before J. V. Cort-
landt, Justice.
[page 66] Recorded for William Jackson the Eight day
of September Anno Dom. 1701.
This Indenture Wittnesseth that Isaac Kip & Gerrett
Viele Church Wardens and Overseers of the poor of
the Citty of New Yorke by and with the Consent and
Approbation of Isaac D: Riemer Esq' Mayor of the
Said Citty Have by these presents placed and bound
John Reade A poor fatherless and Motherless Child aged
Eight Years and a halfe or thereabouts unto William
ackson ** Cordwainer, his Heirs, etc., ** untill he the Said
ohn Reade Shall Come to the full age of twenty years'*
etc.
Usual provisions. Also that the apprentice shall be
taught ** perfectly to Reade and write the English
tongue."
Signed September 8th. 1 701, by I. D: Riemer, Mayor,
Isaack Kip, G. Viele.
In the presence of, G. Vaninborgh, Walt' Thong.
[page 68] Recorded for Robert Nisbett the Eighth day
of September Anno Dom. 1701.
Indenture [Same form as page 66] of William Reade
a poor fatherless and motherless child, aged five years,
by Isaac Kip and Gerrett Viele Church Wardens and
Overseers of the Poor, with the consent of Isaac D.
Riemer, Esq^ Mayor, to Robert Nisbett, Taylor, ** untill
he the Said William Reade Shall Come to the full age
38
594 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I/OI.
of twenty one years According to the Statute in that
Case made and Provided " etc.
Usual provisions. As in preceding indenture appren-
tice to be taught •* perfectly to Reade and write the Eng-
lish tongue."
Signed September 8th. 1701 by I. D: Riemer, Mayor,
Isaack Kip, G. Viele.
In the presence of G. Vaninborgh, Walt' Thong.
[page 70] Recorded for Mr. John Barberie the loth.
day of September Anno. 1701.
*'This Indenture Wittnesseth that Oliver Schuyler
Aged fifteen Years or thereabouts by & with the Con-
sent & good liking of his father Brandt Schuyler of the
Citty of New Yorke Merch* testifyed by his being A
party hereto and by his Sealing & delivering of these
presents before me Jacobus V. Cortlandt Esq' one of the
aldermen of the Said Citty of New Yorke of his own
ree and Voluntary will hath put himselfe Apprentice
unto John Barbarie of New Yorke Aforesaid Mei chant"
for six years from date, etc. In usual form except that
the Master is only required to furnish ** meate and drinke
Sufficient for an Apprentice for and during the Terme
aforesaid." And a further condition is added, viz :
*' And it is hereby Covenanted between the parties
Abovesaid that the Said John Barbarie may att Such
time as he Shall See Convenient during the Abovesaid
Terme Occupy & Imploy the Said Apprentice in parts
beyond the Seas or Elsewhere in Such business and
Matters of Merchandize as he Shall think fitt and that
the above Named Brandt Schuyler Shall furnish and
provide for the Said Apprentice Sufficient Apparell
Washing & Lodging during the Said Terme."
Signed September 17th. 1701, by Oliver Schuyler,
Brandt Schuyler.
In the presence of J. V. Cortlandt, Alderman, Will.
Sharpas.
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I70I. 595
[page 72] Recorded for Mr, Benjamin Faneuil the 2d,
day of October Anno Dom. 1701
Indenture [Similar in form to page 70] of Phillip
Schuyler, aged 14 years, with consent, etc, of his father
Arent Schuyler before Jacobus V. Cortlandt, Alderman,
to Benjamin Faneuil Merchant for 6 years from date.
The Master to furnish **meate drinke washing and
Lodging" with proviso that Apprentice may be em-
ployed ** in parts beyond the Seas and Elsewhere '* &c
as in preceding Indenture, and that the father '* Arent
Schuyler Shall furnish and Provide for the Said Appren-
tice Sufficient Apparell of all Sorts during the Said
Terme.
Signed October 2d. 1701 by Pheylepu^ Schuiler, A.
Schuyler.
In the presence of J.V. Cortlandt, Alderman, Will.
Sharpas
[page 74] Recorded for Francis Leconte the 1 5th day
of October Anno Dom. 1701
Indenture of Andrew Mahan aged 14 years to Fran-
cis Leconte, Baker, for seven years from date.
Usual form. Signed November 12th, 1700. by
Andrew Mehan.
In the presence of Charles Ashfield, Will. Sharpas,
Fra. Aldin.
Acknowledged before J. V. Cortlandt, Alderman.
[page 75] Recorded for William Adderly the 17th. day
of October Anno Dom 1701
Indenture of Benjamin Oldis aged 20 years with the
consent of Simon Smith Chaplain to his Majesties Forces
in the Province of New York to William Adderly for
seven years from date.
In usual form with following provisions included.
**It is further agreed that this Indenture Shall be
Void and of None Effect if the Said Master Shall Com-
596 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I7OI.
mand or Imploy the Said Apprentice to Labour att or
follow any other Imploy but the Trade or Mystery of a
hatter, * * * And itt is agreed present after the End of
Said Terme the Said Apprentice Shall make and deliver
att his own Cost and Charges to his Said Master four
good Beaver hatts **
There is no provision that the Master shall supply the
apprentice with any clothing on the expiration of the
apprenticeship.
Signed August 19th. 1696, by William Adderly, Ben-
jamin Oldis.
In the presence of Mich Christian.
** Memorandum on y® 2 1 Haerpart Jacobson "
Acknowledged Oct. i6th, 1701, before Thomas
Noell, Mayor.
[page 77'] Recorded for Peter Chaigneau the 2 2d. day
of October 1701
Indenture of Piere Traviere with consent of his
mother Marie, widow of Peter Traviere to Peter Chaig-
neau, Cooper, for four years from October 20th. 1701^
In usual form, except that there is no provision that
the Master shall furnish clothing to the apprentice.
Signed October 21st. 1701, by Piere Taviere.
In the presence of Theodore LeRoy, Thomas Roberts.
Acknowledged Oct. 22d. 1701, before Tho: Noell,
Mayor.
[page 79] Recorded for Mr. Jacob Ratier the 6th day
of Nov^'' Anno 1701
Indenture of John Moyne, son of Moses Le Moyne,
deceased, with the consent of his mother, Jane Moyne,
to Jacob Ratier Marriner, and his heirs, etc for 12 years
from December 22d. 1701.
Usual form. Signed, November 4th, 1701, by John
Moyne.
In the presence of Theodore Le Roy, John Masters.
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I70I. 597
[page 81] Recorded for Samuell Phillips, the i8th.
day of November, Anno. Dom. 1701.
Indenture of John Holdron, son of William Hol-
dron, of Harlem, deceased, with the consent of his
brother, Henry Waldron, to Samuell Phillips, Black-
smith, for five years from date.
In usual form, except that the Master further agrees
to allow the Apprentice ** in the Evenings to goe to
. School Each Winter to the End he may be taught to
write and Read."
Signed November 18th. 1701. by John Holdron.
In the presence of Henry Holdron, William Hud-
dleston, Barent Marteling.
Acknowledged before T ho. Noell, Mayor.
[page 82] Recorded for William.White, Jun*", the 21st.
day of November, 1701.
Indenture of Ephaim Pierson, son of Joseph Pier-
son, of Southampton, on Nassau Island, Youman, to
William White, Jun*", Feltmaker, for six years from
November 20th. 1701.
Usual conditions except that the Apprentice shall
also ** be taught to write & learn Arithmetick.
Signed, November 20th. 1701. by Ephraim Pierson.
In the presence of J. Jansen, Tho. Adams.
Acknowledged Nov. 21st. 1701, before Tho. Nol
Mayor.
[page 84] Recorded for Mr. Barne Cosens the 21st.
November, Anno. Dom. 1701. ^
This Indenture made and Concluded on this Six
and twentieth day of February Anno. Dom. 1699. And
in the twelfth Year of the Reign of William the third
King of England &c. Between John Stevens, Son of
Richard Stevens, late of the Parish of St. Clements
Deans in the County of Midd'x of the one part and
John Cosans of the parish Aforesaid Gunmaker Act-
598 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, lyOl-l.
ing for and on behalfe of his Son Barna Cosans of
the Citty and Province of New Yorke in America Gen^
of the Other parte. Wittnesseth that the Said John
Stevens by and with the Consent of his parents Wit-
nesses to these presents doth promise with the first
Opportunity of Shiping to Transporte himselfe for
New Yorke Aforesaid where being Arrived Shall dur-
ing the Space of Seaven Years to be accounted from
the date hereof the said Barna Cosans well faithfully
& truely Serve, etc " in usual form.
** And the Said John Cosans on behalfe of the Said
Barna Cosans doth Covenant and promise that he the
Said Barna Cosans his said Apprentice in his Art and
practice of A Lawyer or Attorney which he Now
Useth Shall teach and Instruct," etc, in usual form.
Signed February 26th. 1699, by John Stevens.
In the presence of Sara Collingwood, Thomas Col-
lingwood, Edmund Fuller, Jere. Jenkins.
Acknowledged July 24th. 1700, before D. Provoost,
Mayor.
[page 86] Recorded for John Shepard, the third day
of February i/Oi 2
Indenture of Ann Skreen, aged 10 years, a poor
fatherless and motherless child, with the consent of
Rachel Graham, widow, to whose care she was left
by her parents, deceased, before Thomas Noell, Esq"
Mayor, to John Shepard, Cooper, and Mary, his wife,
for 8 years from date.
In usual form. Said apprentice to be taught house-
wifery ; also ** to Read the English tongue."
Signed February 3d. 1701, by Ann Skreen.
In the presence of Tho. Noell, Mayor, Rachel Gra-
ham, Will. Sharpas.
[page 87] Recorded for Alderman Brandt Schuyler,
the fifth day of February, Anno. Dom. 1701.
This Indenture Wittnesseth that John Packer Jun'
of the Citty of New Yorke Bricklayer for and in Con-
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 17OI. * 599
sideration of the Sum of twenty-five pounds Curr*
Money of the Province of New Yorke to him in hand
paid by Brandt Schuyler of the said Citty Merchant
the Receipt whereof he doth hereby Acknowledge of
his own free and Voluntary Will hath put and placed
himselfe An Apprentice and Servant by these presents
unto the Said Brandt Schuyler and his Assigns and
as an Apprentice or Servant with him or them to
dwell from the day of the date of these presents Untill
the full Ende and Terme of two Years from thence
Next Ensueing and fully to be Compleat and Ended
by and during all which time and Terme the Said
John Packer his Said Master or his Assigns well and
faithfully Shall Serve in doing and performing all
Such Bricklayers worke and any Other LawfuU busi-
ness as the Said Brandt Schuyler or his Assigns Shall
put him unto According to the best of his power
knowledge & Ability and honestly and Obediently in
all things Shall behave himselfe towards his Said
Master or his Assigns during the said Terme. And
the Said Brandt Schuyler hereby promiseth Covenant-
eth and Agreeth to finde and Provide for the Said
Apprentice & Servant Meate Drinke Apparell wash-
ing and Lodging and all Other things meet and Con-
venient for an Apprentice & Servant for and During
the Terme aforesaid. In Wittness whereof the parties
to these Indentures have Interchangeably put their
hands and Seals the fifth day of February in the thir-
teenth Year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord King
William the third Over England &c: Anno Dom
One thousand Seaven hundred and one.
John Packer
Sealed & Delivered in the presence of Par. Par-
myter, Edw. Antill. A. D: Riemer.
Memorandum that the day And Year last above-
said the above Named John Packer Acknowledged
this Indenture of Apprenticeship to be his Voluntary
Act and Deed.
Coram me.
600 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 702.
[page 89] Recorded for Mr Caleb Cooper, the i6th.
day of February Anno. Dom. 1 701/2
Indenture of Thomas Hutton, aged iS years, with
consent of his father in law Alexander Paxton, of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Merchant, and of his
mother, the wife of said Alexander Paxton, before
Thomas Noell, Esq", Mayor, to Caleb Cooper, Mer-
chant, for six years from date.
Usual conditions except that the Master shall fur-
nish apparell during the last three years only of the
Apprenticeship.
Signed February i6th. 1701, by Thomas Hooton.
In the presence of Thomas Noell, Mayor, Will.
Sharpas.
[page 90J Recorded on the 28th. day of April, Anno.
Dom. 1702.
Indenture of Jacob Coursen, son of John & Mettin*
Coursen, with the consent of his parents, to William
Bogaert, Turner, for six years from October 20th.
1 70 1.
Usual form, ** the father shall provide and pay for
two winters Nights Scooling and his Said Master
Shall Allow him two halfe winters Schooling."
Signed October 20th. 1701, by Jan Corssen Jacob.
*' In the presence of us Mem A f dof met rawao-
ramyorak Hendrich Metslaer"
Acknowledged April 28th. 1702, before Tho. Noell,
Mayor.
[page 92] Recorded for Mr. Michael Bassett, the i5th.
day of May, Anno. Dom. 1 702.
Indenture of Isaac Bedlow, son of Isaac Bedlow,
deceased, to Michael Bassett, Marriner, for four years
from May 13th. 1702.
Usual conditions. Signed May 13th, 1702, by
Isaac Bedlow.
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I702. 60I
In the presence of Thomas Roberts, Theodore Le
Roy.
Acknowledged May 14th. 1702, before Tho. Noell,
Mayor.
[page 94] Recorded for Daniell Latham, Shipwright,
the 29th. day of May, Anno. 1 702.
Indenture of Charles Sharpe, aged 16 years, with
the consent of his mother, before Thomas Noell,
Esq*^, Mayor, to Daniell Latham, Shipwright, for five
and a half years from date.
Usual form. Said apprentice shall also be taught
** to write a Legeable hand And to Cypher " and re-
ceive at the expiration of the term " one Ax one Ads
A Saw And A Maul Such as Shipwrights Generally
use.
Signed May 29th. 1701, by Charles Sharpe.
In the presence of Tho Noell, Mayor, Will Sharpas.
[page 96] Recorded for Maude, a Negro Woman, y*
9th. day of July, Anno. Dom. 1702.
This Indenture Wittnesseth that Col"" Lewis Morris
of New York in America and Mary his wife for the
Real Love kindness and Affection that they bear unto
Ann the Daughter of Thomas Rudyard of New East
Jersey of their Own Voluntary good Will doe give
freely unto the Said Ann Rudyard the use & Service
of One Negro maid Named Maude for and during
the Space and Terme of Eighteen Years from the
day of the Date hereof During all which time the
Said Maude is faithfully to Serve the Said Ann Rud-
yard as her Mistriss in all things Obeying and per-
forming her Just Commands to her utmost Endeavoer
as becometh And the Said Ann Rudyard doth hereby
Covenant & promise for her Selfe her Heirs Execu-
tors and Administrators att the Expiration of the
Said Terme of Eighteen Years to give unto the Said,
602 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 702.
Maude three Suits of Apparell Either of Searge or
Stuff with Lynen answerable and then to Sett her the
Said Maude at Liberty giving her freedom from any
and all manner of Service Whatsoever to goe and
dwell where Shee the Said Maude Shall think fitt and
in the mean time to find her with Sufficient Meat
drinke lodging and Apparrell fitt for Such a Servant
to have and in due manner to Chastize her According
to desert.
In Wittness to all w*** the parties Aforesaid to these
presents have Interchangeably Sett their Hands and
Seals the Eighth day of the third Month Caled May
in the year one thousand Six hundred Eighty three
Ann Rudyard
Signed Sealed & Delivered in the presence of
Jo° Lawrence Junio',
John Pett,
Wm. Bickley.
[page 97] Recorded for John Crooke, the 27th. day
of July Anno. Dom. 1702.
Indenture of Margarett Colly, daughter of James
Colly, with the consent of her father, to John Crooke,
Cooper, and Guartery, his wife for seven years. from
date.
Usual form. Apprentice ** Shall be taught to read
English with Such Other Needle worke and Other
matters .fitting for a good housewife of her ability."
Signed July 13th. 1702. Margarett Colly.
In the presence of Tho. Noell, Mayor.
[page 98] Recorded for John King, the 12th. day of
November, Anno. Dom. 1702
Indenture of Thomas Quick, son of Derick Quick,
deceased, with the consent of his brother in law
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 702. 603
Henry Hews, and Helegant Dekey, his Aunt, to John
King, Shipwright for seven years from November ist.
1702.
Usual form. Apprentice **to be taught to read,
write and Cypher " and at the expiration of the term to
receive ** One Axe one Addys one Maule one Saw one
Chigell and one Mallett."
Signed November 2d. 1702, by Thomas Quick.
In the presence of W. Janewdy Theodore Le Roy.
Acknowledged before Phillip French, Sa: Ch: Brough-
ton.
[page 100] Recorded for Mr. Augustus Lucas, the
first day of February, Anno. Dom. 1702.
By This Indenture I doe Oblige and bind my Selfe
of my Own free Will and Consent unto Mr. Augustus
Lucus Merchant to his Heirs Executors Administrators
or Assigns for the full time of five Years Next Ensueing
during which I promise to Serve him his Heirs Exec-
utors Administrators or Assigns & to Obey him or they
in all Lawfull things he or they Shall Comand me to
give me me^t Drinke and Lodging as also the Nesses-
sary Cloaths for my wearing and att the End of my
time to give me two New Coats two pair of Breeches
two pair of Stockings one pair of Shoes and A hatt and
twenty Shilings in Money this present made double in
Bay de Verts y*^ 1 7th. August 1 700.
The Marke of (S) Daniel Soli van
Augustus Lucas
Witnesses
Elias Fallot,
Nicholas Thoume.
Memorandum that on the first day of february Anno.
Dom. 1702, personally Came before me Phillip French
Esq', Mayor of the Citty of New Yorke, the above
Named Daniell Solivan and acknowledgfed the above
written Indenture to be his Voluntary Act and Deed.
Phillip French.
604 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 7O3.
[page 100] Recorded for Rutgert Waldron, the 9th.
day of March, Anno. Dom. 1702/3
Indenture of Matthys Flensburg, with the consent of
his parents John and Margrieta Flensburg, to Rutgert
Waldron, for ten years, from August ist, 1702, to learn
the trade of turning and blockmaking.
Usual conditions. Apprentice to receive at expira-
tion of time ** A Coat of Cloath at fifteen Shilings the
yard and A bridge & A Jacket and a new hat Six Shirts
of two Shilings Six pence the Yard New Shoes and
Stockings Six Neckcloaths *' Also to be '* Instructed in
the Art of writing and Arithmetick/*
Signed August i5th. 1702. by Matthys Flensburg,
Jan. Flensburg, Margarieta Flensburg.
In the presence of A D: Lanoy, Joost Leijnsen.
Acknowledged March 9th. 1702, before Phillip
French, Mayor.
[page 102] Recorded for Thomas Roberts, y*" 9th. day
of March, Anno. Dom. 1702/3.
Indenture of John Hays, son of Ric*^ Hays, deceased
with the consent of his friends and his Grand Mo*" to
Thomas Roberts, Cooper, for six years from July 29th.
1 70 1. Usual conditions. Signed June 12th, 1701, by
John Hayes.
In the presence of Sarah Meales, Rob' Parkinson.
Acknowledged, Feby 8th, 1702, before J. V: Cort-
landt. Justice.
[page 104] Recorded for John David, Sayle Maker,
the 13th. day of May, Anno. Dom. 1703.
Indenture of Alexandre de Bonrepos, of New Ro-
chelle, Manor of Pelham, Westchester County with the
consent of Elie de Bonrepos his father to, John David,
Sail Maker, for six years and four Months from Sep-
tember 5th. 1 70 1, to "Serve in all Such Service or
Imployment as his Said Master * * * Shall have for
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I703. 605
hini to doe or Shall Sett him about from tyme to tyme "
etc.
Usual form with this condition ** And Whereas the
S** Elias de Bonrepos father his [/>] not now in Capacity
to find his Said Son of Aparel itt is Agreed the Said
David Master Shall find all what will be wanting above
what the Said father can do for which they have conclud
[concluded^ for the Same [j^//J of four pounds Sterling
Mbny the which Sume \)um\ the S** Prentice Shall
work for the payment after his tyme past or Shall go
without/*
Signed August 6th. 1701, at New Rochelle, by
Allexandre de Bonrepos, Debonrepooz, John David.
In the presence of T. B. Dutufseau, D. Streing.
Acknowledged May i ith, 1703, before Phillip French,
Mayor.
[page io5] Recorded for John Sheppard, the tenth
day of June, Anno. Dom. 1703.
Indenture of Richard Thomas, aged 1 5 or 16 years
with the consent of his Master, the Reverend Mr.
William Veze, whose Covenant Servant he now is, to
John Sheppard, Cooper, for four years from May ist.
1703.
Usual form. Apprentice to be taught ** to read &
write perfectly the English Tongue."
Signed June 9th. 1703 by Richard Thomas.
In the presence of. Phillip French, Will. Anderson.
[page 107] Recorded for Johannes Hannien, y* 13th.
day of August, Anno. Dom. 1 703.
Indenture of Isaac Blanke to Johannes Hannien
(trade not stated) as apprentice for four years and eight
months from August 1 2th. 1 703.
Usual conditions with additional clause that ** More-
over the Said Master does bind himselfe after the Said
6o6 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 7O3.
time IS out to give the Said Apprentice three hunc
bowles.*'
Signed August 12th. 1703. by Johannes Henn
Isaac Blanke.
In the presence of Ed. Fitz Gerald, F: De Fei
Furd Back.
Acknowledged August 13th. 1703, before Jacobu
Cortlandt, Esq^, Alderman.
With following clause at end, " the Said Appren
three Months after Christmas to goe to the Ni
Schools every year."
[page 109] Recorded for William Haywood, the :
day of September, Anno. Dom. 1703.
Indenture of Edward Garnum, aged 10 years, \
the consent of Allin Jarrat, Marriner, to whose care
was committed by his parents, before Jacobus V. C(
landt, Esq*" Alderman, to William Haywood, Shipwrij
for eleven years from date.
Usual form. Signed September 21st, 1703,
Edward Garnum.
In the presence of J. V. Cortlandt, Alderman, V
Sharpas.
[page no] Recorded for William Edit, the iJ
day of January, Anno. Dom. 1703.
Indenture of Hugh Norton, with the consent of
mother, Rebeckah Adams, to William Echt, Shoemal
for seven and a half years from December iSth. i6c
Usual conditions and that the Apprentice shall
taught " to read and write English in the Aforei
longue
Signed December i5th. 1699, by Hugh Norton.
In the presence of Wm. Robinson, Tho. Adams.
Acknowledged the day of 1700, be
David Proost, Esq' Mayor.
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1703-4. 607
[page 112] Recorded for Francis Vandike, the i8th.
day of January, Anno. Dom. 1703.
Indenture of John Powelson, with the Consent of his
mother, Hannah Powelson, widdow, to Francis Van-
dike, Gunsmith, for five years from date.
Usual form. Apprentice to be taught to read and
write. Signed December ^2d. 1700. by John Powles,
Anna Poulase.
In the presence of J. D. Peyster, D Provoost Jun^
Acknowledged Feb. 17th. 1700, before J. D: Riemer,
Mayor.
[page 113] Recorded for Francis Vandike, the loth.
day of January, Anno. Dom. 1703.
Indenture of Garrat Hossen, son of Benhadas Hos-
sen, deceased, to Francis Vandike, Gunsmith, for five
years from August ist. 1701.
Usual form. Apprentice to be taught to read and
write. Signed July 29th. 1701, by Gerrett Hossen.
In the presence of Jacob Hossen, Will. Sharpas.
Acknowledged, same date, before Marten Clocke.
[page 114] Recorded for John Cazall, the i5th. day of
March, Anno. Dom. 1703.
Indenture of Cornelius Bedloe, aged i5 years, with
the consent of his relations, to John Cazal Barber, and
Perriwig maker, for five years from February i5th.
1703.
Usual form. Signed February 15th. 1703, by Cor-
nelius Bedloe.
In the presence of. Jeremiah Tothill, Alderman. Will.
Sharpas.
[page 116] Recorded for Thomas Roberts, Cooper,
the tenth day of January, Anno. Dom. 1704.
Indenture of Matthew Gleave, aged 12 years, with
the consent of his mother, Hester Gleave, widow,
6o8 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 704-5.
to Thomas Roberts, Cooper, for seven years from
date.
Usual form. Signed January loth. 1704. by Matthew
Gleave.
In the presence of. Jeremiah Tothill, Alderman, Will.
Sharpas.
Acknowledged before Jeremiah Tothill, Alderman.
[page 117] Recorded for Nathaniell Marston, the 6th.
day of March, Anno. Dom. 1704.
Indenture of John Magrigory, with the consent of his
mother and sister, to Nathaniell Marston, Barber, for
four years from March ist. 1704.
Usual form. Signed March ist. 1704. by John
Mackgregar.
In the presence of Christo: Dunne, John Sheppard.
Acknowledged, March 5th. 1704, before Robert
Lurting, Justice of the Peace.
[page 119] Recorded for Mr. Hendrick Van Bael, the
twenty sixth day of May, Anno. Dom. 1705
This Indenture Wittnesseth that Phillip Lyon Aged
fourteen years or thereabouts being fatherless and
motherless of his own free and Voluntary Will hath
placed and by these presents doth put bind and place
himself A Servant and apprentice unto Hendrick Van
Bael of the City of New York Merch' and as a Servant
and Apprentice with him the Said Hendrick Van Bael
to dwell from the day 01" the date of these presents un-
till the full end and Term of Seaven Years from thence
Next Ensueing & fully to be Compleat and Ended
during which time and Term the Said Phillip Lyon
Shall the Said Hendrick Van Bael his Master well and
faithfully Serve in all Such Lawfull business as the
Said Phillip Lyon Shall be put unto According to his
power With Ability and honesty & Obediently in all
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, l7o5. 609
thinors Shall behave himself towards the Said Hendrick
Van Bael during the Term aforesaid. And the Said
Hendrick Van Bael for his part Covenanteth promiseth
and agreeth that he the Said Hendrick Van Bael Shall
teach and Instruct or Cause to be taught and Instructed
his Said Servant and Apprentice to read and write the
English Tongue and Shall find and allow unto his Said
Servant and Apprentice Sufficient Apparrell meat drinke
washing and lodging and all other Nessessary s meet
and Convenient for Such a Servant during the Terme
aforesaid. In Wittness whereof the party s to these
Indentures have interchangeably put their hands and
Seals the twenty Sixth day of May in the fourth year
of the Reign of our Soveraign Lady Queen Anne over
England &c. Annogz. Dom. 1705 and the Said Hen-
drick Van Bael att the Expiration of. the Said Term
Shall give to the Said Apprentice two New Suits of
Apparell one for Sundays and one for working days.
Phillip Lyon.
Sealed & Delivered in the presence of Wm Peartree,
Mayor.
Will. Sharpas, Clerk
[page 120] Recorded for Rutgert Waldron, the fifth
day of June, Anno. Dom. 1705.
Indenture of John Bargeau, son of James Bargeau,
Shipwright, to Rutgert Waldron, Blockmaker, for seven
years from May ist. i7o5.
Usual form. Signed May ist. i7o5, by Joan Bar-
geau.
In the presence of Hannah Adams, Tho: Adams.
Acknowledged, June 5th. 1705, before Wm. Pear-
tree, Mayor,
[page 121] Recorded for Stephen Valleau, the 5th.
day of June^ Anno. Dom. 1705.
Indenture of Daniell Streing, son of Mr. Daniell
39
6lO INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I705.
Streing of Westchester County, to Stephen Valleau,
Cooper, for four years from November ist. 1704.
Usual Conditions except that Master is not to pro-
vide clothing. With proviso as follows : ** And I Said
Daniell father of the Said Daniell Streing my Son I
doe promise to furnish and provide him Cloth Shoes
Stockings Shirts and all things Sufficient for his Own
body & SchooU which he Shall the time of Six Month
Every Year which I Master granted for his Learning
and if in Cause God afflict him of Sickness I Said
Master Shall Satisfy the Doctor and Maintaining him."
Signed June 4th. i7o5. by Daniel Streing, Daniel
Streing, S. Valleau.
Witnesses Pierre Bontecon, John David.
Acknowledged before William Peartree, Mayor.
[page 123] Recorded the 30th. day of July, Anno. Dom.
i7o5, for James Bussey.
Indenture of Cornelis Vanosten, with the ponsent of
his mother, and father in law, John Foster, to James
Bussey, Cordwainer, for four years from July 30th. 1 705.
Usual form, except that master further agrees " to allow
him Evening Schooling Every winter from Christmas as
is Customary * * * and to make him A Freeman of
the City according to Law."
Signed, July 30th. 1705, by Cornelis Vanosten.
In the presence of John Foster, Ben: Hildreth, Abrah.
Van Vlecq.
Acknowledged before Wm. Peartree, Mayor.
[page 124] Recorded for Mr Isaac Rodriques Marques,
the 24th. day of August, Anno. Dom. 1705.
Indenture of Solomon Gabey, aged 16 years, with
the Consent of his father, Isaac Gabey, Merchant, to
Isaac Rodriques Marques, Merchant, for four years from
date.
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1705. 6 1 I
Usual form. Signed December ist. 1704, by Solo-
mon Gabey.
In the presence of Will. Sharpas, Isaac Gabey.
Acknowledged August 24th. i7o5, before Robt Lur-
ting.
[page 126] Recorded for Dirck Hoghlandt, Baker &
Bolter, y* 24th. of August, Anno. Dom. i7o5.
Indenture of Isaac Blanck, aged 16 years, with the
consent of his father, to Dirck Hoghlandt, Bolter and
Baker, for four years from date.
Usual form. Signed, May ist. i7o5, by Isaac Blanck.
In the presence of Barent Hybon, Will. Sharpas.
Acknowledged, August 24th. i7o5, before Wm Pear-
tree, Mayor.
[page 127] Recorded for Mr. David Vilant, the 29th.
day of August, Anno. Dom. 1705.
Indenture made August 3d. 1705 between David
Vilant and Elizabeth his wife, and Mary Berry, by which
Mary Berry apprentices herself as a Servant for seven
years from date.
Usual form. A supplementary clause provides that
all clothing given to Mary Berry shall not be taken from
her at the expiration of the term.
Signed August 3d. 1 7o5 by David Vilant, Mary Berry.
In the presence of Geo. Duncan, Barth. Feurt.
Acknowledged August 29th. i7o5, before William
Peartree, Mayor.
[page 128] Recorded for James Bussey, the 6th. day
of November, Anno. Dom. i7o5.
Indenture of William Breadsteede to James Bussey,
Cordwainer, for four years from October 17th, i7o5.
Usual form except that Apprentice only agrees to
obey his Masters Commands, keep his secrets, faithfully
serve him, not absent himself without permission, and
6l2 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I705.
behave himself generally. Besides the usual covenant
the Master further agrees as follows : ** and also to pay
or Cause to be paid unto his Said Apprentice att the
Expiration of Every twelve Months the Sum of three
pounds and also to lett him have in Every winter three
Months Learning att any Evening School within this
City & to pay for the Same.
Signed, November ist, 1705. by William Breeste.
In the presence of J no. Basford.
Acknowledged November ist. 1705, before Joh. Jan-
sen, Justice of the Peace.
[page 129] Recorded for William Bickley, Merchant, y*
26th. day of January, i7o5.
Indenture of William Cook, with the Consent of his
mother, Eliz* Browne, to William Bickley, Shopkeeper,
and Susana his wife, for seven years from May ist,
i7o5.
Usual form. Signed May 24th, i7o5, by William
Cook.
In the presence of Abraham Van Vlecq, Walter Thong.
Acknowledged June 9th, 1705 before Rip Van Dam,
Justice of the Peace.
Acknowledged January 24th. i7o5, before Robt.
Lurting, Justice of the Peace.
[page 131] Recorded for Edward Burling, the Eighth
day of February, Anno. i/oS.
This Indenture made the Nineteenth day of May
1705 and in the fourth year of the Reign ol our Sov-
eraign Lady Anne Now Queen of England, &c: be-
tween John Berry of the City of New York and his
Grandson Richard Berry of the one part and Edward
Burley of the aforesaid City Joiner of the Other part
Wittnesseth that the Said John Berry doth Covenant
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I705. 613
and agree for himself his Executors and Adm" and for
his Said Grandson Richard Berry that he the Said
Richard Berry shall well and faithfully Serve and abide
with the Said Edward Burley during the Space of Six
Years from the date hereof and that the Said Richard
Berry during the time aforesaid the Lawfull Commands
of the Said Edward Burley Shall readily Obey and in
all things Shall behave himselfe as A good and faith-
full Servant during the aforesaid Terme and the Said
Edward Burley in Consideration of the promises doth
Covenant and Agree to and with the Said John Berry
and his Said Grandson Richard Berry that he the Said
Edward Burley Shall and will doe his best Endeavour
to teach him the Said Richard Berry the Trade of a
Joyner and Shall and will during the Terme aforesaid
finde and provide for the Said Richard Berry good and
Sufficient meat drinke washing Lodging and all Nes-
sessary Clothing and Apparell.
In Wittness whereof the Said parties have inter-
changeably hereunto fixed their Seals and Subscribed
their Names the day and year first above written
John Berry,
Edward Burling,
the mark of Richard R. (B.) Berry.
Sealed & delivered in the presence of
Hannah Wolley,
John Cruger.
Sealed & delivered by Richard Berry in the presence
of us
Frans Wessells,
Anthony Ham.
Memorandum that on the eighth day of February
Anno Dom i7o5 personally Came before me the within
Named Apprentice Richard Berry and acknowledged
the within written Indenture of Apprenticeship to be his
Voluntary Act and Deed.
Robt. Lurting, Alderman.
6l4 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1705-6.
[page 132] Recorded for Edward Burling, the 8th. day
of February, Anno. Dom. 1 705.
Indenture of Benjamin Burling, aged 16 years, with
the consent of his mother, to his brother, Edward Bur-
ling, Joyner, for four years from February ist. 1705.
Usual form, with clause added that the master shall
give the apprentice at the expiration of the time the sum
of Six pounds ten shillings.
Signed, February 8th, 1705, by Benjamin Burling.
In the presence of Robt Lurting, Alderman, Will.
Sharpas.
[page 133] Recorded for Joshua Sollise, Taylor, the
loth. day of April, Anno. Dom. 1706.
Indenture of Ambrose Stolle, son of Pontus Stolle to
Joshua Sollise, Taylor, for ten years from April loth.
1705.
Usual form. ** And the first year of his Apprentice-
ship his Said Master Shall put the Said Apprentice
to School " &c.
Signed April loth, 1705, by Ambrose Stelle.
In the presence of Gabriel Stelle, Will. Bradford.
Acknowledged, April 9th, 1706. before William Pear-
tree, Mayor.
[page 135] Recorded for Christopher Giliard, the 19th.
day of May, Anno. Dom. 1706.
Indenture of Thomas Hill, aged 12 years with the
consent of William Hollins, his father in law to Chris-
topher Giliard, Cordwainer, for seven years from May
14th. 1705.
Usual form. Master shall also teach apprentice to
read and Write English.
Signed May 14th. i7o5, by Thomas Hill.
In the presence of John Sheppard, David Vilant.
Acknowledged before William Peartree, Mayor.
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 706. 615
[page 136] Recorded for William Jackson, the 17th. day
of July, Anno. Dom. 1706.
Indenture made March 27th. 1706, between Thunis
Quick and William Jackson, Cordwainer, whereby
Thomas Quick binds himself to William Jackson as an
Apprentice to learn the trade of a Shoemaker, for
Seven years from date.
Usual form, except that Apprentice '* shall not fre-
quent Taverns Inns or Alehouses (except itt be about
his Masters business there to be done) *'
Signed March 27th. 1706 Thunis Quick.
In the presence of Margareta Drayer, Jacob Dekey,
S. Broughton.
Acknowledged July 17th. 1706 before William Pear-
tree, Mayor.
[page 138] Recorded for Capt Benjamin Norwood, the
Ninth day of October, Anno. 1706.
Indenture made October 9th. 1706, between Benja-
min Norwood, Marriner, and Richard Norwood, Jun^
Son of Richard Norwood of Philadelphia, Pa. whereby
Richard Norwood Jun^ binds himself with the consent
of his father to Benjamin Norwood for five years from
the date hereof.
Usual form. Master shall also at the expiration of
the term ** give unto his Said Apprentice Spme Nesses-
sary books & Instruments for the Art of Navigation."
Signed October 9th. 1706, by Richard Norwood.
In the presence of John Tuder, Recorder, James
Seton, Will. Sharpas.
[page 140] Recorded for Abraham Splinter, the Ninth
day of January, Anno. Dom. 1 706.
Indenture of Thomas Bayley, with the consent of
John Basford, his kinsman, to Abraham Splinter, Cord-
wainer, for four years from date.
6l6 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I706-7.
Usual form. Signed, June 19th. 1705. by Thorn;
Bayley, John Basford.
In the presence of Johannes V. Vorst, Joh : Jansen,
Acknowledged June 20th. 1705, before Joh: Janse
Justice of the Peace.
Consent of Isaac Hayselbury, father in law
Thomas Bayley, Acknowledged October 2d. 170
before William Peartree, Mayor.
[page 141] Recorded for Mr. Nathaniell Marston,
18th. day of January, Anno. 1706.
Indenture of John Stout, with the consent of h
mother, to Nathaniell Marston, Barber, for six yea:
from January 28th. 1706.
Usual form. Signed January 28th. 1705/6 by Joh
Stout, Amerancey Stout.
In the presence of. Wm. Peartree, Peter Mathews.
Acknowledged, January 17th. 1706/7 before Richai
Willett, Alderman.
[page 143] Recorded for Nicholas Vanderspiegel, tl
2 1 St. da'y of January, Anno. Dom. 1706.
Indenture of Lodewick Thomas, son of Lawrei
Thomas, to Nicholas Vanderspiegel, ** to Learn tl
Trade of Glaseren " for five years from January is
1706/7.
Usual form. Master to give Apprentice ** Evei
winter three Months Evening Schooling."
Signed January 3d. 1706/7, by Loodwyck Toomas.
In the presence of B. Rynders, Jacobus Vanderspieg<
Acknowledged January 4th. 1706/7 before Barei
Rynders, Justice of the Peace.
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I706. 617
[page 144] Recorded for John Stephens, the 21st. day
of January, Anno. Dom. 1706.
Indenture of Abraham Bargeau, son of James Bar-
geau, Shipwright, to John Stephens, Cordwainer, for
six years from September 3rd. 1 705.
Usual form. After the provision that Master shall at
the expiration of time furnish Clothing follows : " also
Shall his Said Apprentice Cause to be taught to read
and write & Arithmetick in English and one Sett of
working Geere."
Signed, December 8th. 1705, by Abraham Bargeau.
In the presence of Josue David, Tho. Adams.
Acknowledged by Abraham and James Bargeau,
December 9th. 1705, before, Wm. Peartree, Mayor.
[page 145] Recorded for John Stephens, the 21st. day
of January, Anno. Dom. 1 706.
Indenture of Simon Cregeare, with the consent of
Nicholas Dally, his brother in law, to John Stephens,
Cordwainer, for six years from April 12th. 1706.
Usual form, Apprentice also *' to be taught to write
and read English." Signed April 12th. 1706. by Simon
Cregeare.
In the presence of Stephen Jamain, Tho. Adams.
Acknowledged by Simon Cregeare and Nicholas
Dally, April i8th. 1706, before William Peartree,
Mayor.
[page 147] Recorded for John Stephens, the 21st. day
of January, Anno. Dom. 1706.
Indenture of Claes Symons, aged 16 years, with the
consent of his father Symon Claes, Marriner, to John
Stephens Cordwainer, for five years from September
2 1 St. 1706.
Usual form. Apprentice ** to be taught to read
6l8 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I706-7.
and write." Signed September 21st. 1706, by CI
Symons.
In the presence of Symon Claese, Will. Sharpas*
Acknowledged same date by Claes Symons ;
Symon Claese, before B. Rynders, Justice.
[page 148] Recorded for Capt. Michael Bassett, y*
day of March, Anno. Dom. 1706/7.
Indenture of John Crego, son of John Crego,
ceased, to Michael Bassett, Marriner, for seven ye
from February 1 7th. 1 707. Usual form. Signed, F
ruary 17th. 1707, by John Crego, William White.
In the presence of Edward Burling, Richard Ray.
Acknowledged, February 19th. 1706, by John Cn
and William White his father in law, before Willi
Peartree, Mayor.
[page 150] Recorded for John Sheppard, the 8th. <
of March, Anno. Dom. 1706/7.
Indenture of Thomas Marriott, with the consent
his aunt, Elizabeth Macklennan, to John Shepp?
Cooper, for five years and a half from February iJ
1707.
Usual form. Signed, February i8th. 1706, by T
Marriott.
In the presence of Edward Pennant, George W
ling.
Acknowledged March 7th. 1706/7, by Thomas W
riott and ** Elizabeth Macklennan, his Aunt, to wh
Care he was Committed," before William Pearti
Mayor.
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, 1 707. 619
[page 151
Recorded for William Horsewell, the i6th.
day of April, Anno. Dom, 1 707.
New York ss.
Indenture of Francis Bassett, son of Francis Bassett
late of this Province, with the consent of his Mother
Marie Magdelen, to William Horsewell, Pewterer, and
** Hannah his wife if She Shall Survive him and Con-
tinue in the State of Widdowhood and also shall think
fitt to prosecute and Carry on the Said Trade " * * ♦
as '* An Apprentice within the Province of New York
and in no Other place " for seven years from date.
Usual form, with additions as above. Also additional
. provision by Master and Mistress as follows : ** And
the Said William Horsewell and Hannah his wife doth
hereby promise that in Case of Mortality of Either of
them the Survivor will not for any Cause or under any
pretence whatsoever without the Consent of him the
Said Apprentice and Such of his Relations as he the
Said Apprentice Shall think fitt to take Advice from."
Signed, May ist. 1706, by Frances Bassett.
In the Presence of Barth. Feurt, Edward Pennant.
Acknowledged April 15th. 1707, by Francis Bassett,
and his mother Maria Magdelen Bassett, before William
Peartree, Mayor.
[page 153] Recorded for Henry Swift, the i8th. day of
April, Anno. Dom. 1707.
Indenture of Anne Swinney, daughter of Anne Davis,
as Apprentice to Henry Swift, Vintner, for ten years
from date.
Usual form. Signed, April 15th. 1706, by Anne
Swinney.
In the presence of J. Stevens, Thomas Hooton, Anne
Davis.
Acknowledged April i8th. 1707, before William
Peartree, Mayor.
620 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I/O/.
[page 154] Recorded for John Rolland, the i8th. day
of June, Anno. Dom. 1707.
Indenture of Nathaniell Rambart, son of Elias Ram-
bart, Boatman, deceased, with the consent of his friends,
to Capt. John Rowland, Marriner, for seven years from
June 7th. 1707.
Usual form. Signed, June 7th, 1707, by Nathaniel
Rembert.
In the presence of Gerret Keteltas, A. Keteltas.
Acknowledged June i8th, 1707, before William Pear-
tree, Mayor.
[page 155] Recorded for Jacob Teneyck, the 26th. day
of June, Anno. Dom. 1707.
Indenture of William Beeck with the Consent of his
father Cornelis Beeck ** to the Trade Cordwinder or Sho-
maker put himself Apprentice to Mr. Jacob Tenick " for
five years from June 15th, 1707.
Usual form. Apprentice to have '* Every winter
Evening Schooling."
Signed, June 20th. 1707, by William Beck, Cornelis
Beeck.
In the presence of Hendrick V. Dhoul, Leonard
Lewis.
Acknowledged June 26th, 1707, by Cornelis Beck and
William Beeck, before Barened Rynder, Justice of the
Peace.
[page 157] Recorded for Edward Burling, the 8th.
day of October, Anno. Dom. 1 707.
Indenture of John Vignoud Tillou, aged 15 years, with
the consent of his mother, to Edward Burling, Joyner,
from November 6th. 1706, for five years.
Usual form. Apprentice to be taught " to read write
INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I707. 62 1
& Cypher English." Signed November 6th, 1706, by
Jean Vignau Tillou.
In the presence of F. Vincent, Benjamin D'hariette.
Acknowledged, October 8th, 1707, before David Pro-
voost, Alderman of the North Ward and Justice of the
Peace.
[page 158] Recorded for Cornelius Clopper, the first
day of November, Anno. Dom. 1707.
Indenture of John Van Aarmen, with the consent of
his mother Sara Van Aarmen, to Cornelius Clopper,
Cordwainer, for six and a half years from August ist,
1707.
Usual form. Apprentice ** shall be allowed every
year three Months Evening Schooling & four New
Shirts & four New Neckcloths." Signed August 26th,
1707. by Cornlius Clopper, John Van Aarmen.
In the presence of Jacob Van Duerse, Jacobus Goelet.
[page 160] Recorded for John Troop, the loth. day
of November, Anno. Dom. 1707.
Indenture of Peter Bouquett, aged 15 years, with the
consent of his father Francis Bouquett, to John Troop,
Barber and Perriwigmaker, for five and a half years
from October nth. 1707.
Usual form. Apprentice "to goe to School at Night
when his Master can Spare him.'' Signed, October
nth, 1707. by Pierre Bouquet.
In the presence of Francis Bouquet, Paul Droilhet,
Walter Thong, Just. Peace & Alderman.
[page 161] Recorded for John Troop, the 29th. day
of January, Anno. Dom. 1707.
Indenture of Robert Anderson, son of Robert Ander-
son, Porter, deceased, aged 16 years, to John Troop,
622 INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP, I707.
Barber and Perriwigmaker, for five and a half years from
January 2'9th. 1707.
Usual form. Apprentice to receive at expiration of
time, Seven pounds Seven Shillings. Signed, January
29th, 1707, by Robert Anderson.
In the presence of Rich** Willett, Alderman, Robert
Nisbett, Robert Drummond.
INDEX.
40
INDEX.
Aalst, Anthony van, 25.
Aheel, David, 117.
Abeel, Garrit, 203.
Abed, James, 201.
Abeel, John, 60.
Abeel, Richard, 90.
Abrahams, Abraham, 150.
Abrahams^ Kmanuel, 186.
Abrahams, Isaac, 150.
Abramse, Abraham, 68.
Abramse. Andries, 65.
Abramse, John, 165.
Abramson, Adrian, 93.
Abramson, Isaac, 59.
Abramson, John, 102.
Acker, Pliilip, 211.
Acker, William, 166.
Ackennan, Abraham, 172, 271.
Ack«rman, Daniel, 248.
Ackerman, David, 275.
Ackerman, Hendricus. 190.
Ackerman, Jacobus, 177.
Ackerman, John, 112, 245, 285.
Ackerman, Lewis, 224.
Ackerman, Nicholas, 172.
Ackerson, Thomas, 159,
Ackley, John. 151.
Ackling, Anthony, 174.
Adams, Charles P'rancis, mcnli'>ncd,
434.
Adams. Hannah. 609.
Adams, Jacob, 83.
Adams, James, So, 242.
Adams, John. Jr., hotel, 304, 306, 307,
309, 339.
Adams. Rebecca, 606.
Adams, Th«)mas, 61, 582, 587, 591,
597, 6c6. 6<>9, 617.
Adderly, William. 74, 595.
Adolphus, Isaac, 191.
Adriance, William, 73.
Aerden, Leender?, 23.
Aerenise, Peter, 66.
Aerlich, George, 269.
Aerson, Aaron, 215.
Aerson, Benjamin, 195.
Aerson, Mathew, 151.
Aertse, Everet, r6.
Aerise, William, 71.
Afjar, Daniel, 151.
Akars, Christopher. 91.
Aker. Phillip. 509.
Akerly. Benjamin, I22.
Akid, Samuel, 55.
Albany, trade at, 3, 8, 29, 32, 33. 35,
Indian treaty at, 513.
Albert, George, 276.
Albertzen, Hans, 24.
Alchome, Alexander, 78.
Alden, Francis, 595.
Alexander, Duncan, 172.
Alexander, James, presented with the
freedom of the city, n6, 483,
Alexander, Robert, 190.
Alford, Robert, iii.
Algea, John, 231.
Algea, William, 192.
Alison, George, 248.
All. John, 248.
All, Michael, 241.
Allaire, Alexander, 86, 118, 155.
Allaire, Lewis. 100.
Allan, Richard, 200.
Allan, William, 182.
Allard, Fran9ois, 21.
Allchurch, Elliott, 152.
Allen, Benjamin,. 185.
Allen, Charles, im.
Allen, George, 92.
Allen, Ira A., alderman, 433.
Allen, Jacob Myer, 194.
Allen, JoTin, 78. 140.
Allen, Stephen, alderman, 405, 406,
411, 414.
Allen, Thomas, 127, 142.
Allen, William, 220, 225.
Alley, John, 187.
Alleyn, Edward, 104.
Allgelt, Jacobus, 224.
Alii cock e, Joseph, 217.
Allie, Albert, 189.
626
IxNDEX.
Alliner, Abraham, i8o.
Alliner, John, i8o.
Allison. Richard, 246.
Allison, Robert, 76, 216.
Allison, Thomas, 60, 83.
Allison, Dr. William, 164.
AIner, James, 222.
Alsop, John, 165.
Alsop, Richard, 109.
Alsop, Thomas, 143.
Alsiyne, Abraham, 106, 131.
Alslyne, Hermanus, 149.
Alsiyne, Jeronimus, 199.
Alslyne, Johannes, 134.
Alslyne, see Van Alslyne.
Alwine, John, 145.
A merman, Albert, 131, 192.
Amerman, Dirck, 131.
Amerman, John, 159.
Amherst, Clen. Sir Jeffrey, presented
with the freedom of the city, 195, 522.
Ammarman, Richard, 216.
Amory, Charles, 226.
Armory, John, 180.
Amos, Daniel, 71.
Amstead, Benjamin, 78.
Amsterdam, burgher right in the city of,
II, 15, 34.
Amy, Joshua, 142.
Andem, William, 246.
Anderson, Abraham, 141.
Anderson, Alexander, 232.
Anderson, Andrew, 293.
Anderson, Edward, 78, 129, 174.
Anderson, Elias, 202, 221.
Anderson, (jcorge, 1S6.
Anderson, Jochem, 126.
Anderson, John, 142, 194, 277.
Anderson, Joseph, 174.
Anderson, Nicholas, 156. 234.
Anderson, Peter. 134, mentioned, 309.
Anderson, Major Robert, presented
with the freedom of the city, 429.
Anderson, Robert, 55, 82, 115, 621.
Anderson, William, 156, 246, 605.
Andrews, Germanicus, 92.
Andrews, Robert, 208.
Andries, Laurens van Boskerck, 23.
Andrieson, Abraham, 194.
Andrieson, I^ambert, 281.
Andriezen, Andries, 22.
Andriezen, Luycas, 24.
Andrie/en, Peter, 20.
Androuet, John, 56.
Angell, Henry, 146.
Angevine, Zachariah, 58.
Angevine, John. 151.
Ann, Indian woman, 587.
Ann, sloop, 576.
Annely, Edward, i^K), 196.
Antarctic, ship, 428.
Anthony, Allard, burgomaster, 9, 14,
29, 34, lOI.
Anthony, Hcnricus. 96.
Anthony, John, 228.
Anthony, John P., 293.
Anthony, Nicholas, 108, 177.
Anihony, Nicholas N., 204.
Anthony, Peter, 175.
Anthony, Theophilus, 195.
Antiqua, barque, 571.
Anthill, Edward, 53, 599.
Appell, John, 508.
Appell, Simon, 116.
Apple, Hendrick, 57.
Apple, John, 128.
Appleby, George, 167.
Apprentices to be bound by indentures,
and made freemen at the expiration
of their terni of four years, 52, 460 ;
at the granting of the charter deemed
freeman, 448, 450; indentures re-
corded from 1695 to 1708, 563-622 ;
not to game, marry, or frequent tav-
erns, 567, 575 ; to have two suits of
clothes a year, 567, 568 ; to be in-
structed in reading and writing, 574 ;
shirts, shoes, stockings, and hats pro-
vided for, 578, 604 ; to learn to read the
English tongue, 581 ; a female's work,
582 ; to be taught the trade of a sur-
geon in five years, 584 ; to learn to
read and cipher, and to receive*a set
of tools, 585 ; an Indian boy bound
for twenty-one years, 588 ; to read
and write the English tongue, 589 ;
to attend night school for three
months in winter, 591, 606, 610 ;
orphans bound by the overseers of
the poor, 593 ; a merchant's ap-
prentice to have but meat and drink,
594 ; a hatter to make his master four
good beaver hats, 596 ; to learn the
art and practice of a lawyer in seven
years, 598 ; a bricklayer for two years,
599 ; to be taught English, needle
work, and other matters fitting for
a good housewife, 602 ; clothing not
to be taken away at the expiration of
service, 6ri ; a shoemaker to obey his
master, keep his secrets, and behave
himself generally. 611 ; not to fre-
quent taverns except on his master's
business, 615 ; in case of death of the
master to serve his mistress only in
her widowhood, 619 ; to go to night
school when his master can spare hira,
621 ; term of service made seven
years in 1711,464; term of service
repealed in 1 725, 474, 4S4 ; fees of
INDEX.
627
freemanship. 533 ; term of seven years
revived in 1784, 239.
Arcularius, Philip 1., mentioned 305,
309. 310.
Arcularius, Philip J., 274.
Arden, Francis, 198.
Arden, James, 96.
Arden, John, 210.
Arden, Thomas, 178.
Arding, Charles, 107.
Arding, Edward, 119.
Arenlz, James, 232.
Arenizen, Frederick, 21.
Arenizen, Hendrick, 24.
Ariantse, John, 69.
Arkell, Peter, 91.
Armstrong, James, 185, 220.
Armstrong, John, 115. 214.
Armstrong, Richard, 103.
Arnett, Samuel, 270.
Aniold, Elijah, 228.
Arnold, Simon, 55.
Arnold, William, 231.
Arnoit, Patrick, 40.
Arrowsmith, Joseph, 589.
Arthur, John. 220.
Ashfield, Charles, 77, 595.
Ashfield, Richard, 53, 97.
Ashton, John, 57.
Ash, Gilbert, 163.
Ask, Samuel, 104.
Aske, Benjamin, 57.
Aspinwall, John, 133.
Aspinwall, Joseph, 89.
Aslen, Isaac, 279.
Aston, George, 97.
Atkins, Robert, 188.
Atkinson, John, 141.
Atrell, Edward, 588.
Atwood, Leigh, 75.
Attwood. Thomas Bridgen, 230. •
Altwood, William, 75, 454.
Auboyneau, John, 86.
Auchmuty, Lieut. IL J., mentioned,
418.
Auger, Nicholas, 567.
Aukes, Douwe, 577.
Austin, John, 278.
Austin, Thomas, 233
Auze, Charles A., mentioned, 418.
Auxberry, Alexander, 212.
Avery, John, presented with the free-
dom of the city, 116, 483.
Ayscough, Dr. John, 155.
Axson, William, 135.
Babington, Samuel, 157.
Bachan. John, 74.
Bache, George M., mentioned, 418.
Back, Furd, 606.
Backer, Jacobus, 19, 29.
Backer, Nicholas, 22.
Bagley, Josiali, 166, 177.
Bagley, William, 177.
Baignoux, Henry, 59.
Bailes, Edward, 109.
Bailey. Elias, 190.
Bailey, Joseph, 284.
Bailey, Nicholas, 139.
Baily, Jonathan, 173.
Bainbridge, Com. William, presented
with the freedom of the city, 373,
374. 375. 379 ; to s«t for his portrait,
373 ; his letter of acceptance, 376 ;
description of the gold box, 379-
Baker, Gardiner, 289.
Baker, John, 58.
Baker, Richard, 114.
Baker, Roger, 59, 585.
Baker, Sarah, 58 1.
Baldridge, Adam, 583.
Baldridge, Elizabeth, 582, 583.
Baldridge, John, 243.
Baldwin, Stephen, 175.
Baldwin, Triamier, 215.
Baldwin. Trinacris, 144.
Baldwin, William, 145, 205.
Balfo. Alexander, 509.
Ball, George, 217.
Ball, Isaac, 201.
Ballereau, James, 89.
Baltzer, Dr. Robert M., mentioned,
418.
Bancker, Aaron, 230.
Bancker, Abraham, 176.
Bancker, Adrian, 117.
Bancker, Christopher, 231 ; alderman,
504-
Bancker, Evert, 217.
Bancker, Isaac, 231.
Bancker, Nicholas, 172.
Bancker, Richard, 214.
Bancker, William, 213.
Bancks, James, 185.
Banfield, Thomas, 233.
Banker, Evert, 60.
Banker, Jacob, 97.
Banker, John, 195.
Banks, Gen. Nathaniel P., mentiontd,
440.
Banks, Richard, 82.
Banks, Thomas, 98.
Bant, Johannes, 65.
Bant, John, 128.
Bant, Martin, 133.
Bant, Peter, 128, 135.
Bant, Peter J.. 68.
Bant, William, 132.
Banta, Aaron, 270.
Banta, David, 208.
628
INDEX.
Banta, Jacobs 184.
Banta, John T., meniioned, 310.
Banta, Paulus, 207, 243.
Banta, Wiert, 164, 509, 510.
Barbauld, Ezekiel, 112.
Barberie, John, 54, 594.
Barclay, David, 202.
Barclay, Thomas, 218.
Bardin, Edward. 237.
Barensen, Cornelis, 25.
Barentzen, Cliristian, 23.
Barentzen, Hendrick, 24.
Barentzen, Myndert, 22.
Bargeau, Abraham, 149, 617.
Bargeau, James, 609, 617.
Bargeau. John, 609.
Barhcit, Andries, 129.
Barheyt, Barent, 97.
Barker, Joshua, alderman, 312, 313,
315, 316, 320.
Barkins, Peter, 55.
Barnes, Andrew, 174.
Barnes, Benjamin, 85, 456.
Barnes, Coenradt, 214.
Barnes, Thurlow \V., mentioned, 433.
Barnet, Thomas, 233.
Barns, Henry. 245.
Barnwell, Joseph, 80.
Barr. Frederick, 217.
Barre, Charles, 98.
Barrite, Jeroninius, 70.
Barrow, John, 85.
BariT, Francis E., mentioned, 418.
Barry, John, 205.
Barlholf, Hendrick, 24S.
Bariholph, (iarret, 284.
Bartlett, William, 136.
Barwick, John, 225.
Basford. John, 57 ; witness, 573, 574,
575, 578, 591. ^12, 615.
Bass, Johannes, 141.
Basselt, Francis, 98, 619.
Basselt, P'rcderick, 218.
Basselt, John, 120, 123.
Hassetl, Maria M., 619.
Bassctt, Michael, fxx), 618.
Ba»>eit, Peter, 74.
Baslian, Conj^o, a Negro, 569,
liatchelor, Henry, 53.
Bate, Benjamin, 106.
Bates, Alexander, 149.
Bales, John, 20S.
Bates, Samuel, 211.
Balhursby, Hugh, 56.
Baltail, Michael, 112.
Batter>on, James, 89.
Batiin, Philip, 80.
Baugnioux, Paul, 55,
Bausher, Henry, 278.
Bawler, William, 590.
Bayard, Jacobus, 77.
Bayard, Nicholas, 47, 53, 123, 2S6.
Bayard, Peter, 81.
Bayard, Samuel, 130.
Bayard, Stephen, 123; mayor, 150;
alderman. 495.
Bayard, William, 505.
Bayeux, Rene, 171.
Bayeux, Thomas, 86, 227.
Bayles, Daniel, 279.
Bayley, Thomas, 615.
Beaudouin, Jeremiah, 179.
Beauvois, Carel, 25.
Beck, Caleb, 73.
Beck, George, 220.
Beck, Johannes, 21.
Beck, Joseph, 234.
Beck, William, 127.
Becker, Frederick, 123.
Becker. Nicholas, 203.
Beckett, Francis, 142.
Beckitt, John, 199.
Bedford, Richard, 572.
Bedford, Thomas. 191.
Bedlow, Cornelius, 607.
Bed low, Isaac, 25, 97, 139, 600.
Bedlow. Peier, 100.
Beeck, Cornelius, 620.
Beeck, Paulus van der, 20.
Beeck, William, 620.
Beeckman, Jochem, 20.
Beeckman, Martin, 70.
Beekman, Adam, 144.
Beekman, Charles, 124, 125.
Beekman, David, 1S2.
Beekman, Geotge, 283.
Beekman, Gerrard, alderman. 487.
lieekman, Gerrard G., 223.
Beekman, Gerrard us, 94, 106, 139, 146.
Beekman, Henricus, 65.
Beel^raan, Henry, presented with the
freedom of the city, 119, 483.
Beekman, Henr)*, 163, 202,
Beekman, John, 68, 124, 14S, 151,
Beekman, William, schepen, 9, 14 ; al-
derman, 47.
Beekman, William, 105, 129, 170, 213,
242.
Beekman, William Gerardus, 173.
Beer, 'i'homas, 142.
Behcnna, Thomas, 126.
Belcher, Jonathan, 246.
Belin, Peter, 55.
Belknap, .Samuel, I02.
Bell, Andrew, 201.
Bell. Benjamin, 218.
Bell, George, 209.
Bell, Henry, 151.
Bell, John,' 78, 95.
Bell, Matthew, 97.
indp:x.
629
Bell, Robert, 238.
Bell, Samuel, 138, 237.
Bell, William, 237.
Bellisle, Barnaby, 241.
Belsen, Cornelius, 168.
Bend, Grove, 219.
Bend, John, 118.
Bender, Matthias, 127.
Benfield, John, 78.
Benin, John, 151.
Benley, Samuel, 168.
Bennaway, Godfrey, 118.
Bennet, Christopher, 218.
Bennet, Cornelius, 198.
Bennet, Jacob, I43.
Bennet, James, 209.
Bennet, Richard, 114.
Bennet, Robert, 108.
Bennet, Thomas, 84.
Bennet, William, 146, I98.
Bennett, Isaac, 195,
Bennett, Jacob, 64.
Benschoton, Jacob, 247.
Bensing, Henry, 120.
Benson, Abraham, 140.
Benson, Adolph, 117.
Benson, Benjamin, 127, 192.
Benson, Christopher, 20j.
Benson, Dirck, 62.
Benson, Carrel, 179. .
Benson, Harmanus, 77.
Benson, John, 117, 139.
Benson, Mattheus, 76.
Benson. Robert, 133 ; clerk of the city,
249> 253, 256, 260, 263 ; alderman,
504. 517.
Benson, Samson, 77, ri6, 129.
Benthuysen, Peter V., 202.
Bergeron, James, 92.
Berjeau, Peter, 153.
Berkeloe, Daniel, 73.
Berkley, William, 85.
Bernard. Daniel, 188.
Bernard, Isaac, iSo.
Berrian, John, 169, 229.
Bcrrow, Nathaniel T., 54.
Berry, Charles, 155.
Berry, Jacobus, 67.
Berry, Johh, 612.
Berry, Joseph, 90.
Berry, Mary, 61 r.
Berry, Richard, 107, 6l2.
Berthon, Michael, 109.
Bertine, Peter, 225.
Bertrand, Abraham, loS.
Bert rand, Isaac, 164.
Bertsyer. George D., 237.
Berwick, Roliert, 242.
Besly, Oliver, 55.
Besly, Thauvet, no.
Best, John, 194.
Belts, John, 237.
Be van, Thomas, 164.
Beven, Robert, 116.
Bicker. Victor, 109, 138.
Bickers, Henry, 215.
Bickers, Walter, 215.
Bickers, William, 202.
Bickley, Abraham, 580.
Bicklcy, May, 88, 454, recorder, 462 ;
alderman, 472.
Bickley, Susannah, 580, 585, 61 2.
Bickley, William, 56, 59, 572, 580, 585,
602, 612.
Biddeford, frigate, 477.
Bidder, Richard, 151.
Bigelow, John, mentioned, 434.
Bill, Benjamin, 90.
Bill, John, 140.
Billopp, Joseph, 72.
Binam, Mrs. Mary, 106.
Bingham, John, 177, 309, 366.
Birch, John, 588.
Birch, Margery, 588, 589.
Birch, Richard, 589.
Birch, Thonjas, 588.
Bird, Matthew, 279.
Birdsall, Henry, 247.
Birdsall, Samuel, 149.
Birdsall, William, 248.
Bishop, Francis, 146.
Bishop, John, 273.
Bishop, Richard, 95.
Bisset, John, 132.
Black, James, 242.
Black, Thomas, 103.
Blackgrove, Benjamin, 74.
Blacklidge, Philip, 125.
Blagge, Benjamin, 143 ; alderman, 540 ;
coroner, 551.
Blagge, Edward, 109, 236 ; alderman,
471.
Blagge, John, 236 ; coroner, 551.
Blake, Edward, 80.
Blake, John, 98.
Blake, William, 148.
B Ian chard, James, 242.
Blanchard, John, 131.
Blanchon, Mathhys, 40.
Blanck, Abraham, 93.
Blanck, Andrew, 203, 285.
Blanck, Casparus, 99, 119, 241.
Blanck, Isaac, 145, 605, 61 1.
Blanck, Jacob, 220.
Blanck, Jeremiah, 179.
Blanck, Juryaen, 24. 59.
Blanck, Lambert. 180.
Blanck, Nicholas, 40, 66.
Blanck, Paul, 196.
Blauvelt, Harmanus, 272.
630 INI
BUuvdl, luac, 191, 241.
Bleecker, AnCliony l„, 217.
BleecUer. Jacobus. 163.
Blocker, Ji>)iii. 220.
Blommert, Adnan, schepen, 14.
Blood^ood. Abraham, menlioneil, 309,
310, 311.
Bloom, Aretil, 70.
Bloom, Daniel. 149.
Bloom. Henry, 845.
Bloom, Jolin, 130.
Blunt, OiiuHi. alderman. 5sS.
Blydeiiburgh, Benjamin. J4.
Blydenbuigt). Joseph, S4>
Board, Joseph, menlioned, 310.
Ilocke. Isaac. 136.
Bodine, Vincent, 179.
Boeckhoat, Matthias, 71.
Boeckhoui, I'eter, 73.
Boeke, Alitaham, 71.
Boel, Toliias, 98.
Boelen, Abraham, loj.
Boelen, Jacob, 6z.
Bogaerl, Arie, 134.
B<^ert, Claes, 66.
Bogaerl, Guyberi U.. 126.
Bogaerl, Gysliert J., 77.
Bogaeit, H end rick, 107.
Bogaerl, John. ilS.
Bogaert, William. 71.
Bogaerl, see Bognit, Bogert. Oulenbo-
garl.
Boganlus, P:varardus. 61.
Bogardas, llendritk C. 247.
Bogardus, Captain Jacobus, menlioneil.
438.
RogardHS, John. 273.
Bogardus. Koiierl. alderman. 313, 316.
Bogardus William, 19.
Ilogart. Uirck U., 69.
Bogart, Uillieri Ouieo. 1S5.
Ih^art, Henry Alberlo, 184.
Bogarl, U
Bi^ert, Nicholas P., 225.
Bogerl. Peter, 146. 347.
Bogert, Kc Bogaert, Outcnliogarl.
.,-iu, Jci
Bokee, Abraham. 170.
Boker, Abraham, 144.
Boles, John, 234.
Bolitho. John. 228.
Bolmer. Peter, 278.
Boll. John, 70.
Bolter. John, 78.
Bollon. Anthony, 212.
Bolton, Richard, 22i.
Bolton. Thomas, alderman. 405, 406.
I. 82.
irl, I'cli
. S8-
Bogan, Simon.
Bogart, William. 1100.
Bt^ert, Albert G,, 245-
Bogert. Corneli-i, 126. 133.
Bogcrl, Dillion. 14;.
Bogert, lleiidiick. 107, 246, 509.
Bl^ert, Henry, alderman, 504.
Bogerl, Jacob. 244.
Bf^ri, Jacobu!, Q<>$.
Bogen, James, i.)3.
Bt^en, John. 13S. 27K. 282, 21)6.
Itn^tTl, John, alriermin, 313, 316, 317.
Bogert. John N.. 212.
I%ert.J.BephOuien. 174.
Bogert, Nicholas, IJ7.
Bond, Joseph, 36;.
Bond, Thomas, 150.
Bond. ^Vil]iam. 8g, 463.
Bon grand, Lewis, 54.
Bonnet, Dani,:!, 149.
Bonnet, James. 320.
Bonnin, Amant, '2,
Bonnin. Gousse, 5/7, 593.
Hontecou. Peter, 83, 610.
Bonus. Dr. William. 154.
Booke, Abraham, 135.
Bookhoudt, Peter, 174.
Boo'li, Benjamin, 21g.
Booth, George, 86, 456.
Bootsen. Nicholas Joannes
liordingh. Claes, 21.
Borree. Francis. 137.
Borrce, Isaac. 1 2 8.
Borrell, Matthias, 118.
Boi^oni. Egberi van. 33.
Bosch. Jasptr 114.
Boshan. J.ii:f.li, 238,
Boss Jnu-i.lj. 123.
Hostu'ick, Epbraim. 239.
Boucher. Michael, 55.
l!oudinot.p:iii
Boudi
. Pet
r, 62.
1. »93-
Boiiidet. Samuel. 83.
Bourdct. Slephen, 114.
Bout, Jail Kvenseii, 3S
Boui, Peter, 509.
INDEX.
631
Bouyot, Ezekiel, 98.
Bovell, Richard, So.
Bovie, John, 58.
Bowden, Tlionias, 80.
Bowen, Jolin, 78, 178.
Bowman, James. 509.
Bowman, John, 248.
Bowman, Joseph, 153.
Bowman, Thomas, 153.
Bown, Andrew, 52.
Bown, Samuel, 144.
Bowne, Rol)eri, 127.
Bowne, Waller, mayor, 416.
Bowne, William, 143.
Bowyer, Samuel, 136.
Boyce, Agnes, 93.
Boyce, Jacob, 91,
Boyd, Robert. 199.
Boyd, Samuel, 216.
Boyd, William, mentioned, 309, 331,
335. 338. 339.
Boyer, Samuel, 222.
Boyle. Robert, 183.
Boyle, Solomon. 113.
Braddick, John, 83.
Braden, John, 80.
Bradford, Andrew, 89.
Bradford, Samuel, 60.
Bradford, William, 57, 99, 463, 614.
Bradhursl. Samuel, member of assem-
bly, 347.
Brady, John, 63.
Braine, Thomas. 168.
Brandon, John. 230.
Brandt. Jacob, 160.
Brandt, John, 156,
Bramgen, John, 148.
Brannon, Charles J., 238.
Branson. L*hiii}), 509.
Brasell, John, 178?
Brasher, Kphraim, mentioned. 309.
Brasher, James C, 291.
Brasher, Thilip, 296 ; alderman, 313,
316. 317.
Brashier. Abraham, 225.
Brashier, Lawrence, 229.
Brashier, Philip, 226.
Brasier, Abraham, 160.
Brasier, Henry. 23.
Brasier. Tlninias, 94.
Brass, A«lo!ph, 131, 182.
Brass. Evert, 58.
Brass. Gerrett, 58.
Brass, Henry, 95.
Brass, Peter, 107.
Bratt, Isaac, 84.
Bratt, Jacob. 68.
Bratt, Peter, 125.
Brazier, Abraham, 03.
Brazier, Isaac, 175.
Brazier, John, 125, sec Brasher, Bras-
hier, Brasier.
Bremen. Adam, 25.
Breese, John, 117.
Breese, Sidney, 123.
Breeste, William, 611.
Breesicd, Henry, 126.
Breestcade, John, 73.
Bresleade, Simon, 64.
Bressteade, William, 611.
Brett, Roger, 86
Brevoort, Alexander, 192.
Brevoori, Elias, 69, 13?, 1*45.
Breevoort, Hendrick J. van, 59.
Brevoort, Henry, 133. 186 ; alderman,
313. 316, 317, 320.
Brevoort, John, 145.
Brewer, Charles, 190.
Brewer, Cornelius, 129.
Brewer, Jeremiah, 169.
Brewer, John, 221.
Brewer, Nicholas. i36.
Brewerion, George, 143, 197 ; alderman,
544-
Brewerton, Jacob, 231.
Bricklayers, complaint of, 507, 539.
Bricard, Henry*, 95.
Bridges, Dr. John, 84, 454.
Bridgewaler, battle of, 396.
Bricl, Tosyn, 21.
Bright, Jeremiah. 93.
Briggs, John, 118.
Brimer, James, 129.
Brinckerhoff. Abraham, 156, 208.
Brinckerhoff, Ari, 158.
Brinckerhoff, Dirick, 182, 208, 247.
Brinckerhoff, (George, alderman, 504.
Brinckerhoff. Henry, 207.
Brinckerhoff, Joris, 117.
Brisbin, William, 80.
Britlain, Stephen P., alderman, 414.
Broadhurst. Jonathan, 87.
Broadhurst. Samuel, io6.
lirock, /Abraham, 92.
Brock, W'alter, 187 ; common council
meet at his tavern, 504.
Broderick, Jonathan, 97.
Bronckhursi, John, 228.
Brooke. Chidley, 56.
lirookes, Philip, 87.
Brookman. Thomas, 149, 508.
Brooks, Abraham, 80.
Brooks, Joshua, 80.
Broome, John, alderman, 256, 263 ;
mentioned, 30(9, 310, 311, 312, 317,
328.
Broughlon. Andrew, 87.
Broughton. Sampson, 75.
Broughton. Sampson Shelton, 75, 455,
603, 615.
632
Brouwer. Alirahnm, 367.
Butkmi^ter, Richaril, 582.
Bmuwer, Aiiolph, loo.
Buck St one, John. 339.
Bromver. Sebrant. 103.
Buena Visla, battle of. 432. 423.
Brou»-.^r. lllrk-k, 158.
Bueno. Jo,«ph, 587.
Brovver. Aliraham. 157, 2ir, 365. 285,
Buitenhuis. Jan Gerisen. 25.
509, 5IO-
Bulfinch. John, I5S.
Broivev. Al.lrick, 189,
Buikley, I.icul. John, 57.
Rroiver. U.ivi.l, 161. i3i).
Bullock. Edward, 169.
]lro»-er, Kveraidu^, 137. 168.
Bulsenk, Cornelius 53-
Hmn-«r, Isaac, 25:.
Bnnce, Samuel. 231.^
Brower, }s^<,b, 16S. iSg, aoa, 303.
Bunnell. Elias, 196.
50-).
Bunyan, Arthur. 65.
Brower. Jnlin. t''^, 210.
Burljanck. Thomas. i32.
Browcr, rctrns, 16C).
Burch, Francis, 227.
B,q.>ver. Saimld, 147.
Burcli, Tiiomas, 338.
Brc.»n, Anthony, 230.
Hurchell, Henrv, 192.
Brown, llaiiicl, 167.
Burck, Joseph, 1S5.
Brown, David. iSo. aio.
Hutd, Bartrara, 153.
Brown, Duncan, 158, 505.
Burg, John, 173.
Brown, Kveret. Jia.
Burge. Richard, 169,
Brow.i, Gcorye. 54. a73-
Burger, Ca-sper, 133.
Brown, Gen. Jacoh, presenled wilh (he
Burger. Claes, 73.
rreedom of li.e cily, 382. 388. 394-
Burger, Hnniel. 138, 204.
397 ; 10 il for Ilia |)ortr»it, 38a j his
Burger, Elia-s, 103, 140.
Ullcr of actciilain;!;, 3S<j ; description
Bulger, Gerardui, 278.
of ihe gold bcix. 31,7.
Burger, (Icrrelt, 63.
Brown. Jacob, .13.
Burger. Gill.err, 3:5.
Brown, Janie., yl, 130, I5I.
Burger. Harmanus 68.
Brown, lolian M.. 19a.
Burger, Johannes, 67, 123, jgg.
■Hro.vn, Jol,n. 113, 170, 103.315,246.
Bitr^cr. John. 140.
Brown, Nicholas, So.
Burger, John .Milde, 201.
Brown. Noah, alderman. 3S1. 3S3, 31)3-
Burger, Manus. 197.
Browii, S.iniuel. 107, I39. 1S3,
Burger, Nicholas, 124.
Brou-ii, Thomas. 114, 130, 333.
Hutger. Tcier. C4, 140. 204. 591,
Brown, Willi.im, 1)0, l3o, iSj. 178.
Burger. Kenier, 1-! = .
Browne. Klii.ihcLli. 613.
Bui^hers.the right of.e.slablished in:
Browne. Kichard. 113.
Amsterdam, 4. 5 : peddlers must
Browning. George, loi.
come. 10; Ihe great and smaB,
Br.nvrj..hn. 'riiom.is. jso.
form of cerlificales and fees.
Brownj,.lin. Dr. William, 130. 235.
oaih, I3; liM oF great, 19: m
Brucn, I'hoinas. a7S.
19-25 : non-].aymem of fees.
Brugham, Samuel, 153.
petition of, 27 ; ordered 10 oh
Brni^nian. Godfriwi, 310.
their certificates. 31 n-ivulalions
Brugman. Henry. ij4.
33. .13. 35- 4' : see Freemen.
Brush. t;rean. 333.
Burgin, I'hilip. 2S1.
Brmc. John M.me, 199.
Hurgins, Captain John, presented '
Bruynien. Jodiem, 21.
the freedom of the city, 163, 511
Bukc, IlcndricU. 91.
Burglss, Oliver 3 3.
ilrvanl. Henrv. ilji.
Bu gi.nia-teis and Schcpen^ pelilini
Bri-nnl, William, i.j.
burgher lights ,3, II ; on app,
Bucli.anan, Alexander, 243.
ment of city ofiiciuls, 13 ; conii
Buchanan. I.imes, mentioned, 435.
of non-payment of burgher righiK,
Buchanan. Iidni. 237.
petition to, of Imrgliers. 37 ; and S
Itnchanan. 'Malc.m, 24!!.
l!u,-kL-nl.oven, John. (.3.
eis to lake out their certifitaic'.
Buckhovcn. Stephen, (19.
complain of the peddlers, 33.
Buckmaiter, Eli/.ihcth. 583.
Hurk, Kichard, 88.
B^Tckmasicr, Ge<.TgL-. alderman. 379.
Burle, Joshua. Cil.
BuckuiaMct. Hannah. 583,
Burleigh. Benjamin. 131.
Buckmasler, Ma.y. 5^3-
Burling. Benjamin, 614.
INDEX.
633
Burling, Edward, 52, 585, 6l2, 614,
618. 620.
Burling, Lancaster, 195.
Burling, Samuel, mentioned, 309.
Burliflg, Thomas, 2l8.
Burn, Robert, 198.
Burnet, George, 107.
Burnet, Governor William, presented
with the freedom of the city, lOO,
469.
Burnet, William, 116.
Burnett, John, 96.
Burnett. Colonel Ward B., .presented
with Jackson's gold box, 405, 406.
Burns, Abraham, 139.
Burns, George, 139 ; dinner to Gov-
ernor Osborn at his tavern, 517.
Burns, Thomas, 196.
Burnton, Thomas, 153.
Burras, Lawrence, 155.
Burroughs, John, 125.
Burrows, Benjamin, 232.
Burrows, John, 222.
Burrows. Thomas, 54, 279, 576.
Burt, Maynard, 145.
Burt, Richard, 211.
Burt, Samuel, 54.
Burtis, After, 160. /
Burtsel, Dr. Peter, 83.
Bush, Albertus, 151.
Bush, Barenl, 70, 135.
Bush, Hendrick, 69.
Bush, Isaac, 189.
Bush, Justice, 64.
Bush, Peter, 132.
Bush, Staats, 188.
Bush, Urion. 64.
Bush6eld, Thomas, 248.
Buskirk, Lawrence, 248.
Buss. Peter J., 69.
Bussey, James. 82, 610, 61 r.
Bussey, Robert, 78.
Bussing, Aaron, 142, 149, 508.
Bussing, Abraham, 165, 509.
Bussing, Benjamin, 234.
Bussing, Hannanus, 2c6.
Bussing, Isaac, 1 18, 205.
Bussing, James, 168.
Bussing, John, 173.
Bussing, Timothy, 204.
Bussing, William, 270.
Butler, Edmund, 283.
Butler, Michael, U)4.
Builer, William, 194, 218, 283.
Button, Thomas, 80.
Butts, Daniel, 54.
Buttwell, Thomas, 126.
Buvelot, Jacques G., 1 13.
Buys, Isaac, 161.
Buys, Jacobus, 156.
Buys, Jan Cornelissen, 22.
Buys, Johannes, 92.
Buys, Mathew, 212.
Buys, Peter Jacobsen, 19.
l^yerley, Thomas, presented with the
freedom of the city, 86, 457.
Byers, James, 216.
Byfield, Richard, 144.
Byfield, William, 98.
Byrne, Lieutenant Edmund, mentioned,
418.
Byvanck, Anthony, 96, 184.
Byvanck, Evert, 117, 139, 203.
Byvanck, Henry, 170.
Byvanck, Johannes, 72.
Byvanck, John, 123, 182.
Byvanck, Petrus, 182.
Byvanck, William, 217.
Cadogan, William, 154.
Cairns, William, 184.
Caleb Grimshaw, packet ship, 426.
Callaghanc, Owen, 104.
Callaway, William, 80.
Callcutt, Jeremiah, 82.
Campanal, Valentine, 92.
Campbell, Alexander, 146, 508, 509.
Campbell, Archibald, 109, 187.
Campbell, General Donald, 293.
Campbell, Duncan, 198.
Campbell, James, 129, 203, 241.
Campbell, John, 126, 149, 198, 509,
510.
Campbell, Malcolm, 155.
Campbell, Robert, 88.
Campbell, Thomas, 218.
Campbell, Thomas L, 366.
Campbell. William, 219, 245.
Campling, John, 112.
Canada, Gen. Amherst congratulated
on the reduction of, 523-529.
Cannon, Abraham, 224, 227.
Cannon, Andrew, 147, 182.
Cannon, Arnout, 194.
Cannon, Isaac, 98.
Cannon, John, 72.
Cannon, Peter, 133.
Cannon, William, 154,
Capito, Matys, 22.
Carcas, Abraham, 108.
Cardy, William, 122.
Care, John. 78.
Cargill, James, 192.
Cargill. John, 180.
Cario, >Iichael, in.
Carlee. Adam, 57.
Carlile, William. 95, 167.
Carman, John, 152.
Carmen, Benjamin, 175.
Carmer, Nicholas, 296.
634
INDEX.
Carnier, Nicholas G., 293.
Carmes, John, 208.
Carow, Isaac, 1S7, 201.
Carow, John, 220.
Carow, Nicholas, 98.
Carow, see Quereau.
Carpender, Cleorge, 98.
Carpender, John, 151 ; disfranchised,
504.
Carpender, Mrs, Mary, 109.
Carpenel, Jan Jacobsen, 20.
Carpenter, Stephen, 173.
Carpenters, complaint of, against coun-
^ try workmen, 507, 539.
Carr, Anthony. 99.
Carr, Bartholomew \V., 508.
Carr, Gabriel, 168.
Carr, James, 161.
Carr, John, io3, 154, 508.
Carr, Robert, 161. 509.
Carr, William, 125, 199, 508.
Carre, Lewis, 54.
Carroll, Andrew, 149.
Carroll, James, 179.
Carroll, Patrick, 168.
Carroll, Thomas, 74, 582.
Carstang, Gideon, 162, 278.
CarsUng, Isaac, 171, 173.
Carstensen. Clacs, 20.
Carter, Daniel, 171.
Carter, James, 244.
Carter, Kobcjrt, 109, 278.
Carter, Samuel, 153.
Carter, Stephen, 590.
Carter, Thomas, 140.
Carter, Vincent, 197.
Carter, William, 84, 454.
Carter, Mrs, Zcrujah, 103.
Caspersen, Peter van Naerden, 20.
Cassady, John, 243.
Cavelier, Henry, 107.
Cavelier, John, 130.
Caverly, Joseph, 2Ck;,
Caverly, Peter, r86.
Caye. Jolmack, 509, 510.
Cazalet, John, 86, 126, 607.
Cazalet, Noah, 99.
Cebe, Paul Francis, 144.
Cebra, James, 84, 201.
Cerutz, Christopher G., 162.
("hadwick, John, 169.
Chad wine, Josejih, 195.
Chaigneau, Peter, 55, 596.
Chalouer, Ninion. 102.
Chambers, John, in, 242; presented
with the freedom of the city, in,
476 ; alderman, 485, 487 ; city clerk,
515. 5i<'>-
Chambers, Thomas, 56.
Chambers, William, 82.
Champion, Frances, 578.
Chandler, Samuel. 276.
Channing, William, 113.
Chapell, William, 142.
Chappie, Herman, 245. •
Chappie, Peter, 227.
Chardavoine, Elias, 95, 97, 140, 205.
Chardavoine, Isaac, 117, 204.
Chardavoine, Jeremiah, 98.
Chardavoine, Joseph, 195.
Chardavoine, Stephen, 90,
Charlton, James, 135.
Charlton, Peter, 144.
Charter of the city, rights granted by
Col. Nicolls, 43; petition to Gov.
Dongan, 43 ; his grant, 48 ; Gov.
Montgomorie petitioned for a new
charter, 479 ; granted, 481 ; act of
1801 relating to charter officers, 297;
proceedings to amend the charter
abolishing the elective franchise of
freemen and freeholders, 299-365 ;
protest of the corporation, 314 ; ihe
act of 1804 amending, 355 ; neglect
of the charter clause in regard to
freemen, 365 ; Kent's note on the
freeman clause, 420.
Charters, Joseph, 233.
Chattam, Thomas, 87.
Chatterton, Shadrich, 192.
Chauncey, Lieut. Charles W., men-
tioned, 468.
Chauncey, Com, Isaac, mentioned, 418.
Cheeseman, Joseph. 269.
Cheeseman, Thomas, 185.
Cheelham, James, mentioned, 342, 344.
Cherub, frigate, 439,
Cherbacker, John, 226.
Cherry tree, Kvert, 73.
Chesham, John, 40.
Cheshire, William, 97.
Child, Francis, 130. 154, 229.
Child. John, 215.
l^hild, Thomas, 74, 112, 142.
Chipp, Charles J., alderman, 433.
Chippewa, battle of, 382, 388. 396.
Chishull, Anthony, 76.
Chollwell, John, 76.
Christee, John, 146, 162.
Christian, Michael, 596.
Churcher, William, 69.
Churchill, Edward, 92.
Church well, John, 165.
City JI.iU, burghers to apply for their
certificates at, 31 ; freemen to be reg-
istered at, 52, 540; on fire in 1747,
I57» 158, 505 ; altered by Major
I'Knfant for the use of congress, 286,
287, 412; portraits for the gallery in,
369. 373, 378, 381, 382, 388, 405,
INDEX.
635
538 ; laws published at, after the ring-
ing of three bells, 448, 459, 483 ;
illuminated for the victories in Mex-
ico. 422, 423.
Claesen, Andries, 24.
Claesen, Dirck, 24.
Claesen, Douwe, 25.
Claesen, Frans, 24.
Claesen, Syboul, 21.
Claesen, Symon, 617.
Claesen, \Villiam, 24.
Claghorne, Charles, 116.
Clancy, John, councilman, 560.
Clapham, George, 190.
Clapp, John, 56, 572.
Clardock, Benjamin, 165.
Clark, John, 251.
Clark, Samuel, 243.
Clarke, Alexander, 222.
Clarke, Dorothy, 590.
Clarke, George, presented with the free-
dom of the city, 86, 457.
Clarke, James, 157.
Clarke, John, 117, 215, 228, 589.
Claike, Luke, 184.
Clarke, Robert, 131.
Clarke, Thomas, 64 ; deputy sheriff,
50.
Clarke, William, 80.
Clarkson, David, lio, 169.
Clarkson, Levinus, 223.
Clarkson. Matthtw, 57, no.
Claudi, Jean. 105.
Clauson, Anthony, 242.
Clawson, Jacob, 193.
Clem. John, 222.
Clements, Moses, 186.
Clerembault, Francis, 105.
Clifton, Benjamin, 165.
Clinton, De Witt, mayor, 370-398; ad-
dress to Capt. Hull, 372 ; to Capt.
Bainhridge, 379 ; letter to Com.
Perry, 380 ; address to Com. Perry,
382 : letter to Com. Macdonough,
384 ; address to Com. Decatur, 385 ;
his resolutions on Gen. Macomb's vic-
tory, 387 ; letter to Gen. Brown, 388 ;
letter to Gen. Macomb. 390; address
to Gen. Macomb, 391 ; address to
Com. Macdonough, 393 ; address to
Gen. Brown, 395.
Clinton, Gov. George, presented with
the freedom of the city, 1743, ^4^*
501 ; treats with the Indians. 513.
Clinton, Gov. fieorge, presented wiih
the freedom of the city, 1784, 251,
254, 255, 257 ; vetoes the charter bill,
358.
Clinton, George, member of assembly,
347.
Clock, Abram, 23.
Clock, Albert, 66.
Clock, Jacob, 209.
Clock, Martin, 114, 607.
Clock, see Klock.
Clopper, Andrew, 132.
Cloppcr, Cornelius, 135, 145, 200, 621.
Clopper, Cornelius Jansen, 20.
Clopper, John, 128.
Clopper, Peter, 146.
Clopton, Rous, 92.
Clotworth, John, 84.
Clouder. Isaac, 83.
Cobb, William, 193.
Cobham, James, 232.
Cobhams, William, 184.
Cock, Abraham, 192.
Cock, Jacobus, 64.
Cocke, George, 94.
Cockerill, Thomas, presented with the
freedom of the city, 89, 462.
Cockran, John, 509.
Cockran, Joseph, 200.
Cockran, Phillip, 508.
Cockrem, Philip, 99, 149, 284.
Cocks, John, 143.
Cocq, Helie, 576.
Coddington, Uzziah, 269.
Coden, James, 114.
Codman, Thomas, 91.
Codwise, Christopher, 107.
Cod wise, John C, 94.
Coe, Isaac, 245.
Coe, John, 116.
Coeburne, Thomas, 78.
Coenraet, Octavo, 94.
Coerten, (jeurt, 23.
Coesart, David, 64.
Coesart, George, 152.
Coesart, John, 61.
Cohen, Abraham M., 135.
Coker, Thomas, 577.
Colardis, Archeliaus, 157.
Colden, Alexander, 179.
Colden, Cadwallader D., mayor, 404,
address to Gen. Jackson, 408.
Cole, Baruch, 103.
Cole, Edward, 75.
Cole, Jacob, 155.
Cole, John, 152.
Colegrove. Francis, 229, 245.
Colegrove, William, 134.
Coleman, Henry, 63, 585.
Coles, Nathanel, 190.
Coles, Stephen, 279.
Collard, James, 242.
Collard, Richard, 69.
Collet, William. 289.
Collineau, Matthew, 61.
CoUinwood, Sarah, 598.
636
INDEX.
Collinwood, Thomas, 598.
Collins, John, 86.
Collins, Thomas, 169.
Collister, Thomas. 219.
Colly, James, 602.
Colly, Margaret, 602.
Colvcl. Peter, 94.
Colwell, James, 163.
Colwell, Peter, 147.
Colwell, William, 137.
Comfort, IJenjamin, 191.
Concklin, laaac, 185.
Concklin, Jonathan, 243.
Concklin, Josiah, 269.
Concklin, Nicholas, 245.
Congreve, Charles, 84, 454.
Coninck, Aldert, 20.
Conneley, John, So, 146.
Connelly, James, 227.
Connelly, Peter, 176.
Conner, Bryan. 238.
Connihane, William, lOO.
Connolly, I)r. Alexander, 167.
Connoly, Jnmes, 241.
Connoly, William, 246.
Connor, William, 98, 241.
Conover, Daniel D., councilman, 560.
Conrow, Darling, 216.
Constitution, frigate, 369, 373, 376, 379,
400, 404.
Constable, John, 126.
Cook, Capt. David, presented with the
freedom of the city, 426.
Cook, David. 119.
Cook, Epaphras, 246.
Cook, John G., 164.
Cook, Richard, 136. 509.
Cooke. Dirck, 127.
Cooke, Elizabeth. 612.
Cooke, Richard Clarke, 150.
Cooke, William, 84, 137, 612.
Cool, I'arent Jacobzen, 21.
Coolbach, John, 191.
Cooley, Francis, 59, 1S9, 449.
Cooley, John, 40. 64, 105.
Coon, Samuel, 176.
Cooper, Caleb, 75. 6oo.
Cooper, Cornelius, 198.
Cooper, Richard, 7S.
Cooper, Wool fori, 199.
Coort, Simon Hermsen, 25.
(^ope, Alexander, 79.
Cope, Thomas, 153.
Coppe, Jacob (!lazen, 20.
Corbetl, Thomas, 140.
Corbey, John, 165.
Corby, William, 234.
Corda/, Henry, 119.
Cornbury, (iov. Edward, Viscount, pre-
sented with the freedom of the city,
^St 455 * 1^^^ friends and S'
made freemen, 84.
Cornerteau, Laurence, 55.
Cornelisen, Jan van Hoorn, 21.
Cornelisen, Lamens van Wei, ig
Cornelison, Cornelius, 91.
Cornelison, Michael, 193.
Cornelisse, Johannes, 77.
Cornelisse, Lawrence, 77.
Cornelisse, Michael, 121.
Cornelissen, Gerrit, 23.
Cornelissen, Jan van Vlensburgh
Cornelissen, Peter van der Vee
29.
Cornelius, John, 148.
Cornell, Jacob, 180.
Cornell, Peter, 186.
Cornish, Richard, 225.
Cornwell, David, 241.
Cornwell, Richard, 181.
Corre, Joseph, 279.
Corrin, Thomas, 109.
Corsa. L'^aac, 206.
Cortlandt, Philip, alderman, 471.
Cosby, Major Alexander, presentc
the freedom of the city, 121, 49
Cosby, (jrace, 486.
Cosby, Capt. William, 127, 495.
Cosby, Gov. William, presented
the freedom of the city, 120,
family of, 488-492.
Cosens, Harne, 75, 597.
Cosens, John, 597.
Cothoneau, Thauvet Elie, 605.
Cottle, John, 2S3.
Coulter, James E. , mentioned, 43
Coupar, Capt. Henry, mentioned
Cour>en, Jacob, 600.
Coursen, John, 600.
C-oursen, Meije, 600.
Coursen, Teunis, 77.
Courte, Edward, 56, 573.
Courtrecht, Cornelius. 118.
Cousine, Cornelius, loi, 107.
Cousine, Gerret, 58, no, 508.
Cousine, John, 130, 169.
Cousine, Walter, 209.
Coussenu, Jacques, 25, 29.
Couwenhoven, F'rancis, 66, 235.
Couwenhoven, James, 248.
Couwenhoven, Johannes, 73, 158.
Couwenhoven, John, 142, 508.
Couwenhoven, Paulus, 176.
Couwenhoven, William, 279.
Couwenhoven, see \'an Couvvenh<
Covert, David, 291.
Cowdrey, Samuel, 177.
Cowdry, Jonathan, 222.
Cowdry, Samuel, 365, 366 ; ment
33L 333, 342.
INDEX.
637
Cowenhoven, see Couwenhoven.
Cowley, Joseph, 129.
Cowley, William, 193.
Cox, David, 118.
Cox, James, 152.
Cox, John, 124.
Cox, Joseph, 198.
Cox, Thomas, 90, 122.
Coxeter, Bartholomew, 177.
Crabb, Thomas, 224.
Craig, John, 234, 274.
Craikhoyt, John, loi.
Crampshire, Thomas, 171.
Crane, Benjamin, alderman, 411, 414.
Crane, Elijah, 246.
Crane, Ezekiel, 244.
Crane, Josiah, 176.
Crannell, Bartholomew, 162.
Crannell, Robert, 74, 96, 214, 451.
Crawford, Hugh, 141.
Crawford, John, 1S2.
Crawford, Joseph, 168.
Crawford, Patrick, 85.
Crawford, William, 212, 214, 241.
Crawson, John, 265.
Cready, James, 211.
Creamer, Balthnzer, 226.
Cree, John, 188, 205.
Creed, William, 152.
Cregier, Cornelius, 205, 309.
Cregier, Henry, 163.
Cregier, John, 136.
Cregier, John C, 290.
Cregier, Martin, 19. 27, 69, 150.
Cregier, Simon, 126, 205, 617.
Crego, John, 618.
Crego, Richard, 591.
Creighton, James, 100.
Creighton, Capt. Robert, presented with
the freedom of the city, 427, 558.
Crilin, William, 166.
Crimshier, John D., 226.
Crisp, John, 192.
Cristie, John, 146.
Crofts, William, 120.
Croker, John, 138.
Crolius, Clarkson, alderman, 313, 316,
317, 320.
Crolius, Peter, 133, 204.
Crolius, William, ii2, 133, 231.
Crom, William, 89.
Crommelin, Charles, 61.
Crommelin, Daniel, 62.
Crooke, Arnold, 577.
Crooke, Charles, 131.
Crooke, Gabriel, 131.
Crook, Gertrude, 602.
Crook, John, 577, 602.
Crosby, Samuel, 192.
Crosevelt, Baye, 73.
Cross, Johannes, 60.
Cross, John, 157.
Cross, Joseph, 60.
Crossfield, Stephen, 152.
Crosskoop, John George, 227.
Crossley, Henry, 56.
Crossley, William, 233.
Crouch, Gregory, 150.
Crouch, Thomas, 87.
Crow, Hugh, 85.
Crowne, Richard, 75.
Cruger, John, 85, 612 ; mayor, 139,
186, 502, 527, 520, 534, 536, 551 ;
alderman, 469, 471, 472, 485, 487.
Cruger, John Harris, 207.
Cruger, Nicholas, 207.
Crum, Henry, 244.
Crum, John, 165, 179.
Crum, Peter, 176.
Cruytdorp, Barnet, 25.
Cullum, John, 81.
Cumberland, frigate, 424.
Cumpton, Samuel, 192.
Cunningham, John, 274.
Cunningham, Matthew, 248.
Cure, John, 129.
Curry, Archibald, 225.
Cursen, Richard, 185.
Curtenius, Peter, member of assembly,
347-
Custis, Daniel, 78.
Cuyler, Abraham, 159.
Cuyler, Barent, 230.
Cuyler, Henry, 105.
Cuyler, Johannes, 60.
Cyane, sloop of war, 401, 402.
Dacres, Capt. James R., 369.
Dalglish, John, 190.
Dalley, GifTord, 214.
Dalley, John, 146, 166, 183.
Dalley, Nicholas, 76, 617.
Dalmage, Jacob, 248.
Dalson, Tunis, 243.
Daly, Benjamin, 152.
Damakin, Bernard, 78.
Damean, Marietta, 581.
Daniell, John, 449.
Daniell, Jonathan, qo.
Danielson, Jesse, 272.
Darcey, James, 106.
Daries, Abraham, 150.
Darkins, Robert, alderman, 572, 576,
577.
Darlington, William, 167.
Dart. Thomas, 108.
Darvall, William, mayor, 41.
Dash, John Baltus, 193.
Davan, James, 191.
Davenport, Daniel, 241.
638
INDEX.
Davenport, Humphrey, 160.
Davenport, James, 243.
Davenport, John, 64, 156, 243.
Davenport, Thomas, 76.
Davenport, Vivian, 227.
David, Esther, 61.
David, James, 508.
David, John, 84, 604, 605, 610.
David, Joshua, 55, 617.
Davids, William, 247.
Davics, David, 152.
Davies, Garret, 152.
Davis, Anne, 619.
Davis, David, 99, 185.
Davis, Edward, 80.
Davis, P'rancis, 160.
Davis, George, 78.
Davis, James, ^84, 243 ; mentioned,
432.
Davis, Jeremiah, ic8.
Davis, John, 85, 107, 118, 180, 189, 196,
231.
Davis, Jonathan, 78.
Davis, Joseph, 66.
Davis, Lewis, 55.
Davis, Matthew L., mentioned, 332,
335, 341-
Davis, Philip. 89.
Davis, Richard, 80, 113.
Davis, William, 78, 85.
Davis, William, presented with the
freedom of the city, 213, 538.
Davison, Francis, presented with the
freedom of the city, 157, 505.
Davison, George, 585.
Davison, Nicholas, 245.
Davison, William, 247, 367.
Davy, James, 83, 128.
Davy, John. 57.
Daw, Isaac, 152.
Dawson. Charles, 114.
Dawson, George, mentioned, 432.
Dawson, John, 219.
Dawson, Roper, 177.
Day, Abraham, 243.
Day, Jacob, 269.
Day, John, 243.
Day, William, 55, 234, 244.
Dayton, William L. , mentioned, 434.
Deacon, Joseph, 244.
Deal, Samuel, 207.
Dean, John, 97.
Dean, Joseph, 509.
Dean, William, 140, 279.
Deane, Elkannah, 212.
Deane, Nisbet. 212.
Deas, James, 212.
De'Bevois, Charles, 241.
De IMau, Waklron, 199.
DeBourepos, Alexander, 103, 604.
De Bonrepos, David, 59.
De Bonrepos, Elie, 604.
De Boogh, John, 127.
Debris, Albert, 82.
De Camp, Ezekiel, 277.
De Casarez, Abraham, 98.
Decatur, Com. Stephen presented with
the freedom of the city, 370, 385-
387 ; to sit for his portrait, 371 ; cele-
bration of his victory, 371 ; public
dinner, 371.
Decker, Johannes de, of the council*
33.
Decojity, Peter, 285.
De Duyster, Barent, 166.
Deeling, John, 228.
De Fenne, Fran9ois, 606.
De Foreest, Abraham, 160.
De Foreest, Barent, 105.
De Foreest, Bernard, 214.
De Foreest, Henry, 124, 230.
De Foreest, Isaac,' 19, 125.
De Foreest, Jesse, 129.
De Foreest, John, 205.
De Foreest, Nicholas, 127.
De Graaff, Garret, 163.
De Graaff, Johannes, 117, 150.
De Graw, Garret, 164.
De Gray, John, 159.
De Grool, Cornelius, 149.
De Groot, Jacob, 233.
De Groot, John, 185. 197, 279.
De Groot, Samuel, 196.
De Groot, Staats, 509.
De Groot, William P., 21.
De Grove, Adolph, 144.
De Grove, Gerretl, 64.
De Grove, Leonard, 59.
De Grove, Peter, loi.
De Grove, Walter, 200.
De Grushe, Adam, 208.
De Grushe, Cornelius, 232.
De Grushe, Elias, 160, 208, 2S1.
De Haes, Andries, 23.
D'Hariette, Benjamin, 75, 621.
De Hart, Balthazar, 134.
De Hart, Matthias, 72.
De Hart, Maurice, 137.
De Joncourt, Peter, 151.
De Jongh, Jan, 19.
De Key, Hillegond, 603.
De Key, Jacob, 582, 615.
De Klyne, Leonard, 200.
De Klyne, Leonard H,, 67.
De Lage, Peter, 119.
Delamater, Abraham, 245.
Dela mater, Isaac, 117, 168, 187.
Delanialer, John S., 290.
Delamater, Samuel, 187, 277.
Delamontagne, Isaac, 109.
INDEX.
639
Delamonlagne, Jacobus, 99, 123 ; alder-
man, 292.
Delamontagne, John, 69, 94, 206.
Delamontagne, Peter, 114.
Delamontagne, Thomas, 113.
Delamontagne, Vincent, 119.
De Lamontanie, Abraham, 149.
De Lamontanie, Isaac, 148.
De Lamontanie, John, 148.
De Lancey, James, presented with the
freedom of the city, 115, 483.
De Lancey, John, 132.
De Lancey, Oliver, 517.
De Lancey, Stephen, 53.
De Lanoy, Abraham, 24, 151, 155, 168,
211, 592, 604.
De Lanoy, James, 149.
De Lanoy, John, 148, 509.
De Lap, Joseph, 173.
Delaplaine, Nicholas, 21.
Delaplaine, James K., 276.
De Latane, John, 58.
Delavall, Thomas, mayor, 42.
Delloe, George, 40.
De Lucena, Abraham, 88.
De Lucena, Samuel, 193.
Demaree, Christian, 176.
Demaree, Daniel, 270.
Demaree, David, 185.
Demaree, Jacob, 192.
Demaree, Joost, 168.
Demaree, Peter, 218.
Demaree, Samuel, 155.
Demarest, Abraham, 247.
Demarest, David, 273.
Demarest, David E., 241.
Demarest, Jacob, 278.
Demarest, Joseph, 243.
Demarest, Nicholas, 241.
Demarest, Peter, 144.
Demarest, Simon, 282.
De Meyer, Nicholas, 21 ; mayor, 39,
42.
De Milt, Anthony, 25, 509.
De Milt, Joost, 136.
De Milt, Peter, 208.
Deniseau, Charles, 67.
Dennc, Christopher, 84.
Dennis, John, 116.
Dennis, Patrick, 237.
Dennison, John, 281.
Denniston, David, mentioned, 309.
Denny, John, 188.
Denton, John, 97.
De Pabia, Roland, 181.
De Perie, Jan, 22.
De Peyster, Abraham, mayor, 55, 577 ;
alderman, 517 ; treasurer of the col-
ony. 517.
De Peyster, Gerrard, 203.
41
De Peyster, Isaac, 67, 115 ; alderman,
115, 483, 487.
De Peyster, Johannes, schepen, 14, 29 ;
mayor, 71, 72 ; witness, 607.
De Peyster, Nicholas, 206.
De Peyster, Pierre, alderman, 517.
De Peyster, William, 121, 202.
De Pree, Jan, 23.
De Pue, John, 283.
De Riemer, Isaac, 75, 599 ; mayor,
451, 592, 593-
De Riemer, Nicholas, T97.
De Remier, Peter, 219.
De Riemer, Steenwyck, 125.
Derham, Henry, 181.
Dernie, Philip, 96.
Derry, Patrick, 187.
Desgrange, Elias, 85, 456.
Detluff, Henry, 215.
Deusy, Jan, 29.
De Voe, Aaron, 223.
De Voe, Daniel, 58, 188.
De Voe, David, 70, 165.
De Voe, Frederick, 197, 287.
De Voe, Jacobus, 183.
De Voe, John, 102, 149.
De Voe, Joseph, 108, 210.
De Voe, Nicholas, 93, 174, 184,
De Voe, Teunis, 100.
De Voe, William, 107, 137, 367.
De Wandelaer, Johannes, 60.
De Wilde, John, 60, 580.
De Witt, Daniel, 75.
De Witt, Jan, 112.
De Witt, John, 223.
De Witt, Peter, 152.
De Witt, William, 134, 202.
Dey, Dirck Siecken, 24.
Diaz, Isaac F., 61.
Dibble, Jonathan, 173.
Dick, Thomas, 241.
Dickson, James, 192.
Dickson, Robert, 174.
Diers, Carsten van Bremen, 24.
Dies, John, 150.
t>Jggs, William, 82.
Dighton, John, 104.
Dillingham, Silvanus, 186.
Dincklage, Lubertus van, of the coun-
cil, 2.
Dircksen, Evert, 20.
Dircksen, Jan, 21.
Dircksen, Luycas, 21.
Divine, John, 279.
Dixon, John Ryan, 234.
Dobbins, Anthony, 159.
Dobbins, George, 150.
Dobbs, Adam, 125, 227.
Dobbs, Charles, 138.
Dobbs, William, 97, 138, 162, 171, 51 f.
640
INDEX.
Dobey, John, 157.
Dobson, Thomas, 102, 145.
l)od, Mrs. Elinor, 116.
Dod, George, 74.
Dod, Thomas, 143, 509.
Dodge, Amos, 168.
Dodge, Christopher, 80.
Dodge, Thomas, 206.
Doeckes, William, 25.
Doleman, John, 80.
Dolson, Teunis, 70.
Dominick, Francis, 196.
Dominick, George, 196.
Doolhagen, Arianiie, 93.
Doolhagen, Dennis, 94.
Donaldson, Joseph, 118.
Donaldson, William, 150, 175.
Donck, Daniel van, 29.
Dongan, Gov. Thomas, grants a charter
to ihe city, 43, 48.
Do Porto, Jacob, 60.
Dort, burgher right in the city of, 8.
Dotty, Joseph, 122.
Doublett, John, 59, 449.
Dougall, Walter, 245.
Doughty, Edward, 230.
Doughty, Isaac, 276.
Doughty, John, 278.
Doughty, Philip, 191.
Douglass, Benjamin, 184.
Douglass, Isaac S.. 367 ; alderman, 391.
Douglass, William, '57.
Douw, John. 58, 159.
Douwesen, Harmen, 24.
Dover, John, 215.
Dowden, John, 231.
Dowers, John, 173.
Dowler, William, 75.
Downs, James, 164.
Downs, John, T16, 153.
Downs, Robert, 55. j
Drake, James, 365, 366.
Drake, Jasper, 152.
Drake, Joseph, 208, 534.
Drake, Robert, 92.
Drake, Thomas, 279.
Drayton, Capt. Percival, presented with
the freedom of the city, 442.
Dreper, Hans, 21.
Drew, Samuel, 82.
Drew, William, 142.
Dreyer, Margaret, 615.
Droilhet, Paul, 55, 621.
Drummond, Donald, 236.
Drummond, Robert, 75, 622.
Drury, John, 91.
Duane, Anthony, 97.
Duane, James, mayor, 238, 239, 249,
251-255, 257-259, 262, 264, 267,
271.
Du Bois, Jeremiah, 250.
Du Bois, Peter, 249.
Dubue, Rowland, 53.
Dudley, Francis, 166, 509.
Dudley, John, 199.
Dudley, William, 199.
Duffee, Duncan, 509, 510.
Duffie, John, mentioned, 309.
Dufour, W'illiam, 107.
Dugan, Alexander, 241.
Dugdale, William, 91.
Dunbibbin, Daniel, 158.
Duncan, George, 180, 611.
Duncan, James, 169.
Duncan, Margaret, 583.
Duncan, Robert, 100.
Duncan, Thomas, 134, 217.
Dunham, Azariah, 290.
Dunham, David, mentioned, 309.
Dunham, David A., mentioned, 341.
Dunk, John, 97.
Dunkley, Joseph, 216, 295.
Dunlap, John, 97, 178, 269. 586.
Dunmore, Gov. John, Earl of, presented
with the freedom of the city, 235,
541.
Dunn, Gary, 211, 294.
Dunn, John, 92.
Dunne, Christopher, 608.
Dunscomb, Daniel, 112, 159.
Dunscomb, James, 203.
Dunscomb, John, 118.
Dunscomb, Samuel, 130, 226,
Du Pre, Jame?, 92.
Du Puy, Andrew, 87.
Du Puy, Dr. John, 94.
Du Puy, Nicholas, 40.
Durell, Jonathan, 178.
Duries, Johannes, 163.
Duryee, Dirick, 181.
Duryee, Folkert, 167.
Duryee, Jacob, 170.
Duryee, John, 170, 209.
Dusbrough, Hendrick, 40.
Dusenbury, John, 273.
Dustan. William, mentioned, 310.
Duicher, Wilhelmus, 185.
Duichie, James, 189.
Duyckinck, Christopher, 235.
Duyckinck, Evert, 21, 72.
Duyckinck, Gerrardus, 117, 163.
Duyckinck, Gerret, 73.
Dwight, Joseph, 88.
Dwight, Thomas, 118.
Dyckman, Cornelius, 141.
Dyckman, Garret, 70.
Dyckman, Major Garret, claimant for
Jackson's gold box, 405.
Dyckman, Jacob, 141.
Dyckman, Jacobus, mentioned, 310.
INDEX,
641
Dyckman, Johannes, 73.
Dyckman, Samuel, 203.
Dyer, Henry, 113.
Dyer, James, 572.
Dyer, John, loi.
Dyer, Thomas, 85, 585.
Dyer, Major William, 572.
Eagan, John, 169.
Eagan, Richard, 126.
Eagles, Thomas, 215.
Eagles, William, 120, 215.
Earle, Edward, 154.
Earle, John, 140.
Earle, Joseph, 280.
Earle, Marmaduke, 135, 188.
Earle, Morris, 188, 241.
Earle, Oliver, 100.
Earle, Peter, 208.
Earnest, John, 208.
Earnest, Mathias, 149.
Earnest, Maihew, 228.
Eastham, John, 133.
Eastham, Edward, 92.
Ebbert, John, 95.
Ebbels, Daniel, 74, 221.
Ebbets, Daniel I., 367.
Ebbets, John, 158, 505.
Ebbets, Richard. 138.
Ebert, Philip, 216.
Echt, William, 606.
Ecker, Frederick, 20&.
Eckerse, Thomas, 69.
Eckerson, John, 126.
Eckland, James, 144.
Eckles, Lawrence, 89.
Edgar, W'illiam, mentioned, 309-31X.
Edmondson, George, 171.
Edmondson, John, 576.
Edmondson, Samuel, no.
Edwards, Henry, 223.
Edwards, John, 283.
Edwards, Richard, 207.
Edwards, Thomas, 118.
Edmunds, Samuel, 181.
Edmunds, William, 139.
Edsal, Samuel, 23.
Egbert, Benjamin, mentioned, 309.
Egbert, Moses, 244.
Egberts, Barney, 281.
Egberts, Benjamin, 287.
Egberts, James, 246.
Egbertse, Dirck, 96.
Egbertzen, Barent, 21.
Eggerson, Cornelius, 58.
Eight, Abraham, 159.
Eight, Maurice, no.
Elbertse, Aert, 68.
Elde, Thomas, 95.
Elderzen, Laycas, 22.
Elderzen, Stoffel, 21.
Eldridge, John, 578.
Elines, James, 87.
Elizabeth, ship from Berwick, 576.
EUick, Clark, 95.
Elliot, John, 207.
Elliot, William, 80.
Elliott, Robert, 160.
Ellis, Frederick, 71.
Ellis, John, 181.
Ellis, Joseph, 68.
Ellis, Samuel, 189.
Ellis, William, 148.
Ellison, Elizabeth, 75.
Ellison, John, 54, 103, 156, 588.
Ellison, Thomas, 230.
Elnor, John, no.
Elsworth, George, 94, 96, 138.
Elsworth, John, 133, 146.
Elsworth, Nicholas, 170.
Elsworth, Theophilus, 106, 136.
Elsworth, Verdine, 197.
Elsworth, William, 118, 204, 214.
Elting, Peter, 237.
Ely, Abraham, 244.
Ely, Joseph, 243.
Ely, Moses, 243.
Emery, Charles, 225.
Emmans, Thomas, 158.
Emmett, John, 194.
Emott, Abraham, 160.
Emoit, James, presented with the free-
dom of the city, 63 ; witness, 572.
Ene, Jasper, 588.
English, William, 121.
Ennis, George, 180.
Ennis, Peter, 189.
Ernest, John, 249.
Essex, frigate, 439.
Estenbrook, John, 157.
Eteridge, James, 232.
Etting, Benjamin, 225.
Eustace, Thomas, 82.
Eustick, Thomas, 136.
Eustick, see Ustick.
Evans, Catharine, 580.
Evans, John, 56, 172.
Evans, Thomas, 75, 80," 82, 451.
Evans, William, 578.
Everett, Edward, 65.
Everts, Wessel, 22.
Evertse, John, 73.
Evertson, Nicholas, 75.
Evertson, Wessel, 567.
Ewoutse, Cornelius, 149.
Ewoutse, Ewout, 98.
Ewoutse, John, 65, 131, 156.
Eyre, Merchant, 91.
Eyres, Nicholas, 102.
Exceen, John, 154, 508.
642
INDEX.
Fabricius, Rev. Jacob, 40.
Fach, George, 223.
Faech, Michael, 243.
Fagan, Daniel, 243.
Fagenham, Christopher, 237.
Faget, John, 74, 593.
Fafrday, Abraham, 94.
Fairday, Elizabeth, 93.
Falkenham, Samuel, 215.
Faneuil, Benjamin, 74, 595.
Fardon, Abraham, 230.
Farley, Terrence, alderman, 433.
Farmar, Anthony, 58, 576, 578.
Farmar, Elizabeth, 578, 582.
Farmar, Jasper, 128.
Farquhar, Hugh, 61.
Farquharson, James, 212.
Farr, Stephen, 187.
Farragut, Admiral David G., presented
with the freedom of the city, 439-
442.
Farrell, Martin, 223.
Farrell, John, 166.
Fasch, Henry, 210.
Faucounnier, Peter, 84, 454.
Faucott, Andrew, 55.
Fauiers, James, no.
Faulkner, John, 232.
Favier, Stephen, 218.
Fay, Jacob, 211.
Fay, John, 167.
Fay, Philip, 242.
Fell, Christopher, 123 ; alderman, 495.
Fell, Symon, 21.
Fell, Thomas, 93.
Fenton, Benjamin, 174.
Ferdon, Th )mas, 242.
Ferguson, Elijah, 191.
Ferguson, John, mayor, 400.
Ferris, Edward, mentioned, 344.
Ferris, Eliphalet, 171.
Ferris, Jehiel, 244.
Feurt, Bartholemew, 74, 611, 619.
Few, William, member of assembly,
327, 329* 347-
Field, Jeremiah, 191.
Field, Thomas, 130.
Fielding, George, 117.
Fielding, Nicholas, 56.
Filkin, Henry, 118.
Finch, Adam, 234.
Finch, Alexander, 209.
Finch, John, 76.
Finch, Peter, 106.
Fincham, Thomas, in.
Fincher, Abraham, 107, 196.
Fine, Frederick, 126.
Fine, John, 178.
Finey. John, 588.
Fiot, Philip, 119.
Fish, John, 234.
Fish, Nathan, 194.
Fish, Nicholas, alderman, 371, 272,
400.
Fisher, Dr. Archibald, 121.
Fisher, John, 234.
Fisher, Thomas, 210.
Fisher, William, 121.
Fistan, John, 285.
Fitzgerald, Edward, 79, 606.
Fifzpatrick, John, 233.
Fitzpatrick, Stephen, 188.
Fitz Roy, Lord Augustus, presented
with the freedom of the city, 121,
488.
Flannagan, Richard, 191.
Flannagan, William, 172.
Flarentine, Abraham, 207.
Fleming, David, 200.
Fleming, John, 276.
Fleming, Richard, 78.
Fleming, Thomas, 137.
Flensburgh, John, 53, 604.
Flensburgh, Margaret, 604.
Flensbui^h, Matthew, 604.
Fletcher, Gov. Benjamin, 60.
Flin, Thomas, 78.
Fli| sen, Frederick, 20.
Floyd, John, 78.
Foddy, James, 113.
Folber, Jonas, 25.
Fonk, Peter, 150.
Foot, John, 246.
Forbes, Abraham, 145.
Forbes, Alexander, 144.
Forbes, Gilbert, 158, 228.
Forbes, James, 223.
Forbes, John, 197.
P'orbes, Joseph, 158, 269.
Forbes, William, 73, 198.
Forbes, W'illiam G., 236.
Ford, Anthony, 265.
Ford, Henry, 55.
Ford, John, 80.
Ford, Silas, 80.
Ford, Thomas, 102, 109.
Fordham, John, loi.
Fordice, George, 78.
Foreman, Henry, 245.
Foreman, John, 248.
Forraitier, Daniel Christian, 194.
Forrest, John, 164,
Forrister, Andrew, 91.
Forshea, Daniel, 210.
Forster, John, 85, 215.
Forster, Marmaduke, 223.
Forster, Myles, 54.
Forster, Samuel, 189.
Fort Amsterdam, council held at, i, 5,
13, 14, 16, 17, 29, 32, 33.
INDEX.
643
Fort George, buildings in, burnt, 1771,
548.
Fort Jackson, action at, 440.
Fort Orange, trade at, 29, 33. See
Albany.
Fort St. Philip, action at, 440.
Fort Sumter, defence of, 429.
Fort William Henry, garrison of, made
freemen, 77, 452.
Fosbergh, Peter, 93.
Fosener, Matthias, 138.
Foster, Andrew, 181.
Foster, Benjamin, 97.
Foster, Jacob C, 157.
Foster, John, 610.
Fouchard, John J., 86.
Fowler, Edward, 246.
Fowler, John, 235.
Fox, Anthony, 211.
Fox, John, 290.
Foy, Daniel, 86.
Foy, John, 183.
Foy, Martin, 231.
Frampton, William, 53.
Francis, Hendrick, 66.
Francis, John, 234.
Francis, Samuel, 181.
Francis, Timothy, 68.
Franklin, Henry, 60, 209.
Franklin, James, 118.
Franklin, Thomas, 173, 178, 279.
Franks, Jacob, 90.
Franks, Moses Benjamin, 174.
Franks, Simon, 164.
Frans, Thomas, 21.
Fraser, Charles, 147.
Fraser, Thomas, 136.
Frazee, Reuben, 242.
Frederick, Andrew, 194.
Fredirickzen, Thomas, 20.
Fredricks, Solomon, 64.
Freeborne, John, 230.
Freeman, Charles, 367.
Freeman, Grace, 492.
Freeman, James, 175.
Freeman, John, 84, 454.
Freeman, Thomas, presented with the
freedom of ihe city, 121, 490.
Freemen, regulated by Gov. NicoUs,
44 ; rights granted by Gov. Dongan,
48 ; traders to produce their certifi-
cates in 1 69 1, 50, 51 ; a list ordered
to be taken in 1695, 52 ; the regu-
lations in England to be observed,
52 ; apprentices to be made free
of the city, 52 ; list of freemen, 1683
to 1775, 52-238 ; to work on the
fortifications 1695, 447; 1706, 458;
residents at the granting of the
charter to be freemen, 448, 450, 468 ;
certificates printed, 450 ; fees not
accounted for by Mayor Provost, 451 ;
the soldiers in the garrison made free-
men, 452 ; the poor to be admitted
gratis, 454 ; widows of freemen al-
lowed the privileges of trade, 457,
461 ; not to serve twice as constables,
467 ; disfranchised, 504, 540 ; com-
plain of county workmen, 507, 539 ;
an alderman must be a freeman, 292
regulations for voting in 1801, 297 ;
business carried on without regard
to the charter, 365 ; note by Kent
on the importance of freemanship,
420.
Ordinances regulating, 1676, 40;
1684, 47 ; 1691, 49, 50 ; 1694, 51 ;
1695,52,447,448; 1697,449; 1698,
449. 450 ; 1701, 452 ; 1702, 454, 455 ;
1706, 458; 1707, 459; 1719, 467;
1731, 483 ; 1750, 514 ; 1763, 532 :
1784, 239; 1786, 274; 1797, 294;
1801, 298 ; 1815, 399.
Oath taken by, 1675, 39 ; ordered
to be in form of the corporations of
England, 1695, 52, 448 ; 1707, 460 ;
1711, 465; 1719, 468; 1725, 474,
475; 1731, 485; 1763, 533; 1784,
240; 1797, 294.
Form of certificates, 1676, 41 ;
1678, 42 ; printed in 1698, 450 ;
1701, 451; 1715, 466; 173S, 500;
1765, 534 ; 1784, 249.
Freer, Peter, 242.
French, Anderson, 283.
French, John, 143.
French, Phillip, 61 ; mayor, 85, 603,
604, 605.
French privateer captured, 511.
French, Roger, 140.
Frere, Abraham, 151.
Fresneau, Andrew, 90, 135.
Fritz, Elias, 187.
P>itz, John, 245.
Frolic, sloop of war, 370.
Fueter, I^wis, 238.
Fulford, James, 153.
Fulkerson, Philip, 295.
Fuller, Edmund, 598.
Fullewever, Gerrit, 20.
Fulton, Robert, presented with the
freedom of the city, 368, 370.
Furdon, Abraham, 182.
Furdon, Isaac, 182.
Furman, Solomon, 152.
Furman, Wood, 145.
Gabry, Isaac, 610.
Gabry, Solomon, 610.
Gacherie, John, 87.
644
INDEX.
Gage, Gen. Thomas, presented with
the freedom of the city, 236, 551.
Gaicheiis, Rynier Van list, 22.
Gaines, Christopher, 172.
Gains, Francis, 273.
Galatian, David, 97.
Galatian, Peter, 142.
Gale, William, 129.
Gallaudet, John, 195.
Gallaudet, Thomas, 167.
Gallaway, Thomas, 86.
Gallispie, James, 191, 248,
Galloway, (iysbert, 122.
Gal ma, Sy brant Jansen, 21.
Gait, William, 63, 591.
Galuad, Peter, 82.
Gamewell, James, 86.
Gardemoy, Peter, 92.
Gardiner, Harmanus, 177.
Gardiner, Isaac, 124.
Gardiner's Island, plundered by Span-
ish privateers, 477.
Gardiner, Jacob, 162.
(
ardner, Charles, 153.
ardner, Daniel, 136.
ardner, John, 87.
ardner, John P., 233.
ardner, Thomas, 243.
arish, Ellas, 104.
arland, Lieut. Thomas, 93, 466.
arner, Lawrence, 107.
arnett, Francis, 80.
arnier, Isaac, 59, 127.
arnum, Edward, 606.
arrabrants, Persidias, 165.
arrabrants, Peter, KjO.
arreau, John. 109.
arret, Magnis, 190.
arrelsc. Jacob, 185.
arretson, Cornelius, 174.
arreltse, Peter, 87.
arrison. Moses, 159.
arson, Peter, 237.
artner, David, 210.
asherie, John. 87, 137.
asner, John, 207.
atehou^e, Edward, ill.
ates, (len. Horatio, presented with
the free«loni of the city, 288, 2S9.
ates, Michael, 269.
auder, Peter, 508.
audineau, (lyles, S3,
aus, liernard, 214.
autier, Andrew, 155, 508 ; alderman,
540.
autier, Daniel. 116.
autier, Lewis A., 276.
autier, Samuel, 2S4.
eddes, John, 5S.
elaspy, Archibald, 112.
Gelaspy, John, no, 170,
Gendar, Francis, 241.
Gendell, John, 122.
Genet, Henry W., alderman, 43
(jereau, Andrew, 102.
Germand, Isaac, 178.
Gerritsen, Wolfert, 24.
Gerritzen, Barent, 22.
Gerritzen, Gerrit van Vrieslant, r
Gerritzen, Jan, 22.
Geruereaud, Jacob, 122.
Gibbon, Stephen, 200.
Gibbs, Andrew, 1 50.
Gibbs, Thomas, alderman, 39.
Gibson, James, 247.
Ciibson, Patrick, 189.
Giflfen, George, 179.
Ciilbert, Aaron, 130, 188, 522.
Gilbert, Benjamin, 234.
Ciilbert, John, 131, 170, 229.
Gilbert, Thomas, in.
(Gilbert, William, 96, 140.
Ciilbert, William W., alderman
260, 273 ; member of assembly
329» 342.
Gilchrist, Adam, 207.
(iiles, Charles, 214, 539.
Giles, Robert, 246.
Gill, Hugh, 159.
Gill, Richard, I15.
Gillam, Henry, 95.
(iillcard, Christopher, 83.
Gillespy, George, 244.
(Jillespy, James, 191, 248.
Gilliam, Henry, 168.
Gil Hard, Christopher, 614.
Gillidan, John, 22S.
Gilliland, James, 237.
Cfilliot, Philip, I02.
Ciilliser., Jan van Brugge, 19.
Gilmore, Charles, 165.
Gilmore, Joseph, 296.
Ciiraud, Daniel, 509.
(iiraud, David, 165.
Ciiraud, James, 508.
(iiraud, Peter, 154, 508.
Ciiveen, John, lOi.
Cileaves, Hester, 607.
Cileaves, Matthew, 607.
Cileaves, Thomas, 99.
(ileen, James, 221, 509.
(ilen, Anthony, 150.
Cilen cross, William, 89.
Client worth, John, 178.
Glover, William, 102.
(ilundorff, Johannes, m.
(iobell, David, 210.
(ioderis, Joost, 20.
Ciotlfrey, John, 75.
Ciodwin, William, 241.
INDEX.
645
(Joederus, Joost, 153.
(k>elet, Jacob, 106.
(ioelet, Jacobus, 71, 621.
(loelet, John, 106.
(loelet, Philip, 118.
Goelet, Raphael, 126.
(ioetz, Lawrence, 249.
Goff, Hudson, 183.
Goforth, William, 194.
(iolding. Samuel, 79.
Golding. William, 108.
Cjombauld, Moses, 126.
Gomez, Daniel, no.
Ciomez, Lewis, 87.
Gomez, Mordecai, 93.
(}oodberlet, John, 211.
Goodin, Richard. 106.
Goodness, Samuel, 122.
Goodwin, James, 89.
(ioodwin, Jeremiah, 234.
Goold, Kdward, 223.
Gordon, James, 162, 220.
Gordon, John, gi.
Gordon, Mr., 517.
Gossinor, John, 165.
Gottier, Francis, 108.
(joubel, Mawritz, 193.
Gouverneur, Abraham, 71, 221.
Gouverneur, Lsaac, 71.
Gouverneur. Nicholas, III.
Gouwenbergh, Jan, 25.
Governor's guard reviewed by Gen.
Jackson, 405, 406.
Gracy, Matthew, 60.
Grafton, Duke of, 488.
Graham, Augustine, 61, 572.
Graham, Edward, 55, 145.
Graham, James, 47, 61.
Graham, John, 92, 197.
(iraham, John A., 367.
Graham, Peter, 191.
(jraham, Rachel, 598.
(Jraison, James, 276.
(Jrange, Joseph, 89.
Granger, Matthew, 2.18.
(irant, Edward, 232, 284.
Grant, John, 153.
Grant, Thomas, 95, 116, 125, 144.
(irant. Gen. U. S., at Vicksburg, 440.
Grasset, Augustus, 592, 593.
(iraves, Roswell, 368.
Gray, Owen, 179.
(Jray, Robert, 79.
Gray, William, 55.
Grazelier, Ezekiel, 55.
Green, John, 79.
Green, Lancaster, 149.
Green, Richard, 82, 121.
(ireen, Robert, in.
Green, William, 60.
Greener, Richard, 84.
(}reenwell, John, 118.
Gress, Michael, 210.
Gressman, Ludwig, 193.
Grevenract, Isaac, 24, 29.
Greyhound, frigate, 472.
Griffith, David, 152.
(iriffith, Robert, 173.
Griffiths, John, 153.
Grigg, Henry, 199.
^'figg. Thomas, 95, 508.
Grigg, William, 206.
Griggs, Alexander, 159.
^'"ggS' J<>!^"' 80.
Grigson, Thomas, 80.
Grim, David, 206.
(grinding, W^illiam, 276.
Grist, Richard, 94.
Griswold, Joseph, 156.
Groesbeck, John, in.
Gromwell, James, 212.
Groves, Andrew, 55.
Groves, Roger, 103.
Grub, Nicholas, 243.
Guerriere, frigate, 369, 372, 373.
Guest, John, 88, 92.
(juion. Dr. Isaac, 229.
(iuion, Nathaniel, 273.
Guiton, Lewis, 59.
Gunter, Johan F., 113. .
Gunlher, Johan H., 193.
(iurney, John, 77.
Gwyn, Lieut. Robert, 78.
Gysbert, William, 449.
(iysberts, Nicholas, 66.
Haan, Jacob Ilendricksen, 25.
Hack, Matthias, 283.
Hadden, Joseph, 194.
Haddon, Richard, 167.
Hadlenman, Mathias, 224.
Hadley, Charles, 233.
Hadley, Isaac, 283.
Hadley, Joseph, 166.
Hadley, Stephen, 245.
Haes, Andries de, 23.
Hageman, Dennis, 170.
Hagenaer, Jan Jansen, 22.
Haines, John, 224.
Haines, Joseph, 100.
Hains, Peter, 96.
Hainsworth, Sakey, 173.
Haire, Nathaniel, 586.
Halden, John, 147.
Hale, Peter van, 25.
Hales, Israel, 588.
Hales, Margery, 588, 589.
Haley, Mrs. Jemima, 100.
Halff, Cornelius, 176.
Hall, Peter, 223.
646
}Iall, Tliomas, I07.
Hall, William. Ss.
Hallell, Jatob, 15a, 219, 509, 510.
Eiallett, Jncnes, 104. 509.
Hallelt, Robert, 167.
Halletl. Samuel, 20S.
Halloway, Richard, 231.
Halsey, Isaac. 143.
Ilabharl, 1 1 end rick. 176.
lUlstead, John, 178.
Ham, .-^nlhony, 13S, Gt2.
Ham, Coenradl Wni., 218.
Ham. Jan Jansen van. ai.
Ham, Wendetl, 143.
liainersl;. Andrew, 183.
Mamersl]', William, [07,
Hamilion, Alexander, presenled wiih
ihe freedom of the city, 291.
Hamilton, Cov. Andrew, presented
with ihe freedom of Ihe cily, 57.
Hamilton. Andrew, of Phil., presenled
wirh the freedom of Ihe ciiy, llS,
495-499-
Hamilton, Andrew. 241.
Hamilton, John, 325, 234.
Hamilion, Lewis, iSS.
Hamilton, William, 273.
Hamlin, Michael, 104.
Hammond, l>avid, 177.
Hammond, Jiidah, alderman, 411,414.
Hammond, Tliomas, 109.
Hammond, William, 67.
Ilandcock, John. iia.
Handly, Edward. 333.
Hanion. John, 150.
Ha
1B9.
Hannis, Andrew, 87.
Hanno, Joseph, 115.
Hannon, J.tmes, «3.
Hansen, IJavid, iCS.
Hansen, Jacob, ibS.
Hansen, Johannes, 157.
Happeir, Cideon, 166.
Harberiiiiick Johannes. 94.
Hardcasile Ik-nry, 173.
llariicnhr.)<il( Al>el W.. 271).
Hardenhrook, llernardus, 70.
Hardenbrook, (ierrardus, 192, 331.
Hardenbrook, Johannes, 70, 71 ; alder-
man, 4S7.
Hardenbrook, John, 169. 338.
Harrtenbrook. Peter, 243.
Hardenbrook, Theophilus, 539.
Hardenbrook, William .
382.
Harding, James, 74.
Harding, John .\,, 368.
Harding Robert, 168.
Harding, Thomas. 113.
Hardman, Jonathan, 130.
Hardy, Gov. Sir Charlei, prcn
with the freedom of Ihe city.
Harlem incorporated, 44; ofliceni
499.
Harmenien, Hendrick, 3o,
Harner, George, 197.
Hflrringlon, Lewi*. 276.
Harriot, John, 343.
Harris, David, 191.
Harris, John, 63, 6g, 80,
Harris. Richard, 83, 140,217.
Harris, Robert, I2J.
Harriway, James, 183.
Harrison, John, 3S1.
Harrison, Robert, 99.
Marrod, George, 73.
Harry, Nicholas, 24;.
as, 245.
sen, George, I95.
sen, Jacob. 196,
1, Jacob. 3i6.
t, Joseph, 79.
, Mos
, 93.
1, Chris
Hard. 1
. 129.
238.
1.94-
Harvey, John, 270.
Harvey, Thomas, 85.
Ilarward, Joseph. 61.
Harwood, Lieul. Andrew A.,
lioned, 4' 8.
Harwood, David, 103.
Harwood. Thomas, 189.
Hasey. John, 103.
Hasett, Kdward, 79.
Hassing, Jacob, 66.
Hastier, John, 57, 107.
Hastings, Hugh U., mentioned. ,
lEaswell, James. 83.
Hatfield, John, 363.
Ilflvlland. JoKph, 97.
HAwarden. Thoma.'i. 61, 5-0.
Hawden, Michael, 66.
Hawkins, Edmund. 98.
Hawkins, Robert, 56.
1la^
:. Tl.i
Hawks, William, 34
nawk^hur5t, Willjai
H^ws, I'cbliah, 327
Hay, Andrew, 99.
Hay, David, 176.
647
Haydon, Thomas. 91,
Hajres, John, 604.
Hayes, KichanI, 604.
Hares, William, 13a.
Hnyi,«.Joh., S4.
Hays. Andrew, 325.
Hays. Barrack, 216.
Hays, David, llS.
Hays, Isaac, 161.
Hays, Jacob. 107.
Hays. John, 343.
Hays, Judah, 119,
Hays, Michael S.. 237.
Hays, Solomon, 145.
Hays. Thomas. 1S4.
Haysham. Tliomas. 161.
Haysham, William. 157.
Hayler, Edward, 10;.
Haywood. James. 171.
Haywood. John. 93.
Haywood. Thomas, 133.
Haywood. William, 63, 195, 588. $89,
606.
Hazard, Daniel, 149.
Hazard. Ebeneier, 217.
Hazard, Jonalhan. 149, 155.
Hazard. Nathaniel, 134.
Hazard, .Snmuel, 141,
Hazard, Thomas, 229.
Hazelbtrry, Isaac, 616.
Heath, John, 6t, 19S.
Heath. Samuel. 113.
Heathcote, (.alcb, 55 : mayor, gi.
Heather, Kicliaid. I42.
Hebbcrt, Oliver, 367.
Hedden, Josiah.368.
Heddinge, Lawrence, 75.
Hedenberg. Charles, 278.
Hedey. Thomas, 11].
HeflernaD, Elijah, ibi.
Heill, Jacob, 211,
Helme BenjamiD, ai5.
lelsman. John. 370.
Henderson, Michael, 142.
Henderson, Thomas, 217.
Hendrick. Henrv, 176.
Hendrick van de Wall. 2;. 29.
Hendricks. Assents, 40.
Hendricks, Cornelius, j63.
Hendricks. Francis. l&|.
H end rick se, Ahaserus, 67.
Hendrickse, Aronout, 86.
Hendricksen, Cornelius, 33.
Hendricksen, Harman van Deventer,
24.
Hendricksen. Hendrick. 32.
Hendricksen, Huybertvan Keulen, 24.
Hendricksen, Jan, 21, 22,
Hendricksen, Jan van Ounst. 33.
HendrickKn, Trynlie. 20.
Hendrickson, Robert, 166.
Henley, Charles, 131.
Henley, William, 53.
Henning, Joseph 1.., 236.
HenninE, Dr. Philip, 3:7.
Henry Clay, packet ship, 435.
Henry, John, 40.
IlenTv -(rcul i:tiaiieed lo Perry, 378.
Herbert, John. 23i.
Herbert. Kichard, 2lS.
Her<lon, Thon
, Isa:
226.
60.
Heron, John, 246.
Herrick, Anson, alderman, 560.
Herring. Richard. 102.
Herrmans. Kolkerl. 73.
Hentell, Thomas, mentioned. 307.
Hertz. Casparus, 155.
Helt, Kene, 89.
Heurtin, Mrs. Elizal>elh, 100.
Heurtin, William, 117.
Hamilton, 156
llcv
Ml-.
lle^
lleym
<, Si.
I 104.
164.
Hcyser, Hendrick. 314.
Iliam, Uriah. 139.
Hibon. Ilarent. 64. 611.
Hibon. Johannes. 106.
Hibon, John, 93.
Hibon. Peter, 138.
Hickman, Koben, 87.
Hicks. Dennis, 14''-
Hicks, Mary, 583.
Hicks, Kaac, 583.
HickP, Thomas, 583,
Hicks, Whitehead, 3oa ; mayor. ',
.coree, 235.
Ill
i. 70.
HigEins. "ngh, 109.
HiidVeth. Ttenjamin. 175,610.
Hildrelh, loseph, 165.
Hildreth. Thomas, 199.
Hill. Knoch, C12.
Hill. Thoma=,6l4.
Hilliard, Matlhew, 40.
Hilliard, William, mentioned, 309.
Milliker. Ceorge. 188.
Hillyard, James, 191.
Hillyer, John, 113, 387.
Hillyer, William 283.
Hilman. Nichola?. 1(1.
Eliiichuian, Dr oseph. 171.
. , S36.
Hinds, Joseph, 344.
John.
648
INDEX.
Hinman, John, 126.
Hi pier, Christian, 230.
Hitchcock, William, 131.
Hoase, William, 131.
Hobbs, William, 8g.
Hodge, John, 81.
Hodge, Ralph, 277.
Hodge, Samuel, 167.
Hodger, Benjamin, 144.
Hodges, Thomas, 114.
Hodges, William, 84.
Hodgkinson, Worthington, council-
man, 558.
Hoff, Jacob, 1 78.
Hoffman, Michael, 181.
Hoffman, Nicholas, 217.
Hoffmire, Henry R., alderman, 558.
Hogan, John, councilman, 433.
Hogan, Philip, 164.
Hogg, Robert, 130.
Hole, Jan, 112.
Holland, Edward, mayor, 160, 511,
513, 519-
Holland, Henry, 93, 224, 466.
Holland, Samuel, 54.
Holland, Thomas, 175.
Hollar, Garrett, 62.
Hollen, John, 152.
Hollins, William, 614.
Hollock, Thomas, 145.
Holloway, Stephen, 80.
Holmes, David, 195.
Holmes, Francis, 81.
Holmes, Cieorge, 23, 69.
Holmes, Jonathan, 229.
Holmes, Stanley, no.
Holsenbeeck, Isaac, 60.
Hoist, Albert, 83.
Hoist, Garret, 70.
Holyroyd, Ceorge, 96.
Homan, James, 213.
Honan, Daniel, 56.
Hone, John, alderman, 411, 414.
Hooghlandt, Adrian, 59.
Hooglandt, lienjamin, 206.
Hooglandt, l)irck, 611.
Hooglandt, Francis, 191.
Hooglandt, Johannes, 66.
Hooglandt, John, 290.
Hook, Thomas, 53, 77.
Hooks, John, 56.
Hooton, Thomas, 619.
Hope, John, 56, 80.
Hope, William, 254.
Hopkins, Christopher, 97.
Hopkins, Thomas, 99.
Hoppe, Johannes, 121.
Hoppe, Mathew, 141, 158.
Hoppe, W^illiam, 112.
Hoppen, Andries, 20.
Hopper, Andrew, 200.
Hopper, Jacob, 176.
Hopper, Jellis, 203.
Hopper, John, 202, 224, 233.
Hopper. Mathew, 203.
Hopper, Paulus, 99, 178.
Hopper, Regnier, 150.
Hopper, Walter, 576.
Hopper, Wessel, 203.
Hopson, (jeorge, 189.
Hopson, Samuel, 125.
Hopson, William, 280.
Horn, Anthony, 120.
Horn, Benjamin, 247.
Home, Gustavus A., 573, 576.
Home, John, 100, 589.
Home, Philip, 202.
Home, Sarah, 589.
Home, see Van Home.
Homeger, Hendrick, 209.
Hornet, frigate, 374, 375, 377, 411.
Horsen, George, 167.
Horsewell, Hannah, 619.
Horsewell, W^illiam, 86, 619.
Horsfield, Israel, 100.
Horsfield, Thomas, 217.
Horsfield, Timothy, 120.
Horsmanden, Daniel, presented with
the freedom of the city, 142, 500.
Horton, John, 59.
Horton, Joseph, 191.
Horton, Nathan, 186.
Hosier, Peter, 207.
Hossen, Benhadad, 607.
Hossen, Gerrett, 607.
Hossen, Jacob, 607.
Houghton, Richard, 136.
House, Joseph, 167.
Houseman, Aert, 208.
Houseman, John, 101, 226.
Houseman, Mathew, 143.
Houseworth, Michael, 209.
Houswaet, Adriaen, 171.
Howell, Thomas, 196.
Howes, John, 104, 203.
Hoyer, Andrew, 162.
Hoyer, Mathew, 200.
Hubble, Ezra, 191.
Huber, Hans Jacob, 158.
Hubner, George, 193.
Huddleston, William, 576, 584, 590,
597.
Hudson, Ebenezer, 246,
Hudson's River, trade on, 3, 8, 29, 32,
33, 35, 45-
Hueit, Randel, 23.
Huggeford, Thomas, 124.
Huggins, Richard, 92.
Huggit, Benjamin, alderman, 540.
Hughes, Henry, 603.
INDEX.
649
Hughes, Hugh, 176, 516.
Hughes, Dr. Jacob, 22.
Hughes, John, D.D., mentioned, 434.
Hughes, Mathew, 509.
Hulet, James, 270.
Hulgrove, George, 71.
Hulich, Peler, 235.
Hulin, Francis, 55.
Hull, Bartholomew, 54.
Hull, Capt. Isaac, presented with the
freedom of the city, 369, 371-373 ;
to sit for his portrait, 369 ; public
dinner to, 371 ; description of the gold
l>ox, 373.
Hull, Robert, 555.
Hulse, Henry, 184.
Hunt, Davis, 167.
Hunt, Edward, 58, 79, 194.
Hunt, Enoch, 147.
Hunt, Jeremiah, 167.
Hunt, Jesse, 191.
Hunt, James, 509.
Hunt, John, 120, 223.
Hunt, Obadiah, 78, II2.
Hunt, Robert, 122.
Hunt, William, 90.
Hunt, Zebediah, 121.
Hunter, Andrew, 119.
Hunter, galley, privateer, 465.^
Hunter, John, member of assembly,
349> 351.
Hunter, Jonathan, 97,
Hunter, Gov. Robert, presented with
the freedom of the city, 89, 463.
Husk, Thomas, 86.
Hustick, Henry, 198.
Husty, William, 183.
Hutchins, James, 102.
Hutchins, John, 56, 590.
Hutchins, John N., 177,
Hutchins, Joshua, 232.
Hutchins, Samuel, 249.
Hutchins, Susannah, 583.
Hutchins, Thomas, 583.
Hutchins, Zachariah, 93.
Hutchinson, John, 24, 175.
Hutten, Timothy, 215.
Hutton, (Jeorge, 196.
Hutton, John, 100, 104.
Hutton, Thomas, 600.
Huygen, Elizabeth, 23.
Huygen, Jan, 23.
Huynch, Johannes, 166.
Hyatt, Abraham, 115.
Hyatt, Arnold, 177.
Hyatt, (Gilbert, 167.
Hyatt, John, 93.
Hyer, Aaron, 134.
Hyer, Hattos, 164.
Hyer, Cornelius, 199.
Hyer, Frederick, 134.
Hyer, Gerrett, 63, 134.
Hyer, Peter, 164.
Hyer, Victor, 120.
Hyer, Walter, 63, 106, 134, 195, 201,
205.
Hyer, William, 509.
Hynes, Patrick, 195.
Illman, George, 96.
Imlay, John, 199.
Imlay, William, 222.
Indians, the six nations treat at Albany,
513 ; an Indian woman binds herself
and son for seven years, 588.
Ingram, Thomas, 95.
Inglis, Thomas, 97.
Innes, John, 114.
Irvin, James, 276.
Irving, William, 224.
Isaacksen, Arent, 20.
Isaackson, Isaac, van D., 68.
Isaacs, Abraham, 103, 229.
Isaacs, Jacobus, 64.
Isaacs, Joseph, 65.
Isaiah, James, 166.
I vers, Thomas, 231 ; alderman, 260.
Jackson, Gen. Andrew, presented with
the freedom of the city, 404-410 ; to
sit for his portrait, 405 ; description
and history of the gold box, 405 ;
party glorification, 418.
Jackson, Andrew, Jr., mentioned, 405.
Jackson, Benjamin, 144.
Jackson, James, 151.
Jackson, John, 101, 117.
Jackson, Thomas, 197, 220.
Jackson, William, 54, 94, 5S5, 593,
615.
Jacobs, Cornelius, 61.
Jacobs, Frederick, 89.
Jacobs, James, 107.
Jacobs, Peler, 71.
Jacobs, Samuel, 124.
Jacobs, Teunis, 155.
Jacobsen, Abram, 22.
Jacobsen, Cornelius, 42.
Jacobson, Haerpart, 596.
Jadwin, John, 205.
Jadwin, Peler, 187.
Jamain, Nicholas, 57.
Jamain, Stephen, 56, 617.
James, Benjamin, 237.
James, John, 79.
Jamison, David, 60 ; recorder, 471, 472.
Jamison, Thomas, 78.
Jamison, William, presented with the
freedom of the city, 116, 4S3.
Jandin, Charles, 112.
65o
INDEX.
and in, Daniel, 74.
aneway, (Jeorge, alderman» 286.
aneway, William, 57, 603.
anse, Isaac, 176.
ansen, Albert, 23, 71.
ansen, Aryaen van Siraetkerck, 22.
ansen, Ciaes van Suermaster, 24.
ansen, Clause, 59.
ansen, Cornelis, 20.
ansen, Dirick van Oldenburgh, 25.
ansen, Frans of Amsterdam, 25.
ansen. Frans van Brestee, 23.
ansen, Ilendrick van Scalckwych, 22.
ansen, Ilendrick van Utrecht, 24.
ansen, Jan van Ham, 21.
ansen, Jan van St. Obyn, 24.
ansen, Johannes, mayor, 107 ; alder-
man, 612, 616.
ansen, John, 40.
ansen, Jurrian van Anwerick, 25.
ansen, Michael, 20, 74, 584.
ansen, Peter, 20, 40.
ansen, Roelof, 22.
ansen, William, 73.
{ansen, William, van't leverlant, 20.
arret, Allane, 89, 606.
Jarrat, James, 130. •
arvis, Benjamin, 115.
Java, frigate, 373, 376, 379.
Jay. Augustus, 75.
Jay, John, presented with the freedom
of'the city, 251, 257, 258. 259; ar-
rival from London, 258 ; reply to
address, 260.
Jay, Peter, 120.
Jaycocks, David, 184.
faycocks, Joseph, no.
jaycocks, Thomas, 283.
Jcbine, John, 280.
Jeffers, Thomas, 77.
Jeffery, Richard, 161.
Jeffrey, Charles, 195.
Jeffrey, John, 159.
Jenkins, Aaron, 244.
Jenkins, Henry, 132.
Fenkins, James, 95.
Jenkins, Jeremiah, 598.
Jenkins, William, 95.
Jennings, .\ndre\v, 245.
Jennings, Thomas, loi, no.
Jewell, William, 64,
lillard, Charles, 242.
Job, Samuel, 5(x;.
JJochcmse, David, 40, 41.
lochemzen, Andries, 21.
ocs, Thomas, 57.
ohnson, Andrew, presented with the
freedom of the ci*y, 442-
Tohnson, Charles, 158.
Johnson, Christopher, 214.
Johnson, David, 229.
Johnson, George, 155.
Johnson, Gcrrit, 509.
Johnson, Isaac, 120.
Johnson, Jacobus, 133.
Johnson, James, 164, 243, 247.
Johnson, John, 81, 121, 155, 193, 202.
212, 241, 242, 247, 275, 284, 508.
Johnson, Joseph, 115.
Johnson, Michael, 233.
Johnson, Richard, 243.
Johnson, Robert, 187, 284.
Johnson, Samuel, 153 ; alderman, 251 ;
goldsmith, 252.
Johnson, Simon, 123; recorder, 522,
534 ; alderman, 495. 504, 513.
Johnson, Thomas, 96.
Johnson, William, from Ireland, 20.
Johnson, William, mentioned, 310.
Johnston, John, 91 ; mayor, 93, 94, 96,
98, 466.
Joinville, Prince de, mentioned, 425.
Jones, Asher, 227.
Jones, Benjamin, 222.
Jones, Daniel, 81.
Jones, David, 159, 228.
Jones, Edward, 102.
}ones, Evan, 86.
ones, Gardner, mentioned, 309, 310,
311.
Jones, (jriffiih, 86.
Jones, Humphrey, 118.
Jones, Isaac, 227.
Jones, Capt. Jacob, presented wiih a
sword, and the freedom of ihe city,
369, 400 ; public dinner to, 371.
Jones, James, 137, 220.
Jones, John, 81.
Jones, Philip, 52.
Jones, Richard, 52.
Jones, Roger, 75.
Jones, Samuel, 226.
Jones, Thomas, 81, 137, 225 ; recorder,
541, 543.
Jongh, Jan de, 19.
Jordon, Philip, 247.
Jorisen, Borger, 24.
Jouneau, Abraham, loi.
Jouneau, Philip, 82.
Jourdain, Henry, 57.
Journeay, Benjamin, 87.
Judah, Baruch, 95.
Judah, Hillyard, 179.
Judah, Moses, 216.
Judah, Naplhali, mentioned, 335,
Judah, Samuel, 225.
June, Nathan, 250.
Jury, Johan, 161.
Kain, John, 226.
INDEX.
65 1
Kain, Thomas, 173.
Kalf, Jacob, 22.
Kane, Elias, mentioned, 413.
Katherine, ship, 588.
Keane, James, 231.
Kearney, Thomas, 89.
Keating, John, 191.
Kecht, Frederick Wm., 222.
Keech, David, 187.
Keech, Robert, 165.
Keeling, James, 126.
Keene, John, 205.
Keene, Joseph, 182.
Keene, William, 179.
Keens, Joseph, 245.
Keewin, John, 107.
Kendall, Anthony, 217.
Kendall, Francis, 81.
Kendell, Thomas, 154.
Kennedy, Archibald, presented with
the freedom of the city, 90, 464.
Kennedy, Christopher, 205.
Kennedy, Henry, member of assembly,
349. 351.
Kennedy, James, 118.
Kennedy, Thomas, 276.
Kennedy, William. 178.
Kent, James, 295 ; recorder, 295 ; men-
tioned, 350 ; note on the importance
of freemanship, 420.
Keighley, Peter, 92.
Keill, l)r. John, presented with the
freedom of the city, 90, 464.
Keily, John, 224.
Kelly, Edward, 122, 218.
Kelly, John, 97, 227, 232.
Kelly, Thomas, 244.
Kelly, Timothy, 61.
Kelly, William, 164.
Kelso, John, 237,
Kemball, John, 58.
Kemble, Lawrence, 203.
Kemmena, Englebert, 211.
Kempe, William, attorney-general, 517.
Kerby, Archibald, 295.
Kerby, John, 233.
Kerby, Matthias, 243.
Kerkwood, James, 195.
Kermer, liavid, 99.
Kermer, Henry, 128.
Kerse, Abraham, 142.
Kersc, John, 142.
Ketchum, William, 139.
Keteltas, Abraham, 67, 592, 620.
Keteltas, (ierrett, 620.
Keteltas, Peler, 160.
Keteltas, William, mentioned, 310.
Kidd, Capt. William, 571,
Kierstede, Benjamin, 143.
Kierstede, Cornelius, 63, 83.
Kierstede, Ilans, 23, 69.
Kierstede, Jacobus, 64, 83, 134.
Kierstede, James, 234.
Kierstede, Luke, 138, 234.
Kilby, barque, 428.
Kilby, Christopher, Jr., 192.
Killmaster, James, 139.
Killmaster, John, 113, 144.
Killmaster, Thomas, 79, 112.
Killman, Nicholas, 209.
Kimball, Henry, 76.
Kindell, John, 161.
Kinderick, John, 171.
King, Aaron, 247.
King, Adam, 121.
King, Anthony, 233.
King, Ary, 147, 509.
King, Charles, 97.
King, Edward, 54.
King, Elizabeth, 587.
King, Gilbert, 155.
King, Isaac, 140, 244.
King, Jacob, 99, 163.
King, James, 276.
King, Jeremiah, 72.
King, John, 85, 109, 167. 204, 509,
602.
King, Peter, 71, 78, 586.
King, Thomas, 201,
King, Walter, 245.
Kingsland, William, 157.
Kingston, John, 81, 138, 238.
Kingston, Joseph, 100.
Kinnen, Lawrence, lOi.
Kip, Abraham, 124, 210, 569.
Kip, Benjamin, 83.
Kip, Everet, I97.
Kip, Garrit, 215.
Kip, Hendrick, 9, 19.
Kip, Henrick Ilendricksen, 21.
Kip, Isaac, 19, 63, 100, 241, 273, 593.
Kip, Jacob, 29, 126 ; secretary, 4, 12,
13.
Kip, Jacobus, 105, 118 ; alderman, 469,
471, 472.
Kip, James, 279.
Kip, Jesse, 569.
Kip, John, 140, 204, 269.
Kip, Lucas, 283.
Kip, Michael, 224.
Kip, Petrus, 63, 124.
Kip, Richard, 132, 238.
Kip, Samuel, alderman, 115, 483.
Kippin, Walter, J07.
Kippin, William, 164.
Kissam, Benjamin, 215.
Kissick, Philip, 172.
Kissime, John, 59.
Kline, George, 222,
Klock, Pelgrom, 24.
652
Knap. Daniel, 17S.
Knapp, Israel, jji.
Knechl, Martin, 173.
Knell, John, 232.
Knickabsker, Abraham, 194. 343.
Knickabaker, Peler, 143.
Knight, John, city clerk, 53.
Knolton, David. 331.
Kochenhal, Christian. 114.
Kock, I'etet, 33.
Koeck, William, 33.
Koniiig, Adam, lis.
Koning, Hainan, 67.
Koning. Jacob, 67.
Koning. Johannes, 134.
Kortright, Cornelius, 118, 1S3.
Kortright, Nicholas, 14T.
Kos, Claes Pieterien, aa.
Kove, Johannes, 200.
Kranskoop, Ludewick. 337.
Kym. JoL, J76.
Labagh, Abraham, 3o6.
Labagh, Henry, 304.
Labagb, Isaac, 206,
Labagh, Jacob, 300.
Laboyteaui, Cabriel, 54.
I^boylcaux, John, 3lS.
Laboyteaux, Joseph, 334.
Uebair, Solomon, 24.
Laer, see Van I.acr.
Lafayette, (leorge \V. de la, presented
wilh the Treeijom of ibe cily, 414.
Lafayette, Marquise de, presenled wilh
the freedom of the city, 351, 353.
353 : his reply to ibe address. 254.
Lafont, John. S3.
Lafoy. Abraham, 243.
Lafoy, Thomas. 334.
Lagrange. .Amolt. 43. ]
Laighl, Edward. 149.
Laiglit. ^^'i11iam, 330.
Lake Champt.iin, Macdonough's action
on, 381. 384, 393.
I^kc trie, I'erry's action on. 37B, 396.
Lake, John. 144, 154, joS,
Lamb, Antboiiy, 117.
Lamb, tieorge. il3.
Lamb. John, .43- 217-
Lambart, Dennia, 54.
Lambert, Iianiel, 341.
Lambert. Jobn. 1S7.
Lamberne, latob, 93.
Laroberlse. Lawrence, I3B.
Lambcrtse, Simon. 145.
Lamberlzen. Thomas, at.
Lambelh, Edward, 79.
La Mersonev, Kicbard, 3ig.
La Messne,'Uaac, I96.
1.1a Monlagne, see Montagne.
Lamoureui, Daniel, lot.
Lam ply, Jacob. 337.
I^mptey, Richard, 103.
Limson, Kbeneier, 151.
Lance, Thomas, 580.
Lane, Henry, 137,
Lane, Nathaniel, 34s.
Lane, Samuel, 173.
Ijine, William, 103, 136.
Lanehou&e, Stephen, 194.
Langdon, Richard, 130.
Langedyck, Jan Janscn, 33.
Langevell, Cornells van, 33.
Langley, Henry, 74.
Langley, Margaret, 573.
Langstraet, Jobn, 58.
Langvelihuysen, Nicholas, 19,
Lansing, Garrell, 60.
Lanlsing, Johannes. 70.
Lanyon. John. 103.
Lawson, John. 1 64.
Lappel, Thomas, 156.
Lasher, Frederick, 17s,
Lasher, Jacob, 17s.
Lasher, John, 154,
Lassier, Peter, 143.
Latham, Beverley, 83.
Latham, Iianiel, Ot, 153, 591, 601.
Latham, Jane, 582.
Lalbam, John, 61, 146. 180.
Latham. Joseph, 98, 153. 582.
Laton, Jobn, 66.
Lancelot!, Samuel, 98.
Laurier, Michael. 1
I. Isa
, Da
c. 53-
raham. 148.
"d, 63.
Lawrence, Augustine H., aldermi
371. 374: 391. 400-
Lavvrence, Henjamin, 377-
Lawrence, Caleb, 154.
Lawrence, Daniel, 379.
Lawrence, Henry, 137.
Lawrence, James, a03.
Lawrence, Capt. James, presenled wi
the freedom of the city, 374, 37
410 : his letter of acceptance, 37'
and a piece of plate, 374 ; his wide
Lawrence, John, 39, 47, 107, lai, 18
Lawrence, Dr. John M., meniioned,40
Lawrence, Jonathan. 3S5.
Lawrence, Lawrence, 163.
I.awrence, Mary. 457.
Lawrence, Matthias, 90.
Lawrence, Nathaniel, 153.
INDEX.
653
I^awrence, Peter, 278.
Lawrence, Richard, 117.
Lawrence, Samuel, 104, 21 1 ; alder-
man, 504.
Lawrence, Stephen, 136.
Lawrence, Thomas, 56, 106.
Lawrence, William, 105.
Lawson, William, 200.
Leach, Stephen, 179.
Le&cock, John, 282.
Leacrafl, Richard, 204.
I.eake, John, 144.
Leathes, William, 62.
Le Chevalier, John, 58.
Le Conte, Francis, 56, 595.
Le Conte, Henry, 54.
Le Conte, W'illiam, 87.
Leddel, Joseph, 95.
Lee, John, 160, 509.
Lee, William, 53, 164, 509.
L'Enfant, Major Pierre Charles, pre-
sented with the freedom of the city
and a lot of land, 286 ; asks for com-
pensation for his services, 287 ; re-
port on his claim, 412.
Leenderts, see Vandergrist.
Leenderzen, Jacob Vandiegrist, 22.
Leendertzen, Albert, 23.
Lefiferts, Garret, 235.
Le Gear, Michael, 206.
Leggett, Abraham, mentioned, 310.
Legrand, Peter, 67.
Legrange, Christian, 124.
Legrange, Johannes, 69, 127.
L'Hommedieu, Ezra, senator, 352.
Leimington, Thomas, 147.
Leisler, Jacobus, 77.
Leivensen, Joost, 604.
Le Mars, privateer, 511.
Le Montes, John, 118.
Le Moyne, Jane, 596.
Le Moyne, John, 596.
Le Moyne, Moses, 596.
Lenn, Jeremiah, 158.
Lenoir, Isaac, 59.
Lent, James, 219.
Lent, James W., 278.
Leonard, George, 219.
Leonard, John, 242.
Leonard, William. 223.
Le Roux, Bartholomew, 53, 139.
Le Roux, Charles, 105 ; manufactures
gold boxes for freedoms, 471, 474,
476, 479» 488, 490, 492, 503.
Le Roux, John, 103.
Le Roy, Jacob, 181 ; alderman, 313,
317.
Le Roy, Theodore, 596, 601, 603.
Lesser, Johannes, 108.
Lessley, John, 98, 133.
Lester, Joseph, 212,
Lester, Samuel, 198.
Le Tellier, Lawrence, 132.
Leunizen, Jacob, 21.
Levant frigate, 401, 402.
Levnius, Jacob, 73.
Levnius, Matthias, 73.
Levy, Haman, 171.
Levy, Isaac, 142.
Levy, Moses, 57.
Levy, Joseph, 177.
Lewine, William, 97.
Lewis, Anthony, 96.
Lewis, Forster, 237.
Lewis, John, 114, 188, 192, 203.
Lewis, Israel, 366.
Lewis, Joseph, 192.
Lewis, Leonard, 63, 620.
Lewis, Morgan, mentioned, 346.
Lewis, Richard, 194, 209.
Lewis, Samuel, 126.
Lewis, Thomas, 39, 65, 80.
Lewis, W^illiam, 122.
Leyten, Elias, 52.
Licaer, Ambrose, iii.
Lieuihead, William, 87.
Light, James, 184.
Light, Jorus, 72.
Lightfoot, Alexander, 179.
Lightwood, Ellis, 573.
Lindesay, John, 114.
Lindner, Dr. Benjamin, 199.
Lindsay, George, 218.
Lindsay, Hugh, 249.
Lindsey, Alexander, 169.
Lines, Henry, 276.
Ling, John, goldsmith, 544.
Ling, Matthew, 57.
Linter, John, 120.
Lisk, David, 282.
Lisk, William, 213 ; to be disfranchised,
540.
Lispenard, Anthony, 216 ; mentioned,
327, 328.
Lispenard, Leonard, 170, 214 ; alder-
man, 522.
Litschoe, Daniel, 19.
Littick, Samuel, 281.
l-,ivingston, Gilbert, 96.
Livingston, Peter Vanbrugh, 143.
Livingston, Philip, 221 ; alderman, 522 ;
arrives from London, 258.
Livingston, Philip I., 226.
Livingston, Richard, 229.
Livingston, Robert, 89.
Livingston, Robert C, 225.
Livingston, Robert J., 163.
Livingston, Robert R., presented with
the freedom of the city, 237, 557.
Livingston, William, 164.
654
Lii
:. Willia
,83.
Lloyd, johi
Locke, Archibald, Z48.
Lockhart John, ^24.
liockslead, Jiirye, 107.
I^ckvood, Ephraim, 174.
Lodewyck, Charles, mayor, 56, J67.
Lodge. Abraham, 115 ; deputy city
clerk. 515.
I.odgc, C.Tiifliu-;, 71.
l^gliea,!, J.iri.L'^, igi.
Long. Frederick, 283.
Long. John, 173.
Long, Capt. Robert, prewnted with the
freeilom of the cily, 124, 493.
J,or.El<.*T.. Jolin, I46.
Looekermflns, tioven, 14. ag.
I.ooker, Oihniel, member of Msembty,
347. 3-ta, 349-
Lopei, Mose«, 143.
Lord, Haniei I>.. alderman. 558.
Lorilliard, Peter. 3II.
1-orine, Bsnjaniin, l&g.
Lonng, Renjamin. 117.
I-oiie, Al)raham. 185.
I^sie. Andrew, 186.
I-osie, Peter. 105, rsi.
I.osie, Simon, 250,
Losis. Lam ben, 148.
Lot, Knglebarl, 40.
1^11, Abraham. 148, 169.
Ixitt.AlirahamK., 335.
l«lt. Abrah.im I'., alderman, a6o.
Lott' Kidiard, 87.
Louree. James lo9-
LourttiJciK Pclcr 31.
Lourj I'eicr 74
I^uri/en. Arcnt, 30.
Loulher. Keene James. 331.
Louw, Johannes, 76.
Ixmw, IVier. 70,
Lovelace, Cov. John, 4th Lord, fire-
senle<l with the freedom of the city,
88, 4('2-
Lovell, William, 84, 454-
Loveridgc. J-amuel. 74. 98.
Lovct, Joh,.. 38t.
Low. Albeti. 70.
Low, Captain, a pirate, 47a.
I^w, Cornelius, 173.
I^w, Ca]Jt. Hdwin J., presented with
the freedom of the eity, 429-
Ix>w, I-iaac, a36.
Uw, Joshua, qS-
I^w, Nicholas. iBo.
Ijiw. Nibhoias C, 336.
Low, Peter, 307.
Low, Rynier, 331.
Loweare, Edward. 183.
l^owey, James, 105.
Lowns, James. IJl.
Lowrey, Thomas, 223,
Lowrier. John, 196.
Loiier, Benjamin. 157.
Lotier, Jacob, 509.
I.oiier, Luke, 188.
rr, Nicholas, 509.
Loiit
, Olivi
Lubbertzen. Abram, 33,
Lubbetiien, Frederick, 23.
Lubbertien, Jan, 33.
[.ubbertien, Tys, 23,
Lucas, Augustus. 603..
Lucas Friend, 114.
Lucas. J,.bo, 7^.
Lucas, Robert, 104.
jucum, John GMrge. 331.
Lucy Tliompson, ihip, 43B.
l-udlam. William, 34S.
Ludlow, Gabriel. 140.
Ludlow, Gabriel H., 231.
Ludlow, GobricfW., 317,
Ludlow, (leoige, 217.
Ludlow, Henry, ij6,
Ludlow, Thomas, 156.333.
Ludlow. William. 119.
Ludlow, William W., 316.
Lugg. Charles, 189.
Lupton. William, 308.
Lurting. (.-eorge, iii.
Luiting. Roberi, alderman. 608 -1 4 ;
mayor, 108. no, ris-iij, 119. 131.
Ill, 127, 478, 483. 487, 488. 49(. 493.
494 ; his death, 127.
Lush, John. 136.
Lusher, Charles, 135.
Lyell, David, 74.
Lyeli, William, 135.
Lyle. William, 334.
Lynch, Anthony, 88.
Lynch, Elijah, 165.
Lynch, Peter, 124.
Lynch, Thomas, 94.
Lyndon, John, loS.
Lyndsey, John. 89.
Lyne, James, 127.
I-7"B' Jf'''" •!""■ 197.
Lyng, Koberl, 197.
Lynn, David, iii,
Lynscn, Abraham, 123, Soj.
Lynsen, ]>aniel. 131,
Lynsen, Gideon, 127.
I,yn=en. Joost. 71.
Lynsen, Joseph, 217,
Lynus, NnihanicI, 574.
l.yon, Abraham, 169.
Lyon, Phillip, 608.
Lyon, Thomas, 79.
INDEX.
655
Lyons, David, rys.
Lyons, John, 156.
Mabie, Cornelius, 285,
Mabie, Frederick, 279.
McAllister, John, i8g.
McAlpin, Robert, 144.
MacBarelh, Reginald, 156.
McCall, Hugh, 175.
McCaller, Charles, 165.
McCallester, John, 189.
McCartney, James, 178.
McCarty, John, 180.
McCarty, Thomas, 227.
McClean, Alexander, 228.
McClean, John, 158.
MacCloud, Ferguson, 81.
MacCloud, John, 93.
McComb, John, 216.
McComb, Eleazer, 216.
McCormick, Daniel, 222 ; alderman,
288.
McCoy, Alexander, 160.
McCoy, Donald, 154.
McCullen, James, 237.
McCullen, Robert, 284.
McCulligan, Patrick, 187.
Mac Daniel, Daniel, 79.
McDaniel, John, 190.
McDaniel, Patrick, 192.
McDaniel, Thomas, 193.
McDavitt, Patrick, 220.
McDermott, William, 221.
McDonald, Alexander, 229.
MacDonald, Francis, 560.
McDougall, Abraham, 509.
McDougall, Alexander, 196, 224.
McDougall, Duncan, 176, 196, 197.
McDougall, John, 509.
McDougall, William, 218.
Macdonough, Com. Thomas, presented
with the freedom of the city, 381,
393 ; to sit for his portrait, 381 ; his
letter of acceptance, 385.
McDowell. Benjamin, 276.
McDowell, Hugh, 229.
McDugall, Angus, 184.
McDugey, Daniel, 220.
Macedonian frigate, 370, 371.
McElroy, Archibald, 189.
McElroy, Edward, 183.
McEuen, Archibald, 159.
McEuen, Daniel, 181.
McEuen, Malcolm, 161, 232.
McEvers, John, 159.
McFall, John, 245.
MacGee, John, 146, 174.
McGee, Samuel, 1S9.
McGill, John, 247.
McGillivrey, John, 220.
42
McGinnis, Alexander, 235.
MacGra, James, 184.
MacGregor, John, 580, 608.
McGuire, Dennis, 201.
McGuire. Matihew, 136.
McGuire, Richard, 165.
Machado, Aaron, 139.
Machett, Jane, 60.
Machett, John, 220.
Machett, Peter, 90, 198.
McHugo, Edward, 276.
Mcllvaine, Rev. Charles P., men-
tioned, 434.
Mcllvaine, William, 198.
Mcintosh, Ennis, 166.
Mcintosh, Henry, 82.
Mcintosh, John, 190.
Mcintosh, Laughlin, 190.
Mclntyre, Archibald, mentioned, 365.
Mclver, Duncan, 175.
McKay, Alexander, 81.
McKay, John, 91, 509.
McKenney, William. 280.
McKenney, Lieut. William E., men-
tioned, 418.
McKenny, Barnett, 177.
McKenny, Neal, 220.
McKenzie, James, 189.
McKesson, John, 215.
McKeyser, George, 210.
McKiddian, John, 176.
McKindlas, David, 166, 212.
McKindlas, Robert, 174.
McKinley, William, 187.
McLane. Allen, mentioned, 418.
McLaughlin, Andrew J., 366.
McLean, Charles, 278.
McLean, Dr. Donald, 217.
McLean, John, 284.
Mclean, Lauchlin, 150.
McLean, Peter, 236.
McLennan, Elizabeth, 618.
MacLennan, John. 86.
McMullen, James, 188.
McMullen, John, 139, 173.
McNab, John, 175.
McName, Francis, 180.
McNeal, Arthur, 184.
Macomb, Gen. Alexander, presented
with the freedom of the city, 387,
391 ; to sit for his portrait, 388 ; his
letter of acceptance, ^c,o.
McPherson, Charles A., 367.
McPherson, Elijah, 509, 510.
McQuinn, John, 187.
McQuary, John, 160.
McVickar, Archibald, 228.
McWilliams, Robert, 213.
Maddin, Daniel, 76.
Maddock, John, 78.
656
INDEX.
Maerschaick, Abraham, 128.
Maerschalck, Andrew, 175, 206.
Maerschalck, Andries, 71.
Maerschalck, Everet, 25.
Maerschalck, Francis, 134.
Maerschalck, George, 163.
Maerschalck, Isaac, 206.
Maerschalck, John. 132, 164.
Maerschalck. Peter, 124.
Magnon, John, 86.
Magra, Roger, 1C2.
Mahan, Andrew, 595.
Major, Thomas, 81.
Malcolm, William, 216.
Mallenbiey, Dr. Joseph, 2S9.
Man, Adrian, 64, 157.
Man, David, 231.
Man, Edward, 116.
Man, James, 151, 152.
Man, Johannes, 155.
Man, John, 135. 235.
Mandeville, Jelles, 141.
Mannrers, James, 143.
Manning, Thomas, 228.
Mansfield, Charles, 81.
Manton, Phillip, 589.
Many, James, 86, 592, 593.
Mapes, Jonas, alderman, 388, 393, 400,
401.
Marble, Francis, 234.
Marden, Moses, 237.
Mare, John, 179, 206.
Mareschall, Claas Jellis, 25.
Margeson, John, 103, 154.
Marinus, John, 92.
Marius, Peter Jacobs, 22 : alderman,
47.
Markenecr, John, 584.
Marks, John, 81.
Marks, Peter, 79.
Marlin, John, 198.
Marling, Abraham, 192.
Mamey, Francis, 158.
Marreli, Robert, 126.
Marriner, Edward, 144.
Marriner, Nathaniel, 230.
Marriner, William, 200.
Marriott, Thomas, 618.
Marques, Isaac Rodriques, 610.
Marselius, Jacob, 248.
Marsh, John, 97.
Marsh, Samuel, 365.
Marshall, Edward, 76.
Marshall, Ethelbert A., 560.
Marshall, Jeremiah, 293.
Marshall, John, 124, 174, 219; alder-
man, 504.
Marshall, Thomas, 102.
Marston, John, 216.
Marston. Margaret, 574.
Marston. Nathaniel, 54, 123, 182, 573,
574. 608, 616.
Marston. Thomas, 200.
Martense, Ryer, 68.
Marlin, John, 277.
Martin, Josiah, i8i.
Martin, Peter, 185.
Martindale, James, 89.
Mariling, Abraham, 207, 242, 287.
Martlii.g, Abraham B., lavem, 310, 339.
Mariling. Barent, 188, 597.
Mason, Robert, 65, 580, 586. 589.
Masters, Daniel, in.
Masters Francis, 97.
Masters, John, 596.
Maslon, Charles, 245.
Mathers, James, 283.
Mathewman, Luke, 157.
Mathews, Bridget, 581.
Mathews, David, 226.
Maihews, Fletcher, 93.
Mathews, Capt. Peter, 56, 581. 616.
Matlack, While C, 224.
Maiiock, Isaac, 128.
Matlysen, Nicholas, 92.
Maude, a Negro woman, 601.
Mauritsen, Peter, 248.
Maverick, Andrew, 178.
Maxwell, James, 91.
May, Tulip, 168.
May, William, 96.
Mayes, Thomas, 98.
May field, John, 165.
Mayle, Charles, 215.
Mayle, Henry, 54.
Mayle, Jacob, 54.
Maynard, Daniel, 84.
Maynard, George, 82.
Maynard, John, 121.
Mayne, Capt. Covil, presented with the
freedom of the city, 112, 477.
Meade. Joseph, 234.
Meales, Sarah, 604.
Mears, Judah, 136.
Meckar, John, 242.
Medley, Thomas, 92.
Meeks, Edward, 207.
Meeks, Joseph, 156, 216.
Megapolensis, Johannes, 19.
Meindersen, Eghbert, 25.
Mellen, David H., 210.
Melick, Jonas, 150.
Mellen, Robert, 55.
Melott, John P., 55, 69, 568.
Membret, Elias, 99.
Membret, John, 83, loi.
Mens, Jacob, 20.
Meredith, Thomas, 237.
Mergesen, Peter, 509.
Merill, Andrew, 212.
INDEX.
657
Merrilt, Edward, 81.
Merritt, John, 62, 142.
Merritt, William. 62 ; mayor, 58, 569,
572. 573, 574. 575. 576, 577, 578.
Mersereau, Daniel, 573.
Mertier, Johannes, 67.
Merier, Abraham, 66, 171 ; alderman,
544.
Mesier, Peter, 105 ; alderman, 379, 385,
400.
Mesier, Peter J., 71,
Metcalfe, John, 120.
Metslaer, Abraham, 70.
Melslaer, Hendrick, 62, 600.
Meyer, Andries, 40.
Meyer, Cornelius 283.
Meyer, Hendrick, 70.
Meyer, Hermanns, 67.
Meyer, Isaac, 280.
Meyer, Johannes, 40.
Meyer, John, 213.
Meyer, Nicholas, 29.
Meyer, see Myer.
Meyers, Solomon, 104.
Millbourne, William, 238,
Miller, Arie, 212.
Miller, Bartell, 104.
Miller, Charles, 212.
Miller, Christopher, 235.
Miller, Daniel, 100.
Miller, David, 168.
Miller, (ieorge, 265.
Miller, Gilbert, 100.
Miller, Godfrey, 172, 182.
Miller, Henry, 202.
Miller, Jacob, loi, 116.
Miller, Jonathan, 249.
Miller, John, 56, 119, 209.
Miller, Paul, 199.
Miller, Samuel, 187.
Miller, Silvanus, mentioned, 332, 335.
Miller. Thomas, 95, 220.
Miller, William, 205.
Milligan, Dr. John, 161.
Millikin, Josiah, loo.
Milliner, Robert. 509.
Milliner, William, 131.
Mills, Abraham, 135.
Mills, Alexander, 89.
Mills, James, 59, 130, 572.
Mills, John, 273 ; mentioned, 309.
Milienburgh, Oliver, 21 1.
Milton, Thomas, 54.
Milward, Robert, 84, 454.
Ming, Edward, 225.
Minifie, Richard, 236.
Miiithorne, Mangle, 204 ; alderman,
3i3» 316, 317, 320.
Minthorne, Philip, alderman, 471.
Minvieille, David, 93.
Minvielle, Gabriel, alderman, 39.
Minvielle, John J., 82.
Minvielle, Peter, ^04.
Misseroy, George, 170.
Mitchell, Henry, 279.
Mitchell, John, 103.
Mitchell, Peter, alderman, 433.
Mitchell, William, 246.
Mol, I^mbert Huybertzen, 20.
Mollenear, William, mentioned, 310.
Mompesson, Roger, presented with the
freedom of the city, 88, 462.
Monckton, Gov, Robert, presented with
the freedom of the city, 200, 529 ;
mentioned, 535.
Monro, Alexander, 152.
Monroe, John, 119.
Monsey, Thomas, 57.
Montagne, Isaac, 63.
Montagne, Johannes la, 2, 19.
Montagne, Thomas, 76.
Montanie, Joseph, 140, 146.
Monianie, Vincent, 144.
Montanja, Abraham, 216.
Montanja, Benjamin, 214.
Montanja, Thomas, 188.
Montanje, John, 209.
Montanje, Peter, 156.
Montanye, John, 508.
Monianye, John, 274, 508.
Montanye, Montagne, see De Lamon-
lagne.
Montgomerie, Gov. John, presented
with the freedom of the city, no,
476 ; grants a charter to the city, 480,
481, 482.
Montgomery, Alexander, 180.
Montgomery, Hugh, 285.
Montgomery, John, 166.
Montgomery, Samuel, 296.
Moonah, Jacob, 56, 227.
Moone, Richard, 231.
Moone, Thomas, 148.
Moone, William, 184.
Mooney, John, 367.
Mooney, Thomas, 367.
Mooney, William, 279.
Moore, Abraham, 243.
Moore, Alexander, 88.
Moore, Anthony, 25.
Moore, Benjamin, 124, 228.
Moore, Blazey, 211.
Moore, Francis, 244.
Moore, Gabriel, 109.
Moore, Gov. Sir Henry, presented with
the freedom of the city, 213, 534.
Moore, James, 278.
Moore, John, 79, 81, 115, 217, 219,
590 ; alderman, 153, 483, 487, 504.
Moore, John B., 224.
658
INDEX.
Moore, Lambert, 175 ; deputy city
clerk, 516.
Moore, Mary, 590.
Moore, Nicholas, 224.
Moore, Thomas W., 222.
Moran, Edward, 366.
Morehead, William, 60.
Morey, Nathaniel, 94.
Morgan, David, 244.
Morgan, WUliam, 114.
Morgat, Peter, 107.
Morin, Peter, 55.
Morisset, Sewaes, 78.
Morne, Jacob, 104.
Morrell, James, 283.
Morrill, Mathew, 211.
Morris, Andrew, alderman, 3 13, 316,317.
Morris, Archibald, 86.
Morris, David, 209.
Morris, Elizabeth, 571.
Morris, Euphema, 493.
Morris, Isaac, 147.
Morris, Jacob, 279.
Morris, John, 57, 177, 197.
Morris, Judah, 95.
Morris, Lewis, 493, 601.
Morris, Mary, 601.
Morris, Matthew, 164.
Morris, Silvester, 193.
Morris, Stephen, 112.
Morris, William, 63, 579.
Morrison, Martin, 248.
Morrison, Nathaniel, 283.
Mors, Aaron, 179.
Mors, Ebenezer, 96.
Morse, Freeman H., mentioned, 434.
Morss, Ciarret Hollar, 133, 500.
Monier, Johannes, 53.
Morton, John, 224.
Morton, Gen. Jacob, mentioned, 371,
Moses, Isaac, 213.
Moss, Peter, 108.
Mott, Adam, 143.
Mott, Asher, 148.
Mott, Charles. 454.
Mott, Edmond, 212.
Mott, Jacob, 365, 366.
Mott, James, 203.
Mott, John, 182, 227.
Mott. William L., 367.
Moulinar, John, 150.
Mountford, William, 65.
Moyon, William, 56.
Mowatt, Alexander, 152.
Mo watt, John, 209.
Muckleworlh, Ivy, 241.
Mullaghan, Hugh, 160.
Muller, Elijah, 152.
Mulligan, Cojk, 217.
Mulligan, Herculus, 203.
Mulligan, John W., 366.
Mulliner, Thomas, 187.
Mullock, Joshua, 223.
Munday, Amos, 278.
Munden, James, 102.
Munson, Reuben, alderman , 385, 405,
406.
Murdock, Peter, 87.
Murg, Thomas, 128.
Murphy, Alexander, 178.
Murphy, James, 116.
Murphy, Michael, 196.
Murphy, Nicholas, 137.
Murphy, Patrick, 231.
Murra, John, 151.
Murray, James, 181.
Murray, James B., alderman, 417.
Murray, John, 208, 278.
Murray, Joseph, presented with the
freedom of ihe city, in, 476.
Murray, Robert, 179.
Musson, Mrs. Hester, no.
Musty, Matthew, 246.
Myer, Abraham, 141.
Myer, Adolph, 142.
Myer, Andrew, 127, 128.
Myer, Arent, 142.
Myer, Christopher, 160.
Myer, Cornelius, 153, 191, 283.
Myer, Isaac, 187.
Myer, Jacob, 125.
Myer, Jacobus, 165, 206.
Myer, Johannes, 69, 136, 141.
Myer. John, 145, 180, 544.
Myer, Lawrence, 146.
Myer, see Meyer.
Myers, Andrew, 243.
Myers, Asher, 183.
Myers, Jacob P., mentioned, 310.
Myers, Jacob S., 367.
Myers, James, 241.
Myers, James J., 241.
Myers, John J., 244.
Myers, ManueJ, 193.
Myers, Myer. 155.
Myers, Samuel, 114.
Mynderson, John, 584.
Mynderts, JUirker, 59.
Mynderis, Reyneur, 59.
Nack, Matthias, 98.
Nack, Rynier, 122.
Naerden, Peter Casperson van, 20.
Nagel, Barnet, 273.
Nagel, Jan, 20.
Nagel, John, 6g, 141.
Nandin, Andrew, 91.
Nanfan, Lieut. -Gov. John, presented
with the freedom of the city, 75.
INDEX.
659
Napier, James, 147.
Naptlialy, Isaac, 159.
Nash, James, 159.
Navaro, David, 176.
Nazarett, William, 65.
Neau, Elias, 77.
Neavin, James, 187.
Ncby, Casper, 71.
Needham, John, 200.
Needham, William, 214.
Nefus, Peter, 169.
Negroes, bond of a free Negro, 569 ; a
female slave bound for 18 years, 601.
Neilson, John, 165.
Neilson, William, alderman, 256, 263.
Nenning, John, 241.
Nerberry, John, 65.
Nessepott, Jasper, 52, 72.
Nevill. Edward, 168.
Nevin, Bryan, 154.
Nevius, Johannes, secretary, 27, 34.
New Amsterdam, complaint against
Scots traders (pedlers) in, 1-4, 8 ;
regulations for trade, 1-4 ; the bur-
gher right established in, 5-18 ; ap-
pointment of ofTiciah, 12, 13 ; list of
burghers, 19-25 ; poverty of, 26, 28 ;
government of, 44 : see Burghers.
Newell, Andrew, 293.
New Jersey, tradesmen from work in
New York without license, 507.
Newkirke, Peter, 66, 576.
New Orleans, defence of, honors to
Gen. Jackson, 404-410 ; to Com.
Patterson, 417 ; captured by the
Union army, 440.
Newport, R. I., pirates executed at,
472.
Newten, Brian, member of the council,
2.
New World, ship, 425.
New York Cily» government organized
by Col. NicoUs, 43 ; the port of the
province, 44 ; flour the staple pro-
duction, 45 ; freemen to work on the
fortifications, 447, 458 ; laws pub-
lished by the ringing of three bejls,
44^) 459) 467 • ^hc garrison of made
freemen, 452 ; high price of provis-
ions and clothing, 453 ; entertains
Ciov. Cosby, 485 ; the centre of
trade, 487 ; the liberty of the press
defended in, 496 ; use of the city seal,
499 ; the city hall on fire, 505 ; me-
chanics object to countrymen working
in the city, 507, 539 ; dinner to Gov.
Osborn, 517 ; political troubles in
I753» 518 ; influence of the French
war on, 524 ; the corporation loyal to
the king, 536, 541 ; riot in, 540 ;
illuminated in honor of Gov. Tryon,
544 ; fire at Fort George, 548 ; office
of alderman and coroner not to be
held by the same person, 551 ; dinner
to Gen. Gage, 555 ; civil government
su.>pended during the war of the Rev-
olution, 238 ; congratulations on its
repossession from the British, 252,
254, 258. 266, 268, 272 ; held in es-
teem by Gen. Steuben, 265 ; altera-
tion of the city hall for Congress, 286,
412 ; an alderman must be a freeman,
292 ; dinner to Decatur, Hull, and
Jones, 371 ; to the crew of the Hor-
net, 375 ; illuminated in honor of the
victories in Mexico, 423 ; see Appren-
tices, Charter, and Freemen.
Nezereau, Elias. 54, 88.
Niblelt, Thomas, 109.
Nichels, Abram, 19.
Nicholls, George, ill.
Nicholls, John, 114.
Nicholls, Richard, 116.
Nicholls, William, 280.
Nicholson, Christopher, 113.
Nicholson, William, 161.
Nicoll, Charles, 154.
NicoU, Edward, 157, 220.
Nicoll. John, 153.
Nicoll, W^illiam, 194.
Nicolls, George, 148.
Nicolls, James, 79.
Nicolls, John, 98.
Nicolls, Capt. Matthias, mayor, 41.
Nicolls, Gov. Richard, grants rights to
the city, 43.
Nisbet, James, 106.
Nisbet, Robert, 75, 196, 589, 593, 622.
Nixon, James, 226.
Nixon, Thomas, 104.
Noble, John, 109, 117.
Noble, Richard, 139.
Noble, Thomas, 93, 129'.
Noble, William, 246.
Nodine, Lewis, 143.
Noel, Garret, 177.
Noell, Thomas, 61 ; mayor, 75, 596,
597. 598* 600, 601.
Nontels, Peter. 82.
Normand, William, 215.
Norris, Euphema, 493.
Norris, Admiral Sir John, 493.
Norris, Capt. Matthew, presented with
the freedom 01 the city, 124, 493.
Norris, Richard, 234.
North, Joseph, 122.
North, William, 102.
Northouse. Robert, 165.
Norton, George, 74.
Norton, Hugh, 606.
66o
INDEX.
Norton, Rebecca, 606.
Norton, Thomas, 590.
Norwood, Benjamin, 615.
Norwood, Mathew, 226.
Norwood, Richard, 123. 204, 615.
Norwood, Tobias, 212.
Norwood, Vander Clife, 204.
Nowlan, Thomas, 185.
Noxon, Bartholomew, 114.
Noxon, Peter, no.
Noxon, Thomas, 93, 99.
Nuihwait, John, 246.
Nutter, William, 183.
Oakee, Matthew, 161.
Oakley, Jonathan, 98.
Oakley. Nehemiah, 169.
Oaks, Thomas, 95.
Oates, Samuel, 131.
Oblinus, John, 70, 187.
Ocean Monarch, packet ship, 425.
Oday, Peter, 59, 449-
Oelefers, Haey, 23.
Ogden, Benjamin, 191.
Ogden, Caleb, 197.
Ogden, Henry, 232.
Ogden, Jonathan, i6r.
Ogilvie, Alexander, 211.
Ogilvie, Thomas, 198.
Oldys, Benjamin, 85, 595.
Oliver, Lieut. Charles, 79.
Oliver, John, 119.
Olpherts, Suerl, 68.
Onclebag, Genet, 69.
Oothont, John, 120, 205 ; alderman,
313. 316, 317.
Opdyke, George, mayor, 431.
Orchard, William. 79.
Orum, Edward, 119.
Osborn, Gov. Sir Danvers, presented
with the freedom of the city, 179,
516.
Osborn, William, 100.
Osburne, Henry, 176.
Osman, John, 242.
Osgood, Samuel, mentioned, 331, 334,
335. 337-
Osmond, John, 81.
Ostrande. Johannes, 92.
Oswald, Philip, 227.
Ott, Jacob, 216.
Otterson, Andrew, 367.
Ousterman, Frederick, 173.
Ousterman, John, 232.
Oulen Bogarl, Abraham, 213.
Outen Bogart, John, 151, 192.
Outen Bogart, Richard, 145, 189.
Outerberg, Peter, 202.
Outerkirck, Abraham, 146.
Outman, John, 53, 77.
Oveler, John, 199.
Overin, Richard, 76.
Owen, Jeremiah, 137.
Owen, John, 250.
Ozy, Pierre, 509.
Pacheco, Rodrigo, 91.
Packer, John, 60, 598.
Padwick, James, 95.
Pagan, William, 225.
Page, John, 60.
Page, William, 148.
Paine, John, 269.
Paine, Peter, 81.
Paine, Philip, 201.
Painter, John, 211.
Palairet, Septimus H., 498.
Palmer, Drake, 152.
Palmer, Henry, 216.
Palmer, James, 213 ; alderman, 415.
Palmer, John, 186.
Palmer, Richard, 193.
Palmer, Thomas, 61, 127, 193
Palmer, William, 170.
Pallet, Elias. 603.
Pangborne, Peter, 59.
Panton, Andrew, 79.
Panton, Francis, 196.
Parcel 1, Henry, 97.
Parcell, Jacob, 151.
Parcell, John, 162, 177.
Parcell, Nicholas, 170, 203.
Parcell, William, 130.
Parcell, see Parsell.
Parent, Lewis, 140.
Pari.«en, Otto, 222 ; manufactures gold
boxes for freedoms, 550, 555.
Parke, William, 223.
Parker, Elisha, 154.
Parker. James, 165.
Parker, Thomas, 81.
Parkinson, Robert, 76, 604.
Parks, Daniel, presented with the free-
dom of the city, 57.
Parlier, John, 58.
Parr, John, 88.
Parsell, Thomas, 184, 237.
Parsell, William, 190, 282.
Parsell, see Parcell.
Parsman, Francis, 243.
Parsons, Francis, 53.
Parsons, John, 181.
Partridge, Nehemiah, 97.
Parmyter, Paroculus, 75, 599.
Parmyter, Thomas, 57.
Patch, John, 105.
Palten, Edward, 279.
Patten, William, 178.
Patterson, Alexander, 220.
Patterson, Com. Daniel T., presented
INDEX.
66 1
with the freedom of the city, 417,
418, 419.
Patterson, James, 247.
Patterson, John, 115.
Patterson, Dr. Josiah, 169.
Patterson, William, 241.
Pattifield, Thomas, 79.
Paul, Joseph, 166.
Paul, Joshua, 1 11.
Paulding, Abraham, 96.
Paulding, Cornelius, 247.
Paulding, James, 195.
Paulding, Joost, 53.
Paulding, Joseph, 128, 144, 198.
Paulisse, Jacob, 73.
Paulse, Johannes, 72.
Pauluzen, Michiel, 20.
Paxton, Alexander, 62, 600.
Payne, Benjamin, 146.
Payne, Lawrence, 120.
Peacock, frigate, 374, 377, 410, 411.
Peake, Nathaniel, 79.
Pearce, John, 241.
Pearsall, Israel, 248.
Pearse, Thomas, 159.
Pearsee, Jonathan, Jr., mentioned, 309.
Pearsee, William, 146.
Pcarss, John P., 292.
Peariree, William, 76 ; mayor, 86, 609
to 620.
Paisley, Jonathan, 131.
Peat, James, 592.
Peat, Rene, 592.
Peck, Benjamin, 89.
Peck, Isaac, 205.
Peck, Lucas, 105.
Peckwell, Henry, 209.
Peddlers from Holland complained of,
1-4, 8, 28, 32, 33, 35 ; regulated. 10,
26.
Peddrick. Benjamin, 144.
Peeck, Jacob, 577.
Peeck, Jan, 23.
Peeck, Lewis, 577.
Peek, John, 147.
Peek, William, 130.
Peers, Edmund, 105.
Peet, Thomas, 251.
Peel, William, 139, 186.
Peffer, John, 131.
Pefifer, Michael, 94.
Pell, Caleb, 279.
Pell, Gilbert, 209.
Pell, Roger, 169.
Pell, Samuel, 103, 128, 146.
Pell, Thomas, 65.
Pell, William, 65.
Pelletreau, Elias, 62, 170.
Pelletreau, John, 62, 98.
Pelletreau, Paul, 133.
Pells, Abraham, 146.
Pells, Samuel, 117.
Pells, StofTell, 69.
Pelse, Evert, 120.
Pemberton, William, 76, 591.
Pendergast, Martin, 194.
Pendleton, Capt. Charles B., men-
tioned, 428.
Penn, Mr., 517.
Pennant, Edward, 618, 619.
Penny, William, 589.
Pennyman, Joseph, 105.
Pepper, Mark, 127.
Perdriau, Stephen, 82.
Pereira, Abraham, 95.
Perfect, James, 131.
Perie, Jan de, 22.
Perkins, Humphrey, 86.
Perkins, James, 233.
Perot, James, 86.
Perot, Philip. 119.
Perrine, Daniel, 248.
Perrow, Richard, 107.
Perry, John, 63, lor, 237.
Perry, Marvin, 226.
Perry, Com. Matthew C, presented
with the freedom of the city, 424.
Perry, Com. Oliver H., presented with
the freedom of the city, 378. 380,
382 ; to sit for his portrait, 378 ; his
letter of acceptance, 380.
Perry Street named in honor of Com.
O. H. Perry, 378.
Perry, Thomas, 172.
Person, John, 84.
Perwidgh, Job, 64.
Peters, George, 173.
Peters, John, 233.
Peters, Peler, 242.
Peters, William, 156.
Peterse, Garrit, 214.
Peterson, George, 149,
Peterson, John, 193.
Peterson, Peter, 175.
Peterson, William, 296.
Petigru, Lieut. Thomas, mentioned,
418.
Petit, Richard, 508.
Petit, Thomas, 508.
Pett, John, 602.
Pew, John, 72.
Phafer, Adam, 164, 509.
Phagan, Patrick, 146.
Philipse, Adolph, 222.
Philipse, David, 171.
Philipse, Frederick, 20, 115 ; alderman,
115, 471. 483, 485.
Philipse, Jonas, 226.
Philipse, Philip, 159.
Phillips, Charles, 154.
662
INDEX.
Phillips, John C, 241.
Phillips, Joseph, 92.
Phillips, Samuel, 58, 597.
Phillips, William, 61, 245.
Phillpot, Richard, no.
Phipps, Capt. Benjamin, 57.
Phcebe, frigate, 439.
Phcenix, Alexander, 119. 175.
Phoenix, Daniel, alderman, 251.
Phoenix, Gerrardus, 147.
Phcenix, Jacob, 67, 132.
Pia, Peter, 25.
Pickering, Charles, 96.
Pierce, Christopher, 212.
Pierce, William, 59.
Piercey, Jonathan, 201.
Piero, John, 213.
Piers, Henry, 24.
Pierson, David, 250.
Pierson, Ephraim, 597.
Pierson, John, 84. 181, 454.
Pierson, Joseph, 216, 597.
Pierson, William, 247.
Pieters, Ryndert van Bolsaert, 20.
Pieterse, John, 90.
Pietersen, Johannes van Brugge, 19.
Pieterson, Tryntie, 20.
Pieterzen, Abram, 22.
Pieterzen, Adolph, 21.
Pieterzen, Claes, 24.
Pieterzen, Claes Kos, 22.
Pieterzen, Cornelis, 20.
Pieterzen, Gerrit van Amsterdam, 20.
Pieterzen, Hendrick van Hasselt, 22.
Pieterzen, Jan, 23.
Pieterzen, Jan van Struckhausen, 23.
Pieterzen, Peter, 23.
Pillow, Gen. Gideon II., mentioned, 406.
Pine, John, 172.
Pine, Michael, 187.
Pinhorne, William, 40, 43.
Pinketheman, Capt. Charles, presented
with the freedom of the city, 93, 465.
Pintard, John, 289 ; alderman, 288, 504.
Pintard, John Lewis, 106.
Pinto, Abraham, 147.
Piper, David, 166.
Piper, Isaac, 231.
Piper, John, 202.
Pirates captured by Capt. Solgard, 471.
Pitt, Abraham, 143.
Pitt, Jacob, 99.
Pitt, William, portrait presented to the
city, 538.
I'lace, Robert, 227.
Plastead, Richard, 56.
Plattsburgh, defence of, 387, 390.
Pleaces, Aaron. 122.
Plevier, Johannes, 65.
Plowman, Daniel, 576.
Plowman, Matthew, 577.
Plowman, Peter, 133, 500.
Polhemus, Daniel, 102.
Pontinier, William, 162.
Pontuis, John Christian, 210.
Pool, Isaac, 166.
Pool, Thomas, 197.
Poole, William, 225.
Pooley, Matthias, 86, 456.
Pooley, Nicholas, 86, 456.
Poor, Richard, 166.
Poplcsdorf, William, 133.
Porter, Com. David, mentioned, 439.
I*orter, John, 244.
Port Hudson captured, 440.
Porter, Richard, 170.
Porterfield, John, 189.
Pos, Ix)dowick, 21.
Poser, Jacob, 237.
Post. Anthony, 217.
Post, Cornelius, 247.
I'ost, David, 203.
Post, Isaac, 180.
Post, James, 192.
Post, Joel, 279.
Post, John, 153, 202.
Post, Martinus, 185.
Post, William, 194, 273.
Potter, Daniel, loi.
Potter, Midshipman, mentioned, 418.
Potter, Ralph, 100.
Potter, Richard, 59.
Potts, Thomas, 97.
Poulase, Anna, 607.
Poulse, Johannes, 120.
Poulizen, Claes, 22.
Pountenay, Henry, 95.
Pounteneau, Peter, 118.
Poutreau, Daniel, 576.
Povey, Henry, 79.
Powelse, Hendrick, 154.
Powelson, Hannah, 607.
Powelson, John, 607.
Powles, John, 607.
Poyshart, Peter. 212.
Pree, Jan de, 23.
Preler, Daniel, 53.
Price, Abraham, 97.
Price, Edward, 193.
Price, Elijah, 276.
Price, Jacob, loi.
Price, John, 134, 160.
Prickilt, Richard, 233.
Pridmore, John, 593.
Prior, John Edward, 210.
Privateers, services of the Hunter Gal-
ley, 465 ; Spanish plunder Gardiner's
Island, 477 ; French vessel on the
coast, 511 : services of the Royal
Catharine, 511.
INDEX.
663
Proctor, Cardan, 159.
Proctor, William, 132, 168.
Prosser, Joseph, 94.
Provoost, Barent, 187.
Provoost, Benjamin, 66.
ProYOOst, Burger, 224.
Provoost, David, 63, 133, 202 ; al-
derman, 621 ; mayor, 74, 451,
585, 586, 588, 598, 606 ; his farm,
286.
Provoost, Giddes. 133.
Provoost, Jacob, 65.
Provoost, Johannes, 64.
Provoost, John, 133 ; alderman, 517.
Provoost, Jonathan, 64.
Provoost, Peter Praa, 138.
Provoost, Robert, 135, 197.
ProvoosJ, William, 73.
Pnisher, William, 57.
Pruttreau, l^aniel, lOl.
Pryn, Jacus, 24.
Purcell. Abraham, 136.
Pullen, Thomas, 167.
Purdy, James, 276.
Purdy, John, 248.
Quackenbos, Benjamin, 131, 201.
Quackenbos, Cornelius, 150.
Quackenbos, James, 280.
Quackenbos, John, 155, 209.
Quackenbos, Nicholas, 206.
Quackenbos, Samuel, 243.
Quackenbos, Peter, 218. 249.
Quackenbos, Rynier, 177, 195.
Quackenbos, Waller, 207.
Quereau, Benjamin, 203.
Quereau, Joshua, loi.
Quereau, see Carow.
Quey, Edward, 115, 125.
Quick, Abraham, 132.
Quick, Derick, 602.
Quick, Jacobus, 201,
Quick. James, 135.
Quick, John, 138.
Quick, Luke C, 206.
Quick, Theunis, 59, 615.
(^uick, Thomas, 602, 615.
Quintard, Peter, 118.
R add iff, Jacob, mayor, 401.
Raer, Thomas, 81.
Rafter, Hugh, 174.
Rains, John, 242.
Rainsford, Ralph, 74.
Ramage, Smith, 219.
Rambert, Elias, 620.
Rambert, Nathaniel, 620.
Ramsay, Andrew, 154.
Ramsay, John, 219.
Randal], William, 60, 1 74.
Randle, Joseph, 232.
Randolph, Thomas, 88.
Rankin, W^illiam, 100.
Ranshier, Frederick, 210.
Ransom, Joseph, 246.
Rapalje, Garret, 178.
Rapalje, Stephen, 220.
Raper, Thomas, in.
Raiier, Jacob, 457, 596.
Ratier, Jael. 457.
Ratsey, Robert, 136.
Raveau, Daniel, 147.
Rawlinson, Jockhem, 65.
Ray, Richard, 220, 618.
Ray, Samuel, 229.
Raymond, Eliakim, 221.
Reade, Jacob, 184.
Reade, James. 194.
Reade, John, 74, 81, 579, 593.
Reade, Joseph, 215.
Reade, Lawrence, 54i 579.
Reade, Leonard, 168.
Reade, W'illiam, 593.
Redding, Freeman, 136.
Redding, Jeremiah, 88.
Redet, Mathew, 204.
Rednap, Col. John, presented with the
freedom of the city, 88, 462.
Reed, Duncan, 142.
Regler, Andries, 222.
Regnier, Jacob, presented with the free-
dom of the city, 88, 457.
Reid, James, 281.
Relay, Lewis, 165.
Remerse, John, loi.
Remsen, Abraham, 154.
Remsen, George, 230.
Remsen, Hendrick, 162.
Remsen, Jacob, 193.
Remsen, Johannes, 143.
Remsen, Joris, 153.
Remsen, Peter, 152.
Res, Andries, 40.
Rescarrick, George, 58.
Retan, John, 249.
Revier, Abraham D., 214.
Rey, John, 576.
Rey, Richard, 576.
Reynolds, James 2i6.
Reynolds, John, 78.
"Rezeau, Abraham, 62.
Rezeau, Renatus, 61.
Rezeau, Rene, 63.
Rhinebecker, Henry, 242.
Rhinelander, Frederick, 235.
Rhinelander, W'illiam, 180.
Rhuel, Gustaph M., 135.
Ribot, Charier, 56.
Rice, Abraham, 216.
Rice, John, 232.
664
Rice, Laurence, 13O.
Kich, Edward, 84. 454-
kiche, Dennis, 103.
Riche, Philip, 107.
Ricliard. John, 139.
Richard, Paul, 63; mayor, 137, lag,
1-.0, [34- 117. -196, 500.
I> .. ■■! J ■■: ; 9S-
y , 9i '39-
Kidijiids, Slephtn, 195.
Kichitdion, lieriiard. 55.
Richardson, Ciiarles. 175-
Kichardsun, Francis, 53
Richardson, Robert, loS.
Richardson, Rolsall, I30.
Richardson, Thomas. 109, 585.
Richardson, William, 78, 135, 137, 179.
Ridoul, Peter, 159.
Rieber, Andries, 173.
Kies, John, 337,
Rigby, Joseph, 193.
kigby, Thomas. 136.
KigEB, Cakb S.,aldemiin, 313, 313,
316, 317.
Riggs. I.ieul. John, 79.
RiRhton, Jolin, 59.
Riker, Abraham, 347.
Kiker, Henry, 23=.
Riker, James, 310.
Riker, Matthew, 347.
Riker, Pcler. 170-
Riker, Richard, feci.riier, 405, 406.
Rik«, we kyker
Rinedollar Emmanuel, 337.
Ringo, Alberlirt, 6&.
Ringo, Philip Jansen, 35.
Riper. Jacob. 331.
Ripple, John, too.
Rilter, Henrv, 31 1.
Rittcr, lohii'l',, alderman, 313, 317.
Rilter, Michael, 311.
Riliema, Ruilolphu;., 315,
Rivera, Abraham R., 108.
Rivers. John. 146.
Riviere. I.enis, 83.
Rivmg.o,,. James. 317.
Roake. Kraueis, 143.
Robert, Christopher, iiT-
Koberi. Daniel, 83.
Rolierls, llenjamin, i)6,
Roberts. Henry, no.
Rolierts, Jacob, tit.
Roberts. John, 136, I79-
Roberts, Samuel, 133.
Roberts, Simon, 157.
Roberts, Thomas, 54. 67, S96- 601, 604.
607.
Robertson, Ateiander, aas-
Robertson, Richard, 383.
Robertson, Robert, 335.
Robertson, William, 75.
Robins. John, 118.
Robinson, Charles, lia,
Robinson, David, i6g.
Robinson, Joseph, 63. 103, 1
Robinson, Patrick, 168.
Robinson, Richard, 132.
Robin:
,, Robe
Robinson, Thomas, 53, 103, 178.
Robinson, Widow, 461.
Robinson, Wllli"ra, 606.
i<Qi.k-5, n^M.i, 54-
Knchelle. Jam.^, 17I.
Uori. Thomas. 53-
Kocigers, Richard. 18B.
Rodman, John, 578, 580.
Rodriques, Isaac, 60.
Rodriques, Isaac R., 135.
Roe, Jonas, 381.
Roebel, Bartel Jansen, 33.
Roebuck, Tarvis, iSs.
Roelifse. Slarimis, 73-
Rufh-isru lochems, 89.
Rt^crs, Henry, 379.
Rocers, Hngh, 155.
R,.^fi-,, Sjmiiel, 184.
liokcbv, Pliilip. 78. 454.
Roll, Jacob. 2S3.
Holland. John, 92, 630.
■ ■■ id. Psti "
Romine, Caspams, 347.
Romine, Elias, 244-
Romine, Nicholas. 203.
Komney, John. 334.
Roome. Amout. 138.
Roome, t nrnelius. 232.
Roome. Jacob, 163.
Roome, Jacob P., 366,
Roome. Johannes, ;o8.
Roome, John, 155.
Roome. John I.. C, 236.
Roome, I-hn P., 366.
Roome, jvhn W., 66,
Roome, Lawrence, 128, 135.
Roome, l.uke, 125.
Roome, Paul. 169,
Roome. Peter, 509.
Roome, I'eter W.. 67.
Roome, William, 123, 504, 50-.
Roome, William P., 367!^ '
Roomer, lleniy, 198.
Roorbach, Gerrit, aoo.
Roortiach, Johannes, 113.
Roos. C;errit, 105, 466 ; nlderman, 487,
INDEX.
665
Roos, Gerril Jansen, 22.
Roos, Gerrit J., 65.
Roos, Lodewick, 180.
Roos, Peter, 74.
Rooseboom, William, 67.
Roosevelt, Cornelius, 207.
Roosevelt, Isaac, 163.
Roosevelt, Jacob, T32, 163.
Roosevelt, John, 132 ; alderman, 115,
471, 476, 483. 487.
Roosevelt, Nicholas, 64, 138, 140 ; al-
derman, 517, 522. 590 ; manufactures
gold boxes for freedoms, 517, 519,
522. 532, 538.
Roosevelt, Oliver, 509.
Rose, James, 168.
Rose, John, 55, 279.
Rose, Stephen, 278.
Rose, William L.. mentioned, 339.
Ross, David, 213, 223.
Ross, Ephraim, 276.
Ross, Hugh, 222.
Ross, John, 242, 278.
Ross, Jonathan, 247.
Ross, William, 158.
Rossell, Peter, 212.
Rousby, Christopher, 92.
Rousby, Henry, 140.
Rousby, William, 137.
Rout, Samuel, 102.
Rout, Thomas, 128.
Row, Henry, 126.
Rowe. Richard, 87.
Roy, John, 89.
Royal, Catherine, privateer, 511.
Royall, Samuel, 11 1.
Royse, Thomas, 225.
Rozeau, Peter, 73.
Ruchel, Daniel, 242.
Ruckell, Phillip, 285.
Rudolphus, Peter, 24, 29.
Rudyard, Ann, 601.
Rudyard, Thomas, 601.
Rufif, Daniel, 153.
Ruffhead, James, 137.
Ruger, John, 194.
Runshaw, John, 190.
Rushton. John, 174.
Ruslaer. Jacob, 209.
Russell, Abraham, I02.
Russell, John, 65.
Russell, John Charles, 40.
Russell, Joseph, 248.
Russell, Richard, 57.
Russell, Samuel, mentioned, 309.
Ru<isell, William. 85.
Ruston, Crosfield, 197.
Ruslon, Peter, 132.
Rutgers, Anthony, 72, 137, 161, 207,
296 ; alderman, 485, 487.
Rutgers, Harmanu«, 59. 76, 124.
Rutgers, Henry, 124 ; mentioned, 310,
31 1 ; member of assembly, 346, 350
355-
Rutgers, Peter, 106, 487.
Rutgerzen, Jan, 19.
Rutledge, Mr., 517.
Rutledge. William, 270.
Rutter, John, 236.
Ruyter, Claes Jansen, 24.
Ruyven, Cornells Van. secretary, II,
30.
Ryan, Bartholomew, 140.
Ryan, Cornelius, 210.
Ryan, John, 142, 233.
Rycken, Abram, 21.
Rycken, Reinier, 29.
Ryckman, Arie, 213.
Ryckman, Isaac, 163.
Ryckman, Jacobus, 118.
Ryckman, James, 243.
Ryckman. Peter, 65.
Ryckman, .Samuel, 163.
Ryder, Hugh, 180.
Ryder, Robert, 190.
Ryder, Samuel, 178.
Rydout, George, 154.
Ryer, Michael, 190.
Ryer, William, 283.
Ryerse, Ryer J., 247.
Ryker, Henry, 195.
Ryker, Henry J., 234.
Ryker, see Riker.
Ryley, William, 1 10.
Rynders, Barent, 123 ; alderman, 616,
620.
Ryneck, WMUiam. 233.
Rynhoutzen, Rynhout, 20.
Sackett, James, 214.
Sackett, John, 169.
Sackett, Joseph, 129.
Sackett, Richard, 75.
Sackett, Samuel, 179.
Sadler, John, 81.
Sahane, Samuel, 64.
Salisbury, Humphrey, 91.
Salmon, James, 55.
Salter, Manassa, 223.
Samler, John, 228.
Samm, John, 92.
Sample, James, 157.
Samuel, Levy, 148.
Sanders, Barent, 72.
Sander?, Robert, 67.
Sanders, Thomas, 21, 70.
Sandersen, Thomas, 21.
Sandford, Michael, 245, 270.
Sandford, Peregrine, 106.
Sandford, William, 249.
666
INDEX.
Sands, Nalhaniel, 126.
Sands, Obadiah, 367.
Sanford, Gen. Charles W., mentioned,
422.
Sanford, Henry S., mentioned, 434.
Sanford, Zalmon, member of assembly,
350, 355.
San Francisco, steamer, wrecked, 427.
Santford, Cornelius, 105.
Santford, John, mentioned, 307, 309.
Sarah, barque, 426.
Saunders, Abraham, 222.
Saunders, John, 138.
Saunders. Robert, log, 173.
Savage, Barnaby, 154.
Savory, William, 164.
Sawyer, Francis, 236.
Sawyer, John, 219.
Sawyer, Peter, i66.
Saxbcrry, John, 105.
Saxon, John, 194.
Sayre, John, 134.
Sazadas, Abraham. 178.
Scandlin, John. 220.
Scandlinp, Patrick, 135.
Scandrett, Timothy, 199.
.Scandretl, William, 196.
.Scerp, Juick J., 166.
Schaats, Bariholmew, 88.
Schaats, David, 277.
Schabanck, Peter, 19.
Schelluyne, Dirck van, 20.
Schenck, Johannes, 71, 171.
Schenck, Peter A., member of assembly,
347.
Schermerhorn, Arnout, 98.
Schermerhorn, Maus, member of assem-
bly, 350.
Schleydorn, Henry, 102.
Scholler, Garret, 228.
Schouten, Lucas. 588.
.Schryver, Jan, 22.
Schullharp, John, 169.
Schuliz, Jochem Christian, 227,
Schultz, Johann M., 94.
Schuliz, John. 136.
Schureman, Daniel, 152.
Schutz, Benjamin, 132.
Schulz. John, 113.
Schuyler, Aaron, 58.
Schuyler, Adoniah, 129.
Schuyler, Anthony. 147.
Schuyler, Arent, 595.
Schuyler, Bernard C, 276.
Schuyler, Brandt, 549, 598 ; alderman,
513. 571. 583. 5S4. 5S8, 589-
Schuyler, David. 171,
Schuyler, Dirck. 107.
Schuyler, Gerrel, 83.
Schuyler, Harmanus. iii, 203.
Schuyler, John, 230.
Schuyler, Myndert, 125.
Schuyler, Oliver, 594.
Schuyler, Peter, 129.
Schuyler, Peter S., member of assem-
bly, 350.
Schuyler, Philip, 471, 584, 595.
Scoderus, Hans, 40.
Scots traders (pcdlers) in New Nelhcr-
land, i"4, 8, 28, 32, 33, 35 ; regulated.
10, 26.
Scott, David, 196.
Scott, George, 68.
Scott, James. 147.
Scott, John, 85, 109.
Scott, John Morin, alderman, 522.
Scott, Joseph, 121.
Scott, Robert. 125.
Scott, William, 191.
Scott, Gen. Winfield, presented with
the freedom of the city, 422.
Scudder, Samuel, 247.
ScuUhorpe, James, 279.
Scurlock, Thomas, 79.
Seabring, Barent, 143.
Seabring, Cornelius, 133.
Seabring, Cornelius J., 231.
Seabring, Frederick, 93.
Seaford, frigate, 493.
Seagrove, James, 238.
Seaman, James, 230.
Seaman, John. 291.
Seaman, Joseph, 159.
Searle, James, 107.
Searle, John, 95.
Searle, William, 156.
Sebrach, Clement, 40.
Secret, John Vernon, 588.
Seely, John G., councilman, 558.
Seely, Silvanus, 244.
.Seez. Johannes. 509, 510.
Seixas, Benjamin, 225.
Selenave, John P., 82.
Sellens, John, 106.
Sells, William, 151.
Sellwood, John, 82.
Selover, James, 202.
Sennatt, Christopher, 187.
Serjeant, W^illiam, 196.
Selon, James, 615.
Seton, William, 230.
Severbergh, Christian, i8i.
Seymour, John, 11 1.
Seymour, Thomas, 168.
Shadbolt, Maurice, 74.
Shaddine, Henry, 159,
Shaddle, David, 235.
Shad wick, Israel, 129, 409,
Shafer, Jacob, 2c6.
Shaffer, Daniel, 250,
66;
Sbakerly.Williim, 73.
Shute, Isaac, iBg.
Shan, lohn, 315.
Shultlewood, William. 63.
Sharp. John, sg.
Shweikert, Peter, 193.
Sharpas, Charles, 87.
Sibbil. James. 104.
Sharpas, William, 36 ; city
clerk,
450.
Sibley. John, 95-
45a, 462, 463, 464. 466.
471.
491.
Sibley, Kicliard, iji.
49a, 494. S6S. 569. 57i>
57a.
S73.
Siekels, Henry, 308. 213.
S74. S77. 579, s8l. 5Ha,
589.
S90.
Sickella, Joseph, 140.
S94, 595. 598, 600. 606,
6og, 611, 614, &15, 618.
007.
608,
Sickells, Thomas. 116, 134.
SickeiU, Zachariah, 66.
Sharpe. Charles, 601.
Sickles. Charles, 173.
Sharpe. Jacob, 300.
Sickles. Daniel, 335.
Sharpe, Kobert, 819.
Sickles, James, 170.
Sharpe, Richard. 171.
ShBtford, Daniel 12S.
Sickles, John, 142, 171.
Sickles, Michael, 173.
Shaver Henry, IS9.
Sickles, Zacharias, 148.
Shaver, John, a^b.
Sidman, John, 245.
Shaw, rianiel, 179,
Sidnam, William, 39.
Shaw. John. 138.
Sidney, William, 330.
Shaw, Tiniotliy, 176.
Siecken Dirck, 24.
Sheadder, Alexander. 1B3.
Silk, Lawrence. 93.
Sille, Nicassius de. opinion on
eher right, 8 ; of the connci
the bnr
Shearman, Jacob. 119. 170.
Shearman. William, 83.
ii, g, 33
burgomaster, g.
Sheldon, Isaac. 3zS.
Simmons, John, 198, 249.
Shell. Elias 341.
Shelly. William, igo.
Simmons, Philip, 333.
Shepard, Ilenjamin. 378.
Simmons, Silvanus, 143.
Shepard, John, 211.
Simmons, William, 60, 184.
Shepbard, Thomas. 173.
Simms, James, 134. 509-
Sheppard, John, 66. 578, 598. 605,
,608,
Simon>on, Hainet, 2S0.
614.618.
Simpson, John. 81.
Sheppard. Maty, 598.
Simson, Joseph. 146.
Sherbrookc. Miles, 333.
Simson, William, 23,
Sherer, Gilben, J65
.Sinclair. Robert. 63, 334.
Sherer. Jonalhan, to;.
Sherrard, Gepham, 191.
Singer, James. 185.
.SingleLon, Thomas, 113.
Sherrard. Solomon, 188,
Sipkins. John. 138.
Silcher. John, 233.
EhcTTiTd, Thomas. 91,
Sherrln, Joseph, 332.
Sherwood. Moses, aoo.
Silvcitcr JoKti, 305.
Skiais, Kjiiier 2or, 348.
Shick John 277.
Skeai, Siephen, 8a.
Shipman, William, 21S.
Skehon, Robert, S4. 573. 576-
Shipper. Jnsi'h, Jr., 366.
Skinner, Abraham, 1S4.
ShireVHc-ity. ai9.
Skinner. Jonathan, 320.
Shire, lluiins, 332.
Skinner. Samuel S., 239.
Shire, Martin. 198, 221.
Skip, John 97
with
Skr«n ..\no ;o8.
the freedom of llie city, 163, SI;
Slater, James. 231.
Shoe, Andrevf, 345.
Slaupenill, David, 509.
Shonerel. frt^detjclt. 3I3.
Sleght. John H.. 248,
Shoteham, frigalc. 4;i
Slidell. John. ig8.
Shortvav.«n, Jo=ia,. a.g.
Slidell, Joshua, ti8, aoj.
Shourt, Jacob, 209, 385.
Slidell, Ntiiholas, 197.307.
Shteve, Thomas, 175.
Slike. Dirtck, 449-
Shnim, Michael. 337.
Sloan, Tioiolhy. 157.
Sloan. William, 346.
ShuUi. Peter. 347.
Sloane, .\ndrew, 131.
Shurmur, John, 130.
Sloover. Isaac, sg. 193.
Shutmur, Satnuel, III.
Sloover. Jacob. 138.
668
INDEX.
Sloss, John, 86.
Sloughter, (iov. Henry, 50.
Slow, Thomas, 94.
Slow, William, 160.
Smallwood, John, 228.
Smeeman, Ilarman, 23.
Smith, Aaron, 122.
Smith, Arthur, mentioned, 310.
Smith, Benjamin, 2S0.
Smith, IJernardus, 72, 223.
Smith, Charles, 509.
Smith, David C, 119.
Smith, Doctor, mentioned. 335.
Smith, Elias, 218.
Smith, Cieorge, 80.
Smith, <ierret, 273.
Smith, Gilbert, 183.
Smith. Henry, 166 ; alderman, 43a,
433.
Smith, Jacob, 201.
.Smith, James, 273 ; mentioned, 307.
Smith, Jeplhah, 119.
.Smith, John, 87. 96, 104, 130, 144, 146,
152, 171, 195, 198, 269, 279.
.Smith, J«)hn Samuel, 131.
.Smith, John \V., 226.
.Smith, Joseph, 47, 162,278.
Smith, Joshua Hett, 230.
Smith, JoNiah, 131.
Smith, Lawrence, 92.
.Smith, Lewis, 295.
.Smith, Michael, 173.
Smith, Moni-. 279.
Smith, Nathaniel, (jO.
.Smith. Obadiah, 73.
Smith, Patrick , 135.
Smith, Teler. 137, 246.
Smith, Philij). 145.
Smith, Richard, 145, 2S6.
Smith, Robert, 269.
Smith, Roger, 229.
.Smith, Samuel, 224 ; mentioned, 335.
Smith, Simon, i()9, 595.
Smith, Tiiomas, 5S, 94, 99 ; mentioned,
309.
Smith. Thomas R., alderman, 401.
Smith, Willi.im, 70, 79, loi, 199, 283,
Smith, William, presented with the free-
dom (jf the city, 116, 4S3.
Smi:hram, Amhony, ick;.
Smoiit, J.icul), 157.
Snow, Janu-s, 2^2.
Snowdcn. S.iinucl. loS.
SnDwdoii, ( icorije, 293.
Snyder, Ileiidrick, 170.
Snyder, Jacnl)u> P., 133.
Snyder, Jolm. 251.
Snyder, Pclcr. 246.
.Snyder, .Simon, 23S.
Snyder, William, 250.
.Soaper, Philip, 116.
Solby, Obadiah, 58.
Solebay, frigate, 483.
Solgard, Capt. Peter, presented wi
freedom of the city, 103, 472.
.Somerdyck, Egbert, 141.
.Somerdyck, Teunis, 141, 176, 20
Somerenduyck, Isaac, 185.
Somerendyck, Richard, 203.
Somerindyck, John, 205.
.Somersdyke, Jacob, 140.
.Somerset, Mitchell, 104.
Sooy, Joost, 103.
Soselje, Frans, 22.
Soullice, Joshua, 86, 614.
Souliice, Joseph, 578.
Soumain, .Simeon, 449.
.Spack, Jonas, 184.
Sparham, Dr. Thomas, 164.
Sparlen, George, 246.
.Speeder, James, 168.
.Speere, Bareni, 206.
Sperry, Jacob, 229.
Spencer, Ambrose, mentioned, 3.
Spencer, James, 119, 581.
Spier, Albertus, 190.
Spies, John, 2S0.
Spiringh, Andries Jeremias, 25.
Splinter, Abraham, 66, 578, 615.
.Spoor, William. 50*^.
.Sj)ragg, Edward, 86.
.Sprague, Gideon, 243.
.Spraigncr, Charles, 13S.
Spranger, Henry, 222.
Springall, (iregory, 22S.
Springsteen, Melgeri Casparus. 4.
.Sprung, Gabriel, 143.
.Spurling, James, 91.
Squier, Jonathan, 86.
Siaats, Hartholomew, 242.
Staats, Harmanus, 242.
Staats, Samuel, 54.
Staats, Thomas, 241.
.Staff, John, 95.
Stagg, Lsaac, 152, 271.
Stagg, James, 174.
^^•'^riK. John, 201;, 210.
Stagg, Nicholas, 181.
.Stagg, Thomas, 230.
Stagg, William, 169.
.Stairer. Joseph, 227.
Sialey, William, 80.
Stanton, Henry, 167, 189. 280.
Stansbury, Daniel, 279.
Staple, John Jacob, 227.
.Staple, William, 230.
Staples, John, S8.
Statham, Thomas, 87.
.Steel, John, 150.
INDEX.
669
Steel, Peter, gi.
Steel, Ralph, 161.
Steele, William Snow, 235.
Steenwyck, Cornells, 19, 29 ; mayor,
47.
Steinbrach, Icabod, 251.
Stelle, Ambrose, 614.
Stelle, Gabriel, 614.
Stelle, John, 91.
Stelle. Poncet, 167, 614.
Steuben, Baron, presented with the free-
dom of the city, 251, 261-3 I ^*s reply
to the address, 264.
Stephens, John, 617.
Stephens, Richard N., 234.
Stephens, Samuel, alderman, 405, 406,
407.
Stevens, Benjamin C, 368.
Stevens, Ebenezer, alderman, 313, 316,
317.
Stevens, (ieorge, 115.
Stevens, James, 164.
Stevens, John, 60, 88, 113, 129, 133,
210, 597, 619.
Stevens, Richard, 597.
Stevenson, Enoch, 112.
Stevenson, Thomas, 237.
Steward, Alexander, 231.
Steward, James, 229, 230,
Steward, John. 131.
Steward, Lewis, 188.
Steward, Richard, 79.
Steward, Thomas, 79, 220.
Steward, Walter, 191.
Stewart, Alexander, 145.
Stewart, Capt. Charles, presented with
the freedom of the city, 400-404.
Stewart, James, 183.
Sticklin, John. 207.
Stiles, Daniel, 174.
Stiles, Henry, 250.
Stiles, James, 230.
Siiles, Dr. John, 225.
Siilwell, Elias, 228.
Stilwell, John, 245,
Stilwell, Nicholas, 174.
Stilwell, Dr. Richard, 167.
Stilwell, Thomas, 180, 236.
Slitt, James, 248.
Sloaks, William, 79.
Stock, William, 95.
Stockholm, Aaron, 159.
Stoffalzen, Jacob, 24.
Stokes, Margaret, 590.
Stokes, Richard, 590.
Stone, Jeremiah, 281.
Stonebeek, Anthony, 210.
Storm, Abraham, 191, 282.
Storm, Jacob, 247.
Storm, John, 192.
StoufTer, Captain, mentioned, 428.
Stout, Amerancey, 616.
Stout, Benjamin, 145, 219.
Stout, Harman, 102.
Stout, John, 96, 145, 237, 616.
Stoutenburgh, Isaac, 170, 199 ; alder-
man, 504.
Stoutenburgh, Jacob, 122.
Stoutenburgh, John, 126.
Stoutenburgh, Lucas, 99.
Stoutenburgh, Peter, 23, 127.
Stoutenburgh, Tobias, 70, 118, 204.
Stow, Thomas, 92.
Streing, Daniel, 86, 605, 609.
Stringham, Capt. Silas H., mentioned,
418.
Struddle, Gabriel Thomf>son, 584.
Struddle, Gerrett, 584.
Strycker, Jacob, 29.
Strycker, Jacob Gerritsen, 19.
Stryker, Jacobus, 186.
Stuart, James, 290.
Stuckey, Andrew, 85.
Stuyvesant, Gerrardus, alderman, 115,
483, 487, 503.
Siuyvesant, Nicholas, 163.
Stuyvest, Peter, director general, com-
plains of peddlers, i : regulates trade,
2 ; grants a burgher right to the city,
5, 8, 9 ; explains the grant, 14, 29,
35 ; a great burgher, 19.
Stymets, Adrian, 231.
Stymets, Benjamin, 199.
Stymets, Casper, 20, 51.
Stymets, Christopher, 144, 201.
Stymets, Jacob, 176.
Stymets, Jasper, 205, 214, 539.
Stymets, John, 167.
Stymets, Peter, 187.
Suerts, Olphert, 62.
Sullivan, Charles, 177.
.Sullivan, Daniel, 603.
Sullivan, Dennis, 181.
Sullivan, John, 185, 213.
Sullivan, Nathaniel, 180.
Susso, Gabriel, 573.
Susso, Stephen, 573.
Sutherland, Angus, 249.
Sutton, Thomas, 585.
Sutton, William, 233.
Suydam, Ilendrick, 161.
Swaen, Jonas, 93.
Swan, Jacob, 580.
Swan, Richard, 127.
Swartwout, Abraham, 190.
Swartwout, Berardus, 185.
Swartwout, John, mentioned, 334, 335.
Swartwout, Thomas, 186.
Sweedland, Christopher, 233.
Sweeny, Thomas, 60.
670
Sweverdii, Carl, 193.
Swift, Henry, 84. 454. 6l9-
Kwinney. Anne, 619.
Sybrandt, John, ill.
Sydenham, Ann, 60,
Sylvester, Ephraim, loS,
Sylvester, Francis, 95.
Symentz, Johannes, lo3.
Syines, John, iia.
Symes. Lancaster, 76, 131.
Symkam, Peter. 67, 6S.
Teller, Jan
i, aSa.
1, Clae
617.
Teller, Oliver, alderman, 471.
Teller, William, 204.
TVbow, Lake, 346.
Terhuiie, John, 365.
Terhune, Stephen, 223,
Teunissen, Jacob, ij.
Teuniien, Jacoii, 23,
Teuniien, Joost, 30.
Tharp, Cornelius, ijo.
Thau
:. I'el
■. 7S-
Talbot, Geoi^e, 95.
Talbot, Kichard, lot.
Tallman, l)o«, 280.
Tanner, John, 81. 13!
Tttrgee, James, 280,
Tai^ee, John, 85, loi
Tatpy, Thomas, gi.
Tarn
'. 493-
Tayler.John.
Taylor, Henjamin. 83.
Taylor, Charles, 1 14.
Taylor, Ebeneier, 170.
T.iylor, Edniond, 131.
Taylor, Henry, 83. 178.
Taylor, Jane, 64.
Taylor, John, Oi. io3, 109, ;
Taylor, Mailhew, 53,
Taylor. Moses, r37. 204.
Theobald, John, 55, 87.
ThilHiu, Gabriel, 83.
Thibou. Isaac. 87.
Thibou, Lewis, 205.
Thistle, Samuel, a.|,|
Thockoway, Richard, 104.
Thodey, Francis, 198.
Thodcy, Michael, 119,305.
Thomas, Benjamin, 113.
Thomax, Edmund, 58, 60.
Thomas, Henry, 231.
Thon
Thon
LS. Ion
. 59'. 59"-
:, 616
Taylor
197.
Taylor, Thomas, 40,
Taylor, Wiitell, 195.
Taylor, William, 96, 150, 180, 197.
Taylor, tien. Zacharj'. presented with
itic rteeiJom of ilic cily, 4x2.
- • , Danii'
Tea
li, I'el
Teene, Isaac. 21.
Templ'eton, Olive
Ten llroeck. Andi
Ten Itrotek. lien
drick, 68.
Ten Itroeck. Hen
ty, 119.
Ten Broeck, John
, 119, 188, 24
Ten Eyck, Andre
w, 138, 201.
Ten Eyck, Andrii
^^, 83-
Ten Kyck. Coent:
»et, JO, 68, 70
Ton Eyck, Dirck.
66.
Ten Eyck, Hendi
ick, 40,
Ten Eyck, Jacob,
. 84, 138. 620.
Ten Eyck. Johani
nes, 99.
Ten Eyck, John,
132,
Ten p:vck, rhilip
,296.
Ten E>ck. Kicha,
rd. 133, 193.
Ten Eyck, Samue
;!, 135-
Ten Eyck, Thom;
Ten Eyck, Tobia
s, 149-
Thomas, Lode wick, 61C,
Thomas, Nicholas, 13J.
Thomas, Richard, 97, 334, 605.
Thomas, Robert, 246.
Thomas, Waller, 225. aa6.
Thomason, Jonas, 591.
Thompson. Andrew, 167, 509.
Thompson, Harnet. 179.
Thompson. Uenajah, member of assem-
bly, 351.355
Thompson, Gabriel, 57, 584 ; seeSlrud-
dle.
Thompson, (jerrelt. 584.
Thompson, Joel, member of assembly,
35'. 355-
1 hompson, John, 16S, I9S. 232.
Thompson. J'hilip, 232,
Thompson, Ruben W., 179.
Thompson, Robert. 572,
Thonf, Henjamin. 82.
Thong, Walter. 76, 593, 6l2 ; alder-
Thor
lohn. 7S,
. 248.
45-
139.
Thorne, Richard. 1
Thorne, William. 213.
Thorp, Cornelius, lao.
Thorp, John. 211.
Thorp. Richard, iSl.
Thoume, Nicholas, 603.
INDEX.
671
Three Bells, ship, 427, 558, 561.
Throckmorton, James, 246.
Thurman. John, 100.
Thurraan, Ralph, 82, 162.
Thwaites, Daniel, 85.
Tiebout, Albertus, 136, 243.
Tiebout, Andries, 74.
Tiebout, Anthony, 281.
Tiebout, Cornelius, 154.
Tiebout, Henry, 197.
Tiebout, Johannes, 72.
Tiebout, John, 125.
Tiebout, Teunis, 63, 123, 163, 210.
Tienhoven, Cornelius, 120.
Tier, Daniel, 227.
Tier, Jacob, 278.
Tier, John II., 234.
Tier, John M., 244.
Tier, Mathew, 207.
Tier, Valentine, 283.
Tiger, James, 180.
Tilladams, William, 108.
Tillou, Jean V., 620.
Tillou, John, 509.
Tillou, Peter, 132, 201.
Tillou, Vincent, 83. 183, 508.
Tillson, William, ig8.
Timeson, Thomas, 143.
Timmerman, Ilendrick, 220.
Timmings, Charles, 79.
Tingley, Daniel, 228.
Tmgley, Samuel, 156.
Titler, (ieorge, 277.
Tittle, Edward, 129.
Tivanni, Anthony, 95.
Tizard, John, n6.
Tobin, Richard, 79.
Todd, Adam, 220.
Todd, Robert, 116.
Toll, Richard, 116.
Tom, Indian boy, 587.
'i'omazen, Teunis, 21.
Tomlinson, John, 199.
Tompkins, Daniel D., member of as-
sembly, 329.
Tompkins, Enos, 245.
Tompkins, John, 186.
Tompkins, Joseph, 159.
Tompkins, Thomas, 242.
Tongrelou, Rene, 90.
Tonneman, Peter, of the council, 9.
i'onson, Joris Jorisen van Ritfort, 25.
Toose, Michael, 57.
Torbert, Dr. Samuel, 365.
Torrey, John, 186.
Tothill, Jeremiah, 585, 607, r.o8.
Tout, Robert, 207.
Townsend, Edward. 142.
Townsend, Solomon, mentioned, 309,
310. 311.
43
Towsend, Solomon, member of assem-
bly, 346.
Trail, George, 227.
Trainer, Peter, 179.
Traphagen, Jonathan, 280.
Traverrier, Marie, 596.
Traverrier, Pierre, 596.
Travillian, Francis, 215.
Treat, Dr. Malachi, 216.
Tremper, Michael, 221.
Trevett, John, 572.
Tripp, Isaac, 174.
Troop, John, 85, 1 17, 621.
Troup, Robert, 132.
Trow, Joseph, 284.
Trowbridge, Caleb, 56.
Trueman, Peter, 150.
Trueman, Richard, 91, 154.
Tryon, (lov. William, presented with
the freedom of the city, 236, 543 ;
certificate duplicated, 548.
Tucker, Abraham, 247.
Tucker, James, 163.
Tucker, Thomas, 219.
Tuckey, William, 189.
Tuder, John, 40, 57, 63, 160 ; recorder,
615.
Tuder, Nicholas, 57.
Tuder, Samuel, 217.
Tuder, Thomas, 88.
Turner, James, 139.
Turner, John, 107, no, 235, 245,
248.
Turner. William, 217.
Turnbull, Thomas, 74.
Turck, Ahasueru^, 127, 201.
Turck, Cornelius, 76, 1 17, 232.
Turck, Henry, 151.
Turck, Johannes, 76.
Turck, John, 163.
Turck, Paulus, 67.
Twentyman, Isaac, 95.
Tyler, Jacob, 230.
Tyley, Nathaniel, 223.
Tysen, Claes, 21.
Tysen, Claes Van Amsterdam, 23.
Underbill, Henjamin, 209.
Underbill, Thomas, 279.
Underwood, Anthony, 108.
Union Hotel, 339, 342.
United Slates frigate, 370, 371, 419.
Upton, Ambrose, 573.
Upton, Margaret, 573.
Upton, William, 227.
Ustick, Elizabeth, 500.
Ustick, Henry, 198.
Ustick, Stephen, 211.
Ustick, Thomas, 136, 501.
Utt, Christian, 211.
672
INDEX.
Utt, James, 187.
Utt, John, 201.
Uuerbergh, John, 202.
Uytersaal, Abraham, 72.
Valck, Wouter, 25.
Valentine, Elvin, 221.
Valentine, Jacob, i6g.
Valentine, James, 250.
Valentine, John, 243.
Valleau, Fauconnier, 213.
Valleau, Samuel, 278.
Valleau, Stephen, 82, 609.
Valparaiso, action at, 439.
Van Aalst, Anthony, 25.
Van Aarmen, John, 621.
Van Aarmen, Sarah, 621.
Van Aarnam, Abraham, 69.
Van Aart, Abraham, 183.
Van Aelts, Jacobus, 142.
Van Alen, Andrew, 247.
Van Alen, Peter, 25.
Van Alstyne, Mathew, 156, sec Al-
styne.
Van Antwerp, Daniel, 281.
Van Antwerp, Jacobus, 208.
Van Antwerp, Nicholas, 278.
Van Antwerpe, Simon, 223.
Van Arenam, Abraham, 114.
Van Arrnam, Isaac, 170, 173.
Van Arsdale, John, 284.
Van Hael, Henry, 70, 608.
Van Barson, Egbert, 106.
Van Hergen, Peter A., member of sen-
ate, 350, 354.
Van Hlarcum, Abraham, 283.
Van Blarcum, James, 274.
Van lUarcum, J.ucus, 178.
Van Blarcum, William, 173.
Van Bommell, Garret, 184.
Van Bommell, Peter, 277.
Van liorsum, Cornelius, 170,
Van Borsum, Egbert, 22.
Van Borsum, Philip, 99.
Van Boskirk, Andrus, 166.
Van Boskirk, David, 166.
Van iioskirk, Lawrens, 161.
Van Brevoort, Hendrick J., 59.
Van Brockle, James, 220.
Van Brug, Johannes, 47.
Van lirugge, Carel, iq.
Van Brugge, Jan Gillisen. 19.
Van Brugge, Johannes Pietersen, 19,
Van Brugh Johannes, burgomaster, 9 ;
alderman, 47.
Van Brunt, Albert, 1 56.
Van Buren, Martin, presented with
the freedom of the city, 414-417 ;
letter of acceptance, 416.
Van Bueren, Michael, 212.
Van Bursen, (larman, 68.
Van Burssen, Hendrick, 40.
Van Buskirk, Abraham, 188.
Van Buskirk, Benjamin, 151.
Van Buskirk, Lawrence, 151.
Van Buskirk, Lucas, 282.
Van Clcck, Johannes, 190.
Van CliflF, Cornelius, 155.
Van Cliffe, Isbrant, 92.
Van Cortland, Augustus, 172, 515 ; ap-
pointed deputy city clerk, 515 ; clert,
534, 536. 552.
Van Cortland, Oloflfe Stevensen, burgo-
master, 9, 27.
Van Cortlandt, Jacobus, mayor, 90, 99,
471 ; alderman, 578, 579. 58o, 581*
582, 583, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593*
594. 595, 604, 606.
Van Cortlandt, John, 160.
Van Cortlandt, Oloffe, 76.
Van Cortlandt, Philip, 105 ; alderman,
471, 476.
Van Cortlandt, Stephen, alderman, 39,
517 ; mayor, 54 ; judge, 580, 586.
Van Couwenhoven, Jacob, 19.
Van Couwenhoven, Peter, 19.
Van Dalson, John, 176.
Van Dalson, William, 148.
Van Dam, Isaac, 139.
Van Dam, John, 224.
Van Dam, Richard, 106.
Van Dam, Kip, 579, 612.
Van Denham, Henry, 172.
Vander Beeck, Abraham, 82.
Vander Beeck, David, 280.
Vander Beeck, John, 83.
Vander Bergh, Adam, 114.
Vander Bergh, Cornelius, 198, 245,
509-
Vander Bergh, Dirck, 584.
Vander Bergh, Francis, 105.
Vander Bergh, Cierrit. 210.
Vander Bergh, Lodowick, 59.
Vander Bergh, Urion, 65.
Vander Bos, Jacob Will, 22.
Vander Cooke, Francis, 71.
Vander Cooke, Michael, 71.
Vander Coyle, Cornelius, 71.
Vander Grist, Henry, 121.
Vander Grist, Jacob Leendersen, 22.
Vander Grist, Paulus Leenderlsen, 2,
14, 29.
Vander Heul, Hendrick, 620.
Vander Hayden, Johannes, 60.
Vander Heyden, Matthias, 42.
Vander Hoof, Cornelius, 243.
Vander Hoof, Egbert, 190.
Vander Hoof, Henry, 245.
Vander Hoof, John, 242.
Vander Hoof, Lawrence, 153.
INDEX.
673
Vander Hoof, Matthew, 244.
Vandcr Hooven, Cornelius, 139.
Vander Hule, Abraham, 109.
Vandcr Hule, Johannes. 62.
Vandcr Hule, John, 122.
Vander Meulen, Joannes, 29.
Vander Meulen, John F., 72.
Vander Scurc, Peter, 68.
Vander Spiegel, Henry, 105.
Vander Spiegel, Jacobus, 77, 616.
Vandcr Spiegel, John, 131.
Vander Spiegel, Lawrence, 126.
Vander Speigel, Nicholas, 616.
Vander Veen, Peter Comclissen, 19,
29.
Vander Vin, Hendrick Jansen, 14.
Vander Voort, John, 245.
Vander Voort, Peter, 184, 208.
Vande Venter, Cornelius, 72.
Vande Wall, Hendrick, 25, 29.
Vande Water, Albertus, 118.
Vande Water, Evert, 63.
Vande Water, Harnian, 100.
Vande Water, Hendrick, 135.
Vande W^ater, Peter, 147.
Vande Water, William. 72, 164.
Van Donck, Daniel, 29.
Van Duersen, Abraham, 62, 209, 235.
Van Duersen, Daniel, 143,
Van Duersen, Gilbert, 127.
Van Duersen, Isaac, 229.
Van Duersen, Isaac I., 68.
Van Duersen, Jacob, 621.
Van Duersen, Johannes, 137.
Van Duersen, Matthew, 121.
Van Duersen, Peter, 125.
Van Duersen, Philip, 167.
Van Duersen, William, 128.
Van Dyck, Abraham, 183.
Van Dyck, Francis, 71, 96, 188, 607.
Van Dyck, Hendrick, 19.
Van Dyck, James, 207.
Van Dyck, Nicholas, 179.
Van Elslant, Claes, 21.
Van Evera, Andrew, 233.
Van Everen, Martin, in.
Van Every, Ede. 169.
Van Everson, Alexander, 241.
Van Gelder, Abraham, 67, 134, 193.
Van Gelder, Coline, 148.
Van Gelder, Cornelius, 117.
Van Gelder, David, 130.
Van Gelder, Garrit, 206.
Van Gelder, Henry, 126, 140.
Van Gelder, Hermanus, 69, 105, 471,
487.
Van Cielder, Isaac, 146.
Van Gelder, Johannes, 68.
Van Gelder, John, 156.
Van Gerder, Isaac, 191.
Van Giesen, Jacob, 65.
Van Hale, Peter, 25.
Van Ham, Jan Jansen, 21.
Van Hasselt, Hendrick Pieterzen, 22.
Van Hoesen, Folkert, 88.
Van Hook, Aaron, 106, 234.
Van Hook, Cornelius, 127.
Van Hook, Isaac, 106, 148.
Van Hook, Isaac A., 367.
Van Hook, Lawrence, 70.
Van Hooven, Hendrick, 6t.
Van Home, Abraham, 62, 124.
Van Home, Cornelius, 106.
Van Home, Garrett, 106, 167.
Van Home, George, 138.
Van Home, Jan Cornelisen, 21.
Van Home, Johannes, 187.
Van Home, John, 63, 76, 210.
Van Home, Volkert, 158.
Van Home, see Home.
Van Houten, John, 285.
Van Houten, Peter, 273.
Van Houten, Wilhelmus, 248.
Van Imburgh, Gysbert, 66, 593.
Van Keuren, Hawsevelt, 123.
Van Keuren, Hezekiah, 265.
Van Kleeck, Baltus, 183.
Van Laer, Abraham, 85.
Van Laer, Adrian, 25.
Van Laer, Gerrett, 85.
Van Langevelt, Comelis, 22.
Van Loney, John, 40.
Van Maple, Henry, 148, 509.
Van Naerden, Peter Caspersen, 20.
Van Ness, Henry, 202.
Van Norden, Charles, 277.
Van Norden, Jacobus, 224.
Van Norden, Peter, 134.
Van Nostrand, Albert, 170.
Van Nostrand, Jacob, 64.
Van Nostrandi, Thomas P., 284.
Van Orde, Andres, 172.
Van Orde, Jacobus, 141.
Van Orde, John, 174.
Van Orden, Adam, 280.
Van Orden, Andries, 185.
Van Orden, Cornelius, 184.
Van Orden, Jacobus, 147.
Van Orden, John. 246.
Van Orden, Peter, 244.
Van Orden, Wessell, 200.
Van Osdall, John, 284.
Van Osten, Cornelius, 610.
Van Pelt, John, 186.
Van Ranst, Abraham, 208.
Van Ranst, Cornelius, 137.
Van Ranst, Gerrit, 94.
Van Ranst, Peter, no.
Van Rensselaer, Killian, 581.
Van Rypen, Harman, 243.
674
INDEX.
Van Schaack, Anna, 54.
Van Schoonhoven, Jacobus, member of
senate, 350, 354.
Van Schryven, John, 190.
Van Sevenhoul, John, 56.
Van Sise, Cornelius, 147, 200, 232.
Van Sise, Jacobus, 204.
Van Sise, John, 107, 196, 508.
Van Sise, Simon, 147.
Van Soolingen, Johannes, 111.
Van Strj'de, John, 56.
Van Swieten, Ouzeel, 56.
Van Tassell, John. 179.
Van Tassell, Teunis, 172.
Van Tienhoven, Cornelius, 19.
Van Tienhoven, Rachel, 19.
Van Tilborough, Barent, 73.
Van Tilborough, John T., 58.
Van Tilborough, Peter, 68.
Van T right, Gerrit, 29. *
Van Tuyl, Abraham, 76, 242.
Van Tyne, Zacheus, 57.
Van Vaerden, Johannes P., 76.
Van Varick, James, alderman, 540.
Van Varrick, John, 150, 242.
Van Varrick, see Varick.
Van Vcchten, Abraham, member of
senate, 350, 352, 355.
Van Vielen, Abraham, 175.
Van Vincola, Jacob, 230.
Van Vleck, Abraham, 610, 6i2.
Van Vleck, (iysbert, 97.
Van Vleckeren, Daniel, 147.
Van Vleckeren, Hendrick, 141.
Van Vleeck, Tielman, 25.
Van Voorhis, Jacob, 172.
Van Voorhis, Stephen, 229.
Van Vorsl, Johannes, 65, 616.
Van Vorst, John, 134.
Van Vorst, Joris, 24.
Van Vorst, William, 247.
Van Wagenen, Evert, 233.
Van Wagenen, Francis, 233.
Van Wagenen, Garret, 128.
Van Wagenen, Iluybert, 173 ; alder-
man. 540.
Van Wagenen, Jacob, 176, 177.
Van Warte, Abraham, 183.
Van Wane, Garret, 175.
Van Warte, George, 180.
Van Warte, Jacob, 199.
Van Warte, John, 180.
Van Wei, Laurens Cornelisen, 79.
Van Wey, Cornells, 509.
Van Winckel, John, 269.
Van Wormer, Jacob, i6i.
Van Wyck, Abraham, 116, 163, 228.
Van Wyck, Jacobus, 156.
Van Wyck, Johannes, 126.
Van Wyck, Lawrence, 152.
Van Wyck, Pierre C, mentioned, 334,
335 ; recorder, 374-376.
Van Wyck, Theodonis, 140.
Van Wyncke, Simon, 191.
Van Zandt, Johannes, 114.
Van Zandt, Peter Pra, 172.
Van Zandt, Tobias, 201 ; alderman,
286.
Van Zandt, Wynant, alderman, 313,
316.
Varck, Gulian, 162.
Varian, Isaac, 121.
Varian, Joseph, 182.
Varick, Andrew, 154.
Varick, John, 274.
Varick, Richard, recorder, 239, 251,
257 ; mayor, 288, 291.
Varick, see Van Varrick.
Varvanger, Jacob Hendricksen, 22.
Vaughan, Jason, 108.
Vaughan, Valentine, 250.
Veal, Joseph, 162.
Veeder, Simon, member of senate,
355.
Veenvos, Daniel, 52.
Vechie, Lucas, no.
Veltman, Henry, 188.
V^emhert, see Rambert.
Veorduyn, Henry, 90.
Vera Cruz, battle of, 422, 423.
Verbrugge, see Van Brugge.
Vergereau, Peter, loi.
Verholst, Jacobus, 52.
Verleth, Nicholas, 23. 29.
Vern(»n, John, 588.
Verplanck, Abrani, 22.
Verplanck. (lulian, 104.
Verveelen, Henry, 293 ; mentioned,
310, 311.
Verveelen. Isaac, 158.
Vervele, Kredericus, H}0.
Vervele, Jacobus, 186.
V^esey, Rev. William, 605.
Vicksl)urg captured, 440.
Videt, Jean, 20.
Viele, Arnout, 117.
Viele, Cornelius, 62, 577, 584.
Viele. Garrett, 63, 593.
Vigneau, John, 86.
Vilanl, David, 57, 569, 611, 614.
Vilant, Elizabeth, 611.
Villeponteaux, Peter, 55.
Vincent, Adriaen, 21.
V^incent, Francis, 63, 621.
Vincent, James, 99.
Vincent. Samuel, 102.
Vinge. Jan, 9, 19.
Vizien, John. 146.
Vlierboom, Peter, 123.
Vlierboom, Seevaas, 58.
INDEX.
675
Vlockerzen, 1 1 end rick, 24.
Volk, Abraham » 177.
Vonck, Bartholomew, 60.
Vonck, Cornelius, 132.
Vonck, Peter, 241.
Vos, Matheus de, 19.
Votier, Elias, 96.
Vredenburgh, Isaac, 69, 205.
Vredenburgh, Jacob, 225.
Vreedenburgh, Johannes, 64.
Vredenburgh, John, 132, 170.
Vredenburgh, John \V,, 202.
Vredenburgh, Mathias, 206.
Vreland, John, 70.
Vrelandt, Enoch, 153.
Vries, Reymier Gerriizen, 24.
Waddell, John, 156.
Waddell, Robert R., 219.
Waddell, WUliam, 218.
Waddington, William, 81.
Waghorne, John, 149.
Waldron, Adolph, 224.
Waldron, Benjamin. 141.
Waldron, Daniel, 67, 131.
Waldron. Garret, 207.
Waldron, Henry, 597.
Waldron, Johannes, 77 ; alderman, 487.
Waldron, John, 125, 143, 235, 597.
Waldron, Joseph, 67.
Waldron, Lawrence, 58.
Waldron, Oliver, 232.
Waldron, Peter, 73, 129, 177, 499.
Waldron, Resolved, 22.
Waldron, Richard, 121, 590.
Waldront, Rutgert, 73, 604, 609.
Waldron, Samuel, 77, 141,
Waldron, Thomas, 81.
Waldron, William, 125, 211, 244, 597.
Waldron, William I., 366.
Walgrave, George, 76, 108, 155, 222.
Walgrave, Gerrit, 278.
Walingh, Jacob, 24.
Walker, Alexander, 58.
Walker, Andrew, 192.
Walker, David, 121, 246.
Wall, Godfrey, 172.
Wall, John, 104.
Wall, Joseph, 185.
Wall, Samuel. 214.
Wall, Thomas, 171.
Wallace, Alexander. 2x9.
Wallace, James, 115.
Wallace, John, 129, 196.
Walling, George, 618.
Walling, William, 103.
Walpole, Charles, 155.
Walter, James, 79.
Walter, Johan F., 133.
Walter, John, 105, 187, 202.
Walter, Thomas, 189.
Walter, Robert, 72 ; mayor, 100, 102,
103, 104.
Wall on, James, 591.
Walton, John, 104,
Walton, William, 68, 139, 591.
Wandel, Daniel, 188.
Wandel, Jacob, 194,
Wandel, see Wendel.
Warburton, George, 113.
Ward, Anthony, 105.
Ward, Caleb, 243.
Ward, Jasper, 294.
Ward, Joseph. 127.
Ward. Zebadiah, 248.
Ware, Thomas, 136.
Warne, Francis, 118.
Warne, Robert, 195.
Warner, Cornelius, 279.
Warner, George I., mentioned, 310.
34t-
Warner, Gilbert. 105.
Warner, James, 147, 229, 508 ; men-
tioned, 309; member of assembly..
347.
Warner, John, 226.
Warner, Leonard, 205, 366.
Warner, Richard, 87, 182, 201.
Warner, Thomas. 133, 232.
Warner, William, 90. 187, 207.
Warren, Capt. Peter, presented with
the freedom of the city, 116, 483.
Warren, Thomas, in.
Washburn, Edmund, 295.
Washington, Gen. George, presented
with the freedom of the city, 251,
265, 272; his letter of acceptance.
271.
Wasp, sloop of war, 369.
Waterman, James, 235.
Waterman, Jedediah, 290.
Waters, John, 162.
Watkins, ('apt. James P., 560.
Watson, IJenjamin, 153.
Watson, James, 284.
Watson, John, 55, 235.
Watson, William, 100.
Watts, Henry, T17.
Watts, John, 132, 224, 228.
Walts, Robert, 225.
Waushaer, John. 68.
Weaver, Michael, 211.
Weaver, Samuel, 102, 144.
Weaver, Thomas, 75.
Webb, Anthony, 99.
Webb, Catharine, 106.
Webb, George, 96.
Webb, John, 90.
Webb, Joseph, 107.
Webb, William. 155. 229.
676
INDEX.
Webber, Arnout, 141.
Webber, Cornelius, 141.
Webber, Frederick, 141.
Webber, Isaac, 141.
Webbers, Peter, 221.
Webbers, Wolfert, 190.
Webling, William, 92.
Webster, Francis, 201.
Webster, George, 236.
Webster, John, 277.
Wedge, Elijah, 245.
Weed, Thurlow, presented with the
freedom of the city, 430-439 ; letter
of acceptance, 433.
Weeks, Francis, 180.
Weeks, James, 103.
Weeks, Job, 186. .
Weeks, William, 153.
Weiss, Frederick, 193.
Welch, Francis, 194.
Welch, George, 166.
Welch, James, 93, 159.
Welch, Patrick, 214.
Welch, Thomas, H2, 218.
Welch, see Welsh.
Welling, William, 368.
Wells, Abijah, 246.
Wells, Charles, 106.
Wells, James, 50, 197.
Wells, Obadiah,'i36.
Wells, Richard, 108.
Welsh, John, 123, 163.
W^elsh, Thomas, 123.
Welsh, William, 69.
Welsh, see Welch.
Wendel, Adam, 241.
W^endel, Garret, loi.
Wendel, Jacob, 244.
Wendel, see Wandel.
Wendover, Hercules, 123, 194. 273.
Wendover, Peter H., mentioned, 309 ;
member of assembly, 347, 349 ; al-
derman, 371, 372, 378.
Wendover, Thomas, 109.
W'enham, Thomas, alderman, 580.
Wenman, Richard, 234.
Wen man, Thomas, 9:).
Wentworth, Hugh, 148.
Wentworth, William, 236.
Wessells, David, 20.
Wessells, Evert, 206.
Wessells, Francis, 40, 73, 146, 612.
Wessells, Gilbert, 172.
Wessells, 1 1 end rick, 156.
Wessels, Hartman, 68.
Wessells, James, 206.
Wessells, John, 170, 171, 276.
W^essells, Lawrence, 128, 201.
Wessells, Mettie, 24.
Wessells, Peter, 134.
Wessells, Warnaer, 19.
Wessells, Wessell, 124.
West India Company regulations for
trade, 1-4.
West Indies supplied with flour, 45.
West, James, 245.
West, John, city clerk, 53.
West Point, visited by Gen. Jackson,
405, 406.
Westervelt, Benjamin, 250.
Westervelt, Cornelius, 283.
Westervelt, Jacob, 185, 190.
Westervelt, Peter, 244.
Westervelt, Richard, 283.
Westman, John P., 247.
W^eyman, William, 183.
Weytman, Johannes, 166.
Weytman, Martinus, 161.
Wheeler, Abraham, 147, 201, 509.
Wheeler, Charles, 204.
Wheeler, Edward, 141.
Wheeler, Isaac, 166.
Wheeler, James, 152.
Wheeler, Jonathan, 157, 246.
Wheeler, Richard, 251.
White, Anthony, 137.
White, Catharine, 583.
White, Damascus, 575.
White, Daniel, 165.
White, Edward, 81.
White, James, 80.
White, John, 53, 63, 184.
White, Peter, 63, 128, 583.
White, Robert, 53, 62, I47» 165.
White, Thomas, 213.
White, William, 64, 70, I59» 269, 575,
597, 618.
Whitefield, Justice, 40.
Whitefield, Thomas, 204.
Whitehead, Oliver, 99.
Whiteman, Henry, 208.
Whiteman, John. 231.
White way, Samuel, 40.
Whitfield, Henry, 145.
Whitfield, William, 143.
Whitlock, James, 276.
Whitlaker, William, 117.
Whitiy, William, 59.
Wiggins, Charles, 197,
Wiggins, Daniel, 212.
Wiggins, Thomas, 207.
Wild, Horatio N., councilman, 558, 560.
Wildman, Thomas, 104.
Wiley, Thomas, 168.
Wilford, Jonathan, 81.
Wilkins, Jacob, 218.
Will, Henry, 208.
Will, Jacob van der Bos, 22.
Will, John, 193.
Will, John Michael, 194.
INDEX.
677
Willcox, John, 95.
Willcox, Peter, 92.
Willemsen, Aert, 24.
Willemsen, Cornells, 25.
Willemsen, Reinetr, 25.
Willemzen, Hendrick, 20.
Willet, Abraham, 171..
Willet, Edward, 149.
Willet, Marinus, 207 ; mentioned, 310,
335*
Willet, Richard, 57, 582, 616, 622.
Willet, Thomas, 128.
Willet, Thomas Charles, 218.
Willie, Alexander, 140.
Williams, Abraham, 198.
Williams, Claudius, 162.
Williams, Edward, 163.
Williams, Frederick, 106.
Williams, George, 79, 245.
Williams, Hugh, 162.
Williams. Jeremiah, 89. ^
Williams, John, 58, 81, 142, 164, 199.
Williams, Joseph, 161.
Williams, Joshua, 274.
Williams, Rice, X14.
Williams, Richard, 129.
Williams, Robert, 81.
Williams, Samuel, 113, 219.
Williams, Thomas, 167, 182.
Williams, W^illiam, 204, 588.
Williamse, John, 124.
Williamson, Joseph, 509.
Willington, John, 81.
Willis, David, 244.
Willis, George, 146, 231.
Willis, Thomas, 161.
Willis, William, 276.
Willse, John, 142.
Willsie, Peter, 219.
Willson, Abraham, 195.
Willson, Alexander, 136.
Willson, Ebenezer, mayor, 87, 585.
Willson, James, 232.
Willson, Joseph, 133, 236.
Willson, Thomas, 151.
Willson, William, 155, 581.
Wilmart, Henry, 219.
Wilson, David, 509.
Wilson, John, 178.
Wilson, Martin, 169.
Wilt, George, 213.
Wiltsce, Martinus, 178.
Windsor, Peter, 39.
Winter, Benjamin, 168.
Winter, Gabriel, 191.
Winter, John, 177.
Winterton, William, 210,
Wise, Richard, 61.
W^isner, Polydore B., member of assem-
bly, 328, 329, 330, 348.
Wisselpennigh, Rynier, 23.
Wilnel, W^illiam, '224.
Wilts, George, 130.
Witty, Robert, 40.
Wodden, James, 181.
Wolfe, John A., 292.
Wolferise, Hendrick, 72.
Wolff, John David, Ii6.
Woll.jy, Charles 85.
Wood, Isaac, 126.
Wood, John, 81.
Wood, Jonathan, 61.
Wood, Thomas, 57, 115.
Wood, Thomas, presented with the free-
dom of the city, 89, 462.
Wood, Thurston, 366.,
Wood, William, 135, 150, 233.
Woodhouse, Robert, 171.
Woodhull, Gilbert, 281.
Woodland, Thomas, 8i.
Woodruff, Joseph, 199.
Woods, Jonas, 243.
Woodsides, Samuel, 176.
Woodward, John, 65.
W^oodward, Robert, 120.
Woogan, Richard, 97.
Wool, Ellis, 231.
Wool, Isaiah, 287.
Wool, James, 190.
Wool, Jeremiah, 201.
Wool, Jeremiah W., 290.
Wool, John, 284.
Wool, Gen. John E., voted a sword,
423.
Wool, Mathew, 147.
Wool, Richard, 157.
Wool, William, 202.
Woolcocks, Isaac, 270.
Wooley, Hannah, 612.
Wooley, John A., mentioned, 309.
Woolhauper, Gottfried, 193.
Woolhofler, David, 21 1.
Wool rick, George, 226.
Worden, Thomas, 82.
Worm, Edward, 119.
W'ortendyck, Cornelius, 132.
Wortman, Dennis, 84, 186.
Wortman, Tunis, mentioned, 331, 332,
333. 334» 335, 336. 337, 342. 344.
Wouterse, Gerrett, 64.
Wouterzen, Aryaen, 21.
Woulerzen, Egbert, 23.
Woynet, William, 148.
Wright, Carpenter, 247.
Wright, Daniel, 165.
Wright, George, 79.
Weight, James, 61.
Wright, John, 91, 185.
Wright, Jonas, 138, 181.
Wright, Joseph, 85.
678
INDEX.
Wright, Peter, 195.
Wright, Thomas, 192.
Wright, William, 177.
Wrimalls, Robert, 103.
Wybrant, Abraham, 61, 73.
Wyley, Alexander, 165.
Wyley, James, 131, 138.
Wyley, John, 121. 180, 198.
Wynkoop, Benjamin, 63, 180.
Wynkoop, Cornelius, 109, 186.
Wynkoop, Cornelius C, 232.
Wynkoop, Jacob, 196.
Wynkoop, Peter, 290.
Wytt, John, 95.
Yarder, Gregory, 91.
Yearsly, Richard, 59.
Yeats, Richard, 79.
Yellerton, Anthony, 83, 129.
Yellerton, Geoffry, 65.
Yeoman, Francis, 181.
Yeoman, Joseph, 171.
Yerworth, John, 96.
Yeurksen, ralus, 53.
You, James, 91.
Young, Alexander, 184.
Young, Anthony, 87.
Young, David, 177, 248.
Young, Emanuel, 64.
Young, George, 122.
Young, Hamilton, 223.
Young, James, 128, 235.
Young, John, 154, 214. 279.
Young, Joseph, 176.
Young, Knight, 81.
Young, Samuel, 100.
Young, Thomas, 60, 197.
Young, William, 203, 229.
Zenger, John, 155.
Zenger, John Peter, 104
Zerbone, Wandle, 224.
Ziegler, Gotthart, 193.
Zuricker, Johannis, 208.
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