Bi-centennial history of Albany. History of the county of Albany, N. Y., from 1609 to 1886. With portraits, biographies and illustrations, Part 86

Author: Howell, George Rogers, 1833-1899; Tenney, Jonathan, 1817-1888
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co.
Number of Pages: 1452

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The last time that Mr. Weed ever set type was on the 8th of November, 1854. On receiving the news that Myron H. Clark was elected for Governor, he rushed into the composing-room, "seized a 'stick,' and, himself, threw into ' brevier' these expressive sentences: 'Let the eagle scream! Myron H. Clark is elected !! '" Such was Thurlow Weed as an appren- tice, journeyman printer and editor. His career as a politician and Statesman is written conspicuously in the history of the State and nation.

In 1869, Mr. Weed retired from journalism, after forty years of unwearied devotion to his duties as an editor. From that, to the day of his death, his time was spent in the genial companionship of his home friends ; in correspondence with absent ones, among whom were ranked the most distin- guished names in America and Europe; and in reading and in writing reminiscences of his times. He often wrote for the press. Finally, surrounded by everything conducive to happiness, the sun of his life went down. He died in the City of New York, on Wednesday, November 22, 1882, in the eighty-sixth year of his age. His death was peace- ful and painless. "A short time before it occurred. while his mind was wandering, he seemed to be carrying on a conversation with President Lincoln and General Scott in regard to the late war. At the conclusion he ordered a carriage, and then, after a moment's pause, said: ' I want to go home !' These were his last words."

The facts of this notice are largely abridged from Mr. Weed's autobiography.

The past has given to Albany many other edit- ors and periodical writers whose graceful pens have

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delighted and instructed the public here and else- where. Many of them became eminent in other fields of literature. Some were here but a brief time only; but they are worthy of mention. Among them we record the names of William L. Stone, Harry Croswell, Nathaniel H. Carter, James R. Boyd, S. De Witt Bloodgood, John B. Van Schaick, Henry James, Horace Greeley, Francis Dwight, Ebenezer Emmons, S. H. Ham- mond, Daniel D. Barnard, Jabez D. Hammond, A. J. Downing, William B. Sprague, E. G. Squire, E. C. Delavan, Jasper Hazen, John A. Dix, A. George Johnson, Alfred B. Street, S. C. Hutchins, and J. Wesley Smith. Not one survives; but their writings remain.

It might seem invidious to speak of the living, some of whom have recently been called to similar duties in a larger sphere; others of whom have re- tired with laurels; and still others of whom are dili- gently toiling among us with prospects of a bright fame. As exponents of public sentiment, as teachers of the people, as dispensers of such knowledge as every one seeks to gain, such men ought to fill no second rank in personal character and in general esteem.

THE ALBANY COUNTY PRESS.

Under this head we attempt to give a list of all pe- riodical publications of any importance issuing from the press of the county since the very first newspaper printed in the city in 1771. Our sources of in- formation have often been contradictory as to dates of the minor papers, and we do not vouch for the accuracy of all. But a list of them is very sug- gestive and instructive.

1771 .- November. Albany Gazette, published by James & Alexander Robertson. Discontinued about 1776, the publishers having joined the British and gone to New York City.

1782 .- June 3. New York Gazette, or Northern Intelligencer, weekly. Balentine & Webster, pub- lishers. The name was changed and Balentine left out.

1784 .- May 28. The Albany Gazette, weekly. Charles R. Webster, publisher. May 25, 1789, semi weekly. United with the Albany Advertiser, March, 1817, and so continued until April 14, 1845.

1788 .- January 26. The Albany Journal, or Montgomery, Washington and Columbia Intelligencer. Charles R. & George Webster, publishers. Semi- weekly, winter and summer. In connection with the Gazette. Discontinued May 25, 1789. Febru- ary 11. The Federal Herald. Removed from Lansingburgh by Claxton & Babcock, and soon after returned. The Albany Register, weekly; John & Robert Barber until 1808; Solomon Southwick until 1817. Revived in 1818 by Israel W. Clark.

1796 .- November. The Chronicle, John Mc- Donald. Joseph Fry, printer, whom Henry C. Southwick succeeded. Discontinued in 1799.

1797 .- The Albany Centinel. Loring C. Andrews; afterwards Whiting, Backus & Whiting. Discon- tinued, November 10, 1806.

1806 .- November 11. The Centinel revived in

The Republican Crisis. Backus & Whiting, and then Isaac Mitchell, publishers. 1808, Harry Croswell & Co .; William Tucker, printer. In 1809, name changed to The Balance and New York State Journal. Croswell & Frary. Re- moved to Hudson in 1811.

1807 .- The Guardian. Van Benthuysen & Wood, Court street, three doors below Hudson street. Continued about two years.

1812. - April 11. The Albany Republican. Sam- uel R. Brown. Succeeded by Mr. Romain. Fi- nally taken to Saratoga.

1813 .- January 26. The Albany Argus, tri- weekly, semi-weekly and weekly. Founded by Jesse Buel. A daily in 1825. The Croswells, Com- stock, Cassidy and Manning have been among its publishers and editors. Now the Argus Co. publish it.

1813-14 .- The Stranger, 8vo, published by John Cook.

1815 .- June. The American Magazine, monthly. Horatio Gates Spofford. Discontinued May, 1816. September 25, Albany Daily Advertiser. Theodore Dwight, editor. John W. Walker, printer. In March, 1817, William L. Stone consolidated it with the Albany Gazette. Published by the Websters as Albany Gazette and Advertiser until April 14, 1845. June 3. Christian Visitant, 4to, by Solo- mon Southwick. Continued two years. The Friend, 8vo, monthly, by D. & S. A. Abbey. Con- tinued one year. The Statesman, published and edited by Nathaniel H. Carter, a graduate of Dartmouth College. Removed to New York in 1818.

1819 .- June 5. The Ploughboy. Solomon South- wick, editor; John O. Cole, printer.

1820 .- Albany Microscope, started by Charles Galpin and continued a few years.

1822 .- August 3. The Oriental Star, weekly. Religious. Bezaleel Howe.

1823 .- National Democrat. William McDougal. Published at Albany and New York. Discontinued April 7, 1824. Revived April 20, by Solomon Southwick.

1824 .- May. Religious Monitor, monthly. Chauncey Webster. Removed to Philadelphia.

1825 .- August 8. The Albany Patriot and Daily Commercial Intelligencer. George Galpin.

1826 .- July 25. National Observer, weekly and semi-weekly, by George Galpin. Continued four years. Edited by Solomon Southwick.

1826 .- April 22. Albany Daily Chronicle. Chas. Galpin & M. M. Cole; also, Albany Morning Chronicle, John Denio & Seth Richards. Dis- continued in 1827.

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1826 .- Escritoire, or Masonic and Miscellaneous Album, started by E. B. Child. February 3, 1827, changed to American Masonic Record and Albany Saturday Magazine, E. B. Child. Changed to American Masonic Record and Albany Literary Journal, January 30, 1830. May, the Albany Chris- tian Register, by L. G. Hoffman. J. R. Boyd, editor. Christian Register and Telegraph united with the Journal (of Utica) and published by Hos- ford & Wait as the Journal and Telegraph, No- vember 21, 1831. About this time Lewis G. Hoffman published the American Masonic Register, five years.

1827 .- May. The Antidote, by Solomon South- wick, editor ; Webster & Wood, publishers. The Standard, weekly, by Matthew Cole. August 4. The Comet, by Daniel McGlashan, editor. October 13. The Albany Signs of the Times and Literary Writer, Daniel McGlashan, publisher ; J. B. Van Schaick and S. D. W. Bloodgood, editors.

1828 .- The Morning Chronicle, daily, by Beach, Denio & Richards. Albany Chronicle, semi-weekly.

1828 .- The Age, by Galpin & Sturtevant.

1828 .- December 27. Albany Times and Lit- erary Writer, James McGlashan, publisher; Blood- good and Van Schaick, editors.

1828 .- Albany Minerva, by Joel Munsell.

1830 .- January 30. The Albanian, semi-monthly, Arthur N. Sherman. March 22. The Albany Even- ing Journal, Thurlow Weed, editor ; B. D. Pack- ard & Co., publishers. April 3. Farmers', Me- chanics', and Workingmen's Advocate, McPherson & McKercher. April. Albany Bee, J. Duffy, W. S. McCulloch & C. Angus.

1831 .- September 7. Albany Literary Gazette, John P. Jermain, editor ; James D. Nicholson, publisher. November 21. Journal and Telegraph, Hosford & Wait. Temperance Recorder, monthly.

1832 .- January 5. Daily Craftsman, Roberts and James, editors. The Albany Quarterly, 8vo, by Albany Historical Society; edited by J. R. & S. M. Wilson. One volume issued.

1833 .- February. American Quarterly Hemp Magazine. Continued two years.

1834 .- March. The Cultivator, conducted by Jesse Buel, J. P. Beekman, and J. D. Wasson. April 5. The Daily News, Hunter & Hoffman. Albany Whig, by J. B. Van Schaick & Co.

1834 .- January. American Temperance Intelli- gencer, monthly.

1835 .- October 12. The Albany Transcript, C. F. Powell & Co .; a penny paper.

1835 .- Albany Bouquet and Literary Spectator, by George Trumbull; monthly.

1835 .- May. The Silk Worm, monthly; two years; then changed to The Silk Worm and Sugar Manual; discontinued in 1858.

1836 .- The Zodiac, Monthly, by Gen. De Cou- drey Holstein. The Common School Assistant, by J. Orville Taylor.

1838 .- January 6. The Family Newspaper, weekly, by Solomon Southwick. July 4. Daily Patriot, an anti-slavery paper, by J. G. Wallace.

1840 .- The Jeffersonian, a campaign paper, by Horace Greeley. September 19. The Unionist, a daily campaign paper, by J. Munsell, C. Love- ridge, and others. Tomahawk and Scalping Knife, short time. Albany Patriot, by J. C. Jackson, four years. The Rough Hewer, daily, campaign.

1841 .- Albany Atlas, by Vance & Wendell. Will- iam Cassidy and H. H. Van Dyke became editors in 1843.

1842 .-- The Irishman, by H. O'Kane, seven weeks. The Sunday Tickler, by C. W. Taylor. Albany Switch, by H. J. Hastings; afterwards by E. Leslie. November 13. Youth's Temperance Enterprise, J. Stanley Smith; three years.

1843 .- September 4. Daily Knickerbocker, by Hugh J. Hastings. Weekly Knickerbocker, June 8, 1857. The Subterranean, by James Duffy.

1844 .- Albany Spectator.

1845 .- April 9. The Albany Freeholder, a week- ly anti-rent paper, by Thomas A. Devyr. The Gavel, by Joel Munsell. The Scourge, by Wood- ward & Packard. T'esper Bell, by Abbott & Crosby.

1846 .- December 8. Albany Herald, by A. B. Van Olinda. The Balance. December 17. Al- bany Morning Telegraph.

1847 .- District School Journal, by Francis Dwight. The Castigator, by M. J. Smith. Sep- tember 13. Albany Morning Express, a penny paper, by Stone & Henley; discontinued March 22, 1856. Albany Weckly Express, issued Febru- ary 1, 1851.

1848 .- Christian Palladium, by Jasper Hazen; removed to New Jersey in 1855; was called Chris- tian Herald from 1849. The Busy Bee, by E. Andrews, two years. The Castigator, by Mortimer Smith, editor.

1849 .- May 15. The Albany Daily Messenger, a penny paper, by B. F. Romaine, editor. June 30. Sunday Dutchman.

1850 .- February 16. Albany Daily Times, by Heron, Furman & Thornton. Half-Dollar Month- ly, B. F. Romaine. Journal of the New York State Agricultural Society ; published many years. Al- bany Evening Atlas.

1851 .- September 1. Albany Daily Eagle, a penny paper, by John Sharts; four months. Janu- ary 4. American Mechanic, by J. M. Patterson. Carson League, removed from Syracuse, by J. T. Hazen & T. L. Carson. Albany Minor and Lit- crary Cabinet, by J. H. Carroll & W. M. Colburn. October 11. The Cithren, by Warner & Hooker. Northern Light ; continued about three years; con- ducted by Messrs. Dix, Beck, Dean, Delavan, Hawley, Johnson, Olcott, and Street; a well edited literary paper, as its editors' names indicate.

1852 .- Temperance Recorder. September 11. Family Intelligencer, by Rev. Jasper Hazen ; then by J. T. Hazen. The New York Teacher, con- ducted by James Cruikshank, T. W. Valentine,

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Francis Dwight, and other teachers, as the organ of the New York State Teachers' Association, for several years. Albany Freie Blaetter, by August Miggael.

1853 .- February I. Evening Transcript, first Albany penny paper, by Cuyler & Henley. Pro- hibitionist, organ of New York State Temperance Society; edited by Prof. A. McCoy; in 1857, united with Journal of American Temperance Union.

1854 .- Family - Dental Journal, monthly, by D. C. Estes.

1855 .- July 21. State Police Tribune, by S. H. Parsons & R. M. Griffin. Removed to New York.

1856 .- March 23. Albany Daily Statesman. April 21. Albany Morning Times, by Stone & Co. September 8. Albany Evening Union, a penny paper; James McFarlane. Albany Volksblatt, by George Herb.

1857 .- Albany Microscope, Charles Galpin. May 4. Albany Morning Express, J. C. Cuyler, editor; Stone & Henly, publishers. Albany Evening Her- ald, changed to Albany Evening Union, June 29, 1857.

1858 .- American Citizen. Evening Courier. Aug- ust. The Hour and the Man, daily and weekly, by George W. Clarke & John J. Thomas. October. Mercantile Horn, weekly, gratis. Voice of the People, campaign paper. December. Evening Standard, by R. M. Griffin & Co. Independent Press ; only a few months. Astronomical Notes, edited by Prof. Brunow. American Magazine, monthly, by J. S. & B. Wood; about one and a half years. The Gavel, two years, by John Tan- ner. State Military Gazette, by C. G. Stone; re- moved to New York.

1863 .- January 17. Standard and Statesman.

1865 .- October. Albany Evening Post, a penny paper, by M. & E. Griffin.

1883 .- Outing, by Outing Publishing and Print- ing Company, 59 North Pearl street. Removed to Boston.

1881 .- The Inquirer and Criterion, weekly, by Charles S. Carpenter; February 20, 1882, by Bur- dick & Taylor. Discontinued January 5, 1884. Republished as The Inquirer, April 30, 1884. Now discontinued.

There are, doubtless, a great many others of ephemeral existence, inspired by personal am- bition, or by matters of local and temporary inter- est, such as campaign issues, society organs, school- boy discussions. The cacoethes scribendi has had a large development in this city. A collection of all these newspapers in some of our institutions would be interesting and valuable. Many of them are to be found in the State Library and Albany Institute. Some in old chests and garrets. Many more have been consumed by the tooth of time, the flames, or the grinding paper-mill. 48

NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN ALBANY AT THE PRESENT TIME.

The Albany Argus made its first appearance on Tuesday, January 26, 1813. It was published semi-weekly; Jesse Buel, editor and owner. On August 18, 1825, it issued its first daily paper. The Daily Argus and The Albany Evening Atlas were united February 18, 1856, under the name of Atlas and Argus, with Calvert Comstock and Will- iam Cassidy, publishers and editors. On April 6, 1865, they were succeeded by William Cassidy. It became The Argus again, Monday, May 15, 1865. On May 6, 1865, The Argus Company was organized. William Cassidy, editor; Daniel Manning and J. Wesley Smith, associates. S. C. Hutchins and St. Clair McKelway have been re- cent editors. James H. Manning is present editor. Sunday paper issued since May 13, 1877. Argus Building, southwest corner of Broadway and Beaver street.

Albany Evening Journal. B. D. Packard & Co. published the first number of The Journal, March 22, 1830. It was a strong Anti-Masonic paper. Thurlow Weed was the editor for over thirty years, and rendered it highly influential over the entire State. George Dawson succeeded him as editor. Weed & Dawson Co., and Dawson & Co. have been publishers. The Albany Journal Company published its first copy under the editorship of John A. Sleicher, March 17, 1884, with W. J. Arkell as President; J. W. Drexel, Secretary; James Arkell, Treasurer. The printing-house and office are at No. 61 State street.

Albany Evening Times, originally the Albany Morning Times, was started Monday, April 21, 1856, by Barnes & Godfrey; then published by Alfred Stone, David M. Barnes and Edward H. Boyd; later by Samuel Wilbor. March 1, 1861, the Times was consolidated with the Evening Courier, and was first issued as an evening paper September 25, 1865. Albany Weekly Times first appeared July 16, 1872. It was for a few years published by the Times Company. Since May, 1881, Theophilus C. Callicot has been the editor and proprietor, at No. 401 Broadway.

Albany Morning Express was started September 13, 1847. In 1854 it was published by Munsell & Co. In 1856 its name was changed to the Daily Statesman. The Express was revived by Stone & Henley, its original proprietors, May 4, 1857, with J. C. Cuyler, editor. In 1860, the publishers were Hunt & Co. Albany Weekly Express, issued Aug- ust 4, 1881; Sunday edition, March 4, 1883. Albany Express Company: Edward Henley, J. C. Cuyler, Addison A. Keyes and Nathan D. Wen- dell. Printing-house, southwest corner Green and Beaver streets. A recent change has made Prof. Lewis, editor, and W. F. Hurcombe, publisher.

Daily Press and Knickerbocker. First number of Sunday Press, May 13, 1870; Daily Press, Febru- ary 26, 1877; Daily Knickerbocker, September 4, 1843; Press and Knickerbocker united, August 10,

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1877. The Weekly Press and Legislative Journal was issued for the first time, January 8, 1873. The Pre-s Company is composed of John H. Far- rell, Myron H. Rooker and James Macfarlane. Printing-house, 18 Beaver street.

Evening Post. First issued October, 1860, by R. M. & E. Griffin; editor, R. M. Griffin. Present publishers, M. & E. Griffin, No. 7 Hudson avenue.

Albany Evening Union. The Union Print ng and Publishing Company first published this paper Monday, May 29, 1882, at their office in Beaver Block, South Pearl street. On Monday, July 16, 1883, John Parr became editor and proprietor, and published the paper from No. 28 Beaver street. Fred. W. White is now president and editor.

Freie Blaetter, started by Henry Bender & Aug- ust Miggael in 1852; now and for many years con- du ted by August Miggiel at No. 26 Beaver street. German daily paper. Der Sontagsgast, issued since 1882 as a supplement to the Saturday edition. Office, No. 44 Beaver street.

Taglicher Albany Herald. This German daily was first published by Jacob Heinmiller, Tuesday, Octo er 10, 1871; was issued as Der Albany Her- old on Feb uary 11, 1>69. The present office is at No. 87 Westerlo street.

The Cultivator and Country Gentleman, a weekly piper since January 4. 1866. As a monthly it was fi st publish d as the Cultivator, in March, 1834, and conducted by Jesse Buel, J. P. Beek- man and J. D. Wasson. It was subsequently pub- lishe.l by W. Gaylord & L. Tucker, and by L. Tucker & Son, who united it with The Country Gentleman, which was stirted by Luther Tucker and John T. Thomas, January 6, 1853. It is ably conducted by L. H. & G. M. Tucker, editors and proprietors.

The Catholic Telegraph, first issued in Albany, January, 1880. Telegraph Publishing Company was incorporated June, 1882. M. J. Ludden, editor.

The Guide, I. O. O. F. D. H. Turner, editor. First published, February 15, 1881. Issued every two weeks. D. H. Turner & G. B. Powers, publishers.

Albany Law Journal. Monthly. First number published January 9, 1870. Isaac Grant Thomp- . son, editor; Weed, Parsons & Co., publishers, Nos. 39 and 41 Columbia street. Present editor, Irving Browne.

Our Work at Home. Monthly. Was first pub- lished at the rooms of the City Tract and Mission- ary Society, September, 1875. Charles Reynolds, editor. The present editor is George Sanderson, Jr. Office, No. 9 North Pearl street. It is the organ of the City Mission and Tract Society.

The Voice was first published as a monthly, January, 1879, at 401 Broadway. Edgar S. Wer- ner, editor and proprietor, No. 59 Lancaster street.

Forest, Forge and Farm. Published in Albany since June, 1882. H. S. Quackenbush, editor and publisher, Tweddle Building.

Poultry Monthly. First issued by the Ferris Pub- lishing Company, November, 1879. Office, 481 Broadway.

The Medical Annals was first published in Jan- uary, 1883, by a Committee of Albany County Medical Society. Burdick & Taylor, 481 Broad- way, are the present publishers. Dr. F. C Curtis and others, editors.

NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN OTHER PLACES IN THE COUNTY.

COEYMANS.

Coeymans Gazette; started in 1863 by Gilbert C. Vincent ; sold to Willard Pond in 1864; thn to Henry Brook; afterwards to McKee & Spring- stead. Professor Thomas McKee became sole editor and proprietor in December, 1869, and finally took it to Greenbush as the Rensselaer Gazette.

Coeymans Herald, weekly. S. H. & E. J. Sher- man, editors and proprietors.

COHOES.

The Cohoes Advertiser ; started in February, 1847, by Ayres & Co.

The Cohoes Journal and Advertiser succeeded the above in January, 1848; continued by same firm until January, 1849.

The Cohoes Cataract succeeded the above; pub- l'shed by Silliman & Miller from June, 1849, to September, 1851; then sold to James H. Masten, who published it until January, 1867; then sold it to Anthony S. Baker, its publisher until January, 1870, when it was bought again by J. H. Masten.

Cohoes Daily News. J. H. Masten, proprietor.

Cohoes Regulator. Alexis Wager, publisher; weekly.

La Patrie Nouvelle. J. M. Authier, editor and publisher; weekly.

GREEN ISLAND.

Green Island Review. Henry L. Gilbert, editor and proprietor; weekly.

KNOWERSVILLE.

Knowersville Gazette; a local weekly, recently published.

RENSSELAERVILLE.

The Rural Folio, started in January, 1828, by C. G. & A. Polliner, and continued two years.

WEST TROY.

West Troy Advocate; started October, 1837, by William Hollands; continued by his widow and son, after his decease.

Watervliet Daily Democrat; started by Allen Carey, January 20, 1859.

Albany County Democrat; started in 1860. Allen Carey, editor; weekly.

Watervleit Journal. Treanor & Hardin, proprie- tors; weekly.

SHAKERS (P. O.)

Shaker Manifesto. Edited and published as a 4to monthly, by Kev. G. A. Lomas.

ENGLISH COLONIAL GOVERNORS OF NEW YORK.

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NAMES.

SERVICE BEGAN.

TIME OF SERVICE. Y. M. D.

RANK.

CHARACTER.

Nicolls, Richard.

Sept. 8, 1664

Colonel

Lovelace, Francis

Aug. 17, 1668.

4 II

Sır, Colonel

Evertse, Cornelis.

Aug. 12, 1673 .. .

Council of War

Calve, Anthony

Sept 19, 1673 ...

Director-General.

Andros, Edmund

Nov. 10, 1674. . .

Sir, Knight.

Brockholles, Anthony

Nov. 16, 1677. ..

Military Commander.

Andros, Edmund.

Aug. 7, 1678 ...

Sir, Knight.

A hated tyrant.

Brockholles, Anthony

Jan. 13, 1681 ..

Captain

Colonel.

Liberal and politic.

Andros, Edmund.

Ang. 11, 1688.

Sir, Knight

Arrogant and selfish.

Leisler, Jacob

June 3, 1689. . . March 19, 1691. .

Merchant

Bold, honest and earnest.

Sloughter, Henry. Ingoldsby, Richard

July 26, 1691. .

Major

Haughty and insolent.

Fletcher, Benjamin.

Aug. 30, 1692. .

Military Officer

Bigoted, wak, covetous and corrupt.

Coote, Richard

April 13, 1698 ...

Earl of Bellomont.

Energetic and discreet.

Nanfan, John

May 17, 1699.

Earl of Bellomont.

A worthy officer.

De Peyster, Abraham.

March 5, 1701 ..

Councilor.

Nanfan, John

May 19, 1701.

Lord Cornbury

Haughty, vicious, intolerant.

Hyde, Edward Lovelace, John.

Dec. 18, 1708.

18 Lord Lovelace

Weak and inactive. A true patriot.

Ingoldsby, Richard

May 9, 1709.

Major

Arrogant and exacting.

Schuyler, Peter.

May 25. 1709.

Colonel.

Vigilant and trusty.

Ingoldsby, Richard

June 1, 1709 .

Major

Beeckman, Gerardus.

April 10, 1710.

Hunter, Robert ..

June 14, 1710. .

Burnet, William

Sept. 17, 1720. .

Montgomerie, John

April 15, 1728.

Councilor

Cosby, William

Clarke, George.

Oct. 30, 1736.

IO 2

Clinton, George

Sept. 2, 1743.

Admiral.

Unreliable and unpopular. Committed suicide. Decided and energetic.

Hardy, Charles

Sept. 3, 1755

Sir, Knight

De Lancey, James.

June 3, 1757 .

Colden, Cadwallader

Aug. 4, 1760.

Colden, Cadwallader.

Aug. 8, 1761

Monckton, Robert.

Oct. 26, 1761

General

Monckton, Robert.

June 14, 1762.

Colden, Cad wallader

June 28, 1763.

Moore, Henry

Nov. 13, 1765.

Sir, Baronet

Colden, Cad wallader

Sept. 12, 1769.

Earl of Dunmore ..

Tryon, William

July 9, 1771.

Loyal, but not popular.

Colden, Cadwallader.

April 7, 1774.

Tryon, William

June 28, 1775 .

Robertson, James

March 23, 1780. .

Military Governor

Elliott, Andrew

April 17, 1783. .

Military Governor.

Amiable.

Major

Brave, irascible, loose morals.

Colonel.

Intemperate and licentious.

Coote, Richard

July 24, 1700. . .

Councilor

Wise and true; friends of the people of the Colony.

Schuvler, Peter.

May 6, 1709 ..

Councilor

General.

Liberal and just. Judicious and equitable.

Schuyler, Peter

June 21, 1719. .

Councilor

Van Dam, Rip

July 1, 1731. ... Aug. 1, 1732 .... March 10, 1736.

Colonel.

Vain and useless. Upright and trustworthy. Universally detested.

Osborne, Danvers

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Bi-centennial history of Albany. History of the county of Albany, N. Y., from 1609 to 1886. With portraits, biographies and illustrations, Part 86

Author: Howell, George Rogers, 1833-1899; Tenney, Jonathan, 1817-1888 Publication date: 1886 Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co. Number of Pages: 1452

Author: Howell, George Rogers, 1833-1899; Tenney, Jonathan, 1817-1888
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co.
Number of Pages: 1452