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For thirty years, this good man watched over these precious relics, like a faithful sentinel, and regarded them to use his own words, 'as lying nearest his heart, and loving them as he loved his own soul.' United in life, he desired not to be separated in death.
Laying the Corner Stone, April 13, 1808.
The procession formed at 11 o'clock. A. M, at the Old
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Ferry, and marched up Main to Sands, through Sands to Bridge, through Bridge to York, and through York to Jackson street to the ground, in the following Order. MAJOR AYCRIGG GRAND MARSHAL. First Division. A Company of United States Marines, under command of Lieutenant Commandant Johnson. Second Division. Citizens of New York and Brooklyn. Third Division. Committees of the various Civic Societies. Fifth Division. Grand Sachem of Tammany Society, Father of the Coun- cil, Orator of the day. Sixth Division. CORNER STONE, with the following inscription. IN THE NAME OF THE SPIRITS OF THE DEPARTED FREE, sacred to the memory of that portion of AMERICAN SEAMEN. SOLDIERS AND CITIZENS, who perished on board the PRISON SHIPS OF THE BRITISH, at the Wallabout, during the REVOLUTION. This Corner Stone of the Vault, erected by the TAMMANY SOCIETY, OR COLUMBIAN ORDER, Nassau Island, Season of Blossoms, year of discovery the 316th of the Institution the 19th, and of AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, THE 32d. Jacob Vandervoort, John Jackson,
Burdett Stryker,
Issachar Cozzens,
Wallabout Committee.
Robert Townsend, Jr.
Benjamin Watson,
Samuel Cowdry,
DAVID AND WILLIAM CAMPBELL, BUILDERS. April 6th, 1808. Sixth Division.
Detachment of Artillery, under command of Lieutenant Townsend. The Oration was delivered by Joseph D Fay, Esq, after which the stone was lowered to its place.
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On the 26th of May following the laying of the corner stone, agreeable to previous arrangement, under the man- agement of the Tammany Society, the various societies. civic, military, naval, and other Public Bodies, and dis- tinguished Officers of the General, State, and City. Gov- ernment of New York and Brooklyn, together with myr- iads of citizens, assembled at 10 o'clock, in the Park, in front of the City Hall, under command of Brigadier Gen Jacob Morton, and Brigadier Gen Gerard Steddiford, un- der the direction of Garrett Sickels, Grand Marshal, as- sisted by twelve subaltern Marshals as aids. The pro- cession then moved forward in the following
Order.
First Division. TRUMPETER,
Mounted on a black horse, dressed in character, (black, reliev- ed with red,) bearing a Helmet, ornamented with flowing black and red feathers, in his right hand, a TRUMPET.
to which was suspended a black silk flag, edged with black and red crape, on which appeared the following memorable MOTTO IN LETTERS OF GOLD. MORTALS AVAUNT ! 11,500 SPIRITS OF THE MARTYRED BRAVE ! APPROACH THE TOMB OF HONOR, OF GLORY, OF VIRTUOUS PATRIOTISM!
Second Division. COLONEL VAN ZANDT, CHIEF HERALD, In full military dress, mounted on an elegant white horse, rich- ly caparisoned, bearing the staff, and a CAP OF LIBERTY, To which was suspended an elegant blue silk shield, edged with red and black crape, the field covered with THIRTEEN STARS, In gold, emblematic of the original AMERICAN CONSTELLATION.
Third Division. MAJOR AYCRIGG, as a citizen, and CAPTAIN COFFIN.
. as a Naval character, as aids and supporters to the Chief Her- ald, in plain black dresses, wearing feathers, and red sashes the horses &c., uniform. Each of these carrying a silk flag of the American stripes, dressed with crape.
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Fourth Dirision. TRUMPETER, Escort of Horse, under command of Major Warner. Fifth Division. Detachment of Field Artillery, under command of Captain BUCKMASTER. Sixth Division. BRIGADIER GEN JACOB MORTON,
Accompanied by his aids, commanding the First Grand Divis- ison of the Military, composed of Artillerists, with small arms colors, band of music, drums, fifes, military mourning, agreea ble to the rules of war. Seventh Division.
BRIGADIER GENERAL, GERARD STEDDIFORD, accompanied by his aids, commanding the Second Grand Divis- ion, composed of various bodies of Infantry, each corps under the particular charge of their respective commandants. Volunteer band of Music, playing the GRAND WALLABOUT DEAD MARCH, Composed by Captain James Hewitt. A detachment of Artillery. Squadron of Horse. Eighth Division. BAND OF MUSIC,
playing the Wallabout Dead March, the instruments relieved with red and black crape. Ninth Division SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI. Tenth Division. GRAND MARSHAL, GARRET SICKELS,
Appropriately dressed, with feather, sash, &c., bearing a Trun- cheon in his hand, accompanied by four aids, each mount. ed on horseback, appropriately dressed, wearing blue sashes, feathers, &c., each carrying a white silk banner. Eleventh Dinision, THE REVEREND THE CLERGY: Rev Mr Townly, Rev Ralph Williston, Rev Mr Striker, Rev Mr Van Nest. Twelfth Division, THE WALLABOUT COMMITTEE, as follows :
Jacob Vandervoort, John Jackson, Issachar Cozzens, Burdett Stryker, Robert Townsend, Jr., Benjamin Watson, Samuel Cowdry.
Each wearing a Buck Tail in his hat. as a distinguishing mark of theu being members of jammany Saciety, or Columbian Order, dressed in black, with a broad red badge of Mourning, round the lost arin.
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Thirteenth Division. TAMMANY SOCIETY, OR COLUMBIAN ORDER Thirteen Coffins filled with the bones of Immolated American Prisoners, in the following order: 1st Section. CAP OF LIBERTY, Shrouded in crape, carried by the WISKINKIE. 2d Section. THE GREAT STANDARD. of the Society, supported, by the SAGAMORE and his two Masters of Ceremonies.
Attached to the Standard was a silken label, with these words, in golden letters. TAMMANY SOCIETY, OR COLUMBIAN ORDER. The tassels held by the Masters of Ceremonies. 3d Nection. THE GRAND SACHEM,
wearing the badge of his office. This badge is a silver chain, composed of thirteen links, within each link is a star. A gold medal is suspended from it, on which appears the FLAME OF LIBERTY, Dedicated to Freedom, its motto, PRESERVE BY CONCORD.
The Grand Sachem, supported by the Treasurer, on his right, carrying wampum, and the Secretary on his left, carrying the journal of the Society. 4th Section. The Orator, BENJAMIN DEWITT, Dressed in plain black. 4th Section. FATHER OF THE COUNCIL,
smoking the calumet, on his right hand, the Scribe, and on his left, the Counsellor, carrying the Book of laws. 6th Section. SACHEM of the New York Tribe. 7th Section. STANDARD BEARER, carrying a banner showing the arms of the state on one side, and a star on the other, suspended to a staff, surmounted with the Cap of Liberty, covered with black. Sth Section. TRIBE OF HUNTER. 9th Scction, The body of the Tribe, in two lines, leaving a space of four-
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faen feet between them, within this area the first COFFIN was borne on four mens' shoulders, over which hung the AMERICAN FLAG. The identical flag which first waved in triumph on the Battery, on the 25th November, 1783. 10th Section. ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR REVOLUTIONARY CHARACTERS AS PALL BEARERS. First Coffin.
Hon Henry Rutgers, > NEW YORK. { Hon Samuel Osgood,
on the left. Second Coffin.
on the right.
Pall Bearers. ¿ NEW HAMPSHIRE. { Pall Bearers. Third Coffin.
Pall Bearers, ¿ MASSACHUSETTS. ¿ Pall Bearers. Fourth Coffin.
Pall Bearers. ¿ RHODE ISLAND. ¿ Pall Bearers. Fifth Coffin.
Pall Bearers, ¿ CONNECTICUT. ¿ Pall Bearers. Sixth Coffin.
Pall Bearers, ¿ NEW JERSEY. { Pall Bearers. Seventh Coffin. Pall Bearers. { PENNSYLVANIA, { Pall Bearers. Eighth Coffin.
Pall Bearers DELAWARE. { Pall Bearers. Ninth Coffin.
Pall Bearers. ¿ MARYLAND. { Pall Bearers. T'enth Coffin. Pall Bearers. \ VIRGINIA. { Pall Bearers. Eleventh Coffin.
Pall Bearers. ¿ NORTH CAROLINA. { Pall Bearers. Twelfth Coffin. Pall Bearers. SOUTH CAROLINA. ¿ Pall Bearers. Thirteenth Coffin. Pall Bearers. ¿ GEORGIA. { Pall Bearers. ALANK OF TAMMANY SOCIETY. Each of the pall bearers wore a large white scarf, relieved with crape. Fourteenth Division. BAND OF MUSIC, performing the Wallabout Dead March. Fifteenth Division. GRAND NATIONAL PEDESTAL, (Front) AMERICANS, REMEMBER THE BRITISH.
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(Right side) YOUTH OF MY COUNTRY, MARTYRDOM PREFER TO SLAVERY ! (Left side.) SIRES OF COLUMBIA ! transmit to posterity, the cruelties practised on board the BRITISH PRISON SHIPS. (Rear) Tyrants dread the gathering storm While Freemen, Freemen's obsequies perform.
On the top of the pedestal, was displayed a superb blue flag, eighteen feet by twelve, on which were emblazoned in the most superior style the Arms of the United States, on the top of the staff, eighteen feet high, was a globe on which sat an Amer- ican Bald Eagle, enveloped in a cloud of black crape. THE GENIUS OF AMERICA, presented by Thomas Falconer.
Around the pedestal stood nine young men, holding by a tassel the end of a cord representing PATRIOTISM, HONOR, VIRTUE, PA- TIENCE, FORTITUDE, MERIT, COURAGE, PERSEVERANCE, SCIENCE, and were called the attributes of the Genius of America. Sixteenth Division.
Neptune's Hardy Sons, THE AMERICAN TARS. Seventeenth Division.
Municipal Officers of Brooklyn, Citizens of Brooklyn, Artil- lery, under command of Captain Boerum. Eighteenth division.
The Hon. the Corporation of the city of New York. THE HON. DEWITT CLINTON, MAYOR. The Hon. Pierre C Van Wyck, Recorder.
Åldermen, Assistant Aldermen, Jacob Hays, Sergeant at Arms City Marshals, Constables. Ninteenth Division. His Excellency, DANIEL D. TOMPKINS, GOVERNOR,
Aids and suite, Hon John Broome, Lieut Governor, Members of Congress, Members of the Legislature, Foreign Ministers and Consuls, U S Naval Officers, Officers of the U S Army, Officers from Foreign Countries. Twentieth Division. MECHANICS SOCIETY, of the city of New York. Twenty First Division. SHIPWRIGHTS, with arms of their institution, and banners,
Twenty-second Division.
HIBERNIA SONS, wwith standard and arms of their institution.
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HIBERNIAN PROVIDENT SOCIETY, standard of their institution, and Banners. Twenty-third Division. SOCIETY OF COOPERS, two by two, wearing an Oak leaf in their Hats, Standard and Banners. Twenty-fourth Division. FREE MASONS, two by two, wearing a medal and badge of institution, with the arms of their society. Twenty-fifth Division. ANCIENT ORDER OF TAILORS.
two by two, wearing the emblem of their institution, standard and banners. Twenty-sixth Division. HATTERS SOCIETY.
two by two, wearing the emblem of their institution, suspend. ed from the button hole, on the left breast, standard and Banners Twenty-seventh Division. CONCORD SOCIETY.
two by two, with standard, banner, and insignia, each carrying a green branch in his hand.
Twenty-eighth Division. Music, grand and solemn. Twenty-ninth Division.
Citizens, four abreast, each carrying a cypress branch in their hand. Thirtieth Division. Military Officers off duty, two by two. Thirty-first Division. Detachment of Field Artillery. Thirty-second Division. Troop of Horse.
On arriving at the ground, Dr. Benjamin DeWitt delivered a soul stirring and eloquent oration, to the myriads who had gath- ered together, to witness and shed a silent tear over the bones of the Patriot Dead. At the conclusion of the oration the Rev Ralph Williston addressed the Throne of Grace, after which the coffins were deposited in the vault prepared to receive them, when the following benediction closed the solemn cere- monies.
TO THE KING IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE, THE ALL WISE GOD, RE GLORY EVERLASTING,-AMEN.
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STATEMENT OF VOTES At the Election for Mayor on the 13 of April, 1847.
Ward.
Francis B. Stryker.
Thomas J. Gereald,
1
384
190
2
432
423
3
686
118
4
835
249
5
516
637
6
1 737
592
1
7
780
563
:
8
75
97
9
88
120
4.533
2,989
Recapitulation.
Francis B. Stryker,
4,533
Thomas J. Gerald,
2,989
Majority for Stryker,
1,544
Statement of Votes at an election for Mayor on the 11th April, 1848.
Ward.
Francis B. Stryker.
William Jenkins.
1
363
177
2
439
444
3
661
145
4
756
360
5
482
705
6
896
611
787
747
8
104
125
9
105
122
4,593
3,436
Recapitulation.
Francis B. Stryker
4.593
William Jenkins
3,436
Majority for Stryker.
1,157
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Statement of Votes for Allermen at the Election on the 13th of April, 1847. ALDERMEN. First Ward.
William McDonald 371 Erastus Corning 352
William Hinman
215 P Mackay 186.
Second Ward.
Francis B. Spinola
452 John S Devlin 456
W S Dillingham
405 William M Harris 397
Third Ward.
David A Bokee
651 Cyrus P Smith 649
George S Conover
131 Andrew Bond 110
Fourth Ward
Peter G Taylor
782 David F Atwater 771
Samuel E Johnson
302 D H Booth, 293.
Fifth Ward.
618 Thomas Faron 598
492 Jacob W Schultz 252
Sixth Ward.
JST Stranahan 752 Hamilton B Bradshaw 738
Gilbert A Grant,
584 Rodney S Church 543
Serenth Ward.
John W Cochran
720 Seymour L Husted 684
'T' D Hudson
653 Samuel Bouton 635
Eighth Ward.
Peter Wyckoff, Jr
108 Peter Bergen 105
Elisha Burbank
63 Theodore Polhamus Jr 58 Ninth Ward.
George B Fisk
129 Thomas H. Redding 117
Joseph Oliver 84 Alfred & Smith 80
Statement of Votes for Aldermen at the Election on the 11th of April, 1848. ALDERMEN. First Ward.
William McDonald 350 Howard C Cady 351
Isaac Van Anden
176 Patrick Mackay 166
Second Ward.
George Hall
453 Edward Pell 431
Francis B. Spinola
430 Robert E Dinan 416
Third Ward.
Arthur W Benson
653 Benj. F Wardwell 645
John Greenwood
151 William S Slone 145.
John Stanbury J Leech, Jr
151
Fourth Ward.
Peter G Taylor,
747 Nelson G. Carman 740
D H Booth
358 D A Robbins 349
Fifth Ward.
Frederick R Huulbert 661 Jacob W Schultz 696
John Leech, Jr 526 J Naylor 473
Sixth Ward.
Daniel Richards
687 Henry White 667
Gasuay B Lamar D W Ingersoll
199 William Poolc 199
Seventh Ward.
John W Cochran
763 Seymour L Husted 829
Ethan Dstabrook
734 Charles A Denike 732
Eeghth Ward.
Hamilton Reeves
128 J Wilson 132
John G Bergen
86 Peter Wyckoff, Jr 109
Ninth Ward.
George B Fiske
140 Thomas H Redding 136
Moses R Mecker
90 John Morrison 88 -
SCHEDULE OF OFFICERS, Whose Salaries are paid out of the City Treasury.
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Names, | Officers. | By whom appointed | Compensat'n
Francis B Stryker, Mayor, the people,
$2,000
Edw Copland, clerk of C. C., com coun. 700
300
Charles C Betts, Comptroller,
do
1,500
J D Lawrence, St Commis'r, do
600
James Humphrey, Counsellor, do
800
Rich'd Ingrahamn, Attorney, do
600
· C S J Goodrich, Phys to B of H do
500
Major G Mix, city Insp, east dist.do WVm Hewitt, 66 south dist,do
500
500
7.50
Fees
Fees
Stephen H Cahoone, city acc't'nt,do James Van Dyk, ins lamps&w'Ils,do Charles Kelsey, Jr, city collector,do James A Morris, do do
500
John S Doughty, Treasurer, do
638 S B Willey 618
152
Names By whom appointed Compensation
E B Morrell, clerk of markets, Com Council $300
D B Applegate, keeper of markets,do 520
E.B Spooner, printer to c c do
Fees
H A Lees, printer to e c do
Fecs
Nicholas Cornell, ins of pavements,do
100
John Cashow, do do
100
Edgar S Boyd, keeper city prison, do
Fees
Lewis Nichols, pound master, do
do
W B Williamson. do Sth ward, do
do
A R Golden ins of fire wood, do
do
Richard W Call, do do
do
Horace Strang, ins of hacks & cabs do
100
Peter Vanderhoff, do carts & sleds do
50
Benjamin Velsor, capt of watch, do John Stilwell, do do
273
Wm Clayton, do do do
227
Peter Vanderhoef, do do
do
227
Fred'k Ritter, do do
227
Wm M Boerum,cl'k in cl'k office e c do 400
Joel Simonson, recording clerk, · do
500
Burdett Stryker, chief engineer, F D do 600
John Armstrong, keeper city park, do
300
Robert Howard, messenger to c c, do 250
200
R S Harvey, clerk to st commiss'r, commiss'r, 400
John C Spinola, city sealer, C C.
Fees
John Pierce, municipal & police justice, Gov &Sen. 1,100 Samuel Garrison, do do 1,100
Robert Atwater, do Com Council 1,100 Jacob Blackley, clerk of municipal court, Justices, 600 Corporation Newspapers, Br'kl'n Eve Star, C C Fees
do do do do Eagle, do
do do do Daily Advertiser, do
Daniel K Smith, city marshal,
Com Council do
Henry Oakey, do
do
do
George Coleman, do
do
do
Frederick A Ritter, do
do do
Samuel Wolven, do
do
do
John R Mundell, do
do
do
James Farrell, do
do
do
273
T G Van Cott, ass't do do
227
Martin Willis, · do Mayor, Mayor,
153
Name.
By whom appointed. Compensation CC
182
James S Griffiths,
do
do
182
Alexander Skinner,
do
do
182
Wm Devoe,
do
do
182
George Carhart,
do
do
182
Wm McGiveney,
do
do
182
Thomas Golding
do
do
182
John S Morgan,
do
do
182
Wm Dorsey,
do
do
18%
Charles W Riley,
do
do
182
James Lynch,
do
do
182
James Hinch,
do
do
182
Michael Green,
do
do
182
John Currie,
do
do
182
John McNulty,
do
do
182
Joseph Montross,
do
do
185
Charles Curreen,
do
do
183
John Denyse,
do
do
183
Thomas Highee,
do
do
182
Robert Taylor,
do
do
182
James Flood,
do
do
182
Wm Morrell,
do
do
182
John Alcorn,
do
do
182
John Hoffman,
do
do
182
George W Wilson,
do
do
182
Timothy Bannon,
do
eo
182
Edward Sweeney,
do
do
182
Benjamin A Walters,
do
do
182
Wm Whitfield,
do
do
182
Alexander McCurdy,
do
do
182
Wm Clinton,
do
do
182
Peter Noonan,
do
do
182
Philip Dougherty,
do
do
182
John Myer,
do
do
182
Barnł y Clark,
do
do
182
Patrick Riley,
do
do
182
Patrick Reynolds,
do
do
182
James W Kirby,
do
do
182
Samuel Griscom,
do
do
182
James Drain,
do
do
182
John Coon,
do
do
182
7*
.
Alfred C Trillman, city watchman
154
Name.
By whom appointed. 'Compensation
Charles J Merrit,
do
C.C.
$182
Peter P Day,
do
do
182
Horace Brown,
do
do
182
Joseph Marshall,
do
do
182
John W Mckenzie,
do
do
182
Christopher Wright,
do
do
182
Robert McCartney,
do
do
182
John Gilmore,
do
do
182
Richard W Call
do
do
132
Walter Love,
do
do
182.
Dennis Keeler,
do
do
182
James M Bostwick,
do
do
182
Wm H Johnson,
do
do
182
George Stevens,
do
do
182
Adam T Dodge,
do
do
182
Joseph S Morgan,
do
do
182
Asahel Y Rice,
do
do
182
John L White,
do
do
182
James Gritman,
do
do
182
Thomas Brennan,
do
do
182
John Vanderhoef,
do
do
182
John Millar,
do
do
182
Henry J Harteau,
do
do
182
Peter J Crighton,
do
do
182
John Gregory,
do .
do
182
John Farrell,
de
do
182
James Young,
do
do
182
John Dougherty,
do
do
182
S Waters,
do
do
182
Garret S Webb,
do
do
182
James Brown,
do
do
182
John Gilbride,
do
do
182
John Nugent,
do
do
182
John Burns,
do
do
182
Peter O'Brien.
do
do
182
John Megill,
do
do
182
John L Pinkerton,
do
do
182
Lawrence Trane,
do
do
182
John F Foster,
do
do
182
James R Dickerson,
do
do
182
Alfred Bucklow,
do
do
182
155
Name.
By whom appointed, Compensation C C
Holmes Clayton,
do
$182
Platt Hartt,
do
do
182
Thomas O'Donnell,
do
·do
182
Thomas Glery,
Lamplighter,
do 13 cts per lamp
Wm U Reed,
do
do
do
Samuel Roberts,
do
do
.do
Henry Webb,
do
do
do
Cornelius O'Neil,
do
do
do
Lewis Gerau,
do
do
do
Thomas Dougherty,
do
.do
do
John E Smith,
do
do
do
Henry Wikett,
do
·do
do
John Bond,
do
do
do
Francis Hastings,
do
do
do
James McKnight,
do
· do
do
Wm Trader,
do
de
do
Anthony Carroll,
do
do
do
Jeoffrey Smith,
· do
- do
do
John Gordon,
do
do
do
John Fruin,
. do
· do
do
Walter Roe,
do
do
do
Elkanan Conkling,
do
do
do
David Jones,
do
do
do
Henry L Glazier,
do
: do
do
Amos Langdon,
· do
· do
do
Daniel Suydam,
do
do
do
Whitney Hendrickson,
do
do
do
John Craton,
do
do
do
Hugh Riley,
do
do
do
Hiram Brockway,
do
do
· do
George A Waddy,
do
do
do
Owen Hazeldine
do
do
do
John Brown,
do
do
do
Jaînes Fairly,
do
do
do
Thomas Judge,
do
do
do
John Rolfe,
city surveyor,
do
Fees
Wm Day,
do
do
do
Roswell Graves,
do
do
do
George WRoot,
do
do
do
S A Beers,
do
do
do
Silas Ludlam,
do
do
do
150
Names
By whom appointed' Compensation C C
fees
D Morton,
do
do
do
Alfred Rolfe,
do
do
do
Isaac T Ludlam,
do
do
do
George Day ..
do
do
do
John Dikeman, Jr, commiss'r of deeds do
do
Wm H Story,
do
do
do
John B King,
do
do
do
Peter G Bergen,
do
do
do
Seabury Kissam,
do
do
do
Samuel C Barnes,
do
do
do
J M Simonson,
do
do
do
FR Mercein,
do
do-
do
Wm H Herbert,
do
do
do
Edward Beers,
do
do-
do
Warren P Richmond,
do
do
do
Win, M Boerum,
do
do
do
John Loomis,
do
do
do
Jeremiah Voorhis,
do
do
do
Moses Van Buren,
do
do
do
Augustus H Sidell,
do
do
do
Amasa U Lyons,
do
do
do
John C Smith,
do
do
do
Henry Alexander, Jr.
do
do
do
S Alpheus Smith,
do
do
do
Elias R Stoddart,
do
do
do
Thomas Chadwick,
do
do
do
E C Morehouse,
do
do
do
Isaac Brinckerhooff,
flo
do
do
Joseph Parks,
do
do
do
S D Lewis,
do
do
do
F W Burke,
do
dó
do
Charles H Thompson,
do
do
do
Aaron Hawley,
do
do
do
Charles W Thomas,
do
do
do
Wm Furman,
do
do
do
James C Watts,
do
do
do
Charles E Bulkley,
do
do
do
Wm A Greene,
do
do
do
Edward Martindale,
do
do
do
P V R- Stanton,
do
do
do
John S Stoddart,
do
157
Name.
By whom appointed. Compensation do C. C.
fees
Frank H Dikeman, do
do
do
B S Morehouse, do
do do
Francis B Spinola, Harbor Master. Gov & Senate,
do
L V Deforest, assessor 1st ward, the people,
250
Gardner Burbank, do do do
do
250
Geo L Thatcher, do
2d do
do
250
Jos L Prendegast, do
do do
do
250
Samuel Terry, do 3d do
do
250
Robert J Luckey, do
do do
do
250
Morris Simonson, do
4th do
do
250
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
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The Board of Supervisars is composed of five members from the first seven wards of the city of Brooklyn, one from the 8th and 9th wards, two from the town of Wil- liamsburg, one from the town of Flatbush, one from the town of New Utrecht, one from the town of Flatlands, one from Gravesend, and one from the town of Bushwick. The stated annual meetings of the Board, are on the sec- ond Tuesday in August, and at such other times as they shall find it necessary. At the annual meeting, they choose one of their number chairman, and a person not a member, clerk. The following compose the Board for. the present year, viz :
First seven Wards of the City of Brooklyn. Charles J Taylor, Barnet Johnson, David B Baylis, George W Prince, Nicholas B Rhodes.
Eighth and Ninth Wards of Brooklyn. Rem Lefferts Town of Williamsburg, Leonard T Coles, Daniel Maujer.
Town of Flatbush. Philip S Crooke.
Town of New Utrecht. Tunis G Bergen.
Town of Flatlands. John A Voorhees.
Town of Gravesend. Bernandus J Ryder.
Town of Bushwick. Charles J Debevoise. Charles J Taylor, Chairman.
Charles E Bulkley, Cierk.
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OFFICERS OF KINGS COUNTY,
IN THE CITY.
Sheriff's Office, first floor City Hall.
Daniel Van Voorhis, Sheriff, Raymond st, near Myrtle Avenue.
Wm Jenkins, Under Sheriff, Raymond st, near Myrtle Avenue.
John Swertcope, Deputy Sheriff, 87 Livingston street.
Garret Van Duyne, do Jail.
John Van Voorhis, dn Jail.
John Hanford, do Williamsburg.
COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE,
: First Floor City Hall.
John M Hicks, County Clerk, 41 Willoughby street. Charles B Simonson, Deputy do 200 Pearl street.
Sidney C Herbert, Searcher, Willoughby, near Pearl street.
Win C Herbert, Searcher, cor High and Jay streets.
Thomas R Mercein, Copyist, 297 Pearl street. Wm Furman, Copyist, 102 Schermerhorn near Dean st Charles W Thomas, do 252 Bridge street.
Judah B Voorhees, do 21 Lawrence street.
INSPECTORS OF COUNTY JAIL.
William Rockwell, cor Willoughby and Jay st. Wm Rushmore, Schermerhorn, near Hoyt st, John S Folk, 200 Pearl st.
Alfred Hodges, Williamsburg.
Nicholas Stilwell, Gravesend. Stephen B Hendrickson, Flatlands,
COMMISSIONERS,
For loaning certain Moneys of United States.
James Walters, cor Henry and Poplar sts. Garrett L Martense, Flatbush.
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Harmanus B Duryea, No 3 Front street.
SURROGATE.
Andrew B Hodges, Williamsburg. Peter Shapter, Jr. Clerk, Williamsburg.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR.
Crawford C Smith, 135 Fulton street.
ALMS HOUSE AND ASYLUM.
Samuel C Herbert, Keeper, Flatbush,
Hyatt, resident Physician, Flatbush,
Timothy Ingraham consulting do do
Miss Burchell, Matron, do
Mrs Granger, Teacher, do
Stephen Colyer, Farmer, do
PENITENTIARY.
Davis Afflick, Keeper, Flatbush. Rose Murdock, Matron, do
SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE POOR.
Wm Rushmore, Schermerhorn, near Hoyt street.
John S Folk, 200 Pearl street.
Alfred Hodges, Williamsburg. Nicholas Stilwell, Gravesend.
Stephen B Hendrickson, Flatlands.
CORONER.
George A Abraham, 55 Henry street.
PHYSICIAN TO COUNTY JAIL.
David F Atwater, Clinton corner Remsen street.
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