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July 12. Gauly Bridge, Va. wilfully set on fire and destroyed- loss $20,000
July 13. H. E. Fudger, U. S. Consul, assassinated at Bogota.
July 15. Fire at Petersburg, Va. by which 20 buildings were destroyed.
July. Treaty of league and perpetual friendship concluded between the Republics represented at Panama.
July 18. Great distress in the money market at New-York, and failure of the Life and Fire Insurance Company, and several other companies, and many private individuals.
July 18. Isaac Shelby, ex-Governor of Kentucky, a soldier of both wars, died at Danville, Ken.
July 21. The Panama Congress, on account of the remoteness of the place, and the difficulty of communication with the Govern ments represented, adjourned to meet at Tacubaya.
July 24. Richard C. Anderson, Ambassador &c. died at Cartha- gena, on his way to the Panama Congress.
- July 28. A conspiracy to disarm the Colombian army and assas- C
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sinate Bolivar, by the Peruvians at Lima, headed by Gen. Nicho- chia, detected and frustrated.
1826 July 29. Mersereau, a d. sheriff of Richmond Co. N. Y. arrested and imprisoned in New Brunswick, upon a charge of having made an arrest in N. Jersey, under a process issued in N. York.
- Aug. 4. The Mount Hope Loan Company of N. York, stopped payment.
- Aug. 5. Treaty between the U. States and the Chippewas.
Aug. 12. Sixty hogsheads of tobacco, raised in the western part of Canada, brought to York, U. C. on its way to Montreal, being the first parcel of consequence produced in the province.
Aug. 16. Royal Tyler, jurist, dramatist, &c. died at Brattlebo- rough, Vt. aged 66.
- Aug. 17. Col. James Johnson of Kentucky, died.
- Aug. Joseph McIlvaine, lawyer and one of the U. S. Senate, died at Burlington N. Jersey.
- Aug. 19. Paul Allen, a distinguished public writer and editor, died at Baltimore, aged 57.
Aug. 22. An attempt to blow up the meeting-house at Granby Ct. discovered and frustrated
Aug. 26. John and Matthew Kincaid charged and convicted of having set fire to and destroyed the Gauly Bridge, sentenced to be three years imprisoned, and to be pilloried one hour in each of the three years
- Sept. 2. Col. Lemuel Prescott, a soldier of the Revolution, died at Lubec, Me. aged 76
- Sept. 2. An application to the Legislature of N. Carolina, pro- jected, to prevent the exportation of provisions from the State on account of their scarcity
- Sept. 9. A conspiracy of the blacks in Porto Rico, discovered and prevented
- Sept. 11. Abduction of Wm. Morgan from Batavia N. York. -
- Sept. 16. Avalanche of the White Mountain at the Notch, N. H. by which Mr. Wylley, his wife, five children, and two labourers were killed.
Sept. 16. Wm. P. Van Ness, U. S. Judge of the S. District of N Y. died at N. York
Sept. 17. Castle Calhoun in the Chesapeake begun
Sept. 18. Awful earthquake at St. Jago de Cuba
Sept. 22. By a decree of the Vice President of Venezuela, the officers of the Republic were directed to wear mourning in respect to the memory of Jefferson and Adams
Sept. 26. Revolt of the Chilian army at Chiloe.
Sept. 30 Major Thomas Harris, a soldier of the Revolution, died in Iredell Co. N. Carolina, aged 89
Sept. 30. A disease called the " Cold Plague," prevailed in Mis- sissippi, near, Fort Adams, and carried off persons in 48 hours.
Oct. 3. An anti-duelling association formed in Charleston S. C.
Oct. 5. The steamboats Phenix and Congress ran foul of each other on Lake Champlain, by which two passengers were killed and several injured
Oct. 7. Capt. Josiah Muffit, a soldier of the Revolution, died at Leesburg, Va. aged 90
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1826 Oct. 7. The Coffin Academy founded at Nantucket, Me. by Sir Isaac Coffin
- Oct. 14. Winney Williams, a negress, died at Alexandria Va. aged 119
Oct. 16. Col. Richard C. Anderson, a patriot of the Revolution, died at Kentucky, aged 76
Oct. 16. Treaty between the U. States and the Potawatamies
Oct. 18. The Frigate Hope, built for the Greek Government, sailed from N. York
Oct. 20. Tremendous hurricane in N. Carolina, by which houses were demolished, trees torn up by the roots, and heavy furniture blown three or four miles distant.
- Oct. 23. Treaty between the U. S. and the Miamis
Oct. 28. Proclamation of the President, announcing the treaty with Central America
Nov. 13. Convention between the U. S. and Great Britain con- cluded at London by Albert Gallatin and Messrs. Huskisson and Addington, by which G. B. agreed to pay $1,204,960, in liquida- dation of the claim, decided under the mediation of Russia to be due to the U. S. for deported slaves
- Nov. 14. Bolivar returned to Bogota
Nov. 18. Edward Thompson and others indicted for frauds upon the revenue, at Philadelphia, amounting to $1,500,000
Nov. 26. Grand ceremonial upon laying the cap-stone of the Delaware and Hudson Canal.
Dec. By a decison of the Court of Errors of the State of N. York, the retention of the interest, as practised by the banks upon dis- counting notes, was declared to be usury
Dec. The Falmouth (British) packets commenced delivering the mail at Annapolis Md. instead of New-York
- Dec. 2. Captain Lewis Warrington appointed Commissioner of the navy, Vice Jones resigned
Dec. 4. The second session of the nineteenth Congress met
Dec. 6. The family of Mr. Carr residing on the Ocilla River E. Florida, consisting of six persons, murdered by the Indians
Dec. 20. Grand Canal opened
Dec. 26. A law passed by Georgia declaring the Indians and their descendants unacquainted with the English language,incom- petent to be witnesses in a court of justice
Dec. 29. The Vice President (J. C. Calhoun) communicated to the Senate his intention not to resume the chair until the House of Representatives investigated the charges impeaching his offi- cial conduct while Secretary of War
Dec. 31. U. S. Treas. Receipts $25,260,431. Expenditures $24,103,398. Product of the customs #23,341,331
Dec, A mine of manganese discovered in Chittenden, Rutland Co. Vt
1827 Jan. Amount of public debt $73,987,357
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- Jan. 5. Harrison Gray Otis, a distinguished lawyer and states- man, died at Springfield Mass.
-- Jan. 6. Thomas Simmons died at Rehoboth, Mass. aged 104
- Jan. 6. Hannah Archer, a negro, died an Norfolk, Va. aged 104
-- Jan. 13. A bill introduced into the legislature of Virginia for the
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relief from taxation of -- Lynch, a poor man, the father of 34 legitimate children, 27 of whom being then living.
1827 Jan. 18. Great fire in Alexandria Va. in which 50 houses were burned, and property destroyed estimated at $250,000
- Feb. 2. Violent shock of an earthquake felt at Laguira
- Feb. 6. Bolivar resigned the Presidency of the Colombian Republic
- Feb. 12. Joel R. Poinsett appointed to represent the U. States at the Congress of Panama, with R. C. Anderson
Feb. 13. The Committee of the House of Representatives ap- pointed to investigate the charges against the Vice President, made a report exonerating him from all suspicion of misconduct
- Feb. 14. The Vice President resumed the chair of the Senate
Feb. 14. The Committee of the House of Representatives made a report unfavourable to the petitions of the citizens of N. York, Pa. De. Md. Va. and Ohio, proposing that, " under the patronage of the U. States, an expedition should be fitted out to explore the northern parts of the continent
Feb. 14. Captain Mott of the American merchant ship Canton, grossly assaulted and beaten at Havana by a Spanish sentinel
Feb. 17. Col. Jacob Hindman, of the U. States Army, died at Baltimore, aged -
Feb. 20. Battle of Ituzaingo, between the Buenos Ayreans under Alvear, and the Brazilians under [8500] in which by the Buenos Ayrean account, after six hours fighting, the latter were defeated : Buenos Ayreans killed and wounded 400-Brazi- lians, killed 1200, wounded - -
Feb. 21. The battle the Buenos Ayreans and Brazilians renewed with a loss to the former of 3000 killed and wounded
Feb. By a decision made in the Supreme Court of the U. States, it was delivered as the unanimous opinion of the seven judges, " that the President of the U. States is the sole and exclusive judge, whether any of the exigencies (such as invasion, insurrec- tion, &c.) enumerated in the Constitution have occurred, in which he is authorized to call out the militia of the several States."
March 3. Langdon Cheves of Pa. James Pleasants of Va. and Henry Sewall of N. Carolina, appointed Commissioners of claims under the convention of G. Britain, of the 13th Nov. 1826, rela- tive to satisfaction for deported slaves
March 3. Accidental explosion of the Government magazine at Port Au Prince, containing 4000 pounds of powder, by which 31 persons were killed
March 3. William B. Rochester of N. York, appointed Charge des affaires to Central America
March 3. Henry Wheaton of N. York, appointed Charge des affaires to Denmark
- March 3. Beaufort T. Watts of S. Carolina, appointed Charge des affaires to Colombia
March 5. Internal improvements and protecting duties by Con- gress, denounced by a Committee of the Legislature of Virginia, as an infringement on State rights
March 8. U. States sl Natchez 18 gs, launched at Norfolk Va.
March 9. Fire at Norfolk Va. by which houses and property were destroyed amounting to $80,000
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1827 March 15. Extraordinary letter from Beaufort T. Watts, U. S. Charge des affaires to Colombia, to general Bolivar, imploring his exertions to rescue Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru, from destruc- tion
March 20. Proclamation of the Governor of N. York, offering a reward of $1000 for the discovery of Morgan, if alive, and if mur- dered $2000 for the discovery of the offender
March 22, 23. Battle of Coginicuilapa, S. America, between the St. Salvadorean rebels under Rouel, and the Government troops under the President in which the former were de- feated
March 23. Grand Canal opened
March 31. Christopher Gore, a distinguished statesman, &c. died at Boston, aged 69
March. The Legislature of Alabama, passed an act to prohibit, after the 1st of August 1827, the importation of slaves for sale or hire
April 1. The bridge over the Kennebec River, at Augusta Me. wilfully destroyed by fire
- April 3. The corner stone of the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia, laid
April 4. Samuel Sitgreaves, a distinguished statesman, died at Easton Pa. aged 64
April 4. Large quantities of calamine or ore of zinc, discovered at the lead mines in Missouri
-- April 4. Cobalt of a very rich quality discovered in Missouri
April 15, 16. Insurrection at Guayaquil, headed by Col. Elezalde, which led to the deposing of Gen. Perez, and all the officers act- ing under the authority of Bolivar, and the appointment of Gen. Lamar as political and Military chief
April 18. M. John D. Antignac, a soldier of the Revolution, died at Augusta Geo. aged 79
April 20. Gen. Santander, Vice President of Colombia, implored Bolivar to assume the Presidential chair, to which he had been re-elected
- April 22. By a decree of Miguel Baragan, Governor of the free and sovereign State of Vera Cruz, all masonic associations were prohibited, and all persons concerned in such associations, in or out of the state, doomed to 5 years imprisonment
- April 29. Rufus King, ambassador, statesman, &c. died at Ja- maica N. York, aged 72.
- May 7. The Treasury of Ohio, at Columbus, entered in the night by Wm. H. Price and others, and robbed of $15000; the money was subsequently recovered and the thieves punished
- May 9. A fall of meteoric stones in Sumner Co. Ky. some of which weighed 11 or 12 pounds
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- May 9. Excessive drought commenced in Louisiana and the southern states, and lasted until the end of July
- May 18. Battle of Apapa, in Guatemala, between the Guatema- lians and St. Salvadorians, in which the former were defeated with a loss of 70 killed
- - May 26. Wm. Philips, ex-Lieutenant Governor of Mass. died at Boston, aged 78
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1827 June 6. An insurrection of the negroes at Macon, Geo. detected and suppressed
June 15. The erection of a monument in Boston, to the memory of Benjamin Franklin, begun
June 18. Isaac B. Desha pardoned without trial, by the Gover- nor of Kentucky (Joseph Desha his father), for the murder of Francis Baker, of which he had been indicted, because the pros- pect of obtaining a jury was hopeless, and the evidence of guilt only circumstantial
June 18. Fire in Philadelphia, by which 20 houses were con- sumed
June 19. Bolivar, at the instance of Santander, assumed his Presidential chair
June 24. The Winnebagoes commenced hostilities upon the U. States, by the murder of two men and a child, at Prairie du Chien June 28. Joseph Force, a pauper, died in the almshouse, Bucks Co. Pa. aged 107
June 30. Two boats returning from conveying provisions to the garrison at St. Peters, attacked on the Mississippi by the Winne- bagoes, who, after three hours hard fighting, were beat off. Am. 2 killed and 6 wounded ; Ind. loss supposed to be 10 or 12 killed and a greater number wounded
June. Great disturbances at Lima and removal of the Marquis Santa Cruz from the Presidency of Peru
June. The grand jury of Blount Co. Ken. presented the recent election of the President by the House of Representatives as a nuisance
- July 2. Meeting at Columbia, S. Carolina, and resolutions pas- sed, declaring the imposition by Congress of protecting duties, unconstitutional
- July 3. The conspirators detected in a plot to assassinate Boyer, executed at Port au Prince
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July 4. Treaty between the U. States and Sweden concluded at Stockholm, by John James Appleton and Count Wettersted.
- July 4. Negro slavery ceased in New-York
- - July. Mina shot, aged 28
- The independence of St. Domingo proclaimed at Hayti
-- July 18. The British mail from New Brunswick to Canada, interrupted in its passage through Woodstock, on the Mada- waska river, by John Baker, a citizen of the U. States
July 26. Convention of the Cherokee Indians at New Echota, and adoption of a Constitution of Government
July 30. Convention of Delegates from Connecticut, Deleware, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, N. York, N. Hampshire, N. Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, R. Island, Vermont, and Virgi- nia, met at Harrisburg Pa, and chose Joseph Ritner of Pa. Presi- dent
July 31, Rev. Horace Holly, D. D. President of Transylvania University, died at sea
July, The Franklin Bank of N. Jersey stopped payment
- Aug, 1. The importation of slaves into Alabama, for sale or hire, prohibited
- Aug. 1, Extremely hot weather of five days continuance, the
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thermometer, at Baltimore, standing in shade at 94 degrees of Fahrenheit, and exposed to the sun, at 130 degrees
1827 Aug. 3. The Harrisburg Convention adjourned after memoria- lizing Congress to protect domestic industry by the increase of duties on woollen, and some few other articles
Aug. 9. J. S. Cooley, U. States Charge des affaires to Peru, disa- vowed, in behalf of the American Government, the interference in the affairs of the S. American States, that had been inferred from the letter of Mr. Watts, of the 15th of March, to Bolivar
- - Aug. 17. Violent hurricane in the West Indies
- Aug. Bernardino Rivadivia resigned the Presidency! of Buenos Ayres
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- Sept. 8. Grand exhibition at the Falls of Niagara, by precipitat- ing the Michigan, a large vessel stocked by animals, over the same
- Sept. 15. Formal deposition of Red Jacket, the venerable chief of the Seneca Tribe of the Six Nations, by the christianized por- tion of the tribe
- Sept. 28. Persecution of the Spanish inhabitants of Mexico, by the native citizens
- Sept. 39. Convention by G. Britain and the U. States referring the question of boundaries to the arbitration of the king of the Netherlands
- Oct. 2. Gen. Perry Benson, a patriot and soldier of the Revolu- tion, died at Wheatland Md. aged 72
Oct. 12. John Eager Howard, Governor of Md. a distinguished soldier and patriot of the Revolution, died at Baltimore, aged 75
Oct. 17. A meeting of farmers and manufacturers held at Boston, and resolutions passed approving the proceedings of the Harris- burg Convention
Oct. 21. Fire at Mobile, by which the greater part of the town was demolished, and the injury done estimated at $1,000,000
Oct. 28. The U. States Branch Bank, at Petersburg Va. robbed by one of the Tellers of $40,000
Oct. 28. Rt. R. James Kemp, D. D. Episcopal Bishop of Mary- land, died at Baltimore
- Oct. An extensive bed of manganese discovered in Chittenden, Vermont
Nov. 3. The U. States sl Falmouth 18 gs launched at Boston
Nov. 5. Sieur Vincent Rumpff, ambassador from the Hanseat- ic cities; arrived at Washington
Nov. 10. St. George Tucker, lawyer and statesman, died aged 77 Nov. 11. Correspondence between Capt. Biddle of the U. States Navy, and Baron da Prata of the Buenos Ayrean Navy, relative to entering a blockaded port by a government ship of a friendly power
- - Nov. 26. The " Washington Monument Association" of Boston, conveyed to the Corporation of the city, for the benefit of the pub- lic, the monument executed by Chantry, and the hall erected for its preservation
- Nov. 26. A meeting of agriculturists and others held at Albany, and resolutions passed approving the proceedings of the Harris- burg Convention
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1827 Nov. Great earthquake at Popayan, Colombia
_ - Dec. 3. The twentieth Congress met, and James Barbour of Va. chosen Speaker of the H. of R. on the first ballot.
Dec. 8. Act passed by the Mexican Congress, banishing the Spanish inhabitants
Dec. 18. Grand Canal closed
Dec. 20. Treaty between the U. States and the Hanseatic Towns, concluded at Washington, by Vincent Rumpff and Henry Clay
Dec. 20. The remains of Lieut. Allen of the U. States Navy, having been brought from the W. Indies, interred at Hudson with military and civic honours
Dec. 29. The exercise, on the part of the General Government, of the power to encourage domestic manufactures, or to promote internal improvements, denounced by the Legislature of Georgia as a flagrant usurpation
Dec. 31. U. States Treasury receipts $22,966,363-Expendi- tures $22,656,765-Produce of the customs $119,712,283
Dec. Baron Krudener, Russian Ambassador, arrived in the U. States
1828, Jan. 1. Amount of Public debt $67,475,622
- Jan. 1. The dry-dock, at the U. States Navy Yard at Gosport Va. begun
- Jan. 8. The anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans celebrated at that city with peculiar splendor, on account of the presence of Gen. Jackson, who had been invited on the occasion
- Jan. 12. Wm. Tudor of Mass. appointed charge des affaires to Brazil
Jan. 19. Fire at Wilmington, N. Carolina, by which 30 buildings were destroyed and property consumed estimated at nearly $130,000
- Jan. 20. Remarkably open winter, the navigation of the Hudson River being now first closed
Jan. 21. Circular from the Sec. of Treasury, authorizing the drafts or checks of the U. States Bank, to be taken in payment for the public dues
Jan. 24. Grand Canal closed
Jan. 30. The Rt. Rev. Ambrose Mareschal, Cath. Archbishop of Baltimore, died at Baltimore
Feb. 2. Fire at New Orleans, by which the Government house and other valuable buildings were destroyed : loss estimated at $300,000
- Feb. 4. Earthquake at Tobasco, Mexico, and other towns in the vicinity, some of which were nearly destroyed
Feb. 6. Grand Canal opened
Feb. 9. Great Fire at Havana, which destroyed 600 buildings, and 11 persons lost their lives
- Feb. 11. Dewitt Clinton, LL. D. Governor of New-York, &c. &c. died at Albany, aged 61
Feb. 12. James Madison and James Monroe, ex-Presidents de- clined to serve as electors of a President of the U. States
- Feb. 24. James Cooley, U. States charge des affaires to Peru, died at Lima
REMARKS ON THE VADE MECUM.
Allen-street was formerly Fourth-street. The name was changed on 24th March 1817, in honour of William H. Allen, of the United States' navy, killed on board the Argus, in the engagement with the British sloop of war, Pelican, August 14, 1813.
Ann-street was improved and winened to Nassau-street, in the year 1830, and thence to William in 1833.
Augustus-street .- The name of this street has been changed to City Hall Place.
Asylum-street was opened from Cornelia to Christopher in the year 1831. The name of Asylum from Avenue 6th to Avenue 8th was changed to Fourth-street, 1833-4.
Barrack, lower, on the Battery, near to State-street, and south of Whitehall-street.
Barrack, upper, Chamber south side, between Broadway and Cross-st.
Barrow-street. The name of that part leading from Macdougal to ยท about where it now crosses Asylum, there continued in what was then called Reason-street, was changed from Fifth-street, January 26, 1829, but Asylum was not at that time opened at this point. Reason-street formerly led from Bedford to Fifth-street, or towards the 6th Avenue, and was named Barrow, September 8, 1828.
Bayard-street .- That part east of the Bowery was, previous to the year about 1807, called Fisher-street.
Bearer-street, east of Broad-street, was called Princes-street.
Beekman-street .- T'ill 1823 this street led only to Pearl-street, when it was opened to Water-street, and met a continuation of what was then called Crane Wharf, to the East River :: the numbering then com- menced at Pearl-street-previous to the revolutionary war it was called Chapel-street.
Bleecker-street .- The part from Carmine to Bank was formerly call- ed Herring : the name was changed by being made a continuation of Bleecker-street, April 6th, 1829. Carrol Place comprises the two blocks fronting on this street, between Laurens and Thompson streets. Leroy Place comprises the two blocks fronting this street between Mercer and Greene.
Bridge, between Broad-street and Whitehall was Wynkoop-street.
Broadway .- Formerly the upper part was called Great George- street.
Broome-street .- This street is a trifle short of two miles in length : the part east of the Bowery was formerly called Bullock-street.
Cedar-street was called Little Queen-street.
Centre-street .- That part leading from Pearl to Hester was formerly called Collect-street, and the part from Hester to the termination was then also called Rynders-street, and the whole named Centre-street, April 7, 1828.
Chambers-street was opened from Chatham to Cross about the year 1825.
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Chapel-strcet, until about the year 1830, extended through what is now called College Place to Barclay-street, formerly was designated as Little Chapel-street.
College Place was part of Chapel-street, until the improvements in the year 1830.
City Hall Place-name changed from Augustus-street, 1834, which see for the present numbering.
Christie-street, formerly First-street. The name was changed March 24, 1827, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel John Christie, who died on the frontier, July 22, 1813.
Cliff-street was opened and extended from Ferry in the year 1826, into what was called Skinner-street, that part then received the name of Cliff, August 27, 1827.
Clinton-street .- The name of that part from North of Division was changed from Arundel-street, about 1828.
Duane-street .- The part west of Broadway to Hudson-st., was for- merly called Barley, and the part east of Elm was called Colden.
East Broadway-formerly called Harman-street, was widened feet on the south-east side, and name changed January 10, 1831.
Eldridge-street, formerly Third-street-the name was changed on 24th of March, 1817, in honour of Lieutenant Eldridge, who was toma- hawked in Upper Canada, July 7, 1813.
Elm, from Reade to the Collect, was Little Ann-street.
Exchange Place was formerly called Garden-street, when it extend- ed only from Broadway to William-street. On the erection of the Merchants' Exchange it was extended to Hanover-street, and on Sep- tember 24, 1827, from thence to Broad street received the name of Ex- change Place, which name was finally given to the remainder of the street to Broadway in the year -, which last part was commonly called Verlettenbergh-hill.
Fletcher-street was called, from Water-st. to river, or a portion of it, Cooper-street.
Exchange-street .- The name was Slote Lane until the great im- provement, when the name was changed December 23, 1825.
Fourth-street .- The part north-westwardly of Aven. 6th was called Asylum-street, and that part from Avenue 6th to Christopher was opened about the year 1831, the present termination of this street was fixed December 1833.
Franklin-street was formerly called Sugarloaf-street,-that part west of Chapel was called Provost-street, the name of which was changed in 1833.
Forsyth street was called Second-street until March 24, 1817, when the name was changed in memory of Lieutenant Colonel Forsyth, who was killed in Lower Canada, June 28, 1813.
Fulton-street .- The part west of Broadway was formerly called Partition-street,-the part from Broadway to Cliff was called Fair- street, whence in the year - it was opened to Pearl, where it met what was then called Beekman-slip.
Grund-street is nearly one mile and three quarters in length. At the corner of Elizabeth-street stood Bayard's Mount (commonly called Bunker's Hill) through the south side of which this street was cut in 1803-4 : just in the rear, between Centre and Crosby, fronting on Broome street, was located Vauxhall Garden, on Bayard's Farm. At the corner of Broadway and Grand was a famous mead garden, (known as Davis' garden) on an elevation of at least 40 feet above the present level of Broadway.
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