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Wherein, in conformity with the General Order from Father- Land, and willing to apply the remedy, We ordain and order, by these Presents, that no inhabitant following the business of Brewing. * * *
nor by the small measure, excepting at meal-time, Tap, Sell, nor hand out, any Beers, Wines, or Waters, not even to Boarders nor to those whom they may pretend are boarding with them, under
*Vide Orders of Director Kieft, dated June 28, 1614, and July 4, 1647 ; and the Order of Director Stuyvesant and Council, dated March 10, 1648, etc.
This Excise, which was the only Tax levied on the Colonists, originated in the necessities arising in the General War with the Indians, in 1644, and it was im- posed, as a temporary necessity, with the consent of the Eight men chosen by the Commonalty, on the twenty-eighth of June in that year.
It was openly resisted at the beginning, and Kieft was obliged to employ force in executing it, notwithstanding the urgency of the situation and the promise of the Director that it should continue " only until the arrival of a Company's ship, a new Director, or the end of the war." At a later period, it was avoided whenever it could be done, as the Ordinances show ; yet it is said to have produced, yearly, in Stuyvesant's time, not less than Four Thousand Guilders, in this city alone.
+ Vide Order of the Director General and Council, dated January 12, 1648, which, "agreeable to the order and practice in Holland," denied to Brewers the Privilege of Tapping and Retailing the Beer which they brewed.
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which pretense we have observed great frauds have been prac. tised. *
To prevent both the one and the other, We do moreover ordain that, from this time forth, no Beers nor any Wines, shall be moved out of the cellars of any Brewery or Warehouse, nor be lodged in the houses of the Tapsters, except they shall have first been given in at the office of the Secretary, and the Sledgemen or Carriers of the same shall have brought back a Bill of Delivery, . signed by the First Clerk of the Secretary, which Bill shall be shown and exhibited on the same day it was brought and signed, to our Fiscaal, Hendrick Van Dyck, or to the person whom the Fiscaal shall have substituted in his place, during his absence. We do insist upon every one and all the Brewers, not to deliver any Beers, nor give them to any Sledgemen or Beer-carriers, until they shall have first shown a Bill of Delivery, in the penalty of forfeiting the Beers and Wines, and all the utensils, whether they be Horses, Sledges, or any other instruments whereby the same may be removed, and an arbitrary correction of those who may be accessory thereto. + Done and after the resumption agreed to, in our Session, at Fort Amsterdam, on the 8th November, Anno, 1649, signed by,
P. STUYVESANT,
L. VAN DINCKLAGE,
H. VAN DYCK,
LA MONTAGNE, BRIAN NEWTON.
WHITE BREAD NOT TO BE BAKED.
The Director General and Councillors of New Netherland to all who shall read these presents or hear them read.
Considering the abundant complaints presented to us by many of our inhabitants concerning the poor quality of the large bread and the right weight of the white bread, with other than which the
* As the Excise was paid. one half by the Tapster, the other half by the Brewer, it will be seen that the Government held no check over the business when both branches were followed by the same person. Hence the necessity of the Order of January 12, 1648, as well as that of this Reissue of it .- D.
+ Vide Order of Director General and Council, dated March 10, 1648, Section VII .- D.
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good people cannot with the ordinary currency be accommodated by the bakers, the cause and foundation of which is understood to be that the Indians or natives of the country seek the white bread in preference to the black and pay the bakers for the same with perfect seawant, which our inhabitants from want of perfect sea- want cannot do in their purchase.
The consequence of which is that from the inclination of great- er profit the Indians and barbarous natives are better accom- modated than the christians. In consideration of which the Director General and Councillors with a view to the best service of the community according to their best ability as occasion affords, do ordain and command by these presents, that for the future no baker shall bake any white bread or cakes for sale, or permit the same to be baked, nor shall sell the same to either christians or natives, on penalty of forfeiture of all that shall be baked and of fifty Carolus guilders from such as fail to comply Excepting nevertheless that no inhabitant shall be prohibited by these presents, to bake or have baked a sufficiency of white bread for their ordinary and proper meals as their occasion shall require, provided they observe in other respects the orders of the court.
Interdicting and forbidding likewise as we do by these presents interdict and forbid the public sale and consumption of white bread and cakes either to the Indians or to the inhabitants, and for the purpose of condemning the frauds and in respect to the ordi- nary bread, and in order that neither the Indians nor the Inhabi- tants shall be inferior weight the above mentioned Director Gen- . eral and Councillors order that those following the business of baking bread shall hereafter bake the same of pure wheat or pure rye as it comes from the mill, of the weight of five, four and two pounds, at a price in conformity with the orders that shall from time to time be announced by the court for the purchase of grain. This done resolved and established at our meeting this Sth No- vember, 1649.
Was under written.
P. STUYVESANT
L. VAN DINCKLAGE
HI. VAN DYCK
LA MONTAGNE BRIAN NEWTON.
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PROVISION AGAINST A SCARCITY OF BREAD.
The Director and the Councillors of New Netherland having re- marked the scarcity of the crops of the past year; and also that there is a great complaint among our good inhabitants, that already they have scarcely a subsistence of Bread for themselves and their children, to be had of the Bakers, and the apprehension is that if there is not a seasonable interposition, there will be a farther deficiency of Bread-corn and a greater advance in price :
Therefore, by these Presents it is ordained by the Director and Councillors, that from this time forth until our farther Order and a greater supply of Grain, no Brewer shall be permitted to Malt or Brew any Wheat, under the penalty of the forfeiture of the Malted Wheat and arbitrary correction And, furthermore, by these Presents, they do interdict, and forbid that any Wheat, Rye or Baked Bread shall be transported out of the Province of New Netherland until the time when, by our more exact estimate of the quantity of Grain and the yearly necessary consumption, our necessary consent to such transportation shall be given. Done and approved in our Session, this 8th November 1649, under- signed by
P. STUYVESANT
L. VAN DINCKLAGE
H. VAN DYCK
LA MONTAGNE BRIAN NEWTON
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE TO BE APPROVED.
Whereas the Director and Councillors of New Netherland have been informed, that in and concerning the selling of real estate, such as Houses and Gardens, House-lots, and other lands there are practised various clandestine abuses and frauds to the, great injury of older creditors.
Therefore, the Director and Councillors of New Netherland, by these Presents, do charge their Secretary and in his absence, the first Clerk, not to pass nor sign any transport of Real estate until, at the stated . Court-day, it shall have been examined and approved by the Directors and Councillors; Declaring by these
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Presents, all Contracts and transports null and void which, after this date, shall have been passed without their approbation and ratification, or signatures. Done and approved in Session at Fort Amsterdam, this 9th February, Anno. 1650. Was undersigned by
P. STUYVESANT,
L. VAN DINCKLAGE
H. VAN DYCK, Fiscaal LA MONTAGNE.
BAKERS ALLOWED TO BAKE WHITE BREAD.
The Director General and the Councillors have granted the request of the Bakers, and they have the privilage, for the accom- modation of the Community, of baking White Bread (but no Cakes nor Cracknels) Provided they shall bake the White Bread so as to conform in weight with the order of the Fatherland. Furthermore the bakers are charged and interdicted, that they shall bake the common Bread of naught else than pure Wheat and Rye flour, as it comes from the mill, so that the community may be protected against complaints concerning the poverty and leanness of the common Bread. Dated this 14th April, Anno. 1650, at the Session at Fort Amsterdam .*
THE VALUE OF SEAWANT FIXED.
The Director General and the Councillors of New Netherland, to all persons who may see these Presents, or hear them read, send Greeting.
Whereas, with great concern, we have observed, both now and for a long time past, the depreciation and corruption of the loose Seawant, among which there are current many that are not per- forated and half-finished ; and others made of Stone, Bone, Glass, Muscle-shells, Horns, and even of Wood ; and broken ones, whereby . occasion is given for repeated complaints from the inhabitants, that they cannot go with such Seawant to the Market, nor yet pro- cure for themselves any commodity, not even a mean White-loaf
*This Order modified that which hal been issued by the Governor and Council on the eighth of November, 1649.
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of Bread, nor a Can of Beer, at the Merchants', the Bakers', or the Tapsters', for the loose Seawant, Wherein, according to our best ability, desirous of making provision in this emergency, We have resolved and determined, for the furtherance of business and the general good, that, from this time forth, no loose Seawant shall be current, nor be a lawful tender, except that the same shall be strung on one string, as the general custom has been heretofore. For the purpose of preventing the introduction and the circula- tion of all clumsy and perforated Seawant, for the purpose of making a difference betwixt the Commercial Seawant and the String Seawant; and in order to prevent all misunderstanding for the time to come, the Director General and Councillors aforesaid do hereby ordain that the Commercial Seawant shall be current and be a lawful tender, as formerly, to wit : Six White or Three Black Seawants for one Stiver ; and. on the other hand, the base strung Seawant shall pass, Eight White or Four Black for one Stiver. We Ordain, by these Presents, and charge all persons, to regulate themselves according to the tenor of these Presents ; and in case of refusal, to abandon their Trade and Business; and Fiscaal is ordered by these Presents, after the Publication of the same, to affix these and to publish them everywhere it may be necessary, and to make use of every means to have the same acted upon and executed .*
Vide Order of Director Kieft and Council, dated November 30, 1647, on this subject.
As early as 1634, Wampum had become, "in a manner, the currency of the country, with which the produce of the interior was paid off ;" and, many years after (1649), the value of it seems to have been very uncertain.
Stuyvesant seems to have had no desire to meddle with the currency of the country, even when requested by the Selectmen ; and it was made a subject of formal complaint against him, to the Home Government, by Adriaen van der Donck and others.
MINOR PARAGRAPHIS.
THE HISTORY OF NEW YORK TRINITY CHURCH .- The members of the Protestant Episcopal Church (then known as the Church of England in America) first held stated religious service in this city, in a chapel attached to a fort, which stood near the present Battery. In this place, under the Dutch administration, the service of the Church of Holland had been per- formed. On the surrendering of the colony of New York to the British, in 1664, the service of the Church of England, it being a government estab- lishment, was, of course, introduced. The congregation, however, increas- ing, Trinity Church was founded in 1696, in the reign of William and Mary. The Rector, the Rev. William Vesey, first performed divine service in it February 6, 1697. It was originally a small square edifice ; and was en- larged at the east end in 1735, and again on the north and south sides in 1737. Its length was then, including the tower and chancel, one hundred and sixty-six feet, its width 72 feet, and the steeple 180 feet high. The steeple was struck by lightning in the Summer of 1762, but little damage, however, was done. On the 21st of September, 1776, in the memorable fire which laid waste so great a portion of the city, this venerable and majestic edifice was destroyed. It lay in ruins during the remainder of the Revolutionary war, and was replaced by another structure, which was consecrated by the Right Rev. Bishop Provoost, in 1791. This building was inferior in size to the older one; being 104 feet long and 72 wide. The steeple was about the same height as the other ; but stood on the east, in- stead of the west end, as was the case with the former church, and is still the case with St. Paul's chapel ; this method having been adopted with the view of bringing the chancel and the great altar window, agreeably to ancient ideas of propriety, on the east end, a part of the last of which forms the organ loft, in which was placed a fine organ, built in London, soon after the church was founded.
This church was ornamented with a number of handsome marble orna- ments, among which were one to the memory of Gen. Alexander Hamilton, one to that of the late Jacob Sherrod, Esq., the munificent patron of the Episcopal Theological Seminary, and the beautifully chaste statue of Bishop Hobart. The cemetery in which the church is erected is one of the most ancient in this city, having been the resting place of successive gen- erations for upwards of 130 years. A few fine old trees on the street and grounds near the church, added much to the beautiful and impressive ap- pearance resulting from the style and proportions of the building. The steeple of the church formerly contained a fine ring of eight bells, which we regret have been distributed through the country, having been pre- sented to various churches.
Trinity church is the parish-church of the parish of that name, which contains also St. Paul's chapel, erected in 1766, and St. John's, erected in
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1807. St. George's church was also formerly a chapel. Trinity church is under the pastoral charge of a rector and two assistant ministers. The first of these offices is held by the Rev. William Berrian, D. D., and the last by the Rev. H. Y. Higbee and the Rev. J. M. Wainwright, D. D. Divine ser- vice is uniformly celebrated in Trinity church and St. John's chapel, not only at the usual hours on Sunday, but also on the morning of every Wednesday and Friday, and of every festival and holiday of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Notwithstanding the antiquity of the parish, the present rector is only the eighth that has held that office. His predecessors are the Rev. William Vesey, from 1696 to 1746 ; Rev. Henry Barclay, D. D. 1746 to 1764; Rev. Samuel Auchmuty, D. D. 1764 to 1777 ; Rev. Charles Inglis, D. D., afterwards Bishop of Nova Scotia, 1777 to 1783 ; the Right Rev. Samuel Provoost, D. D., from 1783 to 1800 ; the Rev. B. Moore, D. D., afterwards Bishop of New York, from 1800 to 1816; Rev. J. Hobart, D. D., afterwards Bishop of New York, from 1811 to 1830.
Of the above, all except Mr. Vesey, Dr. Barclay, and Bishop Provoost, were previously assistant ministers. In addition to whom, besides its pres- ent incumbents, the following gentlemen at different times have held that office :
Rev. John Ogilvie, D. D. ; Rev. John Bowden, D. D. ; Rev. Abraham Beach, D. D. ; Rev. John Bissett, D. D. ; Rev. Cave Jones, D. D. ; Rev. Thomas Y. How, D. D. ; Thomas C. Brownell, D. D., LL. D., now Bishop of Connecticut ; the Rev. Henry Anthon, D. D. ; Rev. J. F. Schroeder, D. D., and the present Bishop of the diocese, B. T. Onderdonk, D. D.
Among the communion plate belonging to this parish are several articles presented by William and Mary, and Queen Anne, and others with the initials of G. R.
The venerable church edifice which we have described, required import- ant repairs in 1839, but upon examination it was deemed necessary to raze it to the ground and build a new one, which accordingly was done, when the new edifice was commenced in October of the same year .- Episcopal Family Monitor, 1845.
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NOTES ON THE HISTORY OF PRINTING IN NEW YORK, 73
Continuation of Zenger's Trial-The Jurors Entered in their Right Order-Arguments against Zenger-Speech of Andrew Hamilton.
DIARY OF DR. ALEXANDER ANDERSON, 88
John Blair Linn-The Introduction of Ice Cream-The Rev. Philip Milledoler-Samuel Loudon, the Printer -- Jay's Treaty with England -The Brick Meeting House-The Government House-A Trip to Rockaway-Anderson's Hudibrastic Verse-The Town Meeting- Alexander Hamilton's Speech-Some Sweet Scotch Music.
MINOR AND OBSOLETE STREETS OF NEW YORK, 106
The Streets in 1831-Houses not Numbered-Short Streets in 1846 -Additional Thoroughfares Laid Out-Streets in 1832-Lack of Sys- tem in New York-Principles of Nomenclature
LAND TITLES IN NEW YORK CITY, . 123
Conveyances in Dutch Times-English Colonial Patents-Records of Transfer of Real Estate.
GOWANS' WESTERN MEMORABILIA, . 130
William Gowans-Slanders upon the Rev. E. Bogardus-Quakers not to be Harbored-Governor Dongan's Garden-The First Classical School-Post-mortem Examinations.
NEW PUBLICATIONS, 138
Beginnings of American Nationality-Pamphlets by Gen. Charles W. Darling.
MINOR PARAGRAPHS, 141
The Grave of Charlotte Temple -- What Judge Furman Thought about It - Mortuary List of Newspapers-Uptown March of Business -Colt's Submarine Battery-Changes in Real Estate in 1851.
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LETTER OF DOMINE JOHANNES MEGAPOLENSIS, 145
Early Life and Epitaph upon Him-Letter to the Classis of Amster- dam-Sad Condition of Anneke Jans-The Unpaid Salary of the Rev. Mr. Bogardus-His History and Marriage-Anneke Jans's Children.
NOTES ON THE HISTORY OF PRINTING IN NEW YORK, 152
Continuation of the Speech of Mr. Hamilton-What Constitutes a Libel.
CONDITION OF NEW YORK IN 1757, 166
Smith's History-Boundaries of the Province-The City-Fortifica- tions-Churches -- The Public Library-Government.
GOWANS' WESTERN MEMORABILIA,
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Foundation of the First Presbyterian Church-Negro Plot-River Free from Ice all Winter-Press Gang-Sale of Negroes.
DIARY OF DR. ALEXANDER ANDERSON, 184
Broken Heads-Bellevue Hospital-Care of the Poor-Yellow Fever of 1795 -Anderson Attends the Patients.
ORIGINAL CINCINNATI OF NEW YORK, - 192
List of the Members-Age of these Veterans.
GLEANINGS FROM THE SURROGATE'S OFFICE, 202
The Earliest Will on Record-Mary Gardiner.
MINOR PARAGRAPHS, 205
Leisler's Government-Introduction of a Fire Department-Bank- ruptcy of the Merchants' Exchange in 1849-Alleged Dying Confes- sion of Capt. Cunningham, Provost Marshal.
THE DUTCH RECORDS, 216
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PORTRAIT OF HAMILTON FISH, . Face 217
DIARY OF DR. ALEXANDER ANDERSON, 217
Progress of the Yellow Fever-Verses Addressed to his Mother- John Broome -- An Assistant Given Him.
GOWANS' WESTERN MEMORABILIA, 226 The First Colonial Congress-Leake's Gift to the Poor-Beginning of the Harlem Railroad-The Astor Will.
BAPTIST CHURCH IN GOLD STREET, .
245
New York Church a Branch of Scotch Plains-Deeds of the Church -Elizabeth Killmaster.
PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER MCDOUGALL,
Face 250
GEN. ALEXANDER MCDOUGALL, 250
Brief Notice of His Life.
THE DUTCH RECORDS OF NEW YORK, . 251
Condition of these Records-Translations by Dr. Westbrook and Dr. O'Callaghan-The Documents Practically Unknown-The Fire in the New York Printing Company-Drinking on the Sabbath Day -Trade with the Indians-Selling Liquor to the Indians-Hendrick Van Dyck-Lubbertus Van Dincklage-Tariff on Exports.
PORTRAIT OF NICHOLAS FISHI,
Face 261
NICHOLAS FISH, . 261
Biography of Col. Fish-His Military Services-The Expedition against the Six Nations-Hamilton Fish-Governor of New York- Secretary of State-President of the Historical Society.
NOTES ON THE HISTORY OF PRINTING IN NEW YORK, . 269 Conclusion of Mr. Hamilton's Speech in Defence of Zenger.
CITY CHURCHES IN 1827,
283
Baptist and Congregational Churches and Friends' Meeting Houses.
MINOR PARAGRAPHS, .
287
Schools in the Last Century-Movements in Property in 1859- Sunday Paper in 1811-Sale of Building Lots in 1852.
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STATUE OF JOHN H. STARIN, Frontispiece. PAGE
DIARY OF DR. ALEXANDER ANDERSON, 289
Hospital Practice with the Yellow Fever -- A Companion Ap- pointed-Deaths for the Season-Zimmermann on Solitude.
PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM HENRY WEBB,
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WILLIAM HENRY WEBB, 301
Sketch of the Famous Shipbuilder-His Ancestry-Early At- tempts at Shipbuilding-Vessels for Russia and France-His Public Services-A Home for Shipbuilders.
CITY CHURCHES IN 1827, 308
Growth of the Methodist Episcopal Church-Captain Webb- Sketch of the Stillwellites-African Methodists-Early Years of the Reformed Dutch Church-The Theological Seminary at New Bruns- wick-Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary -- The Lutherans and Moravians-List of the Presbyterian Churches-Growth of the Episcopal Church-Foundation of the Roman Catholic Church- Unitarian and Universalist Societies.
PORTRAIT OF PETER CARPENTER BAKER, Face 327
PETER CARPENTER BAKER, 327
Biographical Notes on His History-Birth and Education-Enters a Printing Office-Begins Business-Succeeds John S. Voorhies as Law Publisher -- Addresses and Speeches-Formation of the Typo- thetæ-The Franklin Statue.
THE DUTCH RECORDS OF NEW YORK, 337
Inordinate Drinking to be Suppressed-The Confinement of Goats and Hogs-Sabbath Breaking-Indians Forbidden to Have Liquor- Restrictions on Foreign Trade.
PORTRAIT OF JOHN HENRY STARIN, Face 344
JOHN HENRY STARIN, 344
Ancestry of Mr. Starin-His Labors in the Mohawk Valley-The Transportation Business Begun -- Its Success-His Public Life-Erec- tion of a Statue in His Honor-Speeches of Those Present-The Saratoga Monument.
GULIAN C. VERPLANCK, 356
His Birth-Death of Mrs. Verplanck-Letter of the Rev. Frederick Shelton.
OLD CHELSEA, . 360
Clement C. Moore-Beginning of the Village-The Fire Depart- ment.
GEORGE WARNER, 364
Services in the Revolution-His Descendants-Effingham H. Warner.
MINOR NOTES, . 367
Erection of the Gas Works in 1849.
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THE LEISLER TROUBLES IN 1689,
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Overthrow of King James-Receipt of the News Here -- Imprison- ment of Andros-Excitement among the Colonists-The New York Uprising-Not the Act of Leisler Alone-Not the Act of a Rabble- Current Misrepresentations-Arrival of Sloughter-Arrest of Leisler- His Conviction and Execution-Reversal of the Judgment in Parlia- ment.
PORTRAIT OF MARVELLE W. COOPER, . Face 404
THE APPRAISER OF THE PORT OF NEW YORK, . 404
The Custom-House under the Dutch and English-Its Establish- ment anew by the United States-Separation of the Appraiser's Office from the Collector's-How the Business is Managed-Sketch of Marvelle W. Cooper.
DIARY OF DR. ALEXANDER ANDERSON, 428
Leaves Bellevue Hospital and Resumes Engraving-Is Paid for His Services -- Anniversary of the Evacuation of the City by the British.
PORTRAIT OF JOHN CASTREE, Face 437
JOHN CASTREE, . 437
Birth and Early Training-Enters upon Business for Himself-His Connection with the Methodist Church-Becomes Interested in In- surance Matters-His Death-Character, as Described by Dr. Har- rower.
CHURCHES IN NEW YORK IN 1848, 442
Baptist-Congregational-Dutch Reformed-Friends -- Hebrew- Lutheran-Methodist-Protestant Episcopal-Presbyterian-Catholic -Churches in Brooklyn.
PORTRAIT OF JOHN M. TILFORD, . Face 452 JOHN M. TILFORD, 452
Birth and Parentage-New York in 1835-Beginning Business- Growth of the City Uptown-Improved Methods in the Grocery Trade-His Death-Integrity the Foundation of His Character.
THE DUTCH RECORDS OF NEW YORK, 462
Chimneys must be Kept Clean-Runaway Servants Not to be Har- bored-Improvement of Lots-Amsterdam Weights and Measures to be Used-Brewers not to Serve Beer-White Bread not Allowed- Scarcity of Bread-Transfers of Real Estate-Bakers Allowed to Bake White Bread-The Value of Seawant.
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History of Trinity Church.
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OLD NEW YORK, a magazine devoted to the History and Antiquities of New York City, will be published monthly at No. 19 Park place. . Each number will contain at least sixty-four pages of reading matter, thus making two large volumes yearly. Many of the articles will be illustrated; each volume will have a copious index, and each series of volumes will also con- tain a general index, similar to those in Notes and Queries. The price will be Five Dollars a year.
The work is intended to cover the entire range of events from the discoy- ery of the river and bay down to a period within the recollection of middle- aged persons. For this purpose all available material in the possession of the State and City Governments, the files of newspapers which are extant, the pamphlets and manuscripts in our public libraries, the letters of those who have passed away, the references in books of travel, and in fact every- thing that can be obtained will be examined and digested. Many well known New York collectors and antiquaries have promised their assistance, and it is believed that the repertory thus made will speedily be regarded as a most valuable one. One prominent feature of Old New York from the beginning will be its indexes. These will refer to the collections already made or books already published, enabling writers on New York topics to have brought before them all that has been said or written elsewhere.
The editor invites the aid of all those who are interested in preserving the memorials of the past. Documents entrusted to him will receive the utmost care, and be returned as speedily as possible.
Checks should be made payable to W. W. Pasko, 19 Park place, New York, and communications should also be sent to him.
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