The annals of Albany, Vol. III, Part 29

Author: Munsell, Joel, 1808-1880
Publication date: 1850
Publisher: Albany : J. Munsell
Number of Pages: 404


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Fire, precautions, 20, 42 aid of sufferers, 189 brick factory, 353


Fires, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 356, 357, 358, 359, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365. 366 number of. 362


Firemen, 150, 186


Fisher, Phebe, 359


First Baptist Church, 336


Fitzpatrick, Thomas, 331


Flagler, H. K., 362


Flats above Albany. 128


Fleming, Samuel, 345


Fletcher, Gov., to, 15, 18, 23


Flint, Joseph, 363


Flour, 173, 332, 355


Foot, Truman S., 346


Ford, David W., 337 Forestallers, 12, 155


Forgery, death penalty, 149


Fort, ole, 1813, 1623, 138 wooden and rotten, 39 Sluyter's salary, 8


Foster, Julia, 334


Fourth July, 349


Framing houses in streets, 167


Franyan, John, 365


Frederikse, Carsten, 199


Freemen, 51, 52


Freeholders, 170, 175, 176, 191


Freshet, 22, 338, 343


Fuller, Philo C., 334


Funerals, 123


Fur trade, 178


Furbeck, George, 361


Fusileers, 9


Gage. Mrs., 357


Gallagher, Bridget, 349


Gallup, Albert, 362 Gansevoort, Leonard, 347, 160 Garrison, 15 Gas meeting, 332


Gate keeper's salary, 8


Gaven, Rose, 363 Gaylor, 339 Gazette office burnt, 160 Genet, Mrs. E. C. 231


Index. 373


Genesee fever, 129, 154 Geology of county, 136 Geological Rooms, 143 survey, 316 German Cath. Church, 358, 364 Giant died, 352


Gibbons, Esther, 354


Gill, Robert, Jr., 353


Gillen, Phebe, 363


Gladding, Timothy G., 333 Glass manufactory, 156, 157, 170, 167, 176, 177


Glen, Henry, 156


Gombel, Eliz. A., 337


Goodrich, Sidney, 347


Governor's presence requested, 16 Grain, export prohibited, 13


Grand Jury, 360 Grapes, 121, 128


Gray, Sarah, 338


Green street Baptist Church, 336


Green, Wm. H., 349


Green, Julia H , 357


Greenbush erected, 169


Greer, Jane. 337


Groesbeck, David, 170


Groot, Emeline, 361


Gullies, 120 Gutters reformed, 156


Hagaman, Hiram. 348


Hamilton, Alexander, 159 village of, 177


Hammond, S. H., 349 Han Joost, 190


Hanse, Hendrik, mayor, 40.


Harris, Rodney, 339 Hartness, Maria, 353


Hastings, Mrs. F. F. 355 Hawley, Mrs., 365 Hayes, Catharine, 364 Health, 179 Helderberg, 58, 135, 136 Helgat, 58 Hemp, from the west, 151 Henderer, Jacob S. 358 Hendrickson, Maria, 342 Henry, Jane, 337 Henry, James, 347 Hill, Elizabeth, 358. Hilson, Thomas, 352


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Hilton, Richard, 169 Hogen, Wm., high constable, 28, 29 Hogan, Bridget, 550 Hogs, 337


Holden, H. P., 342


Hollister, N. S., 363


Holy Cross, Church, 364


Hose companies, 346


Hospital, 350, 362 Hospitality, 123, 128 Hotels, 142 Hot day, 356 Houghton, Alfred, 363


Houghtaling, J. S., 266


Houses, rental prices, 16, 18,23, 24 for governor, 23, 186 removed in time of war, 9 not numbered, 178


Hoyt, Mrs., 352


Hudson, John, 157, 169, 170


Hudson, Hendrik, aground, 342 Hudson River R. R., 118, 348, 356, 358, 359 Hughson, Maria, 334


Humphrey, Amanda, 334


Humphrey, Friend, 361


Humphrey, Friend W., 344


Humphrey, Mrs., 344


Humphrey, C. C., 353


Humphries, Mrs,, 355 Hungarian refugees, 355 meeting. 365


Hunt, Washington, 334, 335


Hurst, Thomas, 345


Hyde, Capt,, 16, 18 Ice, breaking up, 328, 338, 339, 340, 156 broke through, 337 Ilsley, Harriet, 345 Immigration, 149, 154, 169, 176


Improvements, 118, 191


Imprisonment for debt, 162


Incendiaries, reward for, 184


Indian country, patent, 30, 31, 32, 34 35, 181 trade, 14, 39, 50, 51, 54,178 treaty, 158, 167, 202 captives, 144, 166 encampment, 352


374


Index.


Indians, prohibited the city, 13, Knickerbocker, 59 40, 51, 52 buying corn of, prohibited, 20 selling ram to, prohibited, 30,38 houses, 22, 30, 33, 47, 53, 54 census of, 22, 23


place of presents, 162 in the city, 162


Indictments, 360


Industrial Legislature, 355


Inhabitants, desertion of 16, 39 list of, 275


Inland lock navigation, 154, 162, 165, 169, 178, 180 181, 184 navigation, 151, 174


. Institute, 281, 341 Intemperance, 227


Internal water communication, 151, 174, 178, 181


Isaac Newton, 332, 360


Jail, 147, 150, 162, 228


James, William, 235


Jay, Gov., 186


Jeffrey, Rev. Mr., 336


John, Captain, 173


Johnson, Rev. J. B., 177 Jane Ann, 336


Johnstone, Ann, 331


Jones, Ebenezer, 356


Jones, Joshua J., 360


Joost, Han, 190


Judd, DeWitt C .. 366


Justices' Court offices, 363


Justice sued, 12 Kane, James, 235, 343


Kanes at Canajoharie, 125, 129


Kasson, Wm., 354


Keating, Richard, 336


Keeler, Sarah A., 345


Keith, David, 359


Kennedy, Nancy, 339 Kerin, William, 345


Kidney, Jacob, 173


King, Caroline R., 351


Kirby, Amanda, 365


Kirk, E. N. 332


Kirkpatrick, Edward, 340


Knickerbocker, Wouter, 187


weekly paper, 347


Kossuth meeting, 365


La Grange, Christian, 364


Labor in 1795, 117


Lamps, 120. 158, 170, 175, 186, 189, 192 Land, value of 1795, 117


Lansing, Jacob J., 164


Lansing, Martha, 339


Lansing, Alida D. 340


Lansing Jacob, 343


Lay, John, 346 Layton, Caroline, 341


Leary, Thomas, 361


Lebanon Springs turnpike, 190


Leddy, James, 331


Lee, Thos. Gilbert, 337


Legislature, 183, 344, 347, 350 extra session convened, 347


Legislative reports, 182


Lewis's tavern, 129, 150


Liancourt, duke de, 117, 123


Libraries, 137, 142, 150


Licenses, 10


Light horse, 334


Lind, Jenny, 350, 352


Liquor shops, 227


Lispenard, Anthony, 218


Little, Daniel, 352


Littlejohn, Wm .. 345


Livingston, Robt. jr., 52


Loatwall, James, 351


Longevity, 350


Lotteries, 341


Lottery for sufferers by fire, 162 for Greenbush church re- fused, 162


Lumber trade, 221, 224


Lynch, Mary A., 344


Lynch, Mary E., 345


Lynch, Bernard, 347


Lynch, Esther, 351


Lyon, Philo D., 363 Maben, A., 362


McCann, C., 352


McCann, Robert, 363


McCardell, Joseph, 354


McClement, Wm., 173


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Index. 375


McClosky, bishop, 358 McCosker, A .. 344 McCreadie, Helen, 331 McCullock, Mary, 359 McCulloch, Robert, 355 Mc Donald, John, 179, 182 . Mc Evoy, Margaret, 352 McFarlane, Wm., 172 McGee, David, 361


McGraw, Elizabeth, 361


McGraw, Martin, 361


McGrath, Daniel, 346 .


McGuire, Ellen, 345


McGuire, Patrick, 356 McIntyre, A., 211 McKaskell, Angus, 352


McLachlan, John, 362


Mclaughlin, C., 345


McNelly, H. E., 341


McQuade, Anthony, 366 Mail robbed, 346


celerity, 179 to Bennington, 147 to Boston, 176 routes, 166 Malburn, Francis, 337


Mancius, Geo. W., postmaster, 169


Manhattan steamboat, 332, 360 Manor house built, 291 Manufactures, 137, 143 Maple sugar, 151, 155 Market prices, 148, 355, 363 Market house, 149 Marselis, Ahasueris, 45


Marselis, Hend. city porter, 28 Martin, Sally, 341 Matthew, Father, 356, 357,


Maude's, travels, 116


May. Lydia A., 339


Mayell, Wm .. 172 Mayor, first, 139 salary of, 341


Meads, Elizabeth, 335


Meats, prices of, 160, 174


Mechanics' society. 155 Medical Alumni, 337


society, county, 363 society, N. Y. State, 338 College, 137, 141, 143,359


Megapolensis, 139 Members of Assembly, 146, 165 Merchants forestallers, 12 Methodist Church, North Pearl Street, 348, 361 Militia, 120 Military furor, 333


companies enumerated, 333


Mills, Phebe, 362 Mineral spring, 153


Mineralogy of county, 136


Missionary society organized, 184


Mitchell, prof., 359, 361 Mohog's patent, 30, 31, 32, 35 loss by war, 16 Mohawk and Hudson R. R., 336 340, 351


Moore, Mrs , 362


Morgan, Capt. John, 34S


Morrow, James, 341


Morse, Rev. Dr., 178


Morse's description of Albany, 118


Mountains, 135


Muddle, Mrs A., 352


Mulligan, Michael, 360


Munificent subscriptions, 359


Murphy, Patrick, 356


Museum, 190


Natural history, 318


Navigation, 1795, 117


Navigation obstructed, 332, 334, 168, 365 unobstructed, 333, 339, 340, 344 Neely, Thomas, 348


Neely, Sarah, 363


Negro wench for sale, 167, 180


Nelson, Robert R., 351 .


Neskayuna, 144


Nesbitt, Catharine, 363


Neville, Catharine, 358


New York Fusiliers, 348


New York State Bank, 331, 335


New World, 346, 352


Newspapers, notes from, 145


Night watch, 147, 143, 160, 161, 186, 189, 192


Nolan, Jeremiah, 341 Norman, Eliza, 347, Normal School, 321, 352


376


Index.


Northern rail road, 330, 361


177. 186, 189, 190, 192


Nott, Eliphalet, 191, 237


Oath of allegiance, 47, 273 Oaths of Alderman, 219 O'Brien, Ann, 365 O'Brien, Morgan, 356 Observatory, 359, 361 O'Connor, M., 336


Offices, houses, hire of, 16


Ogden, Wealthy, 362 Ohio surveyors, 1S0


Oliver, Lieut, applies for bed, 24


Orphan Asylum, 207


Orr, Mrs., 344


Osmond, Sarah E., 341


Ostrander, John, sheriff 174


Overslaugh, 130


Packard, Isaac, 170


Packer, Wm. S., 333


Paddock, Charles, 365


Palisadoes, 39


Palmer, Ray, 331 Papendorp, Adrian Gerritse, 193 Paper mill, 157


Parker, A. S., 357


Parker, James, 11, 19. 23


Passage to N. Y., 1795, 117, 118


Patroons, 287, 284


liberal in politics, 289


Paving streets, 148, 152, 168, 177, 178, 188, 156, 191


Pay roll, 23, 24


Peace, prep. to celebrate, 33


Pearl street, last house, 332


Peck, Daniel, 344


Pedestrian, Stewart, 149


Pemberton, Rufus B., 339


Pennie, Amos, 365


Pennel, Aaron, 167


People's Church, 336


Perkins and his tractors, 189


Perry, Eli, mayor, 343, 344, 362 Perry Guards, 333 Peters, Jesse, 331


Peters, Elizabeth, 361


Philips, Ruth Ann, 349


Pickering, Timothy, 158


Picket, Mathew, 352


Pickpockets arrested, 352


Platt, Ananias, 164, 177, 178


Police justices, 363 Police, new, 348


Pomp tried, 161


Pomp hung, 164


Population of county, 135, 145, 146, 170 Population, 118, 145, 146, 117, 183, 203, 228, 243


Post roads extended, 150, 153, 154, 166, 179, 185


Postage, 150 Post office robbery, 338 business, 353


Pound, value of, 173


Powers, Abram, 174


Prentice, E. P., 350


Presbyterian burial ground, 229 Presbyterian church, 151, 164, 179, 182, 192


President arrived, 346


Price current, 148, 173


Prime, Mary, 359


Prime, Catharine E , 346


Printing press, 169


Printing office burnt, 160, 182,


Provost, John, 15


Proclamation, 38, 41, 42


on Indian trade, 13, 51 .


Proselytes, 16 Prosperity, 118


Provisions, prices, 122, 148, 155, 173, 174, 333, 355, 363


Pruyn, Harriet, 353


Public buildings, 184, 186, 191, 141 stores, 182 Pulaski, Charles, 356


Punishment of crimes, 175, 187


Purdy, A. M., 341


Pursuits of inhabitants, 137


Putnam, Stephen, 350


Rail roads, 136, 341


Rail Road fare, 334 speed increased, 342, 358 to New York, 348 travel 353 Rain storm, 340, 352


Randolph. Beverdy, 158 Rasey, W. A., 356


377


Index.


Ratcliff, John, city porter, 29 Rathbone, J., 350


Rattlesnake, 357


Ray, Elizabeth C .. 353 Ray, James, 360


Rayns, Mary E. 346


Reformer's convention, 355


Reid, John, 303


Reidy, Elizabeth, 356


Reindeer, queik trip, 347


Relics Dutch Church, 354


Religious denominations, 138


Relyea, Peter, 348


Remer, Mrs. 356


Rensselaerwyck, 138, 169, 140, 146


Rensselaerville, 135, 144, 169, 175


Rensselaer Institute, 319


Reuter, George, 353


Reports of legislature, 183


Revenues, 147, 149


Revolution, 140


Revolution, effects on prices, 122


Rice, Nahum, 363


Ridder, Mary, 331


Ridgway, F. W. 345


Riley, Isaac T. 344


Riley, Owen, 335


Riot, 342, 348, 353


Rivers and streams, 135


River low, 353, 356, 364 closed, 332. 334, 365 open, 156, 333, 339, 340 breaking up, 328 Roach, Hannah, 350


Robbery, 346, 364


Robinson, T. E., 364


Rogers, Joseph 361


Rogers, Maria L 335


Rull, Luther 366


Rum, cost of transporting, 181 Runners, 155


Ruttenkill, 58 Ryan, Sarah, 341


Ryan, Ann, 342 Ryan, John, 353


Sabbath, police regulations, 20 trade prohibited, 14 breaking, 21 Sabbaton, Henry C., 365


Sails, 136 Sampson, Alex 332 Saw mill, 43 Scace, Edwin, 343 Scalping, 16


Schenectady, census ordered, 22,23 visited by Maude, 124 perilous road to, 147 list of inhabitants, 277 railroad, 336, 340, 551 turnpike, 186, 187 Schoharie co. formed, 169


Schools, 137, 170 School children, procession, 357 Schoolmaster, English, 292, 327 Schoonmaker, Cornelia, 336


Schooners, 137 Schuyler, John, 348


Schuyler, Pr. Davidse, 13


Schuyler, Philip, 146, 154, 171


Schuyler mansion, 120 J. Bradstreet, 173 Scientific association, 353 Scotch military company, 333


Scott, Sarah, 364


Seymour, Jane M., 360


Senators resigned, 344


Sharts, John, 355


Shaw, Emeline, 361


Shepherd Knapp, 341


Shepherd, Jonathan, 174


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Shell, Caroline, 342


Sherbrooke, Mary F., 356 Shell, John, 358 Sherman, Julia Ann, 366


Shields. Adams, 345


Shields, Elizabeth, 341


Shields, Henry, 358


Shilling, value of, 173


Shipboy. Thomas, 192


Ship fever, 348 Shutte, John, 327 Simon, Mrs., 353


Singular water craft, 174


Skakkook, 34, 35, 56, 155


Sleighing, 331, 364, 36


Slaves, 1795, 117


Slave incendiaries, 160, 161, 163


for sale, 167, 180 Slaughter house, 120


378


Index.


Sloop navigation, 117. 137, 147, Steele, Horace D., 360 167, 170, 226 Stevens, Ann E. 365 accommodations, 131 passages, 117. 131 speed, 147, 119, 167, 186 Small pox, 147 Smith, Maria, 364


Snow, 331, 334, 335, 341, 343, 363 364


Snow shoes, 16


Snuff factory, 119, 165


South Pearl street .Baptist Church, 358 Soldiers, quartering of, 9, 15, 33, 39 sailed, 367


Soulden, Wm. 353


Specie, transit of, 165


Spencer, John C., 350, 362


. Spencer, A. R., 257 Spencer, John S., 341


Spy, British, 201 St. Matthew's Church robbed, 33S St. Nicholas festival, 331


St. Paul's Church, 245


Staats, Elizabeth S., 356


Stafford, Mrs .. 344 Stafford, Spencer, 164 Stage to Whitestown, 154, 180 Canajoharie, 157


Ballston, 157 Northampton, 160


Lansingburgh, 164, 170, 177, 178 New York, 166, 172, 176,


Western mail, 169


Schenectady, 169, 177 Boston, 176 Fort Schuyler, 180


Staple productions, 137


State of the co., address on, 13, 15 meeting on, 125 State Geological Rooms, 143, 185 Library, 142, 348, 353 Hall, 141, 185 offices, 185 prison, 177, 178, 182, 186.


Steamboat speed, 346, 374 detention, 360 Steamers, 137, 226


Stevenson, Margaret, 336


Stewart, pedestrian, 149 Stillwell, Wm. B., 344


Stockades, repair of, 9, 10, 41, 44, 47,50 destruction of, 41


Stockley, C. C., 343


Stores, early closing, 356, 357, 358


Strawberries, 121 Streets, number of, 141 fast driving in, prohibited, 30. 47


Street lamps, 158, 170, 175, 177, 186, 190, 192 Streeter, John, 338


Streeter, Mrs., 344


Strong, Catharine, 3325


Sturgeon, 122


Subscriptions of citizens, 359


Sullivan, Catharine, 365


Surface of county, 135


Surveyor of weights and measures, 13 Susquehanna Rail Road, 343


Sutton, Bob, 361


Swasey, Elizabeth, 337


Synagogue, 358


Synod, R. P. Dutch Church, 347


Taxable inhabitants, 170


Taxation, British and American compared, 122


Taxes, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 19, 21, 30, 47, 54, 56, 122, 147, 152 beer brewed to pay, 8


Taylor, Richard, 345


Teelin, Alexander, 360


Temperance society, 340, 360


Temperature, 172, 175, 183, 332, 336, 349, 359, 365, 157 variable, 366


Tempest, 334 Ten Broek, Dirk, 171, 172, 188, 191, 192, 289 Ten Eyck, Barent, 170 Henry, 173 Jacob C., 158


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Index.


Test, 273 Thanksgiving, 332 Thaw, 336


Thern om eter, sce temperature Tiononderoga, 149


Timber, 137 Tisdel', Wm. H., 329, 339


Tivoli Hose company, 346


Tobacco factory, 119. 165 Tompkins engine company, 355 Tompkins, Robert, 356 Torch light procession, 349, 357 Tontine, 153. 191


Tow boats, 137


Tow boat sunk. 355


Towns in county. 125 .


Townsend. F., 350, 343


Tract Society, 333, 366 Tractors metallic, 376


Trade and comn erce, 117 right to pursue, 50


Transportation, expenses, 181 Travel, 353, 359


Trinity Church, 244


Trojan, steam boat, burnt, 352


Trowbridge, Sylvester, 346


Troy, 128, 175


Trumbull, George, 356


Turke, Jacobus, complaint agt. 19 vs. Alida Schuyler, 28 Turner, Catharine, 366


Turnpikes, 187, 190 United States Arsenal, 143 Stores, 182 University, 346. 347, 361 Vail, Jesse, 343


Van Buskirk, Daniel, 347


Van Curlaer, Arent, 170


Vanderheyden, Ariaantje, 10,17,69


Vanderpool, Ant. Corn., 196 Van Dusen, 343 Van Heusen, Emeline, 363


Van Ingen, Capt., 157


Van Ingen, Henry. 357


Van Netta, Rachel, 362


Van Olinda, Daniel order restoring his wife, 21 Van Rensselaer, Kilian, 138 Van Rensselaer, Hend., obtains a patent of Skakkook, 34, 56


Van Rensselaer, Solon:on, 164, 308, 310 mills, 121 Stephen, 165, 152, 171, 172, 191, 210, 28L prohibited cutting wood on his commons, 168


life and services, 281


medal, 338 Kiliaen. 286 Jeremiah, 289 Stephen, 359


Van Schoonhoven, Mrs., 350 Van Valkenburg, Annatie, her lot, 21 Van Vorst, H. C., 349


Van Waggoner, J. P., 365


Van Zandt. C., 344


Veeder, Jemima, 338


Vegetable productions, 136


Verbeek, Jolin, 25, 26, 49, 53, 54


Verbrugh, Peter, deceased, 29


Vermont, payment for independ- ence, 165 Verrebergh, 149 Visscher, Matthew, 158 Teunis, 166


Volney arrived, 182 Volunteers, N. Y , 360 Voorlezer, 9


Wages of laborers, 165


Ward, Amelia, 345


Washington, birth day, 339


Washington Continentals, 357


Washington Rifle Company, 353 Water, 123, 151 167, 176


run in Pearl street, 17 high, 22 works, 342, 348, 361


Waterfalls, 136 lots, 166


Waterford bridge, 127


Watervliet street, 156, 168


Watch, see night watch


Watson, John T., 172


Webster, post routes, 154, 155


Webster, Chas. R., 242 Webster, Daniel, 346 . Weed, James B., 348 Weekly Express, 338


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Index.


Weaver, Wm., 354 Well in Jonker street, 7, 19, 124


Well in Pearl street, 17 Wendell's Hotel, 181 Wendell, Henry, 174


Wendrum, Hannah, 345


West Troy, 143


Westerlo, Eilardus, 145


West, Geo. Montgomery, 336 Julia, 349 Westerlo, Rensselaer, 344 Eilardus, 145, 294


Western land sale, 181


Whalen Edward, 364


Whalen, Jeremiah, 345


Wharves, value of 1795, 117 revenue of 149 sale of, 166


Wheat forestalled, 12,


Wheat, 148, 155, 156, 161, 166, 173, 174, 175, 178, 355


Whig meeting, 344


Whig General Committee, 345


Whipping post abolished, 182 White, Mary, 336


White, Mrs., 349, 355


Whitney, James, 351


Wier, Sylvia, 338


Wilkes, Mary E., 340


Wilkes, Mrs. Susan, 348 Willett, Elbert, 160 Wills, ancient, 193


Willis, James A., 331


Williams, John, 347


Williams, Wm., 358


Willson, L. G., 352 Winne, Peter, 9, 27


Winne, Adam, 351


Winsley, John, 347


Withers, Jane, 340


Wood assessment, 10, 11, 18, 19, 20, 28, 30, 47, 49, prohibition to cut, 168


Wooster, M. E., 331


Woods, John H., 357


Woodworth, David, 361


Wrightson, Thomas, 357


Wynkoop, Jacobus, 172


Yates, Albertus, 170


Yates, Abraham, mayor, 174, 178


Yellow Fever, 159, 204


Young, Symon, sheriff, 10, 15, 17


Young Men's Association, 142, 340. 349,365 Young, W. A., 362


Zeh, Helen, 357 Zuur kruyd, 61


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