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" The supervisors have this day taken all the reckoning of the treasurer, John Vanderbilt, and found that he has done as an honest man, and we think he is an honest man, and he is discharged of all accounts for the reckoning he had of the supervisors, and is found that he had honestly paid over all money wherewith he had been entrusted.
Fifth Meeting, 1718 .- The supervisors for this year were:
Hermann Ransom, [Remsen] for Brookland.
Peter Para, [Praa]
" Bushwick.
D. Vanderveer, " Flatbush.
Joost Van Brunt,
" New Utrecht.
S. Coverts, " Gravesend.
Cornelius Vanarsdale, " Flatland.
The board met and adjourned until the 26th day of December, 1718. John Vanderbelt was again ehosen treasurer, and Samuel Gerritson clerk of the board.
Among the accounts audited against the county by the board this year, were the following:
To Cornelius Esq., for serving ye county
in ye assembly £21:00: 0
To Samuel Gerritson for serving ye county in ye assembly. 20: 14: 0 To charges about Dart Van Pelt, negro man slave, he being dangerous and troublesome .. 02:10: 6
To charges of a prisoner making false and foul money, and causing Sheriff Clark and Con- stable Howes troubles, and resisting of ye said prisoner .. 03: 10: 0
The supervisors again examined the accounts of the treasurer, Mr. Vanderbilt, and again unite in saying that they find him an honest man.
Sixth Meeting, 1719 .- The supervisors chosen this year were as follows:'
Joost Van Brunt, New Utrecht.
Samuel Hubbard, Gravesend.
Philyp Nagel, Flatlands.
Peter Navinns, Flatbush.
Maj. Herminn Remsen, Brookland. Johannes Schenck, Bushwick.
John Vanderbilt was again made treasurer, and Sam- uel Gerritson elerk. At this meeting the matter of eon- structing the new prison house was taken into eonsider- ation. Accordingly, the supervisors met with the justiees of the peace of the county. Being unable to agree, a stormy meeting took place, ending, according to modern parlanee, in "a row," as is shown by the following entry in the record of this year.
"The supervisors met with the justices of the peace of the county of Kings, concerning the building of a new prison house, much needed, and the said justices not being reason- able could not agree, and therefore the supervisors left it."
Seventh Meeting, 1720 .- The board of supervi- sors of the county, in 1720, consisted of the following members :
Joost Van Brunt,
Herminn Remsen,
Samuel Hubbard, Cornelius Corn well,
Nicholas Volkertess.
Samuel Gerritson was chosen clerk of the board and John Vanderbelt treasurer. The current expenses of the county this year amounted to £40: 00: 00.
We have, now, thus given a detailed account of the boards of supervisors for the seven years sueeeed- ing the year 1714, the date of the assembling of the first board of supervisors of Kings county. We shall not give a full list of the members of the succeeding boards until after the organization of the Federal government, when the members of the different boards of supervi- sors of the county, from that period down to the present time, 1883, will be given in full.
It is proper, however, to add that John Vanderbelt, the first Treasurer of King's County, was annually re- appointed by the supervisors from October, 1714, down to April 1736, when he was succeeded by Peter Leff- erts.
It is a singular faet that the board, every year during the long period which Mr. Vauderbelt discharged the duties of treasurer, eaused an entry to be made in the records testifying the high esteem in which he was held, not only as a treasurer, but as a eitizen.
At the elose of his twenty-sceoud term the office was again tendered him, but he deelined to aeeept it, much to the regret of the members of the board, who unani- mously ordered the following testimonial of their great respect for him to be entered on the records of their proceedings :
"Whereas, we, the members of the Board of Supervisors, in great regret for the fact being made known to us that it has become the choice of Mr. John Vanderbelt, who has served this Board and this County as the Treasurer thereof, with so much care, prudence and honesty, to retire from the duties of the office, and serve therein in that capacity no longer, therefore, be it solemnly resolved, that he hath, by his truth- ful, honest, upright conduct as an officer of this Board, and as a man, set an example for all his successors who shall serve this Board and this County in like capacitie which they will do right well to follow."
The Board then made choice of Peter Lefferts, as treasurer, in the place of Mr. Vanderbelt. Samuel Gerritson continued to discharge the duties of clerk with great acceptability, down to March 18th, 1726, when he declined to serve any longer, and was sue- ceeded by Adrian Hageman.
The supervisors met at Flatbush, October 4th, 1737, and appointed Peter Lefferts treasurer of the county, Mr. Vanderbelt having declined a reappointment.
The debts of the county this year amounted to one hundred and seven ponuds, eighteen shillings, six and halfpenny.
From 1737 to 1740, the supervisors continued to meet at County Hall, Flatbush. Peter Lefferts was chosen each year as treasurer of the county, and Adrian Hageman as elerk of the board,
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HISTORY OF KINGS COUNTY.
The debts of the county this year amounted to £63: 3: 2, and which was apportioned as follows :
Brookland. £17: 6: 24
Flatbush. 13: 10: 0
New Utrecht.
8: 15: 0
Flatlands .. 7:14: 2
Bushwick. 8: 2:10}
Gravesend. 7:13: 7
£63: 3: 2
1750. The Supervisors elected this year at the elec- tion on the first Tuesday of April, met at the house of Barnet Anderson, in Flatbush, on the first Tuesday of October, 1750.
Peter Lefferts having served as a treasurer, and having been appointed annually sinee 1737, was reap- pointed, and Adrian Hageman, who had served as clerk during that time, having been appointed annually, was reappointed for the ensuing year.
The indebtedness of the county this year amounted to £26: 1: 2, which was apportioned to the county as follows :
Brookland .£7: 2:3
Flatbush. 5:10:1}
New Utrecht. 3: 11: 0
Flatlands 3: 2:2
Bushwick 3: 5:6₺
Gravesend. 3: 3:0}
The following interesting item appears on the record of the proceedings of the board this year :
Kings County, ss : According to two particular acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New York, &c., &c.,- the one entitled an act for raising the sum of twenty-eight thousand pounds, &c., and also another act for raising the sum of forty thousand pounds, &c., the supervisors of Kings County, according to the two said acts are met together at the house of Barnet Anderson, Flatbush, the fourth day of June, 1740, who are as follows :
Samuel Cortilyou, for Gravesend.
Isaac Sobing, [Sebring]
Brookland.
Rutgert Van Brunt, 66 New Utrecht.
Martin Schenck, Flatlands.
Joshua Lott, Flatbush.
Abraham Schenck, 60 Bushwick. Supervisors.
And they give out their warrant accordingly under the said two acts as loving subjects of our Lord, the King, should do, and the particulars are as follows :
Brookland. £147: 1: 53
Flatbush 113: 9: 9}
Flatlands. 64: 4: 0
New Utrecht 73: 6: 54
Bushwick 67: 10: 0
Gravesend. 65: 4: 10}
The board also passed an unanimous resolution ex- pressing the entire confidence of all the members in the treasurer, Mr. Peter Lefferts.
At the annual meeting of the board, October 3d, 1752, Simon Boerum was chosen clerk, and Peter Lefferts was chosen treasurer.
1755. At the General Election held this year, on the first Tuesday of April, the following persons were chosen Supervisors for Kings County.
Samuel Garretson, for Gravesend.
Rutgert Van Brunt, ¥ New Utrecht.
Isaac Sebring, Brookland.
Johannes Lott, jun.,
Flatbush.
Abraham Schenck, 66 Bushwick.
Garret Covenhoven, Flatlands.
At the annual meeting of the said board, held at Flatbush on the 7th day of October, 1755, Mr. Peter Lefferts, who had been annually re-appointed sinee 1750, was re-appointed treasurer, and Mr. Simon Boerum, who had been annually re-appointed elerk since 1750, was re-appointed.
The debt against the county this year amounted to £86: 12: 7, which was assessed to the several towns as follows :
Brookland. £24: 3: 6 Fees at 0/9
Flatbush 18: 7: 5 0/2}
New Utrecht 15: 19: 0 0/3
Flatlands
10; 10: 8 0/4
Bushwick 11: 1: 7 ..
0/3
Gravesend.
10: 10: 5 66 0/9
Kings County, ss: According to three particular acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New York, entitled an act for raising the sum of forty thousand pounds, the other for raising the sum of forty-five thousand pounds, &c., and the other for raising the sum of ten thousand pounds, &c., the supervisors of the said county, according to the said three acts, met together at Flatbush, at the house of Barnet Anderson, the first day of June, being the first Tuesday of said month, Ano Domino 1755, and the said supervisors give out their warrant, according to the said three acts, as good and loving subjects of our gracious Lord and King, &c., &c., should do, as follows :
Brookland £160: 7: 6 Fees at 4}
Flatbush
130: 15: 11 23
New Utrecht. 85: 1: 5 3
Flatbush
74: 7: 1₫ 66
2
Bushwick 78: 7: 5 66
13
Gravesend. 76: 6: 0
66
9
The entry coneludes as follows :
" For Barnet Anderson, Inn Keeper, Flatbush, the sum of one pound two shillings and three pence, for entertaining the justices, supervisors and loan officers of the said county, which he did in the most hospital and excellent manner."
Among the charges against the county this year were :
"Mr. Peter Lefferts, Treasurer of the county, is appointed for the ensuing year to serve for two shillings less than half of the fees which is allowed a treasurer by an act of the General Assembly of the Province of New York, in that be- half, made and provided ; we thinking that said act allows too much, and we decide that our clerk, Mr. Simon Boerum, shall have for his services, for the ensuing year, the sum of two pounds ten shillings.
Col. Johannes Lott, for 119 days service done in General Assembly, at six shilling a day, £35: 14.
Domencus Vanderveer, for 112 days service in the General Assembly, at six shillings a day, £33: 12.
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Eight inquisitions brought in by Barant Van Deventure, . Coroner of said county, for three boys buried.
John Covenhoven, for entertaining a sick woman, Jenny Litefoot, 9 days at six shillings a day, and one shift pro- vided.
Coryden Stegeman [Hegeman ?], Constable of Flatbush, for transporting 4 vagrants to New York, where they belong, and tavern expenses.
The supervisors of this county do let to Barnet Van Deven- ture the County Garden Spot of ground for seven shillings and eleven pence, one year, to begin the 30th of October."
1758. Among the entries in the record of the Board of Supervisors for Kings County in the year 1758, is the following :
Kings County, ss: According to three particular acts of the General Assembly of the State of New York, &c., the one entitled an act for raising the sum of forty-five thousand pounds, &c., &c., the other for raising the sum of ten thou- sand pounds, &c., the other for raising the sum of eight thousand pounds.
The supervisors of the said county, owing to the said three acts, are met together at Flatbush, at the house of Barnet Anderson, on the sixth day of June, being the first Tuesday of said month, Ano Domino 1758, and the said supervisors, as obedient subjects, give out their warrant, according to the aforesaid three acts, as follows :
Brookland. £170: 0: 6 Fees at 4
Flatbush. 134: 4: 2 00
New Utrecht. 86: 12: 9 2 66
Flatlands 75: 19: 6 2
Bush wick
80: 4: 11 2
Gravesend.
77:19: 9 9
1759. On the record of the proceedings of the Super- visors of this year, the following entry appears :
Kings County, ss: According to five particular acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New York ; the one en- titled an act to raise the sum of eight thousand pounds, &c., the other for raising the sum of ten thousand pounds, &c., the other for raising the sum of forty-five thousand pounds, the other for raising the sum of one hundred thousand pounds, &c., and the other for raising the sum of one hun- dred thousand pounds.
The supervisors, according to the said five acts, are met together at Flatbush, at the house of Barnet Anderson, the fiftlı day of June, being the first Tuesday of the said month, Ano Domino 1759.
PRESENT.
Isaac Sebring, for Brookland.
Andries Stocokholm,
Bushwick.
Nicholas Stillwill, 66 Gravesend.
Dirck Remsen, 66 Flatlands.
Albert Van Brunt,
New Utrecht.
Flatbush.
And give out their warrant, according to the five said acts, as true and loving subjects should, as follows :
Brookland £425: 19: 1} Fees at '4
Bushwick
199: 2: 3}
24
Flatlands
187: 14: 6 14
Gravesend
193: 1: 9 9
Flatbush
333: 14: 8 4}
New Utrecht
214: 11: 7 66
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1760. The reader, doubtless, has already been sur-
prised at the frequent demands of the General Assem- bly upon the County of Kings, for large sums of money, which the board of supervisors readily directed to be raised, according to the quota of the county, in accordance with the several acts of the General As- sembly. As the opening scenes of the Revolution began to develop themselves, these demands for money in- creased in frequency, and in amounts.
At the General Election, held the first Tuesday of April, Ano Domino 1760, the supervisors chosen for the County of Kings, were as follows :
Isaac Sebring, for Brookland.
Jeremius Vanderbilt, Flatbush.
Theodorus Polhemous, Bushwick.
Albert Van Brunt, " New Utrecht.
Richard Stillwill,
Gravesend.
Dirck Remsen, Flatlands.
"The board," says the record, "are met together at the house of Barnet Anderson, in Flatbush, on the seventh day of October, being the first Tuesday of the said month, Ano Domino 1760, and made choice of their treasurer, Peter Leff- erts, for the ensuing year, to serve two shillings less than half the fees which is allowed a treasurer by the acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New York."
Thus it will be seen by the above, and several pre- vious entries in the record of their proceedings that, while they, the supervisors, readily and generously obeyed the mandates of the General Assembly, in re- gard to raising money, they confined themselves to the most rigid economy in their own expense.
At this session of the board, they made choice of Simon Boerum as their clerk for the ensuing year, fix- ing his salary at three pounds.
Among the charges against the county this year were the following :
" To John Bengs, 13 days watching the Baious* amounting in all to. £ 1: 12: 0
To Abraham Emens, 13 days similar service at the same price.
To Col. Johannes Lott, for 92 days service in the General Assembly. 27: 12: 0
To Barent Deventure, Coroner, for eighteen inquests brought in for dead bodies buried in said county.
The county credited cash which Col. Johannes Lott received of the Government money con- cerning the watch. 28: 0: 0 The said county yet in debt, £44: 11: 0, as follows : Brookland. £18: 1: 9
Flatlands 6: 4: 6
Flatbush
11: 2: 9
Bushwick 6: 11: 8
Gravesend . 7: 2: 74
New Utrecht.
7: 2: 7}
£55: 18 6}
The said supervisors do let the County Garden Spot to Bar- ent Deventure for seven shillings, which he does from the 30th of October, 1760, to the 30th of October then next following.
* This means, no doubt, the bayous along the coast-the tidal chan- nels, creeks, &c., which flow from the bay.
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HISTORY OF KINGS COUNTY.
To Barnet Anderson, Inn Keeper, two pounds sixteen shil- lings for entertaining the supervisors, which he does do right well and hospitally.
1761. The supervisors elected for Kings County this year were the following persons:
John Cowenhoven, for Brookland.
Jeremias Vanderbilt, " Flatbush.
Theodorus Polhemus, " Bushwick.
Albert Van Brunt, " New Utrecht.
Richard Stillwill,
" Gravesend.
Dirick Remsen, " Flatlands.
June 2d, 1761, we, the treasurer and clerk, met together, according to orders given by the supervisors, and have ex- amined the books, and found the treasurer honest in his pro- ceedings, and there is left in cash in his hands the sum of eight pounds nineteen shillings and one penny, which we do think safe in his hands.
The board this year had presented to them, in the form of four particular acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New York, a demand for Kings County's proportion of seventy-two thousand pounds; for which they issued their warrants, to be collected as fol- lows:
Brookland. £349: 6: 7 Fees 4
Flatbush.
272: 18:3 " 41
New Utrecht.
175: 16:3 " 23
Flatlands. 154: 3:4 4 21
Bushwick. 162: 9:9 " 2 Gravesend.
156:10:7
Barent Anderson was allowed the sum of two pounds, fifteen shillings, and five pence, for entertaining the Justices, Supervisors and Loan officers of the county.
Peter Lefferts was chosen treasurer of the county for the ensuing year, " to serve two shillings less than half the fees which is allowed a treasurer by an act of the General assembly, in that case made and provided, we the Supervisors honestly thinking the General Assembly allowed too large a sum for said services."
Simon Boerum was chosen clerk for the ensuing year, and "resolved that he shall have the sum of three pounds for his services."
Among the charges against the county were the fol- lowing :
"To Coll. Johannes Lott for 17 days Service in the General Assembly at 6s. per day .. £ 5: 2:0 To Simon Boorum for 39 days service done in Gen- eral Assembly at Gs. per day. 11: 14:0 To said Simon Boerum as clerk of the Supervisors .. 3: 00:0 To Barent Van Deventure, Coroner, for five Inquisi- tions of Did Bodyes buried in said County .... .
To the Deacons of New Utrecht church for main- taining an Indian Squa taken with the small pox at the house of George Lott.
To Cornelius Lagroff for money advanced by him to take care of a man in the small pox, ordered paid by Justices Williams and Lefferts.".
The amount of indebtedness against the county this year for all accounts presented and audited was £52: 7: 10}.
The following curious entry, made in the record of the proceedings of the board of Supervisors of this year, show that while determined to punish tardy members, they were not afraid to look "upon wine when it is red" or upon wine of any other color.
"Ordered by the said supervisors to be entered, that for any time hereafter, if any of the Supervisors, Treasurer, or Clerk for the time being, shall not appear at Flatbush at the usual place of business, by the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of the days appointed for the said supervisors to meet: Every one so neglecting shall forfeit one bottle of good wine."
Then comes the following entry, which, as the reader will observe, had almost become a matter of course.
"Kings County, ss: According to five acts of the General Assembly of the province of New York, etc., two thereof are acts entitled to raise by each act one hundred thousand pounds, etc. The other for raising the sum of sixty thousand pounds. The other for raising the sum of fifty-two thousand pounds, and the other for raising of ten thousand pounds, etc., which said ten thousand pounds,-the cota [quota] thereof for the said county of King, is £431-ought to have been raised last June which was omitted."
The supervisors then proceeded to fix the quota of each town in the county on the said sum ordered, to be raised by the said five acts of the General Assembly as follows, for which they drew their warrants:
Brookland. £600: 19: 8
Flatbush. 460:17: 24
New Utrecht 302: 0: 9}
Flatlands ..
264: 5:10
Bushwick.
280: 6: 9
Gravesend.
271:15: 1
During the past year Barent Anderson, the highly esteemed and "hospital" innkeeper of Flatbush, died. He had annually, for many years, furnished the justices of the peace, the treasurer of the county, the supervisors, their clerk and loan commissioners, with abundant good cheer, and, according to tradition, "with his wit, humor, and anecdotes, made them joyful and merry;" his death was, therefore, a great loss, and he was much mourned, as they said "a loss, not only to them, but to all the public having need of a good tavern with the best of everything for the inner man."
But they found in Dominicus Vanderveer, a worthy and an acceptable successor of the departed Anderson, their host of many years, as the following entry in the record of their proceedings this year shows:
"For Domincus Vanderveer, the new innkeeper of Flat- bush, the sum of two pounds, ten shillings, and nine pence, for entertaining the Justices, Loan Officers, Supervisors, Treasurer and Clerk, which he did do right well."
1762. Peter Lefferts was chosen this year for treas- urer, to receive two shillings less than one half the fees which is allowed therefor by an act of the General As- sembly. Simon Boerum was chosen clerk of the board, his pay being three pounds per annum.
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
The following entry appears on the record of the proceedings of the board of supervisors this year.
"Kings County, ss: According to four particular acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New York, two thereof are entitled to raise by each act one hundred thousand pounds. The other to raise a subsidy of fifty-two thousand pounds, and the other to raise a subsidy of sixty thousand pounds.
The said supervisors, according to said four acts, are met together at Flatbush at the house of Dominicus Vanderveer, on the seventeenth day of June, 1762, and the said supervisors give out their warrant according to the aforesaid acts, and the particulars are as follows :
Brookland. £562: 1:3}
Flatbush 351: 8:0
New Utrecht .. 226: 12: 94
Flatlands. 200: 3:9%
Bushwick 210: 10:8
Gravesend. 203: 11:3
1763. The Board of Supervisors met this year at the house of Dominicus Vanderveer, in Flatbush, on the fourth day of October.
Peter Lefferts was chosen treasurer on the same terms as last year, and Simon Boerum was chosen clerk. The following appears on the records of the proceedings of the Supervisors this year :
Kings County, ss .: According to four particular acts of the Governor and General Assembly of the Province of New York, &c., two thereof are acts entitled to raise by each act, one hundred thousand pounds, &c .- the other to raise a sub- sidy of fifty-two thousand pounds, &c. The other to raise a subsidy of sixty thousand pounds, &c.
It is proper to add that the sums raised as subsidies went directly to the King.
"The said Supervisors give out their warrants according to the aforesaid four acts, and the particulars are as follows :
Brookland. £561: 6: 11
Flatbush 351: 8: 0
New Utrecht. 227: 2: 4}
Flatlands. .199: 19: 8
Bushwick. .210: 1: 8
Gravesend .. 203: 11: 3
The Supervisors allow to Dominicus Vanderveer for enter- taining the Justices, Loan Officers, Supervisors, Treasurer and Clerk the sum of four pounds, five shillings, six pence.
1764. The Supervisors this year met at the inn of Do- minicus Vanderveer, on the second day of October and made choice of Peter Lefferts as treasurer, to serve for the same pay as last year. They also made choice of Simon Boerum as clerk, whose salary was fixed at three pounds. Among the charges against the county this year were :
To Abraham Schenck, Esq., for 34 days' service
at the General Assembly, at 6s. per day ...... £10: 4: 0 To Simon Boerum for 37 days' service, done in the General Assembly, at 6s. a day.
To said Simon Boerumn, as clerk to the Supervisors 3: 0: 0 To Barent Johnson, Esq., for two warrants and having one thief whipped. 0: 12: 0
To Dominicus Vanderveer, for victualing Bowman and his wife in goal .. 0: 2: 6
To Alexander Forbush, constable, for his tending the justices four several times ; to having one thief whipped, including Shephard. 0: 13: 0
To John O'Rourke for whipping one person, twice right hand the last time. 0: 6: 0
To John O'Rourke for being public whipper for said county for one year and an extra good one. 0: 15: 0
The following entry in the record of the pro- ceedings of the Supervisors this year shows the con- stantly increasing demand of the General Assembly of the Province upon the county for money.
Kings County, ss .: According to four particular acts of the General Assembly of the Province of New York, &c. Two thereof are acts to raise by each act one hundred thou- sand pounds, &c .; the other for raising a subsidy of sixty thousand pounds; and the other for raising a subsidy of fifty- two thousand pounds.
The Supervisors of the said county, according to the said four acts, and according to an act appropriating the sum of fifty-nine thousand two hundred and fifty pounds of the monies therein mentioned for calling in, sinking and cancel- ing Bills of Credit of the Province to that amount, for the omissions therein mentioned-passed the 20th day of Oc- tober, 1764-are met together at Flatbush on this the 4th day of June, 1765. And the said Supervisors give out their war- rants according to the aforesaid acts and the particulars are as follows :
Brookland. £292: 17: 11
Flatbush .. 171: 16: 0
New Utrecht. 110: 18: 4
Flatlands. 97: 13: 4
Bushwick 102: 14: 4
Gravesend.
96 : 13: 6
£872: 13: 5
The treasurer and clerk met together this 1st day of Octo- ber, 1764, and examined the books and accounts of the treas- urer, and find the treasurer strictly honest, and that he has in hands of public money, four pounds two shillings and half- pence.
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