The civil, political, professional and ecclesiastical history, and commercial and industrial record of the county of Kings and the city of Brooklyn, N. Y., from 1683 to 1884, Volume II, Part 188

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909, ed
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co
Number of Pages: 1345


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Catholic Benev. .


1356


Confectioners.


770


LEGISLATIVE OFFICERS FROM K.


Co. . 372-377 Libraries.


Apprentices', The.


1301


Early Courts of Kings Co. 340 Brooklyn, The .. . 1301-1303


Law, The


1303


Institute, The 1301


Eastern District Assoc


1304


Garfield Law, The .. 1302


Kings Co. Med. Soc. 890


Long Island Historical Soc. 50a,1304 Mechanics' Free Read'g Room 1304 Foundry and Machine Shops .. 677


Furniture and Houses of Dutch Times. 46 Mercantile. .486, 506, 510 Private 1309 Galvanized Iron. 701


HISTORY OF.


1668-1832


43-63 338 71


Indian Purchasers


Industries in, Primitive ..


48


432a


Literature (See Assocs., Socs. and Clubs.) Literature and Science in B. (See Authors and Scientists.) 1301


366 | Livery Stables .. 1389


Long Island.


PAGE


Agricultural Capabilities of .. 38


Battle of, The. 52


British Occupation of 32


Customs, Primitive, of. 29


Colonial History of 25


Discovery of 25


Fish Culture on. 963


GENERAL HISTORY OF. 18-42


Geology of. 18


History.


40


Indians of. 20


Indian History of, by Alden J. Spooner 20


Indian Owners of .. 64


Industries of. Early 29


Institutions of. 29


Kidd, Capt., on 29


Library, Mercantile. 510


Natural History of. 18


Primitive Customs of. 29


Revolutionary History of ..


31


Smuggling on.


32


Topography of. 18


Lumber. (See Dealers.)


M


Mansion House, The.


1359


Manufactures.


MANUFACTURING


INDUSTRIES


OF BROOKLYN


.668, 824


Agricultural Tools


822


Implements. . 704


Architects, Builders, and Real Estate Agents .... 829, 830, 831, 832 Awnings. 817


Axles and Carriage Springs. .. 800 Baking Powder Manufacturers 754


Boilers ..


679, 832


Box Manufacturers .. 823


783 Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, Braids, Worsteds. 823


Brass Founders 822


Brass Foundries, etc.


691


Bread and Baking Products .. 767 Breweries and Distilleries. 770


Brewers' and Distillers' Ma-


chinery.


679


Brooms, Brushes. 814


Builders and Architects ..... 853, 854 Builders' Hardware 704


and Masons' Materials 834 641


Camp & Sons' Docks ..


Carpenters and Masons. 837


Carriages 823


Carriages, Cars 799


Caulking Irons .. 822


Census Returns, Imperfection of U. S. 668


Cigars etc. (See Tobacco).


788


Cracker Bakery 823 823


770


Distilleries and Breweries. . . . Doors, Sash and Mouldings .. Drugs and Chemicals. 751


735


Dyeing and Cleaning. 813


Electro-platers. 708


Fancy Metal Goods. 822


Fertilizers 78, 756


Fire Brick and Tile. 806


Flouring and Feed Mills 813


Furniture Manufacture .. . 729


Glass Manufacture. 759


Glue ... 756, 758


Hardware and House F'sh'g ..


821


Hats .. .


743, 822


Heating Apparatus.


822


K


Kings County. BENCH AND BAR OF .... 338-369, 1269 Board of Charities. 514


Census, 1880. 515


Charities Com. . 516


County Courts. 343


Comm'rs of Jurors. 421a


Charities. . .493a-510a


Court-house ..


489, 535


Court of Common Pleas. 343


ECCLESIASTICAL HIST. OF .... 327-337


First Court held at B'klyn 346


First Circuit .. 345


First Court of Record. 342


Courts, Town and Justices'. .. 341 48


Customs, Domestic and Social Court of Sessions. 343


Supreme Court. 342 District Attorneys. 356, 366 District Attorneys under Con- stitution of 1846 367


Dutch Names, Early. 44


Education in


409-413


Epidemics in. 891


First Court-house in. 339 City, The 1302 Engine Makers. 681


Second Court-house and Jail at Flatbush. 339


Third at Flatbush, 1793. 340


First Settlement of. . 43


Interpreter in the Courts of .


County Judges under Consti- tution of 1846


Kings County. PAGE


Judges of the Common Pleas, 366


Judicial Officers under the Duke's Laws


366


Justice of the Quorum. 366


366


372


List of County Officials. 366


Med. Prof. in, 1644-1822 ... .414-418


Med. Soc ... 488


Estab 418


Under Fed. Gov. and Consti- tution of State N. Y. 392


Penitentiary


476


Poor House Estab.


463


Registrar


419a-420a


Settlement of


by the Dutch. 65


Single Head Bill.


515


Slavery in. 48


Slaves in, 1755. 69


631


Ins. and Safe Deposit Co.


Kings Co. Fire.


630


Lafayette Fire.


629


Life .


Long Island.


Safe Deposit Co ..


Mechanics' Fire


Montauk Fire.


Nassau Fire.


Phenix


629


Real Estate and Insurance ... 863


Safe Deposit Co. . 632


Williamsburgh City Fire .... 303,629


Iron Merchants


1390


Law and Trials.


1361


Jewelers. (See Dealers.)


Jail, County, The ...


Home Life. 631 629


631 629 632 630


340


630 629


Case of Newspaper Reporter. .


43


Justices under Gov. Andros .. Legislative Officers from .. . ..


LITERATURE AND SCIENCE IN B. 1301-1332 Glass Works. 821


Dealers in Builders' Materials.


1405


GENERAL INDEX.


Manufactures-Continued. PAGE


Housekeeping Hardware .. 704


Agricultural Machine Works. 705


Nassau Fire Insurance Co .. ..


626


Iron Cans.


822


Ansonia Clock Co. .. 705


Gas Light Co. 676


Iron Railings, Fences. 822


Iron-work


694


Artificial Ice Machine Works. Atlantic Steam Engine Co .. ..


635


Jewelry.


776


Jute Manufacture


722


Sugar House 672


Kindling Wood.


818


White Lead and Lin- seed Oil Co. 712


Locks ..


822


Atlas Iron Works. 694


Averill Paint Co. 635, 713


785


Beating Co


Roofing Co. Tartar Co.


Wire and Wire Rope Co.


Niagara Steam Pump Works. North American Iron Works .. 694


Open Air Carpet Cleaning Co. 813


People's Gas Light Co .... 676 754


Phenix Chemical Works.


Pioneer Iron Works. 684


810


Puritan Iron Works .. 680


Ridgewood Distilling Co ... 771


Musical Instruments .810-812


Nickel-plating 708


Paint Manufacturers. 712


Paint and Varnish Manufac- turers 709, 714


Paper-making. 727


Paper-box Manufacture. 728


Paper-hangings Manufactories 724


Patent Medicines .. 753


Petroleum Refining. 673


Photography in Brooklyn. 1166


Photographic Materials. 816


Plumbing and Gas Fixtures. 815


Pottery 822-823


Porcelain Pottery 761


Presses and Die Manufactures 688


Printers


1192


Publishers. 1191


Publishers and Book Manufac- turers.


738


Pump Manufacturers .. 823


Real Est. Dealers and Agents. 858


Refrigerator Manufacturers .. 706


Refrigerating & Ice Machines. 818 Roller Skates. 822


Ropes, Cordage and Twine .... 716 723


Rope-making Machinery ..


Roofing Materials 813


Rubber, Elastic Goods. 774


Sash, Door, and Mouldings. 821


Saws and Files. 698, 822 Silver-plating .. 707


Silver-plated Ware. 821, 1372 Silk and Lace Goods. 807


Soap Manufacture. 810


Stamped and Drawn Wares. 701


Stationers. 1192


675


Meat


Medical.


Ambulance Service, The. 567


Biographies 894


Hist. of the Profession of the City of Brooklyn. 887


Hist. . of the Profession of Kings Co., 1644-1822. 414


Homoeopathy in Kings Co ... 905


Kings Co. Med. Soc. 887


Night Medical Service .. .


567


Manhattan Chemical Co. 754


Compress and Pipe Factory. 635


707


Meriden Britannia Co. Silver Plate Co. 707


Metallic Upholstering Co.


Metropolitan Gas Light Co. ...


Mfg. Co.


Pie Bakery 770


Middletown Silver Plate Co 707


Monarch Mfg. Co 791


Manufacturing Corporations. PAGE


National Baking Co ...


768


Chemical Works ... 754


Chem. Wood Treat- ment Co 818


Nelson's Torpedo Factory.


307


N. Y. Book-binding Co.


743


675


Machinists. . .


822


Britton Brewing Co.


773


Marble and Stone.


Marine Railway and Shipyard


Mats, Matting, and Rugs 814


Mechanics' and Traders' Ex .. 1313


Flint Glass Works. .


760


Furniture. Co. 733


Gas Light Co. 675


Meat Slaughtering.


Mfg. Co. 703


Minor Machine Shops.


Mineral Paint .. Waters


754


Miscellaneous Manufactures and Industries.


819


Sugar Refining Co., 672,787


Wire Works . . . .. 694, 734 Watch Case Co. 776 White Lead Co .. .. 712-714 Wire Cloth Works .. 697


Budweiser Brewing Co.


773


Bush & Denslow Mfg. Co.


Cabble Excelsior Wire Mfg. Co. . 734


Campbell Mining and Reduc- ing Co. 694


Citizens' Gas Light Co. 676


Charles Pratt & Co .. 674


Chesebrough Mfg. Co. 675


Columbian Iron Works. 684 Toy Mfg. Co White Lead Co. 712


Cooper Glue Factory .. .757-758


Davidson Steam Pump Co. 683


Devoe Mfg. Co. .673-674


Eagle Iron Works


694


Waltham Watch Co. 776


Oil Works ... 675 Washington Oil Works. 675


813 Weyer Annealing Co .. 821


White Dental, The S. S., Mfg. Co . . 816


Williamsburgh Brewery ... 772


MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES OF BKLYN., THE .. .668-824


Maps. (See List of Illustrations.) MARKETS, BROOKLYN. Hamilton. 509


971


Public, at the Wallabout. 520


Grain Warehousing Co. 652 Masons, F. and A. .. 1346


819


Greenpoint Bolt Works. Gas Light Co. 288


Glass Works. 760


Oil Works. 675


Halsted Mfg. Co .. 705


Harding Mfg. Co. 791


Havemeyer & Elder. 684


Hudson Oil Works


Island City Knitting Mills. 810


Iron Clad Can Mfg. Co ..... 703, 822


Keep Mfg. Co. 791


Kings Co. Oil Works. 675


Livingston Sugar Refinery. 672


Locust Hill Oil Factory. 560a


L. I. Brewing Co. 773


Improved Roofing Co. 813


Saw & Planing Mill Co., 738, 796


Upholstery.


733


Wagons .. 799, 823


Watches and Clocks. 776-777


822


Water Meters ..


709


Window Blinds and Shades .. . 822


Wire


Wire Works .. .695-696


Women's Clothing. 790 Wood-working Machinery .... 693 Woolen and Cotton Goods ... 807-810 Manufacturing Corporations.


Abendroth & Root Mfg. Co ... 681


Manufacturing Corporations. PAGE


Arcade Mfg. Co. 79


678


Leather Manufacture.


778


Lumber. Dealers.


796


837


803 824


Eagle Bindery. 750


Felt Hat Co .. . 747, 748,


Pie Baking Co. 770


Refinery


Roofing Co. 813 Pond's Extract Co. .560a, 754


Spring Bed Co. 738


Royal Baking Powder 635, 755 Sherill-Ropes Air Engine Co .. 678 Singer Sewing Machine Co .. . 693


Standard Oil Co. 673-675


Sone & Fleming .. 675


675 Steam Heating Co. 671


South B'klyn Saw Mill Co .. . 738, 796 Steam Boiler Works ... 679


Steam Engine Co ... 678, 684, 693 Sun Mfg. Co 791


Tobacco Inspection Stores. Union Porcelain Works, 705, 761, 762 Print Works. 810


704


Vesta Oil Works. 675


Vulcan Saw Works. 705


Empire Roofing Works. Refining Co. 673, 675


Eureka Glass Annealing W'ks.


821


Francis' Metallic Life Boat Co ... 288


Franklin Oil Works 675


Fulton Municipal Gas Co ..... 675-676 Sugar Refinery ... . . 672


Germania Coffee and Spice Mills. . 801


Chapters, Royal Arch .. .. 1348 Commanderies of K. T ... 1348 Eastern Star Lodges ... 316, 1348 Lodges of. . . 1346, 1348 Scottish Rite Bodies ... .. 1348


See, also, Hist. New Lots, 316


Mayors of Brooklyn. 1390 1376


Steam Engine Manufacturers. 678 822


Steam Fittings. 681


Steam Pump Makers Steam Presses. 697 669 822


Steel Manufacture.


Sugar Refining.


Tin and Sheet Iron Wares. 701


Tobacco, Manufacture of. 775


Trucks 799, 823


Manchester Gimp Co .. 810 Medical Chemists 752


913


White Lead Manufacture.


785


738 676 738


Pharmacies, the Homoeopathic Society, Medical, of Kings Co., Society, The Kings Co. Med., 488 Library and Publications .. . 890 MEDICAL PROFESSION OF B'KLYN, 887-940 MEDICAL PROFESSION IN KINGS Co., HIST. OF 414-418 Military. Civil Rebellion, B's Share in .. 487 French War, The 12


813 813 635 697 683


Brooklyn City Foundry. 743


705


Kerosene Gas Light Co. Patent Steam Carpet


Bay State Shoe Co ..


Measuring Tapes and Instru- ments of Precision .. 793 677 694


754


.560a, 675 Planet Carpet Mills.


635


I406


HISTORY OF KINGS COUNTY.


Military-Continued.


PAGE


Fortifications in B., War of 1812


Grand Army of Republic. . 1210-1212


Ridgewood Water, Intro. of .. 486


St. Michael's R. C. Church. . .. 314


Seal of Flatbush Ch 337


Second B'klyn Church, View of 332


Societies (See, also, Assoc'ns). 316


The First Town Election ... 307


The Old Village of. 306


Town Officers.


308


Trinity P. E. Ch.


310


Trustees of Church, 1785. 337


Union Gas Light Co ... 308


Union Congregational Ch. 313


Van Sinderen, Rev. Ulpianus 336


Newspapers.


Advance, The Brooklyn .. 1180


Advertiser, The B. Daily. . 1170, 1171 The Weekly. 1189


Advocate and Nassau Gazette, The Brooklyn. 1170


Age, The. 1171


Anzeiger, The. 1177


Apologet, Der.


1172


Argus, The Brooklyn.


513, 1172


Bee, The Brooklyn. 1174


Blade, The Brooklyn. 1180


Brooklyn Union ....... 503, 513, 1178 Catholic, The Brooklyn .. 1174


Examiner, The B ... 1180


Casket, The Literary.


1172


Second Division of.


1194


Third Brigade of.


1195


Police & Exc., 525, 543 557,


558, 558a, 560, 561


501


Old Jersey Prison Ship 57


Prison Ships, The ... .56-57


563


Democrat, The W'm'sburgh .. 1170


Drum Beat, The ... 1172


Eagle, The Brooklyn. 1181


The Sunday. .


1174


Echo, The Brooklyn. 1180


Freeman, The Brooklyn.


1171


Police, First Regular City. . ..


557


1174


The 48th Reg't.


1204


67th Vol. Reg't 1204


87th Vol. Reg't .. 1205


559a


Greenpoint Advertiser, The ...


1171


Hornet, The ...


Independent Press, The. The


1171


Index, The.


Journalists.


Kings Co. Rural and Brooklyn Gazette 1180


Lance, Brooklyn Daily 1189


Laterne, The ... 1180


Ledger, The Brooklyn Daily .. 1174


1170


Long Island Daily Times, The. Patriot.


1170


Messenger Bird, The


1171


Monthly, The Brooklyn. 1172


Magazine, The B ...


1171


1171 Morning Post, The B'klyn .... News, The Brooklyn ... .. 1180, 1190


Once-a-Week, The. 1172


Programme, The B. Daily. 1180


Quarterly, The Packer. 1172


1180


1180


Review, The Brooklyn


1180


Sentinel and Brooklyn Herald, The East New York .. 1190


Sentinel, The East New York. 1180


Standard, The Brooklyn . 1171


Stats Svenska Argus, The N.Y .. 1180


Sun, The Brooklyn Sunday ... 1174


337 Times, The Brooklyn. 1177


Transcript, The B. Daily. ... 1172


Police Department 308 Tyro, The .. .. 1171


Post Office.


318


Public Schools .. 314


Municipal Administration.


PAGE


New Lots.


PAGE


Nassau Water Co 485 Reformed Church, The ... 310


St. Malachi's Church, R. C ... 313


Great Sanitary Fair.


503


K. Co. in the Revolution. 51 in the War of 1812. 60


Soldiers in War of 1812 63


L. I., Battle of.


52


Martyrs of the Prison Ships ... 56-60 Militia Company in, 1715. 69


National Guard, N. Y. S .. 1193


Annual Muster ..


1203


Battery, Third (Gatling) 1199


Brigade, Third. 1195


Fourth. . 1199


Camp of Instruction,


State


1203


Telegraph .. 558a


Commissioner of Repairs 531


Comptroller.


531


Corp. Attorney and Counsel .. 531


Dep't. of Arrears ...


.. 536, 557a, 1028


Assessment .. 543


Audit . . .536, 542


Buildings .... 504, 560a, 580


City Works .


544, 584


Education, Public .


609


Excise ....


525, 536, 559a


28th.


1199


23d 1200


32d .


1202


Health


563


Law.


.543, 546


Parks ..


.515, 561a, 595


City News, The Brooklyn .... 1171


Daily News, The Brooklyn ... 1170


Register, The ... News and Long Island Times, The B'klyn ...


1172


District, Met. Sanitary ...... District, Met. San., and Board of Health, 1866.


Financial


560a


Health Statistics, 1883. 566


Municipal Departments. 536


Park Commissioners, List of. . 598 Parks, Maintenance of. 562a


Life Insurance Fund .. 559 Metropolitan . . . .486, 557


Pension Fund, The ... Redemption Fund ...


558a


158th Vol. Reg't ..


1205


1205


Steam Boiler Inspectors.


559a


Vol. Regt's in Civil War.


1203


War Fund Com .. 503


War Statue of Lincoln 508


Taxes, Equalization of. 557a


War of 1812, The. 14 Treasury of City. Operations on Long Island 36 Gravesend. 536 Water and Sewerage Com. .. 486, 584 177 Music. (See Dealers.)


12 Musicians. . 1377


N


Names, Early Dutch 44


Nassau Water Works. 485


MISSIONARY, BIBLE, AND TRACT New Lots. WORK ... 1100 Motto of City of B'klyn. 1391 Andrews M. E. Church 312 Brownsville .. 307 Neophyte, The 1172


Municipal Administration.


Administrative Power under the First City Charter .. 529


Administrative Power under the Last Charter 541


City Hall .. 534


Civil Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace ..


548


532


533


Leg. and Admin. Powers of the Corp. of the City .. 540 Newspapers 308


Mayors, Prest's. of C. C., and City Officers of B'klyn. . 563a, 1391 1394 Organization of 306


Municipal Building. .512, 536 MUNICIPAL HIST. OF BROOK-


LYN 528-564a


New Plumbing Law .: . 560a


Sewerage System of B'klyn ... 591


Municipal Departments. Ambulance Service 567


Board of Char. and Cor .. .509, 515


Elections .515, 536


Board of Health of the Village, 1824 .. 563


Board of Health, 1854. . 563


Health, Metropolitan 501


Health, 1873. 565


Health, 1870 .. 560a, 563, 564 Sewer Com. 486


Bureau of Combustibles 560a


Civil War, B'klyn Regts. in 1203 13th Regt. Armory, 510, 511, 512


32d Regt. Armory. . 1202


47th Regt. Armory. 1201


56th Regt. Armory 1203


17th Separate Co ..


1203


Rifle Practice, Dept. of. 1203


Regiment, 13th


1195


14th. 1197


47th. 1201


Organization, of in K. Čo


1193


Revolutionary History 72


Revolution, The, in K. Co. . . 51 Revolution, The Commence- ment of .. 12


Revolutionary Incidents in. 13


Soldiers' War Medals.


502


War with France 1812, The War of. 14


MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS OF K.


COUNTY, THE. 1193-1212 Milk. (See Dealers.)


Millinery. (See Dealers.)


Cypress Hills .. 307


Early Settlers of. 306 Orbit and Excelsior, The. 1171


East New York 306


Ebenezer M. E. Church 311


Fire Dep't .. . 309


First Baptist Church 312


First Congregational Church .. 313


German Lutheran Church. 312 HISTORY OF TOWN OF .. .... .306-326 Hamilton C. Warren .. 306


New Church Erected at Flat- bush, 1793. 337


Old Bushwick Church, View of ..


Union-Argus, Brooklyn.


513


The Brooklyn Daily, 513, 1178


1172


1191


Freie Presse, The Brooklyn ... Gazette, The Williamsburgh. Globe, Greenpoint.


1170 1190


139th Vol. Reg't. 1205


Statistics, 1883. 561 173d Vol. Reg't.


Street Com. under the First Charter 531


1190


1171


Record, The The Brooklyn


Courts of Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction in B'klyn ..... Early Municipal Buildings .. ..


1170


Finance


542


Fire and Buildings. . 568


1407


GENERAL INDEX.


Newspapers-Continued. PAGE


Volks Blatt, The Brooklyn ...


1172


Wochenblatt, The Deutsches. Zeitung, The L. I. 1177


1180


Dept of .. 536, 595


On Columbia Heights. 596


Prospect.


.525, 597


261 Tompkins. 596


Washington 595


265 Parkville. (See Flatbush History.)


260 Photographers. 1377


260 Physicians. 1391


265 Pianos. (See Dealers.)


259 Pilots 1390


263 Plumbers 1380


259 Population of B'klyn, 1884 .. 1391


261 PRESS OF KINGS CO., THE. .1169-1192


263 Printers. 1377


Provident Assoc. of Odd Fellows. 1350


Pythias, Knights of ... 316, 317, 1354


R


Red Men, Imp. Order of. 1355


Roofing. 1390


Royal Arcanum, The. 1352


S


Safe Deposit Companies. 619


Scientists in Brooklyn. 1313


Seawanhaka, The Burning of the, 515


Spiritualism in Brooklyn. 1300


Sons of Temperance. 316


SPORTING CLUBS OF KINGS CO.


(See, also, Associations.) .. ... 1336, 1342 St. George, Sons of ... .316, 1354


Old Village Graveyard. Overseers Pastors of.


263


264


Population and Valuations, Statistics of.


Railroads.


267


265 R. C. Ch. at Fort Hamilton. .. Sabbath Schools .. 264


St. John's P. E. Church Share in the Rev. War


265 262


Slaves


Supervisors


Town Grants, 1684.


Town Clerks. .


Unionville Colored Church.


265


Unionville M. E. Church. 264


Zion M. E. Church .. 265


New York State.


Canals in 16 Colonial Governors of. 10 373


Convention, the Provincial ...


374


Council of Appointment .. Revision


Discovery of ..


Templars' Good, I. O. of .


1355


TRAVEL AND TRANSIT IN K. Co., 419-464a


Turnpikes and Bridges.


B'klyn and Jamaica Turnpike, 134


East River Bridge. . 447, 505, 509, 525 456


Accidents and Casualties. Anchorages of. 451


Approaches. 454


Bridge Co 510, 511


Caissons of. 449 Plank Roads. 425


Cost of .. 520 Tree Planting and Fountain So-


454


ciety .519, 1165


460


Trials, Important


1256


U


Undertakers.


.1388


Unionville. (See New Utrecht.) United States.


Assessment and Collection of


Internal Revenue.


869


Christian Commission.


497


Commissioner, The. 876


Dist. Attorney


876


Dist. Judge.


876


Statistics of 456


Travel and Transit.


PAGE


East River Bridge.


The Directorate of .. 460


Tolls on .. . 520


View of, from B'klyn .... 457


Gowanus Creek Bridge.


462


Penny Bridge, Newtown Crk, 461


Railroads.


Atlantic Ave. R. R. Co .. 421


B'klyn, Canarsie & Rockaway Beach R. R. & S. B. Route. . 423 B. City R. R. .. 421, 509, 520


B. City & Newtown R. R. Co. 432


422 B. Cross Town R. R. Co. . .. . . B. & C. I. R. R. . 422


B. & Jamaica R. R. 420


B., Bath & C. I. R. R. 423


B. Elevated R. R. Co .. 511 B., Flatbush & C. I. R. R .... 424, 514 B'way R. R. Co. 422


B'way, Tompkins Ave. & Har- rison Ave. R. R. 512


Bushwick R. R. Co. 422


C. I. R. R. .. 489


C. I. & B. R. R. Co. 423 Culver's R. W., C. I 424


E. R. Bridge & C. I. Steam Transit Co. .. 516, 518 Elevated R. W. Schemes. ... 515, 516, 518, 520


Flatbush R. R. Co. 423


Grand St. & Newtown R.R. Co. 422


Grand St., Prospect Park & Flatbush R. R. Co. 423


L. I. R. R. . .37, 420, 514, 515 Manhattan Beach R. R., 513, 514, 518 Marine R. W., C. I ... 424


N. Y., Bay Ridge & Jamaica R. R. 512


N. Y. & M. B. R. R. Co. 424 N. Y. & Sea B. Ry. Co ...... 424, 513 New Williamsburgh & Flat- bush R. R. Co ... 423


North 2d St. & Middle Village R. R. Co ... 423


Prospect Park & C. I. R. R.


Co .. . 423


Prospect Park & Gravesend R. R. 202


R. R., Statistical Table of. .. 424, 425 Rapid Transit Commissioners. Rapid Transit Trains .. 513


515


Sea Beach & N. Y. R. R .. . 513 . . South B. Central R. R. Co .... 422 The Elevated R. W., C. I ..... 424


Van Brunt & Erie Basin R. R. Co. . 422


Williamsburgh & Flatbush .. 423


Grand St., Prospect Park & B. Steam Transit Road. 514


Stage & Omnibus Line. .


419


Surf Ave., C. I.


515


Roads.


L. I., Wagon Roads on


37


Ocean Park Roadway.


513


Legislature of. 374


Population of.


17


Provincial Congress of. 373


Revolutionary Incidents in ... 13


Under the Dutch 10


Odd Fellows, I. O. of. .1349, 1350 1389


Oils ..


P


Painters.


1378


Paper-hangers


1378


Parks.


Boulevards


425


Railway


455


Carroll.


596


City. . . 596


Parks. PAGE


City Hall 596


New Utrecht. And Brooklyn.


African Zion M. E. Church, " Unionville" ..


A New Town Patent, 1666


Another Change of Masters ... Bay Ridge P. E. Church. Captain Scott's Raid Upon Constables.


De Sille House, View of .. Dongan Patent ..


Ecclesiastical History of.


Educational.


End of the Dutch Regime.


First Ch., Dutch Reformed ..


First Houses. First Settlements.


First Town Charter


Founding of the Town 257


HISTORY OF 255, 269


Hotels, Roads and Drives .. 266


Increase of Population ... 261 Indian Inhabitants. 255 261 263


Inhabitants in 1698, Names of In War of the Civil Rebellion. Location .. Manufactories.


255


M. E. Church of. Militia


267 264 262 266 266


STATE OF NEW YORK, OUTLINE HIST. OF. .. .10-17 Stationers. (See Dealers.) Sunday-School Unions.


263 B'klyn S. S. Union ... . 485, 515, 1091 Foreign. 1093


First, in Brooklyn. 1095


Missionary, Bible, Tract and other Organizations. 1100 Systematic Visitation. 1092 Union Society, The B'klyn. ... 1091 Union, The Sunday-School .... 1092


SUNDAY-SCHOOL WORK IN B., THE 1091


SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE POOR OF KINGS CO .463-492a SUPERVISORS IN KINGS CO., HIS-


TORY OF


T


Tailors, Merchant. (See Dealers.)


Tea, Coffees, etc. (See Dealers.) Temperance, Sons of. Societies. 1355


316


English Governors of.


Government of


Governors of, Colonial. English. Since 1777.


17


HISTORY OF, OUTLINE. 9-17 16


Improvements of, Internal ...


Incidents of, Revolutionary ... 13


Elevation of (eng.)


Engineering Staff, The ... First Active Measures to- wards a Bridge. 447


Formal Opening of ...... 456, 520 Incorporated. 447


Making the Cables 452


Panic on the .. 520


Plan of B'klyn Approach (eng.).


454


Plan of N. Y. Approach (eng.). .


454


Section of, (eng.).


453


Fort Lafayette. 505.


.377-422a Railroads on L. I. . 37


374 9 10 13 10 10


262 263 261 263


Modern Public Buildings


265 261 263 257 256 258


1408


HISTORY OF KINGS COUNTY.


United States.


Gov. Inspection of Brooklyn Commerce. 645


Interests in Kings Co .. 865-878


Marshal's Office, The. 76 Waldo House. 1360


Williamsburgh.


Organization. 294


Wallabout Canal, The. 304


Wallabout


and


Newtown


Turnpike, The.


Yorkton


293


Street Nomenclature of Wil- liamsburgh 297


U. S. Benev. Fraternity


1356 [


The Morrell Speculation


293 |Wines, Liquors, etc


1389


U. S. INTERESTS IN KINGS CO ... . 865-878 |Williamsburgh.


The Period of Fin. Collapse 296


292 Woodhull Speculation. . .. Trustees of the Village. 299


Village Beginnings. .


Charter


294


294


Navy Yard, U. S ... 643, 870, 871, 872 873 A New Start. 297


Navy Yard Scare, The 488


Officials. .1392


Presidential Electors 417a P. O. in Brooklyn 865


HISTORY OF TOWN OF ...


292-305


293


, Representatives in Congress of the U. S. 414a


City Charter, The 297


City of, The


303


Street Nomenclature of the


Village


297


The Era of Speculation 296


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