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1806. November 11. The Crisis. Isaac Mitchell. 1808. Harry Cros- well & Co. William Tucker, printer. In 1809 name changed to The Balance and New York State Journal, Croswell & Frary. Discontinued in 1811.
1807. The Guardian. By Van Benthuysen & Wood. Court Street, three doors below Hudson Street. Discontinued about 1840.
1812. April 11. The Albany Republican. Samuel R. Brown.
1813. Tuesday, January 26. The Albany Argus. Semi-weekly. Jesse Buel.
1815. June. The American Magazine. Monthly. Edited by Horatio Gates Spafford. Discontinued, May, 1816.
September 25. Albany Daily Advertiser. Theodore Dwight, editor. John W. Walker, printer. Subsequently consolidated with the Albany Ga- zette.
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1819. June 5. The Plough Boy. Henry Homespun, (Solomon South- wick,) editor. John O. Cole, printer.
1822. August 3. The Oriental Star. Weekly. Religious. Bezaleel Howe.
1823. Religious Monitor. Chauncey Webster.
National Democrat. William McDougal, publisher. Discontinued April 7, 1824. Revived April 20, by Solomon Southwick.
1825. August 8. The Albany Patriot and Daily Commercial Intelligen- cer. George Galpin.
July 25. National Observer. Solomon Southwick.
1826. August 2. Daily Chronicle. Charles Galpin & M. M. Cole. Specimen copy, April 22, 1826. Also Albany Morning Chronicle. John Denio & Seth Richards, 1837. Discontinued in 1827.
1827. February 3. American Masonic Record and Albany Saturday Magazine. B. E. B. Child. American Masonic Record and Albany Lite- rary Journal, January 30, 1830.
May. The Albany Christian Register. L. G. Hoffman. Christian Reg- ister and Telegraph united with the Journal (of Utica), and published by Hosford & Wait as the Journal and Telegraph, November 21, 1831.
May. The Antidote. Solomon Southwick, editor. Webster & Wood, publishers.
The Standard. Weekly. Matthew Cole.
August 4. The Comet. Daniel McGlashan.
The Albany Times and Literary Writer. Daniel Glashan, printer.
1830. January. The Albanian. Semi-monthly. Arthur N. Sherman.
March 22. The Albany Evening Journal. Thurlow Weed, editor. E. D. Packard & Company.
April 3. Farmers, Mechanics and Workingmen's Advocate. McPherson & McKercher.
1831. September 7. Albany Literary Gazette. John P. Jermain, editor. James D. Nicholson, publisher.
November 21. Journal and Telegraph. Horsford & Wait.
1832. January 5. Daily Craftsman. Roberts & James, editors.
1834. March. The Cultivator. Conducted by J. Buel, J. P. Beekman & J. D. Wasson.
April 5. The Daily News. Hunter & Hoffman.
1835. July 25 The Zodiac. Periodical. Erastus Perry.
October 12. The Albany Transcript. C. F. Powell & Company.
1838. January 6. The Family Newspaper. Weekly. Solomon South wick.
July 4. Daily Patriot. Abolition paper. J. G. Wallace.
1840. September 19. The Unionist. A daily campaign paper. C.
Loveridge and others.
1841. The Albany Atlas. Vance & Wendell. 1843. September 4. Daily Knickerbocker. Hugh J. Hastings. Weekly Knickerbocker, June 8, 1851.
1844. Albany Spectator. 1845. April 9. The Albany Freeholder. Weekly anti-rent paper. Thos. A. Devyr.
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1846. December 8. Albany Herald. A. B. Van Olinda.
December 17. Albany Morning Telegraph.
District School Journal.
1847. September 13. Albany Morning Express. Penny paper. Stone & Henly. Discontinued March 22, 1856. Albany Weekly Express, February 1, 1851.
1848. The Castigator. Mortimer Smith, editor.
1849. May 15. The Albany Daily Messenger. Penny paper. B. F. Romaine, editor.
June 30. Sunday Dutchman.
1850. February 16. Albany Daily Times. Heron, Furman & Thornton.
Albany Evening Atlas.
1851. September 1. Albany Daily Eagle. Penny paper. John Sharts.
1852. Temperance Recorder.
Albany Freie Blaetter. August Miggael.
1853. February 1. Evening Transcript. Penny paper. Cuyler & Henly.
1856. March 23. Albany Daily Statesman.
April 21. Albany Morning Times. Stone & Company.
September 8. Albany Evening Union. Penny paper. J. Macfarlane. 1857. Albany Microscope. Charles Galpin.
Monday, May 4. Albany Morning Express. J. C. Cuyler, editor. Stone & Henly, publishers.
Albany Evening Herald changed to Albany Evening Union, June 29, 1857.
1858. American Citizen.
Evening Courier.
1863. January 17. Standard & Statesman.
1865. October. Albany Evening Post. Penny paper. M. & E. Griffin.
1883. Outing. Outing Publishing and Printing Company, No. 59 North Pearl Street.
PRESENT NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS.
THE ALBANY ARGUS. (See page 442). First publication, Tuesday, Janu- ary 26, 1813. Semi-weekly. Jesse Buel, editor and proprietor. First pub- lication as a daily paper, August 18, 1825. Daily Albany Argus and Albany Evening Atlas consolidated under the name of Atlas and Argus, February 18, 1856. (Calvert) Comstock & (William) Cassidy. April 6, 1865, by Wil- liam Cassidy. The Argus, Monday, May 15, 1865. The Argus Company formed May 6, 1865. William Cassidy, editor : Daniel Manning and J. Wes- ley Smith, associates. St. Clair McKelway, present editor. Sunday issue began, May 13, 1877. Argus building on south-west corner of Broadway and Beaver Street.
THE ALBANY EVENING JOURNAL, first published March 22, 1830, by B. D. Packard & Company. (See page 468). Thurlow Weed, editor. March 17, 1884, first published by the Albany Journal Company. W. J. Arkell, presi- dent, J. W. Drexel, James Arkell, and John A. Sleicher, secretary, treasurer and editor. Printing-house, No. 61 State Street.
ALBANY TIMES. First published as the Albany Morning Times, Monday, April 21, 1856. Stone & Company, (Alfred Stone, David M. Barnes, and
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Edward H. Boyd), corner of State and Green streets. Consolidated with Evening Courier, March 1, 1861. First issued as an evening paper, Septem- ber 25, 1865. Albany Weekly Times, first issued, July 16, 1872. Theophi- lus C. Callicott, proprietor since May, 1881. Printing-house, No. 401 Broadway.
ALBANY MORNING EXPRESS. (See page 475). Second publication, Mon- day, May 4, 1857. J. C. Cuyler, editor. Stone & Henly, publishers and proprietors. Corner of State and Green streets. Albany Weekly Express first issued, August 4, 1881. Sunday edition, March 4, 1883. Albany Morning Express Company: Edward Henly, Jacob C. Cuyler, Addison A. Keyes, and Nathan D. Wendell. Printing-house southwest corner of Green and Beaver streets.
DAILY PRESS AND KNICKERBOCKER. First issue of the Sunday Press, May 15, 1870. Daily Press first published February 26, 1877. Daily Knicker- bocker, September 4, 1843. Daily Press and Knickerbocker consolidated, August 10, 1877. Weekly Press and Legislative Journal first issued January 8, 1873. The Press Company: John H. Farrell, Myron H. Rooker, and James Macfarlane. Printing-house, No. 18 Beaver street.
EVETING POST. First published. October 1865, at 427 Broadway. M. & E. Griffin, proprietors; R. M. Griffin, editor. Office No. 7, Hudson Avenue.
ALBANY EVENING UNION. First published, Monday, May 29, 1882, by the Union Printing and Publishing Company. Office Beaver Block, South Pearl Street. Since Monday, July 16, 1883, by John Parr, editor and pro- prietor. Establishment, No. 28 Beaver street.
FREIE BLAETTER. First published in 1852 by the present editor and pro- prietor, August Miggael, at No. 26 Beaver street. German daily paper. Der Sontagsgast, issued since 1882 as a suppliment to the Saturday's edition. Present office, No. 44 Beaver street.
TAGLICHER ALBANY HEROLD. A German daily paper. First published, Tuesday, October 10, 1871, by Jacob Heinmiller. Began publication as Der Albany Herold, on Monday, February 11, 1869; issued on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, from office No. 346 Broadway. Hertz & Heinmiller. Present office, No. 87 Westerlo street.
THE CULTIVATOR & COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. Weekly. January 4, 1866. Luther Tucker & Son. J. J. Thomas, editor. The Cultivator, monthly, first published in March, 1834. Conducted by J. Buel, J. P. Beekman & J. D. Wasson. The Country Gentleman. Weekly. First issued, January 6, 1853. Luther Tucker & John T. Thomas, editors.
THE INQUIRER AND CRITERION. Semi-weekly. April 30, 1884. Rev. B. F. McNeil. The Criterion first issued, December 31, 1881. Weekly. Charles S. Carpenter. February 20, 1882. Burdick & Taylor. Discontinued, Jan- uary 5, 1884. Office No. 481 Broadway.
THE CATHOLIC TELEGRAPH. Weekly. First published in Albany, Jan- uary 1, 1881. Telegraph Publishing Company incorporated in June, 1883. M. J. Ludden, editor.
THE GUIDE. I. O. of O. F. First published February 15, 1881. Office Nos. 394 and 396 Broadway. D. H. Turner, editor. Issued every two weeks. D. H. Turner & G. B. Powers, publishers.
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ALBANY LAW JOURNAL. Monthly. First published January 8, 1870. Isaac Grant Thompson, editor. Weed, Parsons & Company, publishers. Print- ing-house, Nos. 39 and 41 Columbia street. Present editor, Irving Browne.
OUR WORK AT HOME. Monthly. First published September, 1875, at the rooms of the City Tract and Missionary Society, No. 40 State Street. Charles Reynolds, editor. Present office, No. 9, North Pearl Street. Charles Reynolds and George Sanderson, jr., editors.
THE VOICE. Monthly. First published, January, 1879, at No. 401 Broad- way. Edgar S. Werner, editor and proprietor. Office No. 59 Lancaster Street.
FOREST, FORGE AND FARM. First published in Albany, June, 1883. H. S. Quackenbush, editor. Office in Tweddle building.
Poultry Monthly. First issued November, 1879. The Ferris Publishing Company. Office No. 481 Broadway.
THE MEDICAL ANNALS. First published, January, 1880. Committee of Albany County Medical Society. January, 1882, by Burdick & Taylor. No. 481 Broadway.
MAYORS.
Peter Schuyler, 1686-1694. Johannes Abeel, 1694-1695. Evert Banker, 1695-1696. Dirk Wessels, 1696-1698. Hendrick Hansen, 1698-1699. Peter Van Brugh, 1699-1700. Jan Jans Bleecker, 1700-1701. Johannes Bleecker, 1701-1702. Albert Ryckman, 1702-1703. Johannes Schuyler, 1703-1706. David Schuyler, 1706-1707. Evert Banker, 1707-1709. Johannes Abeel, 1709-1710. Robert Livingston, jr., 1710-1713. Myndert Schuyler, 1719-1721. Peter Van Brugh, 1721-1723. Myndert Schuyler, 1723-1725. Johannes Cuyler, 1725-1726. Rutger Bleecker, 1726-1729. John DePeyster, 1729-1731. Hans Hansen, 1731-1732. John DePeyster, 1732-1733. Edward Holland, 1733-1741. John Schuyler, 1741-1742. Cornelius Schuyler, 1742-1746.
Dirk Ten Broeck 1746-1748.
Jacob C. Ten Eyck 1748-1750. Robert Sanders 1750-1754. Hans Hensen 1754-1856. Sybrant G. Van Schaick 1756-1761. Volkert P. Douw 1761-1770. Abraham C. Cuyler, 1770-1776. 1 John Barclay, 1778-1779. 2 Abraham Ten Broeck, 1779-1783. John J. Beekman, 1783-1786. John Lansing, jr., 1786-1790. Abraham Yates, jr., 1790-1796, Abraham Ten Broeck, 1796-1799. Philip S. Van Rensselaer, 1799-1814. Elisha Jenkins, 1814-1819. Philip S. Van Rensselaer, 1819-1821. Charles E. Dudley, 1821-1824. Ambrose Spencer, 1824-1826. James Stevenson, 1826-1828. Charles E. Dudley, 1828-1829. John Townsend, 1829-1831.
Francis Bloodgood, 1831-1834. Erastus Corning, 1834-1837.
Teunis Van Vechten, 1837-1838. Jared L. Rathbone, 1838-1841.
Teunis Van Vechten, 1841-1842. Barent P. Staats, 1842-1843.
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Friend Humphrey, 1843-1845.
George H. Thacher, 1860-1862.
Eli Perry, 1872-1866.
George H. Thacher, 1866-1868.
Charles E. Bleecker, 1868-1870.
Friend Humphrey, 1849-1850.
Franklin Townsend, 1850-1851.
Edmund L. Judson, 1874-1876.
Eli Perry, 1850-1854.
A. Bleecker Banks, 1876-1878.
William Parmelee, 1854-1856.
Eli Perry, 1856-1860.
John Swinburne, June 25, 1883-1884. 1
A. Bleecker Banks, 1884 to present time.
BANKS.
NEW YORK STATE NATIONAL BANK. No. 69 State Street. (See pages 431, 432). Charter expired December 31, 1850. Began business under new articles of association, January 1, 1851. Became a national bank, June 1, 1865. Cap- ital, $250,000. J. Howard King, president ; J. H. Van Antwerp, vice-presi- dent ; D. W. Wemple, cashier.
MECHANICS AND FARMERS' BANK. Northeast corner of State and James streets. (See pages 439, 440). Charter expired December 31, 1852. Re- sumed business, January 1, 1853. Became a national bank, June 19, 1865. Changed to a state bank, August 4, 1868. Capital, $350,000. Dudley Olcott, president ; John J. Olcott, vice-president ; George G. Davidson, cashier.
MECHANICS AND FARMERS' SAVINGS BANK. Incorporated, April 12, 1855. Northeast corner of State and James streets. Dudley Olcott, president ; George G. Davidson, secretary.
ALBANY CITY NATIOAL BANK. No. 47 State Street. (See page 472) Be- came a national bank, May 15, 1865. Capital, $300,000. Erastus Corning, president, George H. Thacher, vice-president ; Amos P. Palmer, cashier.
ALBANY CITY SAVINGS INSTITUTION. No. 47 State Street. Incorporated, March 29, 1850. Erastus Corning, president ; A. P. Palmer, treasurer ; R. C. Case, secretary.
NATIONAL ALBANY EXCHANGE BANK. (No. 450 Broadway. (See pages 473, 474). Became a national bank, January 23, 1865. Capital, $300,000. Chauncey P. Williams, president ; Lansing Merchant, vice-president ; Jonas Brooks, cashier.
ALBANY EXCHANGE SAVINGS BANK. No. 450 Broadway. Incorporated, April 18, 1856. Isaac Chapman, president ; Chauncey P. Williams, treasurer.
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK. No. 38 State Street. (See pages 466, 467). Chartered as a national bank, May 31, 1865. Began business as a national bank, August 1, 1865. Capital $300,000. Daniel Manning, president; Rob- ert C. Pruyn, vice-president; Edward A. Groesbeck, cashier.
MERCHANTS' NATIONAL BANK. No. 458 Broadway. Organized as the
1 Mayor elected in 1882 by decision of the Court, June 25, 1883.
John Keyes Paige, 1845-1846.
William Parmelee, 1846-1848. John Taylor, 1848-1849.
George H. Thacher, 1870-1874.
Michael Nolan, 1878-1883.
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Merchants' Bank of Albany, January 19, 1853. John Tweddle, president, John Sill, cashier. Capital $400,000. Began business at banking-house No. 59 State Street, April 7, 1853. Became a national bank, April 22, 1865. Present capital $200,000. J. Wilbur Tillinghast, president; N. D. Wendell, vice-president; J. Irving Wendell, cashier.
UNION NATIONAL BANK. No. 406 Broadway. Organized as the Bank of the Union, June 2, 1853. Billings P. Learned, president; John F. Batchelder, cashier. Capital $300,000. Began business January 1, 1854, in the build- ing No. 35 State Street. Removed to present building in 1856. Became a national bank, March 9, 1864. Present capital, $250,000. Billings P. Learned, president ; James C. Cook, cashier.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Nos. 35 and 37 State Street. Organized Janu- ary 26, 1846. Thomas Schuyler, president; Adam Van Allen, cashier. Capital, $200,000. Began business in the Exchange building, February 22, 1864. Moved to present building in 1871. Charter renewed, February 22, 1883. Present capital $200,000. Adam Van Allen, president; G. A. Van Allen, vice-president; Ledyard Cogswell, cashier.
ALBANY COUNTY BANK. No. 71 State Street. Organized February 25. 1871. Jacob Leonard, president; John Templeton, cashier. Capital, $200, 000. Began business in Tweddle Hall, May 15, 1871 Moved to present building, January 16, 1883. Present capital, $200,000. B. W. Wooster, president; Francis N. Sill, vice-president; John Templeton, cashier.
ALBANY COUNTY SAVINGS BANK. No. 71 State Street, Jasper Van Wormer, president; John Templeton, treasurer; A. V. Bensen, secretary.
NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK. No. 59 State Street. Incorporated 1868. Organized April 27, 1869. Began business in building No. 57 State Street, June 28, 1869. Erastus Corning, president; Albert P. Stevens, secretary and treasurer. John H. Van Antwerp, present president. Deposits in the bank, January 1, 1884. $3,345,330,66, Assets, $4,038, 773,30.
HOME SAVINGS BANK OF ALBANY. No. 40 State Street. Incorporated May 10, 1871. John D. Capron, president; Edmund L. Judson, treasurer; William Lacy, secretary.
ALBANY SAVINGS BANK. Northwest corner of State and Chapel streets. (See pages 458-460).
CHANGED NAMES OF STREETS.
Barrack to Chapel.
Deer to State.
Bass Lane to Bleecker.
Delaware Turnpike to Delaware Ave.
Bone Lane to Division.
Dock to Dean.
Boscawen to Swan.
Duck to Robin.
Bowery to Central Avenue.
Duke to Eagle.
Broad to State.
Elizabeth to Second.
Brower to Market.
Embargo Alley to Dennison.
Buffalo to Hudson.
Fox to Canal.
Capitol to Park.
Frielinghuysen to Franklin.
Court to (South) Broadway.
Gage to Swallow.
Cow Lane to Union.
Grass Lane to Union.
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Hallenbake to Grand.
Pigeon to Perry.
Handelaar to Market.
Pitt to Otter.
Hare to Orange.
Prideaux to Buffalo.
Prideaux to Tiger.
High to Ten Broeck. Howe to Fox.
Prince to Dean.
Hudson to Hudson Avenue. Johnson to Lark.
Queen to Elk. Quiter to Buffalo.
John to Third.
Rom to Maiden Lane.
Jonkers to Broad.
Sand to Lafayette.
Kilby to Hamilton.
Schenectady to Snipe.
King to Lion.
Schoharie to Duck.
Lion to Washington.
Snipe to Lexington Avenue.
Lumber to Livingston Avenue.
South to Gansevoort.
Lutheran to Howard.
Sparrow to Ontario.
Lydius to Madison Avenue.
Spring to Congress.
Malcomb to Broad.
Store Lane to Norton.
Market to (North) Broadway.
Swallow to Knox.
Mark Lane to Exchange.
Tiger to Lancaster.
Marsh to Montgomery.
Turkey to Quail.
Middle Lane to James.
Van Driessen to Green.
Mink to West Ferry.
Van Schaick to Monroe.
Monckton to Mink.
Van Vechten to Third Avenue.
Nail to Lutheran.
Wall to Hare.
Nucella to Fourth Avenue.
Warren to Dove.
Washington to Washington Avenue.
West Ferry to Myrtle Avenue.
Whitehall Avenue to Second Ave.
Whitehall Road to Whitehall Ave.
Wolf to Lydius.
FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS.
A AND A. SCOTTISH RITE.
Ineffable and Sublime Grand Lodge of Perfection. Founded, December 20, 1767. (See page 348). Grand Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Founded, December, 1767. Rose Croix Chapter. Founded, November 16, 1824. Al- bany Sovereign Consistory. Founded, November 16, 1824.
LODGES.
Mount Vernon Lodge No. 3. Originally Union Lodge. Organized, Feb- ruary 21, 1765. (See pages 347-349). Present lodge received its name by warrant in 1806. Lodge incorporated, March 17, 1874. Masters' Lodge No. 5. Originally No. 2. Organized, March 5, 1768. (See page 349). Temple Lodge No. 14. Originally No. 53. Organized, November 11, 1797. Wash- ington Lodge No. 85. Organized in 1841. Ancient City Lodge No. 452. Originally Mount Moriah Lodge No. 143. Adopted name, December 17, 1873. Wadsworth Lodge No. 417. Organized in 1856. Guttenberg Lodge No. 737. Organized in 1873.
Orchard to North Pearl.
Otter to Elk.
Otter to Wolf.
Paarl to Pearl.
Patroon to Clinton Avenue.
Perry (a part) to Lake Avenue.
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CHAPTERS. Temple Chapter No. 5. Capital City Chapter No. 242.
COUNCIL OF R. AND S. M.
DeWitt Clinton Council No. 22.
COMMANDERIES.
Temple Commandery No. 2. Temple Tabernacle No. 5. U. S. A. Knight Templar Priests.
ORDERS.
Cyprus Temple of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
ENCAMPMENTS.
New York Encampment of Patriarchs No. 1. Chartered, June 25, 1829. Reinstituted, September 23, 1846. Albany Encampment No. 58, August 23, 1871.
DEGREE LODGES.
Albany City No. 11. Excelsior No. 15. Daughters of Rebecca. Degree Lodge No. 9. Chartered, March 23, 1870. Daughters of Rebecca. Ger- man Oak No. 31. Chartered, August 24, 1871.
SUBORDINATE LODGES.
Hope Lodge No. 3, now No. 2. Warrent granted, January 4, 1829.
Charter surrendered, June 4, 1830. New granted, July 15, 1844.
Firemen's No. 19. Warrent granted, January 1, 1838.
German Colonial, No. 16. Warrent granted, March 12, 1839.
American, No. 32. Warrent granted, February 11, 1840. Rechartered, February 11, 1840.
Phoenix, No. 4. Warrent granted, October 3, 1840.
Samaritan, No. 19.
August 4, 1843.
Clinton No. 7. Warrent granted, Aug. 7, 1846. Reinstituted Aug. 26, 1846. Mount Hermon, No. 38. Warrent granted, June 18, 1847.
Schoeneghtada, No. 87.
December 1, 1850.
Mount Carmel, No. 76.
December 1, 1850.
Beaverwyck, No. 261. 66
December 9, 1870.
Mountaineer, No. 321. 66
May 14, 1872.
Albany City, No. 385.
April 6, 1874.
Capitol City, No. 440.
August 5, 1876.
Odd Fellows' Hall, Perry building, North Pearl Street. Dedicated, June 11, 1879.
CENSUS.
1790
3,506.
1830
24,238.
1860
62,367.
1800
5,349.
1835
28,109.
1865
62,613.
1810
9,356.
1840
33,663.
1870
69,422.
1814
10,083.
1845
42,139.
1875
86,013.
1820
12,541.
1850
50,763.
1880
90,908.
1825
15,974.
1855
57,333.
INDEX.
Academy, Albany, 452, 453. Academy of Music, 490, 491. Adelphi Club, 492.
Albany, site, 4, 8, 12, 21, 22; site oc- cupied, 23, 24; named, 145; re- named, 159; charter, 197-203; in 1694, 256; Kalm's description, 304- 11; Chandler's, 321; Smith's 322; Morse's, 402-405 ; evidences of growth, 405, 406; in 1795, 416-421; in 1796, 423; made seat of state- government, 424-426; in 1813, 443- 451; memorable in history, 456-457; port of entry, 487; town of Colonie annexed, 451; annexation of parts of Watervliet and Bethlehem, 491. Albany County erected, 182; popula- tion, 292, 311, 350.
Albany Institute, 467.
Albertsen, Hendrick, 55, 56.
Alms-house farm, 98.
Andros, Edmund, 158, 159, 161, 164, 166, 170, 198, 214, 219, 220.
Anglomania, 328. Anker, 103.
Anti-rent war, 487.
Appel, Adriaen Jansen, 102.
Apell, John, 254.
Armsby, James H. 473.
Arsenal, 449, 489. Assembly, colonial, 130.
Baker, John, 132, 146, 149.
Bank, Albany Dime Savings, 489.
Banker, Evert, 259, 261.
Bank, Hope Savings, 490.
Bank, National, 490.
Bank of Albany, 409-413, 489.
Bank of Albany, Canal, 487.
Bank of the Capitol, 489. Bank of the Interior. 489.
Banks, 511-512. Bank, Sixpenny Savings. 489, Barclay, John, 354, 358, 376; Thomas, 278.
Baxter, Jervis, 215, 221, 222. Bay, John, 356.
Bazaar, Army Relief, 479, 490.
Beaver-skins, 3, 9, 25, 29, 30, 103. Beaver, the, 28, 29, 30.
Becker, Jan, 200.
Becker, Jan Jurrianse, 148.
Beeren Island, 38, 48, 75. Bellman, 282.
Bellomont, Earl of, 258.
Bell-ringing, 311, 312, 438, 488.
Bender, E. H. 492.
Bever-kill, 56, 85, 102.
Beverswyck, the dorpe, 98, 101, 104, 117, 154, 155, 160.
Binckes, Jacob, 153, 154.
Bleecker, Henry, 356; Jan Jansen, 164, 182, 200, 210, 221, 229, 232, 249; John R. 356.
Board of Trade, 488.
Bogaert, H. M. van der, 85.
Bogardus, Anneke Janse, 124-127 ; Cornelius, 125 ; Everhardus, 125 ; John, 126, Peter, 156, 249.
Bogart, Henry, I. 356.
Boschloopers, 118, 119, 120.
Bratt, A. E. 356.
Bridge, first, 490; second, 491; third, 492 ; State Street, accident, 488.
Broadway, viaduct, 492.
Brodhead, Daniel, 144 ; J. Romeyn, 11, 12.
Brockholls, Anthony, 163, 164, 176, 177.
Burgerlijke oath, 93.
Burghers, 178.
Burghers recht, 108, 199.
Bull, Jonathan, 221, 223, 245,
Burial-ground, 407.
Burgesses Corps, 487.
Burgoyne's invasion, 368-376.
Burnett, William, 288, 290.
Cabots, 3, 135.
Canals : Erie and Champlain, 453- 454, 460-462, 464-466.
Capitol, 432-434, 438, 445-447, 468, 483-486.
Cartwright, George, 144, 145.
Castle Island, 10, 12, 14, 21, 39, 40, 46, 48.
Cayugas, (Caiougas, Cajouges, Cay- ougas, Cayugas), 25, 58, 155, 167, 180, 258, 292.
Cemetery, Rural, 488; St. Agnes, 491. Census, 287, 514. Centennial, 394.
Charter of the city, 197-203. Cholera, 472, 488, 489.
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Churches : Baptist, 493, 403; Chris- tian, 494; Congregational, 494, 495; Episcopal, 495, 496 ; Evangelical, 496; Friends, 496; German Reform- ed, 347; Jewish, 497 ; Lutheran, 497, 498; Methodist, 498-501; Pres- byterian, 501-503; Reformed Prot- estant, 503, 504; Roman Catholic, 504, 505 ; Second Advent, 505 ; Unitarian, 505 ; Universalist, 505, 506 ; Undenominational, 506.
City-building, 491.
City-hall, 207, 381, 432, 468, 487.
Clinton, George, (colonial govenor), 299-302.
Clinton, George, (state-governor), 368, 383.
Coal, first use, 463.
Cohoes falls, 172.
Colonial congress, 313-318.
Colonie, 449, 451.
Colve, Anthony, 154, 155, 158.
Comet, 176, 177.
Congress Hall, 483.
Coorn, Nicolaas, 75, 78, 79.
Corlaer, 168, 180, 214.
Cornbury, Lord, 270, 275.
Corstiaenssen, Hendrik, 13, 14.
Cortereal, Gaspar, 3.
Cosby, William, 294, 296.
Court-house, 157, 298, 381, 432, 438. Courts, 168.
Crol, Sebastian Jansen, 31, 32, 37, 38, 43, 85.
Croon, Dirck Jansen, 113.
Customs, 184-196, 338-340.
Cuyler, Abraham, 356; Hendrick, 234; Jacob, 356; Johannes, 232.
Dana, Natural History Society, 491.
Dankers, Jasper, 13, 171.
DeDecker, Johannes, 102, 103, 107, 128, 142.
Declaration of Independence, 367, 368, 491.
DeForest, Jose, 18.
DeHooges, Anthonie, 85, 92.
DeLaet, Johannes, 7, 39, 48.
DeLaet's Island, 39.
DeLancey, Stephen, 356.
Delavall, Thomas, 165.
Delaware River, 26.
Dellius, Godefridus, 187, 178, 238, 259, 260, 261, 262. (Read, on page 282, for first sentence of last paragraph: The congregation of the Reformed church, after the death of Domine Lydius, called the Rev. Petrus van Driessen, in 1712, to take charge of it).
Depots: Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, 491; Union, 491.
Directory, first, 442.
Discoveries of America, 5. Docks, 346, 347.
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