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Dongan, Thomas, 179, 197, 198, 199, 212, 214.
Douw, Volckert Jansen, 113; Volkert P. 356, 360.
Draeyer, Andries, 155, 156.
Dudley Observatory, 8, 477, 489.
Dyckman, Johannes, 94-97.
East India Company 5; 6, 10, 15.
Electric Illuminating Company, 492.
Elkens, Jacob, 14, 15, 40, 41, 42.
Elm tree, 491.
Emigrants, 415.
Engine-house, 298.
Esopus, 116, 127, 134.
Evertsen, Cornelis, 153, 154.
Exchange Association, Albany, 487.
Excise, slaughter, 103 ; tapsters', 103.
Fairs, county, 351-353.
Federal procession, 397-401.
Female Academy, 487.
Fire department, 334, 335, 336, 427, 449, 480, 487, 488.
Fire-engine, first, 293, 298; second, 333, 334; first steam, 490.
Fire-masters, 207, 215.
Fires, 413, 427, 475.
Fletcher, Benjamin, 251, 253, 254, 255, 259. Florin, 25.
Fort Albany, 145, 146,149, 153, 155, 163, 171, 175, 215, 221, 222, 256, 257, 268, 270, 296, 388.
Fort Amsterdam, 31, 50, 78, 81, 98, 101.
Fort Aurania, 144.
Fort Cralo, 129.
Fort James, 143, 153, 154.
Fort Nassau, 12, 14, 40, 155, 156, 157, 158.
Fort Orange, 24, 25, 28, 31, 32, 37, 40, 41, 48, 55, 65, 67, 69, 76, 78, 79, 82, 83, 85, 87, 88, 89, 91, 96, 97, 98, 101, 104, 127, 128, 129, 140, 142, 144, 145, 154, 170, 171, 173.
Fort Orange Club, 492.
Fort, the stone, 271, 272, 273. Fort Willem Hendrick, 154. Forty-fourth regiment, 490.
Forty-third regiment, 490.
Fox kill, 104. Free Academy, 491.
French château, 4, 10, 12, 13, 14.
French invasion, 149, 212, 216, 219, 242, 243, 252. Freshet, 455.
Furs, 3, 4, 8, 10, 24, 25, 49, 50, 74, 118, 325.
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Fur-traders: French, 4, 10,12; Dutch, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 49, 118, 119, 123, 176.
Fur-trade, 325. Fuyck, de, 160, 171, 175.
Fuyck kill, 98, 102, 104.
Gallows hill, 337.
Gas, illuminating, 455. Gas Light Co., of 1825, 487; of 1833, 487; of 1841, 488 ; People's, 492. General Assembly, 181. Geological hall, 474, 477.
Gerritsen, Adrian, 113, 200.
Gerritsen, Martin, 156, 164, 165, 197, 199.
Gerrittsen, Wolfert, 38, 45. Gesmessert, 39.
Glandorf, Johannes, 287.
Godyn, Samuel, 39, 48.
Government-building, 492.
Government, city, 480.
Grande River, 4, 7, 10, 13, 20.
Grasmeer, Wilhelmus, 91.
Great Flat, 122, 123.
Greenbush. 129, 138.
Griswold, Stephen B. 477. Guilder, 25.
Half Moon, the, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10. Herbertsen, Andries, 43, 93, 113, 435. Holidays, 192. Homes, Henry A. 477, 491.
Hondius, Jodocus, 5, 6. Hospital, Albany City, 488, 489.
Houten, Captain, 40, 41.
Howell, George R. 477.
Hudson, Henry, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Hudson, River, 4, 13, 21, 26, 83, 136. Huron, Indians, 65. Huyck, Jan, 31.
Indians, 1, 2, 3, 4, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 37, 49, 50, 58, 59, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 90, 100, 118, 120, 121, 123, 137, 138, 138, 147, 163, 164, 166, 167, 179, 180, 202, 210, 211, 212, 223, 238, 250, 251, 255, 258, 259, 260, 261, 266, 267, 268, 269, 275, 277, 279, 288, 289, 290, 291, 300, 301, 312, 318, 341, 342, 343, 344, 360, 361, 362.
Indian traders, 202, 205, 506, 325. Ingoldsby, Richard, 251, 254, 270.
Insurance Company, Albany, 440 ; Commerce. 490. Iroquois, 69, 71, 83. Jackson Corps, 491.
Jacobsen, Rutger, 101, 106, 110, 117, 125.
James, duke of York and Albany, 136, 158, 160, 181, 182.
James II, king of England, 182, 198, 214, 216, 219, 234.
Janse, Anneke, (See Bogardus). Jansen, Andreas, 91.
Jansen, Jacob, 67. Jansen, Marcelus, 102. Jansen, Roeloff, 125. Jansen, Thomas, 102.
Jansen, Volckert, 113, 156.
Jogues, Father Isaac, 65-71, 81, 82, 84. Johnson, William, 300, 303, 318, 320, 345.
Kaghnuwage, 113. Kalm, Peter, 303.
Katskill, 73, 74.
Kerkebuurt, 53.
Kieft, Willem, 47, 79, 80, 86.
Knapton, Cæsar, 152, 163.
Knickerbacker, Johannes, 275.
Labatie, Jan, 67.
Lafayette, Marquis de, 466.
Lake George, 82.
La Montagne, Johannes, 80, 111, 116, 136, 141, 145.
Lancaster school, 440, 441.
Lansing, Gerrit, 356; Jacob, 356,270; John, 200, 210. Law School, 489.
Legislature, first meeting at Albany, 381.
Leisler, Jacob, 165, 166, 224 242, 246- 249.
Letter-boxes 490.
Library, public, 409; state, 455, 456, 476, 477.
Lincoln, Abraham, 478.
Livingston, Peter R. 354,370; Robert, 160, 161, 200, 203, 212, 214, 246, 247, 248, 254; Walter, 354. Locke, Michael, 7.
Loockermans, Govert, 78, 79.
Lords States General, 11, 13, 15, 16, 20, 33, 47, 48, 75, 99, 133, 159. Lottery, 331 337.
Loudon, Earl of, 328. (Name on page 328 should be Loudon).
Lovelace. Richard, 125, 150, 151, 152, 153.
Lumber-district, 480. Lutherans, 107, 108, 150, 156. Mackerel, the yacht, 20, 21, 25. Magellan, 5.
Mahakans, 57. Mahakinbas, 57. Mahakuaas, 10, 57.
Mahawawa Indians, 25.
Mahicans, 21, 22, 23, 27, 31. Mahikanders, 25, 138, 163. Maikans, 10
Maps: Gerard Mercator's, 3; Michael Locke's, 7; New Netherland, 11, Rensselaerswyck, 39.
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Maquaas, 10, 12, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 31,
58, 110, 128, 137, 173, 180, 223, 281. Manahata River, 135. Manhattan, 71. Manhattans, 56.
Mannatans Island, 21.
Manners, 184-196.
Manning, John, 144, 145, 146, 153.
Market-house, 273, 292.
Marselis, Gysbert, 347, 356.
Masons, 347-349, 513, 514.
Maurice, Prince, 12, 24.
Mauritius River, 13, 19, 21, 29, 30, 33. May, Cornelis Jacobsen, 19, 20, 21, 23, 30.
Mayors, 510, 511.
Mechanics' society, 414.
Medical College, 473, 489.
Megapolensis, Joannes, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 72, 81, 84, 85, 87, 90, 91, 99. Merchants, 386, 387.
Milbourne, Jacob, 165, 166, 230-239, 246.
Militia, 164, 169, 182, 254, 269, 271, 331, 370.
Mingle, 103.
Minuit, Pieter, 30, 41.
Missionary work, 277-282.
Moenemines castle, 38.
Mohawk River, 4, 21, 83, 173, 297. Mohawks, 10, 12, 21, 31, 32, 33, 41,
50, 51, 57, 65, 67, 69, 82, 83, 109, 111-116, 120, 121, 122, 137, 146, 148, 155, 160, 162, 163, 167, 183, 258, 260, 261, 292, 297.
Mohegans, 11, 31, 33, 57, 138, 163.
Munsell, Joel, 85, 492.
Murphy, Henry C., 6, 13.
Museum, 427, 450, 487.
Negroes, 35, 49, 137, 209, 274.
Netherlands, United, 5, 11.
New Amsterdam, 101, 104, 109, 132, 136, 140, 141, 143. New France, 3, 4, 11, 12. New Land, 3.
New Netherland, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 25, 26, 33, 47, 48, 49, 133, 135, 136, 139, 154, 158.
New Orange, 154.
Newspapers, 506-510.
New York: lower bay, 1; upper bay, 2, 3, 20; site, 30, 31 39; city, 143. Nicolls, Richard, 136, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 150, 155. Nieu Nederlandt, ship, 19, 20, 21.
Ninety-first regiment, 490.
North River, 26, 76. Odd Fellows, 514.
Old Guard, Burgesses Corps, 491.
One hundred and thirteenth regi- ment, 490.
Oneidas, (Oneydes, Onyades), 25, 58, 122, 155, 167, 180, 258, 292.
Onondagas, (Onondagos, Onnonda- ges, Nondages), 25 58, 155, 167, 180, 258, 292.
Orphan Asylum, 487.
Otter skins, 3 9, 25, 103.
Ottowais, 211.
Palisades, 117, 255, 256.
Papsickenekas, 46.
Parker, James, 200, 203.
Park, Washington, 482.
Pastors, (See Churches).
Patroons, 33, 34, 35, 47, 48, 49.
Peelen, Brandt, 43, 48.
Pels, Evert, 55, 56, 93.
Penitentiary, 488.
Penn, William, 179, 180.
Pharmacy, college of, 489.
Philip, King, 162, 163.
Physicians, 326.
Pier, built, 464.
Pierson, Jonathan, 85.
Pillory. 168.
Pinhorn, William, 261.
Planck, Jacob Albertzsen, 43, 46.
Population, (See Census).
Post-office, 389, 492.
Post-riders, 389.
Pretty, Richard, 158, 165, 200, 203. Priests, (See Churches).
Prince Maurice's River.
Privileges and Exemptions, 33, 34, 35, 36, 47, 133.
Provoost, Johannes, 113, 117, 156, 159, 246.
Public building, 425, 426, 447. Pynchon, John, 166.
Railroads: Mohawk & Hudson, 486, 469-472; New York & Albany, 487; Castleton & West Stockbridge, 488; Albany & West Stockbridge, 488; Western (Massachusetts), 488; Boston & Albany, 488; Albany, Bennington & Rutland, 488; Al- bany & Northern, 488, 489; Hud- son River, 489; New York Central, 489; Albany & Susquehenna, 491; New York, West Shore & Buffalo, 492.
Rattle-watch, 264.
Rectors, (See Churches).
Reformed Church, 49, 53, 155, 156. Rensselaer's Castle, 76, 78, 79.
Rensselaerswyck, 37, 39, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, 53, 65, 71, 78, 81, 82, 86, 89, 94, 101, 133, 145, 149, 150, 155, 159, 170, 174, 198, 199.
Revolutionary war, 354-385.
Richards, James, 166. Riots, railroad, 492.
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River Indians, 25, 116, 117, 118, 134, 137, 162, 257, 258.
Robinson, Rev. John, 15.
Romer, Wolfgang William, 270-273. Ryckman, Albert, 200.
Safety, committee of, 356.
Salisbury, Sylvester, (After Lieuten- ant Sylvester, on page 153, read Salisbury) 153, 154, 164, 165. Sanckhagag, 37. Sanders, Robert, 172, 173, 216.
Sandpunt, 20.
Saratoga, (Saraaghtoge, Saratoge, Serachtogue) 182, 210, 299.
Schaets, Gideon, 99, 106, 166, 174, 177, 178.
Schaihtecogue land, 201, 274.
Schenectady, 122, 123, 124, 148, 155, 160, 173, 178, 234, 239, 242, 245, 271, 272, 283.
Schermerhorn, Ryer Jacobse, 249.
School, High, 491; Lancaster, 440 ; St. Agnes, 491; State Normal, 488. Schools, 91, 148, 287, 326, 380, 405, 441, 481, 482. Schonowe, 122. Schutte, John, 148.
Schuyler, Arent, 210; David, 156, 200; John, 248, 253 ; Philip, 165, 359, 354, 360, 362, 366, 360-373, 376 ; Philip Pietersen, 91, 92, 95, 113; Pieter, 182, 200, 203, 220, 221, 231, 237, 238, 245, 248, 251, 253, 254, 256, 259, 269, 271. Se and Sen, 13.
Senecas, (Senecques, Sennekes, Sin- nedowane), 25, 58, 111, 119, 128, 146, 155, 163, 258, 292.
Settlers, names, 43, 44, 55, 93, 178, 179.
Sharpe, Thomas, 158, 164, 230, 231, 247.
Silvester, Peter, 356.
Siston, Michael, 158, 165. Slaves, 35, 209, 274. Sloughter, Henry, 249, 250, 251. Sluyter, Peter, 13, 171.
Smack Island, 38, 46.
Small pox, 132. Smith, Captain John, 7, 9. Soldiers, condition, 265, 268. South River, 26. Southwick, Solomon, 507.
Stadt-house, 157, 197.
Staes or Staets, Abraham, 55, 56, 138.
Staets, Joachim, 200, 234, 239, 240, Stages, 388, 406, 413, 414. Stamp act, 345. State armory, 490. State-hall, 474.
State-house, 432, 433, 434. Steamboat Company, Hudson River, 487; New Jersey, 489.
Steamboats, 435-438, 450, 463, 464; People's line, 487, 489. Steamboat-landing, 488.
Stocks, 168.
Stoves, manufacture, 480.
Street-cars, Lumber-district, 490.
Streets, lighted with oil, 350; with gas, 488.
Streets, names, 512, 513.
Street-railway, Albany, 490; North Pearl, 490; State, 490.
Strike, dock and railroad laborers, 490.
Stringer, Samuel, 347, 348, 349, 356, 377.
Stuyvesant, Petrus, 86, 87, 88, 89,90, 91, 92, 98, 100, 101, 102, 108, 119, 120, 121, 127, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 155.
Sun-dial, 460.
Superintendence and correspondence, committee, 354.
Swart, Gerrit, 99. Swinton, Isaac, 200.
Telegraph, 488.
Teller, Andries, 165.
Ten Broeck, Abraham, 354, 456, 461.
Ten Eyck, Jacob C., 356; John H., 356.
Thanksgiving, 81, 101, 134.
Theatre, 329, 330, 350, 389-393, 441, 442, Green Street, 489.
Third regiment, 490. Thirtieth regiment, 490.
Tide, 449.
Tionowdorogue land, 201, 293, 294, 295, 261, 262.
Tobacco, manufacture, 420, 450. Tomassen, Jan, 113, 165.
Tories, 367.
Town-clock, 333.
Townsend, Theodore, 460.
Trico, Catelina, 21, 25. Tryon, William, 360.
Tuscaroras, 290, 292.
Tweddle Hall, burned, 492.
Twenty-fifth regiment, 490.
University of Albany, 488.
Van Ale, Lawrence, 200.
Van Brugge, Carl, 89, 90.
Van Cortlandt, Stephanus, 199, 225.
Van Curler, Arendt, 43, 51, 55, 56, 57, 67, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 83, 85, 101, 113, 122, 193. Van der Donck, Adriaen, 29, 51, 72, 73, 74, 75, 79, 85.
Van Driessen, Petrus. (Read on page 282, for first sentence of last para-
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graph : 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). 282.
Van Dyck, Cornelis, 156.
Van Krieckebeck, Daniel, 24, 31, 32. Van Meteren, Emanuel, 7, 8.
Van Nes, Hendrick, 156.
Van Nieuwenhuysen, Wilhelmus, 161, 162, 164.
Van Rensselaer, Jan Baptiste, 37, 92, 93, 96, 97, 99, 103, 104, 150; Jere- mias, 113, 132, 133, 136, 141, 145, 149, 155, 156; Johannes, (read on second line of second paragraph on page 85, Johannes for Johan), 37, 38; Kiliaen, 37, 38, 39, 47, 48, 51, 53, 55, 72, 73, 76, 82, 85, 159, 160, 170; Kiliaen, jr., 249; Madam, 173; Rev. Nicolaas, 161, 164, 165, 166; Richard, 174; Stephen, 337. Van Santvoordt, Cornelis, 356.
Van Schaick, Goosen Gerritsen, 164; Levinus, 200, 249.
Van Schelluyne, Dirk, 125, 133, 145. Van Slechtenhorst, Brandt Arent, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 95, 98; Gerrit, 132, 156, 167.
Van Twiller, Wouter, 41, 42, 47, 85, 125.
Van Veere, Maryn Adriaensen, 43, 57, 72.
Van Wely, Johannes, 85.
Van Wensveen, Deick Cornelis, 42.
Verbeck, Jan, 132.
Verhulst, Willem, 30.
Verplanck, Isaac, 200.
Verrazzano, Giovanni da, (read tenth instead of eleventh, on ninth line of page 2), 2, 3.
Verrazzano, sea of, 7.
Virbeeck, Gerrit, 138.
Virginia, 7, 8, 11, 19.
Vossen kill, 104.
Vounen, Peter, 156.
Walloons, 18, 19, 21.
Wampum, 23, 45, 61, 309.
War of 1812, 441; rebellion, 478, 479.
Wards, 480, 488.
Washington Continentals, 489.
Washington, George, 383, 384, 385 428.
Washington Rifle Company, 488. Wassenaer, Nicholaes à, 19.
Water supply, 204.
Watervliet Turnpike and Railroad Company, 490.
Waterworks, 204, 429, 430, 445, 479 480.
Weed, Thurlow, 468.
Weise, Arthur James, 5.
Wendell, Evert Janse, 125 ; Johan- nes, 182, 200, 229, 232, 237, 249 Wessells, Henry, 356; Dirck, 165, 200, 207, 233, 235, 236, 249, 254, 259, 261, 269.
West Albany, 479.
West India Company, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 29, 33, 36, 40, 42, 47, 48, 49, 55, 75, 76, 85, 86, 87, 89, 94, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 106, 108, 122, 123, 130, 131, 132, 133, 139.
Whale Island, 86.
Wheat market, 387, 415, 444.
Whipper, public, 337.
Whipping-post, 168.
Wijk or wyck, 39.
Wilden, 22, 23, 28, 41, 51, 79, 118.
Willemstadt, 155, 156, 159.
William oath of allegiance to King 262, 263.
William of Orange, Prince, 219.
William and Mary, 224, 225, 226, 227. 228, 233.
Williams, Ephraim, 319, 320.
Winne, Peter, 165.
Wynantse, Melgert, 200.
Wyncoop, Pieter, 73, 77.
Yates, Abraham, jr., 354, 356, 376 Peter W., 347; Robert, 356.
Young Men's Association, 492.
Young Men's Christian Association 492 Zeewan, 45, 51.
Zouaves, Albany, 490.
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