The natural, statistical, and civil history of the state of New-York, v. 2, Part 6

Author: Macauley, James
Publication date: 1829
Publisher: New York, Gould & Banks; Albany, W. Gould and co.
Number of Pages: 960


USA > New York > The natural, statistical, and civil history of the state of New-York, v. 2 > Part 6


Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).


Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39


Total,


5546


3,549,440


788,483


165,473


30


5. Counties mostly in the valley of the Alleghany.


Counties.


Square Miles.


Acres of Land.


improved land.


tion.


square mile.


Cotterangus,


1400


896,000


22,498


8,643


6


Chautauque,


820


524,800


67,785


20,640


25


Total,


2220


1,420800


90,283


29,283


13


6. Counties in the basin of the St. Lawrence, or nearly so.


No of acres of Popula- No. to every


Counties.


Square Miles.


Land.


improved Land.


tion.


square mile


Eric,


720


460,800


75,626


24,316


34


Niagara,


500


320,000


42,052


14,069


28


Orleans,


350


234,000


51,368


14,460


41


Genesee,


980


627,200


170,440


40,905


42


Alleghany,


1200


768,000


61,706


18,164


15


Livingston,


400


256,000


113,576


23,860


60


Monroe,


570


364,800


136,712


39,108


70


Ontario,


725


464,000


183,351


37,422


51


Wayne,


512


327,600


91,443


26,761


52


Seneca,


352


225,000


94,145


20,169


57


Yatca,


230


147,200


66,255


13,214


57


Tompkins,


420


268,800


135,343


32,908


79


Cayuga,


600


384,000


187,495


42,743


71


Onondaga,


820


528,640


193,582


48,435


58


Madison,


612


391,680


176,194


35,646


58


Oswego,


980


627,200


52,392


17,875


18


Jefferson,


1150


736,000


173,147


41,650


36


Lewis,


1240


793,600


47,574


11,660


9


St. Lawrence,


2650


1696,000


104,135


27,595


10:1-2


Franklin,


1710


1094;100


30,088


7,978


4 to 5


Clinton,


1170


748,800


62,351


14,486


12


Essex,


1850


1176,000


77,590


15,993


19


Total, 19747 12,638,080


2,337,568


599,022


29


Acres of


No. of acres of Popula- No. to every


-


No. of acres of Popula- No. to every


54


1


HISTORY OF THE


The items, comprising the number of acres of improved land in the several counties, and the number of inhabitants, are taken from a printed document of the census of 1825, furnished me in 1827, by Mr. Campbell, Deputy Secretary of the State.


REMARKS.


The superfices in square miles of the counties in the basin of the Hudson, are fourteen thousand three hundred and eight. Some de- ductions, however, must be made for small portions of Washington, Warren and Hamilton, which are in the basin of the St. Lawrence, and about one-half of Herkimer and three-sevenths of Oneida, that are in the same basin, which will reduce the number to about twelve thousand nine hundred.


Taking all the counties within the basin of the Hudson, without any deduction, and it will be found that only about five-fourteenths of the lands are cleared and improved, and of these not the one hun- dredth part is cultivated with the care that lands are in France and '. England.


The average population to every square mile is nearly forty-one.


If we reject the counties of Warren and Hamilton, and that part of the county of Herkimer lying beyond Tug Hill, comprehending about three thousand and two hundred square miles, and which are comparatively speaking deserts, their entire population not exceeding twelve thousand five hundred and sixty, there will be about fifty-one inhabitants to every square mile ; a number not amounting to one- third of what the country is capable of supporting, were it suffi- ciently cleared and highly cultivated. The average population of Ireland is about 230 to the square mile; that of England con- siderably over two hundred ; and that of France about one hun- dred and fifty-five. But then these countries have been settled time immemorial. Here population and improvements are recent. It is only two hundred and fourteen years since the first settlements were made in this state, and these were very feeble. Then not only this state, but all the states of the confederation were covered with woods, and without civilized inhabitants, if we except that at Jamestown in Virginia, which was very small.


-


-


55


STATE OF NEW-YORK.


The superfices of the counties in the basin of the Delaware, comprise two thousand and four hundred square miles. Of these but little over one-eighth is cleared. The average number of inhab- itants for every square mile but little'exeeds sixteen and a half. These counties have been settled since one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, there not being before that time over one hundred families in them. They, however, can never support a very dense population, particularly Sullivan, inasmuch as it is very mountain- ous. .


'The counties in the basin of the Susquehanna contain about five thousand five hundred and fifty-five square miles, and a population of one hundred and sixty-five thousand four hundred and seventy- three inhabitants. The cleared lands run but little over three- fourteenths of the whole. The average population for every square mile is thirty Some of these counties, such as Otsego, Chenango and Cortland, have from forty-one to fifty-six inhabitants to the square mile. These counties, except Otsego, have been settled since 1784. The latter county, however, anterior to that peri- od, did not probably contain over fifty families. The counties of Otsego, Chenango and Cortland, from the goodness of the lands, ' are capable of subsisting a thick population. There are also por- tions of Broome, Tioga, and Steuben, which will be populous.


That part of the Susquehanna basin, situated in this state, con- tains more square miles than we have stated. Some of these are in Delaware, Herkimer, and others in Oneida, Madison, Onon- daga and Tompkins, and amount to six or seven hundred.


That part of the valley of the Alleghany, which is in this state, contains about two thousand square miles. We have, however, in- cluded in it about two hundred and twenty square miles, which are in the St. Lawrence basin. The improved lands are rather under the one-sixteenth part of the whole. The inhabitants amount, on an average, to only thirteen to the square mile.


The lands of Chautauque are good, and will sustain a dense pop- ulation, but it is otherwise with those of Cattaraugus, generally speaking.


£


56


HISTORY OF THE


The counties situated in the basin of the St. Lawrence contain `nineteen thousand seven hundred and forty-seven square miles, and five hundred and sixty nine thousand and twenty-two inhabitants. The improved lands amounted to some over the one fifth of the whole. The number of inhabitants for every square mile is twenty-nine. The entire basin, that is, the part in this state, contains upwards of twenty-one thousand square miles. The excess consists of small portions of Chautauque, Madison, Cattaraugus, Oneida, Warren, Ham- ilton, Washington, and about one half of Herkimer. The counties of Genesee, Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, Yates, Tompkins, Cayuga, Onondaga and Madison, comprising six thousand . two hundred and twenty-seven square miles, considerably under one- third of the superfices, contain three hundred and sixty-one thousand one hundred and seventy-one inhabitants, or nearly two-thirds of the population, the average for every square mile in these counties be- ing about fifty-eight.


The settlements of this state, in 1784, were confined mostly to Long island, Staten island, and Manhattan island, and the banks and vicinity of the Hudson northwardly to Fort Edward, and those of the Mohawk westwardly within seven miles of Utica. The settle- ments at Cherry Valley, Schoharie, Minisink, Wood creek, &c. were very inconsiderable.


The improved lands then did not exceed one million of acres, now they probably amount to nearly eight; in 1825, they amounted to seven millions one hundred and sixty thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven. We think we shall not err much in putting them down, at this time, at one quarter. The clearings we have already shown have induced great changes in the climate; subsequent ones will induce corresponding changes. Of the lands still covered with woods, at least one half may be cleared without detriment to the inhabitants. It may be laid down as a general proposition, that the qualities of lands are improved in goodness by cultivation. This proposition has been strikingly exemplified in the counties of Dutch- ess, Columbia, Rensselaer, Albany, Saratoga, Montgomery, Otsego, &c.


STATE OF NEW-YORK. -


5.7


No. 2. ;


A condensed view of No. 1.


Square - miles.


Acres of Land.


Acres of cleared Land. '


Popula- tion.


Maritime


1,335


854,520


365,384


230,723


Counties,


Counties in )


the basin' of the Hudson.


14,308


9,157,120


3,390,884


581,615


Counties in


1


the basin of the Delaware.


2,400


1,536,000


199,591


39,992


Counties in


the basin of the


5,546


3,537,926


788,483


165,473


Susquehanna.


Counties in


2,220


1,420,800


90,283


29,283


the valley of the Alleghany. Counties in 2


the basin of the St. Lawrence.


19,747


12,638,080


2,337,568


569,023


Total,


45,556


29,144,446


7,172,193


1,616,48


REMARKS.


-


The state contains forty-five thousand five hundred and thirty-six square miles; equal to twenty-nine millions one hundred and forty-two thousand and forty acres of land, of which only seven millions one hundred and sixty thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven acres were cleared and improved in 1825, at the time the census was taken, not quite one fourth part. The average population is a little over thirty-five souls to every square mile. The principal seats of the population are in the maritime counties, along both sides of the Hudson, and the lines of the Champlain and Erie canals, and about the head waters of the Susquehanna.


The whole number of men, in 1825, subject to military duty, was one hundred and eighty thousand six hundred and forty-five. Allable bodied men, between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, are liable to bear arms. The number of persons qualified to vote for state, county and town officers, was two hundred and ninety-six thousand one hundred and thirty-two. The aliens amounted to forty thousand four hundred and thirty, and the people of color to thirty-nine thou- sand seven hundred and one.


VOL. 11.


8


/


.


-


58


' HISTORY OF THE


The militia at present amount to nearly two hundred thousand men. These are organized in divisions, brigades, regiments and companies and are suitably armed.


There are arsenals, belonging to the state, established at New-York Albany, Plattsburg, Malone, Russel, Watertown, Onondaga, Can- andaigua, Batavia, Rome and Elizabethtown. These contain abundance of warlike implements, such as brass and iron ordi- nance, &c. muskets, bayonets, pistols, swords &c. &c. with the en- tire apparatus of war.


The military posts belonging to the United States in this state are Governor's Island, New-York Harbor, West Point, Plattsburgh, Sackett's Harbor, Niagara and Greenbush Cantonment. The two latter are not occupied at present. Besides these there are two large naval stations, the one at Brooklyn, and the other at Sackett's Harbor. The United States have also two arsenals ; the one at New-York, and the other at Gibbonsville in the county of Albany opposite Troy.


No. 3. Progressive Population.


Counties, in


1771


1790


1800 1810


1820


1825


Suffolk,


13,128 16,440 19,494 21,113 24,272 23,695


Queens,


10,980


16,014 16,893 19,336 21,519 20,331


Kings,


3,623


4,495


5,740


8,303 11,187 14,679


.


Richmond,


2,847


3,835


4,563


5,347


6,135 5,932


New-York,


21,163 33,131. 60,489


96,372 123,706 166,086


Westchester,


21,745 24,003 27,423 30,272 32,633 33,131


Putnam, (included in Dutchess,)


11,268 11,566


Dutchess,


22,404 45,266 47,775 51,412


46,615 46,698


Columbia, (in Albany,)


27,732 35,332


32,390


38,330 37,970


Rensselaer, (in Albany,)


30,442


36,388


40,158 44,065


Washington, (in Albany,) 14,012 35,574


44,390


38,831 39,280


Rockland, (in Orange,)


6,353


.7,763


8,837


S,016


Orange,


10,092 18,492 29,335


34,347


41,213 41,732


Uister, 13,950 29,397 24,855


26,576


30,934 32,015


Greenc, (included in Albany,)


15,870


19,541 22,996 26,229


Albany, 42,706 75,736 34,043


34,661 38,116 42,821


Saratoga, included in Albany)


24,483 33,147 36,052 36,295


Warren,


9,453 10,906


Schenectady, (included in Albany,)


10,201 13,081 12,876


STATE OF NEW-YORK. 59


Schoharie, (in Albany,)


9,808 18,945


23,154


22,596


Montgomery, (in Albany till 1771,)24,483 33,147


36,052


39,651


Hamilton, (do. till 1816,)


1,251 . 1,251


Herkimer, (in Montgom. till 1791,) 14,479 22,060


31,017


33,040


Oneida, (in Herkimer till 1798)


22,047 33,828


50,997


57,847


Sullivan, (included in Orange)


6,108


8,900


10,373


Delaware,


10,228 20,303


26,587


29,565


Otsego,


21,636 38,687


44,856


47,898


Chenango,


15,666 21,702


31,215


34,215


Cortland,


7,894


16,037


20,271


Broome,


8,130


14,343


13,893


Tioga,


6,879


7,399


16,971


19,951


Steuben,


1,788


7,243


21,989


29,245


Cattaraugus,


458


4,090


8,643


Chautauque,


2,381


12,568


20,640


Erie, (included in Niagara,)


15,668


24,316


Niagara,


.6,132


7,322


14,069


Orleans, (included in Genesee till 1824,)


14,060


Genesee,


·12,588


40,200


40,905


Alleghany,


1,9-12


9,330


18,164


Livingston,(erected from parts of Ontario & Genesee) 18,444 23,863


Monroc, (do.


do.


do.


do.) 26,855


39,108


Ontario,


1,075 15,218 42,026 61,185


37,422


Wayne, (erected from parts of Ontario and Seneca,)


26,761


Seneca,


16,609


23,619


20,169


Yates, (erected from part of Ontario,)


13,214


Tompkins,


20,681


32,908


Cayuga. .


15,871 29,840


38,897


42,743


Onondaga,


. 7,406 26,078


41,461


48,435


Madison,


25,144


32,208


35,646


Oswego,


12,374


17,875


Jefferson,


15,040


32,952


41,650


Lewis,


6,438


9,227


11,669


St. Lawrence,


7,894


16,037


27,595


Franklin,


2,719


4,413


7,978


Clinton,


8,002


12,070


14,486


Essex,


-


9,488


12.811


15,993


Total,


163,3 38


340,120 586,441 959,019 1,372,812 1,016,456


1


-


.


60


HISTORY OF THE


The counties in 1771 were Suffolk, Queens, Kings, Richmond, New-York, Westchester, Dutchess, Orange, Ulster and Albany.


The apparent decrease of the population in some of the coun- ties at different times, was occasioned by the erection of new coul- ties or the setting off and annexing parts of one county to anoth- er. In a table of this kind we have deemed it unnecessary to en- ter into particulars as to the erection and modification of the seve- ral counties the object being merely to give a view of the progress of the population between 1771 and 1825.


No. 4.


The whole number of Neat Cattle, Horses and Sheep.


COUNTIES.


Cattle.


Horses.


Sheep.


Suffolk,


23,666


8,636


48,446


Queens,


15,373


5,854'


28,451


Kings,


4,395


2,291


424


Richmond,


3,014


862


568


New-York,


3,569


5,634


175


Westchester,


30,988


6,566


38,042


Putnam,


12,901


2,29S


17,548


Dutchess,


46,765


13,153


174,010


Columbia,


35,429


11,778


115,221


Rensellaer,


33,852


10,888


94,079


Washington,


49,188


10,744


113,008


Rockland,


6,942


2,290


8,053


Orange,'


50,490


9,408


76,739


Ulster.


31,893


7,525


58,492


Greene, .


23,743


5,700


47,561


Albany,


26,848


10,092


66,939


Saratoga,


33;782


9,311


96,997


Warren,


10,055


1,639


24,482


Schenectady,


11,350


3,791


21,918


Schoharie,


26,482


8,450


`61,832


Montgomery and


43,009


15,778


96,374


Hamilton,


Herkimer,


40,435


11,528


93,845


Oneida,


61,066


13,327


145,988


Sullivan,


11,417


1,620


19,363


Delaware,


41,555


6,342


105,810


Otsego,


56,569


13,011


159,660



1


.


STATE OF NEW-YORK.


61


Chenango,


44,245


7,349


125,693


Cortland,


23,435


4,035


60,005


Broome,


15,303


2,089


29,837


Tioga,


22,722


3,136


.41,118


Steuben, .


33,187


5,647


65,971


Cattaraugus,


10,199


725


10,27.7


Chautauque,


25,516


2,778


46,264


Erie,


27,137


3,811


50,592


Niagara,


11,210


1,841


19,823


Orleans,


12,500


1,725


24,817


Genesee,


48,755


7,145


107,424


Alleghany, .


21,337


2,245


36,356


Livingston,


28,762


5,209


74,872


Monroe,


33,972


6,866


86,257


Ontario,


42,349


9,424 .


111,955


Wayne,


25,556


4,904


57,472


Seneca,


19,774


5,717


48,419


Yates,


13,920 .


3,048


31,905


Tompkins,


34,146


7,063


79,146


Cayuga,


48,544


-


10,234


122,332


Onondaga,


47,810


9,871


118,441


Madison,


42,074


8,476


139,498


Oswego,


17,258


2,417


35,798


Jefferson,


44,730


8,072


96,408


Lewis,"


13,780


3,066


34,467


St. Lawrence,


28,962


4,474


44,777


Franklin,


7,499


1,261


9,868


Clinton,


16,076


2,864


32,541


Essex,


17,585


2,918


40,239


Total.


1,513,421


349,628


3,496,539


16


1


62


HISTORY OF THE


NO. 5.


The number of yards of Fulled Cloth, Flannel and other Woollen Cloth not fulled and Linnen, Cotton or other thin Cloth manufac- tured in the year 1824.


COUNTIES.


Fulled Cloth.


Flannel, &c. Linnen, Cotton &c.


Suffolk,


33.849


30,086


102,132


Queens,


26,676


18,539


-53,884


Kings,


427


237


12,626


Richmond,


612


5,912


New-York.


8,067


562


1,164,230


Westchester,


36,003


35,632


97,849


Putnam,


18,631


23,791.


57,366


Dutchess,


92,198


90,739


207,296


Columbia,


299,890


82,371


446,089


Rensselaer,


84,227


98,516


220,121


Washington,


84,076


121,313


197,766


Rockland,


6,834


8,240


34,245


Orange,


57,862


55,966


32,883


Ulster,


52,931


49,121


173,393


Greene,


80,305


53,043


99,890


Albany,


48,436


59,569


119,660


Saratoga,


76,875


954,29


166,212


Warren,


22,064


25,146


41,636


Montgomery


81,726


87,083


201,908


Schenectady,


35,241


18,192


330,592


Schoharie,


49,436


55,746


133,359


Herkimer,


73,667


93,854


182,363


Oneida,


93,958


137,634


247,345


Sullivan,


14,235


18,580


52,312


Delaware,


65,131


99,573


163,046


Otsego,


102,766


154,936


318,294


Chenango,


85,175


114,128


219,121


Cortland,


49,072


61,286


139,549


Broome,


25,614


31,196


76,164


Tioga,


35,371


44,586


108,949


Stouben,


51,809


81,007


117,850


Cattaraugus,


10,902


18,289


44,837


Chautauque,


38,573


62,065


111,416


Erie,


37,818


67,492


93,336


Niagara,


15,047


24,727


20,397


Orleans,


22,719


29,004


36,837


Genesce,


89,205


134,866


147,962


and Hamilton,


63


STATE OF NEW-YORK.


Alleghany,


28,113


46,364


75,938


Livingston,


51,772


75,491


,027


Monroe,


74,428


106,538


110,899


Ontario,


88,946


133,802


153,933


Wayne,


46,124


70,922


96,271


Seneca,


35,843


46,016


71,174


Yates,


26,942


38,026


50,933


Tompkins,


62,596


81,629


148,757


Cayuga,


87,326


132,181


187,749


Onondaga,


89,834


123,822


177,581


Madison,


74,849


109,742


196,157


Oswego,


29,227


38,834


76,025


Jefferson,


-


76,814


101,122


129,239


Lewis,


23,708


28,616


44.513


St. Lawrence,


39,692


58,188


74,340


Franklin,


8,941


13,307


26,162


Clinton,


32,198


32,740


36,059


Essex,


32'774


44,099


49,029


Total,


2,918,233


2,468,601


8,079,992


In 1825 there were 2,264 grist mills ; 5195 saw mills ; 121 oil mills ; 1222 fulling mills ; and 5184 carding machines.


NO. 6.


A Table of the number of Cotton and Woollen Factories, Iron works and Trip Hammers in each County in the state, agrecable to the return made with the census.


COUNTIES.


Cotton Fac- Cotton and Wool- Woollen Iron Trip ham- tories. len Factories. Factories, werks.


mers.


Suffolk,


1


4


0


0


0


Queens,


0


1


2


0


0 .


Kings,


0


0


0


1


0


Richmond,


0


0


0


7


0


New-York


1


0


2


3


1


Westchester,


3


2


6


0


Putnam,


0


0


1


1


6


1


Dutchess,


5


0


19


1


9


Columbia,


9


5


19


4


1


Renssaer,


5


0


9


1


1


8


Washington,


3


0


9


5


4


Rockland,


3


0


1


3 .


2


Orange,


3


1


5


6


I


Ulster,


1


0


7


0


3


-



1


64


HISTORY OF THE


Greene,


0


1


2


0


3


Albany,


1


2


0


0


2


Saratoga,


0


1


8


0


10


Warren,


1


,0


4


2


1


Montgomery and Hamilton,


S


0


0


6


2


7


Schenectady,


3


2


0


3


0


Schobarie,


0


0


1


1


2


Herkimer,


2


0


2


2


10


Oneida;


10


4


8


10


7


. Sullivan,


0 .


0


0


0


1


Delaware,


0


0


,1


1


3


Otsego,


7


1


7


3


7


Chenango,


1


1


12


1


4


Courtland,


0


0


3


0


2


Broome,


0


0


0


0


I


Tioga,


· 2


0


1


0


0


Steuben,


1


0


2


0


0


Cattaraugus,


0


0


0


0


0


Chautauqua,


0


0


2


2


2


Erie,


0


0


1


1


1


Niagara,


0


0


2


2


1


Orleans,


0


0


0


1


3


Genesce


0


0


1


3


2


Alleghany,


0


0


0


0


0


Livingston;


2


0


4


3


3


Monroc,


1


0


4


5


6


Ontario,


1


1


7


4


2


Wayne,


2


0


0


8


1


Seneca,


0


0


0


0


1


Y'ates,


0


0


0


0


· 2


Tompkins,


0


1


4


2


4


Cayuga,


1


0


2


:


2


7


Onondaga,


1


0 .


5


2


7


Madison,


2


1


12


4


8


Oswego,


0


0


0


1 .


1


Jefferson,


3


3


2


18


7


Lewis,


0


1


1


0


2


0


St. Lawrence,


0


0


1


6


3


Franklin,


0


0


0


3


1


Clinton,


. 0


0


1


15


5


Essex,


0


0


3


28


9


-


Total,


76


28


189


170


164


·


.


*


65


STATE OF NEW-YORK.


BANKS.


Bank of New York, incorporated in


1791


$1,000,000


Manhattan Company


1799


2,050,000


Merchants' Bank


-


-


1803


1,490,000


Merchanics' Bank


-


-


1810


2,000,000


Union Bank - -


1811


1,000,000


Bank of America


-


-


1812


2,000,000


Phoenix Bank


1812


500,000


City Bank of New York


1812


· 1,250,000


Bank for Savings -


1819


North River Bank


-


-


1821


500,000


Chemical Bank -


-


-


500,000


Fulton Bank


500,000


Delaware and Hudson Canal Company


1,500,000


Dry Dock Company


-


75,000


Tradesmen's Bank -


480,000


United States Branch Bank


2,500,000


Bank of Long Island at Brooklyn -


300,000


Bank of Albany, at Albany


-


1792


360,000


New York State Bank, at do.


1803


680,000


Mechanics and Farmerss' Bank at do.


1811


650,000


Commercial Bank at do.


Savings Bank at do.


1820


Bank of Columbia at Hudson


1793


200,000


Bauk of Hudson at do.


(broke)


1808


325,000


Farmers' Bank at Troy -


-


1801


345,000


Bank of Troy, at do.


1811


550,000


An office of discount and deposit do. at Waterford


Bank of Newburg, at Newberg - 1811


450,000


An office of discount and deposite do. at Ithaca in Tompkins.


Middle District Bank at Poughkeepsie do.


550,000


An office of discount and deposit do. Kingston.


Bank of Lansingburg, at do.


- 1813


240,000


Catskill Bank, at Catskill -


-


1813


400,000


Bank of Greene, at do. -


-


1818


90,000


Bank of Orange County, at Goshen -


1814


400,000


Mohawk Bank at Schenatady


-


1807


205,000


Bank of Utica, at Utica -


1812


1,000,000


- VOL. 11.


3


.


1


-


-



66


HISTORY OF THE


Savings Bank at Utica


An office of discount and deposit at Canandaigua


Ontario Bank at Canandaigua


1813 ¢ 500,000


Branch of the same at Utica


Bank of Geneva, at Geneva -


1817


400,000


Bank of Auburn, at Auburn, do. - 1817


400,000


Bank of Washington and Warren, at Sandy Hill do.


400,000


Bank of Plattsburg, at Plattsburg -


1817 : 300,000


(This bank we believe is closed.)


1816


400,000


Bank of Niagara, at Buffalo, (This bank has failed.)


Jefferson County Bank, at Adams -


1816


400,000


Central Bank of Cherry Valley


1818


200,000


Bank of Chenango, at Norwich


1818


200,000


See laws of New York, ed. 1813. &c.


INSURANCE COMPANIES.


These we shall include under No. 7. Of these there are 24 in the state ; 16 of which are in the City of New York. The capital stock is about eightmillions of dollars.


Under the same number we shall include Turnpike and Bridge Companies. Of the former there are four hundred and thirteen companies, with about eighteen million, five hundred thousand dol- lars stock : and of the latter ninety-two with about one million three hundred thousand dollars worth of stock. The extent of the sev- eral roads is about ten thousand four hundred miles, of which pro- bably three quarters are completed. Sole corporations, and bridges owned by individuals are not included. The grants made by the legislature, at different times, for the construction of roads, amount to between six and seven hundred thousand dollars.


A Statement of the Commerce of the State of New York, com- mencing on the first day of October, 1826, and ending on the 30th day of September, 1827.


1. Value of Merchandise Imported.


; in New York Vessels. $36,600,914


In Foreign Vessels. Total.


$2,118,730 $38,719,644


1


-


STATE OF NEW-YORK.


67


2. Value of Merchandise. Exported.


In New York Vessels. $12,320,508


Domestic Produce. In Foreign Vessels. Total. $1,600,119 $13,920,627


Foreign Produce.


In New York Vessels. $8,908,535


In Foreign Vessels. $1,004,975


Total. $9,913,510


Total value of domestic and foreign produce twenty-three mil- lions eight hundred and thirty-four thousand one hundred and thir- ty-seven dollars.


Balance against New York, fourteen millions eight hundred and eighty-five thousand four hundred and seventy-seven dollars. This balance is made up by profits on exports and on the com- modities vended to our citizens.


The Tonnage and Shipping of the State of New York on the last day of December 1826, were as follows :


Registered Tonnage Tons.


Licensed ToD. Tons. 157,837


Total Ton Tons. 316,288


Sag Harbor


2,314


4,702


.7,016


On Lake Champlain


1,191


1,191


On Lake Ontario


Cape Vincent


.44


44


Sacket's Harbor


617


958


1,576


Oswego


46


381


428


Genesee


742


1,309


2,052


On Lake Erie


Buffalo


210


1,900


2,110


163,571


167,131


330,702


·


City of New York


158,451


1


From the above it will be seen that the total amount of Tonnage belonging to this state, at the time above specified, was three hun- dred and thirty thousand seven hundred and two tons. The total amount of tonnage owned at the same time by the United States was one million five hundred and thirty-four thousand one hundred and ninety: and stood thus : the other states, one million two hundred and three thousand four hundred and eighty eight tons, and New York three hundred and thirty thousand seven hundred and two. The ton-


F


-


68


HISTORY OF THE


-


nage of New York considerably exceeds the one fifth of the whole. The total amount of the imports of the United States, within the periods first mentioned was seventy-nine millions four hundred and eighty-four thousand and sixty-eight dollars : of this amount thirty- eighty millions seven hundred and nineteen thousand six hundred and forty-four dollars were imported at the city of New York, being nearly the one half. The amount of American produce exported within the same period was fifty-eight millions nine hundred and twenty-one thousand six hundred and ninety-one dollars : and of this amount New York exported thirteen millions nine hundred and twenty thousand three hundred and forty-three. The amount of foreign produce exported also within the same period from the United States was twenty-three millions four hundred and three thousand one hundred and thirty-six dollars ; and of this amouut New York exported nine millions nine hundred and thirteen thou- sand five hundred and ten dollars. The entire amount of the exports of all the States was then eighty-two millions three hun- dred and twenty-four thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven dollars.




Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.