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QUARTERLY BULLETIN

VOL. IX OCTOBER, 1925 No. 3

KEG USED BY GOVERNOR DEWITT CLINTON IN POURING THE WATER OF LAKE ERIE INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AT SANDY HOOK ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 1825, AS PART OF THE CEREMONIES ATTENDING THE COMPLETION OF THE ON OCTOBER 26TH, 1825.

NEW YORK: 170 CENTRAL PARK WEST PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY AND ISSUED TO MEMBERS THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 170 CENTRAL PARK WEST (Erected by the Society 1908) Wings to be erected on the 76th and 77th Street corners

OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY For Three Years, ending 1926

PRESIDENT FOREIGN CORRESPONDING SECRETARY JOHN ABEEL WEEKES ARCHER MILTON HUNTINGTON

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT DOMESTIC CORRESPONDING SECRETARY WALTER LISPENARD SUYDAM THOMAS T. SHERMAN

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT RECORDING SECRETARY J. ARCHIBALD MURRAY WILLIAM RHINELANDER STEWART

THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT TREASURER ARTHUR H. MASTEN R. HORACE GALLATIN

FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT LIBRARIAN FRANCIS ROBERT SCHELL ALEXANDER J. WALL

Robert H. Kelby, Librarian Emeritus THE PORTRAITS The gift by Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler of twelve family portraits, presented to the Society in the name of her sister, the late Georgina Schuyler and herself, added to the collection of Schuyler portraits, bequeathed to the Society in 1915 by her brother, the late , and made complete an unbroken series beginning with (1668-1747),* son of Philip Schuyler, the Emi­ grant from Holland, down to and including Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler. This unique collection forms a valuable historical record which the Society is glad to possess. It is the second instance where a complete line of family portraits has come into our possession, for the Schuyler Collection parallels the Stuyvesant Collection. These two series of distinguished family portraits are now displayed in sequence in the portrait room of the Society, forming a very interesting exhibit. The direct line represented by the Schuyler portraits is as follows: JOHANNES SCHUYLER (1668-1747) married ELIZABETH STAATS Their son: JOHANNES SCHUYLER JR. (1697-1741) married CORNELIA VAN CORTLANDT Their son: | MAJ. GEN. PHILIP SCHUYLER (1733-1804) married CATHARINE Their son: PHILIP JEREMIAH SCHUYLER (1768-183 5) married MARY ANNA SAWYER Their son: GEORGE LEE SCHUYLER (1811-1890) married ELIZA Their son and daughters: PHILIP SCHUYLER (1836-1906) GEORGINA SCHUYLER (1841-1923) LOUISA LEE SCHUYLER, the last living member of the name in this branch of the family. In the eighteen portraits of the Schuyler Collection nine are women, and nine are men, representing six generations. Two portraits are photographs from original paintings and three are 75 76 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY miniatures. Three subjects are represented with two portraits of each. The artists of all except two are known. Those represented are Peter Vanderlyn, John Trumbull, Gilbert Stuart, Seth W. Cheney, Leon Bonnat, Richard M. Staigg, Alexander Cabanel, and John Carlin. From the artistic side, it will be difficult to find two more beautiful Gilbert Stuart portraits than those of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and his wife, Mary Ann Sawyer. They were painted at Boston in 1807 and are in a perfect state of preservation. The list of portraits recently presented follows: 1. Elizabeth Schuyler (1757-1854), photograph of a painting by T. Earle. 2. (1757-1804), who married Elizabeth Schuyler. Photograph of the Trumbull portrait in City Hall, New York. 3. Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (1768-183 5). Painted by Gilbert Stuart 1807. 4. Mrs. Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (1786-1852). Painted by Gilbert Stuart 1807. 5. Mrs. Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (Mary Ann Sawyer 1786- 1852). Oval crayon from life by Cheney. 6. George Lee Schuyler (1811-1890). Painted by Leon Bonnat, 1883. 7. George Lee Schuyler (1811-1890). Painted in 1839. Artist unknown. (Miniature.) 8. Mary Morris Hamilton (1818-1877). Painted by R. M. Staigg, i860. (Miniature.) 9. Philip Schuyler (1836-1906). Painted by R. M. Staigg, 1865. 10. Louisa Lee Schuyler (1837- ). Painted by Leon Bonnat 1883. 11. Georgina Schuyler (1841-1923). Painted by Alexander Cabanel 1883. 12. Georgina Schuyler (1841-1923). Painted by John Carlin 1845. (Miniature.) There is no portrait of Eliza Hamilton, first wife of George Lee Schuyler and mother of his children. None is known to exist. His second wife, Mary Morris Hamilton, is represented by a miniature. We reproduce following, eleven of the eighteen portraits, being the direct line of descent. q !W > H W

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CAPTAIN JOHANNES SCHUYLER (1668-1747) AND HIS WIFE, ELIZABETH STAATS ( 1739) Son of Philip Pieterse Schuyler, the Emigrant Painted by Evert Duyckinck, 3rd ? Bequeathed by Major General Philip Schuyler (1836-1906) 1915 78 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

CAPTAIN JOHANNES SCHUYLER (1697-1741) Second son of Captain Johannes Schuyler Painted by Peter Vanderlyn Bequeathed by Major General Philip Schuyler 1915 QUARTERLY BULLETIN 79

MAJOR GENERAL PHILIP SCHUYLER (1733-1804) OF THE Son of Captain Johannes Schuyler and Cornelia Van Cortlandt Painted by John Trumbull Bequeathed by his great grandson, Major General Philip Schuyler, 1915 80 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

MRS. PHILIP SCHUYLER (1734-1803) (CATHARINE VAN RENSSELAER) Daughter of John and Engeltie Livingston Van Rensselaer Artist unknown Bequeathed by Major General Philip Schuyler, 1915 QUARTERLY BULLETIN L8i

PHILIP JEREMIAH SCHUYLER, OF RHINEBECK, N Y. (1768-1835) Son of Major General Philip Schuyler and Catharine Van Rensselaer Schuyler. Member of Congress 1817-1819 Painted in Boston by Gilbert Stuart, 1807 Gift of Louisa Lee Schuyler and the late Georgina Schuyler, 1925 82 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

MRS. PHILIP JEREMIAH SCHUYLER (1786-1852) Mary Anna Sawyer, of Newburyport, Mass. Painted in Boston by Gilbert Stuart, 1807 Gift of Louisa Lee Schuyler and the late Georgina Schuyler, 1925 QUARTERLY U L L E T I N 83

GEORGE LEE SCHUYLER (1811-1890) Son of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and Mary Anna Sawyer Schuyler Painted in Paris by Leon Bonnat, t883 Gift of Louisa Lee Schuyler and the late Georgina Schuyler, 1925 84 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

MRS. GEORGE LEE SCHUYLER (r8i8-i877) Mary Morris Hamilton/ second wife of George Lee Schuyler, daughter of James A. Hamilton and Mary Morris, and granddaughter of Alexander Hamilton Painted by R. M. Staigg, of Newport, R. I., r86o Gift of Louisa Lee Schuyler and the late Georgina Schuyler, 1925 QUARTERLY BULLETIN 85

MAJOR GENERAL PHILIP SCHUYLER (1836-1906) Son of George Lee Schuyler and Eliza Hamilton Schuyler, great grandson of Major General Philip Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton. Served in Union Army, 1861-1865 as private, 7th Regiment N. G. N. YT, and Captain 14th Infantry, U. S. A. Painted by R. M. Staigg, of Newport, R. I., r86s Gift of Louisa Lee Schuyler and the late Georgina Schuyler, 192s 86 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

LOUISA LEE SCHUYLER (1837 ) Daughter of George Lee Schuyler and Eliza Hamilton Schuyler. Member of U. S. Sanitary Commission, 1861- 1865. Founder of The State Charities Aid Association of New York, 1872. Initiator of The Bellevue Training School for Nurses, 1873. Leader of The Philanthropic Legislative Reform Movement for Providing State Care tor all the Dependent Insane of the State of New York, 1881-1891. Organizer of New York State Committee for The Prevention of Blindness, 1908 i Painted in Paris by Leon Bonnat, 1883 Gift of Louisa Lee Schuyler and the late Georgina Schuyler, 1925 I QUARTERLY BULLETIN 87

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GEORGINA SCHUYLER (1841-1923) Daughter of George Lee Schuyler and Eliza Hamilton Schuyler. Trustee of , Albany, N. Y. Member and Trustee of All Souls Unitarian Church of . Composer of Music for Lyrical Verses. Painted in Paris by Alexander Cabanel, 1883 Gift of Louisa Lee Schuyler and the late Georgina Schuyler, 1925 88 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

A SUIT OF 'S CLOTHES In that well-nigh forgotten book, "Men and Times of the Revolution," Elkanah Watson tells us several amusing anecdotes aboat the famous modeller in wax, Mrs. Patience Wright, who was on seems of friendship with Dr. Frariklin. Mrs. Wright wa&ii Paris in 1781, while Watson was there, and was employed* bysfcrn to make a heacLof Franklia. Watson says: "After it was completed, we both were invited to dine with Franklin, and I conveyed her to Passy in my carriage, she bearing the head upon her lap. No sooner in presence of the Doctor, than she had placed one head by the side of the other. 'There,' she exclaimed, 'are twin brothers.' The likeness was truly admirable; and, at the suggestion of Mrs. Wright, to give it more effect, Franklin sent me a suit of silk clothes which he wore in 1778. Many years after­ ward, the head was broken in Albany, and the clothes I presented to the 'Historical Society of Massachusetts.' . . . "The head and clothes I transmitted to Nantes; and they were the instru­ ments of many frolics, not inappropriate to my youth, but perhaps it is hardly safe to advert to them in my age. A few I will venture to relate. On my arrival at Nantes, I caused the head to be properly adjusted to the dress, which was arranged in natural shape and dimensions. I had the figure placed in the corner of a large room, near a closet, and behind a table. Before it I laid an open atlas, the arm resting upon the table, and mathematical instruments strewn upon it. A handkerchief was thrown over the arm-stumps; and wires were extended to the closet, by which means the body could be elevated or depressed, and placed in various positions. . Thus arranged, some ladies and gentlemen were invited to pay their respects to Dr. Franklin, by candle-light. For a moment, they were completely deceived, and all profoundly bowed and courtesied, which was reciprocated by the figure. Not a word being uttered, the trick was soon revealed. A report soon circulated, that Doctor Franklin was at Monsieur Watson's. At eleven o'clock the next morning, the Mayor of Nantes came, in full dress, to call on the renowned philosopher. Cossoul, my worthy partner, being acquainted with the Mayor, favored the joke, for a moment, after their mutual salutations. Others came in; and all were disposed to gull their friends, in the same manner." QUARTERLY BULLETIN: :;'"'• 89

In 1783 Watson took the figure to , and there played a similar set of pranks, none of them very dignified. His love of a practical joke seems to have gotten the better of his respect for Dr. Franklin. The suit of clothes which Dr. Franklin gave to Watson, as the latter has stated in his narrative, was presented by Watson to the Massachusetts Historical Society, in 1803. Accompanying it was the following certificate in WatSon's autograph:

"This may certify that in the year 1781, being at Paris, in France, the celebrated Mrs. Wright executed for me an excellent likeness in wax of the immortal Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Dining with her at the Doctor's, in Passy, and on comparing the heads, I suggested that such a head deserved a suit of his own clothes, on which he rang for his servant, directing him to bring the suit he wore (hereunto annexed) in the year of signing the famous Treaty of Alliance between France and America, in February, 1778." "ELKANAH WATSON."

The Society seems to have misinterpreted the foregoing certifi­ cate, because in its first report of the gift it was said that this suit was the one worn by Dr. Franklin when he signed the Treaty of Alliance. On April 14, 1803, Watson, replying to the letter of acknowledgment sent him by the Society, said: "I am honored with your polite favor of the 6th instant. I have no doubt posterity will contemplate with rapture the clothes worn by the immortal Franklin in the year he signed the Treaty with France. I beg you will please to note in my certificate the fact of his wearing these clothes related to the year, not the precise time, he signed that celebrated instrument, which has and will lead to consequences which will probably affect the whole human race eventually. I wish I could have added to it an inimitable head of wax in which I had it dressed in Europe, well known to Benjamin Austin, Esq., . . . Brewster, and several other gentlemen of Boston." These precious relics are still in the Cabinet of the Massachusetts Historical Society. They are made of claret colored silk, lined with linen. The dimensions of the three pieces are of great interest. They are as follows: 90 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

CANE USED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN WAISTCOAT AND BREECHES WORN BY NEAR THE TIME OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN 1781. HIS LAST FATAL ILLNESS. (Owned by the Massachusetts Historical Society.) Presented to the Society by John W. Francis, June s, T866. QUARTERLY BULLETIN 91

COAT WORN BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN 1781. (Owned by the Massachusetts Historical Society.) 92 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Coat Length 43 inches Waist, 47^ inches From arm-pit to end of sleeve, 19 inches. Waistcoat Waist, 48 inches Length, 30 inches Knee Breeches Length, 23 inches Waist, 38 inches minimum, 43 inches maximum, there being a gore at the back which can be opened or closed by a buckle. Girth at knee, 14 inches. When Horatio Greenough was making the model of his statue of Franklin, which stands before the City Hall in Boston, the suit was loaned to him for some time. In a general way, as regards their cut, the coat and waistcoat are much like those shown in the famous Duplessis portrait of 1783, which Dr. Franklin presented to his dear friend Louis LeVeillard, of Passy, and which was given to the New York Public Library by the late John Bigelow; that is to say, the coat is without a fur collar, and it is not intended to be buttoned, and the waistcoat is cut very high. GEORGE SIMPSON EDDY. QUARTERLY BULLETIN 93

THE CENTENNIAL OF THE COMPLETION OF THE ERIE CANAL

The cover of this issue of the Quarterly Bulletin has a picture of the keg from which Governor DeWitt Clinton poured the water of Lake Erie into the Atlantic Ocean on the completion of the Erie Canal. The celebration of this* great event began on the 26th of October, 1825 at Buffalo, where all those taking part met in front of the Eagle Tavern at 9 A.M. (the weather being very mild and pleasant for the season). Accompanied by Governor DeWitt Clinton and Lieutenant Governor James Tallmadge they marched to the canal landing and boarded the canal boat Seneca Chief, prepared for the occasion. Here two kegs of water from Lake Erie were taken on board to be poured into the Atlantic Ocean as part, of the ceremonies. At 10 o'clock the waters of Lake Erie were admitted into the Canal and the news was relayed to New York City in one hour and thirty minutes by the discharge of cannon posted along the route, to which New York replied in a similar manner to Buffalo. After many receptions and celebrations along the route to Albany, the procession of canal boats was met by a fleet of steam vessels on the Hudson which towed the canal boats from Alb any to New York. The flagship Chancellor Livingston took charge of the Seneca Chief. On November 4th the fleet arrived at New York where amid great rejoicing they proceeded to Sandy Hook. Here Governor Clinton performed the ceremony of uniting the waters by pouring a keg of Lake Erie water into the ocean, saying: "This solemnity at this place, on the first arrival of vessels from Lake Erie, is intended to indicate and commemorate the navigable communication which has been accomplished between our Mediter­ ranean seas and the Atlantic Ocean, in about eight years, to the extent of more than four hundred and twenty-five miles, by the wisdom, public spirit and energy of the people of the state of New York; and may the God of the Heavens and the Earth smile most propitiously on this work, and render it subservient to the best interests of the human race." The keg used, is now preserved in the New York Room of the Society, having been presented by John Speir, of New York, on 94 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

December 28, 1857. It measures sixteen inches in height and ten and one half inches in diameter. It is one hundred years this month since these events took place. A committee was appointed to take notice of the centennial of the opening of the Erie Canal and after several conferences they re­ ported that it seemed best to celebrate the centennial of this event in the year 1926 with other important celebrations occurring that year, thus approving of the idea to amalgamate the tercentenary celebration of the purchase of Manhattan Island from the Indians, 1626-1926, the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, 1776-1926, the centennial of the deaths of and , 1826-1926, and the centennial of the completion of the Erie Canal, into one great celebration. Work on this plan is under way; a citizens' committee having the matter in charge is developing the plan with the co-operation of many societies and institutions. Definite announcement will be made in the press in another month.

THE SOCIETY'S ANNEX

On September 15, 1925, the Society took title to the property adjoining its building on 76th Street, formerly occupied by Mr. Oscar S. Straus, a member of the Society. This purchase adds a plot 50 x 102 feet to our holdings. Plans for our new building, covering the block front, 76th to 77th Streets, are inpreparation by Messrs. York & Sawyer, architects of the present building. Until the funds are in hand to begin the construction, the building just pur­ chased will be usd as an annex, to house the overflowing collections of the Society. QUARTERLY BULLETIN 95

RECEPTION TO MR. I. N. PHELPS STOKES The Society will celebrate the one hundred and twenty-first anniversary of its founding on Tuesday evening, November 17, 1925 by tendering a reception to Mr. I. N. Phelps Stokes as a testimonial in recognition of his great work, "The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909." Previous to the reception, dis­ tinguished speakers will address the guests on the three phases of the "Iconography of Manhattan Island," the Dutch, English, and American periods. President Weekes will present the Society's testimonial to Mr. Stokes, after which the formal reception will take place. It is requested that members of the Society respond early to the invitations to be forwarded, as the seating capacity of the assembly hall is limited and tickets of admission will be sent to those accepting.

NAVAL HISTORY SOCIETY LIBRARY The splendid library of books, manuscripts, and prints of the Naval History Society, founded 1912 by the late John S. Barnes, is now the property of The New York Historical Society by the gift of that Society through Col. James Barnes, son of the founder. By agreement the collection will be kept together as the gift of the "Naval History Society, John S. Barnes Foundation," and properly provided for in our contemplated new building. In the meantime the library is accessible as heretofore to the members of both Societies and students of naval matters. A subsequent issue of the Bulletin will describe in detail some of the treasures of this collection.

NOTES The Society acquired a colored wax portrait by John C. Rau­ schner of John McComb (1734-1811), father of John McComb, architect of the present City Hall. Mr. Samuel V. Hoffman presented a plaster group by John 96 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Rogers entitled "The Council of War," Lincoln, Grant, and Stanton, also three manuscript subscription books kept by John Trumbull for his engravings of the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Attack on Quebec. Miss Margaret Mather Sill presented a portrait of John Jay engraved by Cornelius Tiebout after the painting by Gilbert Stuart, published in London, 1795. Mr. Richard V. Dey presented a large genealogical collection of manuscript books and papers relating to the Dey family in the United States, being researches made by his brother, the late J. Warren Scott Dey. Hon. Gherardi Davis presented a series of Gaine's "New York Pocket Almanacs" for the years 1786, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792, *793> 1794-

LECTURES November 10, 1925 — "John Paul Jones and the Navy of the Revolution." By Lt. Col. James Barnes, A. S., U. S. A. Illus­ trated. December 1, 1925 —"A Few Memories From My Thirty Years Recollections of the Theatre." By Professor Robert H. Hatch. January 6, 1926 — Meeting of the Society — election of officers, reports, etc.

DEATHS Frederick J. Huntington, a member since 1881, died at Norwich, Conn., August 8, 1925. Leonora Shelden Smith, a life member since 1921, died at Sauga- tuck, Conn., August 12, 1925. Frederick G. Mather, a member since 1910, died at Stamford, Conn., August 31, 1925, in the 81st year of his age. QUARTERLY BULLETIN 97

THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED CERTIFICATES OF SUBSCRIPTION TO THE PUBLICATION FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE SOCIETY UNDER DATE OF APRIL 4, 1865, AND NOW KNOWN AS THE DEPEYSTER PUBLI­ CATION FUND. NUMBERS 14 97 202 306 409 498 581 679 16 98 204 310 412 501 588 685 18 100 205 312 413 504 589 686 20 101 206 314 416 505 591 687 22 102 210 316 417 507 592 688 24 103 211 319 421 510 594 690 26 104 212 322 422 513 595 693 27 105 215 328 424 514 597 695 30 106 221 ' 331 425 515 602 696 32 107 222 338 428 517 604 699 33 108 226 339 429 522 . 610 703 34 130 232 340 433 523 612 704 39 131 239 341 435 524 614 712 45 134 240 345 441 525 615 713 46 137 241 347 442 529 617 714 48 140 243 348 448 531 618 716 50 141 244 350 450 532 619 717 51 143 245 359 451 535 620 724 52 151 250 360 453 536 625 726 53 152 252 362 456 537 628 728 55 153 253 363 458 538 629 729 56 155 259 365 464 542 631 733 58 156 262 368 465 544 635 737 59 158 265 372 473 545 646 740 60 164 266 374 474 546 648 751 61 169 267 377 476 547 650 752 68 173 268 386 477 551 651 753 71 174 269 389 478 552 654 759 72 175 270 390 479 555 655 760 76 178 275 393 480 557 656 771 77 180 278 394 481 563 657 772 78 181 291 396 482 566 660 773 80 182 295 397 483 568 661 779 82 185 296 398 486 569 666 782 83 186 298 403 487 573 668 793 84 188 299 404 488 574 669 800 88 190 300 405 489 575 671 801 90 191 302 406 490 577 672 817 92 198 304 407 493 578 675 95 200 305 408 494 579 678 98 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

You are hereby notified that the total number of volumes issued by the Society to this date and which you are entitled to receive by virtue of your subscription certificate, is 58, of which not to exceed 30 have been called for. The Society has no space available for the further storage of these undelivered volumes. You and each of you are accordingly notified that unless the vol­ umes which you are respectively entitled to receive are removed on or before the first day of November next, the Society will dis­ pose thereof by sale, gift, or exchange, singly or otherwise, as it may be advised. Any further rights or interests therein under the certificates of subscription respectively held by you will be deemed to have been waived. The society will be glad, upon written request, to forward by mail or express to the holders of any of the certificates above described, the volumes to which they are respectively entitled, if furnished with their addresses on or before said ist day of Novem­ ber, 1925. Dated, New York, April 21st, 1925.

THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY,

JOHN ABEEL WEEKES, President.

WILLIAM RHINELANDER STEWART, Recording Secretary. QUARTERLYBULLETIN 99

COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

i680-1772 VIII

BOOK III {continued)

1747-Oct. 9. Commission of Joseph Sacket, Jun., to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 9. Abrm. Low to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 13. Edward Holland to be Mayor of the City of New York. Oct. 13. Commission of John Ayscough to be Sheriff of N. York. John Van Courtlandt to be Coroner of N. York. John Van Wyck to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 13. Dominicus Van der Veer to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 13. Henry Filkin to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 26. Nich's. Larzalere to be Sheriff of the Co. of Richmd. Nov. 25. Charles Wood to be Lieut, of Militia. Dec. 2. George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. 1748-Jan. 16. Commission of Wm. Smith Jun. to be a Clerk in the Court of Chancery. Jan. 22. —— John Burnet to be Coroner of New York. Jan. 25. License of Anthony Rutgers to be an Attorney at Law. Jan. 26. Pardon of Judith Moore alias Birck convicted of felony, on condition that she leave the Province and not return. Feb. 6. License of Rich. Smith to be Pilot. March 4. Commission of the Peace for the County of Albany. I 100 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Aug. 19. Corn's. Van denbergh to be Ranger of the City and County of New York. Sept. 10. License of Teunis Rivett to be Pilot. Sept. 10. Thomas Carey to be Pilot. Sept. 12. Commission of Edw. Holland to be Master in Chancery. Sept. 26. Robert Saunders to be Recorder of Albany. Sept. 26. Simon Johnson to be Recorder of New York. Oct. 8. Jacob Coenradt Ten Eyck to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 8. Tho's. Williams to be Sheriff of Albany. Oct. 12. Commission of Abrm. Low, Jun. to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 13. Wm. Barnes to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 13. George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 13. Joseph Sackett to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 13. Dominicus Van der Veer to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 13. John Van Wyck to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 13. Nicholas Larzalere to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 14. Edward Holland to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 14. John Ayscough to be Sheriff of New York. Oct. 14. —— John Burnet to be Coroner of New York. Oct. 14. License of Wm. Livingston to be Councellor at Law. Oct. 17. Commission of John Groesbeck to be Serjeant at Arms in the Court of Chancery. Nov. 23. of the Peace for the County of Queens. Nov. 23. ——Tho's. Hicks, Joseph Sacket and David Sea- mans to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Queens. Nov. 23. —— Thomas Thorne to be Coroner of the County of Queens. QUARTERLY BULLETIN 101

Nov. 23. Samuel Clowes Junr. to be Surrogate of the County of Queens. Dec. 7. Jno. Henry Lydius to be Ranger of the County of Albany. Dec. 8. Commission of Thomas Pell to Coroner of the County of Westchester. 1749-Jan. 19. License of John Alsop to be Attorney at Law. Jan. 19. James Emott to be Attorney at Law. Jan. 27. Commission of the Peace for the County of Orange. Jan. 27. Abrm. Hearing Junr., Danl. Denton and Corn's. Cuyper to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Orange. Feb. 6. John Lindesay to be Indian Commissary and Agent at Oswego. Feb. 23. John Colden to be Clerk of the City of Albany. Feb. 24. License of Rev. George Lodwick Hofgood to be Lutheran Minister in the County of Dutchess. March 29. Commission of Henry Hicks to be Ranger of the County of Queens. Sept. 29. John Ward to be Coroner of the County of Westchester. Oct. 3. Jacob Coenraedt Ten Eyck to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 3. Richard Miller to be Sheriff of the County of Albany. Oct. 7. Wm. Nicoll to be Clerk of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 11. Isaac Brinckerhoff to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 13. j Saml. Garretse, John Verkerke and Bernardus Ryder to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Kings. Oct. 13. the Peace for the County of Kings. Oct. 13. Jacobus Ryder to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 13. Commission of Abrm. Low Junr. to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 13. Edw. Holland to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 13. John Ayscough to be Sheriff of N. York. 102 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Oct. 13. John Burnet to be Coroner of New York. Oct. 18. John Wan Wyck to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 25. George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Nov. 4. License of James Swan to be Pilot. Nov. 24. Commission of Joseph Sackett to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Nov. 28. Robert Sanders Sybrant G. Van Schaick and Renselaer Nicoll to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, Albany. Nov. 29. License of Johannes Van der heyden to be Attorney at Law. Nov. 29. Commission of Johannes de Beavois to be Ranger of the County of Kings. Nov. 29. the Peace for the County of Albany. Dec. 30. Marteynes Hoffman, Theodorus Van Wyck and John Brinckerhoff to be Judges of the Court of Com­ mon Pleas in the County of Dutchess. 1750-Jan. 18. Commission of the Peace for the County of Dutchess. April 5. John Lindesay to be Commissary and Indian Agent at Oswego. April 11. Anthy. Rutgers to be Master in Chancery. April 19. Jno. Colden to be Escheator of the County of Albany. April 19. Commission of Christopher Bancker and Brant Schuyler to be Public Appraisers in New York. July 20. License of John Colden to be Attorney at Law. Aug. 6. Ordinance regulating the Terms of the Supreme Court. Aug. 27. Commission of Christopher Blundell to be Store­ keeper in his Majesty's Fort at New York. Sept. 25. Harme Gansevoort to be Clerk of the City & County of Albany. Oct. 2. Robt. Sanders to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 2. Sybrant G. Van Schaick to be Recorder of Albany. Oct. 2. Rich. Miller to be Sheriff of the County of Albany. QUARTERLY BULLETIN 103

Oct. 6. Abrm. Low to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 8. Isaac Brinckerhoff to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 13. Jacobus Ryder to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 13. ——John Van Wyck to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 13. Edward Holland to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 13. John Ayscough to be Sheriff of New York. Oct. 13. Anthy. Rutgers to be Coroner of New York. Oct. 13. George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 13. Joseph Sackett to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 22. License'of to be Attorney at Law. Oct. 22. Wm. Smith to be Attorney at Law. Nov. 16. Commission of Nicholas Larzalere to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Nov. 23. Simon Boerum to be Clerk of the County of Kings. Dec. 29. the Peace and for the Common Pleas in the County of Richmond. 1751-Jan. 3. Commission of Cadwallader Colden and Alexander Colden to be Surveyor General of the Province of New York. Jan. 3. Edw. Holland to be Agent for Indian Affairs in the Province of New York. March 20. John Lindesay to be Commissary at Oswego. May 16. Ordinance for altering one of the times appointed for holding the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and the General Session of the Peace in the County of West­ chester. June 20. License of Caleb Beck to be Attorney at Law. July 27. Henry Douw to be Attorney at Law. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

FIRST CLASS—FOR ONE YEAR, ENDING I926 THIRD CLASS—FOR THREE YEARS, ENDING I9J8 RICHARD HENRY GREENE THOMAS T. SHERMAN ARCHER M. HUNTINGTON W. GEDNEY BEATTY HIRAM SMITH WILLIAM DENNISTOUN MURPHY

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