Committee on Publications:

ALEXANDER J. WALL R. HORACE GALLATIN FRANK WIENER

Edition Limited to Two Hundred Copies

Calendar of Colonial Commissions 1680-1770

ABSTRACTED BY THE LATE EDMUND B. O'CALLAGHAN, M.D., LL.D.

New York The New-York Historical Society 1929

COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 1680-1770 Previous to the fire of 1911 in the State Library at Albany, N. Y., ·there existed five volumes of original commissions, orders, and warrants for various appointments and commands both civil and military, relating to the and covering the period 1680 through 1770. These volumes were part of a series of thirty-eight in the office of the Secretary of State and were trans­ ferred to the State Library before the fire which destroyed them. The balance of the volumes from six to thirty-eight still remain in the Secretary of State's office and date from 1770 to 1822. Among the papers of the late Dr. E. B. ·o'Callaghan transferred to The New York Historical Society in 1882, after his death, was a calendar of the first twenty, books of commissions which makes available a digest of each of the original documents lost in the fire, giving the date, from and to whom issued, and for what purpose. This abstract of a most important series of lost records becomes, therefore, first-hand information. Dr. O'Callaghan's calendar of volumes one through five was first printed serially in the QUARTERLY BULLETIN of The New York Historical Society beginning in January, 1924, and running through July, 1928, and is here reprinted with an index by Miss Dorothy C. Barck. BooK I 1677-April 30. Commission of Henry Coursey to treat with and make peace with the Susquehannoh Cinnigos or other Indians north of Maryland. Deed Book VI, 28. 1680-May 24. Commission of the Duke of York to Capt. John Lewin appointing him his Agent to enquire into the Condition of New York, its quitrents &c. I 2 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1680-Sept. 10. Grant of Sir George Carterett Kt. & Bart. of (East) New Ceasaria or . 1681-March 4. Patent to William Penn for the Province of Pennsylvania. April 2. Letter of Secy. Conway to the Inhabitants of Pennsylvania ordering them in the King's name to yield obedience to Wm. Penn. April 10. Commission of Wm. Penn to William Markham to be. his Deputy Governor for the Province of Pennsyl- van1a. July 30. Warrant to Sir E. Andross Kt. to release to Mrs. Ogle Col. Lovelace's garden house in the New York. Aug. 2. Order of Sir E. Andross Kt. to Capt. Brocholls to record the said Warrant. Aug. 27. --of the Duke of York for the Continuance of all Justices and Magistrates in the Province of New York till further Order. 1682-Feb. 16. Letter of the Earl of Bath, Edw. Atkins and Lady Carteret, Trustees, to the Gov. of E. New Jersey order­ ing him not to purchase any Indian Lands, make Patents, or suffer any settlements to be made until further orders. May I 5. Commission of Lord Baltimore to Col. Henry Coursey and Col. Philemon Loyd to negotiate a peace with the Senecas and other Indians. Aug. 24. Grant of the Duke of York to Wm. Penn, of New Castle and twelve miles around. -- of the same to the same of a Tract of Land I 2 miles south from New Castle to the Whore kill. Sept. 30. Commission of the Duke of York to Col. Dongan to be . Oct. 3. -- of the Duke of York to Col. Dongan to be Vice Admiral of New York. 1683-Jan. 4. -- of as Surveyor of Customs. Feb. 17.-- of Lucas Santen as Collector of New York. March 14. Grant of the Duke of York to the Earl of Perth and others of East New Jersey. 1685-Nov. 18. Commission of Patrick Mein to be Surveyor of Customs in America. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 3

I 687-Aug. 14. Letter of the Commissioners of the Plantations in America to Gov. Dongan to permit ships bound to East Jersey to proceed directly thither, without touching at New York. Nov. 30. Minute of the Council of East New Jersey for the due execution of the orders contained in the last men­ tioned letter. 1688-April 22. Letter of the king to Gov. Dongan ordering him to resign the government of New York to Sir E. Andross Kt. May 19. --of Gov. Dongan to Messrs. Cortland, Fillipsen and Bayard appointing them to superintend affairs of government in the City of New York during his absence. Nov. 4. Commission of Matthew Plowman to be Collector at New York, vice Santen.

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1686-June 21. Letter of the King notifying the appointment of William Blathwayt as Auditor General of His Majesty's revenues in America. 1689-Dec. 6. Commission to Mathew Clarkson to be Secretary of the Province of New York. Dec. 6. -- John Hutchins to be Lieut. of a Company of Foot, and a certificate of his having taken certain oaths. 1690-Jan. 4. Commission of Henry Sloughter to be Governor of N. York. May 31. Warrant to Gov. Sloughter to use the Seal of New York. Sept. 22. Mandamus appointing Joseph Dudley a Member of the Council of New York. 1692-Feb. 17. Patent to Thomas Neale, Esq. to establish Post Offices throughout the several Colonies in America. March 7. Commission of Rev. John Miller to be Chaplain of the two Companies of foot in New York. March 9. License from the Bishop of London to the Rev. Mr. Miller, and certificate that he has taken certain oaths. March 18. Commission of to be Governor of New York. 4 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 1692-April 3. Commission of Benjamin Fletcher to be Vice Admiral of the Province of New York. April 4. --Andrew Hamilton to be Deputy Postmaster General in America. Sept. 20. Letter of the Lords of the Treasury to Gov. Fletcher to assist the fleet sent to the West Indies against the French. Oct. I I. (Circular) letter of the Queen to the Governor of Pennsylvania to assist New York. Oct. 21. Commission of Benjamin Fletcher of New York to be Governor of Pennsylvania and New Castle. 1693-Jan. 17. Commission to Chidley Brooke to be Collector of N. York. June 10. --Benjamin Fletcher to be Commander in Chief of the Militia of Connecticut. 1694-March 22. Grant to the Duke of Schonberg and Leinster of all wrecks in America between 12° S. and 40° N. Lat. April 1. Warrant for the appointment of certain officers in the four foot Companies for New York. April I. Establishment for four Companies of Foot for New York. 169 5- An Act for Reversing the Attainder of Jacob Leysler and others (7. Wm.) 1696-Sept. 2 5. Letter of the Board of Trade to Gov. Fletcher notifying him of their appointment, and directing him to answer certain Queries on the state of his govern­ ment. Nov. 9. Commission to Stephen Cortlandt &c. to admin­ ister the Government at New York in Gov. Fletcher's absence. 1697-April 20. Warrant empowering the Gov. of New York to commission Wm. Smith as Judge, John Tuder Register, Jarvis Marshall, Marshal; and Advocate of the Admiralty Court. April 30. Dedimus Potestatem to Frederick Phillips, Stephen Cortland and other members of the Council of New York to administer certain oaths to the Gov. &c. June I 8. Commission of the Earl of Bellomont as Governor of N. York. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 5 1697-June 20. Commission empowering the Governor of New York to appoint the Officers of the Courts of Admiralty in New York, Connecticut and East Jersey. July 1. -- Capt. John Nanfan to be Lieut. Governor of New York. Dec. 9. -- Capt. Thos. Clarke to be Collector of their Majesty's Quit rents in New York &c. 1698-June 9. Commission of Stevanus Cortland and Thomas Monsey Commissioners for the execution of the office of Collector of New York, vice, Chidley Brooke. June 17. -- from Governor Winthrop of Connecticut appointing Jonathan Sellock and others to treat with Commissioners on the part of New York, concerning the Boundary line. July 2. Commission of David (Ducie) Hungerford to act as Collector of New York, vice, Thomas Monsey. July 5. -- Lieut. George Sydenham to be Escheator within the Province of New York. Aug. 9. -- Capt. John Nanfan to be Lieut. Gov. of New York. Oct. 10. -- the Earl of Bellomont to be Vice Admiral of New York. 1699- Commission of John Chiampanti of London to be Agent of the Province of New York. May 15. Ordinance for establishing Courts of Judicature in the Province of New York. 1700-March 4. Commission of Thomas Weaver to be Collector of New York, vice, Chidley Brook. Oct. 30. Ordinance erecting a Court Martial for the Prov­ ince of New York. Nov. 23. Commission constituting the Earl of Bellomont and others a Court for the trial of persons accused of Piracy. 1701-Feb. 13. Commission of John Peter Brisac to be Chaplain to the fort at New York. May 1. --Edw. Lord Cornbury to be Captain of the In­ dependent Company, vice, Bellomont, deed. Aug. 5. -- William Attwood to be Chief Justice of New York, vice Abraham DePeyster. 6 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1701-Sept. 9. Commission of Edw. Lord Corn bury to be Governor of N. York. Oct. 3. Commission of Edw. Lord Corn bury to be Vice Admiral of New York &c. Nov. 6. -- Philip Rokeby to be Surgeon of the four Companies in the Province of New York. 1702-Feb. 12. Commission appointing Wm. Attwood and others a Court for the Trial of Nicolas Bayard, John Hutchins and all persons accused of Treason &c. March 14. --of Richard Hopson to be first Lieut. of Capt. Nanfan's Company of Fuzileers in N. York. June 9. -- Wm. Smith to be Chief Justice of the Province of New York, vice, Attwood. July 7. -- Edw. Lord Cornbury to be Capt. of a Company of Foot in New York. July 7. --of John Riggs to be Capt. Lieut. of a foot Com­ pany in New York. July 7. -- Lancaster Symms to be Second Lieut. of a foot Company in New York. July 7. --John Pearson to be third Lieut. of a foot Com­ pany in New York. July 7. --Philip Rokeby to be Surgeon of a foot Company in New York. July 7. -- Charles Oliver to be Second Lieut. in Capt. Matthews Company of Fuzileers in New York. July 7. -- James Weames to be Captain of a foot Company in New York. July 7. -- Henry Holland to be Second Lieut. of Capt. Weames' Company in New York. July 7. -- Richard Brewer to be third Lieut. in Capt. Weames' Company in New York. July 7. Commission of Matthew Shanks to be first Lieut. in Capt. Ingoldsby's Company of Foot. July 7. -- Roger Gwyn to be Second Lieut. in Capt. In­ goldsby's Company. July 7. -- to be third Lieut. in Capt. Ingoldsby's Company. July 9. Order of the Queen in Council restoring Sampson NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 7 Shelton Broughton to the Office of Attorney General of New York. 1702-Dec. 7. Commission of Peter Mathews to be Captain of a Company of Fuzileers in New York, vice, Nanfan. 1703-March 6. Commission of Fletcher Mathews to be third Lieut. in Capt. Mathews Company of Fuzileers in New York. April 1. -- Roger Mompesson to be Judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty in New York. April 4. Letter of Secy. Blathwayt to Lord Cornbury to cause the four New York Companies to be Mustered every two months &c.

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1693-April 23. Commission of Peter Mathews to be Captain of a Company of F uzileers. 1702-May. Commission to Thos. Willet to be Judge of the In­ ferior Court of Common Pleas in the County of . May 20. -- Sampson Shelton Broughton to be Recorder of the City of New York. May 22. -- Henry Smith to be Clerk of the County of Suffolk. May 27. --John Abeel to be Recorder of Albany. May. -- John Abeel to hold the Court of Common Pleas in Albany, in Col. Schuyler's absence. June. -- sundry Persons to be Justices of the Peace for the County of Westchester. June 9. -- Wm. Smith to be Chief Justice of the Province. June. -- to be Sheriff of New York. June. Commission to Henry Filkin to be Clerk of the County of Kings. June 13. --Dr. John Bridges to be Second Justice of the Supreme Court of New York. June. -- Wm. Demeyre to be Clerk of the Counties of Ulster and Dutchess. Commission to Thos. Noxon to be Sheriff of the Counties of Ulster and Dutchess. 8 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1702-Uune.] Commission to Henry Beekman to be Judge of the Counties of Ulster and Dutchess. --Lambert Garrettson to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Aug. 8. Letter of the Queen to Lord Cornbury to com­ mission John Bridges Chief Justice of the Province of New York, vice, Attwood. Sept. 3. Warrant to the Gentlemen of the Council to affix the Great Seal of the Province to the Writs for the election of Representatives. Sept. 8. Commission to Dani. Honan to be Secretary of the Province of New York. Sept. 9. Warrant to the Gentlemen of the Council to affix the Great Seal and Prerogative Seal to Commissions. Sept. 15. Commission of the Peace for the County of Suffolk. Sept. 15. -- Isaac Arnold to be Judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Suffolk. Sept. 15. --the Peace for the County of Queens. Sept. 28. -- for hearing of a riot in the County of Ulster in which the Westphalias and others were principals. Oct. 14. -- Mr. Philip French to be Mayor of N. York. Oct. 14. -- Ebenezer Willson to be Sheriff of New York. Oct. 14. --Thomas Hicks Jun. to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 14. --Albert Rykman to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 14. ,villi am Herrick to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 14. Commission to Richard Stilwell to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 14. Commission to Lambert Garritson to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 14. -- John Perry to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 14. -- Thomas Noxon to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 14. Jacobus Turk to be Sheriff of the City of Albany. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 9 1702-0ct. 14. Commission to Roger Barton to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 14. -- of the Peace for the City and County of New York. Oct. 14. -- of the Peace for the City and County of Albany. --of the Peace for the County of Kings. Oct. 14. -- to Peter Schuyler and Dirck Wessells to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Albany. Oct. 14. -- to and Roeloffe Schencke to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Ki.ngs. Oct. 14. -- Henry Beekman and William Legg to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Ulster. Oct. 14. --the Peace for the County of Ulster. Oct. 26. -- David Aersen to be Coroner of the County of Kings. Oct. 26. -- Adam Smith to be Coroner of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 31. Commission to Augustine Graham to be Surveyor General of the Province of New York. Nov. 2. -- of the Peace for the County of Westchester. Nov. 2. -- to and John Pell to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Westchester. Nov. 2. -- Elias Duxbury and Joseph Billop to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Rich­ mond. Nov. 2. Commission of the Peace for the County of Richmond. Nov. 2. - to Benjamin Collier to be Clerk of the County of Westchester. Nov. 16. -- Samuel Clowes to be Clerk of the County of Queens. Dec. 17. -- Adam Mott to be Coroner of the County of Queens. Dec. 28. -- Dani. Clarke to be Coroner of the County of Westchester. IO NEW YORK CoLoN!AL COMMISSIONS

1702-Dec. 3 I. Commission to Robert Lurting to be Vendue Master for the Province of New York. 1703-Jan. 21. Commission to William Tillard to be Clerk of the County of Richmond. Feb. 4. -- Sampson Shelton Broughton to be Attorney General of the Province of New York. Feb. 15. -- of the Peace for the County of Dutchess. Feb. 20. -- Jeremiah Tothill and Wm. Anderson to be public appraisers for the Province of N. York. March 8. --Wm. Merrett and John Merrett to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Orange. March 8. Commission of the Peace for the County of Orange. April 5. -- John Bridges to be Chief Justice of the Prov­ ince of New York, vice, Attwood. April 5. -- Robert Milward to be Second Justice of the Supreme Court. April 5. -- Thomas Wenham to be third Justice of the Supreme Court. April 13. -- Wm. Huddleston to be Clerk of the County of Orange. April 14. -- Moses De Puy to be Coroner of the County of Ulster. May 1. Record of the birth of Levinus De Windt at St. Eustatia on May 17, 1676. May 19. Commission to the Justices of the Supreme Court to hold a Criminal Court in New York. May 31. -- Wm. Legg to be Coroner of the County of Ulster. June 3. Commission to Thomas Burroughs to be Coroner of the County of Orange. Oct. 14. --Wm. Peartree to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 14. -- Ebenezer Wilson to be Sheriff of New York. Oct. 14. -- Jacobus Turk to be Sheriff of Albany. Oct. 14. -- to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 14. --the Peace for the City and County of New York. -- the Peace for the County of Orange. NEw YoRK CoLONIAL CoMMISSIONS II

1703-0ct. I 4. Commission to Richard Stillwell to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 14. -- Thos. Card ale to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. [sic for Queens] Oct. 14. -- Cornelius Bogardus to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 14. Commission to John Perry to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 14. --Roger Barton to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 14. -- Lambert Garretson to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 14. -- Thomas Clarke to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 14. -- Wm. Peartree to be Clerk of the Market for the City of New York. Oct. 18. -- Wm. Peartree to be Coroner of Nutten Island. 1704-April 24. Commission to Theunis Dowe to be Sheriffe of the County of Orange. July 15. -- Roger Mompesson to be Chief Justice of the Province of New York, vice, Bridges, deceased. Oct. 14. --Wm. Peartree to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 14. -- Ebenezer Wilson to be Sheriff of New York. Oct. 14. --Rich. Stillwell to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 14. -- to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 14. Commission to Hugh Gray to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 14. -- Roger Barton to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 14. --Jacobus Turk to be Sheriff of Albany. Oct. 14. -- Tunis Douwe to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 14. -- of the Peace for New York. Oct. 14. -- to Wm. Peartree to be Clerk of the Market in New York. Oct. 20. Commission to Rev. John Sharp to be Chaplain of 12 NEW YoRK CoLONIAL CoMM1ss10Ns

Her Majesty's forces in the Province of New York, vice, Edmd. Mott. deceased. 1704-Nov. 1. Commission to John Townsend to be Coroner of the County of Queens. 1705-Feb. 7. Commission of John Tuder to be Recorder of New York. Feb. 20. -- George Clarke to be Clerk of the Council. March 3. -- May Bickley to be Attorney General of the Province of New York, vice, Broughton, deed. April 18. Leave of absence to George Clarke, Secretary of the Province for one year. April 18. Commission to Sampson Broughton to be Advo­ cate Genl. of the Province of New York. June 15. -- Lancaster Symes to be Public Appraiser, vice T othill, deceased. Oct. 15. --Wm. Peartree to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 15. -- Ebenezer Wilson to be Sheriff of New York. Oct. 15. -- David Schuyler to be Sheriff of Albany. Oct. 15. --Johannis Schuyler to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 15. -- Rich. Stilwill to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 15. -- Egbert Willett to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 15. -- Thomas Noxon to be Sheriff of the Counties of Dutchess and Ulster. Oct. 15. --Lambert Garritson to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 15. -- Hugh Gray to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 1 5. Commission to Roger Barton to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. 17o6-Feb. 2. Commission of the Peace for the County of New York. April 18. -- to Wm. Peartree to be Clerk of the Market in the City of New York. June 9. --Charles Congreve to be Captain of Foot. Sept. 16. -- Peter Schuyler and Dirck Wessells to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, in the City and County of Albany. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 13

1706-0ct. 14. Commission to Thos. Cardale to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 14. -- Wm. Peartree to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 14. -- Ebenezer Willson to be Sheriff of New York. Oct. 14. -- David Schuyler to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 14. -- Jeremiah Caniff to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 14. -- Henry Holland to be Sheriff of Albany. Oct. 14. -- Thomas Noxon to be Sheriff of the Counties of Ulster and Dutchess. Oct. 14. -- Thomas Cardale to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 14. -- Rich. Stillwell to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 14. --Lambert Garretson to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 14. --Robert [sic for Roger] Barton to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 14. -- Hugh Gray to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 14. Commission to Wm. Peartree to be Clerk of the Market in New York. Nov. 18. --John Collins to be Lieut. in Capt. Ingoldes­ by's company of F uzileers, vice Gwyn. 1707-March 24. Commission to Thos. Higbee to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. March 24. --Joseph Fordham to be Judge of the Com- mon Pleas for the County of Suffolk. Oct. 14. -- Ebenezer Wilson to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 14. --Wm. Anderson to be Sheriff of New York. Oct. 14. -- to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 14. -- Henry Holland to be Sheriff of Albany. Oct. 14. -- Roger Barton to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 14. -- Jeremiah Canniff to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 14. -- Thomas Noxon to be Sheriff of the Counties of Ulster and Dutchess. NEw YoRK COLONIAL CoMMiss10Ns

1707-0ct. 14. Commission to Richard Stilwill to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 14. -- to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 14. --Lambert Garritson to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 16. --the Peace for the County of New York. Oct. 16. --the Peace for the County of Orange. Oct. 14. -- John Clapp to be Clerk of the County of Westchester. 1708-April 1. Commission of Alex. Stuart to be Clerk of the County of Richmond. July 12. Warrant of Lord Cornbury to commission Jno. Rayner to be Attorney General of the Province of New York, vice Broughton. July 17. Commission of Henry Holland to be gunner to her Majesty's fort at Albany. Sept. 22. --the Peace for the County of Queens. Sept. 2 3. -- Thos. Willett and J no. Jackson to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Queens. Oct. 14. --Ebenezer Wilson to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 14. Wm. Anderson to be Sheriff of New York. Oct. 14. Evert Bancker to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 14. Henry Holland to be Sheriff of Albany. Oct. 14. Rich. Ffloyd to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 14. -- Corn's. Willett to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 14. -- Corn's. Cooper to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 14. -- Thos. Noxon to be Sheriff of the Counties of Ulster and Dutchess. Oct. 14. -- Rich. Stillwell to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. -- Roger Barton to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 14. --Lambert Garretson to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. NEW YORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 15

1709-March 24. Commission of John Rayner to be Attorney General of the Province of New York. April 25. -- David Lyell to be Sealer of Weights and Measures. April 25. -- Wm. Bradford to be Queen's Printer for the Province of New York. May 23. -- to be Commander in Chief of all the Forces to be sent against Canada. May 23. -- Peter Schuyler to be Commander of the Indian Forces in the expedition against Canada. July 6. Pardon of Margaret Smith, a convict under sentence of Death. July 7. Commission of May Bickley to execute the office of Attorney General during the absence of John Rayner from the Province. 1 Sept. 7} -- Chas. Huddy to be 3d Lieut. of Fuzileers, vice Oct. 12· Mathew Shanck, deceased. Oct. 14. -- Wm. Creed to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. -- Rich. Stilwell to be Sheriff of the Co. of Kings. Oct. 14. -- Henry Holland to be Sheriff of Albany. Oct. 14. --Johannes Hardenbergh to be Sheriff of the Counties of Dutchess and Ulster. Oct. 14. -- Cornelius Herring to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 31. -- the Peace for the County of Queens. Nov. 7. -- Robert Livingston to be Recorder of Albany. Nov. 7. --John Abeel to be Mayor of Albany. Nov. 11. -- John Tathan to be third Lieut. of Fuzileers. Nov. 15. License to Henry Wileman to be Attorney at Law. 1710-Feb. 14. Commission of the Peace for the County of Suffolk. March 16. --of the Peace for the County of Westchester. March 16. --to Caleb Heathcote and John Drake to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Westchester. March 18. --Andrew Gibb to be Clerk of the County of Suffolk. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1710-March 20. Commission of Oyer & Terminer for the County of Albany. April 27. -- to Kiliaen Van Renselaer, John Abeel, Evert Banker, Hendrik Hansen, Joannes Cuyler, John Schuyler, Myndert Schuyler, Peter Van Brugh and Joannes Rose­ boom to be Commissioners of Indian Affairs. May 6. -- John Everett to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 26. -- of General Jail Delivery for the County of Queens. Nov. 8. License to Robert Livingston to be Attorney at Law. 171 r-Feb. 19. Commission to Archd. Kennedy to be Lieut. of Fuzileers, vice Philip Rokeby, deceased. March r. -- John Scott to be Lieut. of F uzileers, vice Congreve, resigned. Oct. 10. License to [Henry] Vernon to be Attorney at Law. 1712-June 5. Commission to Aug. Graham to be Escheator General. June 10. Reprieve of Sundry Negroes convicted of murder. June 10. Commission of David Jamison to be Recorder of the City of New York. June 10. -- David Jamison to execute the Office of At­ torney General during the non-residence of John Rayner. June 10. Reprieve of a Negro woman convicted of murder. 1713-Sept. 10. Commission of John Warren to be Lieut. in the 2d regt. or Coldstream Guards. Oct. 13. Pardon of Joseph Berry and James Mark convicted of counterfeiting Bills of Credit. Oct. 29. Commission of John Michael Spurling to be Clerk of the County of Kings. 1715-June 29. Commission of Richard Riggs to be Lieut. to Capt. Weems Company of foot. July 23. -- Peter Schuyler, Kiliaen Van Renselaer, Peter Mathews, Hendrik Hansen, John Schuyler, Myndert Schuyler, Robert Livingston Jun., John Cuyler and Peter Van Brugh to be Commissioners of Indian Affairs. 1718-May 15. Commission to to be Master of the Weigh House of the Port of New York. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 17

1718-May 21. Commission to John Somerfield to be Surgeon of the forces at Albany. July I. -- to be Chief Justice of the Prov­ ince of New York, vice Mompesson. July 10. Pardon of Jonas Peterse, convicted of Burglary. Oct. 2 3. Commission of Robert Walter to be Second Justice of the Supreme Court. Oct. 2 3. -- Isaac Hicks to be Ranger of the island of Nassau. Oct. 28. -- Adolph Phillipse, Caleb Heathcote, George Clarke, Isaack Hicks, & Wm. Willett to be Commissioners on the part of N. York, for running the Connecticut boundary line. Nov. 6. Pardon of Rich. Caverly and Jerh. Huggins, pirates. Dec. 19. Commission to James Riggs to be Captain of the Independent Company of Foot at New York, vice P. Mathews, deceased. 1719-Feb. 18. Commission to Theodore Colby to be Naval Officer of New York. Feb. 18. -- Thos. Fell to be Depy. Searcher of Customs. March 20. -- Robert Lurting, .Wm. Carter and Fr's. Harrison to be Public Appraisers. April 15. -- John Stevensen to be Ranger of the County of Westchester. April 20. -- John Gara to be Serjt. at Arms of the Court of Chancery of the Province of New York. May 1. -- Robert Walter, Isaac Hicks and Allan Gerard to cooperate with certain persons to be appointed by New Jersey to determine the Northernmost branch of the Delaware River and that part of it lying in 41 deg. 40 m. May 21. Pardon of Thos. Hickley, a pirate. July 7. Commission to Cadwallader Colden to be Ranger of the County of Ulster. July 8. -- Aug. Graham to be Surveyor General. Aug. 21. -- Thomas Husk to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Sept. 7. -- Lancaster Symes to be Ranger of the County of Orange. 18 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1719-Nov. 13. Commission to Allane Jarrett to be Surveyor General. Nov. 25. -- Caleb Heathcote and William Willett to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Westchester. Dec. 3 1. License to to be Attorney at Law. 1720-Jan. 22. Commission of David Jamieson to be Attorney General, vice Rayner, deceased. Feb. 2. Order of His Majesty to appoint Cadwallader Colden, Surveyor General of the Province of New York. Feb. 12. License to Major Timothy Bagley to manufacture oil from the Drift Whales between Nicholls gut and the West of Gravesend Beach. March 17. Pardon of Hannah Treavers, a convict. April 21. Commission of Cadwallader Colden to be Surveyor General of the Province of New York. May 6. Pardon of William Smith, a convict. May 28. Commission of Thomas Farmar to be Escheator General of the Province of New York, vice Aug. Graham, deceased. June 8. -- John \Varren to be Capt. of the Independent Company of New York, vice Richbell. June 10. Commission of Governor Burnet to be Captain of the Independent Company of New York, vice Gov. Hunter. June I I. License to Samuel Clowes, Sen., to be Attorney at Law. July 20. Commission of David Blagge to be Ranger of . Oct. 31. -- Henry Holland to be Searcher of the Customs for the Counties of Albany, Dutchess, Ulster and Orange. Nov. 12. --Peter Schuyler, Hendrick Hansen, John Cuyler, Peter Van Brugh, Evert Banker, Henry Holland, Phillip Livingston, John Collins, John Wendell of Stone Rawbe, and John Bleeker to be Comrnissioners and Robt. Liv­ ingston Senr. to be Secretary of Indian Affairs. Nov. 24. License to John Cornell to manufacture Oil from drift Whales, West of Gravesend Beach. 1721-Jan. 3. Commission of Robert Hudson to be Preventive Officer for the County of Suffolk. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

I721-Jan. 5. Commission of Henry Wileman to be Coroner of N. York. Jan. I 8. -- Francis Harrison to be Surveyor of the Port of New York. May 9. --John Lloyd to be Deputy Post Master General throughout British . June 30. -- Philip Livingston to be Clerk of the County of Albany. July 3. Commission of Isaac Bo bin to be Register of the Court of Chancery in the Province of New York. July 6. Reprieve of a Negro Woman convicted of Infanticide. July 28. Commission of to execute the office of Attorney General of the Province of N. York, vice Jamison. Aug. IO. -- Robert Hudson to be Treasurer of the County of Suffolk. Aug. 14. -- Francis Harrison to be Judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty in the Province of New York, vice Caleb Heathcote,deceased. Aug. 26. Dedimus Potestatem to Isaac Bobin to administer the oath to Executors and Administrators of Wills. Oct. 5. Commission of Francis Harrison to be Judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty in the Provinces of New York, Connecticut and the Jerseys. 1722-Feb. 27. Commission of Henry Holland to be Capt. of the Independent Company of Fuzileers in New York, vice Warren, deed. Feb. 27. -- James Banks to be Lieut. of the Fuzileers, vice Holland. Sept. 24. Order of His Majesty to appoint Richard Bradley Attorney General of the Province of N. York, vice John Rayner, deceased. Oct. 5. License of Gabriel Hinton to be Attorney at Law. Oct. IO. Commission of Henry Holland to be Searcher of Customs for the County of Albany. 1723-Jan. 5. License to Samuel Hopkins to be Attorney at Law. March I I. Commission of Richard Bradley to be Attorney General of the Province of New York, vice Rayner, deceased. 20 NEw YoRK CoLONIAL CoMM1ss10Ns

1723-MarchA 25} - Rev. James 0 rem to be Ch apla1n· o f t h e ug. 3° forces in New York, vice Robert Jenny. April 9. License of Wm. North to he Attorney at Law. May 13. Commission of Lancaster Symes to be Captain of the New York Company of Fuzileers, vice Weems, de­ ceased. May I 3. --Edmund Blood to be Lieut. vice Symes. June 6. James Alexander to he Naval Officer of New York. June 25. --Timothy Bagley to he Ranger of the island of Nassau, vice Hicks. July 8. --Jacobus Kip to be Gauger. 1724-Jan.27. Commission to Cadwallader Colden, Francis Harri­ son, and to be Com­ missioners on the part of New York to run the Boundary Line between that province and Connecticut. !'1:arch 2. Grant to John Peterse and Benjamin Bill for a Ferry from to . April 7. License to John Chambers to be Attorney at Law. June 16. --Gilbert Livingston to be Attorney at Law. 1725-April 3. Commission to Francis Harrison, Cadwallader Colden, Johannes Jansen and Isaac Hicks to run, mark out, distinguish and ascertain the Line of Partition be­ tween the Provinces of New York and Connecticut. April 29. Articles of Agreement made and concluded be­ tween the Commissioners of the respective Provinces of New York and Connecticut relative to the boundary line between the said Provinces with accompanying docu­ ments. May 20. License of Wm. Smith to be Attorney at Law. June 2. Commission of John Price to be Lieutenant of Fuzileers, vice Philip Schuyler, deceased. June 28. Leave of Absence to Lieut. Riggs for one year. Aug. 16. Commission of Walter Butler to be Lieut. of Fuzileers, vice Scott, deceased. Aug. 26. --Timothy Bagley to be Lieut. in Capt. Riggs' Company of Foot, vice Thomas Garland, deceased. 1727-March 7. Commission of Evert Bancker to be Capt. and NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 21

Commander of all His Majesty's Christian Subjects re­ siding in the country of the Five Nations, except His Majesty's regular forces, & to be Commissary therein. 1727-Oct. 9. License of Dani. Seymour to be Attorney at Law. Oct. 17. Francis Costigan to be Attorney at Law. Oct. 17. Edw. Blagge to be Attorney at Law. I 728-April 29. Commission authorizing the Bishop of London to exercise Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in the American Colonies. May 6. Commission of Walter Butler to be Lieut. in Captn. Holland's Company of Fuzileers, vice Collins, deceased.· Sept. 13. Commission of Philip Livingston, Mynder Schuyler, Evert Bancker, Rutger Bleeker, Henry Holland, Steph­ anus Groesbeck, Peter Van Brugh, , Abrm. Cuyler, Harmanus Wendall, Johannes Roseboom, Jeremiah Van Renselaer, Nichs. Bleeker, Evert Wendel, Phillip Schuyler, Ryer Gerritse, Barent Sanders and Johannes Lansing to be Commissioners of Indian affairs at Albany. Oct. 23. -- Richard Bradley to be Attorney General. Dec. 2. License of Frederick Morris to be Attorney at Law. Dec. 18. Commission of Rich. Riggs to be Captain of Fuzileers, vice John Riggs, deceased. I 729-April 14. Commission of Andrew Nicolls to be Captain of F uzileers, vice Symes, deceased. April 14. -- Paschal Nelson to be Lieut. in Capt. Riggs' Company of F uzileers. June 5. --Lewis Morris to be Chief Justice of the Prov­ ince of New York. --Abrm. Gaasbeck Chambers, Wesel Ten Broeck, and Evert Wynkoop, to be Judges of the Court of Com­ mon Pleas in the County of Ulster. Nov. 1. -- Phillip Livingston, Meyndert Schuyler, Henry Holland, Johannes Schuyler, Peter Van Brugh, Evert Banker, Henry Van Ranslaer, Rutger Bleeker, Evert Wandall, Stephanus Groesbeck, Johannes Roseboom, Abrm. Cuyler, Harmanus Wendall, Nich's. Bleeker, Ryer Gerritse, Philip Schuyler, Jeremiah Van Ranslaer, Derick Ten Broeck, Johannes Lansing and Barent Sanders to be Commissioners for Indian Affairs. 22 NEw YoRK CoLoNIAL CoMMISSIONS

1729-Dec. 6. Commission of Francis Harison to be Surveyor of the port of New York. Dec. 6. -- Francis Harison to be Recorder of the City of New York. Dec. 6. -- Francis Harison to be Examiner in Chancery. 1730-July 30. License of Abrm. Lodge to be Attorney at Law. Sept. 3. Commission of Cadwallader Colden, Gilbert Willett and Vincent Mathews to run the remainder of the Boun­ dary Line between New York and Connecticut. Nov. 6. -- Frederick Morris to be Register of the Court of Chancery. Dec. 24. --J no. Lindsay to be Naval Officer, vice Alex­ ander. 1731-Jan.15. Charter granted to the City of New York. Feb. 22. Commission of Edw. Clarke to be Lieut. of Capt. Holland's Company of foot. June 24. -- to be Second Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of New York. June 24. -- Frederick Phillipse to be third Judge of the Supreme Court of the Province of New York. Nov. 16. Order of Capt. Wm. Dick to repair to his post at Albany as the French have lately fortified Crown Point. 1732-July 15. Commission of Abrm. Gouverneur to be Translator and Interpreter of Foreign Languages in the Province of New York. Aug. 19. --Charles Williams to be Naval Officer, vice Lindsey. Oct. 7. License of Richard Williams to be Attorney at Law. Oct. 14. Commission of Robert Lurting to be Mayor of the City of New York. 1732-0ct. 14. --Henry Beekman to be Sheriff of N. York. Oct. 14. --John De Peyster to be Mayor of the City of Albany. Oct. 14. --John Lindesay to be Sheriff of Albany. Oct. 14. -- Rich. Nicholls to be Coroner of N. York. Dec. 4. Pardon cf a Negro. 1733-Jan.31. Letters of Induction to Rev. Thomas Colgan to the parish Church at Jamaica. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1733-Mar. 17. Commission of Wm. Forster to be Clerk of the County of Westchester. Aug. 21. Supersedeas of Lewis Morris as Chief Justice of the Province of New York. Aug. 21. Commission of James DeLancey to be Chief Justice of the Province of New York, vice Lewis Morris. Aug. 21. -- Frederick Phillipse to be Second Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of New York. Oct. 15. -- Robert Lurting to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 1 5. --Henry Beekman to be Sheriff of New York. Oct. I 5. -- Rich. Nicholls to be Coroner of New York. Oct. 1 5. --Edw. Holland to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 15. --John Lindesay to be Sheriff of Albany. Oct. 1 5. Commission of Wm. Smith to be Clerk of the County of Suffolk. Dec. 1. --James Roehead of the Island of Jamaica and others to take evidence regarding the Will of Theopholus Rogers, deceased (with Probate of the same). 1734-March 8. Commission of Charles Gerritsen to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. July 13. --Phillip Livingston, Wm. Dick, Myndert Schuy­ ler, John Schuyler, Hend'k. Van Renslaer, Rutger Bleeker, Stephanis Groesbeck, Philip Schuyler, Jeremiah Van Renselaer, Edw. Holland, Nich's. Bleeker, Ryer Gerritse, Dirck Ten Brook, Johannes Lansing Junr., John De­ peyster, Jacob Glen, Cornelius Cuyler, John Schuyler Jr., Edw. Collins and Ahr. Cuyler, to be Commissioners of Indian Affairs. Nov. 3. --Mordecay Gomez to be Spanish Interpreter in the Admiralty Court and Daniel Gomez to be Spanish Interpreter in the Supreme Court. 1735-June 3. Reprieve of Alexander Frazer convicted of Murder. July 23. Commission of John Cruger and John Rosevelt to be Masters in Chancery. July 23. --Christ. Banker and John Rosevelt to be pub- lick appraisers. Oct. I 3. -- to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 13. --Wm. Cosby to be Sheriff of New York. Oct. 13. -- Rich. Nicholls to be Coroner of New York. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1735-0ct. 13. Commission of Edw. Holland to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 13. -- John Lindesay to be Sheriff of Albany. Oct. 2 3. John Messenger to be Surrogate of the County of Queens. 1736-March 31. Commission of Hendrick Koster to be Com­ missary at Oswego during the Trading Season. June 1 5. Record of a power of Attorney from Thomas Orby Hunter to James Alexander and Arch. Kennedy, dated F eh. 14, 1736. Sept. 14. Commission of Paul Michaux to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. -- of Oyer and Terminer. Nov. 11. Supersedeas of Gabriel Ludlow as Clerk of the County of Orange. Nov. 11. Commission of Vincent Mathews to be Clerk of the County of Orange. 1737-Jan.24. Commission of to be Third Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of New York. -- Samuel Landon to be Coroner of Southold and Shelter Island. 1737-March 16. -- Peter Schuyler to be Commissary at Os­ wego during the Trading Season. March 25. -- of Alexander Colden to be Ranger of the County of Ulster. -- Robert Crannell to be Serjeant at Arms to the General Assembly. Oct. 22. License to John Crook to be Attorney at Law. 1738- Commission of Philip Livingston, Edw. Clarke, the Commander of the Forces at Albany, the Members of Assembly for Albany, Renselaerwyck, Schenectady, the Mayor, Recorder and Sheriff of Albany, to be Com­ missioners of Indian Affairs. (See Address of Assembly at the last Session.) July 26. -- Jacobus Myndertse, Peter Gronendyck, Hen­ drick Wemp, Ryner Myndertse and Michl. Bassett to be resident Agents in the Sinekes Country. 1739-Nov. 5. Commission of John Chambers to be Clerk of the Common Council of New York, &c. vice Sharpas. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 25

1739-Nov. 23. Letters of Induction for the Rev. Jonathan Arnold as Minister of St. Andrews Church in the County of Richmond, vice Wm. Harison deceased. Dec. 5. Commission to Philip Schuyler, Jeremiah Van Renselaer, Peter vVinne, Arendt Brodt, Myndert Schuy­ ler, John Schuyler, Stephanus Groesbeck, Rutger Bleeker, John De Peyster, John Schuyler Jr., Jacob Glen, Edw. Collins, Cornelius Cuyler, Johannes Lansingh Jun., Hen­ drick Ten Eyck, the Members of His Majesty's Council, the Commanding Officer at Albany, and the Mayor and Recorder of that City (ex officio) to be Commissioners of Indian Affairs. 17 40-Jan. 11. Commission of John Robinson to be one of the Cler ks of the Court of Chancery. Jan. 19. -- Hyde Clarke to be Lieutenant of Capt. Rum­ seys Independent Company of Foot. Feb. 5. Commission of Jno. Robinson to be Storekeeper in his Majesty's fort at New York. June 9. -- Robert Clarke to be Captain in Colonel Spot­ wood's American Regiment. June 13. -- Richard Nicholls to be Notary Public. June 13. -- Richard Nicholls to be Examiner in Chan­ cery. 1741-Feb. 28. Commission of Ch's. Wood to be Serjeant at Arms of the Court of Chancery. 1742-April 27. Order of His Majesty to pay Gov. George Clinton a gratuity of £1200 out of the Quit rents of the Province of New York. May 14. Commission of Thomas Lechmere to be Surveyor General of Customs in North America. Aug. 6. -- Head Lynch of Virginia to be Deputy Post­ master General of North America. Aug. 30. Certificate that Benjamin Waller is Clerk in the Secretary's Office in Virginia. 1743-May 20. Commission of Henry Holland to be Master in Chancery. May 31. Brief to Minister, &c., of the Dutch Church of Rochester in the County of Ulster to take up an aid to­ wards the erection of their house of Worship. 26 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1743-Aug. 18. Commission of Elliot Benger of Virginia to be Deputy Post Master General of America. Oct. 14. George Muirson to be Ranger of the Co. of Suffolk. 1744-Sept. 14. Commission of James DeLancey to be Chief Justice of the Province of New York. Sept. 22. -- Bernard us Van de Water to be Ranger of the Co. of Kings. 1745-Feb. 25. Letter of the Lords of the Treasury to the Receiver General of New York to the effect that the gratuity to Gov. Clinton is to be paid in Sterling money. July 31. License of John Burnet to be Attorney at Law. Aug. 19. Commission of John Burnet to be Clerk in the Court of Chancery. 1746-April 12. Commission of Philip Livingston, Dan'l. Hors­ manden, Joseph Murray, Wm. Nicol, Philip Verplanck and to be Commissioners on the part of New York to meet and cooperate with Commissioners from the other American Colonies in measures for carrying on the War and securing the Indian Interest. April 12. Instructions to the Commissioners aforesaid. May 1. Commission of John Crook to be Clerk of the County of Ulster. May 13. Surrender by Wm. Forster of his Commission as Clerk of the County of Westchester. May 14. Commission of Benj. Nicoll to be Clerk of the County of Westchester. June 10. -- Rich. Langdon to be Captain of a Company of Volunteers. July 16. Ordinance for holding a Court of Common Pleas,. extraordinary, in the County of Westchester. Oct. 3. Commission of to be Mayor of the City of Albany. Oct. 3. --Jacob Ten Eyck to be Sheriff of Albany. Oct. 14. -- to be Mayor of the City of New York. Oct. 14. -- John Ayscough to be Sheriff of New York. Oct. 14. Commission of John Van Cortlandt to be Coroner of New York. NEw YoRK CoLONIAL CoMM1ss10Ns

1746-Nov.7. Commission of Johannes Myer to be Serjeant at Arms to the General Assembly of New York. Dec. 12. License of John Driscoll to be Pilot. 17 47-May I I. Commission of the Peace for the County of Dutchess. -- Jacobus Terbos, Matthew Dubois and Jacobus Stoutenbergh to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Dutchess. May 11. --John Ten Broeck to be Coroner of the County of Dutchess. May 11. Dedimus Potestatem to Henry Livingston and B. Crannell to administer the Oaths to Civil & Military Officers. Aug. 8. Pardon of Negroes convicted of felony. Sept. 12. Commission of Philip Livingston, Joseph Murray, Wm. Nicol, Philip Verplanck and Henry Cruger to co­ operate with commissioners appointed by the other Colo­ nies for the carrying on the War against the French and to encourage the Six Nations. Sept. 22. Supersedeas of Daniel Horsmanden as Recorder of the City of New York. Sept. 22. Supersedeas of Dan'l. Horsmanden as third Jus- tice of the Supreme Court. · 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. I 3. -- to be Mayor of the City of New York. Oct. I 3. 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 Richmond. 28 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

I747-Nov. 25. Commission of Charles Wood to be Lieut. of Militia. Dec. 2. -- George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. I748-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. 2 5. 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. F eh. 6. License of Rich. Smith to be Pilot. March 4. Commission of the Peace for the County of Albany. Aug. 19. --Corn's. Vandenbergh to be Ranger of the City and County of New York. Sept. IO. License of T eunis Rivett to be Pilot. Sept. IO. --Thomas Carey to be Pilot. Sept. I 2. 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. I 3. --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. NEw YoRK CoLoNIAL COMMISSIONS 29

1748-0ct. 14. Commission of 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. Nov. 23. -- Samuel Clowes Junr. to be Surrogate of the County of Queens. Dec. 7. -- J no. Henry Lydius to be Ranger of the County of Albany. Dec. 8. Commission of Thomas Pell to be Coroner of the County of Westchester. 1749-Jan.19. License of John Alsop to be Attorney at Law. Jan. 19. -- to be Attorney at Law. Jan. 27. Commission of the Peace for the County of Orange. Jan. 27. --Abrm. HearingJunr.,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. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1749-0ct. 7. Commission of Wm. Nicoll to be Clerk of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 11. -- Isaac Brinckerhoff to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 13. -- Sarni. 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. Oct. 13. --John Burnet to be Coroner of New York. Oct. 18. --John Van 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 Vanderheyden 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. 17 50-Jan. 18. Commission of the Peace for the County of Dutchess. April 5. --John Lindesay to be Commissary and Indian Agent at Oswego. April I I. --An thy. Rutgers to be Master in Chancery. April 19. --Jno. Colden to be Escheator of the County of Albany. NEW y ORK Co LO NIAL COMMISSIONS 31

17 50-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. Oct. 6. --Abrm. l.1ow 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. 32 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

175I-Jan. 3. Commission of 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.

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1702-Sept. 26. Commission of Thomas Byerly to be Receiver Gen­ eral of the Province of New York, vice Weaver. Nov. 26. -- Rich. Ingoldsby to be Lieut. Governor of the Province of New York. Dec. 5. -- Edward Lord Cornbury to be Governor of the Province of New York. 1703-March 16. -- George Clarke to be Secretary of the Prov­ ince of New York, vice Clarkson, deceased. 1708-April 30. -- John Lord Lovelace to be Vice Admiral of the Provinces of New York, Connecticut and East and West New Jersey. May 13. --John Lord Lovelace to be Governor of the Province of New York. 1709-March 30. -- Robert Robinson to be Registrar of the Court of Vice Admiralty of New York. Dec. 19. -- Robert Hunter to be Governor of the Province of New York. Dec. 14. -- Robert Hunter to be Vice Admiral of the Province of New York &c. 1710-Feb. 17. Commission of Robert Robinson to be Registrar of the Court of Vice Admiralty of New York &c. 1715-Jan. 24. -- Robert Robinson to be Registrar of the Court of Vice Admiralty of New York &c. F eh. 11. -- George Clarke to be Secretary of the Province of New York. March 17. -- Robert Hunter to be Governor of the Province of New York. NEW YoRK CoLONIAL CoMMISSIONS 33

1717-Jan. 4. Commission of James Dixon to be Receiver General of the Province of New York, vice Byerly. May 14. --Thomas Byerly to be Receiver General of the Province of New York, vice Dixon. 1720-June 3. --William Burnet to be Vice Admiral of the Provinces of New York, &c. June 24. -- William Burnet to be Governor of the Prov­ ince of New York. 1722-April 9. -- Archibald Kennedy to be Receiver General of the Province of New York, vice Byerly. 1727-0ct. 4. --John Montgomerie to be Governor of the Province of New York. Oct. 16. --John Montgomery to be Vice Admiral of New York &c. 1728-March 7. -- George Clarke to be Secretary of the Prov­ ince of New York. Dec. I 3. Commission for trying Pirates. 1729-Feb. 18. -- Robert Robinson to be Registrar of the Court of Vice Admiralty of New York. 1731-May 15. Patent to Sir Joseph Eyles, Knt., Jonathan Perrie, John Drummond and Thomas Watts on behalf of them­ selves and several other London Merchants for a certain tract of land in the Province of New York, called the "Equivalent Lands," or the Oblong. 1732-March 27. Commission to Wm. Cosby to be Governor of the Province of New York. April 20. --William Cosby to be Vice Admiral of New York &c. 1736-July 30. -- George Clarke to be Lieut. Governor of the Province of New York. 1738-March 2. --George Clarke Junr. to be Secretary of the Province of New York. March I I. Appointment of F redk. Morris to be Deputy Secretary of the Province. 1739-Jan. 16. Commission of Lewis Morris Junr. to be Judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty. Jan. 23. --John Fred to be Marshal of the Court of Vice Admiraltv. 34 NEw YoRK CoLONIAL CoMM1ss10Ns 1741-July 3. Commission of Geo. Clinton to be Gov. of the Province of New York. 1747-0ct. 27. Commission of James DeLancey to be Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New York. 1753-Aug. 1. -- Sir Danvers Osborn Bart. to be Governor of the Province of New York. 1755-March 1. -- Charles Hardy to be Governor of the Prov­ ince of New York. 1761-April 10. -- George Clarke to be Secretary of the Province of New York. April 14. -- Cadwallader Colden to be Lieutenant Gov­ ernor of the Province of New York, vice, DeLancey, deceased. May 4. -- Robert Monckton to be Governor of the Province of New York. June 20. -- Robert Monckton to be Vice Admiral of New York &c. 1762-Jan. 14. -- for trying Pirates. Aug. 2. -- of Rich. Morris to be Judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty. 1763-April 7. -- Rich. Nicholls to be Registrar of the Court of Vice Admiralty. 1764-Jan. 19. -- Andrew Elliot to be Receiver General of the Province of New York. 1765-July 2. -- Sir Henry Moore Bart. to be Vice Admiral of N. York &c. July 19. Commission of Sir Henry Moore Bart. to be Gov­ ernor of the Province of New York. 1767-0ct. 7. -- John Temple, Peter Randolph and others to be Commissioners for ascertaining, Settling, adjusting and de­ termining the Boundary between the Provinces of New York and New Jersey. 1770-Jan. 2. --John Earl of Dunmore to be Governor of the Province of New York. 1771-Jan. 19. -- to be Governor of the Prov­ ince of New York. 1789-May 5. Commission of Nathl. Gorham to be Clerk of the County of Ontario. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 35 1789-May 5. Commission of Jacob Morris to be a Repacker of Beef and Pork for the City and County of New York. May 5. -- Peter Cannon to be a Culler of Staves and Heading for the County of Kings. May 11. Pardon of John Jackson, a Negro, convicted of selling spirituous Liquors without License. May I I. Dedimus Potestatem to Oliver Phelps and N athl. Graham [sic for Gorham] to swear all Officers, Civil and Military for the County of Ontario. May I I. Commission of Henry Livingston to be Clerk of the County of Dutchess. May 11. -- Anthy. Hoffman, Corn's. Humfrey and Joseph Crane to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Dutchess, and Roswell Hopkins, James Vander­ burgh, Peter Tappen, Morris Graham, Uriah Lawrence, Andw. Morehouse, David Van Ness, Mathew Patterson, Martin Wiltsie, John Van Kleek, Abrm. Schenck and Henry Livingston Jr. to be Assistant Justices of said Court. May 11. --of the Peace for the County of Dutchess. May 11. Isaac Vrooman, Henry Oothoudt, , James Gordon and Jno. Younglove to be Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Albany, and John N. Bleecker, Sarni. Stringer, Leonard Gansevoort, John Tayler, Albert Pawling, Corn's. Van Veghten, Tho' s. Sickles, John Price, David McCarty and Henry Ten Eyck to be Assistant Justices for said Court. May 11. -- the Peace for the County of Albany. May 14. -- to be Attorney General for the State of New York.

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1729-July 10. Ordinance for establishing and regulating the hold­ ing of the Inferior Courts in the several Counties in the Province of New York. 1733-Aug. 29. --for the running and better ascertaining the Par- NEw YoRK CoLoNIAL CoMMISSIONS

tition Lines between the Counties of West Chester, Dutchess, Albany and Ulster, and extending those Coun­ ties on the East side of Hudson's River to the present Colony line of Connecticut. 1742-Sept. I 5. Commission of Henry Livingston to be Clerk of the County of Dutchess. 1750-Nov. 15. Warrant to Peter Wraxall to be Clerk of the City and County of Albany, and Secretary for Indian Affairs, vice Philip Livingston, deceased. 1751-July 30. Commission of John Chambers to be Second Jus­ tice of the Supreme Court of the Province of New York. Aug. 1. License of Lambert Moore to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Aug. 1. License of Augustus Van Cortlandt to be Attorney at Law in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Aug. 3. Commission of John Mills to be Commissary at Oswego. Aug. 5. -- Lawrence Roome to be Land and Tide Waiter for the Port of New York, vice, Adolp Brass, removed. Aug. 28. --Wm. Smith to be Attorney General and Ad­ vocate General for the Province of New York, vice, Richard Bradley, deceased. Oct. I. -- Isaac Brinkerhoff to be Sheriff for the County of Dutchess. Oct. 8. -- Robert Saunders to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 8. -- Richard Miller to be Sheriff of the City and County of Albany. Oct. 12. --Jacobus Ryder to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 14. -- John Ayscough to be Sheriff of the City and County of New York. Oct. 14. -- Edward Holland to be lvlayor of New York. Oct. 14. -- Anthony Rutgers to be Coroner of the City and County of New Y"'ork. Oct. 14. -- the peace for the County of Kings, to Sarni. Gerritsen Junr., Peter Vandervoort, Tho's. Van Dyck, Jacobus K. DeBevois, Karol DeBevois, Wm. Van Nuys, Hendk. Suydam, Jacobus Jost DeBois, Roelof Voorhees, Stephen Williamson, Abrm. Schenck and John Leffertz. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 37 1751-0ct. 14. Commission of Sarni. Gerritsen, Barnardus Ryder, and Karol DeBevois to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Kings. Oct. 14. Commission of Andrew Emans, Wm. Cowenhoven, John Griggs, Saml. Gerritsen J unr., Peter Vandervoort and Tho's. Vandyck to be Assistant Justices for the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Kings. Oct. 14. Dedimus Potestatem to Barent Vandeventer to swear all officers appointed for the County of Kings. Oct. 22. Commission of Clear Everet to be Coroner of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 22. -- Joseph Sackett Junr. to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 3 1. --John Hilyar to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Nov. 1. -- George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Nov. 1. --Abrm. Lott Junr. to be Clerk of the House of Assembly for the Province of New York. Nov. 2. --John Van Wyck to be Sheriff for the County of Queens. Nov. 20. -- Dani. Corsen to be Clerk of the County of Richmond. Nov. 21. Warrant to Gov. Clinton to appoint Wm. Kemp Attorney General for the Province of New York, vice Rich. Bradley, deceased. Dec. 10. Commission of Gersham Terry and Rich. Wood­ hull J unr. to be Coroners for the County of Suffolk. Dec. 10. Commission of Rich. Floyd, Elijah Hutchinson and Hugh Gelston to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Com­ mon Pleas for the County of Suffolk, and Obadiah Smith, George Phillips, Rich. Woodhull, N athl. Smith, Eleazer Miller, Nathl. Warner, Nathl. Baker, Sarni. Landon, Joshua Welles and Eliphalet Wickes to be Assistant Justices of said Court. Dec. 10. -- the Peace for the County of Suffolk, with De­ dimus Potestatem to Wm. Nicoll J unr. to swear all officers for said County. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1752-Jan.9. Commission of Benjamin Waters to be Ranger of the County of Queens. Jan. 22. -- Saml. Purdy, Wm. Legatt and John Ward, to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Westchester, and James Graham, Peter Jay, Tho's. Willett, Israel Honeywell, James Cortlandt, Elisha Budd, Caleb Fowler and Ch's. Theale, to be Assistant Justices of said Court. Jan. 22. -- the Peace for Westchester County. Jan. 22. Dedimus Potestatem to Saml. Purdy and Benj. Nicoll to swear all officers for the County of West­ chester. Jan. 23. Commission of Francis Doughty to be Ranger of the County of Westchester. Jan. 23. License of John Morin Scott to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. F eh. I I. Commission of Richard Albertson to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Feb. 13. Warrant to the Receiver General of New York to pay Peter Wraxal a Salary of £100, Proclamation Money as Secretary for Indian Affairs. F eh. 24. Commission of Jacob Brinkerhoff to be Coroner for the County of Dutchess vice Clear Everit, removed. Feb. 24. . Martinus Hoffman, Theodorus Van Wyck and John Brinkerhoff to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Dutchess, and John Montross, Arnout Viele, Corn's. Wiltse, Wm. Humphrey, Jacob Haviland, James Dickinson, Peter Bewel, Stephen Hopkins, Wm. Arwine, Johanis Ferdon, and Tobias Stoutenbergh to be Assistant Justices for said Court. Feb. 24. -- the Peace for the County of Dutchess. Feb. 24. Dedimus Potestam to Martinus Hoffman, Theo­ dorus Van Wyck and John Brinkerhoff to swear all offi­ cers appointed for the County of Dutchess. March I 1. Commission of George Duncan to be Serjeant at Arms of the Court of Chancery in the Province of New York. March 12. -- Whitehead Hicks to be Clerk of the Countv ~ of Queens. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 39 1752-March 19. Supersedeas of Peter Vroqman as Justice of the Peace for the County of Albany. April 29. License of Richard Morris to be Attorney at Law in the several Courts of Record in the Province. May 6. Warrant of John Able to be Pilot of the Port of New York. May 22. Commission of Hitchen Holland to be Commis­ sary at Oswego. June 20. License of James G. Livingston to be Attorney at Law. June 29. Commission of Rich. Woodhull Junr. to be Coroner of the County of Suffolk, vice, James Sells, removed. July 8. -- George Clinton to be Clerk of the County of Ulster. Aug. 20. License of Alex. Colden to be Attorney at Law. Aug. 27. Commission of Christopher Banker and Joris Brinckerhoff to be Public Appraisers. Sept. 29. -- John Godby to be a Clerk of the Court of Chancery of the Province of New York, vice, John Bur­ nett, removed. Oct. 3. -- Richard Albertson to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 5. -- Robt. Saunders to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 5. --Isaac Brinkerhoff to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 5. -- Rich. Miller to be Sheriff of the City and County of Albany. Oct. 13. -- Edw. Holland to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 13. Commission of John Ayscough to be Sheriff of New York. Oct. 13. --Anthy. Rutgers to be Coroner of New York. Oct. 13. --J no. Hillyer to be Sheriff of Richmond County. Oct. 13. --Jacobus Ryder to be Sheriff of Kings County. Nov. 4. --Wm. Kempe to be Attorney General for the Province of New York, vice Rich. Bradley, deceased. Nov. 4. --Wm. Kempe to be Advocate General for the Province of N. York, vice Rich. Bradley, deceased. Nov. 16. -- appointing the Members of the Council; the Military Commander at Albany, the Members of As- NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

sembly for the City & County of Albany, Manor of Renzelaerwyck, town of Schenectady and Manor of Livingston, the Mayor and Recorder of Albany, Myn­ dert Schuyler, Corn's. Cuyler, Hendk. Bleeker, John Beeckman, Peter Groenendyck, Johs. Lansingh Junr. & Jacob C. Ten Eyck, Commissioners of Indian Affairs. 17 52-Dec. 6. Commission of the Peace for the County of Ulster. Dec. 6. --Abrm. Gaasbeek Chambers, Moses Dupuy Junr. & Corns. Hornbeek to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Ulster; & Corn's. De Lameter, Johannes DeLameter, Ch's. Clinton, Jno. Sleght, Wm. Burhans, Derick Wynkoop, Corns. Dubois, Abrm. Hardenbergh, Levi Pauling, Edw. Whitaker, Law­ rence Salisbury & Josiah Elting to be Assistant Justices of said Court. Dec. 6. Dedimus Potestatem to Abrm. Gaasbeek Chambers, Corn's. DeLameter, Ch's. Clinton and John Crooke, to swear all officers appointed for the County of Ulster. Dec. 7. Commission of Joseph Sackett to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Dec. 7. Commission of George M uirson to be Sheriff for the County of Suffolk. 1753-Jan. 15. Commission of Garret Noel to be Interpreter of the Spanish Language in the Courts of the Province of New York. Feb. 10. -- Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Feb. 10. Dedimus Potestatem to Benjamin Hinchman to qualify said Adam Lawrence. F eh. 16. Commission of Abrm. Low to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. March 23. -- Hitchen Holland to be Commissary at Oswego. April 30. Ordinance for holding the Circuit Courts, for the Counties of Orange, Ulster, Dutchess and Albany, annually in June; and for the Counties of Kings, Queens, Suffolk and Westchester, annually in Sept.; and for Richmond County annually in May. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1753-May 1. Resignation of John Chambers of the Office, of Clerk of the City and County of New York. May 3. Commission of Augustus Van Cortlandt to be Clerk of the City and County of New York, vice, John Chambers, resigned. May 5. -- Goldsbrow Banyar to be Register of the Court of Chancery for the Province of N. York. May 5. Dedimus Potestatem to John Godby, Clerk of the Court of Chancery to administer to Goldsbrow Banyar the oath of office. July 5. Commission of Wm. Johnson to call a meeting of the Six Nations of Indians at Onondaga and attend the same on behalf of the Province of New York. July 14. Supersedeas of Noah Gillet from the office of Justice of the Peace for the County of Dutchess. July 14. -- John Lester from the office of Justice of the Peace for the County of Dutchess. July 27. License of Fletcher Mathews to be Attorney at Law. July 28. Commission of Dani. Horsmanden to be third Jus­ tice of the Supreme Court of the Province of New York. Aug. 29. -- to be Clerk of the County of Orange, after the death, surrender or forfeiture of Vincent Mathews. Aug. 31. -- Isaac Hubbard to be Collector of the Colony Duties for the County of Suffolk. Sept. 1. -- Robert Yonge to be Door keeper and Mes­ senger of his Majesty's Council of the Province of New York. Oct. 9. -- Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff for the County of Queens. Oct. 9. --Abrm. Low J unr. to be Sheriff for the County of Ulster. Oct. 9. --Isaac Brinkerhoff to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 9. --Jacobus Ryder to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 12. -- Goldsbrow Banyar to be Judge of Probate. Oct. 13. Edw. Holland to be Mayor of New York. 42 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1753-0ct. 13. Commission of John Roberts to be Sheriff of the City and County of New York, Vice Ayscough resig'd. Oct. 13. --Anthony Rutgers to be Coroner of the City and County of New York. Oct. 13. -- Robt. Saunders to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 13. --James Wilson to be Sheriff for the City and County of Albany. Oct. 13. --George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 25. --Goldsbrow Banyar to be Examiner in the Prerogative Court of the Province of New York. Nov. 13. --John Hillyer to be Sheriff for the County of Richmond. Nov. 13. --Henry Latourette to be Coroner for the County of Richmond. Nov. 28. --Joseph Sackett to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Dec. 17. Supersedeas of Israel Honeywell from the offices of Justice of the Peace and Assistant Justice of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of West­ chester. Dec. 22. Commission of Malby Gelston to be one of the Surrogates for the County of Suffolk. Dec. 22. -- Elijah Hutchinson to be one of the Surrogates for the County of Suffolk. 1754-Jan.31. Commission of John Burnet to be Coroner of the City and County of New York. Jan. 31. --John Van Courtlandt to be Master in Chan­ cery in the Province of New York. Feb. 1. Commission of Hitchen Holland to be Commissary at Oswego. Feb. 9. -- John Bartow to be Surrogate for the County of Westchester. March 16. Dedimus Potestatem to Andw. Clark and Adam Lawrence to swear all officers appointed for the County of Queens. May 3. Commission to Cadwallader Colden, Joseph Murray, and Wm. Smith, Members of the Council of New York, and Benjamin Nicol and Wm. Livingston Commissioners NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 43 on behalf of the Province of New York, in conjunction with Commissioners to be appointed by Massachusetts Bay for settling the Bounds between both Provinces. 1754-June 6. Dedimus Potestatem to John Godby to administer oaths in the Prerog. Court. Aug. 1. License of to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Sept. 14. Commission of George Harrison to be Notary Public. Sept. 14. -- Jacob Goelet to be Interpreter of the Low Dutch Language in the several Courts in the Province of New York. Oct. 1. --Abrm. Yates to be Sheriff of the City and County of Albany. Oct. 1. -- Hans Hansen to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 1. --Abrm. Low Jun. to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 2. --Clear Everit to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 12. -- Edward Holland to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 12. Commission of John Roberts to be Sheriff of the City and County of New York. Oct. 13. --John Burnet to be Coroner of the City and County of New York. Oct. 14. -- Maurice Lott to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 14. Dedimus Potestatem to Johannes Lott, Dominicus Vanderveer and Simon Boerum to swear all officers ap­ pointed for the County of Kings. Oct. 16. Commission of John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 18. --John Elting, Jacob Hornbeek and Sarni. Fowler to be Coroners of the County of Ulster. Oct. 22. --Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 22. --George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 23. --John Batist Van Renselaer to be Ranger of the City and County of Albany. 44 NEW YoRK CoLONIAL CoMMISSIONS 1754-Nov. 22. Commission of Joseph Sackett Junr. to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Nov. 29. --William Thrope to be one of the Surrogates for the County of Suffolk. Dec. 2. --Wm. Finn to be Surrogate for the County of Orange. Dec. 3. -- Nichs. De Lavergne to be Coroner for the County of Dutchess. Dec. 19. Dedimus Potestatem to Sarnl. Gale, Danl. Everet and Benjamin Carpenter to swear all officers appointed for the County of Orange. 1755-Jan. 18. License of Fr's. Hall to be Attorney at Law. Jan. 21. -- Peter Silvester to be Attorney at Law in the several Courts of Record in the Province. April 4. --Tho's. Jones to be Attorney at Law in the several Courts of Record in the Province. May 5. Commission of Nathl. Warner to be one of the Coroners of the County of Suffolk, vice Gersham Terry. May 5. --John Bradstreet to be Commissary at Oswego. May 6. --Jacobus Terbos, Mathew Dubois and Lawrence Van Cleek to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Dutchess; and Henry Beekman, Isaac Germond, An thy. Yelverton, Henry Terboss, Peter Tenbrook, Leonard Van Cleek, Wm. Doughty, and Nichs. De Lavergne, to be Asst. Justices of said Court. May 6. -- the Peace for the County of Dutchess. May 6. Dedimus Potestatem to Jacobus Terboss and Henry Livingston to swear all officers appointed for the County of Dutchess. May 8. --John Thomas, Nathl. Underhill and Gilbert Bloomer to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Westchester; and Philip Ver Plank, Fredk. Philipse, Peter Van Cortlandt, James Verplank, Peter Jay, Danl. Purdy, Elisha Budd, James Graham, Geo. Dennis, Lewis McDonald, Tho' s. Willett, Jno. Fowler, & Jonathan Fowler to be Asst. Justices of said Court. May 8. Commission of the Peace for the County of West­ chester. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 45 1755-June 14. Ordinance for altering one of the times appointed for holding the Inferior Court of Common Pleas, and the Court of General Sessions of the peace for the County of Richmond. June 19. License of Moss Kent to be Attorney at Law. July 8. Commission of the Peace for the County of Orange. July 8. --Abrm. Herring Junr., Dani. Everet and Corn's. Cuyper to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Orange; and Abrm. Isaackse Blau­ velt, Thomas DeKey, Cornelius Lambertse Smithj Sarni. Gale, Adrian Onderdonck, Henry Wesener, Sarni. Coe, Michl. Jackson, Lambert Smith, Benjamin Carpenter and Jacobus Swartwout, to be Assistant Justices for said Court. July 8. -- George Booth to be Ranger of the precincts of Wall Kill Shawangunck and the Highlands in the County of Ulster. July 8. -- John Thomas to be Coroner of the County of Westchester, vice John Ward. Aug. I. License of Benjamin Kissam to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Aug. I 3. Commission of Richard Willis to be Ranger of the County of Westchester, vice, Fr's. Doughty. Oct. I 3. --Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 13. --Joseph Sacket J unr. to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 13. Commission of George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 13. -- Clear E verit to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 13. -- Maurice Lot to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 13. --Abrm. Low Junr. to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 13. --John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Dec. 22. --John Burnet to be Notary Public. NEW YORK CoLONIAL CoMMISSIONS

17 56--March 3 I. Commission of Oliver DeLancey, Beverly Robin­ son and John Cruger to be paymasters and Commissaries to the Forces in the pay of the Province of New York. April 3 --John DePeyster to be Surrogate for the City and County of Albany. April 15. -- the Peace for the County of Richmond. April 15. --Wm. Walton, Gozen Adriaense and Joseph Bedell to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Richmond; and David Mersereau, Hezekiah Wright, Joseph Ralph, Jacob Reseau, Roger Barns, Joseph Arrowsmith and Gerardus Beekman to be Assistant Justices of said Court. April 30. --Tho's. Hicks, Jacob Smith and Penn Townsend to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Queens; and Wm. Talman, Wm. Creed, Sarni. Smith, Joseph Kissam, Benj. Woolsey, Valentine Hewlet Peters, Andries Onderdonck, Elias Baily, and John Betts to be Assistant Judges of said Court. April 30. Commission of the Peace for the County of Queens. May 4. License of Thomas Smith to be Attorney at Law. May 18. Dedimus Potestatem to Eleazer Fitch Colonel of the Provincial Regiment of New York, to swear the offi­ cers of that Regiment. July 27. License of Richard Snedeker to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Oct. 4. Commission of Sybrant Goose Van Schaaick to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 4. --Abrm. Yates J unr. to be Sheriff of the City and County of Albany. Oct. 4. --James Stevenson to be Recorder of Albany. Oct. 6. --Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 12. -- Edw. Holland to be Mayor of the City of New York. Oct. 12. -- Clear Everit to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 12. --Abrm. Low Junr. to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 47

I 7 56-0ct. I 2. Commission of Joseph Sacket to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 12. -- Maurice Lott to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 12. -- Geo. Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 12. Commission of John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 12. -- Isaac Willet to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 13. --John Roberts to be Sheriff of the City and County of New York. Oct. 13. --John Burnet to be Coroner of the City and County of New York. Oct. 14. Dedimus Potestatem to Archibald Kennedy and Danl. Horsmanden to administer to the Mayor of New York, certain Oaths mentioned in the Act of Parliament for securing the Succession. Nov. I I. Commission of John Cruger to be Mayor of New York, vice, Edw. Holland, deceased. Nov. 18. License of Wm. Moua.t to be Attorney at Law, in certain Courts in the Province of New York. Dec. IO. Commission of Casparus Maybee to be one of the Coroners for the County of Orange, vice, Peter Mabee. Dec. IO. --Jonathan Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Dec. 28. --John Garritse Roseboom to be Recorder of the City of Albany. 1757-Jan. IO. -- Philip John Schuyler to be Commissioner of the Excise imposed on Foreign Tea, retailed in Albany. Feb. 9. -- Saml. Landon of Southold to be one of the Surrogates for the County of Suffolk, vice Wm. Throope, deceased. Feb. 28. Commission of Thomas Jones to be Clerk of the County of Queens. March 3. --Jasper Farmer to be Master of the port of New York; and Leonard Lispenard, John Waddel, James Jauncey, Rich. Jeffrey, Henry Cuyler Junr. and John Lake to be Wardens of said Port. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1757-March 8. Commission of Joseph Totten, Stephen Crossfield and Tho' s. Cheesman Master Ship builders and to John Griffith, Rich. Jeffery, John Long, and Tho's. Browne Marriners to be a Board to survey and inspect certain Vessels taken up in His Majesty's service. March-. Contract between certain Merchants of the City of New York and Masters of Vessels belonging to other Ports with Lord Loudon for furnishing Vessels to be em­ ployed as Transports in the Service of the Government. March 22. Warrant to John Cruger, Christ. Bancker, Ed­ ward Hicks, Philip Livingston, John Griffith and Stephen Crossfield to appraise and value the Vessels to be em­ ployed in the service of the Government. May 2. Commission of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Queens. May 2. --Thomas Cornell Junr. to be Ranger for the County of Queens, vice, Henry Hicks. May 16. --John Griffiths and Rich. Jeffery Marriners and Joseph Totten and Stephen Crossfield Ship Builders to survey and inspect certain Vessels from Boston to be em­ ployed in the service of the Government. May 17. Certificate of the Board of Survey that they had inspected the several ships to be employed in the service of the Government, with the Names of the said ships, Masters' Names, Tonnage, &c. May 23. -- the Marriners and ship builders that they had surveyed the several vessels from Boston to be employed in the service of the Government, with the names of said Vessels, Masters' Na mes, Tonnage &c. May 24. --Appraisal of the vessels taken up in the port of New York, to be employed in the service of the Govern­ ment, with the Names of the said Vessels, Masters' Names & sums appraised at. July 9. Commission of Lawrence Le T elier to be Interpreter of the French Language for the Province of New York. July 28. License of Ebenezer Bryant to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Oct. 1. Commission of Clear Everitt to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 49

17 57-0ct. 8. Commission of Sybrant Goose Van Schaick to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 8. -- Abrm. Yates Junr. Sheriff of the City and Coun­ ty of Albany. Oct. 8. --John Cruger to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 8. --John Roberts to be Sheriff of the City and County of New York. Oct. 8. --John Burnet to be Coroner of the City and County of New York. Oct. 13. Commission of Maurice Lott to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 13. --Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 13. --Isaac "'\iVillet to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 13. --Abrm. Low Junr. to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 13. --Jonathan Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 13. -- George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 13. --John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 22. Dedimus Potestatem to Adam Lawrence to swear all officers appointed for the County of Queens. Dec. 20. Warrant of Joseph Price to be Pilot for the Port of New York. Dec. 20. --Tho's. Crookshanks to be Pilot for the Port of New York. Dec. 20. --James Warner to be Pilot for the Port of New York. Dec. 20. -- Dani. Goff to be Pilot for the Port of New York. Dec. 20. -- James Ward to be Pilot for the Port of New York. 1758-Jan. 5. Commission of Sybrant Goose Van Schaick, Ren­ selaer Nicoll and Volkert P. Douw to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Albany; and Jacob C. Ten Eyck, David Vanderheyden, Hendrick 50 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

Cuyler, David Groesbeck, Garret Vandenburgh, Jacob H. T. Eyck, Harmanus Wendell, Volkert A. Douw, John Glen, John Ten Eyck and Jacobus Van Schaick to be Assistant Judges of said Court. 1758-Jan. 5. Commission of the Peace for the County of Albany. Jan. 5. Dedimus Potestatem to Sybrant Goose Van Schaick, Philip J. Schuyler, Jacob Glen and Joseph Yates to swear all Officers appointed for the County of Albany. Feb. 13. Commission of the Peace for the County of Albany. Feb. 13. Dedimus Potestatem to Sybrant Goose Van Schaick, Philip J. Schuyler and Jacob Glen to swear all officers ap­ pointed for the County of Albany. Feb. 13. Commission of Wm. Hubbard to be Collector of the Colony Duties for the County of Suffolk. March 22. --Thomas Talmage to be one of the Coroners for the County of Suffolk. April 15. -- Saml. Fowler, Joseph Gasherie, Andries Eg­ bertse DeWitt and Isaac Haasbrouck to be Coroners for the County of Ulster. May 13. Dedimus Potestatem to Goldsbrow Banyar and John Godby, to Administer to all officers appointed in the Province of New York the Oaths prescribed by the Act of Parliament for the securing the Succession to the Crown. May 26. Commission of Andw. Fresneau to be Interpreter of the French Language for the Province of New York. June 10. Commission of Rich. Jeffery to be Master of the Port of New York; and Leonard Lispenard, John Waddal, James Jauncey, Henry Cuyler Junr., John Griffith, Dani. Stiles, Thomas Vardil and John Smith to be Wardens of the said Port. July 11. License of Wm. Mouat to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. July 24. Warrant of Daniel OBrien to be Pilot for the Port of New York. July 24. -- George Shell to be Pilot for the Port of New York. July 28. License of Augustine Moore to be Attorney at Law in the several Courts of Record in the Province. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 51

1758-Sept. 29. Commission of Clear Everitt to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 3. -- Sybrant Goose Van Schaick to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 3. --Abrm. YatesJunr. tobeSheriffoftheCityand County of Albany. Oct. 3. -- Dani. Everit to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 3. -- John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 3. --John Roberts to be Sheriff of the City and County of New York. Oct. 3. --John Cruger to be Mayor of New York. · Oct. 3. -- Maurice Lott to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 3. -- Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 3. --Abrm. Low Junr. to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 3. Commission of Isaac Willet to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 3. --George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 4. License of Thomas Smith to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Oct. 4. -- David Mathews to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Oct. 4. -- John Tabor Kempe to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Nov. 21. Commission of David Jones to be fourth Justice of the Supreme Court for the Province of New York. Dec. 16. --Theunis Snedeker to be Ranger of that part of the County of Orange, South of the Mountains in said County. Dec. 22. -- Thomas Hill to be Land and Tide Waiter, for the Port of New York. 1759-Jan. 19. License of Wm. Wickham to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1759-July 6. Commission of John Gale to be Surrogate of the County of Orange. July 30. -- John Tabor Kempe to be Attorney General of the Province of New York, vice, Wm. Kempe, deceased. July 30. -- John Tabor Kempe to be Advocate General of the Province of New York, vice Wm. Kempe, deceased. Aug. 2. License of Thomas Hicks to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Aug. 30. Commission of George Clinton to be Clerk of the County of Ulster. Sept. 29. -- Clear Everit to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 4. -- Sybrant Goose Van Schaick to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 4. --Jacob Van Schaick to be Sheriff of the City and County of Albany. Oct. 12. --John Cruger to be Mayor of City of New York. Oct. 12. --John Roberts to be Sheriff of the City and County of New York. Oct. 12. --John Burnet to be Coroner of the City and County of New York. Oct. 15. --Abrm. Low Junr. to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 15. -- Maurice Lott to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. --Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oc~. 15. -- George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 15. -- Isaac Willet to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 15. -- Dani. Everitt to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 15. --John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 19. --Abrm. Hering, Michl. Jackson, J no. Coe, and Benjamin Tusteen to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Orange; and Henry NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 53 Wisner, John Petersen Smith, Benjamin Carpenter, Lam­ bert Smith, Selah Strong, Jacob Conkling, William Thompson and John Vandervoort to be Assistant Justices of said Court. 175g-Oct. 19. Commission of the Peace for the County of Orange. Oct. 19. Dedimus Potestatem to Theodorus Snedeker, Danl. Everet, Henry Wisner and John A. Herring to swear all officers appointed for the County of Orange. Oct. 19. License of Abrm. Yates Junr. to be Attorney at Law. Oct. 19. -- Josiah Martin Junr. to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Nov. 20. Commission of Benjamin Blagge to be Commis­ sioner of Excise upon Tea of Foreign Growth retailed in the City and County of New York, vice, Abrm. Lynsen, de­ ceased. Nov. 26. Royal Commission of Witham Marsh to be Clerk for the City and County of Albany, and Secretary for Indian Affairs subject to the orders of Sir Wm. Johnson Baronet. Dec. 8. Commission of Benjamin Seaman to be Surrogate for the County of Richmond. Dec. 8. -- Samuel Clowes to be Surrogate for the County of Queens. Dec. 8. --Thomas Braine to be Surrogate for the County of Queens. 176o-Jan. 3. Warrant of James Warner to be Pilot for the Port of New York. Jan. 18. License of Cary Ludlow to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Jan. 18. --John Woods to be Attorney at Law in the several Courts of Record in the Province. March 14. Commission of John Elting to be Surrogate for the County of Ulster. April 21. Warrant of Thomas Brown to be Pilot for the Port of New York. April 21. --Wm. Hibben to be Pilot for the Port of New York. 54 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1760-April 21. Warrant of John Omend to be Pilot for the Port of New York. April 21. --Andw. Wallace to be Pilot for the Port of New York. April 23. Commission of John Bartow to be Clerk of the County of Westchester. May 9. License of Robert Yates to be Attorney at Law. June 2. Commission of Josias Smith to be Land and Tide Waiter for the Port of New York. Aug. 23. License of John Burke to be Attorney at Law. Sept. I. --Timothy Wetmore to be Attorney at Law. Oct. 4. Commission of Sybrant Goose Van Schaick to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 4. --Jacob Van Schaick to be Sheriff of the City and County of Albany. Oct. II. --John Cruger to be Mayor of New York. Oct. II. --John Roberts to be Sheriff of the City and County of New York. Oct. II. --John Burnet to be Coroner for the City and County of New York. Oct. I I. Commission of John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. I I. -- Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. I I. --Ahr~. Low J unr., to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. I I. -- Isaac Willet to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. II. -- Clear Everitt to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. I I. -- George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. II. -- Maurice Lott to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. I 2. -- Daniel E verit to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 29. License of Daniel Isaac Browne to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 55 176o-Oct. 29. License of Samuel Jones to be Attorney at Law in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Oct. 29. -- James Kip Junr. to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Nov. 5. Commission of Lewis Morris, John Chambers, Dani. Horsmanden, David Jones, Wm. Smith, John Cruger, Simon Johnson and Robert Livingston, to hold a Court for trying and punishing crimes & offences committed upon the Seas. Nov. 6. License of Isaac Vrooman to be Attorney at Law. Dec. 3. Dedimus Potestatem to John Thomas and John Bartow to swear all officers appointed for the County of Westchester. Dec. 12. Commission of George Clinton to be Clerk of the County of Ulster. 1761-Jan.28. Commission of Paul Micheau to be Clerk of the County of Richmond. Jan. 30. Dedimus Potestatem to Benjamin Seaman and Paul Micheau to swear all officers appointed for the County of Richmond. March 2. Royal Commission of Witham Marsh to be Clerk of the City and County of Albany and Secretary of Indian Affairs, subject to the Orders of the Chief Agent. March 24. Warrant to Lieut. Gov. Colden to appoint Ch's. Williams Naval Officer of New York. April 14. --Lieut. Gov. Colden to appoint Benjamin Pratt, Chief Justice of the Province of New York, vice, James DeLancey, deceased. April 28. License of Danl. Kissam to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. May 1. Commission of Joseph Bedell, Joseph Rolph and David Mercereau to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Richmond; and Hezekiah Wright, Roger Barns, Aaron Van Naame, James Egberts, John Morgan, Danl. Lake and John Bedell to be As­ sistant Justices of said Court. May 1. --the Peace for the County of Richmond. May 28. License of John McKesson to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1761-May 28. Warrant to the Receiver General of New York to pay Witham Marsh his Salary of £100 a year . .June 10. Commission of Caleb Fowler to be Surrogate of the County of Westchester. June 18. -- Harmanus Schuyler to be Sheriff of the City and County of Albany. June 19. Dedimus Potestatem to Johannes Hardenbergh, Abrm. Haasbrouck, Jacobus Bruyn, Charles Clinton and George Clinton to swear all Officers appointed for the County of Ulster. June 26. License of Moss Kent to be Attorney at Law. June 30. Order for the Induction of John Milner to be Rector of St. Peter's Church, Westchester, vice Thomas Standard, deceased. June 30. Institution of John Milner as Rector of St. Peter's Church, Westchester. Sept. 11. Commission of Jacobus Van Deventer to be Coroner of the County of Kings. Sept. 11. -- Simon Johnson to be Recorder of the City of New York. Sept. 14. --Jacobus Terbos, Mathew DuBois and Law­ rence VanKleek to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Dutchess; and Henry Beekman, Peter TenBrook, Anthy. Yelverton, Wm. Doughty, Nich's. De Lavergne, Peter DeWitt and Garret Van Benthuysen to be Assistant Justices for said Court. Sept. 14. Dedimus Potestatem to Jacobus Terboss and Henry Livingston to swear all officers appointed for the County of Dutchess. Sept. 14. Commission of the Peace for the County of Dutchess. Sept. 25. Commission of James G. Livingston to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Sept. 25. -- Maurice Lott to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 2. --Volkert P. Douw to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 2. -- Harmanus Schuyler to be Sheriff of the City and County of Albany. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 57

1761-0ct. 2. Commission of Cadwallader Colden to be Ranger of the County of Ulster. Oct. 2. -- Dani. Denton to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 7. Ordinance declaring the Commencement and Dura­ tion of the several Terms and the Powers and Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court; also the times of holding the Circuit Courts in the respective Counties in the Province of N. York. Oct. 8. Commission of the Peace for the County of Kings. Oct. 9. -- Abrm. Schenck, Samuel Gerritson Junr., and John Lefferts to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Kings; and Jacobus De Beavois, Jeremiah Remsen, Aris Remsen, Engelbert Lott, Johannes Bergen, Theodorus Polhemus, Philip Nagel J unr., and John Suydam to be Assistant Justices for said Court. Oct. 9. -- John Ten Eyck to be Recorder of the City of Albany. Oct. 10. -- Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 13. --John Cruger to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 13. --John Burnet to be Coroner of New York. ·Oct. I 3. Commission of John Roberts to be Sheriff of the City and County of New York. Oct. 13. -- Isaac Willet to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. ,Oct. 13. -- Abrm. Low J unr., to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 13. -- George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 13. --John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 14. --Johannis DeBeavois to be Ranger of the County of Kings. ·Oct. 14. --John Chambers to be Second Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of New York. Oct. 14. -- Danl. Horsmanden to be Third Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of New York. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1761-0ct. 14. Commission of David Jones to be Fourth Justice of the Supreme Court for the Province of New York. Oct. 30. --John Tabor Kempe to be Attorney General for the Province of New York, vice William Kempe, de­ ceased. Oct. 30. --John Tabor Kempe to be Advocate General for the Province of New York, vice, Wm. Kempe, de­ ceased. Nov. II. --Benjamin Pratt to be Chief Justice of the Province of New York, vice, James Delancey, deceased. Nov. II. -- Richard Morris to be Clerk of the Circuit Courts, for the Province of New York, vice, Lewis Mor­ ris, resigned. Nov. 19. Resignation of the Office of second Justice of the Supreme Court for the Province of New York, by John Chambers. Dec. 31. Supersedeas of John Petersen as Justice of the Peace and Assistant Justice for the County of Orange. 1762-Jan.8. Warrant of Peter Parker to be Pilot for the Port of New York. F eh. 10. Commission of Alexander Colden to be Surveyor General for the Province of New York, vice, Cadwallader Colden. Feb. 20. --Corn's. Hornbeck, Ch's. Clinton and Levy Pawl­ ing to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Ulster; and Derick Wynkoop, Abrm. Hardenbergh, Corn's. DuBois, Stephen Nottingham, Lewis Bevie, Henry Sleight, Johannes Sleight, Johannes Snider J unr., Derick Wynkoop J unr., Wilhelmus Hoghtel­ ingh J unr., and Saml. Sands to be Assistant Justices for said Court. Feb. 20. Commission of the Peace for Ulster County. Feb. 20. Dedimus Potestatem to Ch's. Clinton, Levy Pawl­ ing, George Clinton, Dirck Wynkoop and Johannes Hardenbergh to swear all officers appointed for the County of Ulster. March 8. License of Philip Livingston to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 59 1762-March 12. Dedimus Potestatem to Henry Wisner, Vincent Mathews, Dan'l. E verit and John A. Haring to swear all officers appointed for the County of Orange. March 15. Commission of Ch's. Williams to be Naval Offi­ cer of the Province of New York. March 26. -- Dani. Horsmanden to be Second Justice of the Supreme Court for the Province of N. York. March 31. -- David Jones to be Third Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of New York. April 19. --Thomas Shrieve to be Coroner of the City and County of New York. April 20. -- George Harrison to be Notary Public for the Province of New York. April 20. --James Duane to be Clerk of the Court of Chancery for the Province of New York. April 21. --Lambert Moore to be Notary Public for the Province of New York. April 21. Commission of Thomas Smith to be Notary Public for the Province of New York. April 28. -- Peter Silvester to be Notary Public for the City and County of Albany. May 11. --James Emott to be Notary Public for the Province of New York, vice Rich. Nicholls, resigned. May I I. --James Emott to be Examiner of the Court of Chancery for the Province of New York. May 14. -- Renselaer Nichol, Volkert P. Douw and Jacob C. Ten Eyck to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Albany; and David Van Der Heyden, Jacob H. Ten Eyck, Isaac Swits, John Glen, John H. Ten Eyck, Corn's. Ten Broeck, John Cuyler, Harmanus Wendell, Volkert Douw and Abrm. Ten Broeck to be Assistant Justices for said Court. May 14. Commission of the Peace for the County of Albany. May 14. Dedimus Potestatem to John Cuyler, Jacob Glen and Abrm. Douw to swear all officers appointed for the County of Albany. May 14. Commission of Petrus Edmondus Elmendorp to be Surrogate for the County of Ulster, vice, Jan Eltinge, deceased. 6o NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1762-May 22. Pardon of Abrm. Van Ornem, John Lickens, Mary White, Peter Dannely, George Sears, Wm. Thomas, John Dislow and David Miller from all Judgements &c. for Felonies committed, on condition that Mary White de­ part the Province, and that the others enter on board a l\1an of War. June 7. Commission of Goldsbrow Banyar and Edw. Smith to be Judges of Probate for the Province of New York. June 7. Dedimus Potestatem to Goldsbrow Banyar and Edward Smith to swear all officers appointed for the Province of New York. Sept. 29. Commission of Richard Floyd, I-I ugh Gelston and Sarni. Landon to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Com­ mon Pleas for the County of Suffolk; and John Chatfield, Richard Woodhull, Geo. Phillips, Rich. Miller, Nathaniel Baker, Isaac Barns, Job Pierson, Isaac Post, Tho's. Youngs, Robt. Hempstead, Isaac Hubbard, N athl. Wood­ hull, Jonas Williams and Tho's. Jarvis to be Assistant Justices for said Court. Sept. 29. Commission of the Peace for the County of Suffolk. Oct. 2. -- Harmanus Schuyler to be Sheriff of Albany. Oct. 12. --John Cruger to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 13. --Volkert P. Douw to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 13. -- Danl. Denton to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 13. --John Roberts to be· Sheriff of New York. Oct. I 3. Rem Van der Bilt to be Sheriff of King's County. Oct. 13. --Tho's. Shrieve to be Coroner of New York. Oct. 13. Abrm. Low J unr. to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 13. --Jas. G. Livingston to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 13. --Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 13. --John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 13. --Isaac Willet to be Sheriff of the County of West chester. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 61

1762-0ct. 13. Commission of George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 19. License of Joseph Reade to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Oct. 29. -- John W. Smith to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. 1763-March 16. Commission of Dani. Horsmanden to be Chief Justice of the Province of New York, vice, Benj. Pratt, deceased. March 16. -- David Jones to be Second Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of New York. March 16. --Wm. Smith to be Third Justice of the Su­ preme Court of the Province of New York. March 16. -- Commission of Robert Livingston to be Fourth Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of N. York. March 22. Ordinance Declaring that the Court of Common Pleas and the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in the County of Orange shall be held annually on the second Tuesdays in May and November. April 29. License of Benjamin Helme to be Attorney at Law. April 29. --James Riker to be Attorney at Law. May 16. Supersedeas of Christopher Robart as Justice of the Peace for the County of Queens. May 31. Commission of John W. Smith to be Notary Pub­ lic of the Province of New York, vice, Thomas Smith, resigned. June 2. --James G. Livingston to be Ranger of the County of Dutchess. June 4. Petition of the Trustees of the Parish of New Burgh, praying that the Rev. Hezekiah Watkins of St. Georges Church be inducted Rector of said Parish. June 9. Commission of Joris Brinckerhoff and David Abeel to be Public Appraisers for the Province of New York. June 14. Admission of Rev. Hezekiah Watkins to be Rector of the Parish Church of New Burgh. June 14. Institution of Rev. Hezekiah Watkins to be Rector of the Parish Church of New Burgh. 62 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

I763-J une 14. Order to the Church Wardens and Vestrymen of St. George's Church in the Parish of New Burgh, to in­ duct Rev. Hezekiah Watkins to the Rectory of said Church. June 24. Commission of Oliver DeLancey to be Receiver General, for the Province of New York, vice Archibald Kennedy, deceased. July 9. Resignation of Vincent Mathews of the office of Clerk of the County of Orange. Aug. 3. Dedimus Potestatem to Barthw Crannell, Henry Livingston and James G. Livingston of the County of Dutchess to take affidavits to be made use of in the Supreme Court of the Province. Aug. 3. -- Richard Miller, John Chatfield and Parker Wickham to be Commissioners for the County of Suffolk, as aforesaid. Aug. 3. -- Michael Jackson and Henry Wisner to be Com­ missioners for the County of Orange, as aforesaid. Aug. 3. -- Charles Clinton, Johannes Hardenbergh and Levi Paulding to be Commissioners for the County of Ulster as aforesaid. Oct. 3. Commission of Volkert P. Douw to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 3. -- Harmanus Schuyler to be Sheriff of the City and County of Albany. Oct. 10. --Abrm. Low to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. IO. --James G. Livingston to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 10. -- Danl. Denton to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. IO. --Jeremiah Vander Bilt J unr., to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 10. Commission of Isaac Willet to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 10. --Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 10. --George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1763-0ct. 10. Commission of John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 13. --John Cruger to be Mayor of New York. Oct. I 3. --John Roberts to be Sheriff of the City and County of New York. Oct. 13. --Thomas Shrieve to be Coroner of the City and County of New York. Oct. 24. -- David Mathews to be Clerk of the County of Orange, vice, Vincent Mathews, resigned. Oct. 28. License of James Graham J unr., to be Attorney at Law. Oct. 29. Warrant of Wm. Cassells to be Pilot for the Port of New York. Oct. 29. --Wm. Vandrill to be Pilot for the Port of New York. Nov. 14. Petition of the Church Wardens and Vestrymen of the parish of Rye, including the districts and precincts of Rye, Mamaroneck, and Bedford in the County of West­ chester, praying that Rev. Ebenezer Punderson be insti­ tuted and inducted Incumbant of said Parish &c. vacant by the Death of J as. Whetmore. Nov. 17. Admission of the Rev. Ebenezer Punderson to the Rectory of Grace Church in the Parish of Rye. Nov. 17. Institution of the Rev. Ebenezer Punderson to the Rectory of Grace Church in the Parish of Rye. Nov. 17. Order of Lieut. Gov. Colden to the Church War­ dens and Vestrymen of Grace Church in the Parish of Rye, in the County of Westchester, to induct the Rev. Ebenezer Punderson to the Rectory of said Church, vice, James Whetmore, deceased. Nov. 28. Ordinance for establishing and regulating the holding of Inferior Courts in the County of Dutchess. 1764-Jan. 20. Ordinance for prolonging the Sitting of the Supreme Court of the Province of New York, in the term of J anu­ ary 1764. Jan. 21. Commission of David Colden to be \Veighmaster of the Province of New Yark. Jan. 27. License of Crean Brush to be Attorney at Law. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1764-Feb. 3. Commission for holding a Court of General Jail Delivery for the County of New York. Feb. 9. Warrant of John Omend to be Pilot for the Port of New York. F eh. 9. --John Driskill to be Pilot. Feb. 9. --James Ward to be Pilot. March 30. Dedimus Potestatem to Robt. Livingston and Leendert Conyne to swear the Officers of the Militia Regiment for the Manor of Livingston. May 9. Commission of Wm. Boerum Junr. to be Ranger of the County of Kings. Sept. 12. License of George Clinton to be Attorney at Law. Sept. 13. Commission of Whitehead Hicks to be Clerk of the County of Queens. Sept. 19. Supersedeas of Moses Owens as Justice of the Peace for the County of Westchester. Oct. 3. Commission of Volkert P. Douw to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 3. -- Harmanus Schuyler to be Sheriff of the City and County of Albany. Oct. 10. --Abrm. Low to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 10. --James G. Livingston to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 10. -- Isaac Willet to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 10. --Jeremiah Vander Bilt J unr., to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. IO. --Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. IO. -- George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. IO. --John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 10. --Jesse Woodhull to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 13. --John Cruger to be Mayor of New York. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1764-0ct. I 3. Commission of John Roberts to be Sheriff of the City and County of New York. Oct. 13. --Thomas Shrieve to be Coroner of the City and County of Ne·w York. 1765-Jan.25. Commission of Stephen DeLancey to be Clerk of the City and County of Albany. Feb. 25. --Joshua Clarke to be Coroner for County of Suffolk, vice, Nathl. Warner. March 26. Warrant of Charles Lewis to be Pilot of the Port of New York. May 1. --Alexr. Colden Surveyor General to run the partition and division Line between the Counties of Albany and Ulster. Aug. 26. Commission of George Clinton to be Surrogate for the County of Ulster. Sept. 9. Admission of Rev. Ephraim Avery to the Rectory of Grace Church in the Parish of Rye, County of West­ chester. Sept. 9. Institution of Rev. Ephraim Avery to the Rectory of Grace Church in the Parish of Rye, County of West­ chester. Sept. 9. Order to the Church Wardens and Vestrymen of Grace Church in the Parish of Rye, County of Westchester, to induct Rev. Ephraim Avery to the Rectory of said Church, vice, Ebenezer Punderson, deceased. Sept. 25. Commission of Goldsbrow Banyar to be Register of the Court of Chancery for the Province of New York. Sept. 2 5. Reprieve of Godfrey Swan, under sentence of Death, for the Murder of his son, Jacob. Oct. 5. Commission of Volkert P. Douw to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 5. -- Harmanus Schuyler to be Sheriff of the City and County of Albany. Oct. 5. Supersedeas of Joshua Sands, as Justice of the Peace for the County of Ulster. Oct. 11. Commission of John Cruger to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 11. Commission of John Roberts to be Sheriff of the City and County of New York. 66 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

I 76 5-0ct. 1 I. Commission of Thomas Shrieve to be Coroner of the City and County of New York. Oct. 12. -- Jeremiah Vander Bilt J unr., to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 12. --Abrm.Low to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 12. -- James G. Livingston to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 12. --Jesse Woodhull to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 12. --John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 12. --Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 12. -- Isaac Willet to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 12. -- George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 14. License of Philip J. Livingston to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Oct. 19. Commission of David Howel to be Coroner of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 19. --Joseph Wickam to be Coroner of the County of Suffolk, vice, Joshua Clarke, removed. Oct. 24. License of John McCrea to be Attorney at Law. Oct. 26. -- Edward Antill Junr. to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Oct. 26. Commission of Henry Cuyler to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. 1766-J an. 20. Additional Commission of the Peace for the County of Albany. Jan. 20. Commission of Robert McAwly to be Coroner for the County of Albany. Jan. 20. --John Jefferies to be Coroner for the County of Albany. Jan. 20. --Timothy Olcott to be Coroner for the County of Albany. Jan. 20. Dedimus Potestatem to Tho's. Chandler, Wm. Gil­ liland, and Isaac Man to swear all officers appointed for the County of Albany. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1766-J une 19. Commission of David Daton to be Surrogate for the County of Westchester. June 25. --Joseph Gasherie to he Surrogate for the County of Ulster. June 26. License of John Dutton Crimsheir to be Attorney at Law. June 28. Additional Commission of the Peace for the County of Albany appointing Adolphus Benzel a Justice of the Quorum. July 8. Commission of Oyer and Terminer, and General Jail Delivery for the County of Dutchess. July 11. --Oyer and Terminer, and General Jail Delivery for the County of Albany. July I 5. Ordinance for establishing a Court of Common Pleas for the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the County of Cumberland. July 16. Commission of Tho's. Chandler, Joseph Lord and Samuel Wells to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Com­ mon Pleas for the County of Cumberland; and Oliver Willard, John Arms, James Rogers, Zedekiah Stone, Ben­ jamin Bellows, Thomas Chandler Junr.. and John Chandler to be Assistant Justices for said Court. July 16. Commission of the Peace for the County of Cum­ berland. July 16. --Nathan Stone to be Sheriff of the County of Cumberland. July 16. --John Chandler to be Clerk of the County of Cumberland. July 16. --Timothy Olcott to be one of the Coroners for the County of Cumberland. July 16. -- Samuel Taylor to be one of the Coroners for tht County of Cumberland. July 16. --Thomas Chandler to be Surrogate for the County of Cumberland. July 17. Dedimus Potestatem to Thomas Chandler, Joseph Lord, Samuel Wells anq John Chandler to swear all officers appointed for the County of Cumberland. July 24. Admission of Rev. Leonard Cutting to the Rectory of the Parish of Hempstead. 68 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1766-July 24. Institution of Rev. Leonard Cutting to the Rectory of the Parish of Hempstead. July 24. · Order to the Church Wardens and Vestrymen of the Parish of Hempstead to induct Rev. Leonard Cutting to the Rectory of said Parish, vice, Samuel Seabury, de­ ceased. Aug. 8. Commission of John Dutton Crimsheir to be Notary Public for the Province of New York. Aug. 22. Additional Commission of the Peace for the County of Albany. Oct. 11. Commission of Whitehead Hicks to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 14. -- Daniel Graham to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 14. --James G. Livingston to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 14. -- Jesse Woodhull to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 14. -- Isaac Willet to be Sheriff of the County of West chester. Oct. 14. -- George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 14. --Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 14. -- Nichs. Couwenhoven to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 14. -- John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct .. 29. License of John Dutton Crimsheir to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Nov. 18. Commission of Rev. Wm. Hannah to be one of the Surrogates for the City and County of Albany. Nov. 21. Dedimus Potestatem to Adam Lawrence and Dani. Lawrence to swear all officers appointed for the County of Queens. Nov. 24. Commission of Alex. Forbush to be Sheriff of the County of Kings, vice, Nichs. Cowenhoven, resigned. Dec. 3. -- Peter Lansingh to be one of the Surrogates for the County of Albany. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1766-Dec. 3. Commission of Richard Miller to be one of the Surrogates for the County of Suffolk. Dec. 3. Admission of Rev. Saml. Seabury to the Rectory of St. Peter's Church, Westchester. Dec. 3. Institution of Rev. Saml. Seabury to the Rectory of St. Peter's Church, Westchester. Dec. 3. Order to the Church Wardens and Vestrymen of St. Peter's Church, Westchester, to induct the Rev. Saml. Seabury to the Rectory of said Church. Dec. 3. Commission of James Sell to be Coroner of the County of Suffolk. Dec. 9. -- John Stevenson to be Vendue Master for the City and County of Albany. Dec. 20. -- Wm. Smith to be one of the Surrogates for the County of Suffolk. 1767-Jan. 12. Supersedeas to remove Nichs. Cowenhoven from the Office of Sheriff of the County of Kings. Jan. 27. License of Dudley Davis to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Feb. 27. Commission of Henry Glen to be Town Clerk of the Burrough of Schenectady in the County of Albany. Feb. 27. -- Alex. Robertson to be Vendue Master for the Counties of Kings, Queens and Suffolk on Nassau Island. March 13. -- Wm. Holly to be Coroner for the County of Orange, vice, Ebenezer Holly. March 27. -- Peter W. Yates to be Attorney at Law. March 28. Additional Commission of the Peace for the County of Westchester, appointing J no. Smith Justice of the Peace for said County. April 8. License of Rutger Bleeker to be Attorney at Law. April 22. License of Edward Edwards to be Attorney at Law. April 23. Commission of Edward Dawson to be one of the Surrogates for the County of Queens. April 24. Additional Instruction to Gov. Moore, directing that the Law Officer of the Crown institute an action to try the title of Col. John Van Renselaer to certain lands in the Province of New York. l\1ay 2. License of Abrm. Wm. De Peyster to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1767-May 4. License of William Hannah to be Attorney at Law. July 31. --Jenkins Williams to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Sept. 18. Commission of Frederick DePeyster to be Treasurer of the Colony of New York. Oct. 8. -- Rutgert Van Brunt to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 8. -- Danl. Graham to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 8. -- Harmanus Schuyler to be Sheriff of the City and County of Albany. · Oct. 8. -- James Livingston to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess (imperfect). Nov. 23. Additional Commission of the Peace for the County of Albany, appointing John Munroe of the Quorum, Edward Jessup and Robert Lewis. Nov. 27. Pardon of Catharine Carroe, adjudged to pay a Fine of one hundred pounds, for keeping a disorderly house in the Citv of New York. 1768-Jan.22. Commissi~n of P. P. Schuyler to be a Master in Chancery. March 12. Dedimus Potestatem to Abm. Douw to tender the usual Oaths to P. P. Schuyler, one of the Masters in Chancery. March 14. Commission of General Jail Delivery for the City and County of New York. March 18. Proclamation proroguing the General Assembly from the 22d March to 5th July 1768. March 19. Ordinance for the erection of the County of Cumberland. March 28. Dedimus Potestatem to Goldsbrow Banyar to swear all officers appointed for the Province of New York. March 29. Additional Commission of the Peace for the County of Albany, appointing Benj. Roberts to be a Jus­ tice of the Peace for said County. March 31. Commission of John Arms to be Sheriff of the County of Cumberland. March 3 1. License of Solomon Phelps to be Attorney at Law. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1768-March 3 I. Commission of Tho's. Chandler to be Surrogate for the County of Cumberland. April 7. --Tho's. Chandler, Joseph Lord and Saml. Wells to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Cumberland; & Oliver Willard, Tho's. Chandler Junr., John Chandler, Sarni. Stevens, Nathan Stone, Wm. Willard and Tho' s. Bridgman to be Asst. Justices of said Court. April 7. -- the Peace for the County of Cumberland. April 7. --Timothy Olcott to be Coroner for the County of Cumberland. April 7. --John Chandler to be Clerk of the County of Cumberland. April 7. --Amos Tute to be Coroner for the County of Cumberland. April 7. Dedimus Potestatem to Tho's. Chandler, Joseph Lord, Samuel Wells and John Chandler to swear all offi­ cers appointed for the County of Cumberland. April 7. Ordinance for establishing a Court of Common Pleas, and a Court of General Sessions of the Peace, in the County of Cumberland. April 12. Commission of William Hannah to be Notary Public for the City and County of Albany. April 19. --Jared Landon to be one of the Surrogates for the County of Suffolk. April 28. -- Peter Silvester to be Commissioner for taking Affidavits in the City and County of Albany. May 18. Ordinance prolonging the Sitting of the Annual Circuit Court for the County of Albany. May 27. Royal Warrant directing the appointment of John Tabor Kempe as attorney general. Nov. 15. Commission of John Tabor Kempe to be Attorney General for the Province of New York. June 3. Commission of Philip J. Schuyler to be Commissioner for taking affidavits in the City and County of Albany. June 3. --Abrm. Wm. DePeyster to be Commissioner for taking Affidavits in the City and County of Albany. July 7. -- Francis Child to be Judge of Probate for the Province of New York. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1768-Aug. 18. Commission of Philip Livingston Junr. to be Judge of Probate for the Province of New York. Sept. 8. License of Rutger Bleecker to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Oct. 14. Commission of Dani. Graham to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 14. --Jesse Woodhull to be Sheriff of the County of Orange. Oct. 14. -- Lewis Graham to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 14. Commission of George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 14. -- Rutger Van Brunt to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 14. --Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 14. --James G. Livingston to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 14. --John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 26. Dedimus Potestatem to Dani. Horsmanden, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the Province of New York; David Jones, Second Justice; William Smith, Third Justice and Robt. R. Livingston Fourth Justice of said Court, to swear all persons elected to serve in the Gen­ eral Assembly of the Province. 1768-0ct. 28. Ordinance prolonging the Sitting of the Supreme Court for the Province of New York, in the term of Oct. 1768. Nov. 15. Commission of John Tabor Kempe to be Attorney General for the Province of New York. Nov. 15. Additional Commission of the Peace for the County of Orange, appointing Alex. Montgomery to be a Justice of the Peace for said County. -- of the Peace for the County of Albany, ap­ pointing Tho's. Lynot to be a Justice of the Peace for said County. Nov. 21. Warrant of Benj. Pierson to be Pilot for the Port of New York. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 73 1769-J an. 5. Commission of Oliver Waters to be Coroner of the County of Queens. Jan. 5. Pardon of Isaac Stonehouse of the City of New York, Merchant, charged with having feloniously carried away seven pieces of Cambrick and three pieces of Lawn, the property of Benjamin Booth of said City, Merchant. Jan. 6. Commission of Nathan Woodhull to be one of the Surrogates for the County of Suffolk, vice, Richard Miller, resigned. Jan. 7. --William Scott to be Serjeant at Arms to the General Assembly for the Province of New York. Jan. 18. Warrant of Francis James to be Pilot for the Port of New York. Jan. 20. License of Richard Harrison to be Attorney at Law. Jan. 3 I. Pardon of John Hamilton Stewart, under sentence of Death for Felony; and of Rich. Hudnet and Owen McFarlane, under sentence of Death for Burglary, on condition that they depart the Province of New York, and not return. Jan. 3 I. Commission of Hugh Gaine to be King> s Printer for the Province of New York. Feb. 22. Commission of Leffert Lefferts to be one of the Coroners for the County of Kings. Feb. 22. --Mathias Van Dyck to be one of the Coroners for the County of Kings. F eh. 22. -- Rich. Stillwell J unr., to be Ranger of the Townships of Flatbush, Flatlands, Gravesend and New Utrecht in the County of Kings. Feb. 22. -- John Middagh to be Ranger of the Townships of Breucklin and Bushwick in the County of Kings. April 17. Dedimus Potestatem to Sir William Johnson, Guy Johnson and Hendrick Fry to swear all Officers for the Militia, appointed for the County of Albany. April 26. Commission of Fr's. Child to be Judge of Probate for the Province of New York. May 4. -- Beverly Robinson, Nichs. De Lavergnie, James Smith and Henry Vandenbergh to be Judges of the In­ ferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Dutchess; and Henry Beekman, Wm. Doughty, Barthw. Noxon, 74 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS William Humphreys, Ch's. LeRoux, Corn's. Luyster, Abrm. Bokea, Peter Van Kleek, Tobias Stoutenbergh, James Dickinson, Peter Van Benthuysen, Zephaniah Platt, Peter Harris and Elisha Culver to be Assistant Justices of said Court. 1769-May 4. Dedimus Potestatem to Lawrence Van Kleeck, Cornelius Luyster, Rich. Snedeker and Henry Livingston, to swear all officers appointed for the County of Dutchess. May 4. Commission of the Peace for the County of Dutchess. May 6. Pardon of Valentine Ruyter of the City of New York, labourer, convicted of feloniously stealing twenty Pieces of Portugal gold coin from Peter Hasenclever, on condition that he depart the Province and not return. May 15. Commission of Thomas Ludlow Junr., to be Mar­ shall of the Court of Admiralty for the Province of New York. May 17. --John McKesson to be Notary Public for the Province of New York. May 24. -- Christ. Blundell to be Serjeant at Arms in the Court of Chancery of the Province of New York. May 26. -- the Peace for the County of Orange. May 26. Dedimus Potestatem to David Mathews, Vincent Mathews, Selah Strong, Jonathan Lawrence, Dani. Ever­ ett, S aml. Gale and John De N oyelles, to swear all officers appointed for the County of Orange. May 26. Commission of Michl. Jackson, John Coe, Ben­ jamin Tustin and John Perry to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Orange; and Henry Wisner, Selah Strong, Wm. Thompson, David Pey, Tunis Cooper, Rich. Edsell, Alex. Montgomery, Silvanus White, John Gale Junr., and Peter T. Herring to be As­ sistant Justices for said Court. June 7. -- the Peace for the County of Westchester. June 8. -- John Thomas, Nathl. Underhill, Jonathan Fowler and S aml. Sneethen, to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Westchester; and Philip Verplank, James Van Cortlandt, Lewis Morris, Caleb Fowler, James Ferris, Wm. Davids, Hackaliah Brown Junr., Pelathiah Haws, Ch's. Theale, Robert Gra- NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 75 ham and James Holmes to be Assistant Justices of said Court. 1769-June 8. Dedimus Potestatem to John Thomas and Thomas Thomas, to swear all Officers appointed for the County of West chester. July 12. Additional Commission of the Peace for the County of Westchester, appointing John Smith to be of the Quorum. Sept. 13. Commission of Golds brow Banyar to be Judge of Probate for the Province of New York. Sept. 13. --John Bowles to be Examiner of Probate for the Province of New York. Sept. 19. -- Stephen DeLancey to be one of the Surro­ gates for the City and County of Albany. Sept. 28. --John DeLancey to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. Oct. 4. -- Harmanus Schuyler to be Sheriff of the City and County of Albany. Oct. 4. --Volkert P. Douw to be Mayor of Albany. Oct. 11. --Henry Rosekrans Junr. to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 13. Commission of Whitehead Hicks to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 13. --John Roberts to be Sheriff of the City and County of New York. Oct. 13. --Thomas Shrieve to be Coroner of the City and County of New York. Oct. 13. --John Hillyer to be Sheriff of the County of Richmond. Oct. 13. -- George Muirson to be Sheriff of the County of Suffolk. Oct. 13. Commission of Adam Lawrence to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 13. -- Rutgert Van Brunt to be Sheriff of the County of Kings. Oct. 13. -- Dani. Graham to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 13. --John Arms to be Sheriff of the County of Cumberland. NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

1769--0ct. 20. License of Lindley Murray to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Nov. 17. Commission of Thomas Jones to be Recorder of the City of New York. Nov. 17. -- the Peace for the County of Ulster. Nov. 17. -- Charles Clinton, Cadwallader Colden Junr., Levi Pawling and Dirck Wynkoop Junr., to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Ulster; and Dirck Wynkoop, Abrm. Hardenbergh, Stephen Nottingham, Lewis Bevie, Henry Sleight, Johannes Sneider J unr., Wilhelm us Hoghteling J unr., Sarni. Sands, Johannes Hardenbergh, Jacob Hornbeck, Peter Du Bois and John Hill to be Assistant Justices of said Court. Nov. 17. Dedimus Potestatem to Charles Clinton, Levi Pawling, George Clinton, Dirck Wynkoop, Johannes Hardenbergh and Edward Willet to swear all officers ap­ pointed for the County of Ulster. Nov. 23. Commission of Oyer and Terminer for the City and County of New York. Dec. 5. --Anthy. Hoffman to be one of the Coroners for the County of Dutchess. Dec. 13. Commission of Robt. R. Livingston to be one of the Justices of the Supreme Court for the Province of New York. Dec. 14. -- George Duncan Ludlow to be a Justice of the Supreme Court for the Province of N. York. Dec. 30. -- Christian Tobias J unr., to be one of the Coro­ ners of the County of Dutchess. Dec. 30. --Jacobus Swartwout to be one of the Coroners of the County of Dutchess. Dec. 30. Commission of Teunis Tappen to be one of the Coroners of the County of Dutchess. 1770-Jan. 13. License of John Dumond to be Attorney at Law. Jan. 22. Supersedeas to remove Dani. Lawrence from the office of Justice of the Peace for the County of Orange. Jan. 27. License of Terence Kerin to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Feb. 14. Pardon of John Ryan convicted of Burglary and NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 77 Hannah Wyatt convicted of Felony, on condition that they depart the Province and not return. 1770-March 14. Pardon of Roper Dawson of New York, Mer­ chant, convicted and branded on the hand for Man­ slaughter. March 14. -- James Parker of New York, Printer, con­ victed for publishing a Seditious Paper and Libel, addressed "To the betrayed inhabitants of the City and Colony of New York," and subscribed "A Son of Liberty." March 16. License of John Child to be Attorney at Law. March 16. Ordinance erecting certain land on the West side of Connecticut River into a separate County called Gloucester; and for establishing a Court of Common Pleas and a Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for said County. March 17. Commission of the Peace for the County of Gloucester. March 17. -- John Taplin, Sarni. Sleeper and Thomas Sumner to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Gloucester; and James Pinnock, Israel Smith, Abner F owier and John Peters to be Assis­ tant Justices of said Court. March 17. Dedimus Potestatem to John Tappan, Sarni. Sleeper, Tho's. Sumner and John Peters to swear all officers appointed for the County of Gloucester. March 17. Commission of John Taplin Junr., to be Sheriff of the County of .Gloucester. March 17. -- John Peters to be Clerk of the County of Gloucester. March 27. -- Stephen DeLancey to be Master in Chan­ cery for the Province of New York, vice, Philip J. Schuy­ ler, resigned. April 3. License of James Sayer to be Attorney at Law. April 17. Commission of Dani. Whipple to be Sheriff of the County of Cumberland. April 18. -- the Peace for the County of Albany. April 18. Commission of Renselaer Nicoll, Volkert P. Douw, Jacob C. Ten Eyck, David Vanderheyden, Dani. Camp­ bel and John Duncan to be Judges of the Inferior Court of NEW YORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

Common Pleas for the County of Albany; and John Van Renselaer, Sir John Johnson, Guy Johnson, Isaac Swits, Jacob H. Ten Eyck, John H. Ten Eyck, Corn's. Ten Broeck, John Cuyler, George Croghan, Henry Cuyler, Harmanus Wendell, , Dani. Claus, Philip Skene, Jacobus Mynderse, Philip Schuyler, Jacobus Van Slyke, William Duer, Henry Van Schaack, Johannes Lawyer, Sybrant G. Van Schaick, Ch's. De Friedenbergh, Han Jost Harkemer, John Glen and Jas. Barker to be Assistant Justices of said Court. 1770-April 18. Dedimus Potestatem to Sir Wm. Johnson, Baronet, Guy Johnson, Hendk. Frey, John Duncan, Stephen De Lancey and Henry Van Schaack, to swear all officers ap­ pointed for the County of Albany. April 26. License of Micah Townsend to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. April 26. -- of Timothy Wetmore to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. May 1. --John Antill to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. May 9. Commission of John Lefferts, Jeremias Remsen and Philip Nagel to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of I(ings; and Aris Remsen, Engel­ bert Lott, Johannes Bergen, Theodorus Polhemus, John Suydam and Jeremias Vander Bilt to be Assistant J us­ tices of said Court. May 16. Pardon of Tho's. Cay and Jacob Osborn convicted of Burglary, on condition that they leave the Province in one month. May 21. Commission of the Peace for the County of Queens. May 21. --Thomas Hicks, Valentine Hewlet Peters, and Dani. Kissam to be Judges of the Inferior Court of Com­ mon Pleas for the County of Queens; and Sarni. Smith, Sarni. Clows, Isaac Smith, Wm. Jones, Talman Waters, Wm. Thorne, John Troup, Francis Lewis, Joseph Rober­ son, Adrian Onderdonck, David Batty and Dani. Rap­ alje, to be Assistant J usti~es of said Court. May 23. Dedimus Potestatem to Adam Lawrence, John NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS 79 Troup and Benj. Hinchman, to swear all officers ap­ pointed for the County of Queens. 1770-June 2. Additional Commission of the Peace for the County of Dutchess, appointing John Akin, and James Atwater to be Justices of the Peace for said County. June 27. Commission of James De Lancey to be Sheriff for the County of Westchester. July 26. -- Rudolphus Rutzema to be Interpreter of the Dutch Language for the Province of New York. July 26. -- Peter Van Schaack to be Notary Public for the Province of New York. Aug. 2. License of John Williamson to be Attorney at Law, in the several Courts of Record in the Province. Sept. 14. License of Silas Marsh to be Attorney at Law. Oct. 1. Commission of Abrm. C. Cuyler to be Mayor of Al­ bany. Oct. 1. -- of Henry Ten Eyck to be Sheriff of the City and County of Albany. Oct. 3. --Thomas Willet to be Sheriff of the County of Queens. Oct. 5. --James Delancey to be Sheriff of the County of Westchester. · Oct. 12. -- Henry Rosekrans Junr., to be Sheriff of the County of Dutchess. Oct. 12. -- Danl. Graham to be Sheriff of the County of Ulster. Oct. 12. --Whitehead Hicks to be Mayor of New York. Oct. 12. --John Roberts to be Sheriff of the City and County of New York. Oct. 12. --Thomas Shrieve to be Coroner of the City and County of New York. Oct. 12. -- Rutgert Van Brunt to be Sheriff of the County of Kings.

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(A figure in parenthesis following the page number indicates how many times the entry appears on the page.)

Abeel, David, Public Appraiser, 61 Albany County, authorization for swearing Abeel, John, Recorder of Albany, 7; to hold officers of, 50, 59, 66, 78; militia officers of, court, 7; Mayor of Albany, 15; Com­ to be sworn, 73; commissioner for taking missioner for Indian Affairs, 16 affidavits in, 71; ordinance for ascertaining Able, John, Pilot, 39 the boundaries of, 35-36; surveyor-general Admiralty, Court of, and of Vice-Admiralty, ordered to run line between, and Ulster N. Y. governor empowered to appoint Co., 65; ordinances for Circuit Court in, officers of, for N. Y., Connecticut and 40, 71; commission of Oyer and Terminer East Jersey, 5; commission to judge of, for, 16, 67; Clerk, 19; Coroner, 66 (3); for N. Y., Connecticut and East Jersey, Escheater, 30; Justice of Peace, 39; 19; Advocate, 4; Judges, 4, 7, 19 (2), 33, Ranger, 29, 43; Searcher of Customs, 18, 19 34; Registers, 4, 32 (3), 33, 34; Marshals, Albertson, Richard, Sheriff of Ulster Co., 38, 4, 33, 74; Interpreters, 23, 40 39 Adriaense, Gozen, Judge of Richmond Co., 46 Alexander, James, Attorney-General, 19; Advocates-General, 12, 36, 39, 52, 58 Naval Officer, 20, 22; power of attorney Aersen, David, Coroner of Kings Co., 9 to, 24 Affidavits, commissioners for taking, in the Alsop, John, licensed attorney, 29 several counties, 62 (4), 71 (2) Anderson, William, of , Agent, for New York, in London, 5; for Public Appraiser, 10; Sheriff, 13, 14 Indian Affairs, 32; in Indian country, 21, Andros, Sir Edmund, warrant to, to release 24 (2), 29, 30, 32, 36, 39, 42, 44 land in New York City, 2; order of, to Akin, John, Justice of Peace for Dutchess record warrant, 2 Co., 79 Antill, Edward, Jr., licensed attorney, 66 Albany, N. Y., surgeon of troops at, 17; Antill, John, licensed attorney, 78 gunner in fort at, 14; officer ordered to, Appraisers, 10, 12, 17, 23, 31, 39, 61 22; Commissioners for Indian Affairs at, Arms, John, of Cumberland Co., Ass't Justice 21; assemblymen from, and officers of, of court, 67; Sheriff, 70, 75 Commissioners of Indian Affairs ex-officio, Arnold, Isaac, Judge of Suffolk Co., 8 24, 25, 39-40; Commissioner of excise of Arnold, Rev. Jonathan, 25 tea sold at, 47; Clerk, 29; Mayor, 8, 10, Arrowsmith, Joseph, Ass't Justice of Rich­ 12, 13 (2), 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 3 I, mond Co. Court, 46 36, 39, 42, 43, 51, 52, 56, 60, 62, 64, 65, 75, Arsen (Aersen), David, Coroner of Kings 79; Recorder, 7, 15, 28, 31, 46, 47, 57 Co., 9 Albany, City and County, Commission of the Arwine, William, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Peace for, 9, 28, 30, 35, 50 (2), 59, 66, 67, Co. Court, 38 68, 70 (2), 72, 77; Commissioners for tak­ Assembly, see General Assembly ing affidavits in, 71; Judges and Assistant Atkins, Edward, 2 Justices of Court of Common Pleas, 7, 9, Attainder, act for reversing,of ,4 12, 30, 35, 49_-50, 59, 77-78; Clerk, 31, 36, Attorneys at law, licenses to, 15, 16 (2), 53, 55, 65; Notary Public, 71; Ranger, 43; 18 (2), 19 (2), 20 (4), 21 (5), 22 (2), 24, 26, Sheriffs, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 (2), 14, 15, 22, 23, 28, 29 (3), 30, 3 I (3), 32 (2), 36 (2), 38, 24,26,28,29,31,36, 39,42,43,46,49,51, 39 (3), 41, 43, 44 (3), 45 (2), 46 (2), 47, 48, 52, 54, 56 (2), 60, 62, 64, 65, 70, 75, 79; 50 (2), 5 I (4), 52, 53 (4), 54 (4), 55 (5), 56, Surrogates, 46, 68 (2), 75; Vendue master, 58, 61 (4), 63 (2), 64, 66 (4), 67, 68, 69 (5), 69 70 (3), 72, 73, 76 (3), 77 (2), 78 (3), 79 (2) NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

Attorneys-General, 6-7, 10, 12, 14, 15 (2), 16, Bedford precinct, in Rye Parish, Westchester 18, 19 (3), 35, 36, 37, 39, 52, 58, 71, 72 Co., 63 Atwater, James, Justice of Peace for Dutchess Beekman, Gerardus, Ass't Justice of Rich­ Co., 79 mond Co. Court, 46 Atwood, William, Chief Justice of N. Y., 5; Beekman, Henry, Judge of Ulster and Dutch­ commissioned to try persons accused of ess Co., 8; Judge of Ulster Co., 9 treason, 6; successors of, 6, 8, 10 Beekman, Henry, Sheriff of New York Co., Auditor-General of revenues in America, 3 22, 23 Avery, Rev. Ephraim, Rector of Grace Beekman, Henry, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Church, Rye, 65 (3) Co. Court, 44, 56, 73 Ayscough, John, Sheriff of N. Y., 26, 27, 29, Beekman, John, Commissioner for Indian 30, 31, 36, 39; resigned, 42 Affairs, 40 Bellomont, Earl of, Governor of N. Y., 4; Bagley, Timothy, Major, licensed to manu­ Vice-Admiral, 5; commissioned for trial of facture whale oil, 18; Ranger of Long pirates, 5; deceased, 5 Island, 20; Lieutenant, 20 Bellows, Benjamin, Ass't Justice of Cumber­ Baily, Elias, Ass't Justice of Queens Co. land Co. Court, 67 Court, 46 Benger, Elliot, of Virginia, 26 Baker, Nathaniel, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Co. Benzel, Adolphus, Justice of the Quorum of Court, 37, 60 Albany Co.; 67 Baltimore, Lord, 2 Bergen, Johannes, Ass't Judge of Kings Co. Bancker (Banker), Christopher, Public Court, 57, 78 Appraiser, 23, 31, 39; commissioned to Berry, Joseph, pardoned for counterfeiting, a pp raise vessels, 48 16 Bancker, Evert, Mayor of Albany, 13, 14; Betts, John, Ass' t Judge of Queens Co. Court, Commissioner of Indian affairs, 16, 18, 21; 46 Captain in Indian country, 20-21 Be,·ie, Lewis, Ass't Justice of Ulster Co. Banks, James, Lieut. of Fusileers, 19 Court, 58, 76 Banyar, Goldsbrow, Register of Court of Bewel, Peter, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Co. Chancery, 41, 65; clerk empowered to Court, 38 qualify, 41; Probate Judge, 41, 6o, 75; Bickley, May, Attorney-General, 12; At­ Examiner in Prerogative Court, 42; em­ torney-General during Rayner's absence, powered to administer oaths to officers, 50, 15 60, 70 Bill, Benjamin, ferry right granted to, 20 Barker, James, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. Billop, Joseph, Judge, of Richmond Co., 9 Court, 78 Bills of credit, counterfeited, 16 Barnes, William, Sheriff of Dutchess Co., 28 Birck, Judith Moore, pardoned, 28 Barns, Isaac, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Co. Bishop of London, minister licensed by, 3; Court, 60 authorized to exercise ecclesiastical juris­ Barns, Roger, Ass't Justice of Richmond Co. diction in American colonies, 21 Court, 46, 5 5 Blagge, Benjamin, Commissioner of Tea Barton, Roger, sheriff of Westchester Co., Excise, 53 9, I I (2), 12, 13 (2), 14 Blagge, David, Ranger of Island, Bartow, John, of Westchester Co., Surrogate, 18 42; Clerk, 54; empowered to swear Blagge, Edward, licensed attorney, 21 officers, 55 Blathwayt, William, Auditor General of Bassett, Michael, Agent in Indian country,24 revenues, 3; order from, as secretary of Bath, Earl of, 2 Board of Trade, 7 Batty, David, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. Blauvelt, Abraham lsaacse, Ass't Justice of Court, 78 Orange Co. Court, 45 Bayard, Nicholas, to administer government, Bleeker, Hendrick, Commissioner for Indian 3; court for trial of, accused of treason, 6 Affairs, 40 Bayard, Stephen, Mayor of New York, 26 Bleeker, John, Commissioner for Indian Beck, Caleb, licensed attorney, 32 Affairs, 18 Bedell, John, Ass't Justice of Richmond Co. Bleeker, John N., Ass't Justice of Albany Co. Court, 55 Court, 35 Bedell, Joseph, Judge of Richmond Co., 46, Bleeker, Nicholas, Commissioner for Indian 55 Affairs, 21, 23 INDEX

Bleeker, Rutger, Commissioner for Indian Brooke, Chidley, Collector of Customs, 4; Affairs, 21 (2), 23, 25 successor of, 5 Bleeker, Rutger, licensed attorney, 69, 72 Brooklyn (Breucklin), Kings Co., N. Y., Blood, Edmund, Lieut., 20 Ranger for township of, 73 Bloomer, Gilbert, Judge of Westchester Co., Broughton, Sampson Shelton, Attorney­ 44 General, 6-7, 10; Advocate-General, 12; Blundell, Christopher, Storekeeper, 31; Ser- Recorder of New York City, 7; successor geant-at-arms, 74 of, as Attorney-General, 14 Bobin, Isaac, Register of Chancery Court, Brown, Hackaliah, Jr., Ass't Justice of West­ 19; empowered to administer oaths, 19 chester Co. Court, 7 4 Boerum, Simon, Clerk of Kings Co., 31; em- Brown (Browne), Thomas, mariner, Com- powered to swear county officers, 43 missioner to inspect vessels, 48; pilot, 53 Boerum, William, Jr., Ranger of Kings Co.,64 Browne, Daniel Isaac, licensed attorney, 54 Bogardus, Cornelius, Sheriff of Ulster Co., 1 I Brush, Crean, licensed attorney, 63 Bokea, Abraham, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Bruyn, Jacobus, empowered to swear Ulster Co. Court, 74 Co. officers, 56 Booth, Benjamin, Merchant of N. Y. City, Bryant, Ebenezer, licensed attorney, 48 goods stolen from, 73 Budd, Elisha, Ass't Justice of Westchester Booth, George, Ranger of Ulster Co., 45 Co. Court, 3 8, 44 Boston, vessels from, to be inspected, 48; Buel (Bewel), Peter, Ass'tJustice of Dutchess certificate of inspectors of vessels from, 48 Co. Court, 3 8 Boundary lines, between New York and Burhans, William, Ass' t Justice of Ulster Co. Connecticut, 5, 17, 20 (3), 22; commis­ Court, 40 sioners for settling, between New York and Burke, John, licensed attorney, 54 New Jersey, 34; commissioners for settling, Burnet (Burnett), John, licensed attorney, between New York and Massachusetts, 26; clerk in Court of Chancery, 26; 42-43; ordinance for ascertaining, of four Coroner of New York, 28, 29, 30, 42, 43, 47, N. Y. counties, 35-36; Surveyor-General 49, 52, 54, 57; removed from clerkship, 39; ordered to run, between Albany and Ulster Notary Pu hlic, 4.5 Counties, 65 Burnet, William, Governor of New York, 33; Bowles, John, Examiner of Probate, 75 Vice Admiral, 3 3 Bradford, William, Royal printer ofN. Y., 15 Burroughs, Thomas, Coroner of Orange Co., Bradley, Richard, Attorney-General, 19 (2), IO 21; deceased, 36, 37, 39 Bushwick, Kings Co., Ranger for township Bradstreet, John, Commissary at Oswego, 44 of, 73 Braine, Thomas, Surrogate of Queens Co., 53 Butler, Walter, Lieut., 20, 21 Brass, Adolph, removed as Land and Tide Byerly, Thomas, Receiver General, 32, 33; Waiter, 36 successor of, 3 3 Brewer, Richard, 3rd Lieut., 6 Bridges, Dr. John, Justice of Supreme Court, Campbel, Daniel, Judge of Albany Co., 77 7; Chief Justice, 8, 10; deceased, 11 Canada, commanders for expedition against, Bridgman, Thomas, Ass't Justice of Cumber­ 15 (2) land Co. Court, 71 Canniff (Canif), Jeremiah, Sheriff of Orange Brinckerhoff, Isaac, Sheriff of Dutchess Co., Co., 13 (2) 30, 3 I, 36, 39, 41 Cannon, Peter, of Kings Co., culler of staves, Brinckerhoff, Jacob, Coroner of Dutchess 35 Co., 38 Cardale, Thomas, Sheriff of Queens Co., 11, Brinckerhoff, John, Judge of Dutchess Co., 13 (2) 30, 38; empowered to swear officers, 39 Carey, Thomas, licensed pilot, 28 Brinckerhoff, Joris, Public Appraiser, 39, 61 Carpenter, Benjamin, empowered to swear in Brisac, John Peter, chaplain, 5 Orange Co. officers, 44; Ass't Justice of Broadside, James Parker pardoned for print­ Orange Co. Court, 45, 53 ing a seditious, 77 Carroe, Catharine, pardoned, 70 Broadway, New York City, 2 Carter, William, public appraiser, 17 Brocholls (Anthony), Capt., ordered to Carteret, Lady, 2 record a warrant, 2 Carteret, Sir George, grant of East New Brodt, Arendt, Commissioner of Indian Jersey to, 2 Affairs, 25 Cassells, William, pilot, 63 86 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

Caverly, Richard, pardoned for piracy, 17 Clarke, Robert, Capt., 25 Cay, Thomas, pardoned, 78 Clarke, Thomas, Capt., Collector of quit Chambers, Abraham Gaasbeck, Judge of rents, S; Sheriff of Suffolk Co., I 1 Ulster Co., 21, 40; authorized to swear Clarkson, Matthew, Secretary of N. Y. officers, 40 · Province, 3; deceased, 3 2 Chambers, John, licensed attorney, 20 Claus, Daniel, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. Chambers, John, Clerk of Common Council, Court, 78 24; resignation of, as clerk of New York Clerks: of Albany City and County, 19, 29, City and Co., 41; successor of, 41 31, 36, 53, 55, 65; of New York City and Chambers, John, Justice of Supreme Court, County, 41 (2); of other counties, 7 (4), 36, 57; resignation of, 58; Judge of crimes 9 (2), 10 (2), 14 (2), 15, 16, 23 (2), 24, 26 committed on the sea, 55 (2), 30, 3 I, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 47, 52, 5_4, Chandler, John, of Cumberland Co., Ass't 55 (2), 62, 63, 64, 67, 71, 77; of N. Y. Justice of court, 67, 71; Clerk, 67, 71; Council, 12; of General Assembly, 37; of empowered to swear officers, 67, 71 N. Y. City Common Council, 24; ofN. Y. Chandler, Thomas, of Cumberland Co., City Market, 11 (2), 12, 13; of Court of Judge, 67, 71; Surrogate, 67, 71; em­ Chancery, 25, 26, 28, 39, 41, 59 powered to swear officers, 66, 67, 7 I Clinton, Charles, of Ulster Co., Ass't Justice Chandler, Thomas, Jr., of Cumberland Co., of court, 40; Judge, 58, 76; empowered to Ass't Justice of Court, 67, 71 swear officers, 40, 56, 58, 76; empowered Chaplains, licensed by Bishop of London, 3; to take affidavits, 62 to N. Y. Foot Companies, 3; for fort at Clinton, George, Governor of N. Y., gratuity N. Y., 5; of forces in N. Y., 11-12, 20 for, 25, 26; commission of, as Governor, Chatfield, John, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Co., 34; warrant to, 37 6o; empowered to take affidavits, 62 Clinton, George, of Ulster Co., Clerk, 39, 52, Chessman, Thomas, ship builder, Commis­ 55; empowered to swear county officers, sioner to inspect vessels, 48 56, 58, 76; Surrogate, 65 Chiampanti, John, agent of N. Y., 5 Clinton, George, licensed attorney, 64 Chief Justices of the Supreme Coun, 5, 6, 7, Clowes, Samuel, Clerk of Queens Co., 9 8, IO, I I, 17, 21, 23 (2), 26, 55, 58, 61, 72 Clowes, Samuel, Senior, licensed attorney, 18 Child, Francis, Judge of Probate, 73 Clowes, Samuel, Junior, Surrogate of Queens Child, John, licensed attorney, 77 Co., 29 Child, Joseph, Judge of Probate, 71 Clowes, Samuel, Surrogate of Queens Co., 53; Churches: Bishop of London to exercise Ass't Justice of Queens Co. Court, 78 ecclesiastical jurisdiction in American colo­ Coe, John, Judge of Orange Co., 52, 74 nies, 21; Dutch Church, Rochester, Ulster Coe, Samuel, Ass't Justice of Orange Co. Co., 25; Lutheran minister in Dutchess Court, 45 Co., 29; Grace Church, Rye, 63 (4), 65 (3); Colby, Theodore, Naval officer of N. Y., 17 St. Andrew's, Richmond, 25; St. George's, Colden, Alexander, Ranger of Ulster Co., 24; Newburgh, 61 (3), 62; St. Peter's, West­ Surveyor-General, 31, 58, 65; licensed chester, 56 (2), 69 (3); Parish Church, attorney, 39 Hempstead, 67, 68 (2); Parish Church, Colden, Cadwallader, Master of Weigh Jamaica, 22 house, 16; Ranger of Ulster Co., 17, 57; Clapp, John, Clerk of Westchester Co., 14 Surveyor-General, 18 (2), 31; successor of, Clark, Andrew, empowered to swear officers as Surveyor-General, 58; Commissioner of Queens Co., 42 for Connecticut boundary, 20 (2), 22; Clarke, Daniel, Coroner of Westchester Co., 9 Commissioner for Massachusetts bound­ Clarke, Edward, Lieutenant, 22; Commis­ ary, 42; Lieutenant-Governor, 34; war­ sioner for Indian Affairs, 24-_ rants to, to appoint officers, 55 (2); order Clarke, George, Clerk of N. Y. Council, 12; of, to induct minister, 63 Secretary of Province of N. Y., 12, 32 (2), Colden, Cadwallader, Jr., Judge of Ulster 33; Commissioner for Connecticut bound­ Co., 76 ary, 17; Lieutenant Governor, 33 Colden, David, Weighmaster, 63 Clarke, George, Jr., Secretary of Province of Colden, John, of Albany, Clerk, 29; Escheat- N. Y., 33, 34 or of Albany Co., 30; licensed attorney, 31 Clarke, Hyde, Lieut., 25 Coldstream Guards, Lieutenant in, 16 Clarke, Joshua, Coroner of Suffolk Co., 65; Colgan, Rev. Thomas, 22 removed, 66 Collectors of Colony Duties for Suffolk Co., INDEX

41,_ 50; of Customs, 2, 3, 4, 5 (2); of 42 (2), 43, 47, 49, 52, 54, 57, 59, 60, 63, 65, quit rents, 5 66, 75, 79; of Nutten (Governor's) Island, Collier, Benjamin, Clerk of Westchester Co., I 1; of Southold and Shelter Island, 24; of 9 the several counties, 9 (4), 10 (3), 12, 27, Collins, Edward, Commissioner of Indian 29 (3), 37 (2), 38, 39, 44 (2), 45, 47, 50 (2), Affairs, 23, 25 56, 65, 66 (5), 67 (2), 69 (2), 71 (2), 73 (3), Collins, John, Lieutenant, 13; Commissioner 76 (4) of Indian Affairs, 18; deceased, 2 I Corsen, Daniel, Clerk of Richmond Co., 3 7 Colonies, American, patent to establish post Cortlandt, see Van Cortlandt offices in, 3; deputy postmaster general Cosby, William, Governor of N. Y., 33; in, 4, 19, 25, 26; Bishop of London to Vice-Admiral, 3 3 exercise ecclesiastical jurisdiction over, 21; Cosby, William, Sheriff of N. Y., 23 commissioners from, to co-operate in carry­ Costigan, Francis, licensed attorney, 21 ing on King George's War, 26, 27. See also Council, N. Y. Governor's, mandamus ap- Great Britain; New York pointing a member of, 3; members of, to Commissaries, of N. Y. troops, 46; in Indian administer oaths, 4; warrants to, to affix country, 21; at Oswego, 24 (2), 29, 30, 32, seals to writs and commissions, 8; Com­ 36, 39, 42, 44 missioners for Indian Affairs ex-officio, 25, Commission of the Peace, Albany City and 3g-40; members of, to settle N. Y.­ County,9,28,30,35,50(2),59,66,67,68, Massachusetts boundary, 42-43; clerk of, 70 (2), 72, 77; New York City and County, 12; doorkeeper and messenger of, 41 9, 10, 11, 12, 14; for the other counties, Counterfeiting, 16 8 (2), 9 (4), IO (3), 14 (2), 15 (3), 27, 29 (2), Counties, see under Albany, Cumberland, 30 (2), 31, 35, 36, 37, 38 (2), 40, 44 (2), 45, Dutchess, Gloucester, Kings, New York, 46 (2), 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 67, 69, 71, 72, Ontario, Orange, Queens, Richmond, 74 (3), 75, 76, 77, 78, 79; Justices of the Suffolk, Ulster, and Westchester Peace, 7, 39, 42, 58, 61, 64, 65, 76 Coursey, Henry, commissioned to treat with Common Council of N. Y. City, Clerk of, 24 Indians, 1, 2 Congreve, Charlt:s, Captain of Foot, 12; re­ Courts of N. Y. Province, ordinance for es­ signed, 16 tablishing, 5; ordinance erecting a court Conkling, Jacob, Ass't Judge of Orange Co. martial, 5; courts for trial of pirates, 5, 3 3, Court, 53 34; court for trial of persons accused of Connecticut, commander-in-chief of militia treason, 6; commission for punishing of, 4; N. Y. governor to appoint officers of crimes on high seas, 55; ordinance regulat­ Court of Admiralty of, 5; Judge of Court ing holding of inferior courts in the coun­ of Vice-Admiralty of, 19; Vice-Admiral of, ties, 35; interpreters in, 23, 40, 43; attor­ 3 2; commissioners to determine boundary neys licensed to practise in, 15, 16 (2), between, and N. Y., 5; agreement with 18 (2), 19 (2), 20 (4), 21 (5), 22 (2), 24, 26, N. Y. about boundary, 20; boundary be­ 28, 29 (3), 30, 3 I (3), 32 (2), 36 (2), 38, tween, and N. Y. to be run, 22; N. Y. 39 (3), 41, 43, 44 (3), 45 (2), 46 (2), 47, 48, county lines extended to, 36 50 (2), 51 (4), 52, 53 (4), 54 (4), 55 (5), 56, Conway, Edward, Lord, 2 58, 61 (4), 63 (2), 64, 66 (4), 67, 68, 69 (5), Conyne, Leendert, empowered to swear 70 (3), 72, 73, 76 (3), 77 (2), 78 (3), 79 (2); militia officers, 64 commissions of Oyer and T erminer and Cooper, Cornelius, Sheriff of Orange Co., 14 General Jail Delivery, 16, 24, 64, 67 (2), Cooper, Tunis, Ass't Justice of Orange Co. 70, 76; interpreters in, 23, 40, 43 Court, 74 Court of Admiralty and Vice-Admiralty, Cornbury, (Edward Hyde), Lord, Governor Advocate, 4; Judges, 4, 7, 19 (2), 33, 34; of N. Y., 6, 32; Vice-Admiral, 6; Captain Registers, 4, 32 (3), 33, 34; Marshals, 4, of companies, 6; ordered to muster four 33, 74; Interpreters, 23, 40; Governor N. Y. companies, 7; warrant to, to com­ commissioned to appoint officers of, 5 mission an attorney-general, 14 Court of Chancery, Masters in Chan­ Cornell, John, licensed to manufacture whale cery, 23, 25, 28, 30, 42, 70, 77; Examiners, oil, 18 22, 25, 59; Registers, 19, 22, 41, 65; Cornell, Thomas, Jr., Ranger of Queens Co., Clerks, 25, 26, 28, 39, 41, 59; Sergeants-at­ 48 arms, 17, 25, 29, 38, 74 Coroners, of City and County of New York, Circuit Courts, ordinances for terms of, 19, 22, 23 (2), 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 3 I, 36, 39, in the several counties, 40, 57, 71; ordi- 88 NEw YoRK CoLONIAL CoMMISSIONS

nance prolonging sitting of, for Albany Co., Clerk of Ulster Co., 26; authorized to 71; Clerk of, 58 swear officers, 40 Courts of Common Pleas, ordinancer. for Crookshanks, Thomas, pilot, 49 establishing, in several counties, 63, 67, 71, Crossfield, Stephen, ship builder, to inspect 77; ordinances fixing time for holding, 3 2, vessels, 48 (2); to appraise vessels, 48 35, 44, 61; Judges and Assistant Justices Crown Point, N. Y., 22 of, in the several counties, 7 (2), 8, 9 (5), Cruger, Henry, commissioner for intercolo­ 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 21, 29 (2), 30 (3), 31, nial co-operation in King George's War, 32, 35 (2), 37 (2), 38 (2), 40, 42, 44 (2), 45, 26, 27 46 (2), 48, 49-50, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, Cruger, John, Master in Chancery, 23; Pay­ 67, 71, 73-78 master, 46; Mayor of New York, 47, 49, Courts of General Sessions of the Peace, 51, 52, 54, 57, 6o, 63, 64, 65; to appraise ordinances establishing, in several coun­ vessels, 48; Judge of crimes committed on ties, 63, 67, 71, 77; ordinances regulating the sea, 55 holding, 32, 35, 44, 6r Cruikshank (Crookshanks), Thomas, Pilot,49 Prerogative Court, Examiner in, 42; Culler of staves and heading for Kings Co., 3 5 authorization to administer oaths in, 43; Culver, Elisha, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Co. Judges of Probate, 41, 60, 71, 72, 73, 75; Court, 74 Examiner of Probate, 75 Cumberland County, N. Y., ordinance for Supreme Court, ordinances regulating erection of, 70; ordinance for establishing terms of, 31, 57; sittings of, prolonged, 63, Courts of Common Pleas and General 72; county commissioners to take affidav­ Sessions for, 67, 71; authorization to its for use in, 62 (4); empowered to swear swear officers of, 67, 71; Commission of members of General Assembly, 72; com­ the Peace for, 67, 71; Judges and Assistant missioned to hold a criminal court in N. Y., Justices of Court of Common Pleas of, 67, 10; ordinances for holding circuit courts 71; Clerks of, 67, 71; Coroners of, 67 (2), in the counties, 40, 57, 71; interpreters in, 71 (2); Sheriffs of, 67, 70, 75, 77; Surro­ 23, 40, 43; Chief Justice, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, gates of, 67, 71 17, 21, 23 (2), 26, 55, 58, 61, 72; Second Customs, Collectors of, 2, 3, 4, 5; Commis­ Justice, 7, 10, 17, 22, 23, 36, 57, 58, 59, 61, sioners to act as Collector, 5; Receivers­ 72; Third Justices, Io, 22, 24, 2 7, 4 I, 57, general, 32, 33 (3), 34, 62; Surveyor of, 2; 59, 61, 72; Fourth Justice, 51, 58, 61, 72; Surveyor-General, 25; Searchers of, 17, 18, Justices, 76 (2) 19. See also Port of New York Couwenhoven, Nicholas, Sheriff of Kings Cutting, Rev. Leonard, of Hempstead Parish, Co., 68; resigned, 68; superseded, 69 67, 68 (2) Cowenhoven, William, Ass't Justice of Kings Cuyler, Abraham, Commissioner for Indian Co. Court, 3 7 Affairs, 21 (2), 23 Crane, Joseph, Judge of Dutchess Co., 35 Cuyler, Abraham C., Mayor of Albany, 79 Crannell, Bartholomew, of Dutchess Co., Cuyler, Cornelius, Commissioner for Indian empowered to administer oaths, 27; em­ Affairs, 23, 25, 40 powered to take affidavits, 62 Cuyler, Hendrick (Henry), Ass't Justice of Crannell, Robert, Sergeant-at-arms, 24 Albany Co. Court, 49-50, 78 Creed, William, of Queens Co., Sheriff, I 5; Cuyler, Henry, licensed attorney, 66 Ass't Justice of court, 46 Cuyler, Henry, Jr., Warden of Port of N. Y., Crimes and misdemeanors: burglary, 17, 73, 47, 50 76, 78; counterfeiting, 16; felony, 27, 28, Cuyler, John (Johannes), Commissioner for 60, 73 (2), 74, 76; infanticide, 19; man­ Indian Affairs, 16 (2), 18, 21 slaughter, 77; murder, 16 (2), 23, 65; Cuyler, John, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. treason, 6; keeping a disorderly house, 70; Court, 59, 78; empowered to swear Albany printing a seditious broadside, 77; selling Co. officers, 59 liquor without a license, 3 5 Cuyper, Cornelius, Judge of Orange Co., 29, Criminal courts, see Court of General Ses­ 45 sions; Oyer and Terminer; Supreme Court Crimsheir, John Dutton, licensed attorney, Dannely, Peter, pardoned, 60 67, 68; Notary Public, 68 Daton, David, Surrogate of Westchester Croghan, George, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. Co., 67 Court, 78 Davids, William, Ass't Justice of Westchester Crook (Crooke), John, licensed attorney, 24; Co. Court, 74 INDEX

Davis, Dudley, licensed attorney, 69 De Peyster, John, Mayor of Albany, 22; Dawson, Edward, Surrogate of Queens Co., Commissioner for Indian Affairs, 23, 25 69 De Peyster, John, Surrogate of Albany, 46 Dawson, Roper, merchant of N. Y., par­ Deportation from the province, condition of doned, 77 pardon,60,73,76-77,78 De Beavois, Jacobus, Ass't Justice of Kings De Puy, Moses, Coroner of Ulster Co., 10 Co. Court, 57 De Puy (Dupuy), Moses, Jr., Judge of De Beavois, Johannes, Ranger of Kings Co., Ulster Co., 40 30, 57 De Windt, Levinus, birth of, recorded, 10 De Bevois, Jacobus K., Justice of Peace of De Witt, Andries Egbertse, Coroner of Kings Co., 36 Ulster Co., 50 De Bevois, Karol, Justice of Peace of Kings De Witt, Peter, Ass't Judge of Dutchess Co., Co., 36; Judge, 37 56 De Bois, see Du Bois Dick, William, Capt., 22; Commissioner of Dedimus potestatem, see Writs Indian Affairs, 23 De Friedenbergh, Charles, Ass't Justice of Dickinson, James, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Albany Co. Court, 78 Co. Court, 3 8, 7 4 De Key, Thomas, Ass't Justice of Orange Co. Dislow, John, pardoned, 60 Court, 45 Dixon, James, Receiver General, 33; suc­ De Lameter, Cornelius, Ass't Justice of cessor of, 33 Ulster Co. Court, 40; authorized to swear Doogan, Thomas, Governor and Vice-Ad­ officers, 40 miral of N. Y., 2; instructions to, about De Lameter, Johannes, Ass't Justice of ves_sels for East Jersey, 3; ordered to Ulster Co. Court, 40 resign, 3 De Lancey, James, Judge of Supreme Court, Door keeper of Governor's Council, 41 22; Chief Justice, 23, 26; Lieut. Governor, Doughty, Francis, Ranger of Westchester 34; deceased, 34, 55, 58 Co., 38; successor of, 45 De Lancey, James, Sheriff of Westchester Doughty, William, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Co., 79 (2) Co. Court, 44, 56, 73 De Lancey, John, Sheriff of Westchester Co., Douw, Abraham, empowered to swear 75 officers, 59, 70 De Lancey, Oliver, Paymaster, 46; Receiver- Douw, Henry, licensed attorney, 32 General, 62 Douw (Dowe), Theunis, Sheriff of Orange De Lancey, Stephen, Clerk of Albany, 65; Co., 11 (2) Surrogate, 7 5; Master in Chancery, 77; Douw, Volkert, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. empowered to swear Albany Co. officers, Court, 59 78 Douw, Volkert A., Ass't Justice of Albany De Lavergne, Nicholas, of Dutchess Co., Co. Court, 50 Coroner, 44; Ass't Justice of court, 44, 56; Douw, Volkert P., Judge of Albany Co., 49, Judge, 73 59, 77; Mayor of Albany, 56, 60, 62, 64, Delaware, Governor of Newcastle, 4 65, 75 Delaware River, 17 Drake, John, Judge of Westchester Co., Demeyre, William, clerk of Ulster and 15 Dutchess Co., 7 Driscoll, John, licensed pilot, 27 Dennis, George, Ass't Justice of Westchester Driscoll (Driskill), John, pilot, 64 Co. Court, 44 Drummond, John, land patent to, 33 De Noyelles, John, empowered to swear Duane, James, licensed attorney, 43; Clerk Orange Co. officers, 74 of Court of Chancery, 59 Denton, Daniel, Judge of Orange Co., 29; Dubois, Cornelius, Ass't Justice of Ulster Sheriff of Orange Co., 57, 60, 62 Co. Court, 40, 58 De Pew, see De Puy Du Bois (De Bois), Jacobus Jost, Justice of De Peyster, Abraham, successor of, as Chief Peace of Kings Co., 36 Justice, 5 Dubois, Matthew, Judge of Dutchess Co., De Peyster, Abraham William, licensed 2 7, 44, 56 attorney, 69; Commissioner for taking Du Bois, Peter, Ass't Justice of Ulster Co. affidavits in Albany, 71 Court, 76 De Peyster, Frederick, Treasurer of Colony Dudley, Joseph, member of New York of N. Y., 70 council, 3 90 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

Duer, William, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. Estates, Administration of, see Escheator; Court, 78 Probate; Surrogates; Wills Dumond, John, licensed attorney, 76 Everett (Everit), Clear, of Dutchess Co., Duncan, George, Sergeant-at-arms, 38 Coroner, 37; removed from coronership, Duncan, John, Judge of Albany Co., 77; 38; Sheriff, 43, 45, 46, 48, 51, 52, 54 empowered to swear Albany Co. officers, 78 Everett, Daniel, of Orange Co., empowered Dunmore, John, Earl of, Governor, 34 to swear county officers, 44, 53, 59, 74; Dupuy, see De Puy Judge, 45; Sheriff, 51, 52, 54 Dutch Church, Rochester, Ulster Co., 25 Everett, John, Sheriff of Uueens Co., 16 Dutch interpreters, AJ, 79 Excise, Commissioners of, on tea, 47, 53 Dutchess County, N. Y., authorization to Eyles, Sir Joseph, land patent to, 33 swear officers of, 38, 44, 56, 74; ordinance for ascertaining boundaries of, 35-36; ex­ Farmar, Thomas, Escheator-General, 18 tended to Connecticut line, 36; license to Farmer, Jasper, Master of Port of N. Y., 47 Lutheran minister in, 29; ordinance for Fell, Thomas, deputy searcher of customs, 17 holding Circuit Court in, 40; ordinance Ferdon, Johannes, Ass't Justice of Dutchess regulating holding of inferior courts in, 63; Co. Court, 3 8 commission of oyer and terminer for, 67; Ferris, James, Ass't Justice of Westchester commissioners empowered to take affidav­ Co. Court, 7 4 its in, 62; Commission of the Peace for, Ferry, between Long Island and Staten 10, 27, 30, 35, 38, 44, 56, 74, 79; Judge of, Island, 20 8; Judges and Assistant Justices of Court Filkin, Henry, Clerk of Kings County, 7 of Common Pleas, 27, 30, 35, 38, 44, 56, Filkin, Henry, Sheriff of Dutchess Co., 27 73-74; Clerk, 7, 35, 36; Coroner, 27, 37, Finn, William, Surrogate of Orange Co., 44 38, 44, 76 (4); Ranger, 61; Searcher of Five Indian Nations, see Indians Customs, 18; Sheriffs, 7, 12, 13 (2), 14, 15, Fitch, Eleazer, Colonel, 46 27, 28, 30, 3 I, 36, 39, 41, 43, 45, 46, 48, 51, Flatbush, Ranger for township of, 73 52, 54, 56, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 75, 79 Flatlands, Ranger for township of, 73 Duxbury, Elias, Judge of Richmond Co., 9 Fletcher, Benjamin, Governor of N. Y., 3; Dyre, William, Surveyor of Customs, 2 Vice-Admiral, 4; ordered to assist British fleet, 4; Governor of Pennsylvania and East Jersey, see New Jersey Newcastle, 4; commander of Connecticut Ecclesiastical, see Chaplains, Churches, militia, 4; asked to report on N. Y., 4; Ministers councillors governing in absence of, 4 Edsell, Richard, Ass't Justice of Orange Co. Floyd, Richard, of Suffolk Co., Sheriff, 14; Court, 74 Judge, 37, 6o Edwards, Edward, licensed attorney, 69 Foot companies, see under Military Egberts, James, Ass't Judge of Richmond Forbush, Alexander, Sheriff of Kings Co., 68 Co. Court, 5 5 Fordham, Joseph, of Suffolk Co., Judge, 13 Elliot, Andrew, Receiver-General, 34 Forster, William, Clerk of Westchester Co., Ellis, Henry, Justice of peace for Dutchess 23; resignation of, 26 Co., 79 Fort, in Albany, gunner for, 14; Chaplain Elmendorp, Petrus Edmondus, Surrogate of of, in New York City, 5; storekeeper of, Ulster Co., 59 in New York City, 25, 31 Elting (Eltinge), John (Jan), of Ulster Co., Fowler, Abner, Ass't Justice of Gloucester Co. Coroner, 43; Surrogate, 53; deceased, 59 Court, 77 Elting, Josiah, Ass't Justice of Ulster Co. Fowler, Caleb, of Westchester Co., Ass't Court, 40 Justice of court, 38, 74; Surrogate, 56 Emans, Andrew, Ass't Justice of Kings Co. Fowler, John, Ass't Justice of Westchester Court, 37 Co. Court, 44 Emott, James, licensed attorney, 29; Notary Fowler, Jonathan, Ass't Justice of West­ Public, 59; Examiner of Court of Chancery, chester Co. Court, 44; Judge, 74 59 Fowler, Samuel, Coroner of Ulster Co., 43, 50 Episcopal Churches, see Churches , British fleet sent against forces of, 4; Equity Court, see Court of Chancery Crown Point fortified by, 22; colonial "Equivalent Lands," granted, 33 commissioners to carry on war against, 26, Escheator, 5; Escheator-General, 16, 18; 27 Escheator of Albany Co., 30 Frazer, Alexander, reprieved, 23 INDEX 91

Fred, John, Marshal of Vice Admiralty Gilliland, William, empowered to swear Court, 33 Albany Co. officers, 66 French, Philip, Mayor of New York, 8 Glen, Henry, Judge of Albany Co., 35 French interpreter, 48, 50 Glen, Henry, Clerk of Schenectady, 69 Fresneau, Andrew, Interpreter, 50 Glen, Jacob, Commissioner for Indian Fry (Frey), Hendrick, empowered to swear Affairs, 23, 25; empowered to swear Albany Albany Co. officers, 73, 78 Co. officers, 50 (2), 59 Fusileers, officers of N. Y. companies of, 6, Glen, John, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. 7, 12, 13, 15 (2), 16 (2) Court, 50, 59, 78 Gloucester County, N. Y., ordinance erect­ Gager, commission as, 20 ing, 77; ordinance for establishing Courts Gaine, Hugh, King's Printer, 73 of Common Pleas and General Sessions of Gale, John, Surrogate of Orange Co., 52 the Peace in, 77; authorization to swear Gale, John, Jr., Ass't Justice of Orange Co. officers of, 77; Commission of the Peace Court, 74 for, 77; Judges and Assistant Justices of Gale, Samuel, of Orange Co., empowered to Court of Common Pleas of, 77; Clerk of, swear county officers, 44, 74; Ass't Justice 77; Sheriff of, 77 of Court, 45 Godby, John, Clerk of Court of Chancery, Gansevoort, Harme, Clerk of Albany, 31 39; empowered to administer oaths, 41, Gansevoort, Leonard, Ass't Justice of Albany 43, 5° Co. Court, 3 5 Goelet, Jacob, Interpreter, 43 Gara, John, Sergeant-at-arms, 17 Goff, Daniel, pilot, 49 Garland, Thomas, Lieut., deceased, 20 Gomez, Daniel, Interpreter, 23 Garretse, see Gerritse, Gerritsen Gomez, Mordecai, Interpreter, 23 Garretson, see Gerritsen Gordon, James, Judge of Albany Co., 35 Garritson, see Gerritsen Gorham, Nathaniel, Clerk of Ontario Co., Gasherie, Joseph, of Ulster Co., Coroner, 50; 34; empowered to administer oaths, 35 Surrogate, 67 Gouverneur, Abraham, Interpreter, 22 Gauger, commission as, 20 Governor of Newcastle (Delaware), 4 Gelston, Hugh, Judge of Suffolk Co., 37, 60 Governors of N. Y., commissioned, 2, 3 (2), Gelston, Malby, Surrogate of Suffolk Co., 4, 6, 32 (3), 33 (2), 34 (7); Council em­ 42 powered to administer oaths to, 4; govern­ General Assembly of N. Y., seal to be affixed ment during absence of, 3, 4; warrants to, to election writs of members of, 8; mem­ to commission officials, 4, 5, 14; com­ bers of, to be Commissioners for Indian mander of Connecticut militia, 4; captain Affairs ex-officio, 24, 39-40; proclamation of Independent Company, 18; ordered to proroguing, 70; Supreme Court judges assist British fleet, 4; to report on New empowered to swear members of, 72; clerk York, 4; to test a land title, 69; Vice­ of, 37; sergeants-at-arms of, 24, 27, 73 Admiral, 2, 4, 5, 6, 32 (2), 33 (3), 34 (2) General Jail Delivery, commissions for, 16, Governors of Pennsylvania, commissions to, 64, 67 (2), 70 2, 4; ordered to assist N. Y., 4 Gerard, Allan, to survey Delaware River, 17 Governor's (Nutten) Island, 11 Germond, Isaac, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Grace Church, Rye, N. Y., petitions of Co. Court, 44 Warderns and Vestrymen of, 63, 65; ad­ Gerritse, Ryer, Commissioner for Indian mission, institution, and order for induction Affairs, 21, 23 of Rectors of, 63, 65 Gerritsen, Charles, Sheriff of Richmond Co., Graham, Augustine, Surveyor-General of 23 N. Y., 9, 17; Escheator-General, 16; Gerritsen (Garretson), Lambert, Sheriff of deceased, 1 8 Richmond Co., 8 (2), 11, 12, 13, 14 (2) Graham, Daniel, Sheriff of Ulster Co., 68, 70, Gerritsen (Garretse), Samuel, Judge of Kings 72, 75, 79 Co., 30, 37 Graham, James, Advocate of Admiralty Gerritsen, Samuel, Jr., of Kings Co., Justice Court, 4 of Peace, 36; Ass't Justice of Court, 37; Graham, James, Ass't Justice of Westchester Judge, 57 Co. Court, 3 8, 44 Gibb, Andrew, Clerk of Suffolk Co., 15 Graham, James, Jr., licensed attorney, 6_3 Gillet, Noah, superseded as Justice of Peace Graham, Lewis, Sheriff of Westchester Co., for Dutchess Co., 41 72 92 N EvV YORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

Graham, Morris, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Admiralty Court, 19 (2); Commissioner Co. Court, 3 5 for Connecticut boundary, 20 (2); Re­ Graham, Robert, Ass't Justice of Westchester corder of N. Y., 22; Examiner in Chan­ Co. Court, 74-75 cery, 22 Gravesend, Ranger for township of, 73 Harrison, George, Notary Public, 43, 59 Gravesend Beach, 18 (2) Harrison, Richard, licensed attorney, 73 Gray, Hugh, Sheriff of Suffolk Co., 11, 12, 13 Harrison (Harison), Rev. William, deceased, Great Britain, fleet of, sent against French, 25 4; act of Parliament reversing Leisler's Hasbrouck, Abraham, empowered to swear attainder, 4; order of Queen in Council, 6; Ulster Co. officers, 56 Lords of the Treasury of, 4, 26; Board of Hasbrouck, Isaac, Coroner of Ulster Co., 50 Trade and Plantations of, 3, 4, 7; oaths Hasenclever, Peter, gold coins stolen from, 74 prescribed by Parliament, 47, 50; inspec­ Haviland, Jacob, Ass't Justice of Dutchess tion and appraisal for vessels taken up in Co. Court, 3 8 public service, 48 (6); contract for supply­ Haws, Pelathiah, Ass't Justice of Westchester ing transports, 48. See also Colonies Co. Court, 74 Griffiths, John, mariner, commissioner to Heathcote, Caleb, Judge of Westchester Co., inspect vessels, 48 (2); to appraise vessels, 9, 15, 18; commission for Connecticut 48; Warden of Port, 50 boundary, 17; deceased, 19; successor of, Griggs, John, Ass't Justice of Kings Co. as judge of Vice-admiralty Court, 19 Court, 37 Hearing, see Herring Groenendyck, Peter, Agent in Indian coun­ Helme, Benjamin, licensed attorney, 61 try, 24; Commissioner for Indian Affairs, Hempstead, Robert, Ass't Justice of Suffolk 40 Co. Court, 60 Groesbeck, David, Ass't Justice of Albany Hempstead, L. I., admission, institution and Co. Court, 50 order for induction of Rector of parish Groesbeck, John, Sergeant-at-arms, 29 church of, 67, 68 Groesbeck. Stephanus. Commissioner for Herkimer, see Harkemer Indian Affairs, 21 (2), 23, 25 Herrick, William, Sheriff of Suffolk Co., 8 Gwyn, Roger, 2nd Lieut., 6; successor of, 13 Herring, Abraham, Jr., Judge of Orange Co., 29, 45, 52 Hall, Francis, licensed attorney, 44 Herring, Cornelius, Sheriff of Orange Co., 15 Hamilton, Andrew, deputy postmaster gener- Herring (Haring), John A., empowered to al, 4 swear Orange Co. officers, 53, 59 Hannah, Rev. William, Surrogate of Albany, Herring, Peter T., Ass't Justice of Orange 68 Co. Court, 74 Hannah, William, licensed attorney, 70; Hi b hen, William, pilot, 53 Notary Public of Albany, 71 Hickley, Thomas, pardoned for piracy, 17 Hansen, Hans, Mayor of Albany, 43 Hicks, Edward, to appraise vessels, 48 Hansen, Hendrick, Commissioner for Indian Hicks, Henry, Ranger of Queens Co., 29; Affairs, 16 (2), 18 successor of, 48 Hardenbergh, Abraham, Ass't Justice of Hicks, Isaac, Ranger of Nassau (Long) Ulster Co. Court, 40, 5 8, 76 Island, 17; commissioner for Connecticut Hardenbergh, Johannes, Sheriff of Dutchess boundary, 17; to survey Delaware River, and Ulster Counties, 15 17; successor of, as Ranger, 20 Hardenbergh, Johannes, of Ulster Co., em­ Hicks, Thomas, Judge of Queens Co., 29, 46, powered to swear county officers, 56, 5 8, 78 76; empowered to take affidavits, 62; Hicks, Thomas, licensed attorney, 52 Ass't Justice of Court, 76 Hicks, Thomas, Jr., Sheriff of Queens Co., 8 Hardy, Charles, Governor, 34 Hicks, Whitehead, licensed attorney, 31; Haring, see Herring Clerk of Queens Co., 38, 64; Mayor of Harkemer, Han Jost, Ass't Justice of Albany N. Y., 68, 75, 79 Co. Court, 78 Higbee, Thomas, Sheriff of Suffolk Co., 13 Harris, Peter, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Co. Highlands of Ulster Co., 45 Court, 74 Hill, John, Ass't Justice of Ulster Co. Court, Harison, Rev. William, deceased, 25 76 Harrison, Francis, Public Appraiser, 17; Hill, Thomas, Land and Tide Waiter, 5 1 Surveyor of Port, 19, 22; Judge of Vice- Hillyer (Hilyar), John, Sheriff of Richmond INDEX 93

Co., 37, 39, 42, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 52, 54, Huddleston, William, Clerk of Orange Co, 10 57, 60, 63, 64, 66, 68, 72, 75 Huddy, Charles, 3rd Lieut., 15 Hinchman, Benjamin, warrant to, 40; em­ Hudnet, Richard, pardoned, 73 powered to swear Queens Co. officers, 79 Hudson, Robert, preventive officer of Suffolk Hinton, Gabriel, licensed attorney, 19 Co., 18; Treasurer of Suffolk Co., 19 Hoffman, Anthony, Judge of Dutchess Co., , 36 35; Coroner of Dutchess Co., 76 Huggins, Jeremiah, pardoned for piracy, 17 Hoffman, Martin us (Marteynes), Judge of Humfrey, Cornelius, Judge of Dutchess Co., Dutchess Co., 30, 38; empowered to swear 35 officers, 38 Humphrey, William, Ass't Justice of Dutch- Hofgood, Rev. George Lodwick, 29 ess Co. Court, 3 8, 7 4 Hoghteling, Wilhelmus, Jr., Ass't Justice of Hungerford, David (Ducie), Collector of Ulster Co., 58, 76 Customs, 5 Holland, Edward, Mayor of Albany, 23, 24; Hunter, Robert, Governor of N. Y., 32 (2); Commissioner for Indian Affairs, 23; Vice-Admiral, 32 Master in Chancery, 28; Agent for Indian Hunter, Thomas, Orby, 24 Affairs, 32; Mayor of N. Y., 27, 29, 30, 31, Husk, Thomas, Sheriff of Orange Co., 17 36, 39, 41, 43, 46; deceased, 47 Hutchins, John, commissioned lieutenant, 3 Holland, Henry, Second Lieutenant, 6; Hutchins, John, court for trial of, 6 gunner, 14; Captain, 19; officers in com­ Hutchinson, Elijah, Judge of Suffolk Co., 37; pany of, 21, 22; Sheriff of Albany, 13 (2), Surrogate, 42 14, 15; Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 18, 21 (2); Master in Chancery, 25; Independent Company of Foot, officers of, Searcher of Customs, 18, 19 commissioned, 5, 18 (2), 19, 25 Holland, Hitchen, Commissary at Oswego, Indian Affairs, Agent for, 32; Commissioners 39, 40, 42 for, 16 (2), 18, 21 (2), 23, 24, 39-40; Secre­ Holly, Ebenezer, succeeded as Coroner of tary for, 18, 36, 53, 55; salary of Secretary Orange Co., 69 for, 38 Holly, William, Coroner of Orange Co., 69 Indians, peace to be negotiated with, 1, z; Holmes, James, Ass't Justice of Westchester Governor of East New Jersey ordered not Co. Court, 75 to purchase land from, 2; commander of, Honan, Daniel, Secretary of the Province of for · Canadian expedition, 15; agents in N. Y., 8 country of, 21, 24 (2), 29, 30, 32, 36, 39, 42, Honeywell, Israel, Ass't Justice of West­ 44; commissioners to secure interest of, chester Co. Court, 38; superseded, 42 26, 27; commander of Christians in coun­ Hopkins, Roswell, Ass't Justice of Dutchess try of Five Nations, 20-21; commissioners Co. Court, 35 to encourage Six Nations, 27; William Hopkins, Samuel, licensed attorney, 19 Johnson to call meeting of Six Nations, 41; Hopkins, Stephen, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Senecas (Cinnigos), 1, 2, 24 Co. Court, 38 lngoldsby, Richard, officers in foot company Hopson, Richard, First Lieutenant, 6 of, 6, 13; Lieutenant-Governor, 32 Hornbeck, see Hornbeek Interpreters, of foreign languages, 22; Dutch, Hornbeek, Cornelius, Judge of Ulster Co., 40, 43, 79; French, 48, 50; Spanish, 23, 40 58 Hornheek, Jacob, of Ulster Co., Coroner, 43; Jackson, John, Judge of Queens Co., 14 Ass't Justice of Court, 76 Jackson, John (a negro), pardoned, 35 Horsmanden, Daniel, Judge of Supreme Jackson, Michael, of Orange Co., Ass't J us- Court, 24, 41, 57, 59; Chief Justice, 61; tice of Court, 45; Judge, 52, 74; em­ commissioner for intercolonial co-opera­ powered to take affidavits, 62 tion in war, 26; superseded as Recorder Jamaica, N. Y., Letters of induction to and Judge, 27; empowered to administer minister to parish church of, 22 oaths, 47, 72; Judge of crimes committed Jamaica, West Indies, 23 on the sea, 5 5 James, Francis, pilot, 73 Rowel, David, Coroner of Suffolk Co., 66 Jamison, David, Recorder of N. Y. City, 16; Hubbard, Isaac, of Suffolk Co., Collector, 41; Attorney-General, 16, 18; successor of, 19 Ass't Justice of Court, 60 Jansen, Johannes, Commissioner for Connec­ Hubbard, William, Collector of Suffolk Co., ticut boundary, 20 (2) 50 Jarrett, Allane, Surveyor-General, I 8 94 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

Jarvis, Thomas, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Co. nance for holding Circuit Court in, 40; Court, 60 Commission of the Peace for, 9, 30, 36, 57; Jauncey, James, Warden of Port of N. Y., Judges and Assistant Justices of Court of 47, 5° Common Pleas, 9, 30, 37, 57, 78; Clerks, Jay, Peter, Ass't Justice of Westchester Co. 7, 16, 31; Coroners, 9, 56, 73 (2); Culler Court, 38, 44 of staves and heading, 35; Rangers, 26, 30, Jefferies, John, Coroner of Albany Co., 66 57, 64, 73 (2); Ranger of Nassau (Long) Jeffery (Jeffrey), Richard, mariner, to in­ Island, 17, 20; Sheriffs, 8, 11 (2), 12, 13, spect vessels, 48 (2); Warden of Port, 47; 14 (2), 15, 27, 28, 30, 31, 36, 39, 41, 43, 45, Master of Port, 50 47, 49, 5 I, 52, 54, 56, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 (2), Jenny, Robert, Chaplain, successor of, ap­ 69, 70, 72, 75, 79; Vendue master, 69 pointed, 20 Kip, Jacobus, Gauger, 20 Jessup, Edward, Justice of Peace of Albany Kip, James, Jr., licensed attorney, 55 Co., 70 Kissam, Benjamin, licensed attorney, 45 Johnson, Guy, empowered to swear Albany Kissam, Daniel, licensed attorney, 55; Judge Co. officers, 73, 78; Ass't Justice of Albany of Queens Co., 78 Co. Court, 78 Kissam, Joseph, Ass't Justice of Queens Co. Johnson, Sir John, Ass't Justice of Albany Court, 46 Co. Court, 78 Koster, Hendrick, Commissary at Oswego, 24 Johnson, Simon, Recorder of N. Y., 28, 56; Judge of crimes committed on the sea, 55 Lake, Daniel, Ass't Justice of Richmond Co. Johnson, Sir William, to call an Indian con­ Court, 55 ference, 41; secretary under, 53; em­ Lake, John, Warden of Port of N. Y., 47 powered to swear Albany Co. officers, 73,78 Land grants: Pennsylvania and Delaware Jones, David, Judge of Supreme Court, 51, E_atented to William Penn, 2; Governor of 57, 59, 61; Judge of crimes committed on East Jersey ordered not to purchase or the sea, 55; empowered to swear members patent, 2; East New Jersey patented to of General Assembly, 7z Earl of Perth, z; the "Oblong" or "Equiva­ Jones, Samuel, licensed attorney 55 lent Lands," 3 3; title to be tested, 69 Jones, Thomas, Sheriff of Queens Co., 11 Land and Tide Waiter for the Port of N. Y., Jones, Thomas, licensed attorney, 44; Clerk 36,51,54 of Queens Co., 47 Landon, Jared, Surrogate of Suffolk Co., Jones, Thomas, Recorder of N. Y. City, 76 71 Jones, William, Ass't Justice of Queens Co. Landon, Samuel, of Suffolk Co., Coroner of Court, 78 Southold, 24; Ass't Justice of Suffolk Co. Judiciary, see Courts Court, 37; Surrogate, 47; Judge, 60 Justices of the Peace, 7, 39, 42, 58, 61, 64, 65, Langdon, Richard, Capt., 26 76. See also Commission of the Peace Lansing, Johannes, Commissioner for Indian Affairs, 21 (2) Kempe, John Tabor, licensed attorney, 51; Lansing (Lansingh), Johannes, Jr., Com­ Attorney General and Advocate General, missioner for Indian Affairs, 23, 25, 40 52, 58; Attorney General, 71, 72 Larzalere, Nicholas, Sheriff of Richmond Co., Kempe, William, Attorney General, 37, 39; 27,28,31 Advocate General, 39; deceased, 52 (2), Latourette, Henry, Coroner of Richmond 58 (2) Co., 42 Kennedy, Archibald, Lieutenant, 16; power Law, see Courts, Crimes, Writs of attorney to, 24; Receiver-General, 33; Lawrence, Adam, Sheriff of Queens Co., 40, empowered to administer oaths, 47; de­ 41, 43, 45, 46, 49, 51, 52, 54, 57, 60, 62, 64, ceased, 62 66, 68, 72, 75; warrant for qualifying, 40; Kent, Moss, licensed attorney, 45, 56 empowered to swear Queens Co. officers, Kerin, Terence, licensed attorney, 76 42, 49, 68, 78 King George's War: Crown Point fortified Lawrence, Daniel, empowered to swear by the French, 22; colonial commissioners Queens Co. officers, 68 to co-operate, 26, 27 Lawrence, Daniel, removed as Justice of King William's War: British fleet sent Peace of Orange Co., 76 against the French in West Indies, 4 Lawrence, Jonathan, Sheriff of Orange Co., Kings County, N. Y., authorization to ad­ 47, 49; empowered to swear Orange Co. minister oaths to officers of, 37, 43; ordi- officers, 7 4 INDEX 95

Lawrence, Uriah, Ass't Justice of Dutchess missioner for intercolonial co-operation in Co. Court, 35, war, 26, 2 7; deceased, 36 Lawyer, Johannes, Ass't Justice of Albany Livingston, Philip, to appraise vessels, 48 Co. Court, 76 Livingston, Philip, licensed attorney, 58 Lechmere, Thomas, Surveyor General of Livingston, Philip, Jr., Judge of Probate, 72 Customs, 25 Livingston, Philip J., licensed attorney, 66 Lefferts, Leffert, Coroner of Kings Co., 73 Livingston, Robert, Sen. (First Lord of the Lefferts, John, Justice of Peace of Kings Manor), Recorder of Albany, 15; Secre­ Co., 36; Judge, 57, 78 tary of Indian Affairs, 18 Legg, William, of Ulster Co., Judge, 9; Livingston, Robert, licensed attorney, 16 Coroner, 10 Livingston, Robert, Judge of crimes com­ Leggatt, William, Judge of Westchester Co., mitted on the seas, 55 38 Livingston, Robert, empowered to swear Leisler, Jacob, act for reversing attainder militia officers of Livingston Manor, 64 of, 4 Livingston, Robert, Jr. (" The Nephew"), Le Roux, Charles, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Commissioner for Indian Affairs, 16 Co. Court, 74 Livingston, Robert R., Judge of Supreme Lester, John, superseded as Justice of Peace Court, 6 I, 72, 76 for Dutchess Co., 41 Livingston, William, licensed councillor, 29; Le Telier, Lawrence, Interpreter, 48 Commissioner for Massachusetts bound­ Lewin, John, Capt., agent of Duke of York, 1 ary, 42-43 Lewis, Charles, Pilot, 65 Livingston Manor, Assemblymen from, to be Lewis, Francis, Ass't Justice of Queens Co. Commissioners for Indian Affairs, 39-40; Court, 78 authorization to swear officers of militia Lewis, Robert, Justice of Peace for Albany regiment of, 64 Co., 70 Lloyd, John, Deputy Postmaster General, 19 Libel, James Parker pardoned for printing a, Lloyd (Loyd), Philemon, to negotiate with 77 . r Indians, 2 Licenses: to mmisters, 3, 29; necessary ,or Lodge, Abraham, licensed attorney, zz sale of liquor, 35. See Attorneys; Pilots London, agent for N. Y. in, 5; N. Y. land Lickens, John, pardoned, 60 granted to merchants of, 33; Bishop of Lieutenant-Governors of N. Y., 5 (2), 32, 33, London, 3, 21 34 (2); warrant to, to appoint Chief Jus­ Long, John, mariner, Commissioner to in­ tice, 55; order of, for induction of rector, spect vessels, 48 63 Long (Nassau) Island, licenses to manufac­ Lindesay, John, Naval Officer, 22; successor ture oil from whales on beaches of, 18 (2); of, 22; Sheriff of Albany, 22, 23, 24; ferry between, and Staten Island, 20; Indian commissary, 29, 30, 32 Ranger of, 17, 20 Liquor, license necessary for sale of, 35; See also Kings Co., Queens Co., Suffolk commission to gauger, 20 Co. Lispenard, Leonard, Warden of Port of N. Lord, Joseph, Judge of Cumberland Co., 67, Y., 47, 5° 71; empowered to swear Cumberland Co. Livingston, Gilbert, licensed attorney, 20 officers, 67, 71 Livingston, Henry, Clerk of Dutchess Co., Lott, Abraham, Jr., Clerk of Assembly, 37 35, 36; empowered to administer oaths, Lott, Engelbert, Ass't Judge of Kings Co. 27, 44, 56, 74; empowered to take affidav­ Court, 57, 78 its, 62 Lott, Johannes, empowered to swear Kings Livingston, Henry, Jr., Ass't Justice of Co. officers, 43 Dutchess Co. Court, 35 Lott, Maurice, Sheriff of Kings Co., 43, 45, Livingston, James, Sheriff of Dutchess Co., 47, 49, 5 I, 52, 54, 56 70 Loudon, Earl of, contract of, for obtaining Livingston, James G., licensed attorney, 39; transports, 48 Sheriff of Dutchess Co., 56, 60, 62, 64, 66, Lovelace, John, Lord, Vice Admiral of N. Y., 68, 72; Ranger of Dutchess Co., 61; em­ Connecticut and the Jersies, 32; Governor powered to take affidavits, 62 of N. Y., 32; property of, released to Mrs. Livingston, Philip, licensed attorney, 18; Ogle, 2 Commissioner for Indian Affairs, 18, 21 (2), Low, Abraham, Sheriff of Ulster Co., 27, 31, 23, 24; Clerk of Albany Co., 19; Com- 40, 62, 64, 66 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

Low, Abraham, Jr., Sheriff of Ulster Co., 28, Markham, William, commissioned deputy 30, 41, 43, 45, 46, 49, 5 I, 52, 54, 57, 60 governor of Pennsylvania, 2 Loyd, see Lloyd Marsh, Silas, licensed attorney, 79 Ludlow, Cary, licensed attorney, 53 Marsh, Witham, Clerk of Albany and Secre­ Ludlow, Gabriel, superseded as clerk of tary for Indian Affairs, 53, 55; warrant for Orange Co., 24 salary of, 56 Ludlow, George Duncan, Justice of Supreme Marshall, Jervis, marshal of Admiralty Court, 76 Court, 4 Ludlow, Thomas, Jr., Marshal of Admiralty Martin, Josiah, Jr., licensed attorney, 53 Court, 74 Maryland, 1 Lurting, Robert, Vendue master of N. Y., 10; Massachusetts, Commissioners for settling Public Appraiser, 17; Mayor of New York boundary between N. Y. and, 42-43 City, 22, 23 Masters in Chancery, 23, 25, 28, 30, 70, 77 Lutheran minister, license to, in Dutchess Masters of the Port of New York, 47, 50 Co., 29 Mathews, David, Clerk of Orange Co., 41, Luyster, Cornelius, Ass't Justice of Dutchess 63; licensed attorney, 5 I; empowered to Co. Court, 74; empowered to swear swear Orange Co. officers, 74 Dutchess Co. officers, 74 Mathews, Fletcher, third Lieutenant, 7 Lydius, John Henry, Ranger of Albany Co., Mathews, Fletcher, licensed attorney, 41 29 Mathews, Peter, captain of Fusileers, 7 (2); Lyell, David, sealer of weights, I 5 officers in company of, 6, 7; Commissioner Lynch, Head, Deputy Postmaster General, for Indian Affairs, 16; deceased, 17 25 Mathews, Vincent, to complete Connecticut Lynot, Thomas, Justice of Peace for Albany boundary, 22; Clerk of Orange Co., 24, 41; Co., 72 empowered to swear county officers, 59, 74; Lynsen, Abraham, deceased, 53 resigned, 62, 63 Maybee, Casparus, Coroner of Orange Co., 47 McAwley, Robert, Coroner of Albany Co., 66 Maybee, Peter, successor of, as Coroner of McCarty, David, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. Orange Co., 47 Court, 35 Mayors, of Albany, 8, 10, 12, 13 (2), 14, 15, McCrea, John, licensed attorney, 66 22,23, 24,26,28,29,31,36,39,42,43,51, McDonald, Lewis, Ass't Justice of West­ 52, 56, 60, 62, 64, 65, 75, 79; to be Com­ chester Co. Court, 44 missioners of Indian Affairs ex-officio, 24, (McDougall, Alexander), "Son of Liberty," 25, 40; James Parker pardoned for publishing of New York City, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 (2), broadside by, 77 14,22,23 (2),26,27,29, 30,31,36,39,41, McF arlane, Owen, pardoned, 73 43, 46, 47, 49, 5 I, 52, 54, 57, 60, 63, 64, 65, McKesson, John, licensed attorney, 55; 68, 75, 79; oaths to be administered to, 47 Notary Public, 74 Meat: repacker of beef and pork, 35 Mamaroneck precinct, in Rye Parish, West­ Mein, Patrick, Surveyor of Customs, 2 chester Co., 63 Merrett, John, Judge of Orange Co., 10 Man, Isaac, empowered to swear Albany Co. Merrett, William, Judge of Orange Co., 10 officers, 66 Mersereau, David, Ass't Justice of Richmond Mandamus, writ of, 3 Co. Court, 46, 55 Manhattan Island, Ranger of, 18. See New Messenger, John, Surrogate of Queens Co., York City and County 24 Manor of Livingston, Assemblymen from, to Messenger of Governor's Council, 41 be Commissioners for Indian Affairs, 39- Micheau (Michaux), Paul, of Richmond Co., 40; authorization to swear officers of Sheriff, 24; Clerk, 55; empowered to militia regiment of, 64 swear county officers, 5 5 Manor of Rensselaerwyck, Assemblymen Middagh, John, Ranger in Kings Co., 73 from, to be Commissioners for Indian Military: appointment of commanders of Affairs, 24, 39-40 expedition against Canada, 15 (2); officer Mariners, to inspect vessels, 48 (2); report ordered to Albany, 22; commander at of, 48 Albany a Commissioner for Indian Affairs Mark, James, pardoned for counterfeiting, 16 ex-officio, 24, 25, 39; authorization to Market of City of New York, Clerk of, II (2), administer oaths to officers, 27, 35, 46, 64, 12, 13 73; colonel of Provincial Regiment of INDEX 97

N. Y. to swear his officers, 46; officers of Orange Co., 72; Ass't Justice of Orange militia regiment of Livingston Manor to be Co. Court, 7 4 sworn, 64; Albany Co. militia officers to be Montross, John, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Co. sworn, 73; commissions to captain in Col. Court, 38 Spotswood's American Regiment, 25; Moore, Augustine, licensed attorney, 50 captain of volunteer company, 26; lieu­ Moore, Sir Henry, Governor, 34; Vice­ tenant in Coldstream Guards, 16; lieu­ Admiral, 34; instructions to, to test land tenant of militia, 28; chaplains, 3, 5, 11- title, 69 12, 20; surgeons, 6 (2), 17; paymasters Moore, Judith, alias Birck, pardoned, 28 and commissaries to forces of N. Y. prov­ Moore, Lambert, licensed attorney, 36; ince, 46; gunner in fort at Albany, 14; Notary Public, 59 storekeeper in fort at N. Y., 25, 31; N. Y. Morehouse, Andrew, Ass't Justice of Dutch­ governor commander of Connecticut mi­ ess Co. Court, 3 5 litia, 4; Morgan, John, Ass't Judge of Richmond Co. N. Y. Foot Companies, establishment of Court, 55 four, 4; warrant for appointment of Morris, Frederick, licensed attorney, 21; officers of, 4; to be mustered every two Register of Court of Chancery, 22; Deputy months, 7; officers of, 3 (2), 6 (10), 12, 16, Secretary of N. Y. Province, 3 3 20, 22; chaplain of, 3; surgeon for, 6 (2); Morris, Jacob, repacker of beef and pork, 3 5 N. Y. Fusileers, officers of, commis­ Morris, Lewis, Chief Justice, 17, 21; super­ sioned, 6 (2), 7 (3), 13, 15 (2), 16 (2), 19, seded, 23 20 (4), 21 (3); Morris, Lewis, resigned as clerk of circuit N. Y. Independent Company, officers of, courts, 58 commissioned, 5, 18 (2), 19, 25 Morris, Lewis, Ass't Justice of Westchester Miller, David, pardoned, 60 Co. Court, 74 Miller, Eleazer, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Co. Morris, Lewis, Jr., Judge of Vice-Admiralty Court, 37 Court, 33; Judge of crimes committed on Miller, Rev. John, commission and license the sea, 55 to, 3 Morris, Richard, Judge of Vice-Admiralty Miller, Richard, Sheriff of Albany Co., 29, 31, Court, 34 36, 39 Morris, Richard, licensed attorney, 39 Miller, Richard, of Suffolk Co., Ass't Justice Morris, Richard, Clerk of Circuit courts, 58 of court, 60; empowered to take affidavits, Mott, Adam, Coroner of Queens Co., 9 62; Surrogate, 69; resigned as Surrogate, Mott, Edmund, Chaplain, deceased, 12 75 Mouat, Willfam, licensed attorney, 47, 50 Mills, John, Commissary at Oswego, 36 Muirson, George, of Suffolk Co., Ranger, 26; Milner, Rev. John, 56 Sheriff, 28 (2), 30, 31, 37, 40, 42, 43, 45, 47, Milward, Robert, Justice of Supreme Court, 49, 5 I, 52, 54, 57, 61, 62, 64, 66, 68, 72, 75 IO Munroe, John, Justice of Peace of Albany Ministers, license to, from Bishop of London, Co., 70 3; brief to, of Dutch Church, Ulster Co., Murray, Joseph, commissioner for inter­ 25; license to Lutheran, in Dutchess Co., colonial co-operation in war, 26, 27; com­ 29; admission, institution, and induction missioner for Massachusetts boundary, 42 of rectors of Episcopal Churches, 22, 25, Murray, Lindley, licensed attorney, 76 56 (2), 61-62, 63 (2), 65, 67, 68, 69 (3); Myer, Johannes, Sergeant-at-arms, 27 Chaplains, 3, 5, 11-12, 20 Mynderse, Jacobus, Ass't Justice of Albany Mompesson, Roger, Judge of Vice-Admiralty Co. Court, 78 Court, 7; Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Myndertse, Jacobus, Agent in Indian coun­ 11; successor of, as Chief Justice, 17 try, 24 Monckton, Robert, Governor of N. Y., 34; Myndertse, Ryner, Agent in Indian country, Vice-Admiral, 34 24 Money: bills of credit counterfeited, 16; Sterling, 26; Proclamation, 38 Nagel, Philip (Jr.), Ass't Justice of Kings Co. Monsey, Thomas, commissioner for collec­ Court, 57; Judge, 78 tion of customs, 5 Nanfan, John, Capt., commissioned lieut.­ Montgomerie, John, Governor of N. Y., 33; governor of New York, 5 (2); officer in Vice Admiral, 3 3 fusile~r company of, 6; successor of, as Montgomery, Alexander, Justice of Peace of captam, 7 98 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

Nassau Island, see Long Island Affairs, 3 2; Secretary for Indian Affairs, Naval Officers, of Port of New York, 17, 20, 18, 36, 53, 55; 22 (2), 55, 59 Escheator, 5; Escheator-General, 16, 18; Neale, Thomas, patent to, to establish post Governors, commissioned, 2, 3 (2), 4, 6, offices, 3 32 (3), 33 (2), 34 (7); Council empowered Negroes, pardon of, for crimes and misde­ to administer oaths to, 4; government in meanors, 16 (2), 19, 22, 27, 35 absence of, 3, 4; ordered to resign, 3; Nelson, Paschal, Lieut. of Fusileers, 21 warrants to, to commission officials, 4, 5, Newburgh, N. Y., rector of St. George's 14; commander of Connecticut militia, 4; Church in, 61 (2), 62 captain of Independent company, 18; Newcastle (Delaware), granted to William ordered to assist British fleet, 4; to report Penn, 2; land south of, 2; commission to on N. Y., 4; to test land title, 69; governor of, 4 Lieutenant-Governor, commissioned, New Jersey, commissioners to co-operate 5 (2), 32, 33, 34 (2); warrant to, for ap­ with, to determine northern branch of pointment of Chief Justice, 55; order for Delaware River, 17; commissioners for induction of rector, 63; settling boundary between N. Y. and, 34; Gauger, 20; East Jersey, granted to Sir George Interpreters, 22, 48, 50, 79; Carteret, 2; granted to Earl of Perth, 2; Printers, 15, 73; order to Governor of, 2; instructions about Public Appraisers, 10, 12, 17, 23, 31, vessels for, 3 (2); N. Y. Governor to 39, 61; appoint officers of Court of Admiralty of, Receivers-General, 32, 33 (3), 34, 62; 5; Judge of Court of Vice-Admiralty of, warrants to, 38, 56; letter to, 26; 19; Vice-Admiral of, 32; Secretary, 3, 8, 12, 32 (2), 32 (2), 34; West Jersey, Judge for Court of Vice­ deputy-secretary, 33; Admiralty of, 19; Vice-Admiral of, 32 Surveyors-General, 9, 17, 18 (2), 31, 58; New Utrecht, Ranger for township of, 73 order to, 6 5; New York (province), agent to enquire into Treasurer, 70; condition of, 1; agent for, in London, 5; Vendue-master, 10; all magistrates of, continued, 2; provision Vice-Admirals, 2, 4, 5, 6, 32 (2), 33 (3), for government of, during governor's 34 (2); absence, 3, 4; authorization to administer Weigh-master, 63; oaths prescribed by Parliament to officers See also Courts, Military of, 50; authorization to swear officers of, New York City, charter granted to, 22; 60, 70, 72; Gov. of Pa. ordered to assist, commission for holding criminal court in, 4; commissioners to determine boundary 10; vessels for Ea.st Jersey not to touch at, between, and Connecticut, 5, 17, 20 (2); 3; woman fined for keeping disorderly agreement about Connecticut boundary, house in, 70; merchant of, convicted of 20; Connecticut boundary to be run, 22; felony, 73; laborer of, convicted of felony, commissioners of, to determine northern 74; Col. Lovelace's house on Broadway, 2; branch of Delaware River, 17; com­ seat of government in, 3; contract of missioners to settle boundary between, merchants of, for furnishing transports, 48; and New Jersey, 35; commissioners for appraisal of vessels taken up in, for public settling boundary between, and Massa­ service, 48; fort in, 5, 25, 3 I; chusetts, 42-43; commissioners from, to Mayors of, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 (2), 14, 22, carry on war, 1746, 26; grant of the 23 (2), 26, 27, 29, 30, 3 I, 36, 39, 41, 43, 46, "Equivalent Lands" in, 33; land title in, 47, 49, 51, 52, 54, 57, 60, 63, 64, 65, 68, to be tested, 69; Sir William Johnson to 75, 79; represent, at Indian conference, 41; de­ Recorders of, 7, 12, 16, 22, 27, 28, 56, parture from, a condition of pardon, 60, 76; 73, 76-77, 78; Clerk of Common Council of, 24; Advocates-General, 12, 36, 39, 52, 58; Clerks of Market of, II (2), 12, 13; Attorney-General, 6--7, 10, 12, 14, 15 (2), See also Military; Port of New York 16, 18, 19 (3), 35, 36, 37, 39, 52, 58, 71, 72; New York City and County, Clerk, 41 (2); Chief Justice, see Supreme Court; Commission of General Jail Delivery, 64, Collector of quitrents, 5; 70; Commission of Oyer and Terminer, Commissioners for Indian Affairs, 16 (2), 76; Commission of the Peace, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 21 (2), 23, 24, 39-40; Agent for Indian 14; commissioner of excise on tea sold in, INDEX 99

53; Coroners, 19, 22, 23 (2), 26, 27, 28, 29, Sheriff of Dutchess and Ulster Counties, 3o, 3 I, 36, 39, 42 (2), 43, 47, 49, 52, 54, 57, 7, 12, I 3 (2), 14 59, 60, 63, 65, 66, 75, 79; Ranger, 28; N utten (Governor's) Island, Coroner of, 1 I Ranger for Manhattan Island, 18; Re­ packer of meat, 3 5; Sheriffs, 7, 8, 10, II, Oaths of office, see Writ of dedimus potestatem 12, 13 (2), 14, 22, 23 (2), 26, 27, 29, 30, 3 I, to administer 36, 39, 43, 47, 49, 5 I, 52, 54, 57, 60, 63, "Oblong" or" Equivalent Lands," 33 65 (2), 75, 79 O'Brien, Daniel, pilot, 50 New York Council, mandamus appointing a Ogle, Mrs., Col. Lovelace's garden house member of, 3; members of, to administer released to, 2 oaths, 4; warrants to, to affix seals to Oil, licenses to manufacture, from drift election writs and commissions, 8; Com­ whales, 18 (2) missioners for Indian Affairs ex-officio, 25, Olcott, Timothy, Coroner of Albany Co., 66; 39-40; members of, to settle N. Y.­ Coroner of Cumberland Co., 67, 71 Massachusetts boundary, 42-43; clerk of, Oliver, Charles, 2nd Lieut., 6 12; door keeper and messenger of, 41 Omend, John, pilot, 54, 64 New York County, see New York City and Onderdonck, Adrian, Ass't Justice of Orange County Co. Court, 45 New York General Assembly, seal to be Onderdonck, Adrian (Andries), Ass't Justice affixed to election writs of members of, 8; of Queens Co. Court, 46, 78 members of, to be Commissioners for Onondaga, Indian conference at, 41 Indian Affairs, ex-officio, 24, 39-40; procla­ Ontario County, N. Y., clerk of, 34; authori­ mation proroguing, 70; Supreme Court zation to swear officers of, 35 judges empowered to swear members of, Oothoudt, Henry, Judge of Albany Co., 35 72; clerk of, 37; sergeants-at-arms of, 24, Orange County, N. Y., authorization to 27, 73 swear officers of, 44, 59, 7 4; commissioners Nicholls, Richard, Coroner of N. Y., 22, empowered to take affidavits in, 62; 23 (2); Notary Public, 25; Examiner in ordinance for holding Circuit Court in, 40; Chancery, 25; Register of Vice-Admiralty ordinance fixing time for Courts of Com­ Court, 34; resigned as Notary Public, mon Pleas and General Sessions in, 61; 59 Commission of the Peace for, 10 (2), 14, 29, Nicholls, see also Nicolls 45, 53, 72, 74; Judges and Assistant Jus­ Nicholls Gut, L. I., 18 tices of Court of Common Pleas of, Io, 29, Nicholson, Francis, commander of Canadian 45, 52-53, 58, 74; Justices of the Peace, expedition, 15 58, 76; Clerks, 10, 24, 62, 63; Coroner, Nicoll, Benjamin, Clerk of Westchester Co., 10, 47, 69; Rangers, 16, 51; Searcher of 26; empowered to administer oaths, 38; Customs, 18; Sheriffs, 8, II (3), 13 (2), 14, commissioner for Massachusetts boundary, 15, 17, 27, 2e, 30, 3 I, 37, 40, 42, 44, 45, 42-43 47 (2), 49, 51, 52, 54, 57, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, Nicoll (Nichol), Renselaer, Judge of Albany 72; Surrogate, 44, 52 Co., 30, 49, 59, 77 Orem, Rev. James, Chaplain, 20 Nicoll, William, Commissioner for inter­ Osborn, Sir Danvers, Governor, 34 colonial co-operation in war, 26, 27 Osborn,Jacob,pardoned,78 Nicoll, William, Clerk of Suffolk Co., 30 Oswego, N. Y., commissaries at, 24 (2), 29, Nicoll, William, Jr., empowered to admin- 30, 32, 36, 39, 42, 44; Indian agent at, 29, ister oaths, 37 30 Nicolls, Andrew, Captain of Fusileers, 21 Owens, Moses, superseded as Justice of Nicolls, see also Nicholls Peace for Westchester Co., 64 Noel, Garret, Interpreter, 40 Oyer and Terminer, commissions for courts North, William, licensed attorney, 20 of, 16, 24, 67 (2), 76 Notaries Public, commissioned, 25, 43, 45, 59 (5), 61, 68, 74, 79; for Albany City and Pardons, from convictions for crimes and County, 71 misdemeanors, 15, 16, 17 (3), 18 (2), 22, Nottingham, Stephen, Ass' t Justice of Ulster 27, 28, 35, 60, 70, 73 (4), 74, 76, 77 (2), 78; Co. Court, 58, 76 reprieves, 16 (2), 19, 23, 65 Noxon, Bartholomew, Ass't Justice of Parish, see Churches Dutchess Co. Court, 73 Parker, James, printer, pardoned for pub­ Noxon, Thomas, Sheriff of Ulster Co., 8; lishing a seditious broadside, 77 100 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

Parker, Peter, pilot, 58 Pierson, Job, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Co. Parliament of Great Britain, 47, 50; act of, Court, 60 reversing Leisler's attainder, 4 Pilots, 27, 28 (3), 30, 39, 49 (5), 50 (2), 53 (3), Patterson, Mathew, Ass't Justice of Dutchess 54 (2), 58, 63 (2), 64 (3), 65, 72, 71 Co. Court, 3 5 Pinnock, James, Ass't Justice of Gloucester Pawling, Albert, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. Co. Court, 77 Court, 35 Pirates, court for trying, 5, 33, 34; par­ Pawling (Pauling), Levi, of Ulster Co., Ass't doned, 17 (2) Justice of court, 40; Judge, 58, 76; em­ Platt, Zephaniah, Ass't Justice of Dutchess powered to swear officers, 58, 76; em­ Co. Court, 74 powered to take affidavits, 62 Plowman, Matthew, Col1ector of Customs, 3 Paymasters, to N. Y. troops, 46 Polhemus, Theodorus, Ass't Justice of Kings Pearson, John, 3rd Lieut., 6 Co. Court, 57, 58 Peartree, William, Mayor of N. Y., 10, 11, Port of New York, appraisal of vessels taken 12, 13; Clerk of N. Y. City Market, 11 (2), up in, for public service, 48; Land and 12, 13; Coroner of Nutten (Governor's) Tide Waiters, 36, 51, 54; Masters of the Island, 11 Port, 47, 50; Master of the weigh house, Pell, John, Judge of Westchester Co., 9 16; Naval Officers, 17, 20, 22 (2), 55, 59; Pell, Thomas, Coroner of Westchester Co., Pilots, 27, 28 (3), 30, 39, 49 (5), 50 (2), 29 53 (3), 54 (2), 58, 63 (2), 64 (3), 65, 72, 73; Penn, William, Pennsylvania patented to, 2; Surveyor of the Port, 19, 22; Wardens of commission from, to deputy governor, 2; the Port, 47, 50; Collectors of Customs, Newcastle granted to, 2 , 2, 3, 4, 5 (3); Receivers-general, 32, 33 (3), Pennsylvania, patent of, to William Penn, 2; 34, 62; Surveyors of Customs, 2, 25 deputy governor of, appointed, 2; com­ Post, Isaac, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Co. mission to governor of, 4; governor of, Court, 60 ordered to assist N. Y., 4 Postmaster, commission to deputy post­ Perrie, Jonathan, land patent to, 33 masters general in America, 4, 19, 25, 26 Perry, John, Sheriff of Orange Co., 8, I I Postoffice, patent to establish, in American Perry, John, Judge of Orange Co., 74 colonies, 3 Perth, Earl of, 2 Power of Attorney, 24 Peters, John, of Gloucester Co., Ass't Justice Pratt, Benjamin, Chief Justice of Supreme of court, 77; empowered to swear officers, Court, 55, 58; deceased, 61 77; County Clerk, 77 Precincts, in Ulster Co., 45; in Westchester Peters, Valentine Hewlet, of Queens Co., Co., 63 Ass't Justice of court, 46; Judge, 78 Preventive officer, for Suffolk Co., 18 Peterse, John, ferry right granted to, 20 Prerogative court, see Courts Peterse, Jonas, pardoned, 17 Prerogative seal, 8 Petersen, John, Justice of Peace and Ass't Price, John, Lieut. of Fusileers, 20 Justice of Orange Co., 58 Price, John, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. Pey, David, Ass't Justice of Orange Co. Court, 35 Court, 74 Price, Joseph, pilot, 49 Phelps, Oliver, empowered to administer Printer: William Bradford, Queen's Printer oaths, 35 for N. Y., 15; Hugh Gaine, King's Printer, Phelps, Solomon, licensed attorney, 70 73; pardon of James Parker for printing a Philipse, Adolph, commissioner for Connecti­ seditious broadside, 77 cut boundary, 17 Provost, David, Commissioner for Connecti­ Philipse, Frederick (First Lord of the Manor), cut boundary, 20 (2) appointed to administer N. Y. govern­ Public Appraisers, 10, 12, 17, 23, 31, 39, 61 ment, 3; to administer oaths, 4 Punderson, Rev. Ebenezer, 63 (4); deceased, Philipse, Frederick (Second Lord of the 65 Manor), Judge of Supreme Court, 22, 23 Purdy, Daniel, Ass't Justice of Westchester Philipse, Frederick. (Third Lord of the Co. Court, 44 Manor), Ass't Justice of Westchester Co. Purdy, Samuel, Judge of Westchester Co., Court, 44 38; empowered to administer oaths, 38 Phillips, George, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Co. Court, 37, 60 Queen Anne's War: commanders for expedi­ Pierson, Benjamin, pilot, 72 tion against Canada, 15 (2) INDEX IOI

Queens County, N. Y., authorization for Reprieves, from convictions for crimes mis­ swearing officers of, 42, 49, 68, 78-79; demeanors, 16 (2), 19, 23, 65; pardons, ordinance for holding Circuit Court in, 40; 15, 16, 17 (3), 18 (2), 22, 27, 28, 35, 60, 70, commission of General Jail Delivery, 16; 73 (4), 74, 76, 77 (2), 78 Commission of the Peace for, 8, 14, 15, 29, Reseau, Jacob, Ass't Justice of Richmond 46, 78; Justice of Peace, 61; Judges and Co. Court, 46 Assistant Justices of Court of Common Revenues, Auditor General of, 3; Collector Pleas of, 7, 14, 29, 46, 48, 78; Clerk, 9, 3 8, of colony duties for Suffolk Co., 41, 50; 47, 64; Coroner, 9, 12, 29, 73; Rangers, excise on tea, 47, 53. See also Customs 29, 38, 48; Ranger of Nassau (Long) Richard, Paul, Mayor of N. Y., 23 Island, 17, 20; Sheriffs, 8, 11 (2), 12, Richbell, (John), successor of, as captain, 18 13 (2), 14 (2), 15, 16, 27, 28, 30, 3 I, 37, 40, Richmond County, N. Y., authorization for 41, 43, 45, 46, 49, 51, 52, 54, 57, 60, 62, 64, swearing officers of, 55; St. Andrew's 66, 68, 72, 75, 79; Surrogates, 24, 29, Church in, 2 5; Commission of the Peace 53 (2), 69; Vendue master, 69 for, 9, 3 1, 46, 55; ordinance for holding Quitrents, agent to report on, 1; collector Circuit Court in, 40; ordinance for holding of, 5; governor to receive a gratuity from, Courts of Common Pleas and General 25 Sessions in, 45; Judges and Assistant Justices of Court of Common of, 9, 31, 46, Ralph, Joseph, Ass't Justice of Richmond 55; Clerks of, 10, 14, 37, 55; Coroner of, Co. Court, 46 42; Surrogate of, 53; Sheriffs of, 8 (2), Randolph, Peter, Commissioner to adjust I I, 12, 13, 14 (2), 23, 24, 27, 28, 3 I, 37, 39, N. J. boundary, 34 42, 43, 45, 47, 49, 5 I, 52, 54, 57, 6o, 63, 64, Rangers, of City and County of Albany, 43; 66, 68, 72, 7 5; grant of ferry between Long of Albany Co., 29; of Manhattan Island, Island and Staten Island, 20 18; of City and County of New York, 28; Riggs, James, Captain, 17; officer in com­ of Long (Nass au) Island, 17, 20; of other pany of, 20 counties, 16, 17 (2), 24, 26 (2), 29, 30, Riggs, John, Capt.-Lieut., 6; deceased, 21 38 (2), A-5 (2), 48, 5 I, 57 (2), 61, 64, 73 (2) Riggs, Richard, Lieut., 16; leave of absence Rapalje, Daniel, Ass't Justice of Queens Co. to, zo; Captain, 21; officer in company Court, 78 of, 21 Rayner, John, Attorney-General of N. Y., Riker, James, licensed attorney, 61 14, 15; absent from N. Y., 15, 16; de­ Ritzema (Rutzema), Rudolphus, Interpreter, ceased, 18, 19 (2) 79 Reade, Joseph, licensed attorney, 61 Rivett, Teunis, licensed pilot, 28 Receivers-General, 32, 33 (3), 34, 62; Col­ Robart, Christopher, superseded as Justice lectors of Customs, 2, 3, 4, 5 of Peace for Queens Co., 61 Recorders, of Albany, 7, 15, 28, 31, 46, 47, 57; Roberson, Joseph, Ass't Justice of Queens to be Commissioners of Indian Affairs ex­ Co. Court, 78 officio, 24, 25, 40; Roberts, Benjamin, Justice of Peace of of New York City, 7, 12, 16, 22, 27, 28, Albany Co., 70 56, 76 Roberts, John, Sheriff of N. Y., 42, 43, 47, Rectors, see Ministers 49, 5 I, 52, 54, 60, 63, 65 (2), 75, 79 Reformed Dutch Church, Rochester, Ulster Robertson, Alexander, Vendue Master of Co., 25 Long Island counties, 69 Regiments: Col. Spotswood's American, 25; Robertson (Roberson), Joseph, Ass't Justice Col. Fitch's N. Y. Provincial, 46; militia, of Queens Co. Court, 78 of Livingston Manor, 64; Second or Cold­ Robinson, Beverly, Paymaster, 46; Judge of stream Guards, 16. See also Military Dutchess Co., 73 Remsen, Aris, Ass't Justice of Kings Co. Robinson, John, Clerk of Court of Chancery, Court, 57, 78 25; Storekeeper of fort, 25 Remsen, Jeremiah, Ass't Justice of Kings Robinson, Robert, Registrar of Vice-Ad­ Co. Court, 57; Judge, 78 miralty Court, 32 (3), 33 Rensselaerwyck, Manor of, Assemblymen Rochester, Ulster Co., N. Y., Dutch Church from, Commissioners for Indian Affairs, of, 25 24, 39-4o Roehead, James, 2 3 Repacker of beef and pork for the City and Rogers, James, Ass' t Justice of Cumberland County of N. Y., 35 Co. Court, 67 102 NEw YoRK CoLONIAL CoMMISSioNs

Rogers, Theopholus, 23 Schenck, Abraham, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Rokeby, Philip, surgeon, 6 (2); deceased, Co. Court, 3 5 16 Schenck, Abraham, of Kings Co., commission Rolph, Joseph, Judge of Richmond Co., 55 of the peace to, 36; Judge, 57 Roome, Lawrence, Land and Tide Waiter, 36 Schencke, Roelof, Judge of Kings Co., 9 Roosevelt, John, see Rosevelt Schenectady, N. Y., Assemblymen from, to Roseboom, Joannes, Commissioner of Indian be Commissioners for Indian Affairs, 24, Affairs, 16, 21 (2) 39-40; Clerk of, 69 Roseboom, John Garritse, Recorder cf Schonberg, Meinhard, Duke of Schonberg Albany, 47 and Leinster, grant of wrecks to, 4 Rosekrans, Henry, Jr., Sheriff of Dutchess Schuyler, Brant, Public Appraiser, 31 Co., 75, 79 Schuyler, David, of Albany, Sheriff, 12; Rosevelt, John, Master in Chancery, 23; Mayor, 13 Public Appraiser, 23 Schuyler, Harmanus, Sheriff of Albany, Rumsey,--, Captain of Independent Foot 56(2),60,62,64,65, 70, 75 Co., 25 Schuyler, John (Johannes), Mayor of Albany, Rutgers, Anthony, licensed attorney, 28; 1o, 12; Commissioner for Indian Affairs, Master in Chancery, 30; Coroner of N. 16 (2), 21, 23, 25 Y., 3 I, 36, 39, 42 Schuyler, John, Jr., Commissioner for Indian Rutzema, Rudolphus, Interpreter, 79 Affairs, 23, 25 Ruyter, Valentine, pardoned for theft, 74 Schuyler, Myndert, Commissioner for Indian Ryan,John, pardoned,76-77 Affairs, 16 (z), 21 (2), 23, 25, 40 Ryckman (Rykman), Albert, Mayor of Schuyler, P. P., Master in Chancery, 70 (2) Albany, 8 Schuyler, Peter, absent from Albany court, Ryder, Bernardus, Judge of Kings Co., 30, 37 7; Judge of Albany Co., 9, 12; commander Ryder, Jacobus, Sheriff of Kings Co., 30, 31, of Indian forces, 15; Commissioner for 36, 39,_4,I Indian Affairs, 16, 18; Commissary at Rye, N. Y., rector of Grace Church in parish Oswego, 24 of, 63 (2), 6s Schuyler, Philip, Third Lieutenant, 6; de­ Rykman, Albert, Mayor of Albany, 8 ceased, 20 Schuyler, Philip, Commissioner for Indian Sacket, Joseph, Judge of Queens Co., 29 Affairs, 21 (2), 23, 25 Sackett (Sacket), Joseph, Sheriff of Orange Schuyler, Philip, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. Co., 28, 30, 31, 40, 42, 47 Court, 78 Sackett, Joseph, Jr., Sheriff of Orange Co., Schuyler, Philip J., empowered to swear 27, 37, 44, 45 Albany Co. officers, 50 (2); commissioner St. Andrew's Church, Richmond, letters of for taking affidavits, 71 induction to minister of, 25 Schu~ler, Philip John, commissioner for tea St. Eustatia, 10 excise, 47 St. George's Church, Newburgh, N. Y., Scott, John, commissioned Lieut., 16; de- rector of, 61 (2), 62 ceased, 20 St. Peter's Church, Westchester, N. Y., Scott, John Morin, licensed attorney, 38 rectors of, 56 (2), 69 (3) Scott, William, Sergeant-at-arms, 73 Salisbury, Lawrence, Ass't Justice of Ulster Seabury, Rev. Samuel, of Hempstead Parish, Co. Court, 40 deceased, 68 Sanders, Barent, Commissioner of Indian Seabury, Rev. Samuel (Jr.), Rector of St. Affairs, 21 (2) Peter's Church, Westchester, 69 (3) Sanders (Saunders), Robert, of Albany, Seal of New York Province, warrant to Judge, 30; Mayor, 31, 36, 39, 42; Re­ governor to use, 3 ; great, to be affixed to corder, 28 election writs, 8; great and prerogative, to Sands, Joshua, superseded as Justice of the be affixed to commissions, 8 Peace for Ulster Co., 65 Sealer of weights and measures, 15 Sands, Samuel, Ass't Justice of Ulster Co. Seaman, Benjamin, of Richmond Co., Surro­ Court, 58, 76 gate, 53; empowered to swear county San ten, Lucas, Collector of the Port of N. Y., officers, 55 2; successor of, 3 Seamans, David, Judge of Queens Co., 29 Saunders, see Sanders Seamen, to inspect vessels, 48 (2); report of, Sayer, James, licensed attorney, 77 48 INDEX 103

Searchers of Customs, of Albany Co., 18, 19; Six Indian Nations, see Indians of Dutchess, Ulster and Orange Co., 18; Skene, Philip, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. deputy, 17 Court, 78 Sears, George, pardoned, 60 Sleeper, Samuel, Judge of Gloucester Co., 77; Secretary of the Province of N. Y., 3, 8, 12, empowered to swear Gloucester Co. 32 (2), 33 (2), 34; Deputy-Secretary, 33 officers, 77 Sedition, James Parker pardoned for printing Sleight, Henry, Ass't Justice of Ulster Co. a seditious broadside, 77 Court, 58, 76 Sell (Sells), James, removed from coronership Sleight (Sleght), John (Johannes), Ass't of Suffolk Co., 39; Coroner, 69 Justice of Ulster Co. Court, 40, 58 Sellock, Jonathan, commissioner to deter­ Sloughter, Henry, Governor of New York, 3 mine New York-Connecticut boundary, 5 Smith, Adam, Coroner of Suffolk Co., 9 Sergeant-at-arms, of Court of Chancery, 17, Smith, Cornelius Lambertse, Ass't Justice of 25, 29, 38, 74; of General Assembly, 24, Orange Co. Court, 45 27, 73 Smith, Edward, Probate Judge, 60; em­ Seven Years' War: inspection and appraisal powered to swear officers, 60 of vessels for public service, 48 ( 6); con­ Smith, Henry, Clerk of Suffolk Co., 7 tract for obtaining·transports, 48 Smith, Isaac, Ass't Justice of Queens Co. Seymour, Daniel, licensed attorney, 21 Court, 78 Shanks, Matthew, First Lieutenant, 6; de- Smith, Israel, Ass't Justice of Gloucester Co. ceased, 15 Court, 77 Sharp, Rev. John, Chaplain, 11-12 Smith, Jacob, Judge of Queens Co., 46 Sharpas, (William), successor of, as Clerk, 24 Smith, James, Judge of Dutchess Co., 73 Shawangunk Precinct, Ulster Co., 45 Smith, John, Warden of Port of N. Y., 50 Shell, George, Pilot, 50 Smith, John, Justice of Peace of Westchester Shelter Island, Coroner of, 24 Co., 69, 75 Sheriffs, of Albany City and County, 8, 10, Smith, John Petersen, Ass't Justice of Orange I I, 12, 13 (2), 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, Co. Court, 53 3 I, 36, 39, 42, 43, 46, 49, .SI, _52, 54, 56 (2), Smith, John W., licensed attorney, 61; 60, 62, 64, 65, 70, 75, 79; of New York Notary Public, 61 City and County, 7, 8, 10, I 1, 12, 13 (2), Smith, Josias, Land and Tide Waiter, 54 14, 22 23 (2), 26, 27, 29, 30, 3 I, 36, 39, 43, Smith, Lambert, Ass't Justice of Orange Co. 47, 49, 5 I, 52, 54, 57, 60, 63, 65 (2), 75, 79; Court, 45, 53 of the other counties, 7 (2), 8 (7), 9, II (13), Smith, Margaret, pardoned, 15 12 (7), 13 (14), 14 (11), 15 (5), 16, 17, 23, Smith, Nathaniel, Ass't Justice of Suffolk 24, 27 (6), 28 (8), 30 (6), 3 I (7), 36 (2), Co. Court, 3 7 37 (4), 38, 39 (4), 40 (4), 41 (4), 42 (3), Smith, Obadiah, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Co. 43 (6), 44, 45 (7), 46 (3), 47 (6), 48, 49 (7), Court, 37 51 (8), 52 (8), 54 (8), 56 (2), 57 (6), 60 (7), Smith, Richard, licensed pilot, 28 61, 62 (7), 63, 64 (8), 66 (8), 67, 68 (9), 69, Smith, Samuel, Ass't Justice of Queens Co. 70 (4), 72 (8), 75 (8), 77 (2), 79 (6) Court, 46, 78 Ship builders, commission to, to inspect Smith, Thomas, licensed attorney, 46, 5 I; vessels taken for public service, 48 (2); Notary Public, 59; resigned, 61 report of, 48 Smith, William, Judge of Admiralty Court, Ship wrecks, granted to Duke of Schonberg, 4; Chief Justice of Supreme Court, 6, 7 4 Smith, William, licensed attorney, 20; Ships, to proceed directly to East Jersey, 3; Attorney-General and Advocate-General, N. Y. Governor to assist British fleet, 4; 36; commissioner for Massachusetts bound­ inspection and appraisal of, taken for ary, 42-43; Judge of Supreme Court, public service, 48 ( 6); contract for furnish­ 61, 72; Judge of crimes committed on the ing, as transports, 48 seas, 55; empowered to swear members of Shrieve, Thomas, Coroner of N. Y., 59, 60, General Assembly, 72 63, 65, 66, 75, 79 Smith, William, licensed attorney, 3 I Sickles, Thomas, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. Smith, William, of Suffolk Co., Clerk, 23; Court, 35 Surrogate, 69 Silvester, Peter, licensed attorney, 44; Notary Smith, William, a pardoned convict, 18 Public of Albany, 59; Commissioner to Smith, William, Jr., Clerk of Court of take affidavits, 71 Chancery, 28 104 NEw YoRK COLONIAL CoMM1ss10Ns

Snedeker, Richard, licensed attorney, 46; Commission of the Peace for, 8, 15, 37, 6o; empowered to swear Dutchess Co. officers, commissioners empowered to take affidav­ 74 its in, 62; Coroners, 9, 37, 39, 44, 50, 65, Snedeker, Theodorus, empowered to swear 66 (2), 69; Judges and Assistant Justices Ordn·ge Co., officers, 53 of Court of Common Pleas of, 8, I 3, 3 7, 60; Snedeker, Theunis, Ranger of Orange Co., 51 Preventive Officer of, 18; Ranger ofJ 26; Sneethen, Samuel, Judge of Westchester Co., Ranger of Nassau (Long) Island, 17, 20; 74 Sheriffs, 8, 11 (2), 12, 13 (2), 14, 28 (2), 30, Sneider (Snider), Johannes, Jr., Ass't Justice 3 I, 37, 40, 42, 43, 45, 47, 49, 5 I, 52, 54, 57, of Ulster Co., 58, 76 61, 62, 64, 66, 68, 72, 7 5; Surrogates, 42, Somerfield, John, surgeon, 17 44, 47, 69 (2), 71, 73; Treasurer, 19; "Son of Liberty," (Alexander McDougall), Vendue-master, 69 James Parker pardoned for publishing Sumner, Thomas, of Gloucester Co., Judge, broadside signed, 77 77; empowered to swear county officers, Southold, N. Y., Coroner of, 24 77 Spanish interpreter, in N. Y. courts, 23, 40 Supersedeas, writs of, 23, 24, 27 (2), 39, Spotswood, Col., 25 41 (2), 42, 58, 64, 65, 69, 76 Spurling, John Michael, clerk of Kings Co.,16 Supreme Court of New York, ordinances Standard, Rev. Thomas, deceased, 56 regulating the terms of, 31, 57; sittings of, Staten Island, grant of ferry between Long prolonged, 63, 72; county commissioners Island and, 20. See also Richmond Co. to take affidavits for use in, 62 (4); em­ Stevens, Samuel, Ass't Justice of Cumberland powered to swear members of General Co. Court, 71 Assembly, 72; commissioned to hold a Stevenson, James, Recorder of Albany, 46 criminal court in N. Y., 10; ordinances for Stevenson, John, Ranger of Westchester Co., holding circuit courts in the counties, 40, 17 57, 71; clerk of circuit courts, 58; inter­ Stevenson, John, Vendue Master of Albany, preters in, 2 3, 40, 43; commissions of 69 Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Stewart, John Hamilton, pardoned, 73 Delivery, 16, 24, 64, 67 (2), 70, 76; Stiles, Daniel, Warden of Port of N. Y., 50 Chief Justice, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 17, 21, Stillwell, Richard, Sheriff of Kings Co., 8, 23 (2), 26, 55, 58, 61, 72; I I (2), 12, 13, 14 (2), 15 Second Justice, 7, 10, 17, 22, 23, 36, 57, Stillwell, Richard, Jr., Ranger in Kings Co., 58, 59, 61, 72; 73 Third Justice, 10, 22, 24, 27, 41, 57, 59, Stone, Nathan, of Cumberland Co., Sheriff, 61, 72; 67; · Ass't Justice of court, 71 Fourth Justice, 51, 58, 61, 72; Stone, Zedekiah, Ass't Justice of Cumberland Justices, 76 (2); Co. Court, 67 For attorneys licensed by, see Attorneys Stone Arabia (Rawbe), N. Y., 18 Surgeons, 6 (2), 17 Stonehouse, Isaac, merchant of N. Y. City, Surrogates, 24, 29, 42 (2), 44( 2), 46, 47, 52, pardoned, 73 53 (4), 56, 59, 65, 67 (3), 68 (2), 69 (3 ), Storekeeper at Fort George, New York City, 71 (2), 73, 75 25, 31 Surveyor, of Customs, 2, 25; of the Port of Stoutenburgh, Jacobus, Judge of Dutchess New York, 19, 22 Co., 27 Surveyors-General, 9, 17, 18 (2), 31, 58; to Stoutenburgh, Tobias, Ass't Justice of run line between Albanv and Ulster Coun- Dutchess Co. Court, 38, 74 ties, 65 ~ Stringer, Samuel, Ass't Justice of Albany Suydam, Hendrick, Justice of Peace of Kings Co. Court, 35 Co., 36 Strong, Selah, of Orange Co., Ass' t Justice of Suydam, John, Ass't Justice of Kings Co. Court, 53, 74; empowered to swear county Court, 57, 58 officers, 7 4 Swan, Godfrey, reprieved, 65 Stuart, Alexander, Clerk of Westchester Co., Swan, Jacob, murdered by his father, 65 14 Swan, James, licensed pilot, 30 Suffolk County, N. Y., authorization to Swartwout, Jaco bus, Ass' t Justice of Orange swear officers of, 37; ordinance for holding Co. Court, 45 Circuit Court in, 40; Clerk of, 7, 15, 23, Swartwout, Jacobus, Coroner of Dutchess 30; Collector of Colony Duties in, 41, 50; Co., 76 INDEX 105

Swits, Isaac, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. Terry, Gersham, Coroner of Suffolk Co., 37; Court, 59, 78 successor of, 44 Sydenham, George, Lieut., escheator, 5 Theale, Charles, Ass't Justice of Westchester Symes (Symms), Lancaster, Second Lieu­ Co. Court, 38, 74 tenant, 6; Captain, 20; officer in company Thomas, John, of Westchester Co., Judge, of, 20; Public Appraiser, 12; Ranger of 44, 74; Coroner, 45; empowered to swear Orange Co., 17; deceased, 21 county officers, 55, 75 Thomas, Thomas, empowered to swear West­ Talmage, Thomas, Coroner of Suffolk Co., 50 chester Co. officers, 7 S Talman, William, Ass't Justice of Queens Thomas, William, pardoned, 60 Co. Court, 46 Thompson, William, Ass't Justice of Orange Taplin, John, Judge of Gloucester Co., 77 Co. Court, 74 Taplin, john, Jr., Sheriff of Gloucester Co., 77 Thorne, Thomas, Coroner of Queens Co., 29 Tappan, John, empowered to swear Glou- Thorne, William, Ass't Justice of Queens Co. cester Co. officers, 77 Court, 78 Tappen, Peter, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Co. Thrope (Throope), William, Surrogate of Court, 35 Suffolk Co., 44; deceased, 47 Tappen, Teunis, Coroner of Dutchess Co., 76 Tillard, William, Clerk of Richmond Co., 10 Tathan, John, 3rd Lieut., 15 "To the Betrayed Inhabitants," broadside Tayler, John, Ass't Justice of Albany Co. printed by James Parker, 77 Court, 35 Tobias, Christian, Jr., Coroner of Dutchess Taylor, Samuel, Coroner of Cumberland Co., Co., 76 67 Tothill, Jeremiah, Public Appraiser of N. Y., Tea, Commissioners of excise on, 47, 53 10; deceased, 12 Temple, John, Commissioner to adjust N. J. Totten, Joseph, ship builder, to inspect boundary, 34 vessels, 48 (2) Ten Broeck, Abraham, Ass't Justice of Townsend, John, Coroner of Queens Co., 12 Albany Co. Court, 59, 78 Townsend, Micah, licensed attorney, 78 Ten Broeck, Cornelius, Ass't Justice of Townsend, Penn, Judge of Queens Co., 46 Albany Co. Court, 59, 78 Trade and Plantations, Board of, instructions Ten Broeck (Ten Brook), Dirck (Derick), of, to Gov. Dongan, 3 ; letter from, re­ Commissioner for Indian Affairs, 21, 23; questing report on N. Y., 4; order from Mayor of Albany, 26 Secretary of, 7 Ten Broeck, John, Coroner of Dutchess Co., Translator of Foreign Languages, 22. See 27 also Interpreter Ten Broeck (Tenbrook), Peter, Ass't Justice Transports, contract for furnishing govern­ of Dutchess Co. Court, 44, 56 ment, 48 Ten Broeck, Wessel, Judge of Ulster Cc., 21 Treason, court for trial of, 6 Ten Eyck, Hendrick (Henry), Commissioner Treasurer, of the Province of N. Y., 70; of for Indian Affairs, 25; Ass' t Justice of Suffolk Co., 19 Albany Co. Court, 35 Treasury, Lords of the, 4, 26 Ten Eyck, Henry, Sheriff of Albany, 79 Treavers, Hannah, a pardoned convict, 18 Ten Eyck, Jacob, Sheriff of Albany, 26 Troup, John, Ass't Justice of Queens Co. Ten Eyck, Jacob Coenradt, Mayor of Court, 78; empowered to swear officers, Albany, 28, 29; Commissioner for Indian 78-79 Affairs, 40; Ass't Justice of Albany Co. Tryon, William, Governor of N. Y., 34 Court, 49, 59, 77 Tuder, John, Register of Admiralty Court, 4; Ten Eyck, Jacob H., Ass't Justice of Albany Recorder of N. Y., 12 Co. Court, 50, 59, 78 Turk, Jacobus, Sheriff of Albany, 8, 10, I I Ten Eyck, John, Ass't Justice of Albany Tusteen, Benjamin, Judge of Orange Co., 52, Co. Court, 50; Recorder of Albany, 57 74 Ten Eyck, John H., Ass't Justice of Albany Tute, Amos, Coroner of Cumberland Co., 71 Co. Court, 59, 78 Terboss, Henry, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Ulster County, N. Y., authorization for Co. Court, 44 swearing officers of, 40, 56, 58, 76; ordi­ Terboss, Jacobus, Judge of Dutchess Co., 27, nance for ascertaining the boundaries of, 44, 56; empowered to swear officers, 44, 35-36; order to run boundary between, 56 and Albany Co., 65; commission for in- 106 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

vestigating a riot in, 8; commissioners Vandervoort, Peter, of Kings Co., Justice of empowered to take affidavits in, 62; ordi­ Peace, 36; Ass't Justice of Court, 37 nance for holding Circuit Court in, 40; Vanderventer, Barent, empowered to ad­ Clerks, 7, 26, 39, 52, 55; Commission of minister oaths, 37 Peace for, 9, 40, 58, 76; Justice of Peace, Van Deventer, Jacobus, Coroner of Kings 65; Coroners, 10 (2), 50; Judge, 8; Judges Co., 56 and Assistant Justices of Court of Common Van de Water, Bernardus, Ranger of Kings Pleas, 9, 21, 40, 58, 76; Rangers, 17, 24, Co., 26 45, 57; Searcher of Customs, 18; Sheriffs, Vandrill, William, pilot, 63 7, 8, II, 12, 13 (2), 14, 15, 27, 28, 30, 3 l, Van Dyck, Mathias, Coroner of Kings Co., 73 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 46, 49, 51, 52, 54, 57, Van Dyck, Thomas, of Kings Co., Justice of 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 75, 79; Surro­ Peace, 36; Ass't Justice of Court, 37 gates, 53, 59, 65, 67 Van Kleek, John, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Underhill, Nathaniel, Judge of Westchester Co. Court, 3 5 Co., 44, 74 Van Kleek (Van Cleek), Lawrence, Judge of Dutchess Co., 44, 56; empowered to swear Van Benthuysen, Garret, Ass't Justice of officers, 74 Dutchess Co. Court, 56 Van Kleek (Van Cleek), Leonard, Ass't J us­ Van Benthuysen, Peter, Ass't Justice of tice of Dutchess Co. Court, 44 Dutchess Co. Court, 74 Van Kleek, Peter, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Van Brugh, Peter, Commissioner of Indian Co. Court, 74 Affairs, 16 (2), 18, 21 (2) Van Naame, Aaron, Ass't Justice of Rich­ Van Brunt, Rutgert, Sheriff of Kings Co., mond Co. Court, 55 70, 72, 75, 79 Van Ness, David, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Van Cleek, see Van Kleek Co. Court, 3 5 Van Cortlandt, Augustus, licensed attorney, Van Nuys, William, Justice of Peace of 36; Clerk of N. Y., 41 Kings Co., 36 Van Cortlandt, J:icobus, Judge of Kings Co., Van Ornem,. Abraham. pardoned. 60 9 . , Henry (Hendrick), Commis­ Van Cortlandt, James, Ass't Justice of West- sioner for Indian Affairs, 21, 23 chester Co. Court, 38, 74 Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah, Commissioner for Van Cortlandt, John, Coroner of N. Y., 26, Indian Affairs, 21 (2), 23, 25 27; Master in Chancery, 42 Van Rensselaer, John, Ass't Justice of Albany Van Cortlandt, Peter, Ass't Justice of West­ Co. Court, 78 chester Co. Court, 44 Van Rensselaer, John, Col., land title of, to Van Cortlandt, Stephen, to superintend be tested, 69 N. Y. government, 3, 4; to administer Van Rensselaer, John Batist, Ranger of oaths, 4; commissioner for collection of Albany, 43 customs, 5 Van Rensselaer, Kiliaen, Commissioner for Vandenbergh, Cornelius, Ranger of N. Y., 28 Indian Affairs, 16 (2) Vandenbergh, Henry, Judge of Dutchess Co., Van Schaack, Henry, Ass't Justice of Albany 73 Co. Court, 78; empowered to swear Vandenburgh, Garret, Ass't Justice of officers, 78 Albany Co. Court, 50 Van Schaack, Peter, Notary Public, 79 Vandenburgh, James, see Vanderburgh Van Schaick, Jacob, Ass't Justice of Albany Van der Bilt, Jeremiah, Jr., Sheriff of Kings Co. Court, 50; Sheriff of Albany, 52, 54 Co., 62, 64, 66 Van Schaick, Sybrant Goose, Judge of Van der Bilt, Jeremias, Ass't Justice of Albany Co., 30, 49; Recorder of Albany, Kings Co. Court, 78 31; Mayor of Albany, 46, 49, 51, 52, 54; Van der Bilt, Rem, Sheriff of Kings Co., 60 to swear officers, 50 (2); Ass' t Justice of Vanderburgh, James, Ass't Justice of Dutch­ Court, 78 ess Co. Court, 35 Van Slyke, Jacobus, Ass't Justice of Albany Vanderburgh, see also Vandenbergh Co. Court, 78 Vanderheyden, David, of Albany Co., Ass't Van Vegh ten, Cornelius, Ass't Justice of Justice, 49, 59; Judge, 77 Albany Co. Court, 35 Vanderheyden, Johannes, licensed attorney, Van Wyck, John, Sheriff of Queens Co., 27, 30 28, 30, 31, 37 Van der Veer, Dominicus, Sheriff of Kings Van Wyck, Theodorus, Judge of Dutchess Co., 27, 28; empowered to swear officers, 43 Co., 30, 38; empowered to swear officers, 39 INDEX 107

Vardil, Thomas, Warden of Port ofN. Y., 50 Weames (Weems), James, Captain, 6; Varick, Richard, Attorney-General, 3 5 officers in company of, 6, 16; deceased, 20 Vendue-master, 10 Weaver, Thomas, Collector of N. Y., 5; Verkerke, John, Judge of Kings Co., 30 successor of, as Receiver-General, 32 Vernon, Henry, licensed attorney, 16 Weems, James, see Wea mes Verplanck, Philip, commissioner for inter- Weigh house of Port of N. Y., master of, 16 colonial co-operation in war, 26, 27 Weighmaster of N. Y. Province, 63 Verplank, James, Ass't Justice of West­ "\Veights and Measures, sealer of, 15 chester Co. Court, 44 Welles, Joshua, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Co. Ver Plank, Philip, Ass't Justice of West­ Court, 37 chester Co. Court, 44, 7 4 Wells, Samuel, Judge of Cumberland Co., Vice-Admirals, of New York, 2, 4, 5, 6; of 67, 71; empowered to swear Cumberland N. Y., Connecticut, and the Jersies, 32 Co. officers, 67, 71 Vice-Admiralty, Court of, see Courts Wemp, Hendrick, Agent in Indian country, 24 Viele, Arnout, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Co. Wendall, Evert, Commissioner for Indian Court, 38 Affairs, 21 Virginia, Clerk in Secretary's Office in, 2 5; Wendell (Wendall), Harmanus, Commis­ Deputy Postmaster General appointed sioner for Indian Affairs, 21 (2); Ass't from, 25, 26 Justice of Albany Co., 50, 59, 78 Voorhees, Roelof, Justice of Peace of Kings Wendell, John, Commissioner for Indian Co., 36 Affairs, 18 Vrooman, Isaac, Judge of Albany Co., 35 Wenham, Thomas, Justice of Supreme Vrooman, Isaac, licensed attorney, 55 Court, 10 Vrooman, Peter, superseded as Justice of Wesener, Henry, Ass't Justice of Orange Co. Peace of Albany Co., 39 Court, 45 Wessells, Dirck, Judge of Albany Co., 9, 12 Waddel, John, Warden of Port of N. Y., 47, Westchester, Borough town of, rectors of St. 50 Peter's Church in, 56 (2), 69 (3) Wallace, Andrew, pilot, 54 Westchester County, N. Y., authorization Waller, Benjamin, Clerk in Virginia, 25 for swearing officers of, 38, 55, 75; ordi­ Wallkiii Prccin<:t, Ulster Co., 45 nance for fixing boundaries of, 35-36; ex- Walter, Robert, Justice of Supreme Court, . tended to the Connecticut line, 36; rectors 17; to survey Delaware River, 17 of churches in, 56 (2), 63 (4), 69 (3); ordi­ Walton, William, Judge of Richmond Co., 46 nance for holding Circuit Court in, 40; War: British fleet sent against French m ordinance altering time for Courts of West Indies, 4; commanders for expedi- Common Pleas and General Sessions in, tion against Canada, 15 (2); Crown Point 32; Clerks, 9, 14, 23, 26, 54; Commission fortified by the French, 22; colonial com­ of the Peace for, 9, 15, 38, 44, 69, 74, 75; missioners to co-operate against the Justices of Peace, 7, 42, 64; Coroners, 9, French, 26, 27; vessels taken for public 29 (2), 45; Judges and Assistant Justices of service, 48 (6); contract for obtaining Court of Common Pleas, 9, 15, 18, 32, 38, transports, 48. See also Military 42, 44, 74-75; Ranger, 17, 38, 45; Sheriffs, Ward, James, pilot, 49, 64 9, II (2), 12, 13 (2), 14, 47, 49, 51, 52, 54, Ward, John, Coroner of Westchester Co., 29; 57, 6o, 62, 64, 66, 68, 72, 75, 79 (2); Surro­ Judge, 38; successor of, as Coroner, 45 gates, 42, 56, 67 Wardens of the Port of New York, 47, 50 West Indies, 4, 2 3 _ Warner, James, pilot, 49, 53 West Jersey, see New Jersey Warner, Nathaniel, of Suffolk Co., Ass't Westphalia, 8 Justice of Court, 37; Coroner, 44; suc­ Wetmore (Whetmore), Rev. James, deceased, cessor of, as Coroner, 65 63 Warren, John, commissioned Lieut. of Cold­ Wetmore, Timothy, licensed attorney, 54, 78 stream Guards, 16; Capt. of Independent Whales, licenses to manufacture oil from Co., 18 drift, 18 (2) Waters, Benjamin, Ranger of Queens Co., 38 Whetmore, Rev. James, deceased, 63 Waters, Oliver, Coroner of Queens Co., 73 Whipple, Daniel, Sheriff of Cumberland Co., Waters, Talman, Ass't Justice of Queens Co. 77 Court, 78 Whitaker, Edward, Ass't Justice of Ulster Watkins, Rev. Hezekiah, 61 (3), 62 Co. Court, 40 Watts, Thomas, land patent to, 33 White, Mary, pardoned, 60 108 NEW y ORK COLONIAL COMMISSIONS

White, Silvanus, Ass't Justice of Orange Co. Wood, Charles, Sergeant-at-arms, 25; Lieut., Court, 74 28 Wickes, Eliphalet, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Woodhull, Jesse, Sheriff of Orange Co., 64, Co. Court, 3 7 66, 68, 72 Wickham (Wickam), Joseph, Coroner of Woodhull, Nathan, Surrogate of Suffolk Co., Suffolk Co., 66 75 Wickham, Parker, to take affidavits in Woodhull, Nathaniel, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Suffolk Co., 62 Co. Court, 60 Wickham, William, licensed attorney, 51 Woodhull, Richard, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Wileman, Henry, licensed attorney, 15; Co. Court, 37, 60 Coroner of N. Y., 19 Woodhull, Richard, Jr., Coroner of Suffolk Willard, Oliver, Ass't Justice of Cumberland Co., 37, 39 Co. Court, 67, 71 Woods, John, licensed attorney, 53 Willard, William, Ass't Justice of Cumber­ Woolsey, Benjamin, Ass't Justice of Queens land Co. Court, 71 Co. Court, 46 Willett, Cornelius, Sheriff of Queens Co., 14 Wraxall, Peter, Clerk of Albany and Secre­ Willett, Edward, to swear Ulster Co. officers, tary for Indian Affairs, 36; warrant for 76 salary of, 38 Willett, Egbert, Sheriff of Queens Co., 12 Wright, Hezekiah, Ass't Justice of Richmond Willett, Gilbert, to complete Connecticut Co. Court, 46, 55 boundary, 22 Writs: Willett (Willet), Isaac, Sheriff of Westchester Dedimus potestatem, to administer Co., 47, 49, 51, 52, 54, 57, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 oaths to executors of wills, 19; to ad­ Willett, Thomas, Judge of Queens Co., 7, 14 minister oaths to civil and military officers, Willett, Thomas, Sheriff of Queens Co., 14 4, 27, 35, 37 (2), 38 (2), 40, 41, 42, 43 (2), Willett, Thomas, Sheriff of Queens Co., 79 44 (2), 46, 47, 49, 50 (3), 55 (2), 56 (2), 58, Willett, Thomas, Ass't Justice of Westchester 59 (2), 60, 64, 66, 67, 68, 70 (2), 71, 72, 73, Co. Court, 3 8, 44 74 (2), 75, 76, 77, 78 (2); to take affidavits, Willett, William, commissioner for Connecti­ 62 (4); cut boundary, 17; Judge of Westchester Mandamus, 3; Co., 18 Supersedeas, 23, 24, 27 (2), 39, 41 (2), Williams, Charles, Naval Officer, 22, 55, 59 42, 58, 64, 65, 69, 76 Williams, Jenkins, licensed attorney, 70 Wyatt, Hannah, pardoned, 77 Williams, Jonas, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Co. Wynkoop, Derick (Dirck), of Ulster Co., Court, 60 Ass't Justice of Court, 40, 58, 76; to swear Williams, Richard, licensed attorney, 22 officers, 5 8, 76 Williams, Thomas, Sheriff of Albany, 28 Wynkoop, Derick, Jr., of Ulster Co., Ass't Williamson, John, licensed attorney, 79 Justice of Court, 58; Judge, 76 Williamson, Stephen, Justice of Peace of Wynkoop, Evert, Judge of Ulster Co., 21 Kings Co., 36 Willis, Richard, Ranger of Westchester Co., Yates, Abraham, Sheriff of Albany, 43 45 Yates, Abraham, Jr., Sheriff of Albany, 46, Wills, oaths to be administered to executors 49, 51 of, 19; evidence to be taken about, 23 Yates, .Abraham, Jr., licensed attorney, 53 Wilson (Willson), Ebenezer, of New York, Yates, Joseph, empowered to swear Albany Sheriff, 7, 8, 10, II, 12, 13; Mayor, 13, Co. officers, 50 14 Yates, Peter W., licensed attorney, 69 Wilson, James, Sheriff of Albany, 42 Yates, Robert, licensed attorney, 54 Wiltse, Cornelius, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Yelverton, Anthony, Ass't Justice of Dutch- Co. Court, 3 8 ess Co. Court, 44, 56 Wiltsie, Martin, Ass't Justice of Dutchess Co. Yonge, Robert, door keeper, 41 Court, 35 York, Duke of, agent of, 1; N. Y. officials Winne, Peter, Commissioner of Indian continued by, 2; lands granted by, 2 (2); Affairs, 25 commission of, to Governor of N. Y., 2 Winthrop, John, Governor of Connecticut, 5 Young, Robert, see Yonge Wisner, Henry, of Orange Co., Ass't Justice Younglove, John, Judge of Albany Co., 35 of Court, 52-53, 74; to swear officers, 53, Youngs, Thomas, Ass't Justice of Suffolk Co. 59; to take affidavits, 62 Court, 60