View of the City of New-Orange (Now New York) As It Was in the Year 1673
The book View of the City of New-Orange (Now New York) As It Was in the Year 1673 was written by author Moulton, Joseph W. (Joseph White), 1789-1875 Here you can read free online of View of the City of New-Orange (Now New York) As It Was in the Year 1673 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is View of the City of New-Orange (Now New York) As It Was in the Year 1673 a good or bad book?
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For 7 men per week ^ vat of small beer. For each man per month li pints peas; and for every man ^ schepel salt every three months. The Serjeant and gunners (constopels) received the ration for 1^ man, the corporals for !^ man. Before the date of the governor's commission, one of the first acts of the military tribunal was to invite the citi- zens to assemble and appoint a committee of six to confer at the City Hall with the commanders and military council. Accordingly, on the loth August, these... six deputies held the conference, and received a request to call a meeting of the citizens to nominate a list of six persons for burgomas- ters, and fifteen for schepens, ** of the best and most respect- able citizens, of the reformed christian religion only." The citizens (IGth August) nominated by a majority of votes : For burgomasters, Cornelis Steenwyck, Conieiis Van Ruyven; Johannis Van Brugh,t Marten Cregier. Jo- hannis de Peyster,t and Nicholas Bayard. For schepent Jeronimus Ebbingh,*| Willam Beeckman,| Egidius Luyck, Jacob Kip,t Gelyn Verplanck,J Lourans Van de Spie£jel,t Balthazaer Bayard, Francois Rombouts, Stephen Van Cortlant, Adolph Pietersen, Reynier Willemsen, Peter * Whose wife, then here, was Johanna de Laet, daughter of the deceased Johannis de Laet, one of the first directors of the West India companv, and author of the History of that company, viz : " Historic, &c.
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