Calendar of Council Minutes 1668-1783

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By Berthold Fernow
, Arnold Johan
Ferdinand Van Laer

Published 1902
University of the State
of New York

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"Executive minutes of the ... Council ... prepared by Mr. Berthold Fernow, keeper of historical records, shortly before his resignation Ap. 1, 1889, and ... intended to form with other calendars an additional volume of the series of Documents relative to the colonial history of the state of New York."--Pref. (by A.J.F. van Laer)

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New York - Page 296
Burnet intends to go to Albany and renominates now Robert Walter to be mayor and Wm Dugdale sheriff of New York, mayor and sheriff of Albany are ...
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Brooklyn - Page 88
16 Order: inhabitants of Kings and Queens counties to clear the road over the stony hill between Brooklyn and Jamaica. ...
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Staten Island - Page 79
Order on a petition of Anthony Tyce for land on Staten Island; granted. Committee report that Gerrit Jansen Roose has been wrongfully deprived of his ...
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Schenectady - Page 30
Waite and Stephen Jenning who declare that they did not say Schenectady belonged to Boston, and that they were on their way to Canada to find their ...
more pages: 81

Flushing - Page 16
Returns of voluntary contributions for repairs to the fort from Hempstead and Flushing. Thos. Hunt jr to be released under bond. ...
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Albany - Page 115
Orders and rules for quartering officers in Albany. Simon Young to be sheriff of Albany county vice John Apple superseded for neglect of duty. 196.
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New Rochelle - Page 407
May 12 Charters granted: to the French church at New Rochelle upon petition of Rev. Michael Houdin, Jacobus Bleecker, James de Blez and David ...
more pages: 221

Quebec - Page 488
Instructions to the surveyor general concerning the New York and Quebec line read and approved. 271.
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Southold - Page 309
Letter received from Henry Smith with examinations at Southold and Southampton concerning Samuel Booth firing at the sloop of John Baker; ...
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Charlotte - Page 492
John Terril appointed justice of the peace for Dutchess county, John Griffiths for Charlotte county. Letter received from Timothy Ruggles inspector ...
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Boston - Page 30
Waite and Stephen Jenning who declare that they did not say Schenectady belonged to Boston, and that they were on their way to Canada to find their ...
more pages: 125

Marbletown - Page 184
Hearing of caveat by Rutsen vs Marbletown deferred. Petition by Rob't Livingston jr referred. Warrant to John Abeel for sundries to soldiers and ...
more pages: 263

Haverstraw - Page 37
Jacobus de Haert asking a confirmatory patent for land at Haverstraw is told he cannot have one for various reasons given. ...
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St Augustine - Page 388
Letter received from Don Fulgencio Garcia de Solis governor of St Augustine respecting the claim of the sloop Carmen, Fernando Laguna master; ...
more pages: 366

Southampton - Page 309
Letter received from Henry Smith with examinations at Southold and Southampton concerning Samuel Booth firing at the sloop of John Baker; ...
more pages: 87

Halifax - Page 463
Royal requisition to raise troops against the Indians received from the earl of Halifax. 503 20 John Griffith appointed master of the port, ...
more pages: 434

Philadelphia - Page 504
treatment of the people: from Lord Dartmouth, no delegates ought to be sent to the general congress at Philadelphia; council advise against issuing a ...
more pages: 265

Montreal - Page 228
Sloops with provisions and hospital stores to be sent to Quebec and Montreal. Peter Schuyler to be second in command under Col. Nicholson. ...
more pages: 468

Kinderhook - Page 390
Petition by inhabitants of Kinderhook for the building of two forts there referred to assembly. July 3 Letters received: from Timothy Woodbridge to ...
more pages: 414

Poughkeepsie - Page 559
520 Orders on petitions: of inhabitants of Poughkeepsie (see LP 29:150); of Rev. John Beardsley (see LP 30:15); of Robert Leake et al (see LP 39:146). ...
more pages: 567

Eastchester - Page 473
Brief to collect money for repairing the church at Eastchester granted. 77 Feb. 4 John van Tassell, Elijah Tompkins. Samuel Field, John Tompkins, ...
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York - Page 22
Oath of allegiance to the duke of York to be administered in the territory claimed by Connecticut. 43 July 4 Gov. Andros to go to Connecticut about ...
more pages: 15

Middleborough - Page 13
Orders: concerning the estate of John Cockram, late of Newtown alias Middleborough, vested in Charles Bridges and his wife Sarah, subject to a payment ...

Scarsdale - Page 165
8 18 James Mott objecting to the grant of Scarsdale manor to be heard by the council. Order on memorial by the officers in Fort Wm Henry (see NY col. ...
more pages: 164

Algiers - Page 98
Money for redemption of prisoners at Algiers sent to England. Warrant to Jacob Moons (?) for gunsmith work. 76 26 Jacob Kiersted appointed sheriff of ...
more pages: 104

Glasgow - Page 503
419 8 Advice of council on the report that a vessel arrived from Glasgow had been cast off from the wharf by a mob. ...

London - Page 442
4 ' Commission for trial of pirates from the lords of trade received through Robert Charles provincial agent at London. ...
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Lancaster, Pa - Page 463
Order to stop a large number of Indians coining from near Lancaster, Pa. and going to the head of the Susquehannah river (see . ...

Perth Amboy, NJ - Page 131
24 The lords of trade deny the right of a port of entry at Perth Amboy, NJ; proclamation to issue to that effect because many people think of moving ...
more pages: 226

Wentworth, New Hampshire - Page 421
Wentworth, New Hampshire will raise 300 men; from Lt. Gov. Phips, Massachusetts has passed an act for raising 2000 additional troops. ...

Kingston, NJ - Page 527
Township of Sharon granted to David Rowland and associates not named (see LP 23:33)- Petition of Whitehead Leonard of Kingston, NJ (see" LP 22:34) ...

Wallkill - Page 461
Brief to collect money for building a presbyterian church at Wallkill. Ulster county (see A'. Y. col. mss. 92:5) granted. Petition of George Tabele, ...
more pages: 441

Amsterdam - Page 22
28 26 Order concerning peltry and tobacco seized on board of the flyboat Beurs or Exchange, of Amsterdam. 31 30 Timber cargo of the Castle, Capt. ...
more pages: 356

Dallas - Page 525
The name of Caleb Hyatt to be inserted in the patent of New Windsor vice Alex'r Dallas. Order on petitions of Surgeon Donald McLean, Surgeon's Mate ...

Texel - Page 251
172 21 Petition of Cornelius van Texel and others (see LP 6:16) referred. 173 27 Legislative minutes (see Jour. 1:354). 174 28 Indian affairs. ...
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Claverack - Page 480
31 Military commissions for Claverack to be recalled, the same having been issued in blank and distributed by Col. John" ...
more pages: 353

New Haven - Page 474
New York and Massachusetts boundary commissioners to meet at New Haven. 101. Aug. 6. Assembly prorogued (see .Y. Y. col. mss, 94:116). 102.

Fishkill - Page 558
Charter of incorporation granted to Trinity church at Fishkill upon petition of Rev. John Beardsley (see NV col. mss, 97:99). 514 ...

Hartford - Page 499
Plan of Mr Dean, Connecticut member of assembly for shortening the post road between New York and Hartford to be laid before the assembly. ...
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Greenwich - Page 356
II Governor's speech and the addresses of council and assem- Greenwich bly to be printed separately and in the New York post.

Thetford - Page 567
Warrant of survey for the township of Thetford granted (see LP 32:105). Petitions granted: of Stephen Greenleaf, Benj. Butterfield, John Grout and ...

Cranston - Page 245
43 26 Report on answer to a letter from Governors Dudley, Salton- stall and Cranston. 49 29 Re'ply to the assembly in answer to message of November ...

Brunswick - Page 256
Hunter returned from Albany informs the council of Fort Anne Queen Anne's death and the accession of George, duke of Brunswick. ...

Dinwiddie, Virginia - Page 392
Dinwiddie, Virginia assembly has granted iio.ooo for operations against the French on the Ohio, with proclamation (see NY col. mss, 78:68). ...

Galway - Page 522
19 The name of the township of Fulham changed to Galway. Township of Cavendish granted to David Sternes, Amos Kimball, Phineas Stewart, ...

Maidstone - Page 225
289 19 The Kinsale, and Maidstone men-of-war ordered out for a. cruize of three weeks towards Barnegat. 290.

Norwalk - Page 221
247 26 Duplicate of patent warrantvfor Norwalk island signed. Legislative minutes (see Jour. 1:272). Account of Peter Schuyler for candles referred ...

Andover - Page 576
2() Petitions granted: of Corporal Gilbert Wier (see LP 35:90); of Francis Panton (see LP 35:92): of Amos Babcock et al of the township of Andover ...

Neversink - Page 117
205 3 People near the highlands of Neversink to be on the lookout for French ships. Fortifications. 206 4 Embargo laid upon all outward bound ships ...

Leicester - Page 517
David Spafford, Nahum Powers, Abel Powers, Robert Cut-ler, Josiah Horing, John Cuming, Jeremiah Powers and Joseph Storie of the township of Leicester ...

Northampton - Page 549
16 Petitions granted: of Archilles Preston et al for 37000 acres adjoining Vrooman's and Leonard Gansevoort's patent and Northampton patent: of John ...

New Castle, Del - Page 16
New Castle, Del. to be an incorporated bailywick; English laws introduced there, etc. (see Doc. rel. to col. hist. NY 12:496). ...

Fairfield, Ct - Page 107
Aug. i Deserters from New York troop caught at Fairfield, Ct., and rescued by the mob. Soap for the soldiers. Care of sick soldiers at Albany. ...

Genoa - Page 444
Lorenzo Ghigtino master of the Immaculate Conception al-lowed to take French prisoners as sailors, and provisions for his voyage to Genoa. ...

Blackburn - Page 559
Alex'r Blackburn. Joseph Blanchard. Giles Alexander. James Smith. Hugh Rider. Isaac Roosevelt. John Alsop, Richard Yates. John R. Myer. ...

Detroit, Mich - Page 302
120 Indian deed for the beaver hunting country as far west as Tegerhunkserode (Detroit, Mich.) received and ordered to be recorded (see LP 10:13). ...

Windsor - Page 482
Complaint by magistrates of Cumberland county of riotous proceedings of Justices Nathan Stone and Israel Curtis, and of Joseph Wait et al of Windsor ...

Hamburg - Page 356
Joseph Wilson master, to Hamburg; snow Sally, Ferdinando Clark master, to London; sloop Don Carlos, Abr'm Kip master, to Curasao; ship Griffin, ...

Middletown, NJ - Page 428
Wm Kempe attorney gen-eral directed to prosecute Samuel Stillwcll merchant of New York, and John Burroughs boatman of Middletown, NJ 122 ...

Gloucester - Page 481
Commissions to issue to the judges, justices, clerk and sheriff of Gloucester county. Letter received from Gov. Penn with Pennsylvania act for forming ...

Bern - Page 223
Patents granted: to mayor etc of New York (see NY col. mss, 52:119); to Bern'd Verveulen for land on Peecks creek. ...

Santo Domingo - Page 349
Farmar offers to take Spanish prisoners to Santo Domingo; commission granted. 30 July 6 Warrants signed: to Sheriff Adam Lawrence of Queens county for ...

Salisbury - Page 368
License to purchase Indian lands near the Katts- kills granted to William and Abr'm Salisbury and Cas- parus Bronck. ...

Derby, Ct - Page 402
Walton and Gerard Walton (see LP 16:20): of Arab, Ward of Waterbury, Ct. et al (see LP 16:^9): of Zachariah Hawkins of Derby, Ct. et al (see LP 16:29) ...

Edinburgh - Page 576
Robert Adenis et al of the township of Edinburgh (see LP 35:49). Order on petition of Corn's Tymonse and 89 others (see LP 35:59). ...

Bristol - Page 193
Warrant to Lancaster Syms for Bristol stones to the fort. Orders on petitions: by Jacob Rutsen (see A". 3".

Burlington, NJ - Page 150
177 23 Warrants: to John Riggs for his trouble in,, escorting pirate prisoners from Burlington, NJ to New York (see NY col. mss, 43:178); ...

St Louis - Page 396
col. mss, 79:38); from missionaries at the falls of St Louis (see AT. Y. col. mss, 79:37, 38). Petitions received from inhabitants of Schenectady (see ...

Waterbury, Ct - Page 402
Walton and Gerard Walton (see LP 16:20): of Arab, Ward of Waterbury, Ct. et al (see LP 16:^9): of Zachariah Hawkins of Derby, Ct. et al (see LP 16:29) ...

Johnstown - Page 502
Jones attended the sessions of the court at Johnstown. Tryon county (see Ar. Y. col. mss, 100:146). Gen. Gage refuses to send troops against the New ...

Dover, NY - Page 370
Shirley about counterfeiters living at Dover, NY 311 23 Propositions made to the six nations and their allies, the Oghquages, Toataghreghroones and ...

Annapolis, Md - Page 415
Gov. de Lancey intends to go to Annapolis, Md. in obedi-ence to orders from Sir Thos. Robinson (see NY col. HISS. 80:48). Orders sent to the colonels ...

Norwich - Page 565
to Joseph Smalley for Norwich; to Jonathan Grout for Lunenbtirgh; to Amos Babcock for Andover; to Israel Putnam for Pomfret (see LP 30:123; 31:48). ...

Fullerton - Page 245
Hunt vs Fullerton. 64 Feb. 14 Orders on petitions: by Henry Swift (see NY col. mss, 57:80, 82); by John van Home and Evert Duycking (see A'. ...

Lyon - Page 238
509 13 Palatines arrived in the ship Lyon to be examined by Doctors Law, Moone and Garran and quarantined on Nut- ...

Newport, RI - Page 36
mss, 31:124); of John Williams of Newport, RI con-cerning No Mans Land, or Island of Man; of widow Maria van Rensselaer, Henrick van Nesse, ...

Aken - Page 259
Petition of Maudlin Rosencrans and Mariane van Aken (see LP 6:125) referred. Petition of Servas Feeraboom (see LP 6:123-24) granted. ...

Bloomingdale - Page 556
Yates et al of the town-ship of Bloomingdale (see LP 27:146); of Samuel Bayard jr et al of the township of Jamaica (see LP 27:147); of Lambert Moore ...

Smithtown - Page 427
Elbert. wife and 5 children to South-ampton; Francis Conimo, wife and 8 children to Brook- haven: Peter Loe. wife and 3 children to Smithtown; ...

New Orleans - Page 347
governor of New Orleans. Opinion of council is not to re-duce the Oswego garrison. Petition of Joseph Sackett jr (see LP 14:6) rejected. ...

Deventer - Page 41
15 Mr van Clyffe and Mr Stautenburgh to have letters of ad-ministration under the will of Dirick Jans van Deventer (see NY col. mss, 31:154). ...

Tunis - Page 314
Petitions referred: of Tunis van Sleyck and Peter Lodowick (see LP 10:178); of Hartman Win- decker, Coenrat Contreman and Caspar Leyp (see LP n:i); ...

Velsen - Page 69
Order on a petition of Barent Vempe, Sanders Glenn and Johannes Glenn sons- in-law of Snert Teunissen van Velsen killed at Schenec- tady for land. ...

Lancaster - Page 642
391 ; claim to Staten Island, u'; coming from Lancaster. 463*: conference with Peter Schuyler, 75'; coopera-tion with against Canada, 65"; ...

Mamaroneck - Page 664
Momoroneck. see Mamaroneck. Mompesson, Martha, 258% ?59*. Mompesson, Pinhorne, 246'. 247'. Mitchell, Viner. 518'. Mitchell, William. 385'. 5364. ...

Marseilles - Page 660
Marschalck, Andrew, 305', 537'. Marschalck, Francis, 537'. Marschalk, John, 428'. 15'; complaint, 16'; report on Mr. Marseilles, 370".

Lansing - Page 651
Lansing. Abraham, jr. 343*. Lansingh, Francis, 404'. 404*. Lansingh. Gerardus, 405', 406". Lansingh [Lansing]. Garrit Abra-ham [Gerrit Abramsel. ...

Nottingham - Page 672
Nostra Seiiora de Guadalupe (ship), Nottingham, lord, 67', 69", 189". Nottingham, Thomas. 328*. 449*. Nottingham, William, 173', 179', 184', 432". ...

Melle - Page 601
Sec also Melle. Casperson [Caspers], Isaac, 121', 125',. 134', Mi', I954- Cassee, John, 127*. Chadaine [Chadeague], John, 178". ...

Sunderland - Page 699
Sunderland. Peleg. 500'. Superbe (ship), 348°, 350". Sundcrland. William, 231', 232', 232*. Surinam [Surinheimj, 230', 341", 355'. ...

Don Carlos - Page 331
Depositions of Abr'm Kipp master of the sloop Don Carlos, of David Griffith master of the sloop Jacob, of Lewis Thibon. of John Lush master of the ...

Surinam - Page 357
Clearances granted for the brigantine Anne, John Stalberry master, to St Christophers; sloop Mary, John Theobald master, to Surinam; ship William, ...

Hobart - Page 636
Hobart [Hobard. Hobbard, Hob-bart, Hubbard, Hubbart, Hub- bertl, Josiah, 39°: letter from, 41*; subpoenaed. 51'; in case of sloop Brothers' adventure, ...

Nanning - Page 633
Harmensen [Harmen, Harmense, Harmesen, Harmsen], Nanning, 54s; warrants, 94', 178*, 187', 201*, 204s, 212", 212", 214'; petitions, 190', 199", 202", ...