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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Netherland. (search)
nce was changed to New York. In 1673, the English and Dutch were again at war. A Surrender of Fort Amsterdam. Dutch squadron, after capturing many English trading vessels returning from Virginia, appeared before New York. The governor, Francis Lovelace, was absent in Connecticut, and Col. John Manning was in command of the renamed Fort James. English despotism had weakened the allegiance of the inhabitants of the city, who were mostly Dutch, and who found that their expectations of enjoyiirtually reconquered when the summons to surrender was made. When Manning beat the drums for volunteers to defend the town, few came, and those not as friends, for they spiked the cannon in front of the statehouse. Manning sent a messenger for Lovelace; and when the Dutch ships came up and fired broadsides upon the fort, he returned the fire, and shot the enemy's flag-ship through and through. Then 600 soldiers landed on the shores of the Hudson above the town, where they were joined by 400 D
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York City (search)
York, State of. After the capture of New Netherland by the English, and the name of the province as well as the capital (New Amsterdam) was changed to New York, and all the arrangements had been made for a municipal government under English laws, Thomas Willett was appointed the first mayor, in June, 1665, while the sheriff (Schout) and a majority of the new board of aldermen (burgomasters) were Dutch. Willett was much esteemed by all the people of both nationalities. In 1667 Gov. Francis Lovelace, as a means of raising a revenue, imposed a duty of 10 per cent. upon all imports and exports. This was done upon the sole New York in 1665. authority of the Duke of York, and was a revival of the duty formerly levied by the Dutch. Eight towns on Long Island protested against taxes being levied by the governor and council of the province without the royal authority. This protest was publicly burned by the common hangman, and the inhabitants who had consented to the overthrow of
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, State of (search)
restricting the proportionate representation of New York and Kings counties. Population in 1890, 5,997,853; in 1900, 7,268,012. See United States, New York, in vol. IX. governors of New York. Under the Dutch. Name.Term. Cornelius Jacobsen May 1624 William Verhulst1625 Peter MinuitMay 4, 1626 to 1633 Wouter Van Twiller April, 1633 to 1638 William KieftMarch 28, 1638 to 1647 Peter Stuyvesant May 11, 1647 to 1664 Under the English. Richard NicollsSept. 8, 1664 to 1668 Francis LovelaceAug. 17, 1668to 1673 Dutch resumed. Anthony Colve1673 to 1674 English resumed. Edmund AndrosNov. 10, 1674 to 1683 Thomas DonganAug. 27, 1683 1688 Francis Nicholson.1688 to 1689 Jacob LeislerJune 3, 1689to 1691 Henry SloughterMarch 19, 1691 Richard IngoldsbyJuly 26, 1691 1692 Benjamin FletcherAug. 30, 1692 1698 Richard, Earl Bellomont1698 1701 John Nanfan 1701 to 1702 Lord CornburyMay 3, 1702 to 1708 John, Lord Lovelace Dec. 18, 1708 to 1709 Richard IngoldsbyMay 9, 1709
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Nicolls, Sir Richard 1624-1672 (search)
Nicolls, Sir Richard 1624-1672 Royal governor; born in Ampthill, England, in 1624; was one of the royal commissioners to inquire into the state of the English-American colonies, and to seize the province of New Netherland (q. v.). Nicolls conducted the administration of affairs both in New York and New Jersey with prudence and moderation; resigned the government of New Jersey to Carteret in 1666, and was succeeded in the government of New York in 1667 by Colonel Lovelace. He died at sea, May 28, 1672.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
1665 Race-course at Hempstead, L. I., selected by Governor Nicolls and named New market ......May, 1665 Holland urgently demands the restoration of New Netherland......1665 Ralph Hill and his wife Mary arrested for witchcraft and sorcery, but the jury found nothing considerable against them ......1665 Peter Stuyvesant returns to New York......October, 1667 Governor Nicolls relieved at his own request......1667 Governor Nicolls leaves New York......Aug. 17, 1668 Col. Francis Lovelace governor......Aug. 28, 1668 Staten Island adjudged to New York......1668 Twenty whales captured in New York Harbor during spring of......1669 Name Kingston given to Esopus......Sept. 25, 1669 La Salle, Dollier, and Galinee explore lakes Ontario and Erie; possession taken for France......1669 Staten Island purchased from the Indians......April 13, 1670 Katherine Harrison, widow, banished from Weathersfield, Conn., for witchcraft, comes to Westchester. Citizens compl
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Van Cortlandt, Oliver Stevense 1600-1684 (search)
; was appointed mayor (burgomaster) of New Amsterdam in 1654; and held that office almost without interruption till 1664, when New Amsterdam was surrendered to the British. He was then appointed by Governor Stuyvesant one of the commissioners to arrange a settlement with the British. In 1663 he took a prominent part in settling the Connecticut boundary dispute, and in 1664 in settling the claims of Capt. John Scott to Long Island, and also held trusts under the English governors Nicholls, Lovelace, and Dongan. He died in New York, April 4, 1684. His son, Jacob, born in New York City, July 7, 1658, was a member of the first three William and Mary assemblies, was again a member in 1702-9 and 1710-15; and was mayor of his native city in 1719. He was a large land-holder and one of the most prominent men of his time. His estate of 800 acres at Yonkers was bought by New York City from his descendants, to whom it had continuously passed, and was thrown into the new Van Cortlandt Par