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Albany,
City and capital of the State of New York; the oldest existing town within the domain of the original thirteen States; was first settled by Dutch traders in 1614, who built a trading-house on Castle Island, a little below the site of Albany, and eight years afterwards Fort Orange was built on that site.
The settlement was called Fort Orange at first, then Beverswyck, and after the Province of New Netherland passed into the possession of the English it was called Albany, the second title of Duke James, afterwards James II.
of England.
Albany is yet full of the descendants of its early settlers, and has a large present importance by reason of its trade relations with the Western and Southern States, promoted by its exceptional shipping facilities by river, railroad, and canal.
In 1890 the population was 93,313; in 1900, 94,151.
Albany is especially noted in history because of the colonial conventions held there.
The following is a synopsis of their most important t
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Benson , Egbert , 1746 -1833 (search)
Benson, Egbert, 1746-1833
Jurist; born in New York City, June 21, 1746; was graduated at King's College (now Columbia University) in 1765; took an active part in political events preliminary to the war for independence; was a member of the Committee of Safety, and, in 1777, was appointed the first attorney-general of the State of New York.
He was also a member of the first State legislature.
He was a member of the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1789, and of the new Congress from 1789 to 1793, also from 1813 to 1815.
From 1789 to 1802, he was a regent of the New York University, judge of the Supreme Court of New York (1794-1801), and of the United States Circuit Court.
He was the first president of the New York Historical Society. Judge Benson was the author of a Vindication of the captors of Major Andre;, and a Memoir on Dutch names of places.
He died in Jamaica, Long Island, Aug. 24, 1833.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Democracy in New Netherland. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Esopus War, the. (search)
Esopus War, the.
There had been a massacre by the Indians of Dutch settiers at Esopus (now Kingston, N. Y.) in 1655.
The settlers had fled to Manhattan for security, but had been persuaded by Stuyvesant to return to their farms, where they built a compact village for mutual protection.
Unfortunately, some Indians, who had been helping the Dutch in their harvests in the summer of 1658, became noisy in a drunken rout, and were fired upon by the villagers.
This outrage caused fearful retaliation.
The Indians desolated the farms, and murdered the people in isolated houses.
The Dutch put forth their strength to oppose the barbarians, and the Esopus War continued until 1664 intermittingly.
Some Indians, taken prisoners, were sent to Curacoa and sold as slaves.
The anger of the Esopus Indians was aroused, and, in 1663, the village of Wiltwyck, as the Esopus village was called, was almost totally destroyed.
Stuyvesant was there at the time, holding a conference with the Indians
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Evertsen , Cornelis , 1673 - (search)
Evertsen, Cornelis, 1673-
Naval officer; born in Zealand.
In 1673 he was despatched against the English colonies in America.
He captured or destroyed a large number of ships from Virginia to Staten Island, where he arrived on Aug. 7.
He demanded the surrender of New York City, and the next day, Aug. 8, he landed 600 men, to whom the fort was surrendered, the British garrison being allowed to march out with the honors of war. He renamed the city New Orange and reorganized the government upon the old Dutch lines, and after proclaiming Captain Colve governor he sailed for Holland.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Federal Union , the John Fiske (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Haldeman , Samuel Stehman 1812 - (search)