The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-09
Meeting Of the Historical SecteSy.
PAPER ON THE HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK hAaKBT
BY THOMAS DnVOk.

Meeting or the Historical Sectesy.
PAPER ON THE HISTORY or THE NEW YORK MARKETS
BY THOMAS DsvOK.
The regular monthly meeting of .he New York HlStori'
cal Society took Place Tuesday evening in their nov
library building, OF Eleventh street aud Second
avenue-Luber Bradish, the President, in the char.
When tie usual preliminary business was disposed Of,
the President introduced Tnos. DxvoH VINO he SAID would
read paper that he had prepared on the history OF the
markets OF this city. M Devoe commenced his paper
by tracing the history OF the early settlement Of the city
by the Dutch In the Of the seventeenth
century. These early settlers gradually increased in
numbers until about the year l84o, when Governor
Keefe Was the chief officer Of the homo gov
eminent In the colony. From him tho people
nov required the establishment regular market
their accommodation. Al this time there company
Of merchants in Holland called the West India Company
This company bad stores in New York, which then
called New Amsterdam and, TO accommodate the nhabi
tsnts, arrangement effected which provided that
they would throw open . store Front Get, which
1t agreed that they should sell tner com
m0dities and the people to purchase according 70
resuAons o. .ne msxe. Amstesaem rms ~" as.
be reckoned the da of the establishment OF the nrst
market in this city. This was the only market that
existed until the year l647 when the people demanded OF
Gov S,uy vt sspt-who had replaced CIV Keetethe e.
tablshment Of regular mest market THIS was
HanSay was dsy .pponeS for ae d.y
This market located where the Bowling Green Ia
now md called the Broadway Market This con-
nued be the only regular market in the city until the
year 1885, when the people desired to have the day
which market hoio changed, we'll as another
market saoshed The why the people aired
the Gay on wn IN market was held TO altered
because preparations had to be made for market
the day preceding the market day, which was Sunday
The market vas, therefore, changed by Governor
Stuyvesant Saturday instead OF Monday aad another
market established in Whitehall street, near the
East river. The business OF the old market nov
fell
gone the market that the entire premises were
rented by the government TO butcher ia tho market
named Hans Kestc, for the yearly sum OF ono
pound. In the new market business was done every
day except Sunday, when it was prohibited by law
supposed TO have violated the Sunday law
enc occasion and being brought court she pleaded that
the Alleged violation took place before the ringing Of tho
nounce tho arrival Of Sunday week at certain
The argument OF the defendApt Ingenious and
hpaly led to ner acquitta (Lsugnter Mr. Dcvoe re
lated many incidents Illustrative or the manners and Gus
toms OF the New Workers. Of century He
spoke OF their costumes, and dweit especially on tns
strong wooden shoes that add emphasis 10 the
and the coats which used 70 grace the
proportions Of their athletic frames After contrasting
them with the crinones and generally fmsy dross aud
constitutions OF their present descendants Of tho Fifth
avenue excused himself for making the from
always recorded IN history sughsr The people Of the
present cay should be ashamed II they could have q
glance black to the industry Of their eahers upon the
profits Of whose industry they nov live in case aud
luxury then contrast their efforts with the ideness
which they themselves NOW i've (App!ause) In 1891
IL was ordered tba. the first old market should be de-
stroy ed because business then transacted in IT,
and II only regarded nuisance The author o:
paper went then show the and increase
Of business and population the city, and tho establish
ment OF other markets In different parts Of it. Most Of
these along the East river ssd in the neghbornood
OF Pearl street. Tho principal Of soem was the Fly
market, which continued to the year 1900, and
called from the marsh which situated which was
called Smiths Fly. This for many years including
those OF the Revolution the principal place Of business
in the city The market which established
10 Hanover square few years before the Revolution
place Of considerable business during tnat stormy
period During the year l776 good deal OF annoyance
given the people by the negro slaves large
Dor Of whom nployod about thus market Inc Ga
.ete which published At that ume contains maay
notices Of the abscondug Of individual ssves Who took
advantage OF the distracted state Of the coauty 70 effect
their escape After tracing the history OF various markets
which established different times, and which pass
ed away and replaced by busy streets or marble
Stores Mr. Devoe spoke Of the markets that exist Ut the
present day. Wash nson established 10 1913
70 replace one that before located 10 yesey
street: Centre market established 10 1877 and the
present building erected in 1924 Clinton market
flushed In 1879, and rompkins market established Ia
$780, Jefferson market established 10 1884, and Union
market 1885. The last market established In the cit
was the Harlem market, which was erected In lS&O.
After Mr.. Devoe hal concluded, II wss moved and una
nimousiy carried that the thanks OF the association b.
him for information which had been convey
Cd to them by the reading OF his paper.