The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-06-26
NEW YORK A HUNDRED YEARS
AGO.

A contemporary possesses q quaint
old book entitled Gaines Universal
Register. Or American and British Kali
euder for the year l7IG, Of which and
Of things appearing within its columns.
editorial mention is made as follows:
The fron,ispiece IS plan Of the city
Of New York. Broadway extended from
the Battery to the Park. one. quarter Of
a mile. What is nov the Bowery, is
designated on this map as Road to
Boston" The names of the streets are
not given, but the entire district now
comprising all the Wards above the
Sixth. was then unbuil,. and mostly
covered with clumps Of trees, knobs Of
sand. aLd w.tered by number OF
strea amlets running into East or North
rivers. The statistician informs us that
TIE so-called Province of New York"
contained 250. 900 souls that the city
numbered 42OO houses and 10000 in
habitants; that it was divided into
seven Wards NOW twenty four, and
that it was under the government OF a
Mayor. Recorder. seven Aldermen. and
seven assistants. The Mayor. Sheriff
and Aldermen were appointed annually
by the Governor. The Recorder had a
patent during pleasure. The Mayor.
his Deputy. Recorder. and Aldermen
were ex-oflicio Justices Of the Peace.
with power to hold Court of Record
once week. TO take cognizancs of all
civil causes. and Court Of General
Quarter Sessions Of the Peace.
The annual revenue Of the corpora
tiop amounted to the astounding sum
two thousand pounds. about the present
salaries of Mayor and Clerk White
head Hicks was then Mayor. and John
Watts. Jr. Recor ier; Ebenezer Haz-
ard was Postmaster. and DR. Benjamin
Franklin. Postmaster General. The
mails were made up at the New York
Post Office for Boston twice week. for
Philadelphia three times, aid for Al
bany once only every week There
va. t. monthly mail packet ship de-
spatched for England today liv"
steamships leave New York Tor Europr.
Rev. Isaac Kip was ,ne O. the ve-'ry-
men Of the Eyi c1pal CnurcI,. and X y
J,bn II Livingston. ID. d.. Minist f
the Reformed Dutch Church
The city Wards were designated a'
the Sou,h, West, Moth. East, Dock.
M"n;gom.ry aud Outward.
William Tyron was Govrnor aGi
Caiwalder Golden Lieutenant Cover
Tor. of New York.
The Province of Nex York oat,ide
the city contained no towns Of note
except Albany and tho borough Of
estches,er. lately included in the lew
The New York Chamber of Commerce
was founded as early as 1869 Isaac Low
being the first President. le Marine
Society was established the following
year. and its first President was Cap
tain Thomas Randall.
In l7T there were all told. but seven
Notaries In tbs city. one of whom was
the famous Lindley Murray. whose
grammars have been thumb worn by
many OF the venerable readers of this
article. Andrew Elliot was Collector
of His Majesty's Customs; Richard
Morris, Judge of the Court Of Admi-
ralty; Daniel Hcrsemauder, Chief Jus
tice of the Supreme Court; Robert 4.
Livingston, George ID. ludlow and
Thomas Jones, Assistant Justices; and
the Governor, was Chancellor of the
Court of Chancery.
George III had sat upon the throne
sixteen years when this volume was
issued, aud the total population Of the
various Provinces, as published at this
period Of his reign. is thus given: Mass
achuse:ts. 100000; New Hampshire,
| $50. 900; Rhode Island. 59.81S; Con-
necticut. 1872 ,OCO; New York, $50 900 ;
New Jersey. 10000; Pennsylvania
$50. 600 Maryland. $4,000; Virgins,
| CSC. 900; North Carolina, 30O, 900; South
Carolina. 225.CO4. Total. 3.0a6. SOS.
The following table of the Kings and
Queens Of England. as published in this
Register, may refresh the memories ol
both old and young students Of history
4. d. 1906 Norman Line-William
the Conqueror 1887, William Rufus
ll00. Henry !; 1875. Stephen. Saxon
Line Restored-1i52. Henry II; 1889,
Richard L; 1899. John I; 1916. Henry
III; 1872, Edward l; 1907. Edward II,
1899, Edward III; 1877. Richard IL,
Line of Lancaster, or the Red Rose -
1899. Henry "; 14l3. Henry V; l422,
Henry vi. Line of York, or the White
Rose-146l, Edward w 1883, Edward
V: 1883. Richard III, White and Red
Rose United, or the Line of Tudor -
14s5, Henry VII; 1900. Henry VIII ;
l54l. Edward VI; 1851. Mary l 1853,
Elizabeth. Union of the Crowns Of
England and Scotlsnd-16o3, James l /;
1925, Charles l 1860. Charles II ; 1885
James II; 1858, William III and Mary
II; 1902. Anne; l7l4, George 1; 1927,
George II; l760. George III; 1870,
| GEORGE ": 1880. William "; 1888,