[19] The West Riding was composed of the towns of Brooklyn, Bushwick, Flatbush, Flatlands, New-Utrecht, and Gravesend, together with Staten-Island and Newtown.
[20] At the same period, the salary of the clerk of the county was L10. per annum.
[21] This minister died in the month of June, 1676.
[22] This minister was naturalized in the Court of Sessions for Kings County, November 8, 1715.
[23] This office was held by George S. Wise, Jun, Esq. until his death in November, 1824.
[24] Governor Nicolls in a letter to the Duke of York, November, 1665, informed him “that such is the mean condition of this town, (New-York) that not one soldier to this day has lain in sheets, or upon any other bed than canvass and straw.
1678, New-York contained 343 houses, and 3430 inhabitants; and there were owned in the City, three ships, eight sloops and seven boats.
1686. The City of New-York contained 594 houses, and 6000 inhabitants; and there were owned in it, 10 three masted vessels of between 80 and 100 tons; 3 ketches, or barques, of about 40 tons; and about 20 sloops, of 25 tons. In the same year, the militia of the colony consisted of 4000 foot, 300 horse, and one company of dragoons.
1696. There were owned in the city of New-York, 40 ships, 62 sloops, and 62 boats.
In 1697, the population of New-York has considerably decreased, from what it was in 1686; the census taken this year was as follows: