Annals and occurrences of New York City and State, in the olden time; being a collection of memoirs, anecdotes, and incidents, etc

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ANNALS AND OCCURRENCES OF NEW YORK CITY AND STATE, IN THE OLDEN TIME; BEING A COLLECTION OF MEMOIRS, ANECDOTES, AND INCIDENTS CONCERNING THE CITY, COUNTRY, AND INHABITANTS, FROM THE DAYS OF THE FOUNDERS. INTENDED TO preserve the recollections of oldest time, and to exhibit SOCIETY IN ITS CHANGES OF MANNERS AND CUSTOMS, AND THE CITY AND COUNTRY IN THEIR LOCAL CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS. IN TWO BOOKS — ONE VOLUME OCTAVO, EMBELLISHED WITH PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATIONS. " Oh ! dear is a tale of the olden time !" Sequari vestigia rerum. BY JOHN F. WATSON, AUTHOR OF THE ANNALS OF PHILADELPHIA, AND MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK, AND MASSACHUSETTS. PHILADELPHIA: HENRY F. ANNERS, CHESNUT STREET. 1846. Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1846, by J. F. WATSON, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. GEORGE CHARLES, STEREOTYPER, ) „ > NO. 9 GEORGE ST. PHILADELPHIA. KING AND HAIHD, PRINTERS, $