THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL

SOCIETY

THE JOHN WATTS DEPEYSTER

PUBLICATION FUND

XLIX

COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATIONS

GERARD BEEKMAN

R. HORACE GALLATIN

ROBERT H. KELBY

COLLECTIONS

OF

THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

FOR THE YEAR

1916.

THE JOHN WATTS DEPEYSTER
PUBLICATION FUND SERIES

NEW YORK:
PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY

MDCCCCXVI

OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY, 1916.

PRESIDENT,

JOHN ABEEL WEEKES.

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT,

WILLIAM MILLIGAN SLOANE.

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT,

WALTER LISPENARD SUYDAM.

THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT,

GERARD BEEKMAN.

FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT,

FRANCIS ROBERT SCHELL.

FOREIGN CORRESPONDING SECRETARY,
ARCHER MILTON HUNTINGTON.

DOMESTIC CORRESPONDING SECRETARY,

JAMES BENEDICT.

RECORDING SECRETARY,

FANCHER NICOLL.

TREASURER,

FREDERIC DELANO WEEKES.

LIBRARIAN,

ROBERT HENDRE KELBY.