Land in difference between A. Cor-
nelius and S. Peters to be surveyed,

I: 202.

Land in Montgomerie Ward (granted
B. Beck), ordered laid out, 5:57; pe-
tition of J. Bogert for, referred, 122;
given by B. Blagg and others for a
street, 6: 262-3.

Land, in Out Ward, Forty acres of,
to be leased to T. Coddrington, 2:
264; sixty acres leased as bounded
for twenty-one years, 273-4; same
leased to Margaret Coddington, 3:
401-2; lease expired and land re-
claimed, 473; land to be leased to
James Jump, 3: 226; committee on
encroachments on city lands, 369,
392, 420; petition of Thomas De Kay
for defence in possession of, 4: 185-
6; near Harlem line sold to J. Dekey,
206, 234; surety of, ordered, 250; re-
port with recommendations, 253-4;
payments in settlement of claims,
258-9; committee on claim of N.
Courtrecht, 379, 409; counsel fees in
suit, 411; report on and payment in
settlement, 432; of A. Delametre
near Saw Kill ordered surveyed,
455; eastward of Turtle Bay run or-
dered surveyed, 455; committee on
land desired by Capt. P. Warren, 5:
92; ordered surveyed, 124; report of
committee with conditions of grant
in consideration of valuable services,
125-6; granted, 126; chart of, ap-
proved and draft of grant ordered,
144; approved and executed, 148;
committee on re-survey, 254; com-
mittee on lines between lands of the
city and J. Duyckman, 323; com-
mittee to run lines of A. Benson and
J. Duyckman, 367; report, 370-1;
committee to survey, 371; acre and
a half of, leased to Abraham Mills,
408, 414, 432-3; same ordered trans-
ferred to James Mills, 461; lease
executed, 467; leave to assign lease
granted, 6:4; request for more land
granted to James Mills, 244; 7:214;
committee on, slip of, near Benj.
Nicoll's, 6: 149; granted and or-
dered surveyed, 168; survey of, with
statements, by committee on en-
croachments, 198-202; report favor-
ing ejectment of Dennis Hicks, 201;
depredations by D. Povoost on land
leased to M. McGuire, 201; queries
as to disposition of, 202; committee
to lease vacancies taken up by en-
croachers, 202; house and four or
five acres of, near lands of J. Haynes,
leased to J. Webbers, 208-9.

323

Land in South Ward, Strip of, granted
to Thomas Randle, 7: 59.
Land leased to John Wood, 4:67; or-
dered surveyed, 69; to Jockhem
Anderson, 68; to M. Van Evere, re-
ferred to a committee, 5: 315; to be
surveyed, 322; lease executed, 339.
Land near the Dock, ordered surveyed
into lots, I: 195-6; committee to ex-
amine and lay out street through,
196; near land of W. Beekman and
Mr. Sydenham at the Bowery, or-
dered sold, 2:122; near H. Corday
near Inclaomberg ordered sold, 122;
acre of swamp ground let to H. Cor-
day, 124; conditions, 126; near the
common and windmill of Jasper
Nessepot ordered surveyed, 3: 335.
Land next the water side, Wharves on,
to be completed, I: 225, 227, 230;
further time allowed, 234, 235, 249,
251.

Land nigh the Borce, Petition of A.
Cornelison for, referred, I : 264.
Land of G. Vaninburgh corner of
Bridge Street ordered surveyed, 3:
61.

Land of Johannes Van Zandt, Com-
mittee on division line of, 5: 223,
230, 401; encroachment of, on city
lands, 264; release from P. Min-
thorne and S. Beekman to J. Van
Zandt of a lot of land, 302-3; action
of ejectment ordered brought, 304;
clerk ordered to prepare lease of, to
J. Myer, 317; fee to attorney in
action of trespass, 363.

Land of O. De Lancey at Blooming-
dale, see Bloomingdale.

Land on Hudson's River from lot of
J. Callcutt granted for the building
of a wharf, 3: 89-90; grant executed,
93; on west side of Broadway to low
water mark granted, 297, 305, 311,
319; terms of grants, 320; committee
to lay out and dispose of, 475-6; re-
port, 486-7; two streets with wharves
and slips ordered laid out, 487-8;
committee to sell and lease, 488; 4:
167-8; notice of sale of, 190-I.
Land on King's Road, Petition of I.
de Lamater for grant of, rejected, 6:
49-50.

Land on north side of Teunis Ides
ordered surveyed and sold, 2: 122;
two hundred acres to be sold, 125;
sold to John Miseroll, Jr., 128; or-
dered surveyed, 128; transferred to
J. Dekey, 147-8; bills from J. Dekey
in part payment, 148.
Land on west side of the Dock, Com-
mittee to level vacant, 3: 62-3; agree-

Land (continued)-

ment made, 66; payment for, 71, 80;
ground between Whitehall and, to
be levelled, 109; payment for, 113;
laborers to keep level, 118, 141; chart
of vacant land ordered, 120; warrant
for levelling, 137; paid for, 198; J.
Jansen to keep land levelled, 201-2;
chart of vacant land ordered, 216;
warrant for levelling, 224; committee
on selling lots, 4: 48, 60, 64; on lay-
ing out streets, 66; to be sold at
auction, 130; conditions of sale, 134-
5; sale, 137-8; grants executed, 140;
for engrossing grants, 140; survey-
ing, 141; auctioneer, 141.
Land on west side of weigh-house and
great dock, to be laid out in lots, 3:
341; ten lots to be let, 343; petition
against letting, 345; answer of city,
345; withdrawn, 346; answer pre-
sented to Governor, 347-50; paid for
surveying, 359; committee on im-
provement of, 418.

Land, Parcels of, ordered surveyed for
sale to meet building expenses of
City Hall and ferry-house, 2: 122;
sale of two hundred acres ordered,
125; cost of surveying, 125, 129; sold
to John Miseroll, 128; mayor to exe-
cute grant for, 128; transferred to
Jacob Dekey, 147-8.

Land patented to John Minthorne,

north of Fresh Water, Release to
city, by J. Kingston and others, of
rights and interests in; streets laid
out in, 6: 321 .

Land, Petition of purchasers of,
bounded by Dock Street, for longer
time for finishing wharf, granted,
I: 234; petition of W. Caverly for,
between rear of his lot and Water
Street, 7: 395; granted, 398; lease
ordered signed, 400-1.

Land, Piece of, west of John Horne's

lot near Crommeshe, granted to
Sarah Van Arnam for life, 3: 117.
Land, Fower to purchase, lay out and
sell, 1: 303-4.

Land, strip of, near to Fresh Water,
Petition of C. Bancker for, referred,
4: 140-1.

Land to be gained out of the rivers,
Petition for grant of, 3: 221, 222,
271-2, 274-7.

Land, Vacant, convenient to build on,
may be valued and sold, I: II; com-
plaint about, 14; committee of ap-
praisal named, 14-15; to be valued
at beaver-pay, 15; to be built on or
be sold, 19; how to be disposed of,
19; to low water mark, wanted con-

Land (continued) —

firmed to the city, 160; committee
to report on, 185; piece of, granted
to Dutch Reformed Church, for a
church, 260; waste and vacant,
granted to city by Dongan Charter,
293.

Land west of Custom House bridge,
Petition for leave to sell, 1:391;
read and approved, 392; presented,
393; to be leveled, 3:61-2; ordered
surveyed, 120. See also Lands, Lot,
Water lot.

Landholders whose leases have ex-
pired, 4:66-8.

Landing-places for ferries, selected, 8:
6-7; committee on, 15; report, 22;
ordered made at Coenties Slip and
Long Bridge, 22.

See

Landlords to allow payment of ar-
rears of taxation on rent, 1: 151.
Land-mark stones, Paid for, 8: 69.
Lands and commons, City's right to,
to low water mark, 3:42, 221.
Lands in exchange for negro burying-
place, Petition of J. Teller and
others for, referred, 5: 416.
also Land, Lots, Water lots.
Landstrat, see Langstraet.
Lane, Elizabeth, Petition of, for water
lot, referred, 6:411; grant to,
ordered delivered, 421; petition of,
et al., for water lots, referred, 426-7;
committee appointed to treat with,
437.

Lane, Hon. Henry, merchant, Petition
signed by, et al., that unmarketable
flour be kept out of city, 4: 169-70;
present in Council, 275, 347; elected
an assessor, Dock Ward, 5: 154; or-
dered to reimburse B. Skaats for lost
scow, 269; goes security for ferry
lessee, 310.

Lane, Samuel, cordwainer, sworn a
freeman, 5: 336.

Lane, Dr., Residence of, 1:56.
Langdyke (Langedyck, Longodick),
John Johnson (Janssen), listed a
city creditor, 1:44; property of,
taxed, 55, 56; in dockage arrears,
128.

Langedyck, see Langdyke.
Langestraete (Langestreet, Langstrait-
on, Longstraighton), John, taxed for
new dock, I: 36; listed city creditor,
45; property of, taxed, 58.
Langestraete, John Janssen, listed a
city creditor, I: 43.
Langestreet, see Langestraete.
Langley,
widow, ordered pro-

vided for, I: 230.

Langstradt, see Langstraet.

Langstraet (Landstrat, Langstradt,
Langstraitt, Langstrawe, Langstrout,
Longstraet, Longstreet), John, car-
man, discharged, 1: 64; readmitted,
65; named and appointed carman
again, 73; discharged, 146; accounts
of, allowed, 205, 206; named carman
and chosen a captain of carmen, 218,
245; listed voter, East Ward, 2:
174, 178.

Langstraiton, see Langestraete.
Langstraitt, see Langstraet.
Langstrawe, see Langstraet.
Langstrout, see Langstraet.
Lansing, John G., Petition of, et al.,
for aid to widen alley, 5:475-6;
elected assistant, Dock Ward, 6:
222; sworn, 226; asks aid of board
toward new well, 253; ordered paid
for services, 254; re-elected assist-
ant, 265; sworn, 267; on committee
to buy lamps and posts, 278; on com-
mittee to erect public lamps, 283;
ordered reimbursed, 287, 294; re-
elected assistant, 303; sworn, 306;
ordered to pay for lighting city, 309;
on committee to estimate cost of
watch and lighting, 311; on commit
tee to repair City Hall, 314; ordered
to pay for lighting, 318; on commit-
tee to enlarge market, 324; ordered
reimbursed, 327, 329; removes to
Albany, 330; ordered paid for im-
provements, 333; elected assessor, 7:

34.

Lantern for bellmen, 3: 224.
Lanterns to be hung out on poles in

front of every seventh house, 2:23.
Lanyon, John, elected constable, North
Ward, 3:393; sworn, 396.
Laquere, see Lequier.

Larkin, James, ordered to surrender
market-house key, I: 192.
Laroux (Larow, Le Roux, Leroux),
Bartholomew, elected constable,
West Ward, I: 237; absent, 239;
sworn, 249; elected an assessor, 2:
55; election of, contested, 56; an-
nulled, 60; ordered to inspect con-
tested election returns, 59; reports,
60; elected collector, 88; listed voter,
168, 170; elected assistant, West
Ward, 202; sworn, 204; on commit-
tee to appoint bellmen, 207; reports,
209-10; on committee to inspect dis-
puted East Ward returns, 208; re-
ports, 211; re-elected assistant, 239;
sworn, 241; elected an assessor, West
Ward, 329; again elected assistant,
West Ward, 361, 383, 416, 449; 3:
15; sworn, 2: 386, 421, 451; 3: 17; ill
on date of swearing in, 2:363; on

charged to, 8: 129.

Cost of paving

Laroux, see also Le Roux.

Lary, John, elected a constable, West
Ward, 5:347; sworn, 351.
Lashar, see Lasher.

Lasher, Frederick, elected collector
and constable, 6:431; legality of
double election of, denied, 432-3; re-
elected collector and constable, 7:34,
82, 127, 183, 230, 317, 378, 447; 8:56;
sworn, 7:41, 86, 132, 189, 237, 321,
383, 450; 8: 60.

Lasher (Lashar), John, elected col-
lector, South Ward, 4:219, 386.
Lasher (Lusher), John, elected a col-
lector, South Ward, 5:28; elected
constable, 98; sworn, 103; land
granted to, et al., as Presbyterian
trustees, for church, 7:12; elected
an assessor, South Ward, 34; ac-
count of, ordered paid, 441; ordered
paid for land bought of church, 8:2.
Lashly, John, House of, 4: 427.
Latanier,
listed voter, West
Ward, 2 168, 170.
Latham, Beverley, ordered to stop en-
croachments on Queen St., 3:42.
Latham, Daniel, listed voter, East
Ward, 2: 173, 176.

Latham, Daniel, shipwright, et al., sur-

render land for street, 6:262-3.
Latham, John, Petition of, for water
lot, referred, 5: 227; allusion show-
ing grant was made to, 328; grant
to, 337; conditions of grant of lot
to, 363; house of, 7: 246, 275.
Latham, Joseph, Encroachments of, on
Queen Street, ordered investigated,
3: 206; elected constable, East Ward,
declines to serve; fined, 214-15;
elected constable, Montgomerie
Ward, 4:44.

Latham, Joseph, shipwright, et al., sur-
render land for street, 6: 262-3.
Laton, see Latou.

Latou (Laton), John, elected an as-
sessor, West Ward, 4: 153.
Latou (Laton), William, elected an
assessor, West Ward, 4:346; re-
elected, 386, 441, 468.

Lattouch,

security for ferry
lessee, 5:76. Probably

Letouche.

Laurance, see Lawrence.

also

Laurau, Andrew, listed voter, East
Ward, 2: 173, 176.
Laureen, see Lawrier.

Laurence, see Lawrence.
Laurens, see Lawrence.
Laurier, see Lawrier.

Law, Andrew, appointed dock master,
3:444; to collect outstanding debts,
472-3; ordered to remove wrecks,
etc., 477; awarded lease of dock and
slips, 4: 248; to be supported by cor-
poration in law suits, 314; ordered
to pay dock rent arrears, 358; di-
rected to carry action to Supreme
Court, 409-10; owes corporation, 416;
dock lease to, expires, 421; deceased,
467.

Law, Andrew, Jr., elected collector,
East Ward, 3:355; re-elected, 374,
394; amount received from estate of,
reported, 4: 249.

Law, Henry, ordered to distribute
money, etc., to sufferers from fire,

7:211.

Law charges paid to Wm. Smith, 4:
492.

Law, to repeal clause of Law for regu-
lating public markets, 5: 259-60; to
repeal part of Law relating to mak-
ing of freemen, 284; 7: 147; licens-
ing hawkers and peddlers to sell in
public markets, repealed, 5:292; in
addition to a Law for regulating
guagers, packers and cullers, 6: 239-
41; to ascertain the size of apple
barrels and the weight of onions,
257-8; to amend the Law to ascer-
tain the size of carts and regulate
the sale of firewood, 7: 147-8; to
alter the Law to amend, 156-7.
Lawrance, see Lawrence.

Lawrence (Laurance, Laurence, Lau-
rens, Lawrance, Lawrensen, Low-
rance), Daniel, appointed a public
measurer, 5: 135; elected collector,
Montgomerie Ward, 154; elected a
constable, 178; appointed high con-
stable, 179; sworn, 181.

Lawrence, Henry, elected a constable,

South Ward, 5:28; appointed high
constable, 29; sworn, 34; elected an
assessor, South Ward, 128; re-
elected, 153.

Lawrence, James, appointed a fireman,
7: 144.

Lawrence, Hon. John, Mention of his
appointment as deputy mayor, 8: 145;
on surveying committee, I: 14,
15; taxed for new dock, 32;
taxed on property, 50 (twice); ex-
amined in regard to his deposition
before John Lewin, 88; appointed an
alderman, 8: 148; signs address to
mayor and aldermen, I: 114; chosen

a

common councilman; on public

Lawrence (continued)-

works committee, 120; signs report,
126; on committee to confer with
Gov. Dongan on city right to grant
licenses and collect bridge-money,
121; report of, acted on, 132; ordered
to present petitions to Gov. Dongan,
143; on committee to draft statement
about bolting flour, 148; on commit-
tee to act for corporation when Com-
mon Council not in session, 155;
elected alderman, 157; on committee
to examine assessors' estimates, 168;
again elected alderman (East Ward),
191; on committee to sell lots, 193-4;
reports election returns, 204; salary
of, as assemblyman, allowed, 205; ac-
count of, allowed, 206; mention of
appointment of, as mayor, 8:149;
first sits as mayor, I: 213; order of,
to hold elections, 214; on committee
to renew weigh-house petition to
Council, 233; on committee to peti-
tion Governor, 236; claim of, to land,
disallowed, 262; present in Council,
283, 347; testifies how long land be-
fore house of J. Van Brugh had been
uninclosed, 319; accepts terms of sale
of land to be surveyed, 362; directed
to hand over balance due city, 395;
copy of Gov. Nicolls' commission ap-
pointing him alderman (1665), 2:53.
Lawrence, John, Jr., [2d,] swears al-
legiance to the crown, I: 12.
Lawrence, John, [3d.] elected assessor,
Dock Ward, 6:222; elected alder-
man, 264; sworn, 267; appointed to
committees vice alderman Van
Horne, 268; ordered reimbursed,
290, 295; to distribute corporation re-
lief to English exiles, 297; amount
ordered paid to, therefor, 297-8; re-
elected alderman, 303; sworn, 306;
ordered reimbursed, 308; on commit-
tee to estimate cost of watch and
lighting, 311; ordered reimbursed.
312-3; on committee to enlarge mar-
ket, 324;
on committee to pave
streets, 330; on committee to inves-
tigate encroachment, 343; re-elected
alderman, 346; sworn, 349; to pro-
cure sums on bonds, 369; reports
success, 372; on committee to con-
sider water lot petition, 378; petition
of, et al.. for liberty to renew ex-
isting leases, 379-85; referred, 380;
successor to, deceased, elected, 383.
Lawrence, John (Jonathan), elected an

assessor, West Ward, 6:345; ac-
count of, ordered paid, 7: 124; peti-
tion of, et cl., for rent allowance,
granted, 270; petition of, et al., for