Droilhiet (continued)-
elected assistant, 361; sworn, 363; on
committee to plan addition to great
dock, 378.
Drummond (Dumond), Robert, ap-
pointed a bellman, 2: 209; ordered
paid, 232; reappointed, 242; ordered
paid, 248, 260, 278, 281; reappointed,
291; ordered paid, 298; appointed
high constable, 3:17; reappointed,
45; does not serve, 48.
Drunkenness on the watch forbidden,
1:8, 9, 91, 93; of Indians, 25; not
allowed in public houses, 134.
Duane, Anthony, Esq., goes security

for ferry lessee, 3: 163, 167; elected
an assessor, East Ward, 478; petition
signed by, et al., to have unmarket-
able flour kept out of city, 4: 169-70;
elected a constable; appointed high
constable, 219; declared exempt,
223-4; goes security for ferry lessee,
409; on committee of College gov-
ernors to thank corporation for land
grant, 7: 248; voted to be asked to
act as counsel for corporation in Os-
wego market indictment, 260; de-
clines, 262; opinion of, asked in ques-
tion of double office holding, 383,
405; opinion of, reported, 399, 406.
Duane, James, Esq., Opinion of, et al.

in Hunters Quay case reported, 7:79.
Du Bois (De Boice, De Bois), Mat-
thias, elected constable, South Ward,
3:355; sworn, 357.

Du Bois, Walter, elected an assessor,
West Ward, 5: 378; re-elected, 417.
Du Bois, Wandel (Wendel), appointed

a fireman, East Ward, 7: 145; reap-
pointed, 258, 386.

Duces tecum, Writ of, served on the
Mayor, 2: 181; Council votes to dis-
regard, 182.

Ducking stool, ordered built on wharf

before Town House, 1:238, 253,
267; mending the, 384.
Dufeur (Defour, Dufour), Henry, Pe-
tition of, for damages sustained in
leveling Crown Street, referred, 7:
301; ordered compensated, 314, 377.
Dufeur, Teunis, elected a constable,
North Ward, 4:441; sworn, 445;
elected collector, Montgomerie Ward,
5: 464; elected a constable, 464; ex-
empt, 465.

Duffie, Duncan, on petition appointed
a public measurer, 6: 277.
Dufour, see Dufeur.

Dugan, John, public whipper, ordered
clothed at corporation expense, 6: 75;
ordered paid salary, 83, 92.

Dugdale, William, elected an assessor,
.Dock Ward, 3: 181; petition signed
by, to build house for rope making,
granted, 193; paid for "a line," etc.,
226; petition of, to extend rope walk,
granted, 288; proposal of, to build
powder house, 288-9; holds office of
sheriff, 317; reappointed high sheriff,
328-9; sworn, 329-30; reappointed,
356; reports jail breaking, 362; re-
appointed, 374; sworn, 375; ordered
paid for building gallows, 385; re-
appointed, 394; ordered to oversee
jail repairs, 406; reappointed, 416;
sworn, 422; ordered paid, per Act
of Assembly, 456.

Duke of York, governmental source of
authority in proprietary Province of
New York, I: I, 12.

Duke Street, F. Marschalk's report on
levelling of, approved and ordered
carried out, 7: 314-15.

Duly, John, elected a constable, Bow-
ery, 6: 391; ineligible, 395; successor
to, elected, 397.

Duncan, George, merchant, elected con-
stable, North Ward, refuses to serve,
2: 275-6; again elected, 4:347; ex-
empt, 351; as clerk of Assembly,
ordered paid for services, 5: 172.
Dungan, see Dongan.
Dunghills, near custom house bridge,
Paid for levelling, 3:41; ordered
levelled, 50; west of the dock to be
levelled, 3: 257, 318.

Dunks, John, elected constable, East
Ward, 3:394; incompetent to serve,
397.

Dunn, Cary, elected an assessor, North
Ward, 7: 317.

Dunn, John, elected collector, North
Ward, 3: 264.

Dunlap, John, elected constable, East

Ward, 3:15; absent at swearing-in,
17; land granted to, et al., as Pres-
byterian trustees, for church, 7:12.
Dunmore, Rt. Hon. John, Earl of, Cor-
poration address to, as Governor, 7:
239-40; freedom of corporation con-
ferred upon, 240; addresses pre-
sented to; reply from, 241; gold box
and entertainment to, ordered paid
for, 253; appointed governor of Vir-
ginia, 294.

Dunscomb, Daniel, cooper, produces
release of real estate, 6:321-2; pe-
tition of, for land, rejected, 7:61;
as public packer, ordered served with
copy of pork regulations, 209-10; ac-
count of, ordered paid, 362, 393.
Dunscomb, John, cooper, appointed a
fireman, North Ward, 4: 437-8; dis-

Dwight & Davis, Messrs., Account of,
ordered paid, 8:92.
Dychinck, see Duyckinck.
Dyckman, see Dikeman.

Dye of dyers and hatters not to be
poured in streets, 5: 120.

Dyer, John, elected constable, East
Ward, 3:263; sworn, 268; again
sworn, 294, 299.

Dyer (Dyre), Hon. Capt. William, as
member of Governor's Council, pres-
ent at sitting of mayor and aldermen,
I: 20; listed a city creditor, 46; prop-
erty of, taxed, 54, 62 (twice); action
on accounts of, deferred till his
arrival, 122; two accounts of, pro-
duced, 124; expense of passage of,
disallowed, 205; mention of his ap-
pointment as collector of revenue;
presides as mayor at Common Coun-
cil, 8: 145; commissioned mayor by
Gov. Andros, 146; reappointed by Lt.
Gov. Brockholls, 147, 148.
Dyre, see Dyer.

EAGAN, John, elected a constable,
Montgomerie Ward, 5: 418; sworn,

425.

Eagle brigantine, Passage money paid
to owners of, 3: 229.

Eagle(s), William, elected a constable,

South Ward, 4:275; sworn, 281;
ordered paid, 359; elected an as-
sessor, 441; elected collector, West
Ward, 5: 28, elected an assessor, 231;
appointed a fireman, 7:145; reap-
pointed, 257, 385.

Earl, Peter, Lot of, 7:219.
Earle, John, Account of, ordered paid,

6: 212; land assigned to, 333.
Earle, Morris, elected an assessor,
West Ward, 7: 126; sworn, 132; re-
elected, 183; appointed a fireman,
North Ward, 386.

Earnest, see Ernest.
Eastham, Edward, elected constable,
South Ward, 3: 264; appointed high
constable, 265; sworn, 268; granted
free license to sell liquor, 4: 471.
East Indies, Trade with, granted by
King James to East India Co. only,
1: 161-3.

East River, Lots fronting, from Bur-
ger's Path to Theobald's Slip to be
filled up and wharves built, 2: 325;
petition to G. Vanhorne and others
for riparian rights in, 3: 271-2; city's
counter-petition ordered prepared,
272; presented to Governor and
Council, 274-7; city to show cause,
278; recorder and counsel to defend
city's petition, 278-9; water lots on,

East River (continued)-

in rear of Mr. Peck's ground, to be
surveyed and encroachments on, re-
moved, 448, 470; promise of grant
on, to Van Horne, 4:25; petition of
residents of Dock Street for water
lots on, 173-4.

East Ward, Boundaries of, 1:112;
assessors of, ordered to return valua-
tion, 199; scrutiny of election for
alderman in, 2:56, 92; for a con-
stable, 91; committee to examine
poll of electors of, and make return
of the election, 58; original return
sustained, 58-9; western boundary
of, changed, 112-13; land on water
front in, sold to R. Sackett, 136, 142,
144; fraud charged in election re-
turn from, 153; scrutiny of election
of 1701 in, 171-8; poll list demanded
by mayor and refused, 171; list of
persons who voted and returns of
inspectors, 172-8; election of assessor
for, ordered, 251; tax deficiency of,
made good, 262; election of con-
'stables ordered in, 289, 351, 423; 3:
211, 215, 243; of collector, 269; of
constable, 295, 397, 431; of collector,
4:3; of constable, 72, 220, 232, 347,
351, 443, 470; 5: 179, 274, 352, 358;
election of alderman in, 365; of con-
stable, 383; 6:37, 69, 71; of collector,
176, 178; of constable, 226, 229, 242,
350; of collector, 7: 19; of alderman,
42, 43; of assessor, 56, 87; of con-
stable, 451, 454, 457; 8:120; of al-
derman, 130. See also Ward, East.
Ebbetts, see Ebbits.

Ebbits (Ebbetts), Daniel, elected con-

stable, Bowery, 2:450; sworn, 451.
Ebbits, Daniel, Jr., elected an assessor,
South Ward, 7:60; re-elected, 82;
absent at swearing in, 87; appointed
fireman, 100; reappointed, 145; again
elected assessor, 183; re-elected, 230;
sworn, 238; re-elected, 317.

Ebbing (e), Jeronimus, added to com-
mittee on surveying vacant land, 1:
15; assessed for new dock, 26, 37.
Ebert, see Evertse.
Eccles, Charles, taxed for new dock,
1:35.

Echt (Ecght, Eght), William, elected
collector, North Ward, 2:329;
elected constable, 416; sworn, 421.
Eckerse, Jan, elected collector, Out
Ward, 2:15; re-elected, 56.
Eckerse, Thomas, elected assessor,
Bowery, 2:151; elected constable,
272; sworn, 275.
Edmonds, Richard, appointed a fire-
man, Out Ward, 7: 387.

Edmonds, Samuel, Account of, ordered

paid, 6: 364.

Edsall, Hon. Samuel, taxed for new
dock, 1:34; property of, taxed, 51.
Edwards, Robert, listed voter, West
Ward, 2:168, 170; ordered paid for
labor on City Hall, 328.

Edwards, Thomas, elected collector,
East Ward, 4:71; bond ordered
from, for debt; gives bond, 5:9.
Egbert, Gisbert, carman, discharged, 1:
146.

Eggs, butter and poultry, Regulations
for sale of, I: 217-18, 244.
Egbertse, Dirck, constable,

North

Ward, removes to Albany, 3:66.
Egbertse, Dirck, baker, Petition of,
to build oven, granted, 3: 463-4.
Eght, see Echt.

Ejectment, Recorder to file a declara-
tion in, 3:42; to appear for city in
action for, 46; cost of an, against
Jacob Remsen, 7:57.
Elberson, see Elbertse.
Elberts, see Elbertse.

Elbertse (Elberson, Elberts, Elbort-
sen, Ellberts), Abraham, carman,
Dock and slips leased to, 4:425;
bond of, ordered deilvered to, 463.
Elbertse, Gisbert (Gysburt), taxed for
new dock, I: 36; listed a city creditor,
44, 46; property of, taxed, 55; named
and appointed a carman, 73.
Elbertyes, Hensbord, carman,
charged, 1:64; readmitted, 65.
Elbortsen, see Elbertse.

dis-

Elders and deacons excused from city
watch, 1:72.

Election, Committee to consult Gov-
ernor about holding, I: 156.
Election day, 16th Oct., 1676, 1:1-2.
See Election returns.

Election of 1701, scrutiny of election
returns of South Ward, 2:161-6;
list of persons who voted, 163-6;
scrutiny of election returns of West
Ward, 166-71; list of persons who
voted, 168-71; scrutiny of election re-
turns of East Ward, 171-8; list of
persons who voted, 173-8.

Election return from East Ward pro-
tested by E. Willson, 2: 56; protest
not sustained by report of commit-
tee, 58-9.

Election return from West Ward pro-
tested, 2: 56; sustained by examining
committee and new return approved,
60.
Election, Returning officers and places
for, appointed, 7: 313-4, 373-4, 443-
4, 446; 8: 52-3, 103-4.

Election returns: 13 Oct., 1684, 1: 156-
7; 13 Oct., 1685, 170; 14 Oct., 1686,
182; 14 Oct., 1687, 190-1; 14 Oct.,
1689, 207; 24 March, 1690-1, 214;
29 Sept., 1691, 236; 29 Sept., 1692,
285-6; 29 Sept., 1693, 332-3; 29 Sept.,
1694, 366-7; 29 Sept., 1695, 380-2;
29 Sept., 1696, 421-2; 29 Sept., 1697,
2:13-15; 29 Sept., 1698, 55-6; 29
Sept., 1699, 87-9; 29 Sept., 1700, 116-
7; 29 Sept., 1701, 150-1; 29 Sept.,
1702, 201-2; 29 Sept., 1703, 238-40;
29 Sept., 1704. 270-2; 29 Sept., 1705,
285-7; 29 Sept., 1706, 307-8; 29 Sept.,
1707, 328-30; 29 Sept., 1708, 360-2;
29 Sept., 1709, 382-4; 29 Sept., 1710,
415-7; 29 Sept., 1711, 448-50; 29
Sept., 1712, 3: 14-16; 29 Sept., 1713,
44-5; 29 Sept., 1714, 69-70; 29 Sept.,
1715, 98-100; 29 Sept., 1716, 126-7;
30 Sept., 1717, 147-8; 29 Sept., 1718,
180-2; 29 Sept., 1719, 209-11; 29 Sept.,
1720, 236-7; 29 Sept., 1721, 263-4;
29 Sept., 1722, 293-5; 30 Sept., 1723,
327-9; 29 Sept., 1724, 354-6; 29 Sept.,
1725, 373-4; 29 Sept., 1726, 393-4;
29 Sept., 1727, 414-5; 30 Sept., 1728,
451-3; 29 Sept., 1729, 478-9; 29 Sept.,
1730, 4:26-7; 20 Feb., 1730-1, 44;
29 Sept., 1731, 69-71; 29 Sept., 1732,
152-4; 29 Sept., 1733, 195-6; 30 Sept.,
1734, 217-9; 29 Sept., 1735, 273-5;
29 Sept., 1736, 345-7; 29 Sept., 1737,
385-7; 29 Sept., 1738, 440-2; 29 Sept.,
1739, 467-9; 29 Sept., 1740, 5:1-3;
29 Sept., 1741, 27-9; 29 Sept., 1742,
61-3; 29 Sept., 1743, 97-9; 29 Sept.,
1744, 128-9; 30 Sept., 1745, 153-4;
29 Sept., 1746, 177-8; 29 Sept., 1747,
199-201; 29 Sept., 1748, 231-2; 29
Sept., 1749, 272-3; 29 Sept., 1750,
307-9; 30 Sept., 1751, 346-8; 29 Sept.,
1752, 378-9; 29 Sept., 1753, 417-8;
30 Sept., 1754, 462-4; 29 Sept., 1755,
6:32-4; 29 Sept., 1756, 65-6; 29
Sept., 1757, 99-101; 29 Sept., 1758,
146-8; 29 Sept., 1759, 182-4; 29 Sept.,
1760, 221-3; 29 Sept., 1761, 263-5; 29
Sept., 1762, 302-4; 29 Sept., 1763, 314-
6; 29 Sept., 1764. 389-91; 30 Sept.,
1765, 430-2; 29 Sept., 1766, 7:33-5;
29 Sept., 1767, 81-3; 29 Sept., 1768,
126-7; 29 Sept., 1769, 182-4; 29
Sept., 1770, 229-31; 30 Sept., 1771,
316-8; 29 Sept., 1772, 377-9; 29
Sept., 1773, 446-8; 29 Sept., 1774, 8:
55-7; 29 Sept., 1775, 106-8.
Election sermon, 1698, 2:61. See An-
niversary sermon.

Elections, when and how held, 1 : 300;
examiners of, appointed by Lt. Gov-
ernor, 2: 151; corporation asks re-

Elections (continued)-

call of their warrant, 151, 152; fraud
in, charged, 152-3; committee to ex-
amine lists, and report of, 153; writs
of mandamus regarding, 153-4; re-
turned cum protestando, 154; Bill
wanted for special, 2: 206.
Elesworth, see Elsworth.
Eliot, see Elliott.
Ellberts, see Elbertse.
Ellinor, John, elected a constable,
North Ward, 5:2; sworn, 6; ac-
count of, ordered paid, 22; ordered
paid for "services concerning the
late conspiracy," 45.

Elliott, Andrew, Petition of, et al., for
fence and road, referred, 7:73.
Elliott, Richard, ordered to carry out
the ordinance about viewers of cask,
1:63; elected assessor, 182.

Elliott, the cooper, taxed for new
dock, 1:35.

Ellis, Elias, elected constable, West
Ward, 3:415; sworn, 422.

Ellis, Hendrick, elected constable, Bow-
ery, 3:355; sworn, 357; elected col-
lector, 4:219.

Ellis, Hero, elected a constable, Dock
Ward; ineligible, 4: 197.

Ellis, John, joiner, Account of, ordered
paid, I: 323.

Ellison, Bastian, sworn overseer for the

Bowery, 1:71; chosen constable, 116.
Ellison, John, joiner, leases market
house, I: 222; awarded lease of mar-
ket house, 349-50; ordered paid for
services, 353, 384; account of, submit-
ted to audit, 2:12; elected constable
for the South Ward, 55; ordered paid
for work on the City Hall, 68; leases
new market house, 83, 84; lease of
market house to, opposed by caveat,
85-6; lease to, for market house, or-
dered, 90; surrendered, 92; listed a
voter, South Ward, 163, 165; elected
an assessor, 239; awarded dock and
slip contract; agreement with, 247-
8; further negotiations with, 249;
forfeits lease, 250; house of, 266;
re-elected assessor, 271; accounts of,
ordered audited, 272; reported, 274;
house of, 294; account of, ordered
paid, 393 elected collector, West
Ward, 449; re-elected, 3:69; com-
plained of, for timber nuisance, 109;
ground of, 204-5; more land granted
to, 206; house of, 291.

Ellison, John, sailmaker, Petition of,
for ferry monopoly, referred, 5: 394;
ordered to apply for grant of land,
6: 289; petition of, for water lot, re-
ferred, 292-3.

Ellis's Slip, Paid for removing a wreck
from, 7: 157.

Elsewert, see Elsworth.
Elseworth, see Elsworth.
Elswaers, see Elsworth.
Elsward, see Elsworth.
Elswert, see Elsworth.
Elsworth (Alswart, Alsworte, Eles-
worth, Elsewert, Elseworth, Els-
waers, Elsward, Elswert), Chris-
topher, listed a city creditor, 1:44;
taxed on property, 50.

Elsworth, Clement, Petition of, for
grant of land on East River, 2:93,
rejected, 98; elected an assessor for
East Ward, 116; listed voter, 174,
177; account of, 430; mention of
roads laid out by, 4: 246, 273; bad
debt of, 416.

Elsworth, George, elected constable,
East Ward, I 191; listed voter, 174,
177; elected assistant, 202; caveat
filed against swearing in, 204, 208;
election of, disallowed; elected an
assessor, 3: 236.

Elsworth, George, Jr., elected assessor,
Bowery, 3:355; land bought of
widow of, 5:253.

Elsworth, Johannes (John), listed
voter, East Ward, 2: 174, 177; elect-
ed collector, 3:15.

Elsworth, John, appointed a fireman,
Montgomerie Ward, 5:385; reap-
pointed, 6:7, 250, 315; 7: 101, 146,
258, 387.

Elsworth, Stoffell, taxed for new dock,
1:34.

Elsworth, Stophel, Jr., voted under
age, 2: 175, 178.
Elsworth, Theophilus, innkeeper, in
dockage arrears, I: 128; elected col-
lector, Bowery, 3:237; ordered paid
for surveys, 290; account of, ordered
paid, 339, 361; ferry leased to, 430-1,
432; to take possession, 433; account
of, ordered paid, 460; ordered paid
for repairs to ferry, etc., 4:17; pe-
tition of, read and referred, 69;
entered in full, 132-3; ordered paid
'benevolence," 133; ferry re-leased
to, 171, 172-3, 175, 176; account of,
for repairs, ordered paid, 202-3;
bond of, ordered returned on ex-
piration of lease, 245; advised to
make repairs at own expense, 342;
owes corporation, 416; possession of
ferry house, etc., transferred from,
418; bond of, ordered returned on
payment of arrears, 432-3; market
leased to, 5:74; bond ordered re-
turned to, III; deceased, land bought
of, mentioned, 254.