New York Considered and Improved, 1695

This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1903. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... very pleasant and delightfull & well im-of the proved for the time it has been settled and the number of its Inhabitants, it lyes in the latitudes of 40 & 41 & for the longitude is situated between (formerly Long) Island. the two former make each of them a County the first of New Yorke ye 2d of Richmond: On Nassaw Island are three Countyes for the Western end is Kings County, the middle Queens County & the Eastern part Suffolk County to these doe belong severall other smaller Islands which being at best but so many farmes are not worthy consideration. On the main Land are likewise five Counties namely West-Chester, Orange, Dutchess Ulster & Albany equall in number to but not so well planted The places improved & peopled as the Former. The Places of strength rf Strength are cMefly three the City of New York At a council held at Fort William Henry on March 22nd, 1693, Gov. Fletcher rose up and said among other things, There is one small request to you which I hope will meet with noe opposition and that is that the King's name may live forever amongst you I would have a bill passe for the calling Long Island the Island of Nassaw.--MS. Council Minutes, vol. vi., p. 69, in New York State Library. The bill was introduced and read for the first time in the general assembly at the afternoon session of March 30th; went through a second reading the next morning; was ordered to be engrossed; and at the afternoon session of that day was read the third Time, passed, and ordered to be sent up to the Governor and Council, for their Assent. It was returned to the assembly with an amendment on April 1st. Thereupon a committee was selected to confer with a similar committee from the council about the Addition of the Bill.--Journal of the Votes and Proceedings o...