. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. ins toavoid the unnecessary wounding of their prejudices. Maverick wiote toLord Arlington, he has kept persons of ditterent judgements and ofdiverse nations in peace and quietness during a time when a great partof the world was in wars; and as to the Indians, they were neverbrought into siich peacable posture and faire correspondence as theynow are. Every one delighted in doing him honor. The city corpora-tion gave him a notable dinner, the scene of which was the gi-eat squarestone house of Cornells Steeuwyck, the mayor, on th
. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. ins toavoid the unnecessary wounding of their prejudices. Maverick wiote toLord Arlington, he has kept persons of ditterent judgements and ofdiverse nations in peace and quietness during a time when a great partof the world was in wars; and as to the Indians, they were neverbrought into siich peacable posture and faire correspondence as theynow are. Every one delighted in doing him honor. The city corpora-tion gave him a notable dinner, the scene of which was the gi-eat squarestone house of Cornells Steeuwyck, the mayor, on the corner of White-hall and Bridge Streets. A slight glimpse of the inside of this antiquedwelling may be obtained from the inventory of its furniture, foundamong the old records, one fragment of which is as follows : Handsomecarpets, marble tables, velvet chairs with fine silver lace, Russia leatherchairs, French nutwood book-case. Alabaster images, tall clock, floweredtabby chimney-cloth, tapestry work for cushions, muslin curtains in front THE CITY LIVKllY. 243. parlor and flowered tabby curtains in drawiug-vooni, eleven paintings byold Antwerp masters, etc The leading families in the pro\ince were represented among the guests on this memorable =- ^- ^s^^g-a. occasion. Lovelace wrotein a private letter to theking, I find some of thesepeople have the breedingof courts, and I cannotconceive how such is ac-quired. On the 28th ofAugust, Nicolls took hisfinal farewell, escorted tothe vessel in which he wasto embark for Europe by the largest procession of Steenwyck s House the military and citizens which had as yet been seen on Manhattan Island. Cornelis Steenwyck occujiied the maydrs chair three years. It wasduring this period that Thomas Delavall was sent to England by Love-lace on matters of business, and, upon his return, brought from theDuke of York a present of seven gowns for the aldermen, to be wornupon state occasions, and a silver mace to be carried by a mace-bearer,at th
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