. History of the city of New York . e vessel with him. He soon sought the smiling regions of Long Island, and tookup his abode at Jamaica. He became a man of distinction among the men of the period. Hewas a magistrate, the officer of a little train band in the neighborhood, a pillar in the churcli,the arbitrator of diflferences between the settlers and the Indians, one of the legislative body tocreate and codify the system of law on Long Island after its conquest from the Dutch, and,subsequently, a member of the Colonial Assembly. He removed to Norwalk, Connecticut,in 1665, and took an active
. History of the city of New York . e vessel with him. He soon sought the smiling regions of Long Island, and tookup his abode at Jamaica. He became a man of distinction among the men of the period. Hewas a magistrate, the officer of a little train band in the neighborhood, a pillar in the churcli,the arbitrator of diflferences between the settlers and the Indians, one of the legislative body tocreate and codify the system of law on Long Island after its conquest from the Dutch, and,subsequently, a member of the Colonial Assembly. He removed to Norwalk, Connecticut,in 1665, and took an active and prominent part in the affiiirs of that ancient town. He diedat the latter place in 1689. He was the ancestor of a large and influential family, aboutwhom, in every generation since, all sorts of offices in church and state have clustered, andhave been honorably and usefully filled. Among the eminent representatives of tlie taniilyin New York, at the present day, is the Hon. Erastus C. Benedict. THE STORY OF THE GREAT METROPOLIS. HE HlSJOF^YOpTHE CiTY 0|=NeW YoF^K, By Mrs. MARTHA J. LAMB. This work has been long anticipated with much interest. Its preparation has occupied a period of over ten scope it is a complete literary picture of the rise and progress of our great American metropolis. It is commendedby scholars to all classes of readers as a piece of choice tapestry that will hold its color and retain its intrinsic worthamid the living literature of the nineteenth century, when many of the popular books of to-day shall long ago have beendead. The well-known reputation of Mrs. LAMB for accuracy in historical detail, as well as literary skill in weavingtogether and condensing facts, added to fine perceptions and a graceful and felicitous charm of expression giving vitalityand sparkle to every pictured thought, is a guarantee that this valuable work will be even more than it promises, andit cannot lail to take deservedly high rank among standard authorities. In th
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