. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. the inhabitants, of whom they had seen but little ; 1680. and when, in January, they returned from Westchester and adja- ggj^^ towns, they were summoned before the mayor to give an account of themselves, and to explain the object of their travels. This done, they were dismissed with the caution not to attempt to go to Albany without a passport from the governor. After obtaining this document, they sailed, on the 20th of February, up the Hud- TEE FIRST CLASS IS IN AMERICA. 289 son. They also traveled through New Jersey a
. History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress. the inhabitants, of whom they had seen but little ; 1680. and when, in January, they returned from Westchester and adja- ggj^^ towns, they were summoned before the mayor to give an account of themselves, and to explain the object of their travels. This done, they were dismissed with the caution not to attempt to go to Albany without a passport from the governor. After obtaining this document, they sailed, on the 20th of February, up the Hud- TEE FIRST CLASS IS IN AMERICA. 289 son. They also traveled through New Jersey and the Delaware Bayregion. And they persuaded many persons (among whom were EphrainiHeermans and Peter Bayard) to leave their wives and join the June they sailed for P^umpe. Their journal was published, in 18(j7,by the Long Island Historical Society, under the supervision of C. Murphy, who procured the original manuscript in is deeply to be regretteil that the portion relating chiefly to the me-tropolis has been hopelessly View of New York from the North.(From a pencil-sketch by Dankers and Sluyter.) The first classis ever held in America consisted of Dominies Nieuwen-huysen and Schaats, Dominie Van Zuuren of Long Island, and DominieVan Gaasbeeck of Esopiis. It was formed in 1671), at the suggestion ofthe Episcopal governor, and for the purpose of examining and ordaininga young licensed Bachelor in Divinity, Peter Tesschenmaeker, who ?^ ^ . Jine 30. had been called to the church at Newcastle. This novel proceed-ing was approved by the supreme ecclesiastical judicature at church edifice in the fort having become too small to accommodatethe congregation, a meeting was called at the suggestion of Andros, inJune, 1680, to consider the best measures for building a new members of the Council and other leading citizens were present,together with the Dutch and English clergymen. It was voted to raisemoney by free-will o
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