. History of the city of New York . the great squarestone house of Cornelis Steenwyck, 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 li\i:i;y 243 the ]>iiil()r and flowered
. History of the city of New York . the great squarestone house of Cornelis Steenwyck, 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 li\i:i;y 243 the ]>iiil()r and flowered tal)l)V cuildid Antwerp masters, Icadinj, taniilies iiguests ou this iiiejucnahhioccasiou. Lovehice 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 bythe largest procession ol jirov 111, eleven ]iaintings bypresented among the. Steenwyckt House. the military and citizens which had as yet been seen on Manhattan Lsland. Cornelis Steeiiwyck occupied the nuiyors 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 the head of the procession of city magistrates; also, an English sealfgr the province of New York. A city livery was from that time wornby beadles and other subordinate officers, the colors being blue tippedwith orange. Steenwyck was one of the governors counselors, and atone time was appointed governor pro tern., during the temporary absenceof Lovelace. He was a man of sterling character, and filled his variouspublic positions with dignity and honor. Lovelace made no attempt to disturb the policy by ■which Nicolls hadadmin
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