. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . Kosehill property of James De Lancey. It was conveyed tothe latter, June 24, 1746, by Anna Pritchard. It was originally a portion of the , partition having taken place (hy writ) between Gerardus Stuyvesant and his sister,Anna Pritchard, April 20, 1742 ; William Jamison being at that time sheriff of the city andcounty of New York, and James De Lancey chief justice of the Sujjreme Court, and this tractfalling to the share of Anna Pritchard. 2 See sketch, page 732. NO. 1 BROADWAY. 655 eniug of crouked patlis. He
. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . Kosehill property of James De Lancey. It was conveyed tothe latter, June 24, 1746, by Anna Pritchard. It was originally a portion of the , partition having taken place (hy writ) between Gerardus Stuyvesant and his sister,Anna Pritchard, April 20, 1742 ; William Jamison being at that time sheriff of the city andcounty of New York, and James De Lancey chief justice of the Sujjreme Court, and this tractfalling to the share of Anna Pritchard. 2 See sketch, page 732. NO. 1 BROADWAY. 655 eniug of crouked patlis. He grew coustautly iu iiiipoituuee. He wassoon appointed to the Couneil, and in matters of moment his advice wasofteuer sought l»y the governor than that of any other niemljer of thisaugust body. He possessed a remarkably cheerful temper, which no dis-appointment could disturb, and a brain, amid subsequent reverses, full ofresource. His daughter Ann married Archibald Kennedy, afterwards eleventhEarl of Cassilis, and member of the House of Lords. He was the son of. Kennedy Mansion, No. I Broadway, before ■the Revolution. Hon. Archibald Kennedy, the venerable counselor. He rejoiced iu ahandsome private fortime which he saw fit to ex})end in a manner suitedto his refined and cultivated tastes. He built No. 1 Broadway (now theWashington Hotel), fashioning it after the most approved English model.^It had a broad, handsome front, with a carved doorway in the center, ^ The tliat Sir Peter Wcarren built No. 1 Broadway wholly without founda-tion. The jiroperty in 1742 (the year in which Stone says Sir Peter Warien huilt the ) belon<,ed to the ]5ayards. In 1745 (June 7) Eve liayard, the widow of Peter Bayard,sold the lots Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Broadway to Arehiliakl Kennedy, the witnesses to the sale beingPhilip Van Cortlandt and Peter Schuyler. Neither ; was l)uilt until some years afterthis. Abstract of Title in Book uf Deeds (coiumeuced in 1739), in poss
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