. History of the city of New York . NETW YORK, and CHIC^XGO SOXJD Cop>Tight, T876, A. S. Barnes & Co. Ex HihrtH SEYMOUR DURST. FORT NEW AMSTERDA^M. When you leave, please leave this hook Because il has heen saidEverthing comes ( him who waits 8-xcept a hatred hook. TIIK FIRST ESaUSll SECllKTAllY. 107 sum was contributtHl. In llio iiioniiii^, soinc. Hiw upiM-ulccl to the ^ov-eruor for permission to rucousidor llici luultcr ; l»uL ExcelltMK-y wouldpermit no names to be erased IVom the imiuT. An arrangement was at once elVected with John and liichardOgden,^ of Stamford, for the mason-wor


. History of the city of New York . NETW YORK, and CHIC^XGO SOXJD Cop>Tight, T876, A. S. Barnes & Co. Ex HihrtH SEYMOUR DURST. FORT NEW AMSTERDA^M. When you leave, please leave this hook Because il has heen saidEverthing comes ( him who waits 8-xcept a hatred hook. TIIK FIRST ESaUSll SECllKTAllY. 107 sum was contributtHl. In llio iiioniiii^, soinc. Hiw upiM-ulccl to the ^ov-eruor for permission to rucousidor llici luultcr ; l»uL ExcelltMK-y wouldpermit no names to be erased IVom the imiuT. An arrangement was at once elVected with John and liichardOgden,^ of Stamford, for the mason-work of a stone church, sev-enty-two feet long, Hfty wide, and sixteen high, at one thousand dollarsfor the jol), and a gratuity of forty dollars more should the work Iw satisfactory. The agreement wassigned and sealed on the 20th ofMay. The church was to ]>e lo-i alcd in the fort, that it might notbe exposed to Indian depreda-tions ; although many olyected, onthe ground that the fort was over-crowded already. The walls weresoon up, and the roof covered Avithoak shingles, which, from exposureto the weather, became blue lik


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