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Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 2 (part 2)
[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] The darkness which hangs over this branch may be perceived in the History of New-York, written by William Smith, a work which skims lightly over this interesting period, leaving it almost entirely unnoticed. " To supply that part of our history when we were subject to Great Britain, the most valuable materials may be obtained from various sources. From Chalmers' Political Annals it appears that there are many manuscripts in the Plantation Office, entitled 'New-York Entries' and 'New-York Papers.' We find in the catalogue of manuscripts preserved in the British