[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] 1830. Samuel Marks, president. Stephen Brown, Niles Frost, James Hawes, Reuben R. Finch, secretary. Stephen Brown, treasurer. PEEKSKILL, FROM THE POINT OF LAND BELOW, ON THE HUDSON.2 the settlement of the village of Peekskill was begun in the year 1764 by Daniel Birdsall, Nathaniel Brown, Joseph Travis and Captain Isaac Conklin. The ref-erence is evidently to the lower village, where the Birdsall mansion was located. The first store was erected by Nathaniel Birdsall, near the middle dock. Claude Blanchard describes it (meaning the pres-ent, for he speaks also of the old one) as a village of about twenty houses quite close to each other. He was there in July and August, 1781. April, 17, 1816, an act was passed by the Legislature incorporating the village of Peekskill. No record exists, however, of any election of officers under this charter. Another charter was granted April 9, 1827, and the first known trustees were elected. Samuel Strang was chosen by the trustees from their own body as the first president of the corporation. An-1 Page 113, vol. i., new edition. 1831. St. John Constant, president.