[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] GOVERNOR DOXGAN. 196 HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY fledged throughout the Province of New York. The city was renamed New Orange, in honor of the prince, and Captain Anthony Colve was installed as governor. He immediately took measures to put the city in a capital condition of defense. To that end, and for the general purposes of his government, he caused the estates of the citizens to be appraised, and taxed them accordingly. It was as an incident of this proceeding that Frederick Philipse was ascer-tained to be the wealthiest inhabitant, with a fortune of 80,000 guil-ders. One of Colve's summary acts was his attempted confiscation of the property of the infant Lewis Morris, which he was prevented from accomplishing by the skillful address of Colonel Morris. The governor very promptly notified the settlements of the existence of the new regime, and demanded their obedient submission. One of the first to receive his attention in this regard was Westchester, or Oostdorp, whose recalcitrant behavior at the advent of the English in 1664 will be recalled by the reader. To the citizens of that back-slidden town Colve, on August 13, sent notification to appear before him and his council without delay, " together with their constables' staves and English flags, and they would, if circumstances permitted,