There are many instances on record where troops have sickened and many died of putrid fever and dysentery, from drinking the water of stagnant pools and ditches or of rivers, as of the river Lee, near Cork, (Ireland,) which, in…

law, no great confidence can be placed in the returns, — those carried out of the city for burial, not having been included. From a " Report on the subject of introducing pure and wholesome water into the city of Boston, by…

…In a note to page 31, of the New York edition of Black's Translation of the Essay on New Spain, this passage occurs : " The largest and finest construction of the Indians in this way, is the aqueduct of the…

…CROTON AQUEDUCT. 131 Mr. Seymour proposes to erect a permanent dam in the Hudson river, extending from this city, at or near the site of the old State Prison, at the foot of Amos-street, to the Jersey shore, so…

on con- dition of their reporting to Char- lotte county board, 126; Albany board releases prisoner contin- gent upon his reporting to com- mittee at Fredericksburg, 130; Albany board makes release of bailed prisoner subject to his appearance before lieutenant…

Jacob, of Albany, mer- chant, bailsman for Jacob Saltsbergh, 696. Cuyper. See Cooper. Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 73 DAET, Johannis, Jr., of Hoo- sick district, farmer, bails- man for Jacob Timmerman, 664. Danby (Charlotte county), Vt., tory ensign apprehended at…

wife of John Hogle, warned to remove from state, 540; allowed to remain at home on account of good behavior, 540. Hogle, Francis, tory, his family warned to remove from state, 540. Hogle, Jane, wife of Francis Hogle, warned to…

253; money paid to, 810. Loughley (Laughlin), Barnabas (Barney), captured by Oneidas, 266; released on bail, 266; asks permission to go to Butternuts to recover papers, 276; per- mitted to lay request before General Hand at Cherry Valley, 276; his…

of British proclama- tion, 636; liberty and inde- New York: state — continued, pendence of, how threatened, 6555 disrespect to authority of, 694; oath of allegiance to, taken by persons put on bail, 718-719; form of oath of allegi- ance…

608, 619. Van Der Werken, Barent, sum- moned before commissioners at Stillwater, 466. Van Der Werken, Jacob, of the Sand Vlaktc, farmer, bailsman for Albert Van Der Werken, 562; bailsman for William Laird, 563- Van Der Wilger (Van Der Wel…

…That all the water of the Croton may be taken from near its mouth and brought to the city of New York in an aqueduct, declining 15 inches in a mile, and delivered in a reservoir on Murray's Hill…

limits, 745- 746; surrendered by bailsman, 747- Bradt, Adrian (Andrian), Jr., of Oniskethau, farmer, appre- hended, 745; released on bail, 745; confined on charge of har- boring robbers, 748; released on bail, 77c^77i. Bradt, Albert, of Oniskethau, bailsman for…

suspect, con- fined in Fleet prison, 249; es- capes on way to Hartford, 249; apprehended, and released on bail, 249. Docksteder, Frederick, bailsman for John Docksteder, 216. ! "to ' ' J.' ' ' ^ Index — Commissioners for Conspiracies 77 Docksteder, Hendrick, bailsman for John Docksteder…

taking oath given to, 336; takes oath, 342; his oath, 832-833. Fonda, Isaac, charged with dis- affection, 391; charge against, ill founded, 393. Fonda, Isaac A., paid for con- ducting tories to Fish kill, 189 (note), 810; to superintend…

up for exceed- ing limits, 769-770; examined and discharged, 771. McNeal (McNeil), Archibald, of the Scotch Patent, farmer, charged with assisting party on its way to join enemy, 595; to be apprehended, 595; appre- hended and committed, 599- 600…

bonds, 437; one charged v/ith aiding spy from enemy, 477; one on bail allowed to visit patient, 61 1-612. Picksen, Jane, wife of John Pick- sen, warned to remove from state, 523. '1:7/ i> o'^'M-is…

freeze and remain, exposed to the warmth of the sun-beams and the air, to be speedily dissolved upon the return of spring ! This is owing to the well known fact, that in the act of freezing a still further…

the city of Lowell. The first examination was made from a sample of water taken from the source or spring-head before it had entered the leaden pipes, when the specific gravity was found to be 1,000,18. The…

…without any previous machinery ; but I am now satisfied no such place exists, for although water in an open aqueduct will run with tolerable fluency, having only six inches fall in the mile, yet in a pipe, or conduit, it…

…AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CROTON AQUEDUCT SHALL PASS THE HARLEM RIVER. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows : § 1. The Water Commissioners shall construct an aqueduct…

…the city as future streets, thereby became in law and fact streets, by running a street parallel with the aqueduct, at which these future streets would termi- nate, and along which the travel might pass a short distance till the…

…I would then venture to remark that this stupendous aqueduct, and these splendid fountains, so worthy of being enjoyed, are equally worthy of being paid for. They owe their very existence to that mighty engine of modern civilization — public credit…

John Klock, 392; against Wendel Yager, 393- 152 State of New York Mittimus — continued. 394; against Hannah Scegcr, 398; against John Frederick, 401-402; against George Atkin, 404; against Justice Van Hoe- sen, 406; against Stephen Van Dyck, 406; against…

Dr. George Smith to go to Canada, 545; bailsman for Dr. Smith, 550, 561; presents to Albany board letter from General Clinton, 683; arrest of his servant, 715, : .'I AO . >3 ' '--r <^^f-;> t"-^: b. ,cd>- r .^pt .yO!^ it…

draws from the southern division at G, and a branch of it passing along within the vault draws from the northern division at H. Provision has been made on the east side of the Reser- voir for supplying that part…

…Anderson, Esq.,) with some remarks upon the mag- nitude of the aqueduct through which she had been navigated, and the important results,, pecuniary and moral, which may be expected to flow from the abundance and excellence of the water, with…

Cambridge district, released on bail, in. Lamb, Isaac, of Rensselaerwyck Manor, warrant for his arrest for service under Burgoyne, 430; committed, 431; released on bail, 432, 437. Lambson, Thomas, met in com- pany with Dr. Smith, 726; examined on charge…

accused of pur- posing to go to Canada, 746*, confined, 746; discharged on taking oath of allegiance, 747. Marr. See also Mar. Marr, James, of Albany, gives information touching Peter Seger, 487-488. Marran, William, desires pass to Bennington, 356…

sioners at, 91, 92; commis- sioners at, send eleven prison- ers to Albany, 92-93; Albany board request commissioners at, to confine suspects about Fish- kill, 99; commissioners at, re- quested to apprehend Jacob Cortman, 144; commissioners at, consulted by…

also Schoom- maker, Schoonmaker. Shoemaker, Johannis, of Schen- ectady, farmer, bailsman for George Shannon, 489. Showers, John, arrested as suspect in robbery of John Van Ness, 135; imprisoned, 135; released on bail, 187. Showers, William, released on bail, 166; bailsman…