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aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
delivered over to Colonel Goose Van Schaick, 450; one on pa- role dissuades people from taking up arms, 453; effort to release two by habeas corpus defeated by Albany board, 458; seven- teen forwarded from Schenec- tady to Albany, 468…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
to, 811, 813; balance of his account, 813; his voucher, 813. Bell (Bali), William, of Fort Edward, farmer, committed as dangerous person, 508; petition in his favor, 596; released on bail, 633; ordered to remove from frontier, 633. Bellinger, Peter…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
bailed person avows loyalty to, 470; refusal to take up arms against, 516; his troops will not molest persons who do not take up arms, 556; re- cruit sworn into his ser\'ice, 629, 630; resident of Newtown avows loyalty…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
within British lines, 18, 19, 21, 173, 176, 177, 183, 189- 190, 191, 193, 209, 213, 217- 218, 228, 260, 288; banished, 19; lands of, attainted, 19; lands of, to be charged double taxes, 19, 785-786; act of Feb…
king_memoir_1843_raw.txt
various points there are galleries and staircases, to descend to the subterranean aqueduct. I descended to examine the work with M. Girard, the engineer, by a flight of steps from the cellar of a house where one of the guardians…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
tory women from region of Sara- toga, 696; General Clinton re- quested to execute resolves of Albany board, 696; commis- sioners at Schenectady com- municate with Albany board, 697; Albany board seeks mili- tary aid to capture party of tories…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
571; 572; 573; 635; 746. Carr, Joseph, of Stillwater, farmer, disaffected person, apprehended and committed, 568; on bail within prescribed limits, 600, 608; allowed to visit home, 619. Carrigill, John, of Colonel Van Schaick's regiment, appre- hended and released…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
686. Scouting. See also Schouten, Scowton. Scouting, Dirck, of Half Moon district, farmer, bailsman for Robert Caldwell, 590. Scouts, 83; sent to Helderbergs, 353; request for, in Helderbergs, 366; to be sent to Roe Kill and other points, 401; capture…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
for paper, 173-174; to assist in ex- change of Cherry Valley cap- tives, 304; ;^95 paid to, on salary account, 320; applies to General Clinton for soldiers to seize tories at Peesink, 323; furnishes information against Stephen Van Dyck…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
tention that their authorization is unconstitutional, 29; deemed to be tribunal with absolute and despotic power, 30; com- mittee of assembly reports in favor of abolishing, 30; bill for authorizing justices of peace to enlarge persons and abolishing commissioners, not…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
truce to, 58; arrest ordered of persons about Fishkill bound for, 99; resident of, 175; bail required for return of tory sloop from, 201, 202; wife of Alexander White seeks permission to go to, in.f ,f;:der to solicit…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
35S; required to protect inhabitants of Helderbergs and Pecsink, 377; to arrest person in hiding at Peesink, 397; to scout as far as Roe Kill and Batavia, 401; discharge of Captain De For- est's rangers, 413; John Till- man…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
Thomas, deserter from Brant, ordered confined, 293; brought from Schoharie, 294. Stalker, Ambrose, of Claverack district, farmer, bailsman for John Stalker, 605. Stalker, John, of Claverack dis- trict, laborer, released on bail, 604-605. Stalker, Joseph, of Rensselaer- wyck >'unor…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
bail to be prosecuted, 673. File, Christian, released on recog- nizance, 224. File, Christopher, his bail aug- mented to offset depreciation of currency, 459-460; assists in rescuing delinquents from officer, 644; apprehended and committed, 646; discharged after giving sureties…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
committed, 567; released on bail, 577. Huyck, Peter, of Achquetuck, farmer, disaffected person, brought under guard from Coeymans, 566; committed, 567; released on bail, 581; his bail to be prosecuted, 732. Hyatt, Roger, of Ballston, aided Burgoyne, 82. |NDIANS. See…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
robber}^ of Henry Van Rensselaer, 121; examined and recommitted, 164; released on bail, 173. Cole, John, suspected person, re- quest for his arrest, 686. Cole, Nicholas, warrant for his arrest as dangerous person, 419. Cole, Peter (Petrus), sent to Albany…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
and money by, 52, 142; allowance of Albany board to pardoned rob- ber for evidence, 53, 279; those plundering British subjects to be handed over -to, 55; system of, against tor}'ism, 55-59; Al- bany board erects sub-board…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
informa- tion respecting robbers, 409; to pay m-oney advanced to Al- bany board, 410; to pay account for wages and subsistence of Lieutenant Ihomas Ismay's militia, 439; to pay John Fonda, Jr., ;^74 for beef for prisoners, 439…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
commissioners (September, 1 779), 22; approves bill for repealing laws relating to commissioners (Mar. 27, 1783), governor. See Clinton, George. legislature. See also subheads as- sembly, senate. legislature, 35, 61 ; passes first bill creating commissioners for New York: state legislature…
aqueduct_board_minutes_raw.txt
734; rob- bers suppHed with, 748; pur- chase of, for enemy, 762; stock and grain on frontier may be removed or destroyed, 798-799; pork purchased for {)risoners, 817; pay for transporting and smoking beef, 820; accounts for flour, 820…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
Dr. Jeffrey A. Kroessler, School of General Studies, Adelphi University, and History Department, Queens College, CUNY; Dr. F. Daniel Larkin, Professor of History and Chairman of the Histo- ry Department at SUNY Oneonta; and Roger Panetta, Professor of History at…
illustrations_aqueduct_raw.txt
Carbonate of Lime,. ----„- Sulphate of Lime, > Chloride of Sodium, J Oxide of Iron, 1 Silica, 1 Magnesia, Carbonaceous Matter, J Chloride of Magnesium, ) Chloride of Calcium, / Carbonate of Magnesia, - - - - - Solid matter held in solution, -'-'--' Total solid matter, Grains. 16-000…
comp_plan_ch2_history_raw.txt
…Like the railroad, the construction of the Croton and New Croton Dams and the New Croton Aqueduct played an important role in shaping Croton-on-Hudson’s development. Construction began on the Croton Dam in 1837 after several water crises…
Robert S. Grumet (2014)
…Pepacton water destined for the city is drawn by gravity into the 26mile-long East Delaware Aqueduct Tunnel near the former site of the now-submerged Pepacton community. Flowing first into the Neversink (see above) and then into to the…
Robert S. Grumet (2014)
…Today, Nepperhan is the West Delaware Aqueduct tunnels pours into the river just above the name of several streets in and around the Nepperhan Heights and reservoir. Those waters not pumped from the reservoir to travel farNepperhan Park neighborhoods in…
crotonhistory.org
…Lovett also designed the medal commemorating the Old Croton Aqueduct's opening on October 14, 1842.
The Unsolved Mystery
Despite extensive research, the article's authors cannot definitively explain how the medal traveled from Croton Point to Long Island. Speculation…
king_memoir_1843_raw.txt
…l CROTON AQUEDUCT. Carb. Lime and Magnes., 1 25 Extractive Matter and Loss, 75 Total, 7 No. 3. A pint yielded 4 50 grains composed of Mur. Soda, 1 Mur. Magnes., - 2 Carb. Lime, 1 Sulph. Lime and Extractive, - - 0…
comprehensive_plan_2003_raw.txt
…The Croton Trails Committee completed a Village Trailway Master Plan in 1993, establishing and mapping an interconnected Village-wide network of existing and proposed trails that link open space sites, and connect to the Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway that runs…
king_memoir_1843_raw.txt
…The completion of the Croton Aqueduct, and the supply- ing of a great city with pure and wholesome water, would have illustrated any age of any country. Their achievement is a fit subject of the high congratulation and just pride…
king_memoir_1843_raw.txt
…On the other side is the Queen of Cities, calling attention to a picture, representing the Dam at the Croton River, the origin of the aqueduct. On the lower part of the border, surrounding the picture, are emblazoned the arms…