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974.701
UL7o
1910
OLDE VLSTER
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KINGSTON, N. Y.
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SAVINGS BANK
No. 273 Wall Street
Kingston, New York
OFFICERS
James A. Betts, Pres Chas. Tappen, Treas
Myron Teller, ) y.. p^^ Chas. H. DeLaVergne,
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John E. Kraft, \ Ass't Treas.
J. J. Linson, Counsel
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Slavery in Ulster County 257
The Esopus
Mill of the 269
A Few Kingston Death Notices 273
Feudal Service to Fox Hall Manor 279
Highway Districts in Early Days 279
Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family 281
Cloudland in the Catskills 287
Editorial Notes 288
Slavery in .^ ^
Ulster County
PANIARDS had no sooner formed settle-
ments on the islands of the West Indies
after the discoveries of Columbus than
they enslaved the inhabitants and set
them at work in the mines. When the
native tribes had been swept away the
question of laborers became more and
more pressing, and the west coast of
Africa was drawn upon to supply the demand for
slaves. Thus came about the curse of African slavery
in America. We propose to inquire how great a factor
it was in Old Ulster.
A Dutch man-of-war brought to Jamestown, Vir-
ginia, in 1619 the first African slaves carried to the
North American colonies. The number was twenty.
This vessel had captured a Spanish slave ship and thus
disposed of part of its cargo. Seven years thereafter,
in 1626, African slaves were introduced into the Dutch
257
Olde Ulster
" All Indians within the colony are free —nor can they
be forced to be servants or slaves —and if they are brought
258
Slavery in Ulster County
Olde Ulster
260
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obliged so to remaiH.
" Most of the slaves in the province of New York, from the
time when they were down to 1664 had
first introduced,
been the property of the West India Company. As such
they had small plots of land to work for their own benefit,
and were not without hope of emancipation some day. But
under the English government the condition of the slave was
clearly defined by law and one of great hardships."
262
' "
violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the per-
sons of a distant people who never offended him, captur-
ing and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere,
or to incur a miserable death in their transportation thither.
This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of infidel powers, is
265
Olde Ulster
266
Slavery in Ulster County
2^^
Olde Ulster
268
The Mill^^-^
of the Esopits
OT only during the Dutch domination
" New York and Albany live wholly upon trade with the
269
Olde Ulster
270
'
built the grist mill for the settlement, and here was
the brewery. Cornells Barentsen Slegt was the brewer
and Pieter Jacobsen, the miller. In the " Jovirnal of
the Esopus War, by Captain Martin Cregier." it is
271
Olde Ulster
" The Mill Pond lying in the west part of the village of
Kingston, in the possession of Benjamin Bogardus, is a
nuisance, and also the brook leading to the same through
the lands of Jonathan Hasbrouck Lucas Elmendorf John C.
Hasten and others, up to the south bounds of the tannery of
Joshua DuBois."
272
A Few Kingston Death Notices
'
' In this town, on Thursday last, Joseph Gasherie, Esq.
'' Surrogate of the county of Ulster, aged 72 years a worthy —
" and respected citizen, and an undeviating friend to the
"liberties of man." — (From the "Plebeian" of Kingston,
" 17th of January 1806).
274
The House of Joseph GasJierie
275
O Id e U Is t er
"— DIED—
"On Sunday the 31st ult. at his farm in Shawangunk,
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Sveryn T. Bruyn, Esq. Major of the regiment of militia of
'* that place, member of the state Legislature, and president
'•'
of one of the Democratic societies in Ulster county.
276
A Few Kingston Death Notices
(From the " Rising Sun " of the 5th of September 1794)."
—
" Maternal tenderness! connubial love,
" Ye made your purest fires in her combine ;
" And bright religion! 'twas thy holy flame,
" Inspir'd her breast with energies divine,
—
" Taught her with grace to live with fortitude resign."
(From the " Rising Sun " of the 23d of September 1797).
277
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Olde Ulster
278
Highivay Districts in Early Days
1675 and terminating 1680. The lessees shall, for one year,
be exempt from paying rent, but the next four years shall
pay every year 30 sch. of maize. And they shall fence in
their land, or in case of neglect shall have no claim against
the lessor.
"And if need be the lessees shall be obliged, as it is their
duty, to assist in defending Foxhall.
"Entered into without suspicion or craft, and subscribed
to with their own hand in the presence of the below named
witnesses at Foxhall this November 23, 1675.
"Signed Thomas Chambers
Jacob Elbertse
Johannes Juriaensen Westvaellin
" Signed Jacob Jansen
Ariaen Fransen
"To which testifies (signed)
"W. Montagne, Secretary"
(^From Court Records)
279
,
Olde Ulster
280
;
282
Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family
284
Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family
Olde Ulster
To be continued
286
; ;
Dr. H. R. Goodale
287
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