Malcolm, Alex., schoolmaster. Subscription-
paper lo raise funds for, 1730 My 1; ap¬
pointed master ot the public school, "1732 O
14; paid first quarter's salary, 1733 Ap 6;
lime for receiving pupils, 1735 Ja 7; aska
deficiency In salary be paid, 1737 D 6; re¬
tained, D 16; given authority to Issue licenses
lo hawkers and pedlara, D 16; asserably
ordera payment of salary due lo, 1740 O 16
Malcolm, Quin tin, school master. Subacription-
paper to raise funds for, 1730 My 1
Malcolm, Sam., sec. ot Pres. Adams, assaulted
at the Battery, 1798 Jl 27
Malcolm. Wm.. given permission to add to
his wharf and extend streel. 1786 Jl 12;
C. C. requested to ascertain line between
property of Henry Kip and, 1787 N 14; line
between property ot, el al. and corporation
toJ>e settled, 1790 Je 23, N 12
Malcom (Malcolm), Col. (later Brig.-Gen.)
Wm. See Military Organisations
Malebarre, of Champlain. Nausett Harbour
or Pleasant "Bay on Cape Cod, 1606 O i6;
a narae for Cape Cod on mosl eariy mapa
Mall, The, a fashionable walk, 1780 Ag is.
See also Grand Paiade
Mallendrey. Joa., surgeon, admitted and
aworn as a freeman, 1791 JJr 29
Mallory, Sam., and L. Beach, estahliah the
New-York Journal. 1802 My 22
Malt, free ot duty, 1638 Ap 16
Malthouse, B. Bayaid given perraission lo
build a, near the tort, i6g6 Ja 16
Malting or brewing, of wheat prohibited, 1649
N 8; of hard grain, ordinance on, 1633 F 18
Mamaroneck, Britiah array advances to, 1776
0 2I
Man, Edw., Sluyvesant senda important letter
to directora under cover to, 1639 O 29;
merchant at Amalerdam (in 1625), 4 A 1659
0 3g
"Manados," "Manahata," "Manathe," "Ma-
nalt," "Manatua," "Manhatans," "Manha¬
tas," "Manhatea," "Manahatin," "Man-
hattan'a Island," "Manhattes," "Man¬
nadens," elc. See Manhattan island
Manahata (Manhattes) River. See Hudson
"Manhatin," W. W. Tooker. on derivation
of. 2: 56, 131 n'
"Manatans Houck," on Minuit North River
Map, 3: 112, 142; "the hook ot the Man¬
haltes" spoken of as a suitable place for
settlement In W. I. Co.'s instructions to
- Verhulst, A 6 1635 Ap 22 (6: g)
Manathe. See N, Y. City
Mancicidor, Juan de, Letter of, oldest docu¬
ment mentioning Hudson's fourth voyage,
3: 46. 1610 Ap 17; wrote (1611) that Hud¬
son's journal and maps were in the hands of
Sir Thoa. Smilh, 2; 46
Mandbl, Maritje, Grant of land from Cather-
I ine Van Huse, 1724 Ja 16. See olso 6: 119
MANDEVlLLE(Mandiviil),David,6:118,119,167
Mandeville, Hendrick, 6: 160
Manpeville, Jellis Janaen, Patent for land,
with peck of wheat quit-rent, 1680 D 30.
" e also 6: 83, 84, 119, 132, 1S7, 13S, 139,
M.
,163
. 168
Mandeville Farra, The (The Burgoraasters'
Bouwery), 6; 118, iig
Mandeville Horaestead, The, 6: 119,120
Mangin, Joa F. See Architeds
Mangin Brothers. See Architects
Manhattan, The name. "Manahatin," first
brought to Europe by Hudaon in 1609, 2: 77;
nol on Blaeu'a "Paskaart," 79, 82; etymol¬
ogy of, 121. See also Manhaltan Island
Manhattan Co. See Banks, Exchanges, and
other Financial institutions; Reservoirs,
Wella, Water-works, and Water Companies
Manhattan Gas Light Co., conceived, 1837
Mr 17; Incorporated, 1830 F 26; report ot
law com. on memorial of, vs. N. Y. Gas Light
Co., O 35; permitted to lay gas-pipes north
of Grand St., 1833 D 31; laying up-town
pipes and erecting works on North River
at i8lh St., 1833 N 8; main pipes laid, 1834;
lands granted 10, surveyed, 1848; C. C.
makes new contrad with. My 5: extending
works, 1833 Je 30; supplies dty north of
Grand St., 1856
Manhattan Gas Works on the Goodrich Plan
(Pl. 99), 3: 591
Manhattan Island, First appearance ot the
name (ifiieiB/ni); aborigines of, by A. Skin¬
ner, 1609 Ap 4-N 7 (4: 34); Minuit buys,
from Indians, 1636 Summer, N S; letter of
Sec. I. de RasiSre from, to Gov. Bradford,
INDEX
1627 Mr 9; Bradford's reply, Mr ig; Jan'
Jacobsen sent from, to New Plymouth, Ag
7; Bradford warns, ot seizure for invasion,
Ag 14; De Rasldre sent frora, to New Ply¬
mouth, S 24/0 4; Bradford's letter to, on
De Rasifire's visit, O i/ii; conditions on,
described by J. Michaelius, 1628 Ag 3;
described by De Rasifire, Aulumn; earliesl
land records on, begin, 1638 Jl 30; entirely
covered by ground-briefs, patents, grants,
etc.. except for one parcel, called the "Upland
Parcel," adjoining Bouwery No, 6. 6; 133;
reserved for W. I. Co. in the Charter of Free-
doras. 1632 Ap 4; Indian invasion ot. 1655 S
13; the staple portot New Neth., 1637 Ja 22;
aurrendered to the English. 1664 Ag 27/S 6;
all people living on. included in N. Y. City,
1663 Je 12; described by Denton, 1670;
under-schout and schepens tor upper, belween
dty and New Hailera, 1673 .Ag 13/23: court
and pound for, N 4/14; Josselyn on the
colony on. 1674; Danckaert's description
of. 1670 S 23; all, induded incity by Dongan
Charter, 1683 N 9; survey of. ordered, D 6;
survey of, raade by G. Wells, 1686; Marquis
of Seignelay's project to capture, i68g ja; lo
be called City of N. Y., 1691 O 1; described
hy Lamothe-Cadillac, 1692; sterility of, 1776:
description of the eastern shore, signed
"Joshua," 1783, 1787; granta made tor filling
in ahore ot, 1786 S s; resolution of C. C. for
survey tor streeis on, referred to com.,
1806 Ja 20; reports on, F 3; Hasler of Phila,
lo make survey of, Je 2, 30, O20; com. on sites
tor batteries on, D 29; description of, by John
RandeL Jr.. 180S; description ota sail around.
1861 Jl. SeealjoN.Y. City; Population; etc.
Earliesl Sdllements on: Earliest reference to
poaaible sojourn of Europeans in neighbour¬
hood ot. 1398 (4; 23); Dulch companies
had part in settlement ot. 1601; Beau¬
champ Plantagenet'a account of Argall's
finding settlera at. 1613 N; firet traders
shelter on. 1614; Gorges on Dutch interlop¬
ers al. 1620 Ap II; Mason on Dutch at.
1621 D; Carleton reports on Dutch colonies
on, D 13/25; discussions regarding. 1623-
26 (4: 63-63). 2: 103-20.4: xii. 3: x-xx;
story of Catalina Trico. 1623 N 3, 1624 ?
My f\ arguments tor and againsl 1624
as date of firsl, 3:xxviil. 6Supp. Add. 1624;
Wassenaer on. 1624 Mr or Ap; eight men
left on. by Thienpont to take possession.
1624 My ?; expedition under Van der
Hulst, 6 A 1623 Ja, 1625 Ap 22, 6 A 1625
Ap 22 (Doc. D); instructions to Cryn
Fredericksz for establishing aetllement on,
6 A 1625 Ap 22 (Doc. E); Minuit'a pres¬
ence in 1625 Indicated hy director's Instruc¬
tions to Verhulst, 6 A 1625 ja, 6 A 1635
Ap 23; Minuit arrives at, 1626 My 4
Early names of: S. Jan" on Cossin Map
(1370), 2: 33, C. Pis. 13, 16, V. 2; "Mana¬
hata" and "Manahatin" on Velasco Map
ot 1610, 2: 54-55, 77, 121, 135. C. Pis,
22, 22A, V. 3; "Manhates," 1613 N; "Man-
hales" on Block's Map of 1614. 2; 71, 136,
C. PI. 33, V. 2; "Manhatlea" on Cornells
Hendricka' Map of 1616, 2: 74, 137. C.
PL 24. V. 2; called "Manahata" hy Capt.
John Maaon. 1621; "Mannatans" by
Catalina Trico. 1624 My }; "Manattes"
in inatructiona to Verhulat. 6 A 1625 Ap
33 (6: 9): "Manhatlea" in De RaaiSre'a
letter. 6 A 1626 S 23; "Manhates" by
Wassenaer. 1626N; "Manhattes" in Schag¬
hen lelter. N 3; "Manhatas" In De Ra-
slSre's letter lo Bradford. 1637 Mr 9;
"Manhates" and "Manhatas" in Michafi-
llus's letters. 1638 Ag 8, it; "Manhatas"
in De Rasifre letter, Autumn; "Man-
battea" on De Laet's Map. 1630. 2: B6-87,
C. Pl. 31, V. 3; "Manhath" on Buchelius
Chart, 1630, 2: 113-14. C. PL 38. v. 3;
"Manatans Houck" on Minuit Map of
1630.2: 112. C. Pl. 40. v-2; "Manatthans"
on Blaeu'sMap. 1635. 2:ioi.C. PI. 33.V. 3;
"Manalus" on Manatus Mapa, 1639. C-
Pls. 41.42, V. 2; "Mannados" and "Menna-
dens." 1661 S, (PL 10) 1: 207-10
Early voyages to neighbourhood of, and resulting
cartography c^: Who was the firat Euro¬
pean to see?, 4: xii, c. 1020; eariy explora¬
tions in neighbourhood of, 1498-1619
(C. Pl. 58, 39). 2: 167, 16S; Period of Dis¬
covery (1324-1609). i: 3-S, 3: 40; dis¬
covered by Verrazzano, 1534 Ja 17-Jl 8, 3:
II; environs of, called "S. Jan" on Cossin's
Map ot 1370 (C. Pl. 13.. 16). 2: 33; Hud¬
son's mapping of vicinity ot, 1609 Ap 8-
N 4. 1610, 2; 41-61; Engliah cartography
of, after Hudson (1610-1646), 2: gi-102
475
{C. Pis. 34-37); first and second voyages ot
Argall to, confused. 1613 N, 1614 (4: 38-
40); "Figurative Maps" of Block and
Hendricka (1614-16), 2; 63-73 (C. Pis.
23-24); first Dulch mapa and globes show¬
ing (1617-35), 77-90 (C. Pis. 23-33);
insularity and narae firat shown on
a printed map, Blaeu's Paskaart van
Guinea (C. Pl. 23, 27), 1617, 3: 78, 137;
Blaeu globe ot 1617, now in Huntington
Library, the eariiest printed and dated
map to show insularity of, 6 Supp. Add,.
1617; on Blaeu's 1622 globe. 1622. 3: 84
n"; on De Laet Map of 1630 {C. PI. 31).
86-87, 141: summary of first maps show¬
ing. 90; aecond period of Dutch aurveylng
of. c. 1630-30. 2r 103-30; oldeat represen¬
tation of. on large scale on Minuit Map ot
North River (c. 1630). 2: 113 (C, Pl. 39);
on Blaeu's "Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova"
(C. PI. 32), 1633, 3: 89; cartography from
Spanish, Portuguese, French, German,
and Indian sources (1639-60), 2: 121-39,
(C. Pis. 41-46); the "Manatus Maps,"
the first survey of, 1639. (C. Pis. 41-423)
2: 181-208; the "Castello Plan," 1660 {C.
Pis. 83-83C) 2: 209-348. See also Maps
and Map Makers
Manhattan Island (knoll at Houston, 3d,
and Lewis Sts.). See Topographical Features
Manhattan water, and Manhattan Water
Co. See Manhattan Company (under Reser¬
voirs, Wells, Water-works, and Water com-
panles)
Manhattans {people on Manhaltan I.),
J. J. Huys's accounl of the, 1660 S 30. See
also Indians
s River. See Hudson River
See Lunatics
Description of the Towne ot in
N. Neth., .1661 S, PL 10, 1: 208-g; Ms.
reproduced, 2: C. Pl. 85. 86; e-ttracts trom
313. 353
Manna-hata, name ot western bank ot river
opposite Manhattan L. 2: 47; only name,
except Colman's Point, in Juet's Journal.
55, 121; Moulton on, 55 n'2
Manning, Capt. John, sheriff, 1667 jl 30,
1668 Ag 17, 1669 O 9; opened the gates al
the surrender, 2; 339; Varckens I. patented
to, 1668 F3; lo confer with cartmen on prices,
1672 F 13; comr. on repairs to fort, Jl 3;
in charge of fort in Lovelace's absence.
1673 Jl 30/Ag g; account of the surren¬
der, jl 30/Ag g; lettera to Dutch admirals.
Jl 30/Ag g; acquitted by court-martial, 1674
.■^g 3/13; charges against J. Lawrence, 1674
N 17; acknowledges his mistake, D i;
trial and punishment tor surtendering tort
to the Dutch, 167s Ja i_3: audience with
king, 4 A 167s Ja 21; petition for clemency,
4 A Ja 29; artides against, 4 A F 3; finding
ot court-martial and sentence, 4 A F 3; exiled
on island saya C, Wolley, 1678 Ag 7; Hog I.
granted to, i68s Mr 23. See also 6r 173
Manning's Island. See Blackwell's Island
MaNNINCHA.-!! (Blackwell), Mary, Caveat of,
regarding Manning's I., 1685 Mr 25
"Mannitto" (Supreme Being), with a white
skin, Indians surprised at a, i6og {4: 33)
Man-of-war, to be sent hy their majesties to
the colony, i6g3 Mr 22; one ordered for
N. Y. and one for New England, 1699 Ag 1;
Cornbury reports deed ot a, 1703 Jl 8. See
also Men-ot-war; Ships, Steamships, etc.;
Warships
Manomet (Aptucxet. Buzzard's Bay), gov¬
ernor of New Plymouth, Hobamak and
others go lo. 1623 Ja; the "Nassau" takes
De RaslSre to Frenchman's Point in, 1627
O 4; De Rasiere on the English at. 1628
Autumn
M.VNORlAL grants. Map of. along the Hudson
River, 1724; Sauthler's Map of N. Y.
Province showing, {1776), i; 356
Mansaro roof. Construction ot, popular, i86g
M.VNSFIELO, Richard. See Actors
Mansions. See Homesteads. Mansions, and
other Private Residences
Manslaughter, Punishment for, 1734 Jl
Manual exerdse and military evolution, lo be
taught, 1784 Je 27
Manuell, Claes, 6: 100
Manufacturers' fair. The first, 1828 O 34
Manufactures, Bricks made al Manhattan,
1628 Ag 11; forbidden in N. Nelh., also in
Am. by Eng. law, i6gi Jl 13; prov. council
seeks license for H. Leconte lo make gun¬
powder, Jl 13; hnen and woolen, 1708 Jl 1;
Heathcote lo lords of trade concerning, Ag 3;
lords of trade to Gov. Hunter on, 1715 Je
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