EARLY SHIPPING IN NEW YORK
 

A   LIST   OF   THE   SHIPS   ENTERING   AND   LEAVING   THIS    PORT   AT   THE
BEGINNING   OF   THE   EIGHTEENTH    CENTURY

Our city has from the first shown a decided maritime
tendency. As the second port in the world today it is not
without interest to see our feeble beginning as a trading
centre.

The following interesting extract from the old records,
(which is given verbatim,) exhibits the whole of the
ships, vessels and boats, owned in the city, at a period
twenty years subsequent to the end of the Dutch authority.

"A listt of the Barkes, Sloopes, Brigantines and open
Boats Belonging to this Citty, as Returned by the Comitee
apoynted to take the same the 1st day of March, 1683.

"Barques.
"The Dolphin, The James, The Jacob Leyster.

"Brigantines.
"The Delaware Merchant, John  Stoutons,  Frederick.

"Sloopes.

"Phridrick Philips, Jno. Debrowne, Jno. Josse, Lucas
Androus, Suasen Burden, Wm. Merritt, Martyn Cryger,
Jno. Peeak, Thomas Lewis, Nic Garrett, Georg Heathcott,
Capt. Brockhols, Brant Scoyler, Jno. Delavall, Jacob
Tyleer, Johannes Beackman, Coll Morris, Francis Richard¬
son & Wm. Frampton, Jno. Potbaker, Jno. Propoos, The
Starr, Jochem Staats, Abrara Staats, Gabril Thompson,
Jonn. Marsh.

"Open boats.

"Dirick Benson, Jno. Caspers, Perin Cotter, Peter
Demackleak, F'redrick Phillips, John Johnson Longendick,
Christian Lawreen, Jno. Depape, Thomas Kickabull, Law¬
rence Wessels, Cornelius the fisher, Aron Derickson,
Derick De Norman, Jacob Abramsen, Lucas Mayer, Cor¬
nelius Ploveere, David Henrison, Jno. Sepkins, Phredrick
Henrison, Peter Johnson, John Roulefsen, Abram John¬
son, Theophilus Alswoort, William the Miller, Jacobus
Franson, Jno. Garrets Defrees, Joost Carelsen, Derick
Everson   Floyd,   Lucas   Kerstall,   Jno.   Cornelius,   Casten

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