Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I

Our Merchts are not many but with inhabitants & planters about 2000, able to beare armes old inhabitants of the place or of England, Except in & neere New Yorke of Dutch Extraction & some few of all nations, but few Serv much wanted & but very few slaves. 1 5.

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Noe persons whateuer are to come from any place but according to act off Pari' w ch the

magistrates and officers of the severall townes or places are to take care of, accordingly the plautacon is these late yeares increased, but noe Genrall ace* hath been taken

what persons.

soe is not knowne how much nor Some few slaues are sometimes brought from Barbadoes, most for Provisions and

sould att a bt 30 lb or 35 lb Country pay. 18.

Ministers have been soe scarce & Religions many that noe ace 1 cann be giuen of Children's

births or christenings.

Scarcity of Ministers and Law admitting marriages by Justices, noe ace 1 cann be giuen of the 19. number marry ed. Noe ace1 cann be giuen of burialls, formes of burialls not being generally obserued & few 20.

ministers till very lately.

A merch worth 1000

is accompted a good substantial! merchant and a planter worthe halfe that in moveables accompted [rich?] with all the Estates may be valued at about

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lb

or 500 lb

XI 50,000. There may lately haue traded to y e Collony in a yeare from tenn to fifteen shipps or vessells of about togeather 100 tunns each, English new England and our owne built of w ch 5 small shipps 23.