" They and as many of the Dutch nation as are yet residing under this Government is calculated to amount,

Women and children included, to about Six thousand."

(6.000).

Address of the Burgomasters cj*c to Bencks and Evertsen.

AN ACCOUNT of the Number of Inhabitants in ye Severall Counties of ye Province of New Yorke taken by the High Sheriffs and Justices of the Peace in each respective County; as p order of His Excell. the Earl of

Bellomont

Governr &c. anno 1698 [

Lond. Doc. XI. ]

In ye County & Citty of Albany In ye County of Ulster &. Dutchesse County In the County of Oran ge In the City &. Courity of New York In Richmond County als Staten Island In ye County of West Chester In Suffolk County within Nassau Island la Kings County within Nassau Island In Queens County within Nassau Island

A true Copy (signed;

t

Men.

Women.

Children.

Negros

BELLOMONT. Total

18067

Population

:

STATISTICS OF

THE POPULATION OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW- YORK.

POPULATION OF ALBANY COUNTY & INDIANS 1689--1698. [

Lond. Doc. XI.

]

In pursuance of the Order from his Excell. Col. Benj Fletcher, Capt. Gen"

& Govern

1"

in Chief

day of May 1697, to make a perfect reckoning of the Inhabitants of the City & County of Albany and how many families and particular persons in the said Citty and Count} m u departed

dated the 3

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from the beginning of y e Warr, how many persons killed & carried away, & of what number y e Five Nations and River Indians there were,