40 passages in 14 source items for “Council Twelve Men”
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…He created the Council of Twelve Men to advise him, and it was the first popularly elected body in the New
Brodhead, John Romeyn. History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853.
…Order dissolving the Board of Twelve Men.
And whereas the Commonalty at our request appointed and instructed these 12 men to
communicate their good counsel and advice on the subject of the murder of the late Claes
Cornelissen Swits, which…
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History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §685
— …Order dissolving the Board of
Twelve Men.
And whereas the Commonalty at our request appointed and instructed these 12
men to
communicate their good counsel and advice on the subject of the murder of the late Claes
Cornelissen Swits, which…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §1253
— …Resolution adopted by the
Twelve Men empowered by the whole of the People.
Whereas we, burghers and inhabitants of New Netherland, previously invited and requested
by Willem Kieft, Director General and the
Council of New Netherland, and with the consent…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §682
— …our
Council,
should be much gratified, so that taxes may when necessity requires ; also to fix upon
not be imposed on the country in the absence certain periods of the year to meet together on
of the
Twelve. public business…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §683
— …our
Council,
should be much gratified, so that taxes may when necessity requires ; also to fix upon
not be imposed on the country in the absence certain periods of the year to meet together on
of the
Twelve. public business…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §424
— …In like manner, the Incorporated West India Company shall allot to each Patroon
twelve
Black
men and women out of the prizes in which Negroes shall be found, for the advancement
of the Colonies in New Netherland.
300 NEW- YORK…
History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691) §680
— …answer
in the Kieft's to
petition?
Petition of the
Twelve Men and the Answer thereto.
TotheHouM'^Willem Kieft, Director General
and the
Council residing in New
N. Netherland on the behalf of the General
Incorporated West India Company.
i…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
…Boats, and 200 Battoes, excepting two Whale Boats, and two Battoes that
were lost at the Falls, twelve Miles from hence, & four Men drowned in them. On my arrival I
heard, that a few days before, a Party of Indians…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I §448
— Moreover the said
Sieur De la Salle having erected quarters (logemens) with settlers at the said Niagara in the year one
thousand six hundred and Sixty Eight which quarters were burned
Twelve years ago by the Senecas,
which is one…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1851.
…The Council of War
forthwith resolved to send thither forty men to try and catch him,
whereupon Ensign Niessen with 36 soldiers and Lieutenant
Couwenhoven with:5 Indians were ordered out. They marched
from Wildwyck "about noon and crossed over…
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §214
— …The
Council of War
forthwith resolved to send thither forty
men to try and catch him,
whereupon Ensign Niessen with 36 soldiers and Lieutenant
Couwenhoven with:5 Indians were ordered out. They marched
from Wildwyck "about noon and crossed over…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §173
— …Lieutenant and Valiant
Council of War in the Village Wildwyck, this 13th August 1663."
14'b ditto. Sent out fifty reapers to the burnt village, called
the Great Plot, and sent with them about thirty wagonsand Ensign
Neissen with a…
Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV §199
— …Lieutenant Stilwil and Lieutenant Couwenhoven left for the Manhatans with the sloop; sent with
them seven wounded and some sick, together with seventeen
of Lieutenant Stilwil's
men and
twelve of my company ; had
them escorted to the river side…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1850.
…to that Court, the Governor is only and
sole Judge, whether the Cause be right by the Verdict of Twelve
Men and Judgment upon tlie same. So the Governor becomes
The End of all Law aud Judgment in the Government…
O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849.
…The Council were also of opinion, that his Excellency sliould
order nineteen Barrels of Gunpowder out of the Magazine, and
twelve in the hands of M^.
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Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II §1161
— …forthwith raised, three
hundred
Men, to reinforce the Expedition to Crown Point, and that
fliere be paid to each of the said three hundred
Men, twenty four
Shillings by way of bounty, upon his Enlistment ; &
twelve
Shillings more, upon his…
Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…One of them was capable of holding from twelve to fourteen
men, or one hundred and fifty bushels of corn.
' O'Callaghan's Hist. N. N. 299.
COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 165
still remaining in 1663, and garrisoned with eighty warriors…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…One of them was capable of holding from twelve to fourteen men, or one hundred and
flftv bushels of corn.
e O'Callaghan'a Hist. N. N: 299. An old Indian who had been cstptured by the Dutch at or…
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Ruttenber, E.M. History of the Indian Tribes of Hudson's River; their origin, manners and customs; tribal and sub-tribal organizations; wars, treaties, etc., etc. Albany: J. Munsell, 1872.
…In response to
this call one
gathered in council with
hundred and forty-nine men were
him the following morning.
Tusten
regarded the force as too small to attempt the pursuit of the
invaders, but he was overruled, and the…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…or writing of them
was, "the Wilden," literally the wild men,
or the savages.
The Long Island Indians the Dutch
called Matouwacks. They were Mohicans
and were divided into twelve or thirteen
sub-tribes or chieftaincies. All bore different names…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §153
— …or writing of them
was, "the Wilden," literally the wild
men,
or the savages.
The Long Island Indians the Dutch
called Matouwacks. They were Mohicans
and were divided into
twelve or thirteen
sub-tribes or chieftaincies. All bore different names…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3585
— …It began
in the conflict between the people and the directorgeneral and
Council in the Dutch colonial period, in
which the former claimed a voice in the government,
and the "
Twelve Selectmen" of 1641, "The Eight
Men " of 1643 and…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §216
— …All such shall be acknowledged Patroons of
New Netherland, who shall, within the space of four
years next after they have given notice to any of the
chambers of the company here, or to the Commander
or the
Council there…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2687
— …Consequently, on December 1, 1655, the
Council proclaimed " that from this time forth, on the New Year
and May-days, there shall be no firing or May-poles
planted ; nor shall there be any beating of the drum ;
nor shall…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2686
— …A bride
might receive the salutations of a hundred
men in
the course of the day; and as if this were not enough,
the
men called on the bride afterward, and this call
was colloquially known as " going to kiss…
Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886.
…men and the
Congress, in his enlistment of his command for six
and twelve months instead of for the entire period of
H Cornelius Steenrod to the Committee of Safety, "January 31, 1777 ; " the
Commissioners of Sequestration to tlte Council…
Macdonald, John MacLean. Battle of White Plains, etc. Paper read at the New-York Historical Society, October 7, 1856. Published as The McDonald Papers, Part I, Chapter 2 in Publications of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. IV. 1925-26.
…The Royal artillery-men thereupon, from time to time halted, unlimbered, and returned the hostile fire. This was continued a short time, but without much effect on either side. Soon after ten o'clock, the whole body of the enemy…
Shonnard, Frederic, and W.W. Spooner. History of Westchester County, New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Year 1900. New York: The New York History Company, 1900.
…August 25), 1641, ,w for the consideration of some important
and necessary matters.'* The assembled citizens selected a council
of twelve men, who, upon advising together, recommended that further efforts be made to have the murderer delivered up to justice…
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Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.
…attained a seat in the council, the first
year of his arrival.
He writes thus:-- " I shall begin the history of the church
from the time I first came among them, which was about twelve
» Smith was so called, from…