Population of New York by Counties: 1790 to 1900
*Nassau organized from part of Queens in 1899.
Part of Westchester annexed to New York since 1890.
Population of the Principal Cities of New York: 1790 to 1900
NUMBERS AND NATIONALITIES DURING 22 YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 1890
Lieutenant-Governor
Secretary of State.
Comptroller
Treasurer
Attorney-General
Engineer and Surveyor.
Superintendent of Insurance.
Superintendent of Banking..
Railroad Commissioners (three).
Superintendent of Public Works.
"Public Buildings.
Abolitionists, 158, 178, 179, 180, 212,
217, 218, 220, 226, 234, 242.
Adelphi College, 313.
Adventists, second, 170.
Agriculture, 7, 11, 13, 25, 150, 151, 198,
274, 282, 302, 303, 308, 315.
Albany, 6, 10; county created, 37;
city charter, 39; rule of Leisler, 41;
Dutch Reformed Church, 44, 51;
Colonial Congress, 53; delegates to
Continental Congress, 77, 78, 89, 91,
92; at close of Revolution, 100, 102,
105, 106, 110; stage, 111; mail, 111,
112, 113; steamboats, 126, 127; Erie
canal, 133; constitutional conven-
tion, 136, 141; road convention, 142;
canal, 144, 146; agricultural conven-
tion, 150, 151, 152; tariff, 160;
visitors, 161-163, 171; land riot, 183-
186; constitutional convention, 187;
railroad, 190, 191, 196; travel, 203;
cholera, 204; temperance, 214; in-
dustry, 238; normal school, 240, 250;
capitol, 254, 255; Bicentennial, 268-
270, 276, 298, 299, 300.
Albany Regency, 134, 140, 142, 156,
159, 172, 175, 250.
Aldermen, 21.
Alexander, James, 49.
Algonquins, 6, 11, 18, 19.
Allegany county, 107.
Allen, Colonel Ethan, 78, 80, 81, 104,
105.
Anti-federalists, 101, 102, 104, 115, 201.
Anti-masons, 157, 161, 167, 168, 172.
Anti-renters, 180, 181, 182, 184, 185,
186, 187, 189.
Anti-trust law, 293, 303, 304.
Arbor Day, 312.
Arnold, Benedict, 79, 81, 86, 90, 93,
96, 97.
Arthur, Chester A., 260, 261, 264, 267.
Assembly, first general, 36; Charter of
Liberties, 37, 39; demands self-taxa-
tion, 45, 46; refuses revenue, 50;
term limited to seven years, 51;
denounces involuntary taxes,
Stamp Act, 71; statue to Pitt and
George III., 73; refuses to supply
British troops, 73; suspended, 74;
Tories control, 76; Whigs and
Tories, 77; last session, 77; Provin-
cial Congress, 78; of new state, 88;
Anti-federalists control, 104; Whig,
175; Anti-renters in, 185; 265, 285,
291.
Astor, Colonel John Jacob, 232.
Astor, John Jacob, 159.
Auburn, 107, 151, 158, 196, 197, 204,
216, 236, 250, 297.
Aurora, 106, 259.
Banks, 172, 173, 174, 175, 218, 232, 236,
242, 269, 271, 277, 282, 288, 309, 310.
Baptists, 113, 204, 242, 318.
Barlow, General, 230.
Barnard College, 313.
Barnburners, 180, 189, 211.
Barstow, 173.
Batavia, 107, 111, 151, 167, 182, 183,
285.
Bath, 106, 107.
Baume, Colonel, 91, 92.
Beecher, H. W., 214.
Bell, John, 221.
Bellomont, Earl of, 44, 45.
Bemis Heights, battle of, 92, 93, 259.
Bennett, James Gordon, 157.
Bennington, battle of, 91.
Benson, Egbert, 104.
Binghamton, 106, 236, 298, 305.
Birge, General John W., 177.
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